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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
Laughed Herself to Death.
tFruin tho Providence Jouf nal


One of the most extraordinary
deaths that was ever chronicled in
this city, occurred yesterday, and
is to-day The talk of the town. The
circumstances are as follows: Mr..
Joshua Walker Is q respectable col
ored man, residing on Fillmore
street, and married short time
since young woman of excellent
character, and who was not quite
twenty years of age. Joshua proved
a worthy husband, always looking
after the household comfort. Day
before yesterday he purchased
some fresh pork, which he intend
ed to salt down for the coming cold
weather. Yesterday he went to
the cupboard for the purpose of OBJ
tanning salt, with which to make a
brine for the picking, and took
from O jar what he pre- umed was
the required article, thereafter pro
ceeding to the cellar to use it on
the meat. His wife Rosa, being
about her household duties, did not
notice what the husband was
duOutJ Ouu Whch ohc s'hiie uDWu
from the chambers made the dis.
covery almost Immediately that
Joshua had taken q quantity of
granulated sugar to salt the pork.
She did not rave and get mad, but
possibly had she taken that turn
She would not now be lying cold in
death. Instead, she set out to a
hearty laugh, going to the spot
where her husband was. Her
laughter continued for some time,
there not being the least cessation.
She laughed and laughed and
laughed, her presumed merriment
getting more bolsterous each mo.
ment. Finally the husband be.
came alarmed an, = nut for as
sistance, and 500
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
LAST NIGHTS aHEws.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
the Coav avension-Aitornoos.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3d.-On reas-
sembling the Convention resumed
consideration of Revenue and Tax.
alton.
West pointed out the danger to
the country resulting from the ag.
gregation of wealth in few hands.
If we cannot make money lenders
pay their share to maintain the
government, let us adjourn and al
low Stanford & Co. to make the
organic law of the State. If the
Moreland amendment was not
strong enough, he would dose it
until it was, and then make an
usury law to hold the money lend
ers in check.
Overton-I am in favor of taxing
mortgages because it will satisfy
clamor.
Winans contended that when q
debt is incurred the personal prop
erty of the creditor goes to the
debtor. Its only existence is in the
debtors possession and is then
taxed. If taxed elsewhere, double
taxation ensues. The system is in
trinsically iniquitous, odious in
principleand wrong in practice.
Reynolds said that, as he did not
expect to go to the Legislature or
be elected Supervisor, he would tear
off some of the masks and expose
some of the humbugs. He declared
the Moreland amendment fraud.
ulent preteXt to water the assess-
ment roll and the people would dis
cover 1t. The trouble was not with
the law, it was with the bribed
Assessors.
| Eagan argued that cheap money
was not the question involved. The
people wanted to reach three hun
4 dred millions of property that had
evaded taxation.
Biggs said the Democratic party
of San Francisco went into the last
campaign on platform exemptine
mortgages and solvent debts from
taxation and received only 1,S0(
votes.
Wilson Interrupted to explain
that the non.partisan movement
was the cause of the diminished
Democratic votes.
Considerable confusion ensued
A dozen members trying to speak
crowded the centre aisle.
Briggs proclaimed loudly that
the provision taxing mortgage,
will add fifty thousand votes in fav
or of the Convention, and by ths
Eternal God they shall be taxed
[Applausel.
| Barry expressed himself in favol
of taxing the securities Of tile rich
The committee rose.
| Adjourned.
Anotner Victim Of wh,aHy.
| SAN FRANCISCO, JAM Edward
| p. Sniveiy, policeman and par
proprietor of the saloon on the cor.
ner OF Marchant street and J.
alley, committed suicide thp
ing by shooting himself
Colts revolver in house
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04

poor woman's departure, it Is
hoped, for the better land. She
had positively laughed herself to
death. The husbands horror at
this extraordinary result of his in
nocent mistake can be better i'm :
agined than described, He was
warmly attached to his new wife,
and it is fitting, in drawing the
veil over this terrible scene, to say
that they were both exceedingly
worthy persons and that the bus
band has the sympathy of scores OF
people in this hour of trouble.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04

publican voters representing 49, $50
people seize" Congressman,
while IL requires 46.672 Democratic
voters, representing 233,9G0 people,
to elect one.
The Republican newspapers, in
cluding Harper's Weekly, have
just now good deal to say about
"tissue" paper ballots, through the
aid of which ignorant colored
voters were deceived at the South.
We do not believe these stories,
nor does Mr.. Wallace. The Penn
sylvania Senator, however, "wentp
for his adversary in remarkably
vigorous style. The editor of the
HERALD has personally witnessed
the operation of the Republican
tactics in Pennsylvania tbfough
which it requires 6,sss, democrats
to elect member ot>the Legisla-
turs in PhiladeIpafa while 2,0sl
Republicans ar enough to elect
one. This, 10, is under the forms
of law. But much graver wrong
was p,fpeIrated at the recent cleo
tiopthere under the forms of law
odd through the use of money.
There were in that city at least
10000 voters of both political par
ties who had paid no taxes for two
years. By the Constitution of that
State no man can vote unless he
has paid a tax within two years,
and such payment must be made
at least one month before the cleo
tion. The Republicans through
their organization paid for thou
sands of these tax receipts in bulk
for distribution among their peo-
pie, and when election day came
they equipped every Republican
voter, white or black, who had not
paid his taxes, with one of them,
which, by the law, was 2orima
fdcie proof Of payment. The DEM
ocrats had no money for this pur-
pose save in one Congressional dis
trict, and by reason of their inabil-
ity to do what the Republicans had
done, it is believed that at least 5000
white Democratic voters were una
BILE to vote. The Republican man.
ayers gave the most stringent or
ders to their election officers, to re-
ject every voter not fully equipped
with tax receipts, and they placed
at every poll Deputy Marshals of
the United States, many of them
of the most disreputable character,
who were ordered to arrest every
one who could not fully come up to
their standard. So desperate is this
management and so obedient to
its orders has been the Legislature
OF Pennsylvania that the common
law right of the Sheriff to appoint
deputies was taken from him by
express statute lest he, being a
Democrat, should aid in protecting
the rights of white Democrats.
AS result of the firebrand
thrown by Blaine into national
politics the hypoeritical attitude of
the class of pseudo statesmen to
which he belongs will be shown up
very fully. Senator Wallace has
already done Inestlsy vice in
that line. SS
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
NEW TO-DAY.
OLDEST AUCTION HOUSE
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
j. G.. DeTURK,
No. ~ SPRING STREET,
UNDER UNION HALL

Regular Sale Days Wednesdays and
saturdays, commencing at 10 O'Clock A..
NJ. and closing at 4 o'clock p. NJ. Cash
advances made on live stock, goods,
wares and mere handise. VIII buy fur
niture, merchandise and rolling stock at
all times.
Having secured the services OF MR.. E.
W. MOVES as salesman for one year. the
old friends and patrons of the house are
respectfully invited to give me call,
Special sales made in any part of the
city or county.
pS-r Terms below competition.
j. G. DETURK.
z. w. MOVES, Auctioneer. ja4tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
Hardware, Tinware, Stoves,
Agricultural Implements.

We are the Agents for Stockton Gang Plow, Studc
baker Wagons, Studebaker Buggies, Averys Pows and
anything IN the agricultural line.
EEwSPLUMBING and TIMING done on short notice
Artesian well and water pipe always on hand
All owing to the old firm of Coulter & Harper will
please come forward and settle as we wish to close the
old business Respectfully,
FtARPER, MOORE & co.
ngeles, January g. 1879 taadwam
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
European Gable News.
The Danish Elections,

The Danish Elections.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3J.-In the
elections for members of the Folke-
thing the Moderate Left lost IA
seats, of which the Right gained
seven. The Radical Left lost six
seats to the Right and the latter
lost two seats. The Radical leader,
Tauber, has been defeated.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
MONDAY, THE 9th DAY OF
JANUARY, A. d. 1879,

At 1880 o'clock p. NJ, proceed TO sell at
the Court House door, in the city and
county of Los Angeles, State OF Califor-
mia, at public auction, for cash IN United
States gold coin, to satisfy said judg.
ment, interest and costs, and
accruing costs, all the right,
title and interest of tho defendant ST.
mon Levy, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate in the county OF Los
Angeles, state of California, viz:
Tho NE. of Sec. No. 81, in Township
2 X, Range II west, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian, containing 100 acres OF
land.
Given under NY hand, at the city and
county of Los Angeles. State Of CaIifor-
mia, this the Sd day of January, A. d.
1879 II. NJ. MITCHELL,
Sheriff.
By JAS. c. KAYS, Deputy. j4td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
HosaIa steam Printing House.

rha aseal.i steam Printing House is
nai sarpaSsel by any Job printing office
an IS 10 Pesh Coast, outside of San Fran.
oiso1 "a sellities for doing job work.
l.uw prices, good work and expedition
may be rkiia upon at this office.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04

Under and by virtue of an execution
issued out OF the District Court of the
18th judicial District of the State OF Cali
fornia, in and Tor the county of Los Ange-
les, and to me directed and delivered on
the 9th day Of December, A. d. 1873, for
a judgment rendered In said Court on the
18th day of April, A. ID. 1877, in favor of
Is. w. Owens, Il. Moore and j. B. Peck
partners comprising the firm OF Owens,
Moore q Co., plaintiffs, and against ST.
mon Levy, defendant. l have levied up
on and shall, on
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
FURN ITURE

F7URN NITU RE.
Carpets and Crockeryware, Farm and
Spring Wagons, Single and Double Har-
ness, saddles, Pictures, cook stoves:
also, four fine-bred HORSES four years
old. well broke to harness. These colts
are by Lexington, out of Belmont dams.
Also, lot of WHITE LEGHORN
POULTRY, in trios, male and Two fe-
males.
Gsy- The above property Will be sold ut
public auction without reserve his day,
j. G.. DETURK.
e. w. MOVES, Auctioneer.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
Sherifs Sale.
No. $40.

B. W.Owens, E. Moore and j. B. Peck
partners comprising the firm Of Owens,
Moore y Co., Plaintiffs, VS.. Simon
Levy, Defendant-Seventeen District
Court,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
HARPER, MOORE & CO.,

Believing it to be to the best interest of both buver
ana seller we are determined to sell for cash ron this
date We would respectfully ask the customers of the
ola firm of Coulter Harper and all to give us trial
We have marked down goods to CASH PRICES, and
we think you will save money by calling for
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
NEW TODAY.
Wanted to Ront.

A NEAT COTTAGE of four or five
rooms, situated above Main street. Ad-
dress. stating lowest terms, A. B. c., Her.
aid Office. d3l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08

General Garfield spoke at Lewiston, Fri
day evening. In closing his speech he said:
a nation that will not protect its own bal
lot box, a nation that will not protect the
cradle of its own child, ought not and cannot
live. This is most solemn issue. l see
hung in the hall around me our country $
flag. In this hail. soldiers lately banquetted.
Ii recalls to my mind the scenes of the battle
field. Greenbackers who have been republi-
cans, come back to us and help us put down
this new rebellion against law and order, and
then if you and want to quarrel about green
backs, well do it after that. Every man
that carried flag in that war felt that his
hand was consccra,ed to law and liberty for
ever. The soldiers who lately met in this
hall, who carried sabre in their hands in
the late war, when they see the present re.
bcllious attitude of the democratic party,
they can't put democratic vote IN that hand
and put it in the ballot box. Ny soldier boy
if you have any doubt in which way to vote
take down the old Springfield rifle and ask il
how to vote. Tremendous applause
Every time il was discharged in the war; il
voted for the Union and liberty My soldier
friends, if you would only let your guns vote
for You, you would surely vote right.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Campaign Notes.

AT large republican caucus at Ellsworth,
Saturday. Hon. Eugene Hale was nominated
for the legislature, receiving every vote upon
the first ballot.
Henry Hudson declines the fusion nomina-
ton for county attorney of Piscataquis. and
the committee have appointed Martin l..
Durgan, Jr., in his stead.
There was vote on Friday in Grand
Trunk passenger car full of passengers, of
whom Scion Chase was one, and the green
back vote was one.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal writes that interest at Washing
ton now centres in the Maine election"
The eyes of the nation are upon us.
Several gentlemen who voted the green
back ticket last year, came up to congratulate
Gen. Garfield after Friday nights meeting,
and remarked that they should vote this year
for Corporal Davis Lewiston Journal
1t is important that voters should see to it
that first class men are elected as representa-
tives to the legislature. as the duty of re-val-
ung the State for the next ten years assess
ments, will devolve on the next legislature.
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
Paris, there are twenty-one legal voters, all
republicans, who will to-day vote for
Daniel +. Davis for governor 1t is one Of
the most enterprsing and fourishing farming
districts in town.
The republicans of Winthrop had one of
the largest and most successful rallies of the
campaign. Friday evening. Addresses were
made by exGov. Dingley, and by that old
and reliable republican leader, Senator Ham,
lin. The Winthrop republicans will give
good account of themselves on Monday.
The republicans of Watervllc captured
Hon. Josiah II. Drummond, Friday evening.
on his return from Waldo county, and filled
the town hall in few minutes, and were de-
He gave very favorable report from Waldo.
and predicted that honest Frank Davis will
be the next Governor of Maine. $50 mote it
be-"
Friday evening, Senator Blaine addressed
an immense crowd at Brunswick. While he
was speaking of the failure of several of the
old State banks and especially at Rockland, a
baby in the gallery began to scream. There"
said Mr.. Blaine. ''no wonder the baby cries
when such a bank as that is named" A hur-
ricane of applause drowned the baby.
Colonel Edwin lllsley of Limerick last
year greenback voter, good soldier, We'd
nesday night openly informed the greenback
club that he could not conscientiously stay
with them. Col. lllsley was formerly Lew
iston man. He entered the Fifth Maine as
Captain and was promoted to the rank of
LieutCol before the regiment left the State.
- Leriston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Good Reports.

The latest reports from all quarters are
of the most encouraging kind. The re-
publican meetings Saturday were success
full everywhere. while those of the green
hackers gave evidence of the waning
strength of that party. To get up their
meetings the greenbackers advertised
novel shows and that distinguished
speakers would be present to address the
people. but with all this their meetings
were not successful. The result of the
election is not in doubt. The next
Governor OF the State will be Daniel F
Davis, and the republicans will have q
majority in House and Senate. Work like
heroes to-day and roll up a big majority
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
A TWELVE GUN BATTERY.

John c. Owens of East Milton, one of the
twelve greenbackers who signed the Franklin
county protest, which we published few
days ago, sent copy of the protest to the
Greenback Labor Chronicle, with the follow
ing note TO the editor
Enclosed please find a protest, known in
this town by some Of its friends as the twelve
gun battery. We have opened our guns on
the truck and dicker' camp, and shall keep
it up until the eighth of September. We ar,
fighting under the black flag and shall ask no
quarter. and grant none to wire-pullinp
Gucrillas"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
No party can rule which fails

No party can rule which fails
to recognize the rights Of every
citizen under the law. Liberty
regulated by law is the American
idea, and the American people.
while defending local self.gOv.
eminent as the jewel Of their lib.
critics, will never give the natiOn-
al government into the hands Of
a party which is indifferent to the
wrongs Of the humblest citizen.
--Bostoa Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Sale of the Spraguc Estate.
PROPERTY VALUED AT So.00O.OO0 KNOCKED
DOWN FOR S6.0O0-THE VALIDITY OF TIL
SALE DOUBTFUL.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., Sept. 4.-The Bank of
Commerce of New York bought to-day at auc-
ton the whole estate, a very small parcel
excepted, of the Sprague property in this city
and State. The sale was held under a
writ of attachment leveled upon the estate
by the bank to satisfy its claims as a creditor
no other way presenting itself by which the
indebtedness could be satisfied. The Bank
of Commerce is creditor of the Sprague es-
tate to the amount of $4,000. 1t was
offered certain terms of settlement by the
holders of the property, but it refused to set
tie and would not acknowledge the right Of
the Trustee to hold the property under the
trust deed, claiming that it was illegal. The
property sold comprises all that is held
by the estate in this city, including the
old homestead, which brought only
S700, although il is valued by the City
Assessor at over S2sO,000. The large
amount of property situated at Cranston, in
Guiding the the large print works, mills, vii
las, and the Narragansett Trotting Park, was
also included in the sale, and brought only
81, 700, although valued at over $1,000 600
The property at Natick, Amasa Sprague's
Summer villa at Cowessit, and the several
farms in Warwick, brought only nominal
prices. Ex-Gov. Sprague's mansion, Canon
Chef. which has lately come into public notice
will be sold tomorrow at auction. The va
lue Of the property thus sold is about $1,000.
600, but it was bought in at little over
$4,000. 1t is generally thought by those
competent to judge that the sale will amount
to nothing, as the Trustee who holds the
property under the trust deed is secure in hi
possession of the property without a posi-
bility of surrender, and as the present posses
sors of the property will not surrender it to
the bank without struggle, the probabili-
ties indicate another complicated lawsuit, in
addition to those in which the estate is
now involved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08

&S@ SUFFERERS from headache, constipat
ed bowels, inward piles, costiveness, fevers.
torpid liver, yellowness of the skin and eyes.
indigestion, dyspepsia, and all arrangements
of the internal viscera, are cured by
"Swaync's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills" I'm.
like many other purgatives, they do not irri.
tate the stomach and bowels by frequent use.
They keep the system in healthy condition by
arousing the torpid liver to healthy action and
expelling by the bowels and kidneys the mat.
ter that poisons the foundations of life. Be
particular to obtain ''Swayne's Pills" Price
% cents box at all leading druggists. Geo.
c. Goodwin 4 Co., Wholesale Agents, Bos.
ton, Partridge Bros, Augusta.
sen1g+eolSwtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Be at the polls early and vote early.
No Trading-Out of Candidates.

Every man WHO'S nominated upon the re-
publican tickets entitled to the vote ofevery
other republican. I'm organized attempt
will be made TO procure republican votes
for one of the candidates for representa-
tive in this city on the truck-and dicker
ticket. Republicans will be solicited to
vote for him and discard one of their own
candidates. Out upon the man who will
do This Stand by your own candidates
like men in spite of all solicitation from
the enemy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Won't Bet.

The tusionists daren't go a nickle on Bid
deford, York county or the State. Now
and then one will be heard clustering around
but when met by republican customer who
has the ducats, his calf-skin is not forth
coming. Cant get any bets out Of them TIL.
year-Biddeford Union and Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
More Swallowing,

The Portland democrats swallowed up
their allies at the Representative nominating
caucus, last Saturday. SO says the Press.
1t is the same old story-the Bourbons are
liking things for Pillsbury, next year, and
the poor G. Bs. are the victims every time
Biddefo,d Journai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08

Every hard money democrat who casts
the ticket with GARCELON at the head,
votes as much for SMITH as though he
cast the ticket with Smith at the head. II
is one of the peculiarites of the combina'
ton that the Garcelon ticket counts foi
Smith. If hard money democrats would
vote for sound currency they must vote
the ticket with DANIEL +. DAVIS at the
head
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
The Products OF indigestion.

Inability Of the stomach to act upon the food is
productive Of serious and speedy mischief to the
tire bodily economy. The circulation languishes and
grows poor; eanness, pallor. aud loss Of muscular
and organic power supervene; but, worse than this,
the functions associated with and dependent upon
digestion, such evacuation and the secretion Of
bile, grow irregular, and the organs whose business
it is to discharge those functions become badly dsor-
dered This disastrous state of things readily
and thoroughly recti6ed with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters than any known medicinal agent. The
stomach being nvigorated, the life giving principles
Of the blood increased, the system properly nonr
shed leanness and debility overcome and the bowel
and liver thoroughly ard promptly regulated.
Great 10y over the fact that your cough can be
thoroughly cured by DR.. A. J. Flaggs Cough and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
Denial of q Foolish Story,

The report in some of the democratic pa
pers that the republicans are to circulate
votes for ex-Gov. Chamberlain for governor,
Monday, is an absurd canard. The republic
cans expect to eject Mr.. Davis governor by a
majority vote, and hence they will not scatter
any votes with reference to making another
republican one of the constitutional candi-
dates before the House - Lewiston Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08

leading greenback striker in Lisbon, who
spends his time running about town and COM
planning that he cennot find employment, re-
Gently refused work at his trade at 81. 80 per
lay. He demanded So, saying, .I'll be
olanked if | will be dictated by any admins
trati0n. "-Lewisfoa Journal