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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD
Prison Bird Escapes MUIR
dered,


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. GA telegram
Is received here stating that Edward
Shetland, convict. had escaped from
San @ entin. Shetland was serving ten
years for the burglary OF Judge Ed
munds residence in this city. A reward
Of fifty dollars is offered for his recapture.
Anthony Philips, an iron moulder.
was fatally stabbed yesterday morning
by an unknown person. Anthony, his
brother, and friend, named John
Burke, hal just entered the
house at 8 A. NJ, where the three
were stopping, when another party
Of three halted In front Of the house
making considerable noise. Burke shout
ed out of the window to them to stop.
Hot words followed, and Burke accom-
panied by Anthony Phillips, left their
room to go into the street with the
avowed intention of thrashing the dis
turbers. The version given by Anthony's
friend is that as soon as Anthony emerged
from the doorway, he was stabbed in the
abdomen by one of the three. Detec-
tives are after the murderers.
A Lynchfng Party In Texas The
sequel-A Rough Fight.
GALVESTON, Dec. GA McDade
special says that last night ut l2 o'clock
Henry Pfeiffer, Wright McLemoore and
Thos. McLemoore were taken from q
saloon here by fifty well masked men,
carried into the brush and hanged to
tree. Thos McLemoore was under ar
rest, having been taken early in the
evening on a charge Of burglary, pre-
ferred by 8. j. Walker Of this town.
The other two happened to be present
when the lynchers arrived. Pfeiffer was
under indictment for horse theft in this
county. To-day six friends and relatives
Of those hanged came to town and
picked o quarrel with Tom Bishop
and George Wilton. A fight with shot
guns and six-shooters ensued, and Jack
Bayley and Asa Bayley were killed.
Hayward Bayley is badly wounded.
The remaining three escaped. Willis
Griffin, Oh estimable young citizen Of
McDade, while assisting Wilton and
Bshop to defend themselves, was shot
through the head and mortally wounded
by the Hayward party. Five corpses,
the two McLemoores. two Bayleys and
Pfeiffsr are lying in the market house
yet unclaimed. II is thought that their
friends will COM in tonight and the
trouble be renewed.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
The Iron Hearted Quaking.

PIrTsBUReH, Dec. 26. The iron man
ufacturers look upon the Ways and
Means Committee. as constituted by
Speaker Carlisle, as an indication Of a
renewal OF the tariff agitation in the
present Congress.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27

Near street car lines is offered for sale for privato
reasons Of owner. Elegant house Of ten rooms,
with cottage barns, out buildings, etc, in good
order, and new windmill. Comprises ten acres
In thorough cultivation, with flower gardens and
shrubbeIry shade and ornamental trees, or
ange, peach, apple. pear and walnut orchards,
yielding a net income OF sl, 200 to 81 800 in
creasing yearly. For particulars address A c..
2. o. Box 49, d23 Wv
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
France Goes 1t Alone.

PARIS, Dec. 26.-The National denies
the rumors of mediation between France
and China, and says France is resolved
to carry out alone the task she has un-
dertaken in Tonquin.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27

BgaLrs, Dec. 26.-It is positively
stated that Won Schloezer, the Prussian
Minister to the Vatican, has received no
instructions regarding a compromises be-
tween Prussia and the Curia.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

Lot on corner Of Main and Carr street Les An
geles- Price, 81 300. z. II. BENTLEY,
dee2ltf So and ST. Temple Block
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27

most beautiful gift 70 friends in other lands
Sold only by subscription. All ordem addressed
10 A. r. KERCHEVkL. Los Angeles, will 70.
es've prompt attention novs5da~u
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
To Owners of Cows.
FOR SALE.

A Bakery and Chop House doing good busI-
ness; splendid chance for small family. Call or
sddrsss CHAs. RIESTERER, Cotton, Cal.
pscl3 Inn
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
REsTAURAnr FOR SALE.

Centrally located and complete in every par
ticular; doing good business; satisfactory reas-
ons given for selling. Enquire at Strohm 4 Bot
torfs First Street Store, 255 and 257 First street.
d23tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
harvard weaken-.
All for the Pope,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. Harvard
declined the Pennsylvania University
challenge to row an eight-oared race.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27
DOLORES,

Thu elegantly bound new volume Of poems By
Albert =. Ksrcheval. Just issued BY A. L.
Bancroft 4 Co, San Francisco,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
At (:ransftslOiIser,S.

Under the shade Of the popiars still,
iIi".cs and iocuSta in clunps between,
Roses over the window iii,
Is the Gear Old house with its door OF green
Never were seen such SpotsesS floors
Never such shining ROWS OF tin.
nile the roo2-leaf 0tof5 that came through the
doors
Told OF the peaceful life within.
Here IS the room where the children Sept.
Grandman mas children. tired with plav
Ana = famous drawer When" The CAKES were kept,
shrewsbury cookies, alt caTaWay;
The garden walks where the children ran.
10 smell The floyerS and learn their nines;
The ch4drcn thou 5lt, since the world b.. IA.
We're never SUCH garden walks for gaines
There were tulips AMI asters In regular lines.
SWeet-w.llltms and martgolds OH thu ir stalks
Bachelors buttons ana sweet-pea vines,
And box that bOritred the narrow walks
Pure white lilies stood cornerwtse
From san'i0wers yellow and peoples red,
And the sumner piHks Looked ~ In surprise
AT The kinylJ holly hooks overhead
Morning-g!ories and larkspur stood
Close To the Geighboriy dafYoli:
Cabbage roses an 4 .outnernwood
Ro'ii ~ through the beds At their own sweet
will
Many year has passed since then,
Grandnamma> house /, empty and s,il,
Grandmother ) bao;,.S have grown To niei.,
And the roses grow Wild o a Tie window sill
Never again shall the children meet
tDGeT the p0DisTo graz ana tall,
Never again Shall the careless feet
Dance through The r0ot-icti scente d hall
Grandmamma's welcome is heard no more
And the children are scattered far and vide
AMI the world is larger place III III OF yore,
But halioHed memories still abide.
And the children are better men to-day
For II cakes an rose IL lGeS and = trian walks
And grandlnotner'S welcome So far away.
And the Old Sweet-Wi liams on their stalks
-irtian.- WSn,Coifh Edton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
REMARKABLE FEATS OF MEMORY.
An Incident in the Career of David
Paul Brown.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
The article in your issue Of November 10. on
the remarkable faculty of Senator Beck, copied
from the Louisville CoMier-.1uunal, reminds
me Of an incident in the early legal experience
of the late David Paul Brown, of Phiadelphia
as related in his work THE Forum and the
Bar" perhaps now hardly remembered-cer-
tanly never alluded to.
He was young practitioner Il believe ONLY
then about three years at the barr when a Judge
of Pennsylvania was impeached and tried be-
fore the senate or house. The impeach ed
Judge selected Mr.. Brown as his counsel. who
expressed doubt of the wisdom of his se!ec-
ton. The judge insisted aud Brown accepted
the responsibility.
The trial was protracted through several DAYS
IN examining and crOss-eXamining numerous
witnesses. The last day was reached near its
close and the members. witnesses. counsel and
spectators. wearied with the labOrs of the trial
fastened from the state house pell nell for their
hotels and lodgings for dinner. So rapid was
the exodus that Brown lost his head in hu>tliny
his notes of cross and direct examination into
the drawer of his desk without thought that the
whole was to be reviewed digested and ar
ranged for argument next day. After dinner
and cigar, whites walking up and down the
hotel parlor. it flashed on him that his papers
were locked up in the state house. Quick a.
flash he started for the building ONLY to find it
dark and securely bolted against inEress He
inquired tor the jantOr only to find he had gone
several miles from Harrisburg. Late bed time
came and all prospect Of getting access to the
coveted papers vanished Desperate. he sought
his room, undressed and Went to bed with bit
ter thoughts at the Notifying exhibition
he would make of himself on the NOR
row when he had to begin the argu-
inent. AS there was no help his only thou rlt
was sleep, to escape from thought. But sleep
refused his summons. AS thought toll
lowed thought his mind became caln.er Then
he endeavored to recall some of the evidence
taking up the witnesses in the order of examin-
alton. The effort was weIlrepad As each one
was passed before his mind the tes; imony was
read without aid from photography or manu-
script Of any kind. and each material point in
delibly reproduced in his mind and the whole
analyzed for prosecution and defense. This
mental effort carried him in the small hours
Then he snatched few hours repose. arose re-
treshed, breakfasted. repaired to the scene of
trial. opened the argument indicated his
client and secured his acquittaI. and without
having recourse to his notes at all,
His friends congratulated MIN on his brilliant
effort. which he himself regarded one of the
greatest edo rts of his long years Of practice C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

To the Editor OF THE EVENING STAR:
In the letter addressed to the Postmaster
General by the Commissioners "a document
which cannot fail to meet the approval Of every
moral law-ahiding citizen) these officials are
asked ito consider the propriety of legislation
forb;dding. upon pain of dismissal the purchase
of lottery tickets by government. employees"
The statement is made that among this class
there are several Thousand Clerks and emp.Oyes
OF the government. but Confined mostly to those
who receive small salaries and the more easily
yield to the Temptation, and that tire aggregate
OF their remttances for lottery tickets fror, this
District amounts to many thousand dollars
monthly" The last clause reads as follows:
The anxiety and hopes of drawing a prize.
seldom or never realized. and the consequent
mental decentralization Of the tickpt-holders, do
not promise good service by them. aud doubt
less constitute one Of tn" evils sought to be
renedied by the act In question and add further
inducement for submitting the question to your
consideration
This is painful and startlingrevelation. but it
can b. safely asserted that for every government
employe who spends one dollar per month for
lottery tickets. there are Ten who pay fire times
that amount for something which produces not
only mental" but mora! and physical 'demur-
aiiZatiOn," far surprising in their evil cOnse-
quences anything which could possibly result
from the buying Of lottery tickets: and vet no
one has referred to it. Or proposed a remedy
for it,
Let there be legislation '.to5iel1ing on the
pdia of dismissal the drinking Of spirifaous and
malt liquors Ly government employees" and in
less than thirty days after the issuing of such
all order. the groggeries that front the public
buildings Especially the Treasury would be
closed forever; the good of the service would be
promoted to most wonderful extent: and
many families that now suffer prvation and
distress would rejoice in comfort and prosperity.
Where is the official who Will dare to recOm-
mend legislation OF Gtat stamp? That some one
who has the authority would also have the
courege to advocate this iinperativeiy needed
civil service reform, is the earnest prayer Of
WOMAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
The True knight.
q sigh above historic papes

We sigh above historic pages
Brave With the deeds III x illant men,
And wisii Those peers or earlier ages
In our dull day could live again.
And Yet no knight or ancient days began
In chisalry with the American.
lie does not frequent Joust or tourney,
And Haunt his lidy's c0lo;s there,
But In the tedum % a Journey
He shows that defeiential care,
That thoughtful kindness 10 the sex az large,
Which MAKES each woman feel herself Ills Charge
He does not challenge fOes 10 duel
TO win his lady'S cast-On glove,
But proves 10 ways less Fash ana crlei
The truth and fervor Of his love.
Not by bold deeds, but BY his ievereDt mien,
He pays his public homage u his queen
He nav net shine with coufily graceS,
tsiL vet his kind, tt,stectful air
To won m waelSO'er hfr place is,
II might I've welt r. Kings shoa.d sharA
So ,nr the chlyairic, true gent icman,
Give llo, say, our owe American
LILA WHHELE6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
What Can Baby DOT
From the Philadelphia Call.

baby can wear out dollar pair of kid shoes
10 twenty-four hours. 1t can keep its father
busy advertising in the newspapers for nurse
1t can occupy both sides of the largest sized bed
manufactured, simultaneously. II can make
the author Of its beings wash bills foot up to IS
week and not be feeling at all we'll II can
crowd to suffOcatiOn the smoking car Of a rail-
road train with indignant passengers bet w-en
two stations. II can cause its father To be in
suited by every stcOnd-class clearinghouse
keeper in the city who never take children"
1t can make an old bachelor in the room adjoin-
ing use language that. if uttered on the street.
would get him into the penitentiary for two
years. 1t can. In ten minutes. drive a man fran
ticaIy from his home and cause him to seek
the companonship OF locomotive blowing OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

SOCIAL SCIENCE-"We are going to have a
mild winter. Mrs. Varley: everybody says So"
remarked Mrs. Seatun. Mrs. Marley MERELY ac-
knowledsed the information with an All" but
when Mrs. SeafOn had gone she turned to her
companion and said:
You know what that remark means don't
you? Her husbands too stingy to buy her q
new set Of turs. "-Brookiyn Eagle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

WASH1NGTON CITY. NOVefIDer 18th, 1883.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAB:
few months ago ! was informed through
your very excellent paper that all the applica-
tons on file in the Interior department were to
be returned to their rightful owners by the Sec
rotary. aOw. as am a nonresident Of this
city and about to leave for home / would like
very much to hear. through your valuable
columns. how or when can obtain mine.
Very respectfully JKW
fBy writing to the Interior department.-ED.
tart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
IS THE RED DEMON.n


From the Somerset penn :, Herald Nov T.
There is no more terrific CRY than that Of
''fire. ringing out on the startled ear of night!
Even murder, with all its hideOus associations,
does not arouse us to sympathy or to action as
does the alarm that the red demon, fire, lie loose
in our midst. licking up the pride Of luxury. the
fruit Of toll, the scrapings Of avarice. and the
savings Of years. Such was the cry that ar
tied the inhabitants OF our village on FRIDAY
morning at $40 Oclnck. The alarmed citi-
Gems. men, women and children youth and are,
wit and beauty. strength and weakness. hurried
to the scene. and found that j. X. COftrOths
stable was on fire. valuable cow was
dragged. seemingly dead. from the flaming
building. but afterward recovered. A horse
worth $500 lay dead ia his stall, having early
succumbed to the suffocatins influence Of
smoke. The citizens promptly organized q
bucket brigade. and thus prevented the spread
Of the fire. Mr.. C0ffrOths loss will reach in
the neignbOrhOOd of So 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

The Macon Telegraph bluntly says that there
are counties in 1.-The black belt" in Georgia in
which the majority doesn't rule, and in which it
isn't going to rule.
Hanson Thomas, negro who has lust re-
ceived life sentence at Jacksonville. Florida
for the brutal murder OF a companion named
Charles Bedford has confessed to u series ot
murders be.innln. with that OF his infant
brother when lie was only II years Of age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

The reconstruction Of the kiinball house Mt
Atlanta. Ga. which was recently destroyed by
ire, has been Commenced.
Al Englishman says that Dante might have
added to the horrors Of his vision Of bell by q
sojourn u u London siuu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
The RetOrt Courtroom.

N0w8.
The Globe democrat is Growing over the fact
that the railroads leaving st. Louis make better
time ana are more numerous than those leaving
Chicago That's SO. There IL and ALWAYS will
be demand tor large number Of fast trains
leaving st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

HOW CHEAP LITERATURE Is DRvouRED BIT THE FAIR
oSEs-soNB OF THE BOOKS THAT ARE MOST PoPU-
LAR-wHAT MEN READ-wHY STUDENTS AND scIEN-
TIFIc MEN TAKE TO TRASHY FUBLICArIoNS-THs
LITERARY TASTE or TIE CHINESE LEGATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

lot years. upon examination of the address
they gave. must have resided in the middle of
East river. Another an applicant tor coal.
lived at 100 east 18th street. Now 100 east 18th
street Is coal yard. They expect money!
Upon being asked their residence give the first
number that occurs to them.
Young girls. living at home do most of the
work OF registration. examination, and making
maps and charts of the city.
(in my own busy life, took time to sketch
The 90 squares III our hfth subdivision, and en-
pl",td yonng lady to record the names of
4-s56 families residing thtrriE)
Being Known is moral force. Daylight kills
fraud
The New York society, like most of the
Others. dlspeuses no relief 1t is the center of
informal ON. 1t prints maps. pamphlets. books
ami charts. and communicates results to the
lar"e-hsarted people OF the CITY. Seven hundred
persons Zone in each church, collects funds for
the society. Paid officers are always on duty,
and friendly visitors always at work.
Questions from the audiences What motives
Keep friendly visitors faithful? Answer: Gone
To the ne!ghbor ever nourished aud growing by
what il feeds upon.
Mr.. Bachinan. OF Chattanooga. said. concern
ih@ the African. You can make successful
panpcr out oi u darkey. You can't make AN or
are he Is u stlf-suStaining institutiOn-in his
way GU may object to his way, but what are
You eoin" to do about it7
hr Walk. Of Philadelphia. was called upon to
demonstrate the need vi charity organization.
vas " possible one person yet needed that
demonstration. Yes; many So much easier ia
u 10 hoid 10 error than accept truth. He gave
the ioLowin. I! pcal case:
KATYs STORY.
Here 10 family. man. middle aged q
| mechanic his wife, three children-Katy. aye.
IL; John, II; Tom. g. Wife worthy domestic
woman Father killed by machinery In o,den
mes. when the world (th.s western world) was
new. the Neighbours would have gathered thai
aihy 10 tha!r hearts and given them such
hohies DIS 1.iey newer had before. But now, in q
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03
CAPT. ANDREW WILSON.

We publish, elsewhere, a very full
sketch of the career of Capt. ANDREW
WILSON, which will recall to the citi-
zens of Wheeling something of the life
and character of one of the Oldest and
most widely known residents of our
city.
The death of Capt. WILSON, however
mucn it may be regretted by q large
circle of acquaintance, was not unex-
pected, as he had been in failing health
for some time, and at his age and con-
dition his friends could but realize that
his stay among them would necessarily
be brief.
He was man who was constituted
to enjoy life and make the most Of it.
In his younger days he was a boon
companion, possessing social qualities
that made him a prominent character
wherever he went, and there are few
men who have seemed to extract so
much good cheer from long life as he.
He died at ripe old age, and when his
work seemed to be complete.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03
MANTS TO DIsGORGE.

The Treasury Department will begin
tomorrow 10 prepay the Sl5,OOO,OOO of
g. per cent bonds which were called
ON the first of February for redemption
on the first of May. That is, the De-
partment wants to begin this prepay
ment, ifanybody will accept it.
The proposition is to redeem the
bonds at the rate of S5,OO0,OOO week
on successive Wednesdays, beginning
with tomorrow. Interest will be paid
up to the date of redemption. 1t is also
intimated that, should more than
$4,000, 900 of the bonds be rendered, the
treasury is prepared to accept the full
amount "without further formal an
nOuncement."
This movement is prompted by a re-
cognition of the fact that the policy Of
contraction, or hOrding, which has been
going on for some time, is damaging
the business of the country. But it is
the opinion in New York that the offer
comes too late to repair the damage,
and that the inflow of currency which
generally makes itself felt about the
first OF April will correct the evil.
Moreover, the opinion prevails among
financiers that under tire conditions
likely TO prevail in the money market
at the date ofthe opening tender, there
j. no probability that any considerable
smount of s. per cent. bonds will come
in for payment with re oate Of interest.
1.-THE department had made an offer to
redeem on its present terms during the
height of the recent stringency, it
might have obtained some bonds; but
even then not many. Now it has over
stayed the market. At this time, the
holder of government securities can
borrow money on them from day to day
at 8(G4 per cent, with the prospect Of q
much easier rate in the near future.
WHY should he send to Washington
and practically borrow money on his
tonds at 81 per cent. for term of eight
weeks?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03


ONO, through the voice OF several of
her more or less favorite SONS, asks
that the Postmaster Generalship
shall be filled from her large
list of available statesmen. She
isn't particular about persons: Gov
ernor FOSTER would do, or But
TERwORTH, or KEIFER, or any one Of
halfa dozen others. The reasons as
signed for this request, so unlike the
habitual backwardness Of Ohio hereto
fore, is not that any Of her sons are es-
pecially qualified for the position, Orare
ON intimate political or personal terms
with the President. The appointment
is asked because it will "help to carry
Ohio for the Republicans next fall"
Well, the Republicans will need all the
help they can get; but isn't this funny
reason for asking to have a man placed
in charge Ofthe peoples mail business?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03

Hon. SAMUEL. S. Cox wishes it dis
tinctly understood that he is not the
clown in this Speskership circus. On
the contrary he will leap over every
hurdle, and all the horses, elephants
and camels that are brought on-thst
is he can. In other words, Mr.. Cox
says he is candidate in earnest for the
Speakership Of the next House. He
says further that there are very active
movements now in progress, and that
heexpects to be able TO enter the race
with the united vote OF the delegation
from his State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03

The Rhode Island election taxes
place to-day. SPRAGUE's friends
are merely hopeful, bat by no means
confident. The State has about 10000
voters, but nearly two-afths Of them
are disqualified from voting at this cleo
ton, The number Of voters now on
the poll lists is Sl,l7O, and OF these
1900 are supposed to be Democrats. Ii
the Democratic vote were cast solid for
SPRAUGE, he would still need about
5000 votes to elect him. These votes
must be obtained, If anywhere, from the
Republican party.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-03

THE indications Of an immense rush
of Americans to Europe during the
coming season are first-elass. The
steamship companies report that the
hegira will begin earlier this year than
usual, and that from the middle of
April till the middle of July ali the first
class steamers will be crowded. These
statements indicate that times are COM
Isratively good in this country and
that wealthy people expect them to re-
main so for some time to come.