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Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
a Land Without Birds

A French novelist somewhere
says of the Englishman: "Let US go
out and kill something's This is
his idea of the Englishman's prac.
tice. But he forgets bis own coun.
trymen, remarks an exchange.
We have still kept our birds,
though many have been destroyed
by cold and hunger during late
winters, and many more by shoot.
ing and battues. Still, our birds
are the glory Of our land-Gloria in
excelsis! But in France the fields
are mute. There in no music from
the skies. The larks have been
Melted and eaten. The birds Of
gay plumage have been shot and
their wings put In ladies' bonnets.
All over the country sparrows,
flnches, robins and nightingales
have disappeared.
All are killed and eaten. But
now comes the punishment. The
trees are eaten bare; the vine Is
destroyed by phylloxeI@; the
leaves of the shrubs are destroyed
by catsrpilIars. They are seen
hanging in punches from the trees.
The birds Shave been killed that
destroyed the grubs and phyl.
loXer@. Hence destruction Is
spreading over France. The crops
are eaten up at the roots, and the
vine Is in some districts entirely
fruitless. This inhumanity, like
curses, comes home to roost. Wat.
erton has calculated that q single
pair OF sparrows destroy as many
grubs In one day as would have
eaten up half an acre of young corn
in a week. And the London Times
says: For tho matter of birds,
France is q dark and silent land.
The eye searches in vain, and the
ear listens in vain, for nature there
sits lamenting her children that
are not. Whatever may be said of
republican institutions, they can
claim no partnership with
nature, who clings rather
to old friends, feudalism and
aristocracy. If there were reported
anywhere in France as great q
number Of birds Of gay plumage
and drilling song as may be heard
almost anywhere few miles from
the metropolis, population would
turn out in fancy costumes, carry.
ing guns and large bags, followed
by nondescrpt dogs, and ready to
watch whole days for the chance
of victim in easy range.
In Italy birds are used for the
amusement of children. A string
is tied to q birds leg. When the
bird tries to fly, It. 10 pulled down
by string. When It's powers of
flight are exhausted, it is generally
plucked alive and dlsm EN- bered,
The children do not understand that
q beast or a bird can be a fellow
creature. When expostuIated with,
they answer, "Non Q ChristianaU
1t is not a Christian.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07

"a. 4. Chouicla.l

Tn to the time Of the arrest Of
Dillon Mr.. Gladstone had man.
aged the Irish question with con-
summate tact. This arrest, with
out sufficient provocation to justify
1t, is q gross blunder, which en-
dangers the Land bill in the Com
mons without adding q particle of
strength to it in the Lords. 1t will
be fiercely denounced throughout
Ireland and by the entire troop Of
advanced English Radicals as an
abuse Of power and an attempt to
repress discussion In and out Of
Parliament. 1t will consolidate
the Irish clergy. or tend strongly
in that direction, against the bill
and cause them to draw closer to
the agitators.Parnellites and anti.
Parnell. This gentleman, Par
nell, has been driven far
Their away from the Government
than ever by this one act. On
the 18th OF April, at q great mass
meetingsof Irish sympathizers in
Newcastle, Parnell substantially
indorsed the Land bill, criticislng
and condemning 1t only as to un.
important details, with the view,
evidently, of not losing cast with
his Irish following. 1t was well
understood after that Newcastle
speech that a compact had been
made between Gladstone and Par.
nell, by which the latter was to use
his powerful influence.in holding
the Irish residents of England to
the support of the Liberals. Mr..
Gladstone needed this support. His
bill, while it does not concede all
the demands OF the Irish party,
comes nearer to that point than 1t
does to the point OF satisfying the
old Wing element Of the Govern.
ment party. And the situation,
after the Withdrawal of the Duke Of
Argyll from the Government, be-
cause, as he stated. he could not as.
sent to some of the provisions of
the bill most obnoxious to land
lords, made 1t Of the utmost i'm.
portance that something should be
done on the part of the Govern.
ment to hold the English Radicals
fast and secure the votes of the
thirty and odd Irish Home Rule
members. These were considered
accomplished facts until the late
blunder of arresting Dillon and ex-
tending the operation of the Coer.
cion Act to the city of Dublin. This
has in three days driven the Eng.
lish Radical members into an atti-
tude of open hostility and turned
Parnell and the HOme.Rulers into
violent opposition to the bill.
And now the question is: Can
the Government pass the bill in
the Commons on third reading?
There was no doubt Of it a week
ago-before the arrest of Dillon.
Had the vote been taken then in u
full House it would have carried
by fifty to sixty majority. But
now all Is changed. Unless Mr..
Gladstone can count on good
many votes from the Conservative
side, the chances are that his bill
will fail; and the Conservatives are
by far too ambitious Of power to
lend q helping hand to a tottering
Liberal Administration, whose de.
feat would inevitably result in the
formation of Conservative Minis.
try.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
LEGAL.
SUI i'm ONS.
In the Superior Court
or the State Of California;, In IL
for the County Of Los A igeles.

n Francisco Grazlde, plaintiff. vs.. oliver
Action brought in the Superior Court
OF the state OF California in ana for the
plant filed in said county of Los Ange-
les, In the office of the Clerk of said Su-
perior Court.
The People of the State of California
send greeting to Oliver Devillers, de-
fendant.
You are hereby required to appear In
An action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court of the State Of California, in and
for the county of Los Angeles, and to an
swer the CONF plant filed therein, within
ten days exclusive of the day Of service)
after the service on you of this summons
served elsewhere, within thirty days--or
judgment by default will be taken against
plant.
The said action is brought to obtain a
decree OF this Court for the foreclosure of
certain mortgage described in the said
complaint, and executed by the said o.
Devillers to G. Grazide, on the Sd day of
october, 1875, to secure the payment Of a
certain promissOry note, made on the Sd
day of October, 1878, by U. Devillers, for
the sum OF $500 gold coin, with interest
at the rate of ~ per cent per m onth from
Z. Grazide; that the premises conveyed
by said mortgage may be sold, and the
proceeds applied to the payment of $500
gold coin, with interest at the rate of IL
per cent per month from October 3, 1876,
and for IL per cent as attorneys fees, as
provided for in said mortgage, and COS is
OF suit: and in case such proceeds are
not sufficient 10 pay the Same, then to OBJ
tain an execution against IS id defendant
for the balance remaining due; and also
that the defendant and all persons claim
ing by, through or under him, may be
barred aad foreclOsed OF all right. title,
claim, lien, equity OF redemption and in
terest in and to said mnrtgaged premises
and for other and further relief.
Reference is had to complaint for par
ticulars.
And you are hereby notified that If you
fall to appear and answer the said COM
plant, as above required, the said plain.
tin will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal of
tho Superior Court of the State of Cali
foi MIA, in and for the county of Los Ange-
les. this 4th day of March, in the
year of our Lord ,One thousand eight hun:
dred and eighty-one.
By A. KIMPAU. Deputy.
Endorsed:
WALTER d. STEPHENSON,
m8-2m ATTORNEY for Plaintiff
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
In the Superior Court
OF the County of Los Angeles
: State of California.
In re estate of
Rosa Isabella ID. Baldwin, deeeased.(
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY OR
DER OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
SHOULD NOT BE MADE.

1t appearing to me, V. L. Howard,
Judge OF the Superior Court OF the coun.
~ of Los Angeles, state of California, by
the petition OF John M. Baldwin, admin
tate of Rosa lisa bel la d Baldwin, deceased,
praying for an order to sell real estate;
that 1t is necessary to sell the whole Of
the real estate belonging TO said deceased
at her decease, or so much thereof ~
may be necessary 10 pay the debts out.
standing against the deceased and the
debts, expenses and charges of the ad-
Illustration, and the devises made by
the deceased in her last will and tesla
ment:
1t is therefore ordered by me. Judge OF
the said superior Court, that all persons
interested in the said estate appear be-
fore the said Superior Court on Wednes-
day, the 9th day OF April. A. y. 1881. at 10
courtroom Of the said superior Court, in
the Court House, at the city OF Los Ange-
les, county OF Los Angeles. State
Of California. to show cause;
not be granted to the said administrator
to sell SO much of the real estate of the
deceased as shall be necessary.
And that copy of this order be pub
the Daily Los Angeles Herald, a news
paper printed and published in the city
Of Los Angeles. county of Los Angeles,
State Of California.
v. II. WARD,
Judge of the Superior Court.
Dated at Lor Angeles, this 23d day OF
March, A. ID. 1881.
hereby certify the foregoing to be a
full, true and correct copy of the original
order to show cause, in the estate of Rosa
Isabella d. Baldwin, deceased, on file In
my office, and that have carefully COM
pared the same with the original.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
seal of the Superior Court. this 2Sd day o:
March, 1881.
[Seal.l A. W. POTTS. Clerk.
By Z. H, OWEN, Deputy. m24td
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
Cnrlyle's Com bativsness.
From R: W. Emerson's impressions OF
Carlyle in l8A8"- Scri bner Tor Mayj

From r. W. Emerson's "Impressions of
Carlyle in 1885, Soribner Tor May.l
"He throws himself readily on
the other side. If you urge free
trade, he remembers that every la.
borer Is mOnopolist. The navi.
CATION laws of England made its
com merce. st. John was insulted
by the Dutch, he came home, got
the law passed that foreign vessels
should pay high fees, aud 1t cut
the throat OF the Dutch, and made
the English trade II you boast
OF the growth Of the country, and
show him the wonderful results
OF the census, he finds moth.
ing 20 depressing a. the sight
OF q great mob. He saw once, az he
told me, three or four miles Of hu.
man beings, and fancied that the
airth was some great cheese, and
these were mites Ifa Tory tskes
heart at his hatred OF stu mp-ors.
tory and model republics, he re-
plies: Yes, the Idea Of : ple.
headed solder who will obsy orderS,
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07

The Farmers and Merchants Bank Of
Los Angeles, o corporation. plaintiff, VS..
Cristoval Machado ct al, defendants.
Action brought in the Superior Court
county Of Los Angeles, and the COM
plant filed IN said .county of Los Ange-
les; In the office Of the Clerk of said SUI
perior Court.
send greeting to CristOval Machado. Joa-
gum Armada and T: d. Mott, Harris
Newmark. Kaspar Cohn, Meyer ]. New
mark, Morris 4. Newmark, composing
the firm of II. Newmark q Co., anu INV.
Hellman, Defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court Of the State of California, in and
for the county Of Los Angeles. and to an
ten days exclusive OF the day OF service)
after the service on you of this sum mons
If served within this county; or, If
served elsewhere, within thirty days-or
judgment by default will be taken
against you. according to the prayer of
said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain q
decree OF this Court for the foreclosure of
u certain mortgage described in the said
complaint and execut ted by the said Girls
toval Machado to the plaintiff herein
on the first day of November. A d 1875. to
secure the payment OF Q certain promis-
sorry note Of date Oct. 3lst, 1875. for the
sum OF $1,000, with interest thereon from
date till paid at the rate of III per cent.
per month; tfnot paid punctua1ly to be
compounded and bear like interest; exc.
cuted by defendant Cristoval Machado
to the plaintiff herein (all in U. S. gold
coin); that the premises conveyed by
said mortgage may be sold and tn 9 pro-
ceeds applied to the payment OF the said
principal sum of $1,000. with interest at
month, compounded monthly, from the
Both day of April, A. D. 1879; s27.4S taxes
paid March II, 1873; $33.eS on Goth March,
1879; $2!.04 paid on 9Th February, 1880;
airy let. 1881, With interest thereon e az 1.-THE the
rate OF ~ per cent per month till paid
from their respective dates; counsel fees
at the rate Of 10 per cent on the amount
Of Judgment recovered, and for costs of
suit; and in case such proceeds are not
sSen to Obtain pay an the exee sams,
against said Cristoval Machado for the
balance remaining due; and also that
by, Through or under them may be barred
and foreclosed OF all right, title. claim,
lien, equity of redemption and interest
in and TO said mortgaeed premises, and
for other and further relief.
Reference Is had 10 complaint for par
ticulars.
And you are hereby notified that If you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, the said plain
Tiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the said complaint.
Given under my hand and the zeal of
the Superior Court of the State of Califor-
MIA, IN and for the county of Los Ange-
les, this 5th day of February, in the year
ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-one.
(Seal.) A. W. POTTS. Clerk.
BY Z. II. OWEN, Deputy.
THOM 4 STEPHENS,
mr30 Pm Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
gus 9ageles gesala.
HUaENfS IN ENGLAND.
The Ez Empress Refused Grave Beside her
Husband and her Sen.
from Vanity Fair.l

The real reason why the Empress
Eugene has left Camden place and
c hlsslhurst and IL about to estab-
lish herself near Farnbofough, is
far from being suspected; but the
story is one altogether so discredit-
able to the taste and good feeling
OF more than one English subject
that II may we'll be set down here
for warning and reLroof.
It appears that when the EN-.
press received the remains Of her
dead son she conceived the very
natural desire to make in the little
chapel at Chiselhurst three bury.
Ing places-that is to say, the two
already required for her husband
and her son, and third for herself,
In order that those who had so
loved each other in life should not
In death be separated. 1t was then
discovered that In order to get
space for the three tombs 1t would
be necessary to acquire a piece Of
land forming part of the field ad-
Joining the chapel. The owner of
this field was accordingly commun-
icated with and request made
that he would sell the very
small piece OF land re-
quired. He, however, fatty
refused. on the ground, ss I
am informed, that he would not
part with any land at all for "idol-
atrous purposes. Lord Sydney,
the lord of the manor, interviewed
to overcome the objection, and the
Queen herself expressed AN earnest
desire that the Empress wish
might be carried out. But 1t was
all III vain. The owner Of the
ground refused altogether to be
persuaded; and the unfortunat tie
Empress has had no,alternative but
to leave Camden house, endeared
to her by SO many memories, and
to seek another and more Hospital
BILE place where she may bury her
dead and live herself.
But this is not all. Finding that
she could not take ur her abode in
her new house till month after
the date ut which she was to give
up Camden place, the Empress ap.
pealed to the tenant who was to
succeed her itthat house to allow
her to remain the month there.
This tenant-Mr. Ferdinand de
ROthschild-declined, however, to
allow her to do so, though he said
she might remain for another fort.
niQht. Under these circumstances
Mr.. Edward Darling very hand
somely came forward and placed at
the Empress's disposal his house at
Combe, where the unfortunate lady
is now staying.
Unjust cay that it seems very
hard that a lady who has sought
the hospitality of England, who
has lost son lighting for England,
and has therefore every claim to
the most delicate and respectful
consideration in this country,
should find so great a difficulty
In obtaining that considera-
ton. Under the circumstances
1t seems to me that right
minded person would waive his
right to exclude Romish ceremonies
from his neighborhood, or even
enter upon his occupation of a
Summer residence, rather than eX-
pose lady in this situation to any
kind of inconvenience. l am sorry
that any BODY should be found in
England 10 take q different view OF
the matter.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
Tampico.
IFrom tho Kew Orleans remocrat.l

tEACH tAC NoW Slioouo
Tampico, or Santa Ana de Tia.
maulipas, is a seaport in the north.
ern part of Mexico in the State OF
Tamaulipas, situate near the mouth
Of the Panuco river, five miles
from the Gulf. It Is a town of con-
siderable Importance and would
long since have become the most
Important port In Northern Mexico
had it not been for very danger.
Gus and shallow bar, which OBJ.
structs navigation and compels
vessels drawing over eight feet of
water to lie outside in the Gulf to
load and unload.
When Capt. Eads was on his
first visit to Mexico he volunteered
to have the bar at Tampico sur
veyed and critically examined as
to the possibilities for its improve
ment, and on his return to the
United States he organized and
sent down surveying party con-
sisting of Col. Ct. B. Grlffin, chief
of survey, A. o. Wilson, late resi-
dent engineer at the jetties, and
VIM. Garvin. The party left this
city on the City OF Merida, Feb.
rusIy 23d of this year, and ar
rived 1t Tampico on the 9th,
where they commenced work at
once, using a steam tug kindly fur
nished by the British consul, Hon.
d. L. Jolly, and an eight-oared
barge lent by the captain of the
port.
There were some Interruptions
by northers, but the work pro-
crossed rapidly, the river being tri.
angulated and the bar sounded and
closely examined with reference to
Its shape, composition, etc. The
bar, which is one of the most dan.
gerous on the gulf coast, was found
to be o shifting sand. bar, and the
channel, which has q depth of
about eight feet, Is therefore vari.
able, changing after every storm,
and extremely difficult to navigate.
or late years the bar has shoaled
considerably, as is shown by the
fact that in 1865 o Confederate
blockade runner drawing twelve
and Q half feet ran into the Panuco
river. and discharged her cargo of
1000 bales of cotton, and by the
further fact that in 1857, during the
French Intervention, French men.
0f.war passed in and out the river.
At present vessels are compelled
to lie about two miles outside in
the gulf, and to employ lighters.
Col. Griffin does not state what
conclusion he came to as regards
the feasibility of improving the bar,
~ he has not yet submitted his re-.
port to Capt. Eads, but there seems
70 be no reason why the bar NAV
not be deepened to answer the re.
quirements Of commerce. During
the stay OF the survey party there
were several parties of American
engineers, In the service
railroad, at work on the
branch Of the road between Tam pi.
60 and San Luis Potosi, which lie
being rapidly pushed to compile
ton. When the railroad is finish.
Cd and the bar deepened, Tsmpic
viii become the principal port Of
Northern Mexico and . place Of
great commercial importance.
Col. Grimm returned to this city
on the Gable steamer InternatIon-
d, bat bis asststants remained et
Tamplcos having gone Into the 81.
Vice ct the Mexican Central rail-
~ - =. II %
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
In the Superior Court
OF the County of Los Angeles, State
of California.
l.. w. Kirby, an Insolvent Debtor, vs..
His Creditors.

MOrit2 Meyberg, the assignee of the
estate OF l.. W. Kirby, an insolvent
debtor, having filed in this Court his pc.
tition, praying for an order to sell all the
property of said estate at public auction;
1t Is hereby ordered that
MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF MAY,
A. D. 1881, at the Western Court Room of
this Court. in the city aud county of Los
Angeles, state of California, at the hour
Of ten O'Clock a. M, be set for the hear
ing OF said petition.
And that this order be published in the
Daily Herald, newspaper OF general
circulation, published In the city and
county Of Los Angeles, State OF Califor
MIA, as often as said paper is pu blished
before the said day set fos the hearing OF
said petition; and that copy of this or
der be served by the Clerk for, b with by
United States mail, postage prepaid, or
personally. on all creditors named In the
sch dule,
ays,d sudss q 4 ~ 4 IS S ss''s1 eSs's |
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-05-07
THE NINTH DAY OF MAY, 1881.

hereby certify the foregoing to be "A
full true and correct copy of the original
adjudication of insolvency, stay OF pro-
ceedtngs and order of publication OF no.
tce TO creditors, on file in my office, and
that have carefully compared the same
with the original.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
perior Court, this 7th day of April, 1881.
lSeal.l A. w. POTTS,
County Clerk.
By A. RIMPAU, Deputy. ap8td
f. II. HOWARD, Attorney for Insolvent.
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