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san Francisco Markets

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3d.
Flour-Quiet; superfine, $3.50 S.;
extra, $6.25@$6 so. Wheat-Better
feeling and more doing; choice
milling, So. Is; good, So. 1902. 123;
shipping, So 00@2.02l. Barley
Dull and nominal; feed, $1.05@
1.O79. Oats-Dull and heavy; feed,
81 .2O@ 1871. Corn-Firm; large
yellow. $1.S0@1.S5; white, S2.1O@
50 20. Potatoes-Firm; old, 3@34c;
new, 34@43c. Wool-Steady; bury
lO@l5c; free, good, 1s@21c; best,
22@24c.
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The Grcnt E0g,ish strikes.


We might point moral by
giving the names of many promi-
nent CaIifornians who have de-
stroyed themselves by excuses,
and If it was in the province of
journalism we could name many
among US who are pushing forward
to the ragged edge by the over in
diligence of sensual appetites.
When they die we shall be expect
ed to write their Biographies and
attribute their unhappy deaths to
their great mental labors. Eulo-
gies to the dead are among the abb
surd things of newspaper literature.
Panegyric and fulsome praise has
come to be the popular idea, and
friends and acquaintance demand
that the puff shall be slab and
thick. For the man who has been
rich, or In Office, or prominent, or
notorious, surviving relatives de-
mand the most unstinted eulogy.
In view of the parents estimate of
wonderful children. 1t is some
times asked, Why are there so few
wonderful men? A mole proper
inquiry might arise in view of the
mean and miserable men who in
life disgrace and dishonor them
selves, who, in all their relations
to society, are infidel to duty and
everything else, What becomes
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-24

of them? We have known law
yers who, during their lives, were
distinguished only for successful
embracery, whose practice was that
of blackmail, who had no idea of
the obligation of professional duty.
We have known priests and doc
tors whose whole career was one Of
pretense and Ignorance; whose
priestly robes covered i'll deeds,
whose practices accorded sadly
with their professions of skill; poll
ticians whose lives were long and
selfish intrigues, and whose only
claim to consideration was party
craft and political cunning, supple
mented with cautious demagoug-
ism; business men, whose sole sue
cess resulted from dishonesty and
dishonorable overreachiDg; misers
greedy for gold; usurers sweating
coin, and squeezing the eagle till
he would shrek; merchants
and traders whose sole idea
of commerce was to buy
an article for less than its value
and sell it for more; statesmen
whose craft was cunning, aud
whose whole career was conspiracy,
and whose whole aim was plumber.
Our community is full of such.
They swarm every avenue OF socie-
ty. We know and mark them.
Yet when their breath leaves their
bodies we are appealed to, to speak
kindly of the dead. The press be-
comes sort of metaphorical pock-
ct. handkerchief to mop the eyes
and noses of our snuffling sensibili-
ties. We go about the streets try
ing to look sorry because some
scurvy fellow has shuffied off his
coil of mortality, and gone to test
himself in the purifying crucible
OF q hell we are confident he de-
serves. We wear Grape and turn
out in long procession to honor his
dead remains, which we despised
so long as they contained the vital
spark that animated all his con-
temptible deeds while living. We
are so well convinced that this is
all wrong and all demoralizing,
that we have determined to
set the example that shall lead to
a thorough reformation in this
respect. We are saving up the
facts for biographical notices of
several of our eminent citizens. We
are treasuring in our memories the
generous acts they do not do; the
good they do not seek to accom-
plish; the splendid charities they
do not enlow. Whether we shall
have the nerve to print, we doubt.
If we gain confidence by writing
fearlessly of the living, it is posi-
BILE we may gain courage to write
truthfully of the dead, and
that by and by our readers
will come to expect true and faith
full obituaries of our distinguished
and notorious men. If this should
occur it would be hard on the un-
dertakers, because there are many
men in this community who would
not have the courage to die in the
country. They would emigrate so
they might be without the reach of
this spear, more piercing than
IthuriePs. 1t is unjust, in our
opinion, to the honorable living to
speak well of the dishonorable
dead.-OHa Podrida in Argonaut.
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DIR. L. MCGUIRE,

Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE-Rooms No. . and Z, Lanfran-
co Block, Main street. Residence-204
Main street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Office Hours-FIom 9 to IL A. M. and Q 10
and 7 toll NJ. apl2f
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-24
A Prize Fignt Ia Rreohlyn.

NEW YORK april 23d.-A prize
fight between Joe Hearn and Tom
Haverly occurred in barn IN
Brooklyn Sunday. The latter was
beaten and probably fatally in.
jured. No arrests.
Harry HIPS protege is far he.
hind o. Leary's time; he is losi ng
heart and has no hopes of success.
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X. ID. WISE, NJ. d.

nFFICE IN CARDONA BLOCK, LOS
~ Angeles, Cal, nearly opposite Court
House. BB DISEASES OF FEMALES A
T. PECIALTY. aul5
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-24
j. Bechtinger, NJ. D.,
(OF VIENNA,)

(OF VIENNA,)
physician TO THE ITALIAN IN
i dependent and French NJ. b. Socie-
Ties. Oculist of the French Hospital in
san Francisco. All chronic obstinate
cases and operations on the eyes attend
ed to,
OFFICE = No. 704 Sacramento street,
corner of Kearny. Residence-SE. cor.
ner Maso.Sand Pacific streets, San Fran
cisco. ~. oc3 ly
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PHYSICIANS.
j. HARMON, M. D.,

COUNTY PHYSICAL
DOOMS o & IL, LANFRANCO BLOCK.
n Residence DOwney Avenue, East
Los Angeles, near the end of street rail.
way,
ONCE hours from 10 TO IL a. M; from to
1P.M, ap20tf
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congregational.


WASHINGTON, April 23.-SEN-
ATE - The amendment of the
House to the bill granting q pen.
sion to General James Shields, so
as to increase his pension from $50
to 500 per month, was referred.
At the conclusion of the morn
ing business consideration was re-
sumed of the bill to extend the
time for the construction and COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
HoUsE-Amid u good deal of con-
fusion the House permitted the
reading of the protest presented by
Cox of New York against the pas
sage of the River and Harbor bill.
A Polssicai Mares Nest In Ohio.
SANDUsKy, Ohio, April 2a.-The
Sandusky Register OF tomorrow
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-24
Damaging Rains in Te"nes.er

MEMPHIS, April 23.-At nine
O'Clock last night q terrific rain and
thunder storm set in, which con.
tinued through the night. 1t is
feared that planting interests have
suffered severely from the unpre.
cedented rains of last week.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-24
HUGHES
3 Attn s

b -AIHS
As the great PURIFIER and EQUAL
IHER of the human body, enabling the
system to throw Off Its impurities and
giving to the lungs-one-sixth more inspi-
ratioL of air than can be obtained by
breathing, by opening the pores of the
skin and giving full play to the insensi-
BILE respiration SO necessary to physical
health.
pIA female constantly on hand to
walt on ladies'.
Open from s A. NJ. to7P.M. s23tf
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Or. n. s. Ciberson,
Physician and SurEcOr,

Office and Residence-l33 SPRING ST.,
below Turnverein Hall, Los Angeles.
apl9-tf
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09
ExhaustiOn.

/
This is the state which naturally
follows exertion, 1t may be either
of the body generally, or of ono or
more of its organs, and it is more or
! less complete in proportion 10 the
violence of the exercise which pro-
duces it and of the bodily strength
of the exerciser. 1t is the effect OF
the failure of nervous energy, or de-
fciency of organized materials fitted
to support the requirements Of tho
body, The latter is especially the
case in the exhaustion Of those debil-
stated by disease, want of food or
drink, exposure to intense cold, etc.
Under the effects Of passion, or ex'
citement of any kind, persons will
perform feats of strength, and com.
pletely use up, their nervous ener-
gies without being aware of it until
the stimulus Is withdrawn, when
they sink exhausted, and are quite
incapable of further exertion until
rest and nutriment have recruited
their powers; and from such occa-
sional cxhaustions no serious mis-
chief may accrue. But when the
daily labors of life are such us pro-
duce them, it is plain that nature
will in time rebel against such ex-
cessivo task-work, and there will be
organic disease and a debilitated
state of the system as the result.
1t is the truest policy, therefore,
not to overtask either the bodily or
the mental powers, for the same re-
suits will follow continued undue
exercise Of the, mind, also. The
mental faculties net by means Of bod
lily organs, and the waste of phys
ical energy is as great when man
works his brain as when he strains
his nerves and muscles. We would
therefore simply warn our readers
against habits and modes of life
which necessitato either physical
or mental exhaustion; especially,
let us not do so in pandering 10
vicious and depravcd appetites.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

A sneak-thief concealed himself
in the ,parlor closet of a San Fran.
cisco house early one evening with.
out a suspicion that there was to
be little entertainment in tho
room that evening. A young VEN
triloQuist was in the party, and
when he began his performance he
went innocently to the closet door,
knocked and said: "What are yoG
doing in there? Come out of that"
The thief came out, and so suddenly
that the ventriloquist struck the'llOor
with the back oil ishcad. Theformcr
was not too much surprised, however,
to sweep the spoons off the table
into his pockets and the hat.rack
overcoats over his arm as he made
his escape.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09
Don't Like His Company

He was u "cull'd tramp" and up.
preached Capt. Jaso Phillips as the
train hauled up at pewoe. as you
de captin' OBJ dc kcars?" "Yes," re-
piled Jase. Don't want TO- to hire
any deck hands, duz YEP" -"Nol Pm
nctlfunping a steamboat szac'lyl
Moot iFaidc stfuddle OBJ do cow
snaCeRcr to dc mex landin'-Pse
busted an a long ways from homer"
"Get onl All aboardT and the negrI
stmddle the "cow.snatcher." Ed.
Gilligan pulled out the'throttlC wide
open and the train had not gone
more than lialfasmile before the en-
ginecollided with d COW. throwing
her into cornfield, and the negro
after the COW. Next day, coming
down, the negro limpcd up to Jase ut
the same depot and said; "Boss, l
didn't ride fur wild you On dat cow
snatcher. Kase you see dc COW
wanted to ride dur too, an dar want
room TO- bofe of us, so VIC got Off TO-
geddcr up here in u co'nficle TO to
rest. De next time l rides with you
I'll freeze to to de tail-gate oh de wag-
on-hits r."-LOutscalc Courier
Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

Tho last man will have an awful
lonesome time of it, Nobody to Dor.
row money of nobody to dun him OF
raise his rent, no gas metre 10 make
things lively, no book agents. no life
insurance man, and no oldest inhab.
tant to declare that it's the most no,
markable weather we ever had, The
last mani Excuse usl We are moi
II candidate,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

There is an old aud familiar adagc
which says that people who live in
glass houses should not throw stones.
1t may be remarked in this connec.
ton that from time immemorial
those who have lived in the most
fragile Of these tenemcnts are the
very ones who have been eternally
throwing stones.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09
II know one Thing; the truth that

!. 1 feel within me-. That never dies
and never fails. Only try me, cous
In. 1 long to dc. you goOd.7
81 belisye you do" he said, much
s0ftened, Il believe, with all my
4 innocent eryor, You do wish it,
Twill trust till l see that you, too, are
Igoing to deceive me. Will you take
the responsibility"
Madeline held out her hand, and
80 there was no truce between them,
Every night they studied and talked
under the supervision Of the prim
houss-keeper; and ut last he fell into
La way oftakinga morning walk with
her into the garden, and riding with
J herin tho afternoon. He even went
with her to several parties, and also
tochurch; and the neighborhoodh held
up its hands in astonishment.
Months passed away, Very peace
full, happy ones they were. Buton
evening lie failed to make'liis appear
ance. All The next day Madeline
watched for him, but in vain.
"He has gone away she thought,
with u keen pang, "and did not tell
me"
One week passel-two-three,-
Suspense grew uncomfortable. She
venturod an inquiry Of the prime
housekeeper. =
(, 4AIr. frederic is not away-ho is
I'LL Why was not told2 l will go
to see him at once!p'
ale has the typhus fever, sAIiss;
and Mrs. Chathard ordered that you
should onmo account be admitted, for
fear Of the infection"
Madeline left the housekeeper with
out another&ord, and went straight
TO Fredcrick's room. She was not
very sure of its locality, for it was in
the other wing Of the house, a place
where she had never ventured. She
was, however, exceedingly doubtful
Of the propriety Of going in ut all;
but if he should die without her,
would propriety console her? She
won't in trembling. He was alone
and awake. He turned toward her,
with hollow reproachful eyes,
"Are you bettcr?" was the first
question.
sYes; but why have you left me
tllone.so long2 l thought that you
Icared for me-
II do, | dol | never knew l wait,
dil. and psalafaa aid grow sisk IS
heart. No one told me, aud to-day /
asked. / was too proud to do it be,
fore. Thought you had gone away
after the old fashion, without telling
me. Then they said l mustn't come
to your room for fear Of the infcc.
ion" ~
"Thore is danger! Go away at
once!"
al will not, Why should l not
share danger with you? All the or
ders in the world shan't drive me
from you!'
He turned toward her with sudden
animation, seizing her hand, looked
earnestly in her face, and said: "My
little darling, | really believe that
yuu love me us do your
And from that moment he mondod,
spite of doctors physic; and the SOM
brc old house is gay enough under
the blithe supervision of the young
mistress, Mrs. Frederic Chathard, or
Madeline.
There are ten thousand Israelites
in San Francisco, and ten thousand
mi
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There are ten thousand lsraelites
in San Francisco, and ten thousand
more in the rest of California, They
comprise all nationalities, with Ger.
man Jews the most numerous. They
control several important branches
of business, a large part of the i'm
porting dry goods and fancy goods
trade being in their hands, as we'll
as large wholesale houses. They
have nearly a monopoly in boot and
shoe manufacturing, and the hide,
leather and wool trade. Many of
them are very wealthy, and are lib.
eral patrons of the fine arts, and
booksellers. Musical people say that
they would never have had Il first.
class opera in San Francisco if it
had not been for the patronage of
the Hebrews of that city, and lead,
ing theatrical manager says that he
would have to "shut up shop" in
these hard times were it not for the
money he gets from them. They
have fve-syuagogues, ono of which
cost nearly 100000, and three re.
ligious weoklies. In point of belief
they range from the ultra orthodox
to the ultra reformed and liberal.
Their rabbits preach in English and
German. They have representa-
tives in all professions, in mining
and agricultural enterprises, and in
politics, and there is no part Of tho
country in which they are on friend
lier footing with their noighbors Of
other faiths.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

The young man had been giving
his views about everything to every.
body for an uncomfortable half.hour,
when the old man said, with nice
courtesy. 81 beg pardon, sir, but if
you begin teaching everybody at
eighteen, when doyou intend to be.
gin learning anything2"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

When preacher grcascs the scat
of his brooches and attempts TO slide
into political Office hO generally
lands in the oulstrotchcd arms Of the
devil,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

II one of your children is suffering
from a contagious disease, such as
diphthoria, you are criminal II you
permit your other children to go out
to play with the little fellows.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-H. ]. FBlIER, JR.-
lIecordel-M, II. Hale.
ColuCilmen-T. StribIirg, G. Shrewsbury,
l. !; Campbell, \. Il. Darst, John W.
English.
Scrgeant-S. @. BLAZE
Assessor-N. ]. KESSY.
Street COfhpIissioner-A. r. DARsT.
Ovcrseers Of pon'-Drs, S. g. Shaw and
l.. L. Campbell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

A ragged, greasy, unkept tramp
went shutting into u lawyers office
one day, and asked if Mr., the
jurist, was in. He was. Well, the
pedestrian wanted a lift. He was
dead broke, without u nickel, and
was troubled with an aching void in
his stomach, The legal light OK.
pressed some surprise as toIwhy he
came to him for help. "Why, you
see, Colonel" said the pedestrian,
"Pm kind o related to you. ] used
to be acquainted with your divorced
wife" The request was based upon
such unique grounds that the iurist
bestowed upon his charity client a
solid silver half.dollar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09
The Weekly Register,
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All advertising for Il shorter period than
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All yearly advertisements payable hall
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LEGAL publications. must bp paid for, In
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tate ul publication.
Personal Communications, and those rec
upncndins persons for office, viii lie cildfg-
ri atrcpIIaE advertising rates.
Marriage and Death notices, not over
five lines, published gratis; NIL Over that
amount at half advertising rates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

When you hear an evilstory of one
you know tob good, discredit it, and
say so. Grapes are not gathered from
thistlcs; neither do thistless grow on q
grape vine. The fruit tells you from
what tree it came, but you also know
what fruit a tree is likely TO bear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

A man who gives his children hab-
its of industry provides for them bet.
ter than by giving them a stock of
money, The greatnumber ofindigent
tramps and yino.street loafers indi-
cate that many fathers give their
sons neither,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

An old traveller tells pretty tough
story about being lost in the woods
with his dog, where he could find
nothing to eat, and had to cut of his
dogs tail, which he boiled for him
self, and aftorward gave the dog the
bone! We would rather borrow one
hundred dollars than to believe that
story,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

Theskeleton of an enormous ami
nal has been dug up in Texas. 1t
is firty-four feet long from Che root Of
the tail to the neck.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-17
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Recolres, Hds0rs and K,ices---A Desperate
Murder antl Terrible Suicide.

Rec0lre5, HasOrs and KaiCes---A Desperate
Murder and Terrible Suicide.
New YORK, Jan. l6.-Jas. johnson aged "a,
had an alteration with woman supposed to
be his sister in-law. Mrs. johnson, at her home
in the rear of 1914 Orchard street, this after
noon. Neighbors heard quarrel and two pis-
tol shots fred. When the police were called in,
the woman was found on the floor dead, with
her throat cut and forehead smashed, and six
teen stab wounds on the body. johnson lay
ear, and two pistol shot wounds in the
abdomen. Tho floor was pool Of blood, in the
midst of which were found revolver, razor,
shoemaker's knife and stove iron, massive
blunt instrument. The man undoubtedly
killed the woman and then himself. Mrs.
johnson was found to have been pregnant, and
eight stab wounds seem to have been aimed at
her unborn child. She did not live with her
supposed .brother-in-law, but came every day to
cook for him. The bodies were taken to the
morgue. Mrs. johnson was sometimes accom-
panied by her two little children when going to
cook, and the police are now looking for the
children.
At late hour tonight G. Missbach. Of the
Empire City Copying company. No. TAG Broad
way, called at the police station and gave the
following history Of parties to the tragedy.
James W. johnson was formerly wealthy dia-
mond broker Of Chicago and worth from $3.50,
600 to $500, 600. Three years ago he failed and
came to New York, where he had just got
started again, when 5000 worth of dia-
mOnds were stolen from him which used him
up. He knew the murdered woman to be
Mrs. Duncan, who has a divorced husband in
been intimate with her before he lost his prop
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-17
WALL STREET BULLS.
Tssavaili1aO Efforts to Bail GOld--GoVesN
3Sle7atS Firm.

TsapdilinG Efforts to Bail Cold ovesa
Mte,,ts Firm.
New YORK, Jan. l6.-Gold was frmer this
morning and advanced from 1918 to 1929 on
an active market, but there was q reaction later
to 1O2. The carrying rates were to 81 per
cent. Governments frmer and fraction high
er. Stock speculation to-day was strong for the
general railroad list, and appearances indicate
that the bear raid is about over, and that the
parties who were sellers the past few days are
now anxious to get their shares back. Lake
Shore was prominent in the dealings and adj
varced one per cent. The earnings Of the Lake
Shore, which were partly estimated when the
December dividend was declared, exceed those
for the same month the previous year by $780,
600, and the surplus carried over, instead Of be
ing 1888, 900, as estimated, will be about $75 000
while the first weeks earnings of January e1-
coed those Of the corresponding week Of last
year by $4,000. The Western railroad shares
are all strong and higher. Coal shares are fe-
verish, speculators being averse to making
heavy adventures on either side Of
the account, until after the informal rati6ca-
ton of the combination, which is expected to
1op