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Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

PAuApkLrHlA, Pa. Dec II The Mint re-
ports two attempts faade lately 70 palm ~
spurious bullion Analysis reveals an In
genions device for the deception u pariiea
dealing In gold bullion grains were found,
aad were nothing more nor less than steel
alinre. and % give tham She appearance Of
grains Of The precious metal they were GOV
cred with Anc gold. which was made 80 al.
here BY the use of . competition 81 taFpcu-
tine, Il wae afeertatued tnat the gold on
the bogus grains amoGnIod In value % about
one dollar on each aunce ID Il believed
Tint one OF more pers1hs are engaged "A ihe
manufacture Of hcgus Roid and are ditpos'
Ing Of Il 20 gold dqalcrs n the southwestern
fnuulrt
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

A&AttAtNWfts
bktzisonE, Dec ~ seldom has such a
representative gathering Of public men
been seen as that which met 10 the foyer o.
tie Academy Of Music 10 this city 10 night,
a dinner given BY me business men Of
the city 10 Ar. aofman. Ahoat two hun
afed subscrinsFs and iavised guests we're
present among the latter being Sen
aters r. hayafd, Georges W Jones.
John = AcPherson, B u Jones, Wafa
Hampton, l. q. & Lamar, Geo. N Fendie
ton, Groom y Maryland Vest "a Missouri
sud CandeH 81 West Virginia. Represents
ives S. Cox, Gro. A, Post, Commander n
II. Gnrringe snd frauhiin b 1oWanI
The inviitd guests were met ia
Washington b. a committee aud brought
80 this city ia special ears. The arrange.
menis Tor the banquet aud tho decorations
of tho hall were Of she most tasteful chafac
ter. The Afsi toast, "rhc Chairman of fhe
NAiiouei Dem1craf|c Oommistec, leader to
whose thofoueh and skiIlful oreouisailon
We are happily Indebted for the brilliant
victory of last November was responded 90
BY Hon. A. p German.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

that the day shohld ensue Ia giving effect 10
the convention which, taken ia connection
with Ike ARRANGEMENTS with other countries
of the AnlehAan system. must exert im-
intercourse bstween the initial States
and nfFhhnri1g Communities and
esc pfacfiotl effect 70 the general
desire 70 knit more closely together the me-
lions * this continent. while Mt the same
time aiftrding market for oifr nfplus pro.
duets. Respectftlty submitted,
FREDERICK 4. FhEI1sGnU YsRT
Department OF State
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

n .aaaH
once 70 N2rih Main street. next the nia
mond hease, Los Ahseies. cAiiernia.
All diseases ef tiie Heed Throat and Chest
via Gafarrh. rhsnat niseaaes Asihma,
Bronnhitfe e,iusa.nntiet cstarrbal Druf
ness. Catarthnl Ophlhniulia and nfseaaes ~
fhe Heart freaifa 81 his ne,e a,sH t,,,ag.lrrlf
system AZ Medlceted fnhataiIsas whi,f
nArfy the remedies directly 10 fha dlseaSnd
paris thereby eeottaa cures in n1,fnv ,,f IN,
so4cailed incutahle easas. tine arsnfer l,,,rt N
whoIn had not tho sltaiitasf idc.t III ,.'sr h,,'
inN cnrssd
m order rs shss,v the afflicted ruhiin heu
easilF and oufr3ie fNnr lli.essrz 80, f.
cured ~ our sQsteia * nfacflce. We ant.u,d
lht following lctier frn,a feqcrolid sentie'
men who H. known Bv many residerfs a.
i1s Angeles ana all sger fae Nofth speefo1t,
and Eastarn 2tates. aud benauee the 4, Si,,ni
~ the letter IL Io-siay Iivina aud 4 asSr9
q sfss assEssS @an ana '''A 'e''a'"s n ne sa's
From key, L. n. fiske, u D.. Presidents
NII..
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12


cmcAao Dec. li..-The Federal Grand
yary came into the United states District
courl this morning aud handed up iudiot-
meuls against Joseph c. Msckin, Secretary
o. the Cook county Democratic Central
Committee, Arthur Gleason and Henry
niebl, clerks 81 the County clerks office.
and y etsansser. :. y Shields and Peter
Hansoroueh. judges. sud EdNard Kelly aud
W J. Sullifaa. clerks oi election Va tIle ker.
pnd precinct 1i tho kighfeeufa Ward al The
late election IN VrHrnz from which Il has
been shown That oV4r iVO hundred
frAuduient h4liols we're substituted for
genuine ones nver two weeks after
eleetinn. Ihe indictments. a. found
undeT sections 1911 aud 5df1 at shc
Revised alhtales af The Tinted S,atof. uhIra
a1n very bFoad h their PROV IsiOns for tke
pAniAhinetis Il election frauds Bench war
rants wore AZ enne i'Aucd idf The affest 81
ttf In1Ititt ret4une W<fkIn came III snt.t
enef and hiehif aud 1lca1eH were arrested.
Au fHVe rffIInIukrY bal ia <l0olA
zach ~ Appearances n<iefe ne tinted
States conHdI4Al4urra n. .lntrlnN rtafntnt.
the atnrrt are nat 4ll tInfReondrd aud 4
i& in'ftNtd that a1tA1 af ifena have left I6f
Aftopast PARIS Nat.tkclieh Nee t|tt "a
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

OKovHiE, CaL. Dec 1i.-M Hfesiopcr,
who was arrested at San Francisco yeMeri
day aud sent % Orovilie Tor being cpncf tned
In the fraudulent fafiure of the finn VI
do0dday 4 Co. lnte Of Chico, was commit
tod 70 iail to-day until he pays the sum ~
5000 which the Court ordered him to pay 10
the assignee - the inseivenf firm OF which
he was A member His partner. 81. Gooi-
day, was ordered BY the same conrt 70 pay
5000 20 the assignee. He disappe red u The
same time with hreslaHer, about year ago.
and nothing has been heard Of hfm 10 this
dafc
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

aud quiet, Buyer season, }l.Ss7zf1<l iss{
B1riey fifia, brisk. Seller season sdc(ns5t v
buyer, ssei buyer season. Sl.oss<tesi .usls
cHfEAao, Dec. 1i.-Whcat oasiet; 7isAc
December; 7i3se January 1916 May Corn
elsier; s7szc year; 4hssc Janudryi s7za May.
Barley dufl; bic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

sAS FEATcIsco. Dec. il.-A Washington
special 90 night says that the draft Of the
Hawaiian treaty he's been presented 10 the
Senate. It will not be considered until next
week. Il Is clniIDed by some members that
ID need not go before the House bat oecfc
tary FreiiBshnysen says Il will be necessary
for she House to pass an enabling act before
the treaty eau 90 tfto effect
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

NKvApA, Csla., Dee 1l.--This morning an
empioye at the Derbee gravel mine named
Andrew Truckee put In some blasts and all
but one Of thein was fired He returned to
the driit to see why the remaining one did
not 60 off and was STOPPING over Il when Il
DISCHARGED He was instantly Killed
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

WtsmNsTnN. y. Q. Dec n President
Arthur has signiaed to Commisssonsrtie Gen
etai Morehead, who Is here in the Interest
uf The New Orleans Exposition, fhei he win
comply with the request made Yesterday 10
stnrt the machinery OF the Exposition on the
lNth instant nv t.feetfictty
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee Ill., BELLE Isie, 2oc;
Best and Eelciier. Soc; chollar, 81 ~ c r0wn
Point, 70; Gould aud Curry, uo5'
Hale 4 Eofcross, f26a Mexican. BE Maya.
jo ~ 20, Ophir Toe Potosl 90a Savage zoe;
Sierra Nevada, 55c; Union Consolidated.
Gfc. Yelldw Jacket Tse.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

sks FRANcTscO, Dec. 11.--Geo. W. Tyler
one Of the attorneys for tie plaintiff Ia The
convicted IN the Police Court OF having
used improper language In the presence oi
Notary Knox, while the latter was engaged
in taking the deposition of VIM. Nelson in
the libel ease Of Miss Hill against the daily
morrow
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

visALsa. Cal, Dec. it.--rhe weather mod
Grated here last niehi and rafnstorn set ia
this afternoon. which promises 10 continue
ltftii fo-ntorroH
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

MERGED. Gala, Dec. it.-The intensely
cold weather which has prevailed since Sat
urday was followed To-day by astrong south
east wind aud = light rain The wind sub
sided Al nocn but raised eRaln At s p. NJ.
aud Il 4 now {eP black aud threatening
With good premise of fo0re rain,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

the county hospital The grand iury slso
returned indictments against w J. Cliugcr,
Police Court Clerk; John e Stearnk and
Frank l. Owens. fer eOnspiriug 70 seturt
fraudulent registration bernre election
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

81 JoHs, n. ~. nee During fag ant
gale last NedneSday tne schooner Stella
Maris ran on the mein Keys. s. MSry's. and
all on board perished-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
The Late Rains Through
out California.
ADDREss 10 THE cATHOLIcs,
A Banquet TO Chairman Gorman in
Baltimore Effect Of an Illi-
nois Election.


gRAss VALLEY. Dec 1.-THE storm, which
,l mas ior sonis lLMe 1een thfee'enlns mere,
falling, aud which for a time carue d0wu
heavy enough 70 cover the ground II waa
nf short duration, and tonight the stars
are shining brightly, while Il Is freezing
very hard
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

sANfa BARpkRt, Dec 11.-Ii commenced
cloudy tonight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

We the undersigned. nnder ihc dria uqnge
el BiecaiiuE s 0ieacia, have lhis dsy pin
chaspd lrnfa n Ihes his lalcscst IL the
iAuRcllc1 Hakery. and we respectfully s.
iieit the eontinuance oi The pAllouAre y al
lis old crstutners
W. b i1RC kILIz
). oLEACHfA
I.ea Angeles. Iec osb. Isss. deslw
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

! forDox. Dec fI.AMr Adams ahd siss
Cotefidgs were married privately 3 dsy
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12
BRIGHT'S
Just Received /!

10000 yards Calico ...... ........4 "A Genus
1000 yards Ginhams s............. -. cents
5000 yards Lawns .....s. ~. $50. s cents
5000 yards White Piqde ..<...s.... ~ s cents
5000 yards Dress Goods from - to SO cents
5000 yards Of Brown and Bleacbed Muslin cents and
upward
5000 yards of Summer Dress Goods Just Received
6,ooo pairs Of Gloves from .... =. &c 10 s. paa
o,7oo pairs Of Hose for Ladies' at ...7 to SIS
$3.50 pairs Childrens Hose ........ s 10 S cents
1925 Corsets from ........ Zoe to 81
10000 pairs Of Ladies Shoes rom 75c to SIS
$500 pairs Childrens Shoes from 49,. z5c to $i.a5
10000 yards Ribbons from 2 to IS cents yard
10000 yards of Lace from ..... to soc. yard
900 yards Of Jaconet Edgings from to DOC. yard
900 Ladies' Hats trimmed and untrinnled from, 2sc
to SIS.
1900 Childten's Hats from m........foc foc to ST.
6,ooo Plumes and Tips from +. ...... toc. to 81
oooo Bunches Artificial Flowers from loc TO $l bunch
Also large stock Of
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12
NOTICE

I The undersigned having this day seid
All my right, title ana iuiarssi in .he An.
EellcA Bflcry, situate a. Nm 400 Flrsf street.
g. Messt1. Btscalluz and oleaclea, hereby
eheeriuily recommend the aef hr,n tu 40
nv old pafroos
Los Angeles Dec Csh. 1855
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

M HILTON WILLIAMS. ND. MG.RSa

And sil taf various diseases OF fAa Head
Ihrcel and cheat. iaeladlng the kgu. Mi
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12
Boys & Mems
CIsOTHING!
MEMS HATS AND sAoEsI

Underwear for Gents an Ladies and everything kept In
genera variety and prices always cheaper than
elsewhere. tJal at
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
The Plaster Experiment.

A farm er can never certainly know what
plaster will do for him till he tries it on
his own fields. There is hardly farm
crop which, if everybody's testimony
can be accepted, is not under some con-
ditions improved by dressing of this
substance; and, on the other hand,
there is not farm crop that has not
failed on somebody's land to give any
satisfactory return for such an applica-
ton. Very few advocate it for potatoes;
its use on clover is more common than
on any other crop, while there are many
witnesses to its excellent effect on In
dian corn and grain--applied on corn in
the spring when it is two or three inches
high, tablespoonful to the hill, and on
wheat in the fall. 1t will not do any
good on poor soil, for it is not manure
itself; in general, it only helps the crop
to make better use of the plant food
provided for it in the soil or in real ma
nures. A bushel to the acre is COM
mon dressing, while some apply twice
or even three times as much; on grass a
bushel applied at least once year is re-
garded as better than larger quantity
even at longer intervals. A moderately
dry soil is far more likely to give good
return for plaster than wet one; on
the other hand moist weather after it is
applied is welcomed as beneficial.
DIR. G. G. CALDWELL.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
Corn Culture.

The plan of 'laying by corn after it
has attained its growth and just before
the development of the tassel by deep
plowing, is almost thing of the past
among Eastern farmers. Its injurious
effects have been most plainly demon
strated during times of drought by the
''iring" of the crops and the develop
r..SsrAt oS a~,arfed ovrs-
Advocates of shallow culture, many
of them, do not use even a light plow
after the seed is planted, but keep the
surface of the ground mellow and weeds
subdued by frequent working of the
soil--shallow and fat-with the culti-
vator. Mr.. e. S. Carman, who has sue
ceeded in gaining excessive yields of
corn on comparatively poor soil in New
Jersey, is an enthusiastic advocate of
drill-planting and level flat culture. He
also advises the use of a heavy roller
upon the drills after planting, and in dry
weather, believing that a close contact
of the soil with the seed induces early
termination. Prof. Sanborn has made
series of experiments, the results of
which appear to prove that, when the
surface soil is kept fine by shallow cul-
ture it acts as a mulch to prevent evap-
Grafton, and the growing crop endures
drought better than when the soil is
left rough and lumpy by deep culture,
Prof. Roberts, of Cornell University,
after some experiments, takes con-
servative ground; he believes that root
pruning in wet soils, in moist or wet
weather, when growth is very rapid, is
apt to be beneficial; in dry, hot weather
it is liable to be injurious.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
Manuring Pear Trees.

Pear trees often suffer for lack of
proper fertilizers. The correct way to
manage pear trees is to apply each au-
tumn a dressing of well decomposed
stable manure, leaf mould, little gyp-
sum or lime and muck, this to be forked
in around the extremities of the roots.
OF course, on rich soils this compost is
not necessary, but on poor lands dress
ing of well rotted compost two inches
deep will prove of value. Avoid fer
menting manures for fruit trees. Also
avoid the common error of permitting
the trees to degenerate for want of plant
food for several years and then apply an
immense quantity. This plan induces
an unnatural growth which is liable to
be seized with disease. BY the way, a
good plan when manure is required is to
apply the compost one year and wood
ashes or ground bone the next. 4
Pear blight remains more or less of q
mystery to horticulturists. Trees grown
on over-moist or too rich soil that stimu-
lates to late second growth are liable
to blight. Avoid damp soil for pear
trees and do not apply summer top-dress-
ing that is liable to stimulate too late
growth. Eastern horticulturists say to
graft or bud the Kieffer on pear stock;
it does not thrive when grated on
ounce stock,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
The Holland Succession.

The serious illness of William Ill,
King of Holland, and of his son the
Prince of Orange, heir to the crown,
renders the question of the succession q
matter of grave importance to the Dutch
people. The long existing sense of dan
ger to the national autonomy, both of
Belgium and Holland, from the recog-
nized longing of Prussia for the ag-
grandizement of these two countries,
was exhibited by King William during
his recent visit to Leopold II. at Brus
sells, when at banquet, addressing the
general officers present, he alluded to a
possible union of the armies of the two
countries to oppose invasion of one or
the other by some Power which he failed
to designate. Last year the two kings
had friendly meeting at Spa, and the
entente cOrdjale existing between them
is noticeable. King William is not liked
by the Hollanders. He is irascible,
overbearing and takes no pains to in
gratiate himself with his subjects.
Queen Emma, on the contrary, is the
delight of the people, her affiable man.
ners, her charming person and the ease
with which she manages the ill-tem-
pered old monarch having made her a
universal favorite. 1t is NOS strange.
therefore, that a large and powerful
party should be preparing to support
her for the regency in the event of the
demise both of the King and the Grown
Prince, and that determined objection
should be made to Bismarck's S intrigues
in favor of the house of Nassau. Ger
many, which is hungry both for Ant
werp and for the mouth of the Rhine,
may yet find herself confronted by the
Belgian and Dutch armies, which COM
bined would be by no means an ignoble
foe
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
BR AZILIAN AFFAIRS.
A Reported Uprising of Slaves Troops DIS
patched to the Scene.

The Ministerial explanation of the re-
tirement of the Minister of War at the
beginning of March has given rise to a
Parliamentary scene. The Premier has
questing him to resign, as in his hands
the direction of war affairs was char
acterized by notable weakness. When
the Premier and the ex-MInister came
in presence of one another in the Cham
Der of Deputies on the 18th they con-
tradicted each other fatty and gave
each other the lie directly, the result
being general uproar. Fortunately
in Brazil the epithet liar has not the
force in society that it has elsewhere,
and we have not had a duel between
Senor Lafayette and Senor Rodrigues,
junior.
The slave question continues to be the
burning one, although little allusion
has been made to it in the Chambers.
Both the abolitionists and the slave
owners are preparing for the struggle;
lllO 1O1E1tI utNO USSA lOIbluSu ny
the arrival of their chief, Joaquin Mt
buca, from England, and are likely now
to assume the aggressive strongly, while
the slaveowners are holding assemblies
to organize defence against the abolition
lists and the slaves. for the latter pur-
pose forming bodies of municipal po-
lice at their own cost
In San Paulo, at our latest date
thence, an insurrection of $50 slaves had
occurred near Belem do Descalvado, on
the plantation of the widow Camargo,
and force of police had been sent from
San Paulo At the city of Campos, a
town of 10000 souls, in the province of
Rio Janeiro, trouble connected with
the slave question has also occurred and
fifty soldiers have been hurried off.
What the affair is. really we do not know
as yet. Some kilograms say that the
slaveowners had attacked an abolition
paper and wished to kill the editor,
others that the abolitionists were parad-
ing the city with arms, calling on the
slaves to refuse to work This slavery
agitation is having an influence on the
currency, which continues to depreciate,
and the currency bonds are also steadily
falling, but chiefly on account of their
proposed conversion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
VETERANS IN LIFE.
Parr who Took n Wife ut so Years of Age
and Another at 122.

Thomas Parr, or, as he is familiarly
known "Old Parr," is everywhere citeG
as the oldest man of modern times, {
distinction that was not his by right
and obtained probably from the promi
nence given him in history through the
introduction to, and notice afforded by
his sovereign. True, for twenty-one
years he was entitled to such distinction,
when the death of Bowles procured fol
him rival, while both were eclipsed by
Jenkins a quarter of century later.
Further, Parr was buried in Westmin-
ster Abbey, while his rivals obtained no
more post-mortem courtesy than was af-
forded by Potter's Field.
When eighty years of age Parr first
felt the wounds of Cupid's darts and he
courted and married one Jane Taylor,
presumably a lass in her teens, since she
was described as a young maiden. -
Jane died after thirty-two years of con-
nubial bliss, having borne her spouse
two children.
At the modest age of 122 Parr again
succumbed to the wiles of the "little
god," and assuaged his grief by mar
riage with one Jane, widow of Anthony
AIDA, and daughter of one Lloyd, of Gil
fells, Montgomeryshire. She also was
of a longlived family, being niece of
Richard Lloyd, a centenarian, before
mentioned, and she survived her hus-
band many years.
In the later days of the nineteenth
century the number of persons who have
more than accomplished a century of
years appears to be multiplying. In the
city of Guadalajara, Mexico, there re-
sides "Greaser" who claims to have
been present at events that took place in
that city in 1740, and he certainly evin-
ces Herewith all the familiarity of ap
eyewitness. Another resides in Sonora,
127 years of age, in perfect health and
full possession of all his faculties, and
who passes his time in rolling cigarettes
for himself and friends. Two distant
relatives of the writer are still living at
the advanced ages of 103 and 107 respec-
lively. Sojourner Truth, negress of
Battle Creek, Michigan, claims to be
110, and is somewhat celebrated as an
evangelical exhorter and temperance
lecturer. have known also two squaws
who attained great age; one, known as
I
Ojibbeway Reservation, near Sarnia,
Ontario, and died few years since at,
as supposed, 120 years; the other, Sa-
teaux witch or medicine squaw, who was
murdered in her 125th year by a French
half-breed she had threatened to be-
witch-an act that was generally ap-
plauded since she was feared by the
Indians and mixed bloods for miles
around
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
SOapstOne Flour.


In Congressman Green's recent speech
before the .. S. House on the adultera.
ton of food and drugs he mentioned
some of the doctored articles that are Of
fered for human consumption. They in,
cluded glucose1 syrup, soapstone flour,
cocoanut-shell and red lead pepper and
so on. Among these the flour said to be
made largely of steatite OF soapstone
seems specially queer, and Mr.. Green
spoke of it in this fashion:
"Now, sir, what would be your infer.
ence, if told by the proprietor of one Of
these saponaceous quarries, as I have
been, that he finds a ready sale for all
the soapstone -four that he can grind.
And who are your customers p Chiefly
commercial millers and sugar refiners.''
But at least it is consoling to reflect
says Washington correspondent, thai
at the recent price of grain it must have
become a somewhat less lucrative invest.
ment to mix even pulverized stone with
flour.