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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Standing In Their Own Light.

The international copyright question
still goes on, but the people who would
naturally receive the most benefit from
1.-THE authors--have taken to criticizing
the Dorsheimer bill, and have pointed
out SO many flaws in ii that the measure
may fail of passage. Literary people
are, as q rule, lacking in worldly wisdom
and their conduct in this case is fresh
evidence of that fact. Owing to the
general apathy in regard to copyright
matters. the Dorsheimer bill was in a
fair way to becoms law without any,
except inert opposition. Even a bad
law would have been better than none
at all, for it is, by far, eaiser to amend
an already existing law than to
pass new one, and the imperfections
could have been removed by degrees.
Seized with cacoethss scribendi, certain
authors have rushed into print and
raised discussion over the bill. The
result is that the idea has ca ned ground
that those who most want international
copyright really do not know what they
want themselves This condition Of
affairs is rather discreditabfy to our
literary men. There certainly ought to
be found enough common sense in the
guild to frame an unobjectionable bill, ).
and to secure its passage without bick-
ering over its details.-THe Modern Age
for AprH.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
March Troubles.

Sometimes, and especially it seems to
me. in the month Of March, the time is
dreadfully out Of joint. The wrong mon
die and the straight men wander into
crooked places. The bootblack shins
around the corner with your change, and
the cashier Of the savings bank scots for
canoda with your deposits. Your mine
was salted and pans out nothing but as
sessments; you have gone into an orange
speculation, and white frost settles
down all over Florida the first time in
twelve years. At every deal you draw
q hand on which You neither can pass
out with grace or stay with safety. Your
boots are tight, your hat too large, your
dress suit comes two days after the par
ty, the dog g-catcher gobbles the Gorden
setter, the chimney smokes, somebody
sticks your red ink pen into the back
ink, and the world turns around too
fast for week at time. Burlington
Hdpkxue.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Struck q Bonanza.


A wide-awake rancher who resides
"way back" Of Wheatland struck q
bright idea in the matter Of money get.
ting, week or so ago. He shot o
coyote. and on proceeding to de-apitate
the beast with view to the collection
of the scalp-bounty Of $3.50 offered by
the county, and on equivalent sum con-
tributed by the neighboring farmers,
noticed that the animal was female
and had been suckling young. A happy
thought at once occurred to bim-why
not follow mp the mothers tracks
and capture and kill the young ones?
No sooner said than done. He took up
the old coyotes trail, came upon her
lair. and found to his delight litter of
no less than eight young ones. These
he speedily dispatched, and on the pre-
sentation of their scalps at the proper
quarters, received the handsome sum of
Sl05. making total receipts for dam and
cubs Sl20. The farmers who had to
shell oul WINGED little under the oper-
alton, but all agreed that it has cheaper
to pay up than to wait until the cubs
had grown up and done no end Of dam
age.--Maryspiite appeal.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

Lots lo53xI7S feet at 5000
each.
Fine Corner, fronting east
on a I2o foot street I7S
feet, by ali feet on a Go
foot street, for 5000.
lao feet corner New High
and Franklin streets, with
three cottages, $l6,5oo
Lot IS, Block X. M,tt tract,
on Pearl, between Second
and Third streets, 6oxl65,
$3.50
Lots 7 and 8, Block W, Mott
Tract, being S. Il. corner
First and Pearl, I2ox155,
to alley, 5000.
Lot west side Carlisle st.
in Cells Vineyard, 5oxl4o
to 2o-foot alley, $500.
East ! Of Lot 20. Meserve
& Loop Tract, 20 acres,
with fine water right, Po-
mona, $l5oo.
~ Acres, being south part
Of Sanchez Place and ad-
joining land, with water
right; $1o per acre spent
in piping water in Rancho
San Rafael, $1,000.
SO acres. one mile from Se-
pulveda Station and adj
joining San Rafael foot
hills; ten acres has water
right, $500.
$50 acres in Travis Tract at
Orange, subdivided into 20
to 40 acre lots, at from $25
to SOS per acre, with wa
ter right.
A large amount of land in
Antelope Valley at SIS per
acre. Come and see it.
I7oxI65 feet on Olive street,
near Temple street, at$2o
per front foot.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
,skssD, ,Are Sold the Use of HIS
Name.

Now, William Shakespeare, loved and
byinx gentleman rs he was, is UNDER
hood to have been very shrewd in
honey matters. N,ne knew the mean
|,e of poverty bette, than he. Had he
81 been 90, and rightly so, his father
lbula never have stirred outside the
kuorl the Lambert mortgages would
ove remained uniaid; nor would the
(uinsys have swarded around for their
Enamsn's crumbs, and nudgod each
81 70 look up god things where he
ID place the 4ealth they saw him
- rding. IL It nol therefore, impossi-
: % suppose himlgnorant OF or indif-
srsnt TO the cash value Of his own
Ssmes Il It not Qita as impossible,
5siu. 10 believe tht, If printed at his
|rstAncs, he allowe the publisher to
lsdiosts the book friend; that II
13dicsted to either his own patrons,
Pembroke or southampton. he tShake-
Epearo) was unable 10 write his own
5odioatlon; or, wiring II, ssked his
Eurblisher to sign III II tbs escape from
{kess difficulties is not by way Of
r1snmption that Shakespeare sold the
- n hIs naue I ~ printers q
s1sss ~ ~ = : :
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
A Large Poultry Yard.

A poultry farm Of 5000 Plymouth
Rocks is owned aud carried on by A. c.
Hawkins at Lancaster, Massachusetts,.
He calculates to have about 5000 fowls
every fall, and carries over about $500
laying hens through winter His farm
contains 25 acres and his poultry build.
ings occupy an acre and half. They
are situated on the slope Of a hill and
comprise six or seven sheds 200 feet in
length. Each shed is divided into COM
partments of l2x20 feet and about 25
hens are kept in each subdivision. A
yard is made in front of each eompart-
ment so that each are kept by them
selves.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

A Chicago journal modestly suggests
that the celebration of the fourth cen
tennial Of the discovery of America
should be held in that city, because it
sis the pivot city Of the United States. :"
Chicago is the pivot city in the sense
t,at they get everything all turned round
4 lere
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

known to have sold it to the printers of
anonymous plays, then those difficulties
are hopeless indeed. d.-Appietoa Morgan
In The Manhattan for Nay.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
APRIL echene,

wholc Tickets. q. Halt Tickets, q
~ Tickets. 80. IS Tickets. 500
Remit Money or Postal Note. Bank Draft IN
Letter OF sud BY Exprt<& ORDERS o.
- and upward. B, kxprosn. can bs ssnt - oos
axpcnna Adircn. an or1ors .
fdew y n nFxxcxn, csvins>pr.ky
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Eagle Corps, N. G. @.

REGULAR meetings at the Armory, Cour
street, every Friday evening at o'clock.
W. II. II. RUSSELL
Captain Commanding.
G. A. KETIER. First Sergeant. je.i-u
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
SOCIETY NOTICES.
knights Templar.
American Legion of Honor.

SAPETy CoUScrL, No. 664, meets First and Third
Thursday evenings Of each month at Good Tenn
plars' Hail.
Visiting Companions always welcome.
d. r. PAYNE, Commander
@. @. wILLMAN. Secretary ap5-3m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
K. Of P.

oLivK LopcE No. 20 Meet first and third
THURSDAYS in the month at Odd Fellows Hall
p. o. Building. Sojourning knights invited.
J. II. SUMMERS, G. O.
b A. YoRBA. X. Of r. and s. jal-1y
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

S. J. BECK. President.
Tnos- J. Cuppy. Secretary. o marriott
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Masonic Notice.

xSSVHfC 1EVutCOs
NIN Los ANGELES LoDeE No. 42, r. & A.
~ * M.-Thc stated meetings OF this Lodg
~ Mare held on the first MONDAY OF each
month at 7:3O y. N. Members OF Pentalpha, No.
202 and all Master Masons In good standing are
cordially invited.
By order Of the W.: NJ.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Los Angeles Lodge No. 1926, x. of Il.

| Regular meetings OF the above Lodge are held
every Wednesday evening at Old Masonic Hall,
Spring street. Visiting brothers are cordially In.
vited to attend. II. c. AUSTIN
M Dictator.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

This is an excellent opportunity for those ei
small means to invest money in most promls-
lag home enterprise
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
Civii service Reform nan.

CHIcAoo. April l9-The Civil Ser
|vics Reform Association Of this city has
bent circular letter to members of
Congress from Chicago requesting them
70 work for the passage Of q bill repeal
Ing the four yesrs limitation upon the
Resn Of Pcstmasters, District After neys.
lsvfpne Collectors, etc., and making
- Jhicial tenure subject to good be-
6asior and efficiency. The bill will
osohably come up in the House the 2lst.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20

NHw YoRK, April ia glove light
book place last night between Mike
|Cisrey and William Sheria, the "Prus.
biau. " at the Germ ania Assembly Rooms.
tThs conditions were that Sheriff WINS to
tsceivs the receipts Of the hour If he
knocked his opponent out in four
bounds. Cleary, however. knocked the
|Prussian out in the frat round which
ssted Just thirty seconds.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-20
s. m. PERRY,
Plumbing andGas Fitting,
2s SOUTH MAIN STREET.

Will havea car load OF elegant marblsi ed
slate and iron mantels. from the Louisville man.
tel Company. on or before May lss Parties de-
string to secure ono Of the finest msntek ever
brought 10 this Coast should send in their orders
early. nh2s-1m
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
DEFYING THE Law.
Another Tenant OF the Market Street
Den in Jail.

Burke Spencer, a coal cart driver, who
occupies al apartment in the iuiquisous
den No. IL Markat street, was arrested by
United States Marshal McMullen Monday
morning on the charge OF selling liq lor
without the payment Of oial tax.
He was immediately taken before United
States Commissioner Smith and given a
hearing, at the conclusion of which he
YVES held in 5000 bsil for court.
The testimony submitted to the COM
missioner was OF the most positive kind,
four witnesses swearing that Spencer sold
liquor from a jug in his foul apartments
and did an exceptionally large trade on
Sundays. 1t was shown that the poison
ous droughts sold by Spencer were fur
nished spatrons az five cents each. The
vile mixture was made Of cheap whisky,
cayenne pepper, water and some drugs.
The witnesses testified that the Sunday
trade was condusted very openly and de-
family, and that it never had b4en inter
fered with by the officers or liquor bailiff
and that any persons could have dis.
covered that it was being carried on had
they cared to make the slightest
inquiry. Spencer also did considerable
business at his employers stables OIL
Sunday, where he kept quantities o.
liquor in Jugs.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
MaFstAAsa.

AusrlN-wALkEk. In This city, on tile 90 h
ms, ms, by he ; hey; 4, ~, M,HalemaG, William b.
CITY.
owS-MA9glN.-, Phllsdelpnia, on 18th
" iLs oy me tey d, II. = ,eueh, Deliay z Brown
for4ne'iy Of Ches er county, IA,
BlDDLE-GLAKk.- in TIE Xix On, NJ. K. rarson-
ege, ou the 18th Inst; ny the eev. Z. sheppsrd,
eounty, atu.
CI hMlNs- Williams AT the residence OF the
oy me heV y. Gordon, MiniAtn Polk
dsusater ol the ION. James Williams.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In Norristown Pa on
INT 20 n inst. by tue ltes, Isaac digson, deury
dausht4F Of AiGs,t 10 ssAeT d SoTrlstSwa. sow "''
-MARlINDALE.-A the residence
8l ns te m orie' , 9ear NgltiIgham Md Ga the 10Th
Marsinlale OF East SotslD hin, Md
DIXON HkNpRIUESuN,-lu Chester on the
l4th inst by tine ReV, Thomas Kelly. Merritt q.
DIX 9t 4 Of Ashland, aud Ella f. hendricsson OF
ENNlS-HEIs HoLr.-At the 81. f parsonage
s ER ln1 Ia on ,he i2th n,1 l1st a., Y W shs sev J. ID
George Heluhot near Kenton.
ELL utr-~lKMAS.-At The residence of the
ende's parents, near neimar, on the 18th lost.
and Queoso sirmau, ali u sussex county.
CLAN DoN-HA AWKtNs- AZ the NJ. L. parson-
ne, Rs sinayria & qp tae aoIh hs BY ihe hey d.
bothot Duck Creek. ''''
GuoiEE- MEREDITH -Un NOV. "a. 1888, by
smyrna, and Martns L Me-tdith Of Luck CreoS.
HUDsON-sURt5 4 y. AT tine home OF the bride
II u smSr a, On The i4ih inst Gy The Rev. !. y.
surgen, both OF Kent county,
HARRISON MURPHY AT Denton, on the 18th
ii9st;i ey ne Net. X Nrlgh - del T.
Murphy OF CAROL eoun,y, Sid.
JohSSIN FAkhE ER.-At the smyrna NJ E.
Church, On th9 l9,h inst, py the REV j, u:
Kent cuuD'y.
JosEPH-v IIsoS.-At tile Nj. r. parsonage, In
rrettynau, Cornelius W Joseph and Ida v iison,
both + sussex county
M3,EF,iTr-ENSLANp IT. = ,s GgiIadePhia, on the
and FLORENCE f. Enslai1 both Or this city.
MUMFOED HASTINGS At the NJ. T. parson-
age IN ienar ~ NE - h inst, by the RsY. G.
HastiGt 5, All of iirnnar,
y stMAN-CAtROW Noar wyoming, on the
Neemsn aud Lille arrow both Of Ken county.
NYMuNti-HEWlrr- Al Biu'ugs, Montana,
IN I lS;h lhst., by lndSe hc6iunis, Nl,rzo
kaymoht foFn eriy OF smyrna. and JuliA Hewitt
ot Bi ilngs.
ROLAND -vANDHkE,-At ths rssldenee Of sir
| rnpch olaud, nsar Ches.,itown, Oh ths iSth
| lust, by the v, h. r. Adiei, Charles Il
On sertOwn, ND,
SHORT CAMPER. At the NJ r. parsonage.
Alagno'ia on the 18TH inst, by the rev. ; n
both o. keut couuty.
sLAI WARD-At tbs NJ. IL. parsonage. Mag
| lola. on iho 18th lpst. -by tho Rev. $. n.
rlshId lhom $ 6. slay and EmmA seward,
both OF Ne 4 county.
| TAYLOR RJBIN-uS. tbs res,deuse o. the
| hti1e,s nuc,e, ~ illam f. Ho9usgn, conner Of
| thira ana MAJ e strests, Gu he 2ls. inst, by
| tho kev, ~. RioliSrds y Vie, CcO-gv II, ray OF
aud Emma.Lon X sbiusou. Both OF this city.
| WIS., ER- McMuLLsN, III Phllsd phia, on
mSr, me ewis sii Il. M af iaue dsSsss A Mass ef
| Waiter MeMnilsl,, iofinary ot smyrna.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
DENTON.

special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
DENTON, Feb. 2l.-While a farmer
named Kelley, living about three miles
from town, was absent from home this
morning German tramp named John
DUPONT broke into his house and stole
several articles Of clothing, hat, pair
of boots and pair of shoes, leaving his
own II. exchange. He was followed and
captured by Mr.. Kelly and detained ul.til
a warrant for his arrest oould be issued
by Magistrate Hutson when he was
brought to town and taken before the
magistrate, who gave him quarters in
the Jail for further hearing. DUPONT
is the first prisoner that has been confined
In the county jail since last fall.
Mrs. Elizsbeth Chstfinch, highly
esteemed old lady OF this county died last
week Of paralysis.
The Choptank river here Was the
highest yesterday for many years. The
oauseway leading from the town to the
bridge was completely overdowed.
Jonathan W. Kerr, the we'll known
nurserymsn and agriculturist Of thii
| section Of the Peninsula, has secured the
names Of many OF our prominent fsrmeri
to a petition praying the Legislature t.
establish an agricultural experiments
station here.
George 7. Melvin, Esq., has been ap
pointed auditor of the circuit court b,
Judges Robinson, Wiokes and Stump
Col. P. W. Downes, the present inoum
bent, has resigned.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
ROBBERY AT MIDDL ETOWH.
burglars Break Into the Hotel and
u Mora aud RIuxQ llneu "A AaIa.


aStOre and Blow open a Sale.
special Correspondence of Gazstte and journal.
MIDDLETowN, Feb 81 Last nj Mt the
tool house belonging to the delaware
railroad was broken open and heavy
draw bar and sedgs taken th-reiron,
together with d lew ctitsld Tins pre-
pared the rascals went to Maxvell's
National Hotel and forced the front door
open by tearing way aportion OF the door
frame Their reward was small here. az
Mr.. Maxwell left but little money In the
drawer. However they secured small
change to the amount o. $40 and two
bottles of liquor; this they evidently took
to brace them up for future attack
which they soon made.
After leaving ths hotel they proceeded
to the hardware house CT G. Emory
Hukill on Railroad avenue. Here the,
forced the front door open and began
work on the 3,000-pound Marvin safe ir
the rear Of the store The safe dora are
complete wrecks, having been blown open
about wide enough to admit bar. Then.
with a great force, the outer plate waa
torn from the bolts and cam on the inside.
The door once opened, their way wa
clear. Valuable papers we're taken out,
examined aud thrown iu heap together
with books and filling on the floor. The
lock box on the inside WAS smashed by
heavy blows.
Here they found a small amount of
money, about $40 They then went to
the btokkeeper's desk, broke open a
small drawer and took about 900 pennies
of with them. They also took all the
best pocke' knives, about IS in number,
ranging in price from 81 to So. Every
tool drawer In the store was opened and
contents examined, but nothing taken
thereirom. Among the cash taken were
ten trade dollars and two Mexican dol
lars. One of the latter bears the date
1918 and the other 1917.
Six men, three wearing high silk hats
and three wearing Dsrbys and all dressed
in dark clothing, were met between Frog
town and Armstrong; corner about
O'Clock last night by Conrad Rsflls. I'll esd
men were then coming toward this town
and in close conversation, L. is supposed
that they we're the robbers.
The contributions to buy another horse
for our drayman, Mr.. Vandergrift, are
comipg literally.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
GhiIIY RIHdA.

Blue birds and robins in considerable
numbers were noticed In the outskirts OF
the city Monday. The cold wind ev''
IDENTIFY chilled them severely, and they
perched among the branches of the trees
looking cold indeed and evidently feeling
as unreasonable as they looked. resi-
dent in the western suburbs put up 9
small box for the birds in which several
promptly took shelter aud lef. only to fly
down and pick up the crumbs thrown
them from the house. The birds will
probably put more faith in the GROUND
hogs prediction hereafter.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
BUTCHERS rs. SHIyNERS.
Mr.. Birds Argument In the Munich
pal COurt

Pos SOaEa
Judge Cummirs presided at Mondays
session OF the municipal court and
the cases of the Bhi ners vs.. country
butchers were taken up. City Solicitor
Turner filed information against Tbsd.
deus Hamilton, Isaac Fredd and William
Pratt, charging them with being farmers
and on the I'd day Of February with sell
ing In the King street market meat which
was not raieed or fsttened on their own
lands.
Mr. Bird said he admitted the facts in
the information and moved to qussh the
Information on the ground that City
Council had no right to make such an
ordinance, thereby making 1t invalid.
Mr.. Bird followed his motion by Say ing
that the ordinance under which these
men were Indicted WAS one which affected
very large class of people. If the
validity OF the ordinance WAS established, +,
1t would be great injustice to the
country butchers. In the first place, he
would like it understood that the ordi
nance was made entirely in the interest
OF the city butchers. He took 1t at the
outset that the power Of City Council to
pass such an ordinance was granted by
standing he would argue the case. He
oontended first that the Legisla' ure had
no power to pass such law and that 1t
would be deprivation of the liberty of
citizens of the State, unless 1t could be
shown that 1t WAS passed for police regu
latioDs. What would his honor say il
the Legislature should pass a law say ing
that no lawyer born In Kent county
should practice law on King street, or
that an 1rishman born in Tyrone county,
Ireland, should carry on the business oil
blacksmith above Fourth street. What
power has the right to say that be-
cause man is 3 certain kind Of a man
he may do thing and another man shall
not do It.
II the Legislature had the right to pass
that law, 1T has an equal right to say
th at a lawyer born in Ksnt county shall
not practice Law on Kiug street. Such
an ordinance WAS depriving men
of liberty which was guaranteed
by the constitution of The State
and was an arbitrary mandate which the
government would not uphold. He
thought the ordinance was contrary to
section one, fourteenth amendment, of
the constitution Of the United States. 1t
was denying to she country butchers
the equal protection of ;he laws.
He referred to the decision In the
famous Louisiana slaughter house
cases, contained in 18th Walluce.
He said that 1t was known fact that all
the Strengthening in this town was done
by two meo, aud II his honor declared
the ordinance valid, he would ssk what
would be the result upon the $4,000
people 10 this city. The slaughter men
and SINNERS could estsblish their own
prices then. Mr.. Bird finally closed his
argument, after citing many decisions and
quoting macy authorities touching on
the question.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Birds argu-
ment the court adjourned until Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
Capta,p Frank stewart Lost.

1t is reported that the bafque Ada
Barton, commanded by Captain Frank
Stewart OF this city, has been lost at sea
while going from St. John, New Bruins
wick to Glasgow. Three sailors from
the wreck who were landed at Queens
town on Thursday by The steamer
Parklands, state that for five
days and nights they olung to the
masts without food, and that when res
cued they we're casting lots as 10 VI c
should furnish food for tn other two
Captain Stewart has not been heard from
and it / supposed that he is lost. Hls
family who live at No. 1913 Delaware
avenue are much distressed. They
have telegraphed the owners ofthe vessel
In New York but as yet no reply has
been received. Captain Stewart has hat
many escapes. In July, 1881, he com
manded vessel laden with coal oil, tha
was struck by lightning off Delawar'
City and blown up.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28
Clearing Away tI,e Ruins.

The work OF clearing away the ruins oi
Joseph Pyle's burned fesiden.e was c m.
meneed Monday and in the debris there
were found two gold watches, q number
of solid silver forks and spoons,
several stud7, breastpins and butte ns
and lot of clothing and
bedding. Mrs. Pyle's watch sustained
very little damage, but the works in her
husbands time piece were destroye ed
The hands CT Mrs. Pyle's watch pointed
to IS O'Clock. The spoons and forks
wsre slightly melted sad twisted,
aud the h-ddiug aud clothing were
found TO DO worthless. Several silver
coias and two watches, ous gold and the
other silver, are still missing, but the
tin box in which these articles
were kept has been found. The
debris is being cleared away
RAPIDLY, and this work of rebuilding will
be commenced soon. Mr.. Pyle hopes to
bs installed in his new home by July 4th.