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Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
Blaine's Chances.

There seems to be a growing impress
sion that the prospects Of BLAINE for
nomination of the Republican party
are improving. The San Francisco
Post, commenting on the prorosition,
remarks, that the action of the Re-
publican State Conventions Of Illinois,
Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota, on
Wednesday gives Mr.. BLAINE a great
prestige for the nomination at Cincin-
natl. With such man as Senator
ALEXANDER RAMSEY at the head of
the Minnesota delegation, positively
committed to BLAINE, and forty of
the Illinois delegates, for him, there
is reason to believe that the delega.
tion from other States in the North
west will leave their favorite and go
over to rLAINE. Mr.. MORTON hoped,
and had grounds to hope, that Illinois,
his neighboring State, would cast its
vote in the convention for him. His
blow to his chances, and unless NOR
TON and BRIsTow can effect COM
promise by which one or the other shall
withdraw from the canvass and throw
his strength to the one who remains,
Mr.. BLAINE is likely to distance all
competitors on the first ballot. The
attachment of ex-senator RAMSEY
to the fortune of BLAINE may be in
terpreted at least as an element of
strength in the Northwest, If not in
fact sign that the vote of Pennsyl-
vania will divide in his favor. RAM
sEY, in days that are gone, was a
more popular man in Pennsylvania
than CAMERON" We diff efrom our
contemporary in the last remark.
CAMERON has led the political parties
with which he has been affiliated, by
the nose, for the last forty years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
gos 9aeeIes alerala.
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

To-day the U. S. Senate will take vote on
the question jurisdiction in the case of the
impeachment of Belknap.
Luttrell calls for an investigation into the
newspaper charges of an expenditure Of three
hundred thousand dollars tor the procure
ment of the Hawaiian treaty. The iuforma-
tion business was started to damage the bill.
The mercantile community favor the treaty.
A large amount of ammunition has been
sent from Woolwich to Giberalter and the
Mediterranean fleet. This is believed to sig
Nifty something extraordinary.
The last news from Berlin is to the effect
that there is danger of trouble at the East.
The police OF San Francisco are making
raids on the hoodlums.
Eighteen cases OF smallpox were registered
in San Francisco yesterday.
Decoration Day will be strictly observed in
New York as a holiday. Monuments of mil
itary heroes will be decorated, and places OF
business closed.
Speaker Kerr says that the intimations as
to charges against him are so vague that he
does n propose to answer at present
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

1T is much easier to raise q wind
than to control a whirlwind. The
anti.Chinese sentiment is right, pa.
triotlc, and in every sense American;
but it will not do to countenance or
even wink at such proceedings as
occurred at Antioch, and day or
two since in San Francico. Legal REM
edies can alone acquire permanent re-
suits. The day for mob law has long
since passed and We regret to read the
record in an exchange of virtuous
demonstration which is but lasting
disgrace to the sentiment of our time.
1t becomes all who have the we'll be-
ing of our State at least to discounte-
nance and frown down every act of
violence made under the assumption
Of an effort to procure reform. Re-
form must be legitimate to be perma-
nent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

They managed to make the average
cost of feeding and blanketing 100000
Indians in 1875 just 3S33 per cent.
higher than the average for feeding
and blanketing 10000 in 1880. AS the
206, 900 were not nearly as we'll fed and
blanketed as the 10000, and as trans
portation was to be had at much low
er rates in 1875 than in 1880, what is
the logical conclusionl? Simply this:
Thes Government and the Indians
were systematically robbed, and by
wholesale, to pamper official scoun-
drels and greedy, dishonest contrac-
tors. That is the long and short of it.
Details would be revolving and serve
no good purpose, now that the hungry
pack have been cut off from their
prey" The transfer to the Military
Department of the charge of the Indi-
an tribes shows return to common
sense on the part of the Government.
1t can be but plain to the most casual
observer that by this time both ex-
pense in the maintenance of the sew
eral tribes and the outlay for military
purposes will be reduced. At last We
have this problem brought toward a
solution. Now let us look at the Chi
nese question. That comes next in or
der, and is indeed even of greater i'm
portance. If these two matters can
he properly adjusted, We shall believe
in an over-ruling Providence and in a
proper brotherhood Of man existing in
our day and generation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

We have received a copy of the cat
alogue of"Mill's Seminary" of Brook
lyn, Alameda county, for the present
year. This institution is under the
management of Rev. G. T. Mills, Prln-
cipal, who is ably assisted by his wife
and an efficient corps of subordinate
teachers. The Seminary is beautiful
ly located, and has already earned a
reputation second to that of no other
establishment of the sort on the coast.
1t has large and rapidly increasing
attendance. All&of the practical as
well as ornamental branches are
taught with the highest thoroughness
and skill.
We are pleased to learn that our
young friend F. L. Bailey has become
partner in the Singer Sewing Ma
chine agency in this city, having pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. f. T. Lu
Gar. The new firm will be known as
Doak & Bailey, and the business will
be continued at the newly established
quarters, No. 25 Spring street. Be-
sides the sewing machine agency,
Messrs. Doak & Bailey have probably
the most complete and elegant milli-
merry and dressmaking establishment
In the city. They have taken the lead
in their line. and we wish them every
success which their enterprise merits.
Remember the strawberry festival
at Good Templar's Hall, Wednesday
evening. Friends of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and the
public generally are cordially invited
to attend.
We are glad to hear that Rev. A. M.
Campbell intends to remain in this
city, Notwithstanding his appoint
ment as Professor of English Liter
ature in the Pacific Methodist College
at Santa Rosa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
The Political Situation.

The San Francisco Chronicle re-
views the action Of the Democratic
Convention with spirit of vlndictive-
ness that indicates that the course
adopted by that body is calculated to
produce harm to the Republican pros
poets. The arguments of our contem-
porary are both ungenerous and illog-
ical. II seems to take umbrage at the
outset at the fact of State officials par
ticipating in the management of the
organization, and goes further in the
claim that the professions of the party
as announced in the platform are hy-
pocritical. In answer to these ideas
there is but single argument, which
is, that the chosen leaders of the par
ty are the legitimate directors Of its
course of conduct, and in assuming to
mould and plan the programme of a
campaign they simply perform du-
ty. It's alleged that there is degree
of hypocracy in the pledges of the par
ty to reform In the civil service. 1t is
easy to make such slanderous asser-
tions, but 1t may be asked with mel
ancholy positiveness If there is not
need OF reform? The other sugges-
lions of our contemporary are equally
characteristic and quite as logical and
quite as illogical. 1t sneers at the allu-
sions to the Chinese matter, and inti-
mates insincerity in that. The mo-
tive for this line of argument is quite
plain. A criminal never desires to
be accused Of his guilt, nor does he
particularly esteem a corrective upon
his process Of crime. The Chinese
curse is the result of Republican legis-
lation, and at late date they per-
ceive the harm they have done. The
preservation of the public faith and
credit which the Democracy propose
to guard is duty that the Radicals
have ignored wholly. Malfeasance in
in office, fraud in high places, gross
dereliction of duty in places where it
has been heretofore supposed regard
for the proprieties of official duty
would be observed with a scrupulous
care, and multitudinous divers acts of
fraud have brought our national name
and credit into a disrepute that is ex-
perenceu to our injury not only at
home but peculiarly abroad. The
Democracy of California propose, as
announced in their platform, to which
the Chronicle takes so many excep-
tions, to contribute their best efforts
toward reformatory movement in
this regard. 1t is not matter of sur
prise that our contemporary objects.
Yet the signs Of the times plainly in
dicate that the action of the Demo-
cratic convention were in full harmo-
ny with the popular sentiment, the
country over. The whining of the
opposition, or its assumption of char
ity will avail nothing. The radical
record is so plainly written that all
who run can read, and SO plainly is it
written that popular sentiment can
but unite in general condemnation.
The Democratic convention took a
step in the right direction and in all
of their acts struck the right chord Of
popular sentiment. This will be de-
monstrated lin the coming Fall cleo
tiOn.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

One of the saddest sights we have
ever witnessed was beh,lding the
two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Pfaum
as they laid in their coffins, yester-
day morning. On Thursday they
were all, sprightly and attractive and
objects Of observation in the locality
in which they lived. On the night of
the fire they were sprinkled with
spray from the engines. took cold and
the elder died on Saturday night and
the other early yesterday morning,
from malignant diptheria. They were
buried yesterday, and we know that
the sympathies Of the entire commu-
nifty will he extended to the grief
stricken family, and relations, az will
be seen by notice in another column.
They will bs buried to-day,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

The San Francisco Stock Board has
adjourned over to-day. The reason
undoubtedly Is that the hard-working
brokers want little recreation at the
race track, and in addition there seems
to be hut little money in the market
for speculative purposes. The little
fish appear to have been pretty thor
oughly seined, and for q season the
hig ones have lost their occupation.
Yesterday Ophir fell tn $50, with ev-
cry indication Of further decline
along the entire line.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
Latest kilograms.
Dispatches of American Press AssOcia
tion by A. d p. Telegraph 60.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.1
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers from Arizona.

Passengers from Arizona.
SEVEN PALMS, May 2Sth.-The fol-
lowing passengers arrived from Ari-
zona by the A & n M Stage Line and
left OH this mornings train for Los
Angeles:-Maj. Cornyon, Geo Ming
hten, Mrs Cornyon, n A Kimbal, d
Farrell aud w Craig.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-Silver
coin, 4 to and trade dollars, 7 to per
cent. discount.
Admiral Rogers has placed the flag
ship Pensacola at the disposal of the
Centennial Committee, for the pur-
pose of fighting sham battle on the
4th of July, next
Dissatisfied anti.Piper Democrats
are going to hold a convention to
nominate candidate for Congress
to run against Piper.
The Evening Post publishes the fol-
lowing sensational story: A child
back of the Mission, whose head was
an exact counterpart of that of an OK
having protuberance about half all
inch in height, like horn on each
side. The appearance of the unfortu-
nate creature is described as being re-
Voting ia the extreme. The hideous
malformation is very plausibly ac-
counted for. The mother was
the daughter of farmer living
near by. About a year ago she mar
red man employed by her father
This man soon after went to farming
on his own account, and being some
what british in the matter he set his
wife to driving pair of oxen with
which he did his blowing. The girl
was very much terrified at the ami
mails, but obeyed and continued in
this employment until short time
before her confinement. Fortunately
the unfortunate child died the third
day after its birth. 1t survived its
mother nearly two days, however, for
when she was injudiciOusly shown her
offspring she was so shocked that she
was seized with convulsions, which
terminated fatally few hours after
wards.
Judge Sawyer of the U. s. Circuit
Court to-day decided that the Civil
Rights Act 80 far as it applied to the
atres was unconstitutional, OH the
ground that theatres were private
property and could be run as the pro-
prietors wished. The case decided was
colored man named Green against
Mcclure. The action was brought be-
cause the plaintiff was refused admit
tance to the Dress Circle of McGuire's
Theatre.
The steamer Gaelic arrived from
China via Sapan brings $500 chests of
tea, 1880 being for New YORK; also
$50 packages of silk for the same city.
The Chancellor Size Chuen, of the
province of China, had circulated a
memorial to the Emperor against for
eigners which caused trouble there.
A number of junks loaded with gun
powder We're blown up near Too
Wing. fifty were killed. In Japan,
Chalesa was ravaging some of the
provinces. The wrecked steamer
America, which sunk on the japan
coast four years ago, had been raised.
Several slight shocks of earthquake
had been felt throughout the empire.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
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 10 an elegantly
carved parlor set. With largely increased
Messrs. Johannsen & Co, hope to keep pace
with fhe growth OF their business and give
their customers the best establish ment Of the
kind In the city
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
DIED.

PFLAUM.-In this city, Dora Margaretha
Phaum. aged 8 years. 8 months and 25 days,
and Cuneguada +. Pfaum, aged years. 1
months and II days.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

SEVEN PALMS, May 28th.-The fol
lowing passengers arrived from Ari
zona by the A & n M Stage Line anC
left OH this mornings train for Lo
Angeles:-Maj. Cornyon, Geo Ming
hten, Mrs Cornyon, n A Kimbal, /
Farrell aud w Craig.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Grand
Jury of the District of Columbia has
promised Columbus Alexander to give
the safe burglary case a thorough exam
ination whether the District Attorney is
willing or not. Mr.. Alexander's inten-
ton is to have every person connected
with the burglary indicted and punished
if possible. Whitley, Crews, Datoma
and half a dozen other ex-Secret Service
officers left the city suddenly Saturday
on hearing that the Grand Jury would be
asked to take up the case.
The Commute on Expenditures in the
War Department examined John j.
Safely this morning. he was agent on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad for weighing the mails. He was
questioned about his acquaintance with
General Redrick and Secretary Belknap.
He said be had known them for twenty
years, but knew nothing whatever about
the post.traders except what he had seen
in the papers since the investigation
commenced. Mr.. Clymer told him that
he was alleged to know a great many
things he did not appear to know as 9
witness; but further questioning failed
to bring out any knowledge, and the wit
ness was dismissed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04
New Torpeao snip.

The launch Of q vessel Of novel char
acter, but which will probably prove the
first Of many Of her class, was success
fully accomplished on March Sth, says
the London Times, from the d~ock-ysrd
Of the Thames Iron Works and Ship.
building Company, at Blackwell. This
vessel is the Zieten, which has been con-
structed for the Imperial German Gov
eminent from the designs Of Mr.. Max
Zarnack, of the Imperial German Navy.
AS the first vessel Of her class, she may
be considered experimental, her func-
tons being for trial at sea Of the White
head or fish torpedo, the patent right Of
which weapon Of war in an advanced
state Of improvement was purchased by
the Imperial German Government in
the early part Of last year. The zieten
is q pretty-looking ship, built of iron,
unarmored, and measuring 226 feet in
length, with q breadth of % feet, and q
depth Of Is feet 6 inches. Her burden
is 872 1894 tons builder measurement,
and her load draught is IL feet 8 inches.
She will be fitted with twin screws driven
by engines by Messrs. John Penn &
Sons, which are TO indicate $500 horse
power, and are calculated to impsrt to
her a speed of over sixteen knots. The
metal tubes from which the torpedoes
are to be discharged are two in number,
one being placed in the fore and the
other in the after part OF the vessel,
both being in line with her keel, and
about 6 feet below the water-line. In
order to avoid any projection which
might interfere with the speed of the
ship, the outlet Of the forward tube is
made about sixteen feet back in the fore
body, and a triangular portion Of the
hull is hinged in the stem, and lifts into
a waier-tight well provided for its recep-
ton. The outlet Of the after-tube pre-
sents the appearance Of an ordinary
screw aperture. The torpedo is 10 feet
6 inches in length, cigar shaped, and l
foot 3 inches in diameter at its greatest
circumference. It'll fitted with a small
propeller, whichis worked by compressed
air contained in a reservoir within the
body of the torpedo. The weapon is to
be expelled from the tube at a speed oil
about twenty knots an hour by mea Of
powerful air sccumulators and at a given
signal. After expulsion, the torpedo
being provided with its own motive
power, will maintain a speed Of abouI
twelve knets an hour for a distance o.
600 yards. The depth Of travel undel
the water is regulated by means Of self
contained mechanism, so that this silen.
and unobserved but deadly weapon will
it is expected, be directed to its mari
with unerring certainty. The launcl
was made at | o'clock on Thursday, il
the presence Of a large and distinguishes
company. The Zieten was christeneC
by the Countess Bismarck, 10 the ab
sence of the daughter of Count Munster
the German Ambassador, who had pre-
viously consented to perform the cere
mony. The bottle Of wine having bee
duly dashed against the bows Of the Zit
ten, she glided down her ways into th
water amid the plaudits Of those Assem-
bled.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04
CAUTION.

One Of our Eastern exchanges has
the following:
Every few days q case occurs with
insurance matters that hinges on the
question Of the authority of agents. We
are told by the Fire Insurance companies
and by the courts, that although a com
pany may pay commission to an agent
for getting business, it is not responsible
for his course in securing the customer
which it accepts from him. For the
good Of insurance business, but especi-
ally for the safety of the insured, il is
time we had something reliable in regard
to the responsibility Of agents. A large
portion Of insurance business is done
through agents, and a uniformity, hon.
orable and just course should be adopted
in which the public can have confidence
Insurance companies should either
discard the agency business altogether
or take steps to protect those who do bus
ines through agents. A well-known lift
insurance company lately took ground
that a person without peeunisry interes
in the life of another could not hold
policy on that life and cannot recover
A case in point: A sister %insures tn
life of her brother for her benefit. A
death a demand for the money was rt
fused on the plea that it was a gamblin
policy. Fortunately for the sister i
this case the court decided in favor {
the plaintiff and denounced in sever
terms the conduct of the underwater i
continuing to accept the premiums unit
death and then interposing SO aimsy
defence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04

Cincinnati Municipal Election
Railroad Bonds offered for sale,
Etc.
CINCINNATI, April Ain the election
yesterday for members Of the Board Of
Public Works the Democrats elected
three and the Republicans two. The
Republicans will have a majority in the
City Council and School Board. The
Democrats will retain q majority in the
Board Of Aldermen and probably have q
small majority on joint ballot. The
Democrats elected the Clerk Of the Pc.
lice Court and the Republicans the Di.
rector Of the In6rmary. 1t is very evi,
dent that the independent "Scratchers'
we're out in full force. Returns from the
interior indicate that the election gene
rally turned upon local rather than party
questions.
The board Of trustees Of the Cincin
natl Southern railroad announc thaI
they will receive bids for three millionI
dollars Of municipal bonds Of the city o
Cincinnati until the evening Of April IL
Forty.two Japanese youths passed owe
the Fort Wayne railroad last night ell
route to Philadelphia, where they are Il
attend school.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04

To preserve the steel parts of the COM
pass from rust, M. Duchemin coversthem
with a coating Of nickel, finding that
silver or gold plating offers q certain re-
sistance to the passage of the magnetic
current, An experimental compass was
made by him, some of the rings in which
were nickelized, and others left unpro'
tected. The compass was then placed
on board the frigate La Grouse, which
went round the world, and brought home
the compass in the condition predicted
for it, the unprotected rings being rusted
the protected ones perfect.
A st. Louis fashion reporter being de
tailed to write up the horse railroads,
thus describes a gorgeous new car:
Gar No. sc is a beauty. She is trimmed
in yellow, and gold leaf put on bias
corsage d~ecollstee, trucks rotundo ant
en- tablier, breaks en- train, with gable
POINTED revers of wrought iron. The
seats are of cotton velvet, pannier Ell
pouffe, bound around with q ichu of rec
tape. As a whole, the car is a very
recherche affair"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-04

They stood together in the entry be.
neat the hall lamp. Then, Henry" she
sold, in q low voice, wherein were blended
determination, melancholy and love,
you refuse my suit2" Eyes, Ella" he
replied, in accents that were firm, though
the speaker voice trembled, u admire
you | will be a brother to you, and watch
with pride your course through life, and
il ever trouble should befall you, there
will at least be one friend to whom you
can come for succor; but / can never,
never be your husband" 1T is not be.
cause l IN poor, Henry2 For oh, il
that we're all, | could toll gladly from
morn till night for you, and strive TO win
q home for you, humble it might be, but
our own" st is useless to attempt to in.
duce me to change my determination.
Though am but a poor, weak man, !
can never, never change my mind. "
"Then, cruel young man, 81 fair and yet
so false, farewell. Tomorrow you will
see my msngled remains on the lecture
platform, and know that il has been your
work. But ii will be too late and clasp.
ing him 10 her bosom in a wild embrace,
she fed into the outer darkness.