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Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-09
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of the Civil Govern.
psnt OF the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
FaoN ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the "Dictionary of Congress-
"Privsts life Of Daniel Webster" cred
Book Of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF its kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand ad-
ditional names Of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about vIFTEEN THOUSAND Per-
soNAL REFERENCES in the volume. 1t en-
braces In its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses the Fed
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Officers In
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
ali the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount of
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government Of
or reference. the Book Is arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea Of the value and extent of the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ.
OND PART, may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
gtQners of the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions Of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United States.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers of tho House of Representatives.
Presidents Of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives.
Ohaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
NArshAls OF the supreme Court,
Justices OF the Circuit. District ana Tor
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
menJs.
ssttlemenr of statss and I, rritoriss.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area of the United States.
Origin OF the names OF States and Terrific
rtes.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress Of Population in the Unitoo
Density OF Populsr,on.
Population and Ratio Of Representation,
Pay Table Of Civil Officers.
Lead & government Publications.
ut3 Newspaper Press.
Education In the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America
The State and Territorial Governols
The Seat of the General Government,
Right of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents OF the United States,
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries. |
International Arbitrations and Commits. |
ions.
Foreign Government Representatives in |
the United States.
Ofiicials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication,
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-09
LEGAL.
SheriK's Sale.
No. 5000.

A. Guy Smith, E. A. Saxton and Kenyon
Cox, co-partners doing business under
the firm name and style of A. Guy
Smith a. Company, plaintiffs, VS.. CaJon
Irrigation Company, d corporation, De-
endaut-Seventeenth District Court.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-09

QIel a dayat home. Agents wanted
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Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-09

In the District Court of the venteenth
Judicial District of the State of Califor-
les.
Alexander Well, Plaintiff, VS.. Thomas
a. Carey, Louisa j. Carey, his wife, w,
Woodwork, Farmers and Merchants;
Bank OF Los Angeles, William Allison,
Eugene Meyer, Defendants.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-09
TUESDAY, THE 21sT DAY OF
OCTOBER, A. d. 1879,

At IL O'Clock noon of said day, will pro-
coed to sell, at the Court House door,
in the city and county of Los Angeles,
state of California, al public auction to
the highest and best bidder for cash In
United States gold coin. to satisfy said
decree for principal, interest, attor-
neys, fees, costs and all accruing costs, all
the above described real estate.
Given under my hand, at the city and
county of Los Angeles, State of Cal1for-
mia, this the Goth day OF Septem Der, A. ID.
1879. ii. NJ. MITCHELL,
Sheriff.
BY ]. C. Kays, Under Sheriff. s27td
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
Mining Decision.
Denver Tribune.

The Iron mine suit was decided re-
Gently, the jury giving verdict in
favor Of Stevens & Letter. This is sim
pie justice, and decides in this state
what the Tribune has always held to be
,hc law, that is, that vein can be fol-
lowed beyond the side lines of a claim
even when it departs so far from YER
teal direction In its course downward as
to be almost horizontal. There has
been, in connection with this case, a
great deal of bitter feeling, together
with n large amount of supertluous talk
in regard TO monopolies and capitalists.
An impression seems to have been
largely prevalent, especially around
Leadville, that because a man was al
ready wealthy he had hardly any rights
under the mining laws Of the United
States. The emphatic negative of this
communistic heresy by an intelligent
jury, at this time, will have most
beneficial effect. In the light of recent
railroad events, our state had in IL
measure lost its reputation for enforce
ing the laws. The verdict in this case
cannot fail to produce a feeling Of con.
tidence among foreign capitalists, be-
sides demonstrating to the world at
large that we have in Colorado courts
AS able and impartial, and juries as
fearless as in any state Of the union.
The Tribune extends its congratulations
to the plaintiffs in the case especially
to Mr. Stevens, who has, in consequence
of the stand taken by him rs to what
he deemed his rights, rendered himself
intensely unpopular in the community
which owed its very birth and existence
to him. Colorado needs more OF such
men, and has cause to be proud OF
those she has.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
The Employment of Children.

1t is estimated that over 100000 chill
dren are steadily employed in New
York factories, many Of them being IN.
der y years Of age, and some, notably
those engaged in the Manufacture Of
artificial flowers, having only reached
the age Of >.
The manufacture Of tobacco furnish.
es employment TO some 10 600 children.
The girls are especially -kilIful in this
industry, and a miss of IL can put W
thirteen gross Of chewing tobacco in
tin-toil and twenty-five gross in pager
in one day. The wages paid generally
range from 50 to 81 a week, according
to age and ability.
In the paper-colIar industry nearly
10000 girls, from II to Is years Of age,
are employed. A skiIlful girl can count
and box $1,000 collars during a day OF
ten hours length. Many hundreds
work in gold-leaf factories where deli.
cacy of touch and close attention are
indispensable, rather than heavy labor.
Among other industries which en-
ploy child lab are the manufactures
of paper boxes, envelopes and twine.
and the Furnishing of gold, silver and
chlnaware.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16

portrait to her husband, but at once
began to persuade him to raise the
siege, which, in fact, he would have
done forthwith had he not been private
ly informed of the pictule and warned
ut the same time that the whole affair
was simply ruse. Thereupon he sent
to say that it would be necessary for
him first of all to have a glimpse of
this beauty in the flesh and later on
he repaired by agreement 20 the foot of
the city wall where he oeheld the
lady moving about and surrounded by
"A number Of attendants. His suspicious
being thus allayed, he gave orders to
open a passage through his lines to the
Emperorkao rsu and suite, who prompt
~ made the best of their way out. At
the same time the Hun chieftain emit
cred the city and proceeded to the spot
on the wall where the young lady was
awaiting him, still surrounded by her
but on arriving there he
found that the beauty and her attend
ands were simply a set of wooden pup
pets which had been dressed up for the
occasion and were worked by con-
cealed arrangelnen t of springs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
A Story Of IL Prince.
London " orld.

He is young prince--an officer of
course, and heir to a great and varied
empire-ln Timbuctoo, let us say. She
IS the sister oftwo of his brother officers.
They had never spoken to each other
out he had noticed her in the gardens
near the palace. Relying on his high
position, and doubtless emboldened by
previous successes. he penned her the
following note; 'Sie getallen mir
B3suchen sic mich heute abend, UNI
uhr.-R. which means that NJ. lie
Prince told the young lady that she did
not displeace him, and begged her to be
IN the castle by 6 sharp! This touching
eH0sion, so persuasive in its style, she
showed to her brothers, who forthwith
look the onl y course that honor allowed,
w.: they each challenged the prince,
A duel IN this case was out of the
question. What was to be done =?
Cant BIS, the chamberlain, was au
assespor. A court Of honor was held /,
and papa" had also to be communi-
Gated with, who commanded his son
ana heir to personally apologize to the
.ady and her two brothers, bitter
tI'I' which the prince was fain to swal-
low. a sea journey and visit to a
aeIghoonng country, where the remem-
FRANCE of this dose of humble-pie was
9'mmed by bahues and bull-hghts. was
-ouoIless pleasant change.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
A NICE LITTLE ROMANCE.
A Young Man and His Two Sisters Live
for Thirteen Years In Cincinnati I'M
known to Each Other.

The story Of John Burns, n young man
at present residing in Rising Sun, Ind,
Is quite interesting. 1t is told by the
Aurora Ne,cs rs follows: "John and his
two sisters, Maggie and Annie, were born
in Charleston, w. Va. In 1865 when
they were all quite young, they were
left orphans and taken to the Orphan
Asylum at Cincinnati. John stayed in
the Asylum one year, and WAS then
taken to Pomroy, Ohio, and shortly
afterward his Oldest sister, Maggie, Wis
tied him. They parted for what they
thought a brief season, but which really
proved to be a period Of thirteen years.
In December last John went to Miamis-
burg, Ohio, where n sudden determine
ton seized upon him to find ont the
whereabouts OF his sister, and acting on
the advice Of his friends 10 try printers
ink sent personal to one OF the Cincin-
nati papers, and he soon received a
ceived reply which made his heart leap
for Joy, and on opening it found it to be
from his long-los' sister, who was living
in Cincinnati, You may imagine he
was not long in hunting her up. This
good luck induced John to try to find
his other sister. A lew weeks ago he
went from Rising Sun to Irontown on
tow-boat, and on his return stopped in
Cincinnati, where he accidentally found
trace Of this sister, and was soon in her
presence. The sisters had not seen each
other, nor their brother, for thirteen
years, and neither knew that the other
| lived in Cincinnati. One Of the sisters
| tad been to Alabama, where she remain
ell long time, and the other had been
all the way to Colorado and back, and
John--there is no telling where he has
not been. After this long separation
their first meeting is more easily mag
ined than described This is his strange
history. John does not propose to let
them get out Of his sight Tor any great
length Of time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
PRINCE POTEMKINI
One OF the Lovers of Catherine III.

Temple Bar
OK the numerous lovers or fivorites
OF Catherine III. the most celebrated and
distinguished was Prince Potemkin. He
Is sand to have been the only man who
had ever dared to make love to her be-
fore she had given him the signal 20 do
so, and that he was truly and romauti-
cally captivated by her. But this is
very difficult to believe, for she was
iorty-tive when he first rose to favor.
She had grown very stout; the graces
OF youth had long taken fight; her life
had been one of personal protlgacy.
unparalleled, EXCEPT, perhaps. by that
OF the Empress Elizabeth. She was
thoroughly cold-nearted, cruel, hypo-
critical and selfish. Her vanity was in.
ordinate, and the grossest ilattery nc
ceptable To her. She may, therefore,
have believed that Potemkin, who WAS
seventeen years her junior, was enam-
ored of her rather than OF the wealth
and houors she so lavishly showered on
the men who obtained Der favor. Po-
temkin was poor and of an humble
family, OF Smolensx. Bat he was six
feet four, extremely handsome, ambi.
tious of wealth and fame, and rs auda-
cious, INSCRIPTIONS, aud unprincipled
as his imperial mistress herself He
was accustomed to present the empress
with II plate of cherries every New
Years Day, obtained at an enormous
cost. he sent couriers into all couu-
tries for nosegays, or one hundred miles
t.,- a 70 1, v
The Prince de Ligne said "tnere is
something barbarously romantic in his
character" His victories increased the
celebrity of the empress, admiration
fut pour elle," says Segur, get la haine
pour son, ministre." His death WAS as
extraordinary MS his life. He had spent
a whole year in the most degrading dis
sipation, from which his health suffered
Hoping to regain it by retiring to Nco.
laietf, he set ont with his niece. the
Countess Branicka, for an estate he had
there. On the journey he became
worse, and desired to be lifted from his
carriage and placed under tree on the
roadside. Scarcely had his servants
laid him there than, heaving deep
sigh, but without utterlng word, he
expired. He WAS in his 47th year; his
death took place on the 10th of Oc-
tober, 1871. Another of GATHERINGS
most notorious and Influential favorites,
Gregorie Orlolf, became insane from
the effects, 1t is reported, of powerful
drugs administered by Potemkin. who
was jealous OF his continued credit with
the empress.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
An Ancient Punch and judy,

The Punch and Judy idea is over
1000 years old. The Celestial Emperor
Kao Tsu (B. c. 206) was shut up in the
Cry Of Peh-teng by an army Of bar
barous Huns. With his Majesty was
statesman, Chm Ping, who, happening
to know that the wife Of the besieglug
cnieftain was very jealous woman,
devised a scheme. He caused the por-
trait Of very beautiful girl to be for
warded TO her, with a message that If
her husband would permit the emperor
to 60 forth unframed, the young lady
should become his property. The
chieftain's wife never mentioned the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16

was told by her mother that she ought
to thank God for her escape from injury
when she made her evening PRAYER.
She didit in this way; Thank you, God,
Tor not letting me be hurt to-day, but the
next time | so to the city III go in a
wagon. -NeuSpapa Woif.
How true is the saying that great
minds run IN the same channels, though
centuries OF time may divide them.
Thousands of years ago Confucius said,
The tul! moon does not ALWAYS last"
and the other nighta South-end man,
who was sitting by the window, softly
remarked; The moon is gettin' small
er, an bout next Friday nm be dark
enough to gather IN the balance of old
Crosby'S wood-pile. - Rocklu,ld Courier.
"OH, yes. I'm mad-iust AS mad as |
can be " exclaimed a fashionable lady,
tossing her head to give emphasis 10
her words, TO think that those horrid
reporters should have had the impu-
dence to lug me into their description of
the Fitzgerald wedding. Ugh the hor-
rid things-and they didn't even men
tion the lace on my dress.--AndrearS'
Bde0r.
PROFESSOR HOLDEN says that a great
many writers use vocabulary Of $4,000
words, and the average among good wri-
tiers, will fall very little below that. That
may be true, but when man tries to
raise a window in n hurry and catches
his thumb between the sash and the ilv
screen, he doseu't use more than half n
la an, nrl l,,t ~ "A
on ordinary occasions. Burlington
Hdipkeye.
lT is 10y far the most painful episode
in the history of the church at Maltese
Cross Roads. The talented minister of
that church was awarded the degree Of
Doctor of Divinity 10y one of our col
leges n few days since and rs soon as
the commencement exercises were over
he telegraphed the news to one of his
deacons. The telegram, as he sent it,
read: I've just been ID. DID by my
alma mater" but rs the deacon receiv-
ed 1t it read ;" I've just been id by my
alma mater" The deacon had the
most exalted opinion Of his dominic,
not only of his intellectual abilities, but
of his moral worth, and at once called
an Indignation meeting of the church,
at which IN the most scathing terms, no
denounced the college which had pre-
sumed to d--n reverend gentleman
who was of unimpeached soundness in
doctrine, and whose practice was in
strict conformity with his preaching.
He carried all his hearers with him, and
his motion that the salary Of their dear
but shamefully-abused pastor be in
creased 5000, and that committee be
appointed to purchase silver service
% be presented to him on his return,
was carried unanimously, and there
wasn't II dry eye ii the house. The
ly-degreed minister bearing his
blushing honors with graceful humility
arrived home in the morning.
In the afternoon the deacon, we roget
to say, dissolved his connection with the
| church and bought shotgun. About
the same time n genial and urbane tele-
graph operator began leaving for parts
unknown as fast rs the lightning ex-
press would carry him.-Aibany Hpen-
ing Jom7ui
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
Popularity Of Roses.

An admirer and successful grower of
roses says that the Madame Russ III is
probably the strongest grower OF the
tender varieties. 1t has a very large
flower, of singular shape, and some
curious peculiarties. The outer petals
also curve back very much and very
lrregularly; the inner ones are not ar
ranged in "A circle, but in three groups,
and are so closely pressed together as
TO get a pointed shape. The flower is,
therefore, often quite the shape of five
pointed star In color it is a creamy
white, with rather more yellow at centre
and purpiish pink edge to the outer
petals; but curiously enough, after it
has stood in the sun day or two, the
flower begins to freckle, it gets pink
spots wherever the sun has kis 'ed 1t
hard, and in another day or two it blush
es all over wherever the sun touches
it. The parts where the sun does not
come remain white, and leaf or stem
crossing the face Of the fl )wer will keep
the covered part pale rs at first. THIS,
however, is not peculiar to Madame
Russell. "Archduke Charles" acts in
the same way, and generally ali roses
are darkened by the suns rays, and
some of them are so changed as scarce
ly to be recogniz ID as the pale beauties
we knew in the winter greenhouse.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16

A GENERAL western practice is to
plant corn on stubble land. The In
creasing use Of artificial fertilizers has
shown that we may often ignore rota-
tions, and repeat the same crops when
we desire to do so. English farmers
are depending less upon " rotation, and
our farmers are losing faith IN the ne
cessity for it. Experience Is showing
that we can supply the soil with the ell
ements needed to grow any crop what
ever without regard to its previous con-
dition, and that as good and profitable
A crop Of corn may be grown upon stub
BILE as upon sod.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
Fun.
The French novel is supplied with all
the indeicacies Of the seaSon.- bany
Euening Journal.

The French novel is supplied with all
the indelicacies of the season. "A bany
Euening JOuruoh
The weather IS not only Unreliable
but unprlncipled. Lust Sunday it
ralned all day on camp meeting and
shone all day Monday on "a circus
McGregor Ne,0s.
Several boys weeding onions in South
port were Frustrated by Il stroke Of
lightning. Boys whose fathers own
onion beds should cut this ont aud
paste it in their fathers hats.-Donb1yy
Ne1Cs.
This is the season Of the year when
the good little boy refuses to go IN bath
ing with his companions, because his
mother forbid him, stays on the bank
to mind their clothes, and scoots for
home after tying knots in the sleeves OF
their trousers.-Pack.
After an enthusiastic lover spends
two hours hard labor over letter to
his girl, aud then mars its beauty by
spilling drop Of ink on it, he first
swears in very scientific manner
iDT u lew llDIltbl7, Hllh tltll uIbN9 u
circle around the blot and tells her it is
u kiss.
Some wicked man asserts that it was
a great mistake that potato bugs
weren't introduced into the Garden Of
Eden, since their presence there would
nave kept Adam and Eve 50 busy that
they wouldn't have had time to 60
round foragng for plppins. loaktrs
GuztHe.
After the service. Deacon -"Good
afternoon, Brother Smith You neg
ected TO Gray for rain; and our crops
are all drying up" Mni8ter-"So |
did, am sorry. But you know the
First Church have n picnic tomorrow,
and that will, doubtless, do quite as
well. > american Punch.
By gracious, 1t makes us blush for
our lack Of that delicate perception Of
the fitness Of Things when we read this
note which is now before us. 1t is from
young lady from Boston, visitiny here,
aud she writes for some information re-
garding Cleopatricka's needle. John,
hand us the Rlchardtionary.-DeS
Mojaes' RegistT,
-rhere is no circus tent, howe'er much watched
ana tended
But needs rome greater care:
There is 10 hole. however well defended,
But has small boy there.
Salem SUNBEAM,
-Whene'cr You ut ut the mosquito
in the twilight lovely aud gray,
It fords up it, little augnr,
And gene all, get- a"ay
In spite of you
Canada announces an electrical gul
VIII, by mere contact, can impair
a powerful shock. We do not desire
to discourage Canada but her new
production is nothing wonderful--ther,
are plenty Of girls 10 the United State
who eau shock anybody at sight.-Ne,
York Herdh.
The play was at its height in tn
card-room OF well-known club, an
from a distant corner was heard
We are two to two" "By Jovel we ar
two to two, too" responded player a
Al adjoining table. NJ wonder that
German present llkensd orr languag
To French horn.-Jady.
A little girl who had been on raj
road train when an accident occureC