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J. HARMON, NJ. D.,
MEDICO DEL CoNDADO,

MEDIco DEL CoNDADo,
Cuartos Nos. lay 10, Cardona Block.
H~esidercia, Downey Avenue, Los An
geles del Este, cerca del lugar adonde
termina la lfnea del Tramvfa.
Ho-as de Ohcina, desde las 10 a las IL
A. NJ. yla4P. NJ. n24no
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DEFUNCIONES

Sabado, Diclembre MARIA NICOLA
IA RoNDoN de Al amos de edad
Jueves, Diciembre 6.-ANGELIrA EsPI-
NosA viuda de Eduard Manzo de IS anos
de edad.
Viernes Diciembre 7.-MARIA ANToNIA
RENDoN, viuda de Jose Maria Lugo de 70
amos de dad.
La crónica., 1877-12-08

DOMINGO, 9.-Santa Leocadia vfrgen y
San Proculo obispo.
LINES, l0.-San MeIquiades papa y
santa Olalla nina martir, de Merida.
Martes, ll.-San Damasso papa Y San
Victoriano obispo.
MiercoleS, I2.-La Maravillosa Apart
Dion de NuestTa Senora de Guadalupe Y
San Sinesio martir.
La crónica., 1877-12-08
BAUTI$MOS

Durante la semana hubo 10 bautlsmos
la lglesia Catolica de esta ciudad.
La crónica., 1877-12-08
Almanaque.
N
SES DE La LUNA.

4. Luna nueva q la In. sam. P. NJ.
IL. Cuarto creciente q Ia III. Pam. p. NJ.
20. Luna LENA q las Oh. Aim. A. NJ.
26. Cuarto menguante d las lOh. IOm.P P. NJ.
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DR.. VIM.
DentiSta.

Atiende a TODD 10 co%ncerniente a~
profession, limpia las dentaduras y re''
ma las muelas.
Cuartos Nos. G y IL Cardona BloSAl
Gale Principal, Los Angeles, Cal. n-'D'
, 1877-10-07

shrinkage in values, MS shown oy tue iacs ss
that Chicago property valued at Sl6a' ooo'ooo
last ycar is valued Mt $3.50, 100000 this year,
or decrease Of SIS, ZOO, 900. The city ana
county tax are materially the same'-tno
former little less and the latter h1tae
more. But tho difference in tho rate SUI
shows that taxes have not d1minlsneo
in proportion to the acknowledged
shrinkage of values, as prudent economists
will hold they should, and that they are
relatively almost per cent higher than tney
ought to be. This is mainly owing to t1e
cost of maintaining the local Governments
city and county; for the State tax Is ou'.n'
portant (being s3,ooo,ooo for the entire
State, or about 50 cents On 500 OF veloa-
tion), and the park tnxes comparatively
small. Tho City Council did not succeed
however, in reducing this years levy much
below last years, which was over - 'ooo'ooo
less than the levy of the year before anu
the County Board exacts the full const1en.
tionnl limit Of Is cents on S1oo, rs It WILL
continue to do so long as the present lang Is
Dermittcd to run county affnirs.
, 1877-10-07

gradually declining, because OF tue loss OF
wages. which are the only means Of purchas-
ing. Il, however, the manufacturers were
emancipated; if, like the farmers: they were
free to produce a1l they could; II they eou1a
employ au the capital, and machinery, ana
labor they could command, SO that, ike the
farmers, they could supply the country Will
NIL that was needed for home consumpt1on''
and then have from one hundred millions to
four hundred millions of dollars OF products
to sell to other people in other lands' then
their surplus products, like those OF the
farmers, would mark their prosperity Ii
thus emancipated,- freed from the legal
restrictions which compel them to produce
only for Il limited market and for popula-
ton largely out of employment,-they cou'a
furnish work aud wages. for all the labor thaS
offered, they would clothe and feed the
hundreds of thousands who are now idle;
thew would put money into the hands OF
millions who now have none with which to
buy their products, thus increasing the
home consumption, and Of course the home
market
Nature has been bountiful to the American
people. Sho has blessed us with every va
riety of soil aud varied degrees Of tempera~
turc, capable Of producing not only food and
fruits, but nearly MI the raw materials used
in manufactures. We hare vast deposits Of
minerals, including the precious metals; we
! laye inexhaustiblo cool-dclds md vast for
ests; we have q thorough system Of TRIMS
portation. With cheap food, abundant fuel,
| all the raw materials, and skilled labor, why
should we not combine these and manrfac~
ture goods without reference to geographical
| lines aud political boundaries? Why should
we limit our sales to this country? Why not
produce everything that our labor can
fashion out of our materials, md with our
machinery, and sell it wherever we can find
g purchaser? Let those who witness the
comparative condition of the agricultural
and Of tho manufacturing populations find
therein striking exhibit Of the impoverish-
ing policy Of restricting labor, under the
fraudulent pretext OF protecting it.
, 1877-10-07

Africa would draw off the surplus lnbor1ng
nonu1ation of the United States and give 1t
lucrative employment. Then it would open
the country to settlement, aud render the
Great Sahara rendy of access. we really 90
not SEQ in what other way it will be possible
to bring that magnificent desert and It's
nomadic tribes into close communlcnt1ons
with the civilized world. Moreover, the
building Of this road would bo only an oct
Of justice to the people of Central Africa.
There is q Northern African Road and
Southern African Road, and one section
hos no right to special advantages III
nreference to another. In short, there Is not
one argument to bo advanced in favor OF our
Southern Pacific Road that cannot be urged
with equal force on behalf OF the Niger VAL
ley route; and we hope D1r. AUGUSTUS WAT
SON. who is the TON ScoTr OF the new enter
prise, will dcfeat any candidate for Speaker
who will not consent to the proposed sub
sidy.
Whether N1r. WArsoF's scheme succeeds at
nresent or not, he would be rash man who
should venture to predict that it is lmprac-
t1CAEle. N0cn LuHk COuuk1J AC1AS - @"AA
road, and is able to pay for it, the railroad
will bo built without Legislative cid. Perhaps
fifty years hence. possibly in less time' the
shrick of the iron horse will bo
heard or tue plains Of the soudan'
The English arc Il wonderfully adj
rcnturous people. They have g'rdled
Africa about with their settlements In
their wake follow tho ph1egmatic Germans,
who possess 81 staying qualities Of ST.
perior kind. They secure to England what
| tho travellers of that country discover. Tie
| two nationalities constitute but one race, IN
| its origin ard characteristics truly Teutonlc,
| aud they are every year, almost every day.
pushing tho limits of civilization farther
along in the territory of Barbarism. These
pioneers will not long leave the soudan un-
molested; and when they find its maize, its
cotton, tobacco, coffee, rice, and other prod
| ucts in demand by the rest of the world,
| they will provide sufficient means to bring
| the common carrier into the heart Of the
| continent.
, 1877-10-07
Farorfte oath Of the Democratic candidate
for Spcakcrship, Great Scorr!"
PERSONAL.

A correspondent Of the Toledo Blade says
that Gail Hamilton is fair with ycllosish- brown
hanging cur's. She dresses very richly, and some
what peculiarly. In her youth she was indifferent
to dress, but now she is getting dandifed.
a writer in the 1'att1sr says: II met
George Cruikshank the day OF NJ Thicrs' funeral
Another Of your generation gone,' remarked.
NO business to have died. promptly replied the
veteran. Why, he was mere boy to me.''
The reason why Saxe-Holm disowns her
self has been discovered BY the Springfield RkpHo-
liean. She wrote in one Of her stories: ''W Women
have . perpetual craving to be recognized. to be
admired; and large part OF their ccaselcss chat
ter il or less than surface device to call
your attention to them, ~ little children con-
tnually pull your gown to make you look Mt them.
The author Of this statement may well seek pre-
serve her incognito-
Henry James, Dr., is about 36 or 80, de-
cidcd blonde. OF medium height, rather stout, En-
g]lsh In appearance. manners, and mode Of speech,
us so many residents Of Cambridge are. He ID c1-
trcnc1y partial to England and the English, and
creates good deal OF prejudice against himself BY
appearing to undervalue, ii not to despiae. his oNn
country. This ia not true, for he admres and loves
America, but he has an unfortunate way Of csInc~
ing his attachment.
Olive Logan says the Princess of Wales Is
exceedingly gentle and pretty. and she smiles as
frequently as pleased schoolgirl, Jet OCCASION
ally anxious and nervous expression fits across
hex eoantenance as II she were enduring sudden
aud acute pain. Her hair is OF pretty Chestnut
brown, and is very skillfully dressed in afye
that was invented for her, and for q long time
worn by no one but her. large false piece covers
the whole top OF her head, and from the foseheaa
backward is one mass Of tinT cur1s and dainty
pufs: at the back the usual p1aits or pufs finish
the couture
Prof. A. .Oppenheim, well-known Ger
man chemist died recently at Hastings. fffs wife,
who had come with the deceased to this watering
place for the benefit OF her health, expired On Aon
Gay morning. Immediately upon her DEATH fro'.
Oppcnhcim locked himself mp with the bod5' AMI
was soon afterwards found lifele<s on the sofa.
4 post~nortem examination showed that death nao
been caused bY prussic acid. Prof. oopenheisa'
who had only recently been appointed to the cha1s
OF Chemistry In the Academy At Munster, West
phnlia, was distinguished by his researches IN Or
gauic chemistry. His loss will be felt equally p9
his fellow workers and personal friends.
, 1877-10-07

It is strange that the Council neglects to
take action in regard 10 the vacancy from
tho Seventh Ward. It WIS promptly and
properly decided that HuDnEru was not en-
titled to the seat to which he claimed to have
been elected; he was ineligible by reason of
his self-coafessed condition as a criminal
against the laws OF the United States. But
afterwards doubt was raised whether he
hed ever received majority Of the lawful
votes in his ward, and al investigation by
the Election Committee ascertained q suf-
lc:ent number OF fraudulent votes for
H.1pRErH, and lawful votes for R1ogDAS not
previously counted, to entit1e the. latter
10 the vacant piace. We do not under
stand why this report is not made to
the Council aud acted upon. It is certainly
unfair to deprive the ward of its proper
representation; it is unwise to subject the
people OF that ward to the trouble and cost
OF a special election, if A1r. R1oaDAS re-
ceiyed majority Of the lawful votes; it is
, 1877-10-07

A visionary named WATSON has devised
scheme for the building of railway in
Africa. The Valley of the Niger seems to
him just the spot for his purposes. Stretch
ing away for 1000 miles, from the Atlantic
to the Indian Ocean, there is a fertile belt
from 400 to 1000 miles in width, the re-
sources Of which are yet undcve1oped. It
embraces tile famous Soudan country. which
is said to be land flowing with milk and
honey; aud the population of the whole
territory is roughly estimated ut $4,000, 900
Of souls. On the north is the Desert of
Sahara, which, in spite Of its manifold ter
rors, is still traverscd by caravans bound to
and from the Promised Land On the south
is the unknown region which STANLEY
has Of late done SO much to open
up to exploration md commerce. From
A1onrovia, in Liberia, to Kano, the chief city
Of Sou1an, is distance Of $500 miles; be-
yond, at the end Of the route, lie Abyssinia
and the Indian Ocean. "What country
for railroad," reflected Mr. AUGUSTUS
WATSON, as he studied the map ,and read the
descriptions Of travellers and forthwith
there sprung from his head d scheme"
fully equipped, for supplying the want Of
the Africans and "devcloping tile resources
Of the country" Dir. WATSON asks the Con-
gress of the United States to vote subsidy
of $4,000 for q preliminary survey Of the
proposed route. When this has been done, it
will be comparatively an easy matter to form 8
company with guaranteed capital, and, no
doubt, the procuring Of Immigrants from the
primitive Legislatures m the soudap country
will be simple affair.
The arguments for the Niger Valley Rail-
way are unanswerable. h1r. WATSON has net
stated them clearly, and we propose to sup
ply tho deficiencies he has left. In the firsi;
place, it is obvious that the building Of n
railway 1000 miles long in the heart OF
, 1877-10-07

of havinc en- interest in any particular per-
son or persons. The TRIBUNE does no' oe.
sire to dictate single nomination, pus ~
demands squarely that Ill the mountainous
shall be unexceptionnble as basis TOT us sup-
port Of the ticket.
One or two circumstances Will 1liosa1a.o
the effect which this prevailing sen1lnen' 40
sure to have on the rcs,ilt Of the ELECTION.
n couple Of years ago the Democrats elected
their candidate for City Treasurer by a large
majority, though the Republican ticket rs q
whole was successful A year ago the Demo
crats elected their candidate for Sheriff, Winnie
the Republicans elected their cand'aates LUZ
States Attorney and other positions. 1hese
are indications Of the average dlsposl'Aon
nowadays to vote independently IN 1oeal
elections, and to choose the man IN e"cn
case who is thought to be best Tilted 1or tie
Office for which ho is candidate. b"'
there is another circumstance, to Which "e
direct the attention of q number OF gentle-
men who are making desperate personhl CT"
forts IN se:uro their own nomination by
the Republican Convention, VIZ: Mf.
TuDEN last year carried Cook county
bv over 5000 majority, and the Democratic
candidate for Governor by over 1,00o ma
iority. This fnct shows that Eepubhcan
nouiuution is by no means equivalent to m
election: and the candidates who are seeking
tn force themselves upon tho Convention, II
they shall be successful, may SIMPLY oFas
down the Republican party and insure their
own defeat.
On mere party grounds, there is certa'niy
more promise of Republican success this
fall than there was ycar ago,-partly on
account of the excellent influence Of prosl-
dent HAYES Administration, partly because
it Was the local Republican organization TINT
reformed city affairs, aud partly oe-
causo the Democrats are inclined to make
common cause with the Communists and
give them representatives among tho
County Commissioners. But these advantages
will count for nothing in the faco Of weak
or Objectionable ticket. The taxpayers aud
| good citizens who are interested in securing
| n reform of county affairs must not forget
that their success will depend moro upon
their activity at the primaries than at the
polls. TO secure good ticket it will be
| necessar; to secure good Convention; and
| to secure a good Convention it will be nee
essary to put in large attendance at the
! primaries, rout the cliques that will be found
! there in the interest of the various sclt-con-
stituted candidates, and elect as delegates
| men Of good character and judgment, who
| are no, committed to any candidate for any
Office. but who will be governed in the Con-
| vention solely by considerations Of the public
| welfare. We warn the public that in this
| way along can the Republican party be made
the agent for reforming county abuses.
, 1877-10-07

A mngaidcent1y- dispatch, work
cd Up il the interest OF anarchy and carnage,
rclutes that the AIexicaas have crossed the
border, sud, entering the Town Of Ysleta,
captured the whole outfit, and bound q most
nobc and upright Judge with ropes: PHu
suE.upAS, after q careful survey by tele-
:!rapl, fluids n woful lack Of bottom to the
i,reiness The row arose ont Of some diff
c.llty about salt, and number Of
G.ensers, all belonging on the Texas side OF
the line, entered upon purely personal and
non~poddcd 3ist-fgAt, utterly without--as
Mr.. CAss1us II. CLAY expresses it-''preju.
dice as to co1or" The On-to-Mexico ="
party Will find but little capital in this de.
pGr;urc, which is merely home effort on
the part Of two factions to catch each other
in tho proveruial fashion
, 1877-10-07

At the meeting Of the Republican County
Central Committee yesterday it was decided
to held the c Convention on the 23d inst
This means . short, vigorous, and doubtless
successful campaign. It Was also wisely de-
cidcd by the Committee to Go whnt it could
to have the Judges nominated first and then
the County Commissioners. 1t hns been tbs
custom to postpone these Commissioner
nominations to the last moment, when the
delegates were leaving, and the Convention.
hall in disorder, was invaded By outsiders,
vino were frequently able to force the selec-
ton Of improper nea. This year the per-
SONS selected fc- the Legislative branch Of tho
County Governm ent will doubtless be care
fully a;ld iut.iciol5!y chosen.
, 1877-10-07

Senator PATTERSON, of South Carolina,
was arrested last night in Washington on
warrant based upon the Indictment found
against him for fraud Hearing that the
1riniors of tile law were cfter him, the
nstute law-maker skipped on. Of the District
and remained in maiden meditation while
the papers necessary for habeas corpus de-
livery o11t Of the hands Of the Phi1lstines
wep in preparation Everything i'll readi-
ness, he returned to tho scenes Of his Sen-
ctorial lebors, and the warrant and habeas
corpus wero served together. The matter
will be brought to hearing on the 18th Of
This month
, 1877-10-07
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1877.


The Chicago produce markets were moderately
,ctiyc Saturday and irze.rlaE. Mess pork closed
1o1:5c per b7l lower, at S14 IS cash and sls.s7
ct1y. 90 for.1annary Lard closed steady st Ss.65
M 70o 1os cash and IS. 30GS. 32H for January
.i,a.s were rn> at 6!.c per b for loose shoulders
and SC for dosho.t ribs Lake frcisats were less act
iyc ant! drme7, Ut &c for wheat to Buffalo high
wines were unchanged. at ST. 0s per gallon Flour
was quiet and firm. Wheat closed 1.sc higher, at
s1,o:u. for October and 81. OH for November.
corn closed ar1ct. ut 42,sc cash and 431sc for
-;oycmbrr. Oats closed EG,:c lower, at 12.=c
casa and 2:;Ac for November, Rye was steady
II; ,:,:c- Harley closed lc lower, ut ooIoo!!sc
cash and Goc for November. Hogs we're Irregular
1T s. 1876. 90. Cattle were steady at s@''' ''oA1
5. -, and sheep dull at s.. 55G4.3o There was
ins2cctel into store in this city yesterday '3 cars
wheat BIG cars and 2S 400 bu corn. II oats, cars Il
cars RE, md 126 cars barley. Total Il, COY cassl
LII. 600 5u Ono hunGrcd dollars in gold would
bur s1o2 62,z in srcenbaels at the close.
, 1877-10-07

The baseball season is at an END, and the
Chicago veteran club is at the foot Of the
list. It is useless to speculate on the causes
which led to this melancholy result. All that
can be done is to bow in meek submission to
the inscrutable DEGREES Of Providence. 1t is
a comfort to reflect, however, that this de-
feat has not increased taxation, diminished
the sizo of the beer-mug, had a bad effect on
real estate, hurt the business of the city, or
added to the emigration to foreign parts.
For which mercies let US be duly grateful.
, 1877-10-07

Mr.. J. D. O'CoSSER, Of this city, the author
Of that very interesting and valuable handbook
of Turkey, which has been already noticed in
TIE TRIBUNE, has Just issued second edition
in very handsome book form, to which he has
added Oh entirely new chapter on the causes Of
the war, in which he goes over the whole ground
in the most exhaustive manner, from the first
muttcrings OF dtsconteutdowntot to the declarations
OF war, including in the sketch all the more i'm
portant official documents in the negotiations
, 1877-10-07
In New York on Saturday tho greenbnck
represented o75@o7} cents on the dollar:

In Canadian dispatch are given the de-
tails of the new extradition treaty between
Great Britain and Belgium, which tzeaty will
make the State Savings depositor's mouth
water Us he thinks Of SPENCER and the lm-
probability Of his return under the feeble
cxtraiiition acts to which the United States
Government is party.
, 1877-10-07

unjust to A1r. R1oEDAS to keep him out OF
his seat if he was elected and it is pretty
certain that he is about the best man that
could be elected from that particular ward,
aud would act and vote with the honest and
sensible men in the Council. It is proper,
therefore, that there be no more sh1rHng IN
the mntter, but that the case be disposed OF
by definite action at the first opportunity.
, 1877-10-07

It will be seen by this that the owner Of
Chicago property will be called upon to pay
n little less than y per cent on the official
valuation this year as against little more
than 81 per cent last year. This increase in
rate, however, does not represent an actual
increase in taxation, but is due to the
, 1877-10-07

The Hon, CARTER HARRISON addressed his
constituents last night st the West Side
Turner-Hnll. The audience, consisting
chiefly of Democrats, was good~sized one.
nlr, HA1E1soS reiterated his often-e1pressed
views in favor of the repeal of the Resump-
tiou act and the reconciliation Of silver,
and they were received with evident favor
by his lecrers.
, 1877-10-07

that preceded the outbreak Of the conflict. Tn.
chaptey makes the work complete, and, a y.
hare said before, "Unquestionably, not .,t
since the breaking ont OF the war, has so r,urs
valuable information been presented in 80 so,n
n compas6.1
, 1877-10-07

The statistics OF the Military Prison ut Obcr-
haus, in Bavaria, contain some curious infortna-
tion as 10 the capacity Of thd Bararian solljcr
for beer. Ono. an artillesyu'an, who WAS dis
charged for lung disease, said that twenty quarts
did not exactly hurt him. second, MASON
By profession. said: II never count up to more
than ten OF twelve quarts, but after that it goes
quickly" and q third was Of opinion that, If he
could get it, he would drink twenty eight quarts
q lay and not feel il.
, 1877-10-07

The Girl who purloined the affections of Jouy
". TorSG, the third son OF the late Prophet
and one OF the Twelve Apostles, is named
lucia CoDg, She WAS a step-tlaughter Of
BRIGHAM. The Salt Lake dispatch says that
after the Apostle and his concnbinc arrived al
the Capital OF the Saints they remained conceal
ed for few days, fearing arrest. As soon ~
JouN became aware Of the fact that no warrant
was out for him "the Apostle showed himself
to his friends, s-d during the afternoon the
Conn girl promenaded the street with her 'hus-
band in the Mormon faith. She seemed quite
contcnted and rather proud OF her choice and
the marked attention she was attracllng-H
, 1877-10-07

4 meeting Of merchants, propert;-ownerg,
ETC., is to be held Tuesday evening at the Board
of Trade Hall to devise WAYS and means to re-
liere the Second Regiment, 1. y. G., of its pc
cuniary troubles The record made By this or
eanization during the July riots was such as to
win for it the confidence and respect OF all Chi
cagoans. Our citizens can find no better way OF
paying their Indebtedness to the Second than By
helping to free It from tue debt which has a1n-
percd it so gricyouzly and interfercd SO mitch
with its complete success.
, 1877-10-07

It having been reported by the Madison cor.
respondent OF the Times that Senator CIV.
ERoS, Of Wisconsin, is favoring LEWIS fx
United States Judge to succeed Judge Hoa.
K1ss, recently deceased, the Hon. TnAD c
PouSp, ". C. from the Eighth Wisconsin NJ.
trict, now stopping at the fremont House, tele.
graphed Senator CAMERON asking II JUDI,
BUM had withdrawn from the candidacy, as1
received the answer that he had not Withdrawn
but had conceded to the demand of the Bar
and had promised to remove to Madison ii he re.
ceiyed the appointment. His appointment ha,
been recommended by Senator CAMERON aud
Representatives POUND and HUMPHREY, and
also commands the highest appreciation Of tht
Ra- of the State
, 1877-10-07

We feel justified in denying the runor that
CoSKL1SG will marry GALL HAMILTON.
, 1877-10-07

CoM1T grinned comp1acently when his friends
in Columbus offered him farewell banquet, and
said he could get along with Sandwich
, 1877-10-07

Ohio Democrats will not boast SO b1ata1tlF
that theirs is the 81 Pivotal State u when the
Republicans sock 1t to them this week.
, 1877-10-07

After paying out about 100000 the run on
the German Savings Bank has ceased. Friday
thirty-four new accounts we're opened aud
yesterday serenty-one new books were issued,
all at the new ~ per cent rate OF interest This
rate tho bank can afford to pay and make lit
In