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Arguing Against the Facts.
Capt. Southwestern Of the pomeranla "a

capt. SCHwENsEN OF the POmerania says {.
Respecting the conduct Of the officers and crew after
the collision can only speak IN terms At the highest
praise Ny orders were carried calmly and encctu
ally The report that some Of the tempted TO save
their personal property aud neglected 10 attend TO the
proper cquippiug of the boHsar 90 the safety the pas
~nsers. Is. according 10 my observation. utterly un
foundcd'
What Capt. SCHwEHsES says OF his officers
may have been merited by them. But when
he puts forward such strong defence Of
the crew, We arc forced TO think that he Is
influenced by that generosity Of his nature
which prompted him 80 nobiy TO risk his
own life To save the lives OF others. The
honored Captains testimony ON this point
Ii sQuaroly contradictory Of that given by
passengers of entire credibiity. Further
more, the circumstantOl evidence is over
whelmingly against him. Tho luggage OF
the sailors rds sdred, while the lives Of
many passengers ioere lost 1t is very dini-
cult To believe that at least a part OF the
sailors did not prefer their own luggage TO
the lives of the passengers
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Mis-. uauk Explain. her Absence.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; greatly
regret that any portion the public should have been
disappointed at my not appearing at the sunday
evening concert at Booths Theatre. I had not
In any manner asscnied 10 the use OF my
name upon the hills or programmes. and had
assumed no responsibility to the manager Of the
cert whoever he was ON the contrary. l had
written 10 Col Mapc-ou several times during the
week. and had informed him that / had neither
the desire the intention 10 assist NJ
these sunday eve ming concerts and I certainly
supposed that he had communicated this To the manager
q The concert at Booths Theatre. It, therefore was
through no fault Of mine. either that announced
sing without my consent that the public not In.
formed ~ the daily papers utat not TO appear,
since did all In my power to have the error corrected
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Four millions Of passengers In four months
is the report made 10y the Metropolitan Elevated
Railway Company. The number IL large. and
shows that the road is attractive to those citi-
zens who cannot spend hours Of time In travel
ling between their homes and their places Of
business. For the hundreds who are incon-
vcnienced. annoyed. Frustrated or injured in
health by the noise and racket thousands arc
benefited by the saving IN time. Tho sufferers
by the racket too seem to be- getting accus-
toned to it, for few complaints are now heard
It's like other unpleasant things-forgotten
whcl you are used 10 them
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The Gold In the IsIe Of PIne..

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sh Having
read occasionally OF the wealth that Billy Walker dhc
gray eyed man OF destiny - buried in the Islc Pines
would like 10 state that THF SrN article from Indianap
oils l. IN the correct walker never had any sur
plus cash during his Ncaragusu experience. and his
men were ohhlc e. ~uhsi.t ne hrst Hs thew could do
not believe ihht walker was ever ON the Isle vt Pines
during his nllhu-t ring u lt
ANY time had money he CtrfHlulN used 10 the sub
sistcncc Of his men aud the purchase of arms sc.
& NICHOLS Jersey CITY
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To THE EDrTon OF THE SUN-Sir; My latest
work the Cooking School Text Book aud House keepers
Guide cmbodiss the principles and practice OF dome
economy as taught by me IN the New York Cooking
school, and in my lessons and lectures elsewhere
Throughout the country and the Information II contains
ranges non the cleaning OF the kitchen and cooking
utensils ~ o. the preparation Of the most elaborate din
ncfS II l., equently. equally well adaped the
use II those who wish o establish cooking schools Tor
any grade oi domestic training tor and caterers
and Tor ladies a. the head OF either economical exteu
NalAl.LI
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Mr.. Claim not a Resident OF brooklyn.

Mr.. Horace b. Clafin, the millionaire mcr-
chant few daysaso received tax b tor 1878 Col
cctor James Tanner OF Brooklyn un the bin charge
Of s27si. on sluoooo OF personal property which sum
the Board o Assessors had rated him to be worth Mr.
Claim promptly returned an aniilvlt 60 the Board OF
As,r-s9r- declaring That his legal residence j. u Ford
nam, McsichcsIcr County. ana That his mansion at 1i
fNfWpout street. hruuANu is occupied hv MIN win.
residence oull For this reason he claimed exemption
FROM taxation Mr. tafiu neither registered nor voted
al Tie last election lu BROOKLYN.
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II is hard case that an honest Yankee sailor,
alNf lull Year, before tAt mast. Hd rircumuAN
u.ns ol Ne sl'hc should have 90 ar n h, old Ia
MAGISTRATE 60 De committed rs vasrut order get
shelter and lud Hut % that honest Yankee sailor" has
s'rvt hair the time stated ho l. cntfld good home
or ne balance OF his lie The institution located in
tM"dchin anal H. one OF the lc,t r,lahu, meuts of tie
hhl ever known ~ any country. \ -o0t many at the
old sailors, and disabled soldiers who 20 about the
country are hurtu-~ There homes provided for
hnih cass where thry can live heer than the average
pn~u. We have uhcu the trouble 20 inN csugato tins
sulneNl. am ,lrAk AlAL.nllN.
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PorTsvILLE. Pa, Dec. 9.-The miners and la
borcrs employed az May, Auieuried Co.'s Buck Ridge
Coliery, Shamokin struck work this morning Tile
miners demand nm adv uf i've each wagon
and the aburcr an advance of y cents yer week This
strike throws ~ men and boys ont ot employment
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Capts. Jackson and Wyndham. lato Of her
British Mac-tys service have published in tins city in
convenient form map of the scat ol war Athanistan
The map Is accompanied hya href description OF the
country the people AMI their ruler. and by ,uccintt
narrative o hc circumstances Which d to the outbreak
betNeen lhe Lnshsh and lne AnIeer. MArrAA .tLeet
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CIgarmakers CombIned.

CHICAGO. H., Dec. "a meeting Of ciGar-
makers held IN this clt, to-day at which resolutions
wcro passed approving the OF the Now York csur.
makers I'm opposing tie tprrl,u house system II is
proposed To make the proceeding general IN ou bout the
"
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Advertisements for 1r.R WEEKLY SUM- is
sued 10 D,orro,o b,ot,inr must Oe handed IN his
evening before sir O'ciOtk.
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NotIee TO Newsdeaiers and Advertisers.
AZ Christmas and Now Ycar'e come on We'd
nesday Tnu wKEKLY sun will be published on the Tues
day mornings preceding these holidays Advertisements
must be handed In the Monday before.
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Diplomatic relations between Italy and
Vonezuela have been broken on. owing to
an assault by an officer Of tho Venezuelan
army upon Mr.. p. MAssoNE, the Italian Minis
ter, The assault. If correctly described in tho
dispatches, was wanton and unprovoked
though 1t does not appear whether tho as
sailant did or did not know the name or tho
importance Of the person whom he assaulted
The Venezuelan Government offered to parade
before the Legation with bands Of music and
the flags OF Italy and Venezuela intertwincd
and the offending officer was publicly degraded
in presence Of tho garrison. and sentenced
to Imprisonment for three years. The Ital-
ian Minister demanded. in addition TO tho
degradation OF the officer. that the flag Of Italy
should be solemnly sauted by the garrison Of
Caracas. Tho Venezuelan Government refused
to change the form. OF reparation as previously
offered. aud Mr., NJ AssoNE declined to DO salts.
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The bank President who lent the institu-
TONS money TO a corporation in which he was
personally Interested has turned up again
this time in Troy. His name Is ID. THOMAS
VAIL. and fifty years Of active business lie had
made him known. not only 20 business men Of
that region but OF tho entire East. He was
President Of the Troy and Boston Railroad
Company for some time. and has been
an officer Of the Hudson River Railroad Com
pany. As President Of the exploded Merchants
and Mechanics Bank he swore before Super
intendent LAMB that forty thousand dollars was
the largest debt owed TO the bank by any corpo-
ration. The receivers report shows that the
schaghtcoke Woollen Mills in which Mr. VAIL
has an interest Of one hundred thousand dol
lars. is indebted TO Mr.. Walls bank in the sum
OF three hundred and ffY thousand dollars.
Mr.. VAIL is therefore indicted for perjury The
depostors and stockholders in the bank are
not likely To recover dollar. Other officers Of
the bank are to be prosecuted.
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From hc .Sh Lile Hflh
Tho only thing that recommends his latest
shorter.
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II IL had happened in France, a duol at
thlrty-livc paccs in which Mother party re-
ceivod a scratch might be expected. But as It
was merely nm episode in the examination Of n
witness before Congress committee. no such
sangulnary result IL lkcly to follow. Noverthe-
less. II il proof Of a lack Of mutual respect for
Minister SEWARD and Consul General WELLS to
call each other linrs. whether the allegations be
true or false. 1t IL Of some importance. how
ever. to know whether Mr.. WELLS told the truth
when no alleged that the books under Mr.. sew
ARDS keeping in Shanghai had been mutilated.
and that documents had been stolen.
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II isn't comforting for passengers on the
elevated railroads to rcad to-day OF tho smash
Ing Of two engines thirty or forty feet above tho
street pavement for II is plain that these
collisions cndinger life. Trivial accidents on
the high trcstles occur too often. They indi-
cato careless management on tho part Of some
body: and carelessness In running such trains
ma these must bring disaster. 1t was n narrow
escape yesterday when downtown train
struck nm engine that was partly on n siding.
Another crash Of the kind might kill hundred
persons.
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Ned with anything short Of a solemn salute.
Affairs remain in sidtt quo until tho action OF
the italian Cabinet shall have been ascertained.
Venezuela has nm extensive coast line. and
some commerce. and n visit Of the italian fleet
to her shores would probably result in consd-
cradle damage to the maritime interests OF the
rennhlin.
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The Canadians are already beginning to
find fault with royalty. The Toronto Mail.
leading Tory organ protests in very plain Ian
Guage, against the vico- regal mandate that low
dresses should be worn by indies at reception
held by the Princess and adds that the idoa
OF sensible ladies. who did not choose to pre-
sent themselves in their bare shoulders. being
ordered to arm themselves with Doctors GER
uncate. is too profoundly silly to be funny. and
too glarlngly insolcnt TO be tolerated" The
Mail hints that the wearing Of low dresses IL
not in accord with womanly modcsty" and
declares that II Lord LoBNE's term Of Office Is
to be characterized by tomfoolery. Of which the
orders concerning drivers in boots and buttons
and ladies In low neck dresses are samples. the
shorter it Is tho better" The Toronto Globe
moro mildly protests against low dresses as
"uusuited to the climate and the habits Of the
people"
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In his reply to the utlmatum sent to him
by the Niceroy Of India the Amecr Of Afghanis-
tan donios that he cherIshes feelings Of hos
tilty or opposition toward tho British Govern
ment, and says that he is willing to receive
a purely friendly and temporary mission. ac-
companied by n small escort" Coming at n
time when the British were in the full career Of
victorious advance, this tardy answer does
not delay military operations. On the contrary.
tho irresoluton indicated by tho tone Of tho
communication has stimulated tho invaders to
greater activlty-so says the correspondent Of a
London newspaper.
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Tho Senate had before it yesterday an
unusual amount Of miscellaneous business
There were petitions for the payment Of PEN
sion arrears aud for tho passage Of tho Emf
grant bill. There were propositions In the
shape Of bills by HPPLE MITCHELL for
more appropriations for improving tho
Oregon hm0ors and rvers Mr.. WINDOW
made an Implied confession OF the worthless
ness OF our Patent Onlcc system and intro
ducod resolution calling on the Patent ONCE
Committee 10 devise some new method Of com
pensatinG and encouraging invention. Mr.
EDMUNDs called up his Electoral bill. and spoke
ut length thereon.
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There are now five members OF Congress
elected from tho State Of South Carolina. A
bill WIS introduced in the House yesterday 10
reduce the number Of members from that
state to two, representing the white in
habitants. and leaving the colorod voters
without representation. The measure il a
Republican one, and the reason given for it Is
that the colored voters are not allowed the free
exercise Of tho right Of suffrage. and that. in
proportion to the number Of white voters tho
State has m undue representation in Congress
Tho bill will not be- passed t Is merely intended
for the use Of the Republicans in debate.
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feature OF the House proceedings yes
terday was tho large number Of bills intro.
duccd relating to our silver coins. Mr. FELTON,
wished to compel national banks TO receive tho
standard dollar "a equivalent in value 10 gold
coin. Mr.. ATKINS wanted all tho minor coins
made legal tender. Mr. BURcHARD's
proposition was to compel national banks
TO receive logal-tender coins on do
post NJ par. and to compel tho United
States Treasurer 10 exchange Government notes
for Government coins. Mr. IIEwIrrs bin pro-
vides for the free coinage Of gold coin. and a
standard silver dollar Of the same unit OF value.
the coins to be interchangeable at tho Treasury
and sub-Treasuries. Tho House refused to
suspend the rules and pass a bill prohibiting
the further coinage Of the trade dollar-l5i to
o. 1t also $50 TO 80. refused 10 pass under sus-
pt nsion OF rules Mr.. FoRT's resolution dccar-
ing that the legal-tender quality OF the silver
dollar OF il2h grains shall be maintained.
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hottie of pr Bulrs Cough Syrup will often save large
doctor bills. Price 20 eeuls.-Ads
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31
LEGAL.
So M mon s.

IN the District Court OF the Seventeenth
Il Judicial District, of the State OF Cal
iiornia, In and for the County of Los An
geles.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank ~
Los Angeles, Plaintiff, against Jane
Viles, Jr., Defendant.
Action brought in the District Court OF
the seventeenth Judicial District of the
Of Los Angeles, and the Complaint filed
in said County of Los Angeles, in The
office Of the Clerk of said District Court.
The People of the State of California
SEND greeting to James ViIes, Jr.,
defendant.
You are hereby required to appear In
an action brought against you by the
sbove named plaintiff in The District
Court of the seventeenth Judicial District
OF the State of California, in and for.the
county OF Los Angeles, and to answer the
complaint filed therein. within ten DAYS
exclusive of the day of service) after the
within tins county; or, If served out OF
this county, but in this District, within
twenty days; otherwise, within forty
days = or judgment by default will be
taken against you, according to the prayer
OF said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain
a decree OF tiIfs court for the foreclosur e
certain mortgage described in the said
complaint, and executed by the said
James Viles. Jr., to the Farmers an d
Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, on the
twenty. nth (25th day Of October,
a. ID. 1875, TO secure The payment of the
sum OF eight hundred $500 dollars in
United States gold coin, with interest az
set forth in the said mortgage, and a
certain promissory note executed
by SAID defendant, bearing even
date with said mortgage; that Tho prem
ises conveyed and mortgaged by said
mortgage may be sold, and the proceeds
applied TO the payment OF said sum OF
$500 0O dollars, in U. S. gold coin. with
interest at the rate OF ~ per cent. per
per mon'h from the 25th day OF January,
A. ID. 1877, compounded monthly, and
for ten per cent. upon the mount which
for attorneys fees, as provided tor in said
mortgage, aud costs OF suit; and in case
such proceeds are not sufficient to pay
tn g same, then to obtain an execution
against said defendant, James ViIes, Jr :,
Tor the balance remaining due; and also
tnat The said defendants and all persons
claiming by, through or under him may
be barred and foreclosed of all right, H.
Tie, claim, lien, equity of redemption ana
interest IN and TO said mortgaged prem
ises. and for other and further relief.
ulars.
And you are hereby notified that if you
fnil 10 appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, the said plaintiff
VIII apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded In the said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the District Court of the Sevent. enth
judicial District of the State of Ca ifornia,
In and for the county of sos Angeles, this
18th day of February, in tine year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
seveniy'eight. [seal.
ByJAMES G. KAYs, Deputy CLERK.
Glassell, Chapman & Smiths, Plaintiff, =
Attorneys. mr3l-2m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31

twithstandiDg the large loss
Of bees on account of the drouth
last year, the honey crop of Los
Angeles county will be by no means
Insignificant. 1t is reported that
there are at least 5000 stands of
bees in the county, and as the bee
feed is abundant, We may look for
the maximum product from each
stand, which is at least 200 pounds.
But to make a safe calculation, sup
pose we reduce it to $50 pounds.
This will give 740,0 900 pounds. Say
the price will average eight cents a
pound, which will make the hand
some sum of 100000, The apiaries
in this vicinity never had a better
prospect. The mountains are cover
ed with the choicest bloom for feed,
and the bees are in the very best
condition. A large quantity OF
honey has already been taken from
the hives aud shipped. Mr.. Shat
tuck has gathered 1900 pounds from
one of his apiaries, and he claims
he will get $4,000 pounds OF honey
this season. Messrs. Stone, Burke,
Benedict, Smith d Carlyle, and
many others, all say they will re-
aiize handsomely from their honey
product. We hope at an early day
to give the facts in detail, as re-
CARDS our immediate honey inter.
ests, which, we are sure, will dis
close the fact that the mountain
range near Santa Monica is one of
the finest honey districts in the
State, both as to the quantity and
quality OF the product Outlook.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31

Tho Cincinnati authorities are
trying to close the theatres of that
city on Sunday.
Every editor of a paperin Madrid
has received the grand cross of the
Commandery of Isabella the, Cath
Ollie.
The correspondent of the New
York Herald says that the Paris
Exposition is not knee-high to our
great Centennial display at Phila-
delphia.
Governor Smith, of Wisconsin,
has called an extra session of the
Legislature, to meet June 4th, to
act on the report of the Committee
on Revision of Statutes.
The use of the postal card in the
United States is still increasing.
The orders for the last quarter
amounted to fifty-three millions. or
at the rate of 2l2 millions year.
The rapid spread of Soci alism in
Germany is shown by o few fig.
ures. In 1871 the Socialists re-
turned two members to Parlia-
IDCutl duQ CbSI l%OyVUO NOtSSs LII
1877 their votes had increased to
467, 900, by means of which they
put twelve Of their representatives
in the National Legislature.
IT'S the gas bill paid ?" is the
first question that Edwin Booth
now puts to theatrical managers
who wish to engage him. Edwin,
it seems, has recently had the lights
shut down ON him twice while in
the most interesting scenes of the
play.
The editor of Western paper is
reported to have discovered Bible
on his desk the other day. He at
once wrote an elaborate review of
it, and was very much disappolnt-
ed when the foreman brought his
copyback and told him it was not q
new book.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31
Mortgage Sale.
A. II wilcox, plaintiff, VS.. Laura C. King
and A. j. King, defendants Seven
teenth District Court.


TyNDEK AND BY VIRTUE OF A
" decree of foreclosure and or
der oil sale entered in the
District Court of the 18th Judicial
District of the State of California. in and
OF March, A. ID. 1873, and a writ on fore
closure of mortgage entered in the afore-
SAID District Court, annexed to said de-
cree o end dated the 10th day of May, A.
ID. 1873, in the above entitled case, and in
lavor Of A. II. Wilcox, plaintiff. and
against Laura G. King and A. J. King,
defendants, a certified copy of which said
decree of foreclosure duly attested under
the seal of said court ON the 10th day
of May, A. ID. 1873, ana delivered to me
err with the writ annexed thereto.
whereby am commanded to sell Mt IN Bile
auction, to the highest and best bidder
for cash In U. s. gold coin, the following
to wit:
That certain lot or parcel of land, Sit
uated IN the city and county of Los
Angeles, State of California, aud bounded
and desert 0ed as follows, TO wit:
Commencing ut q point in the solth
line OF Orange street, being the north.
west corner OF the lot fronting two hun
drad feet on said Orange street, which
was sold oy John q. Nichols TO John
Jones by deed recorded in Los Angeles
county records; running thence along
the south line of Orange street north 6U
degrees % minutes west 226 4-l0 feet;
thence at right angles south 90 degrees
% minutes west 45I 10 feet to the IOrth
line OF the extension of Seventh street;
thence along said north line south $50
degrees east 2l3 $40 feet to southwest cor
ner of lot of j. Jones; thence along the
west line Of said Jones north % degrees 81
minutes east3,3 l5-lOJ feet to the place of
beginning.
Public notice is Ii 3reby given that on
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31
Eos Auaeles alerald.
s~nsa Monica r.ems.



Col. Dunkelberger, postmaster Of
Los Angeles, has rented the cottage
residence of M. B. Boyce, OH Third
street, for the cheated term"
Mr.. Lucas has about 600 acres of
barley near town, which is in splen-
did condition. He will cut it for
grain. A considerable quantity of
barley IL alresdy cut for hay, which,
we are told, Is tirst.class.
The Santa Monica Polo Club is
now organized and ready for pro-
posals from some outside Club to
play o match game. Like the
Irishman at Donnybrook Fair, they
are anxious for some one to tread
on their coat-tails.
A new postoffice Is about to be
established at Machado, in the Bal
Iona, on the line of the railroad be-
tween this place and Los Angeles.
The time is rapidly approaching
( when Southern California must in
;st on State division. Then, when
- set up separate sovereignty,
snd 8 shall not be antagonized by the
greediness of the upper end of the
State.