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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
AMENDMENT NO. /.

SECTION 10. In any city where there are no
public works owned and controlled by the mu-
nicpalty for supplying the same with water or ar
tiicial light, any Individual or any company duly
orporated for such purpose under and by au-
thorty Of the laws Of this State, shall, under the
direction Of the Superintendent Of Streets, or
other officer In control thereof, and under such
general regulations as the municipality may pre-
scribe for damages, and indemnity for damages,
have the privilege OF using the public streets
and thoroug hfares thereof, and OF laying down
pipes and conduts therein and connections
herewith, 40 far ~ may be necessary for intro
ducng into and supplying such city and its In
habitants either with gaslight or other illuminat.
ing light, or with fresh water for domestic and all
municipal government shall have the right to
regulate the charges thereof
And notice Is hereby further given, that at the
elected to each Of the two Houses voting In favor
thereof, the said Legislature proposed that Sec
tion 7 Of Article TX of the Constitution OF the
State Of California be amended 80 as TO read as
follows.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
"sec.ion Z. The Governor, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, and the Principals OF the
State Normal Schools shall constitute the State
Board Of Education, and shall compile, or cause
to be compiled, and adopt . uniform series Of
textbooks for use In the common schools
throughout the State. The State Board may
cause such text books, when adopted, to be
printed and published by the Superintendent Of
State Printing ct the State Printing Office. and
when so printed and published, to be distributed
and sold at the cost price Of printing, publishing
and distributing the same. The textbooks 80
adopted shall continue In use not less than four
years; and said State Board shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law. The
Legislature shall provide for Board Of Educa-
tion in each county in the State. The County
Superintendents and the County Boards Of Edu-
cation shall have control Of the examination Of
teachers and the granting Of teachers certificates
within their respective Jurisdictions"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
Order to Show Cause Why Order of
Sale of Real Estate Should not'be
Made.

In the Superior Court Of the County
of Los Angeles, State Of California.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
Los Angeles Council No. II, Royal
and Select Masters, r. 4 A. II

HoLps ih stated assemblies on the 9Th Mon
day Of each month ct Masonic Hall, at J, 30 p n.
sojouming Companions In good standing are
ffntslnally invited 70 attend.
BY order Of the tn. Ill.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
SCREENS.

CALL AND EXAMINE OUR PATENT WIN
dow Screens; cheaper and stronger than an
other. OArpentershop, 1872 Los Angeles street
Manufacturer Of Patent Hammock Supporters.
ty27 I'm W. r. PHELPS
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
Los Angeles Lodge No. 2s26. K. Of h

Regular meetings Of the above Ledge are held
every Wednesday evening ut Old Masonic Hall,
Spring street Visiting brothers are cordially In
vited 70 attend II. C. AUSTIN
m2 Dictator.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27

Order to show cause why order OF sale
Of real estate should not be made.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
1NTHE SUPERIOR COURT
OF the County of Los Angeles, State o
California.

In the matter Of the Applicati,n Of the Los An
gelss and Humbold Lumber Company. corpo-
ration, to dissolve.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
saturday. the &7th bay or septem
her, AID. 1854.

At 10 O'Clock In the forenoon Of said day, at the
court room Of said Superior Court at the court
house in the city Of Los Angeles, county Of Los
Angeles. State Of California, to show cause why
an order should not be granted TO the said Exec
utor TO sell so much OF the real estate OF said de-
ceased as shall be necessary.
And thst a copy OF this order be published for
at least four successive weeks prior to said date
In the Los Angeles Daily HERALD, newspaper
printed and publ she'd In said county.
Dated this August 2lst, 1854.
HENRY NJ. SMITH,
aug22td Judge Of said Superior Court.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27

In the Matter Of the Estate Of Matthew Keller,
deceased
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
Los Angeles Chapter No. IS. B..
A.. NJ.

Stated conversations on second MONDAY Of each
month, u =. n, ct Massnic Hail. soiournine
companions In good standing cordially invited
BY order Of SAMUEL PkA0Ek, II. +.
n LEVI Secretary
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
K. Of p.

ouys Lopes No. % Meet first and third
THURSDAYS In the month at Odd Fellows Hall
p. 0. Building. sojourning kniEhts invited.
j. r. SUMMERS, Q. O.
A. YoasA. x. Of R. and s. jA1iy
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-27
Los Angeles Lodge No. IS. L o. o. P,
American Legion Of Honor.

sArsry CogSciL, No. 064. meets First and Ihxd
Thurnisy evenings Of each month st Good Tenn
plars' Hsp.
Visiting Companions always welcome.
d. r. PAYNE, Commander
O. @. wILLHks. Secretary. ap6-3m
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The longest word in the dictionary
is Observation-Disclosures" By push
ing out every other letter it ought to
make an excellent comb. detroit
Post
-'.Tll be hanged if 1 knew what 1
was about" as the murderer remarked,
when asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounced.
Boston Transcript.
What's the difference between a
man who tears down picket fence and
one who dresses a spring chickenp One
pulls the picket and the other picks the
pullet. Yonkers Gazette.
The shark does business on large
scale. .-Newman Independent. So does
the coal merchant and hay dealer. But
we do not wish to be understood as
calling these respectable gentlemen
sharks.-OH City Derrick.
"A little four-year-old girl did not
obey when her mother first called her.
So her mother spoke rather sharply.
Then she came in and said Mamma,
I've been very kind to you to-day, and
1 don't want you to speak SO large to
me-"
An individual applies to the cab
company for a situation. 'Do you
know how to drive?" ..Yes, sir. ="
.tYou know that you must be polite
with all your passengers?' ''Ah!'
"And honest. For example, what
would you do if you should find in your
cab pocket-book containing $40, ,O00?''
Nothing at all, l should live on my
- Ibtn1on Hor0h
-s.What has become of Miss Blank,
who was such favorite in your set9'
ssHer father failed few weeks ago,
and all they had was sold by the sher.
iff'' 'sPoor thingn' .'And now they
have to live in a little rented house
down town." '.What a change! How
she must grieve!'' s'Yes. She is sc
much changed that even her best friends
would not recognize her. l met her or
the street to-day and did not know hel
at all, poor thing. ."-Ptitadetphia Press
-"Charles. where have you been?'
inquired young wife OF her husband
on his return from trip outside tn,
theater between acts. Did the MAJ
equivocate and attempt to dodge th'
issue thus forcibly presented to him
Did he say that he had been out to Sc,
man? Did he blushingly assert tha
he was called out to privately close VI
horse trade? Did he crawl, cring,
and whine out falsehood? No
Drawing himself up to the full heigh
of six feet of manly dignity he ex
claimed heroically: my name is Jones
cannot tell lie. have been out t
see which way the wind is. Pass m
he little hatchet. ."-7eras SJtinqs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
A Singular Revelation.

A very singlar revelation was made
70 DR.. William Bruce, of Micanopy,
Fla, man who is noted among his
acquaintances as an unbeliever of any
of the '.isms," especially spiritualism.
While sleeping the other night he had
a vision, in which he saw his wife's
brother engaged in a deadly combat,
and which resulted in the latter's
death. The vision was so real that the
doctor could not rid himself of the
strong impression made upon him, and
he anxiously awaited the arrival of
some news from his relatives. He had
not long to wait, for the next mail
brought letter announcing the death
of his brother-in-law in the exact man.
ner and AZ the very hour that it ap-
peared to him in his vision. A sister of
the murdered man. while visiting in
Kentucky at the time of his death, had
a similar dream, and while relating the
circumstance ut the bre;ik table,
received telegram announcing IFS
fultillmert- - ii sclia'tge.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
THE COLOR LINE
Drawn Sharply at Burlington, New
Jersey.
A Colored Preacher Who Wants His
Children Educated In the White
schools.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March, "a writ of
mandamus was yesterday served upon the
School Trustees of Burlington, N. j., order
ing them to admit the children of colored
minister, Rev. jeremiah Fl. Pierce, to the
white public school. The minister person
ally served the writ, which he had obtained
from the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr..
Pierce is light mulatto, and his children
are even lighter than himself. They are
intelligent, bright and well-behaved. The
school trustees claim that as the borough
has erected a school-house exclusively for
the colored children,a at cost of $1,000 and
provided it with two capable teachers, the
Rev. Pierce should be satisfied. They say
if he has any complaints to make as to the
studies and the standard of the instruction,
he should make them known, so that they
may be rectified. When Mr.. Pierce's chill
dren take their seats in the white school it
is predicted there will be open revolt upon
the part of the offspring of the pale-faces.
The color line has been drawn in the
town, and the colored people are already
er's conduct. Their churches, enter
tainments and lodges are largely depend
ent upon contributions from the whites,
and recently many of the substantial white
when asked. Rev. Mr.. Pierce, pastor of
the African M. E. Church, says: 81 insti-
tuted this suit against the trustees,
as test case for the benefit of my
race in this State. l am making the fight
single-handed, and am paying the expen-
ses out of my own pocket. Besides my de-
sire to abolish the color system if you please,
l want to obtain for my children
the benefit of the higher grade of studies
that are to be found in the white schools.
had trouble at Woodstown, where I for
merly resided, to secure for my children
equal educational advantages with the
whites Finally they were admitted, but
the trustees refused all other colored child
rem. When came to investigate the white
and colored schools of Burlington and
compared them 1 found that the advan-
tages bestowed upon the whites
were double those given my
own color. My eldest daughter,
who is seventeen years of age, is now
attending the Normal School at Trenton
regularly. She has already gone through
the model department.. No objection was
raised there on account of her color. The
only step further, except the United States
Supreme Court, that the Trustees can take
in their obstruction policy is to carry the
case before the Court of Errors and APP
peals, which I understand, they mean to
do, but / shall continue the fight until not
only my own daughter, but other colored
children, are admitted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Sudden Rise of the Sandy River.

CATLETTsBURG, KY, March Gone of the
most sudden and destructive rises that has
occurred in the Sandy River for years
came out this morning, taking everything
before it. The scene at that place was ex-
citing in the extreme. The Sandy River
for two miles above this place
was full of large fleets of timber ready
to run, but the strong links were not suffi-
eientto hold them, and as they came out,
striking the breakwaters and the
grade at this place, they were
torn up completely, and the Ohio was
filled with loose logs for some distance
down the river. The Tom Spurlock made
a narrow escape by raising steam and get
ting across the Ohio just as the timber be-
gan to come out. Bowles & Williams,
Ratcliff and other timber men are losers.
The Sea Lion and Tom Spurlock are busy
saving what they can. The rise here is
fully five feet. The Ohio being low, gives
the Sandy more force. There was con-
siderable snow in the mountains, and heavy
rains during the past twenty-four hours.
There is considerable ice in the Ohio at this
n1o
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
II-NO
Rande's Suicide.

CHICAGO, March IA telephone message
to the Daily Af,os states that Frank Rande,
who made an attempt upon the life of
Deputy Mcdonald last Saturday night at
Joliet, and who was placed in solitary
confinement, succeeded in ending his career
by hanging himself last night. Rande's
real name was Charles c. Scott. He killed
no less than five men in 1877, and is sup
posed to have murdered thirteen persons
in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. He was
originally sentenced to the Iowa Peniten-
tiary for burglary, escaped and fearing ar
rest, became tramp. He was afterward
sent to Michigan City Prison for burglary
under another name, and left there in 1871.
He robbed farmer near Gibson, ILL.,, and
being pursued by party of six, he killed.
two and wounded three others. He COM
mitted an almost similar robbery near
st. Elmo, ILL.,, and being followed by
party of citizens, killed three of the latteri
and escaped. He was finally captured in!
st. Louis after desperate struggle with
an officer, and on his trial for the ellison,
tragedy escaped with a life sentence. His
prison life has been marked with three or,
four acts of desperation similar to that of
last Saturday night. He used his under
clothing to effect his death, and his lifeless
body was discovered on opening the soli-
tary cell this morning.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
A HeartIess Uncle,

ROCHESTER, MINI, March THE cy-
clone of August q last killed Charles Quick,
his wife and two of their seven children.
Three of the orphaned children were adopt
ed by charitable people. OF the remaining
two Jacob Schneider was appointed guar
dian, and special contribution of $775 to
the Quick family placed to his credit.
At the request of their uncle,
August Quick, they were placed
in his family, and disappeared
from public notice until the coroner was
summoned to investigate the death of Her.
mann, the eldest, aged fourteen. The boy
had died of starvation and neglect. Sent to
school insuff1ciently clothed, his feet had
been frozen, and, his injuries receiving
no care, the flesh of his toes was
ready to drop from the bones. The body
was reduced to a mere skeleton, and while
out gathering chips for frewood he dropped
dead in his tracks. Steps are being taken
to institute legal proceedings against the
uncle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Freaks Of a somnambulist.

CINCINNATI, March S.-A few nights ago
the family of M. 7. Vandevort had quite
an exciting event at their residence in
Loveland. A lady visitor and relative is
visiting them. The family had several
young people as callers during the evening
and considerable conversation concerning
the many recent murders was indulged in.
The lady who was the central figure in the
after excitement, after the callers left re-
tired to a chamber having window OPEN
ing out onto veranda. About midnight
voices of men and the wailing of a female
voice. Mr.. Court Vandevort appeared
at the window, revolver in hand, and saw
two men and a woman in the street. When
they caught sight of the weapon
they retreated, making some remark
an hour the son was again awakened, and
found young army about the house.
Alarmed at the strange sight, he ran down
stairs, revolver in hand, and found Some of
the parties tryingto force open the dining
room door, while at the same time the front
door-bell was violently ringing. Mr.. ".
upon asking the crowd what the matter
was, voice from the outside replied that
the family were murdered, and woman
had jumped from the upper window. Open
ing the door he found a crowd, headed by
Officer Martin. Mr.. Vandevort informed
bD0ur budb HIS ldIu1ly were
all alive and well, at the
same time inquiring where the woman
was. He was escorted to the residence of
Colonel Nash, and there found his guest,
who was supposed to be sound asleep, and
the family using caution to prevent her
rest from being broken by the noise. Ex-
plantations were in order, and were given
as follows: The crew of an eastern-bound
freight train were taking water and re-
ceiving orders when they saw white OBJ
,ject coming down the track toward them.
As it drew nearer they discovered woman
in her night dress and barefooted walking
over the frozen ground, through the freez-
ing wind. They asked her what was the
matter. She said the Vandevort family
were all murdered, and she had escaped by
jumping from the window. When asked
where the house was, she led them toward
the Vandevort residence, making strange
and pitiful noises all the time. As
they neared the house they saw young Van
devort at the window, and mistook him
for one of the murderers. Alarmed, they
fled, and, after taking the lady to Colonel
Nash's house, they raised a crowd, includ-
ing Officer Martin, and proceeded again to
the house determined to capture the mur-
deyers, with the results already stated.
The lady has no recollection of anything
that occurred until Mr.. Vandevort spoke
to her at Colonel Ma sh's. Up to that time
she had persisted that the family were all
murdered. Although weighing over two
hundred pounds she escaped without q
visible scratch or injury, and has not suf
fered from any bad results of her remark
able nights experience.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
-FOUR EXPLOSIONS.
MLawrenee, Mass, 0nondaga, Mich,
and Other Points.
several Persons Killed and a Number OF
Houses Shattered.

LAWRENCE, MASS, March 6.-The boiler
at J. T. Trees dyeing establishment ex-
Ploded to-day, killing the engineer, John
Trees, Jr., and fatally injuring' VIM. More
land and Michael Cronin, two employees.
The force ef the explosion was so great
that three buildings were shattered to
were thrown 400 feet, crashing through the
roofs Of dwellings, but fortunatelxjnjured
no enc.
JACKSON, MICH, March 6.-News has
just been received here of terrible boiler
explosion in Onondaga. Porter's saw mill
was destroyed, and VIM. Ward, engineer
and John Porter were killed. VIM. Young
had his arm blown off and was fatally in
jured. Damage $1,000; no insurance.
Ward leaves wife and children.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 6.-Two
batteries containing four boilers exploded
at Rising Fawn Furnace this morning,
through lack of water. One man was
killed, one injured and the building
wrecked.
NEW YORK, March 6.-An explosion of
gas occurred this morning in the vaults of
the cellar saloon kept by one Hollender,
situated in the Stats Zeitung Building.
The gas pipes running through the
vaults leaked, and the escaping gas
accumulated during the night. When
the gas in the cellar was lighted this
morning the vault door was opened and a
terrible explosion ensued. The iron cover
lid of the manhole leading from the vault
to the sidewalk was blown high in the air,
falling with frightful thud, fortunately
hitting no one. Every pane of glass in the
saloon was blown out, and bottles, glasses
and dishes destroyed. Two employees,
Heinrich Refer, aged twenty-four, and
Heinrich Bachmann, aged twenty-one,
were taken out stunned, and badly burned
about the head and neck. The loss on the
slaoon is estimated at So 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Those Resolutions Returned.

WASHINGTON, March T. Herr Won
Ersendecker, German Minister, said to-day
he had just received from the German Gov
ernment the resolutions of coincidence
passed by the American Congress on the
death of Herr Lasker, and would forward
them as well as accompanying letter trans.
mitted from Prince Bismarck to the De.
partment of State in a few days. He
added he had had no communication or un.
derstanding whatever with the Foreign
Affairs Committee in regard to the matter.
He proposed to deal entirely with the De.
partment of State. The letter of Prince
Bismarck returning the resolutions, he
said, had already been published ill sub.
marck's regret that he. felt compelled, un
der the circumstances, to return the reso
lutions
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Became a JeWess.

BALTIMORE, March IA sensation was
created here yesterday by the announce
ment of the marriage of Miss Colista Hop
wood, a beautiful young girl, to William
Oberndorfer, a wealthy young Israelite,
coupled with the news that she had en-
braced Judaism to satisfy her lover. Miss
Hopwood's father is prominent citizen
and stanch Protestant. being one of the
vestrymen of Ascension Protestant Epis-
copal Church Oberndorfer came to this
city last spring from Norfolk on a visit to
Mr.. Hopwood's house. While there he
met Miss Hopwood and a mutual interest
arose. A few weeks ago, just as the young
people had decided to brave all obstacles
and marry, Mr.. Hopwoods informed his
daughter that it was time she became
member of Ascension Church. To this her
lover strenuously objected and at his bid
ding she eloped with him-a few nights ago
to South Mills, Virginia, and they were mar
ried
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

When teacher at the Carlisle
(Pa.) school for Indian youths asked a
pupil: .'What is the axis of the earth?'
he was answered: "a think line on
which it wheels around"
"A reading room has been opened
at Savannah, Ca. by two converted
Hebrews, which is designed to have
Christian influence upon their brethren.
It receives the encouragement of the
churches and pastors Of the city.-N.
y. San.
lii Hung Chang, the great Chinese
statesman, whom General Grant
thought one of the four ablest men he
met in his trip around the world,
recently said in public address that
the religion of Jesus must be power
for good, as it leads its followers to such
deeds of true philanthropy and charity.
The classes in carpentering which
were recently established in a Cleve-
land public school have proved not to
interfere with the regular studies, and
the boys have not only developed a taste
for hard work, but by their standing
show that training the hands is an
actual help in other school work.
Cleveland Leader.
One of the faithful men of the
Amity Church tells us that although
DIR. w. R. Williams is in his eightieth
year he fills his own pulpit nearly every
Sunday morning and breaches more in-
teresting and instructive sermons than
ever. He is now in the fifty-second year
of his pastorate of the same church, and
is by sixteen years the senior Baptist
pastor in this city N Y. Examiner.
Rev. Charles H. Eaton, of New
York, preaching on gambling. said:
''ro' put down gambling it will be
fairs, and for ladies to give up offering
No minister who could justify these as
harmless form of gambling is in a
condition to cry out against gambling
saloons. These little things are the
devils kindling wood. IN. Y. Times.
The people OF Boston have organ
lied and opened what they term 1.-The
Peoples Church in that city. 1t is
much after the form of the Mood !
church in Chicago. 1t accommodates
| $500 people, with accommodations for
$50 more in an adjoining chapel, which
can be united with the main audience
room blythe throwing open OF doors.
The seats are arranged in semi-circula1
form on gradually sloping floor, like
those in theater, and folding chairs
are substituted for pews. Attached to
the church is q parsonage. All the
seats are free.-Boston Herald.
Zone March day." says the vener.
able Bishop Pierce (Methodist), OF
Georgia, 81 rode ten miles through &
drenching rain to Flatrock Chapel, only
to find two persons there, man and .
boy. After waiting a few minutes
said: "We might as well leave here,
as there will be no congregation. Bu
the man quietly responded: Through
five miles of pelting rain 1 have come
to hear preaching 1 saw my duty
and replied: You are right. Yoi
are entitled to it. For one hour
addressed my little congregation ant
was never listened to with more atten
| tion -