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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
webster's Two Tariff Speeches.

About the year 1916 Webster was in
vited to great tariff dinner at Philadel-
phia. The immense hall of the old Chi
nese museum was engaged for the occa.
sion and profusely decorated with flags
and banners. 1t seemed as if the sun
stood still until we could get the news
papers. At that time no Philadelphia
paper had a corps of reporters at all
competent to make the quick work of
two-hours' speech, which requires
eight men to report verbatim with the
requisite dispatch for an early issue.
The consequence was that it was past 10
O'Clock the next morning before the
Wing paper appeared.
There was sauoy little Democratic
sheet published then, called The Penn
syiranian, edited by the late Col. For
ney, which played nice little trick
upon an expcctant public. The editor
hunted up Mr.. Webster's great speech
on the tariff delivered in 1924, which
was thorough-going argument for fec
trade, in direct opposition to the grafton
of the evening before. Col. Forney
struck off a large edition OF the speech
as supplement 10 his paper, heading it,
in his largest type, "Webster's Great
Speech on the Tariff" The newsboys
made tho town ring with this cry
soon after sunrise. Horace Greeley,
who had come over from New
York on purpose to hear the speech, and
was anxious to get an early copy for
publication in the New York Tribune,
rushed out of his hotel and bought sew
eral of them. Many thousands of copies
were sold before the joke was discovered.
The Democrats were naturally in great
good humor to see Mr.. Webster thus ar
rayed against himself. The Wings could
not be expected to relish the joke, least
of all Mr.. Greeley, who vented his an
ger in unmeasursd language. Mr.. Web
ster himself, who loved Joke, took it in
good part, laughed heartily, and said to
the friend who handed him the paper,
81 think Forney has printed much
better speech than the one l made last
night. Youths Companion.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
sudden and Lon nelly Death.

Mr.. Geo. III. vandevere. a well-known
carpenter and joiner. was found dead in
his bed at his rooms on Upper Main
street, yesterday afternoon, by his en-
ployer, Mr.. r. B. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson
needed the services Of deceased and
went to his rooms and found the door
locked. He then looked in at the win
dow and saw him lying on the bed. On
opening the door the deceased was
found to be cold and stiff, as if he had
been dead for several hours. Vande-
we're was about town the day before and
went home at the usual time. A book
lay open on the table by the side Of the
bed and candlestick stood there with
the candle burned out, from which cir
cumstance it appears that he had been
reading and laid down the book, turned
on his back aud died instantly. as his po-
s,tion was natural and showed no effects
of pain or struggle Of any kind.
The deceased was native of Ohio, 81
years Of age. He leaves a daughter IL
years OF age in the Sisters school, but
no other relatives in Los Angeles. He
was member of the @. A. R., by whom
he will be buried this afternoon at 4
o'clock, from Ponet 4 0rr's, on Spring
street. Coroner Nadeau held an inquest
before a jury, with the result Of ver-
dict Of death from heart disease.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
The Cholera Bacillus.

As supplementary to the note in our
March number. page 1877, we subjoin the
following from the Berliner TageJlan
relative to DR.. Koch's results: The
cholera bacillus can only exist where
moisture is present; when dry, the bacilli
very soon dry, much quicker than any
other known bacteria, three hours dry
ing being sufficient for their extermina-
tion. On the other hand, the bacilli
were found to have increased considera-
bly, in the dirty linen of cholera patients
which had been soiled with their evacu.
ations, and had remained in moist state
for twenty.four hours.
The growth of the cholera bacillus is
further dependent upon the medium in
which it happens to get. 1t requires
moist alkaline surrounding, and even
very small quantity OF any free acid,
which would not materially affect other
bacteria, considerably retards the devel-
opment of the cholera bacillus, which
accounts for the fact that the cholera
bacillus was found to be completely de-
stroyed in healthy stomachs. This fact,
in connection with the slight resistance
shown by the bacillus to dryness, makes
it evident that quite peculiar conditions
of the human economy and its surround
ings must be prevalent to admit of the
introduction Of the cholera bacillus
through the stomach into the intestines.
These observations suggest very hope
full possibilities.-Chemist and Drug
gist.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

The Ventura Democrat has the follow.
ing interesting items:
There are in this county nearly 900
bee colonies, and when it is considered
that vigorous colony in favorable
season like this will turn out at least 200
pounds Of honey, some idea may be
formed of the pyramid of buckwheat
cakes that might be smeared with trick.
ling sweets-the product Of Ventura
county bees for one year.
We are informed that the present will
be the most prosperous honey season in
this section ever known. From 1900 to
1900 tons, it is estimated, will be the
yield Of Ventura county. Mr.. Easily, of
the Simi, counts his honey crop at fifty
tons, and there are other bee men who
will even beat that, some going as high
as seventy five tons. The revenue of
the county from this industry alone will
be no inconsiderable sam.
Anton Maulhardt's thresher has made
the best record yet, so far as heard from.
1t turned off, Monday evening, inside of
two and one-half hours, 260 sacks of
wheat, and the sacks will average ITO
pounds. The work was done for Joe
Baxter, on the Patterson ranch, near
Hueneme. Joe says he will bet money
against marbles that no threshing outfit
in the valley has or will get away with
that work this season.
According to Assessor Conway's re-
port we find that Ventura county, this
year, makes the following showing: She
has in wheat %, 900 acres; barley. 81, 600
acres; beans, 5000; corn, 1000. The to.
tai valuation of assessed property is
81, lS9,S76 ofwhich 50, l62, ,09l is real,
and $l,027, 7S5 is personal property.
The increase of valuation this year over
last is little upwards of S350,O00
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

Mr. II. w. Shaw does not mean to be
rified Of rifle If he can help it, so when
he had rifle stolen from his wagon yes
terday he mistrusted two Mexicans who
were going to San Gabriel. He accord
ingly followed them in lively manner,
and overtaking them, inquired for his
rifle, of which they denied all knowl-
edge. But Mr.. Shaw sprang into their
wagon and found his rifle, into which b,
put his only three cartridges and opened
fire, without effect. The Mexicans re-
turned the fire, but without effect.
Mr.. Shaw, having exhausted his am
munition, returned to town with his re-
covered riff :, while the Mexicans drove
rapidly to the Mission. Mr.. Shaw will
have another whack at these two
thieves. There is den Of thieves con-
cealed about San Gabriel. When will it
be broken up.
Mountaineers in North Carolina and
Tennessee have made good deal of
money digging the roots of the ivy. Ten
and twelve dollars per ton is paid for
them at the railroad stations. Thsy are
shipped north to be turned into door and
bureau knobs, and for inlaid and veneer
ing work. These roots have been con-
sidered nuisance in clearing land for
the plow, but now will sell for more than
the price for which the land could have
been bought two years ago. Why can
not we use them here? We have plenty
of ivy roots of lorge dimensions.
Mrs. A. w. Greedy. wife of Lieut..
Greely, of the rescued Arctic expedi-
tion. arrived in this city yesterday, accom-
panied by her brother, Mr.. L. l..
Nesmith, of San Jose, and her two chill
dren, en- route to Portsmouth, N. H., to
meet her husband. 1t will require o
very intense imagination to describe the
meeting of this family after such dread
and long separation. The party took
the afternoon train for the Atlantic
coast.
The members Of the Cleveland Guards
are notified, by advertisement in our
New To-Day, that there will be meet
ing at the headquarters of the Central
Club old Episcopal Church building,
corner Temple and New High streets
A full attendance of members is request
ed, and cordial invitation is extended
TO all Democrats to attend.
Mr.. VIM. Ferguson, who has been to
his old home in Fayetteville, Arkansas,
and to several other sections of the East
on heightened visit, is expected home
in a day or two.
The question is asked, who appointed
certain soi-disant detective conservator
of the morals of Los Angeles.
r. Pacheco, Mexico, is registered at
the Pico House.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
The Holy sepulcner.

Captain Conder, of the Palestine Ex-
cavation Fund. asserts that he has made
new and important discovery as to the
site of Calvary and the Holy Sepulcher.
The tomb he has found is solitary one,
differing from the old type of Hebrew
tombs. 1t is near the spot where
Stephen is supposed to have been stoned
and contrary TO Hebrew style, contains,
after the manner of Greek tombs, a
shelf where two angels could have
sat, one at the head and the
other at the feet. The locality now
known as the Holy Sepulcher is covered
with church of that name. 1t is an
old Jewish tomb, which was discovered
in the time Of Emperor Constantine.
Although popular sentiment has hon.
ored it as the tomb of Christ, scholars
and explorers have not with any great
degree of unanimity so regarded it.
One of the great objections against il is
that it was within the walls Of the city,
whereas the crucifixion and burial are
said to have been outside the city.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
A Big Bug Story.

A special to the Philadelphia Times
from Troy. N. Y, has the largest bug
story yet, as follows:
This morning the tow-boat Connecti-
cut, formerly a passenger steamboat
running between this city and New
York, reached Albany with fotilla,
Commodore Temple, the old river man,
in charge. The deck presented strange
appearance. 1t was covered with re-
pulsive yellow mass, and the other parts
Of the vessel were all besmeared with an
odd-looking substance. Commodore
Temple said: about III O'Clock last
night l was standing on the forward
Beach the atmosphere suddenly dark
ened and became filled with insects. For
time l was completely dumbfounded.
With sound like the patter of rain
drops on window the mass struck the
vessel. We were turned into confusion,
all hands of us. The engine was
stopped and the crew flew around
like mad. The insects few into the
rooms, completely filling them mand driving
the men out. 1t was sight to see the
men rush about driving the pesky things
from their faces. The whole thing
lasted twenty minutes, but it seemed an
hour to those on board. / have seen
many things during my boating lifetime,
but this is the worst on record. l was
actually scared. Why, could not see
the pipe-lights. The bugs came along SO
hard that when they struck me they
really hurt. My face looks as if it had
been pounded. The more we killed the
more seemed to come. l thought the
world was coming to an end when the
cloud passed. The darned critters GOV.
cred the deck six inches deep. They
were the size of the ordinary grasshop-
per, and had yellow wings. They came
from the west and were travelling east. .
The news Of the strange affair soon
spread, and any number of people went
down to the dock to see the steamboat.
The Commodore was kept busy telling
his story, and the people that swarmed
about him reminded him, he said, of the
crowd of insects he saw the night be.
fore.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
The Water Question.

. To THE EDITOR OF THE HRRALD.-I
learn authoritatively that the Zanja
Committee of the Council have bonded
the water of the Los Feliz Rancho for
$4,000 with view to the purchase of
that water.right by the city,
The title, | believe, is good; if on ex-
animation it should prove so, the city
should not hesitate moment to avail
itself of this opportunity.
The first question to be considered is,
does the city need the water! 70 that
we must universally say yes. We need
it now and we will need it more and
more with every year. Los Angeles Is
the center Of remarkably rich and pro-
ductive country. Many cities in Europe
with far less country to draw from have
run into ten hundreds Of thousands in
population; notably, Seville, Naples,
Palermo, Florence, Catania, etc.; cities
whose products and situations are SINH
lar to our own. Water we must have.
Every drop that the city can get hold of
should be taken and held. On this de-
pends the success of the city and the
health and comfort of our citizens.
The only other question is the price.
Is $4,000 an excessive price for this
right! / cannot think so. The courts
have adjudged to the Los Feliz Rancho
eight cubic feet of water per second per-
petually. l have not the tables with me
but l believe that this equals in the very
uncertain miners measul ement prevalent
in our county 400 miners INCHES
continuous flow. The water right at
Pasadena, which is not one-fifth Of this
amount, is now capitalized at $3.50, 900,
and the water shares find ready sale
at that amount. At this rate the Los
Feliz water right would be worth nearly
81. 100000 Had | the control of this
most important affair aud the final de.
cision to make, the money would be
paid and the dead recorded to day.
Yours very truly. ABBOT KINNEY.
Monterey, July 2lst, 1884.
Our correspondent by this time viii
have seen that the City Council has
recognized the opening before them and
availed themselves of it.-EpIToR HER
AID.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Baggage Smashing.

A new baggage smasher was discov-
cred yesterday at the Commercial Street
Depot, A row Of trunks had been
placed alongside the track to put on the
train for San Pedro. and when the train
came along it had some larger sized fat
cars than usual in front of the baggage
car. When these flats came to the
trunks there was crash, crash, snap.
snap. split, split, and chorus of hyster-
ical yells from the ladies' whose treasures
of clothing and almost every other kind
of human toggery and ornament were
scattered in the street from the trunks
that were crushed by the passing car.
Placing the trunks so near the train was
very careless act. Even an elephant
would keep his trunk away from the
cars. Who is to pay the damage!
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Eleotro.MaRnetlo Institute

No. Ill, ll3 and ll9 $. Main street,
nearly opposite Cathedral. DIR. E, Rob
bins, the celebrated Medical Electrician,
cures diseases that battle the skill OF
other physicians by warm yitalzing cur
rents Of electricity, scientifically admin.
istered with the latest improved electrical
instruments, also by Electro Therapeutic
baths, Electro-Thermal baths. Medicated
Vapor baths, Russian baths. hot and
cold, showers and plunge baths. Hy.
gienic, Hydropathic and Psychopathic
methods of healing. The Institute is
ono Of the finest in Southern California,
elegantly furnished with every facility
for treating indoor and outdoor patients.
The Doctor would advise those that are
suffering from pain or disease to try this
new method of healing, before abandon
ing all hope, as references eau be given
to hundreds of leading citizens that have
been cured by these means, when all
else had failed. Diseases diagnosed
without explanation from the patient,
free Of charge. Office hours 5 till IL; |
to 5; 6 to o. Telephone pa. feb24tf.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Board of Supervisors.
THuRspAY. July q, 1888

THURSDAY, July p, 1884.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, full Board and the Clerk.
Fred G. Smythe appointed Constable
for Anaheim township, vice F. w. Tyler.
resigned.
Resignation Of II. =. Ford, Road
Overseer for Santa Ana road district.
Accepted.
Protest against closing Anaheim Land
ing road. Referred to supervisor Levy.
BOARD or EQUALIZATION.
Assessm ent of Mrs. ]. r. de Ramirez
raised from $500 to $4,000.
Assessment of J. +. Ponder raised
from S3220 to $500.
Adjourned until l0A. M. tomorrow.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
COURT REPORTS
Superior Court Smith. J.

Superior Court Smith, j.
THURSDAY, July "a.
White VS.. White-Motion for alimony
continued till "A. NJ. Saturday.
In re estate of L. l.. Farley, deceased
Petition for probate of will continued
till Monday next at $50 P. NJ.
People VS.. Quinu-Time for defend.
ants to plead continued till tomorrow.
Hellman vs.. Dinkelspiel ct ALT is
hereby stipulated that the defendants
Dinkelspiel and Newmark may have un.
til August ID, proximo, inclusive, to file
and serve their answer herein and that
il defendant Haas be served with sum
mons ON or before the 26th inst, the an
swer of said Haas shall also be filed and
served on the I'd proximo.
Geo. Cleiss, native of Germany, ma
turalized.
Hale vs.. Thomas-Defendan allowed
till July 2Sth to file points.
SET FOR TO-DAY.
Steere VS.. Tucker.
HOWARD, j.
Elton VS.. Howland-Continued until
tomorrow at p. NJ.
Briswalter VS.. Dubourdieu ct al.-0n
trial.
SET FOR TO-DAY.
Elton VS.. Rowland.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Two Boston Judges.

A Boston Judge upset whole court
room of lawyers, the other day, by an
unprecedented ruling. He was listen.
ing, one morning, for an unending time,
to testimony, good, bad and unreliable,
in regard to the width Of a certain
street. In the midst Of the matter a
recess was taken and the Judge disap.
peared. When the court re-opeued
he took his seat and prepared to
listen. More witnesses were called
to testify as to feet and inches;
but the Judge waved his hand. "You
needn't say anything more about the
width of that street. know all about
it. I've been out in the recess and
measured it myself" There's another
old Judge over in East Boston who in.
variably follows the same plan. "You
needn't tell me anything about East
Boston" he said. the other day, I've
lived here all my life, and know as
much about every inch Of Il as anybody,
guess. BOSTON Gazette.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Realized.

We take pleasure in announcing that
the endeavor TO produce a perfect
remedy agreeable to the taste, and
prompt, painless and effective in its
action ON the Liver. Stomach and Bowels
has been successful. and that the bitter.
nauseous medicines formerly used for
the purpose are rapidly becoming things
of the past Syrup of Figs is the new
and pleasant remedy, and c. +. Heinze-
man has been appointed wholesale agent
for Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
FOR SALE,

FOn 0A6Gs
One small billiard table with complete outfit.
Inquire OF
cHEEsEBROUGH CALDWELL,
je2Otf Downey Block, 65 Main strest
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
rms SCHOOL BOOK swIMOLE.
What the Cost Is. and What the
Books Should COST.

Few people are aware of the swindls
that is constantly perpetrated upon the
people by the publishers of text books
for the public schools and the tools
which they have purchased in the
boards of education, by which they are
enabled to force upon the people a
multitude Of worthless books that rob
the people and enrich the publishers.
There is no earthly use for the present
long list of school books. They give
no increased knowledge over a
short series of books, but cost the people
Of California over S2,000,000 more
than is necessary for the proper
education of their children.
Mr.. H. C. Kinne, a well-known edu.
Gator, has prepared in circular list
of the books needed in the public schools
and the cost OF the same, as follows:
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
shipping News.

The British ship Ispahan, Captain Fer
guson. arrived at San Pedro yesterday
from Newcastle, New South Wales.
The Ispahau Is now iron ship Of l4S4
tons. She brings cargo Of 1000 tons Of
coal, consigned to Balfour, Guthrie 4
Co, Of San Francisco. On the voyage
the steward accidentally fell overheard
aud was lost.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

Owing to the lack Of data in the re-
port OF the County Assessor it is impos-
sble to select and present large num-
Der Of facts about our county and lis
productions. such as the number OF
orange, lemon, lime, olive, citron and
deciduous fruit trees. the number of
barrels Of -four made. tons Of coal min
ed, tons Of potatoes raised, salt manu-
factured, wooden goods made, number Of
small farms and many other items that
the people expect in on assessment list.
The blanks are very defective and should
never be used again. A large part of
our industries do not figure at all, so
that much of the progress of the county,
which has been very great, cannot be
gathered from this report. The Sur
veyor General should see to this matter
aud see that each county have proper
blanks to be filled out. We have a
great and growing section and its pro-
gress should be matter OF annual
record.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

Do not waste your money and risk in
juring your hair by purchasing useless
washes or oils. bat buy something that
has record--a remedy that every body
knows is reliable. Halls Hair Renewer
will invigorate, strengthen aud beaatify
the hair, restore its color II faded OF
turned gray, and render il soft, silken
and lustroas.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
Cigars. cigars.

Cigars. cigars.
An immense consignment of imported
and Key West cigarsi
just received 25. 900 cigars direct from
Havana and l00, 900 from Key West
The largest consignment of this class OF
goods ever received in this market.
Being direct importers, thus saving the
commission paid to middlemen, we are
enabled to sell at reduction of 80 per
cent on former prices.
EDELMAN 4 Co.,
Direct Importers,
No. ll6 North Main Street.
apr27-lm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
He Couldn't Help 1t.

A Chicago gentleman, now stopping
at the most popular hotel in Los Ange.
les, says he never loses his temper, ex-
cept when he fancies himself in the con.
Guiding part of an interesting story,
which winds up with something about
Mrs. Soothlow's Winsliug Syrup, ETC..
but said he had to laugh and couldn't
help it when he found his favorite cigar,
"Tans..l lis Punch, advertised at the p,
o. Cigar Store.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

'Well, tempus .tugi is here again, y
said the dude bearder. brushing the flies
away from the table with his napkin.
Guess you don't know what tempss
MEANS" replied the telegraph operator.
scornfully. Guess do" insisted the
d. b. "What does it mean, them" "It
means fy.time, of course! Think
never studied German
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
An English agricultural publication

An English agricultural publication
reports that among tho pets Of provin-
cial poultry dealer were parrot, cock
atoo and monkey. Returning from
church on Sunday the dealer found that
In his absence the monkey had broke en-
his chain and seized the parrot, which,
having killed, he plucked, trusssd, and
laid out precisely as his master handled
spring chicken. The cockatos and
other ornithological pets were treated in
the same manner.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25
To the Smokers of b cent cigars.

We wish to call your special attention
and introduce to you the best Nickel Ci-
gar sold west of the Rocky Mountains.
They are made of the best selected to-
bacco, contain no artificial flavor, and
have bouquet equal to any cigar sold at
ten cents. This article Of smoking has
gained great favor in places where intro
duced, and We respectfully ask you to
try them-"The Thoroughbred"
by all dealers. Manufactured by the
Friend .Erskine Cigar Co., No. Califor-
MIA street, San Francisco. Miles Bros,
Commission Merchants, ll2 Spring St.,
Temple Block, selling agents. jil3-lm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

Hearing his wife screaming in the cow
yard. Joseph Browning, Of Deeuville,
Ohio. ran to her aid and found her
fighting with huge copperhead snake.
At the appearance of Mr.. Browning the
snake crawled into hole In the ground.
He began digging for II. and soon found
den Of snakes. He killed los snakes
and destroyed thirty-six snake esgs.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-25

Mr.. Robert Farrell, an energetic gen.
tleman, well known to Los Angeles, has
been appointed subscription agent for
the HERALD. For some time to come he
will dev te himself to the city and its
immedi q surroundings. We commend
him to Il who desire the leading daily
journal published south Of San Francisco.