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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
The Science of Phrenology.

"The development at the back of the
head, my friends. indicates parental Of
fection," explained the phrenologist.
''Now, you will Observe" he went on.
feeling OF the boys head, that this
bumps abnormal in size, thus indicating
that he loves and reveres his parents to
an unusual degree. Is this not so, my
lad %
"Naw."
"What's that You do not love your
parents ,"
81 think very well OF ma, the boy re.
piled, "but l amt very fond of de old
man. That bump you're feelin' of he
Civ me last night wild baseball club.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
BALLAD OF THE PRESS.

lBY JOHN ". OVERALL.
In other days, with fiery hands,
The troubadours Of story,
Der the Tyres wild throbbing bosom
Toured heroic strains Of glory;
They tell US how the knights Of old
Brayed tempest, sea and breaker,
And met the soothing Saracens
At Ascalon and Acre.
We sing a song Of modern days
OF something far dlvlner.
The ballad Of the giant Press,
Creator and refiner
Obedisnt TO the will Of thought
II moves Its steel phalanges.
Aud nations bend to catch It's breath
From Golden Gate TO Ganges.
Room for the conqueror Of the world
The steel-clad Alexander
Room for the Pen. the sword Of mind
Which sweeps from grand to grander
Room for the teachers Of their kind
Who scorn the wrongs defiance,
And proudly bear upon their crest
The motto: 'self-lteliance r.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
P. J. O'REGAN. Plaintiff,
vs..
MARY O'REGAN, Defendant.

Action brought In the Superior Conrt Of the
State Of California, in and for the county OF Los
Angeles, and the Complaint filed In said county
Of Los Angeles, In the office OF the Clerk OF said
Superior Court
The People Of the State Of California send Greet
ing to Mary ORegan, Defendant.
You are hereby required to appear In m action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff
IN the Superior Court Of the State of California.
In and for the county Of Los Angeles and 10 an
swer the complaint fled therein within ten days
exclusive Of the day Of service after the service
on you OF this summons-n served within this
County; or, II served elsewhere, within thirty
days, or judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer OF said
Complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain q judg.
ment sgainst you that the bonds of matrimony
now existing between you and the plaintiff be
disso we'd.
Reference Is had to complaint for particulars.
And you are hereby notified that IL you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint as above
required, tho said plaintiff will cause your
default to be entered and will apply to the Court
for the relief dem Anded In said complaint.
Given under my hand and the Seal Of the Su-
pericNCourt. Of the State Of California, in and
for t4e County Of Los Angeles. this 10th day Of
July. in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-four.
IsRAL.l A. W. POTTS, Clerk.
ny D. +. TANEY. Deputy.
Endorsed.
Gardiner & Stephenson, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
iyl7 pm
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Refugio Bilderrain, tbs administrator of the
estate OF Mary +. Smith, deceased, having filed
his petition herein. praying for an order OF salt
Of the whole OF the real estate OF said decedeni
for the purposes therein set forth.
1t Is therefore ordered by the said Court that
all persons Interested in the estate Of said de-
ceased, appear before the said Superior Court on
Friday. the goth Day OF August.
1854,
At 10 o'clock Ia the forenoon OF said day, at the
Courtroom presided over by Hon. II. NJ. Smith,
Judge Of said Superior Court, at tho Court
House In said county Of Los Angeles, to show
cause why an order should not be granted to the
sal administrator to sell much Of the real
estate of the said deceased shall be necessary.
And that q copy Of this order be published at
least once week for four successive weeks in
the Daily HERALD, a newspaper printed and pub
lished In said county.
HENRY NJ. SMITH,
Judge OF the superior Court.
Dated July 80. 1854. jy3l I'd
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
Proposals for Fire Hydrants.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals
will be received by the undersigned up to the
meeting OF the Council OF the city Of Los An
geles OF August 9th, A. ID. 1884. to furnish ,
erect and connect with the Beaudry water mains
from five to ten fire hydrants Of the same pat
tern as the last fire hydrants connected with the
Los Angeles City water mains.
A certified check for $50, must accompany each
Of said proposals as surety that the bidder will
enter into a contract In conformity with hi,
bid II the same Is accepted by the Council
The Council reserves tho right to reject any
and all bids
BY order Of the Council Of the City Of Los An
gees at its meeting Of July 22d 1884.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council Of the City Of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles July 23d, 1884. jy2i-lIi
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A CARD.

We beg to inform the public that the firm Of
Harper, Reynolds q Co. has been dissolved and
is succeeded by the Harper & Reynolds Company
incorporated, with capital stock Of S2t 1000. OF
which c. \. Harper is President, G. c. reynolds
vice-President, Robbins Little secretary and
Treasurer, and s. @. Negus Purchasing Agent
in New York
Thanking our patrons for their past favors. We
solicit continuation Of the same believing that
now we can supply the demands Of the trade In
more satisfactory manner than has ever been
done on this coast before.
The corporation will pay all the liabilities Of
and will collect all accounts due to the late
| firm. HARPER q REYNOLDS Co.
Express copy. jy3Oeod lw
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City Assessment Books.

Notice IL hereby given that the city assess.
ment books Of the city o. Los Angeles for the
fiscal year l5s4-lSS5 ending February 2sth. 1sS /,
have been completed by the Uity Assessor and
delivered to the Clerk Of the Council of said city
and that the Mayor and the Council OF said city
will meet az Board OF Equalization to equallzc
assessments, at the City Council Room, on Tues
day, the 18th day of July, 1884 at 2:30 o'clock p.
NJ, aud will continue in session from day to day
until the business N equalization is dhp posed OF,
but not later than the fifth day Of August, 1854,
and that in tn. meantime the said assessment
books will remain In the office Of the Clerk OF the
Cou Gil for the inspection Of all persons inter
este1,
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council of the City Of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, July "a, A. ID. 1884. lul5 I'm
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Re-Registration of Voters.
oYFicH OF THK COUNTY CLERK OF
Los Angeles County.


Los Angeles County.
II is heraby ordered that the County Cleik
the county Of Los Angeles, shall procure new
books for the registration Of the qualified elec-
tors Of Los Angeles county and shall proceed to
re-Iegister the voters OF said county in.conform-
itY with the Political Code Of the State of Cali
fornia:
"SEo 1904. There must be kept in the office
tee County Clerk OF each county, Great Regis
ter; whenever deemed necessary the Board Of
Supervisors Of any county may, by order, re-
quire re-registration Of the voters of said
county which said erder shall be published in
at least one newspaper published in said
county for not less than six months proceed
ing the next ensuing general election. Such
registration shall conform in all respects to the
provisions of this Code concerning original regis
tration, except that any person applying for re
registration shall be entitled thereto upon show
ing that his name was enrolled and uncancelled
on the former Great Register"
The former Great Register OF Los Angeles
county must be preserved by the County Clerk,
but shall not be used for the purposes of any
election after the LIST day Of November, 1854
By order Of the Board Of Supervisors OF the
county OF Los Angeles, this sth day Of February.
A. D., 1884. A. w. POTTS,
feblO 6m Clerk Of the Board.
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that J. @. Estudillo on
behalfs Of himself and Francisco Pico, own.
ers Of Certificate OF Purchase No. s24. issued on
October ed, 1877, by the University Of Califor-
mia to II. NJ. Johnston, for lot Of Sec. IS, I. l
s., R. l2 w., s. b. NJ. has made application to
Hon. J. Ham Harris, Land Agent Of the Univers-
ity, for the issuance Of duplicate Of said certif
cate. the original certificate having been lost or
destroyed, and being beyond. their control; and
that a hearing. at which testimony will be taken
concerning the loss or destruction OF said certii
cate, or reason why the same Is beyond his con-
troll will be had at the office Of said Land Agent
at Berkeley. Alameda county, on the goth day Of
August, 1884, at 10 N.
J. @. EsTUDILLO.
July 22d, 1884. jy23 4w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
She Was Artless and She Was Kind

He was q married man, blessed-or
the opposite, as the reader may deter
inine-blcssed with All extremely jealous
wife. One evening not long since he
siezed a chauce opportunitylto do escort
to q charming miss of sweet sixteen,
whose blue eyes and dark dropping
lashes exercised glamour over every
man who happened to come within
range Of their charm. AT last her home
was reached, and as they paused at the
gate the maiden turned her lovely orbs
upon him and said:
"I'm so grateful for your kindness,
sir!"
Don't mention it, beg of you." ht
eiacdlated gallantly.
Very likely the unsophisticated maid
en- misunderstood the motive of hi,
remark, for she quickly answered in Q
reassuring tone:
20, | cer.anly won't, sir, as long as
live. if you don't wish me to"-LoD
ell Citizen,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
Dissolution of Copartnership.

The undersigned, doing business as copartnors,
under the firm name Of Ifar er, Reynolds & Co.
having sold and conveyed to the harper and
Reynolds Company, corporation, our property
and business the said firm Ia hereby dissolved
by mutual consert The corporation will pay all
the liabilities and will collect all accounts due to
the late firm. HARPER, REYNOLDS & Co.
Express copy jySoeodlw
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Dated July Is. lss
Notice to Creditors.
Estate Of NJ. o. dc Domec, deceased.

EstHte Ur NJ, u ut DUrIVc, uectH5eu.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, ad
minstratrix Of the estate OF NJ. .. de Domec
deceased to the creditors Of, and all persons hay.
them with the necessary vouchers. within four
months after the first publication Of this notice
to the said administrative, at the Office Of Gardi
ner & Stephenson Nos. l, and 8, Allen Block,
Los Angeles city. In the county OF Los Angeles
California. FRANCESCA D0MEC.
Administrative OF the Estate Of N. o. de Domec
deceased.
Dated at Los Angeles, June 7th, 1884.
Gardiner Stephenson attorneys for admins
tratrix. jy6
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
Notice for Publication Of Time for
Proving Will, etc.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, l..
County Of Los Angelica. w.
In the matter Of the estate Of Daniol Courtney,
deceased.

Pursuant to an order Of this Court. made this
day, notice is hereby given that Tuesday, the 9Th
day Of August, 1854, at 10 o'clock A. Of SAID
day, at the court room Of this Court, In the
city and county Of Los Angeles, has been appointed
for hearing the application Of Martin
MWnane, praying that document nov
on file in this Court purportng to be the last viii
and Testament Of Daniel Courtney, deceased, be
admitted to probate and that letters testamentsry
be issued thereon to said Martin Murnaue
at which time and place oil persons in
terested therein may appear and contest the
same.
Dated July 25th, 1884.
A. W. POTTS, County Cork.
By A. RNPAU. Deputy. jy25 lot
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
LEGAL.
SUMMONS.
In the Superior Court Of the State Of
California, in ahd for the County
of Los Angeles.

Action brought in the Superior Court Of the
State Of California, In and for the County Of
Los Angeles, and the complaint filed In said
County Of Los Angeles, In the office OF the Clerk
Of said Superior Court.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
Notice to creditors.
Estate Of W. O. Co.'s, deceased.

Estate Of W. O. Goss. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned
Executors OF the estate OF VI. @. Goss, deceased,
to the creditors Of. and all persons hav.
ing claims against the said deceased, TO exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers. within four
months after the first publication Of this notice.
to the said Executors, At the office Of Gardiner
& Stephenson, Allen Block, Los Ang sles city, in
the county Of Los Angeles
LOUIS GOODFRIEND,
MARY 4. WEAR,
Executors OF Estate Of W. @. Goss, deceased.
Dated at Los Angeles, July 25th 1884.
Gardiner d stephenson, Attorneys for Execu.
tors. jy2D
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court Of the State of
California, in and for the County of
Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

s. H. Hersam, Plaintiff.
VS..
Ira Nichols, Administrator, ct al,
Defendants.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

In the Superior Court, of the County Of
Los Angeles, State Of California.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
On the ssth Day or August, 1854

at 2 O'Clock In the afternoon, at the Court Rooms
OF said Court, in the city Of Los Angeles, coun-
ty Of Los Angeles, State Of California, to show
cause why an order should not be granted to the
sad administrators to sell the sal ! real estate and
personal property belonging to said decedent, or
so much thereof as may be necessary for the pur-
poses aforesaid.
tion Of the Court that the former order Of this
Court, made the 25th day OF June, 1884, Is irreg-
uiar and invalid. on motion OF j. Brousseau, at
torney for said estate, the said order is hereby
set aside and vacated.
1t Is further ordered, that a copy OF tins
order be published four successive weeks in the
Los As0ELEs DAILY HERALD, q newspaper pub
lished and printed in saiu county Of Los An
geles.
Done in open Court this 22d day Of July 1854
HENRY NJ. SMITH,
jy 23 I'd Judge.
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LEGAL.
Order to Show Cause.

Order to Show Cause.
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.
In the matter OF the estate and guardi snship Of
r. O. and p. 4. Woodwork, minors.
Joseph J. Woodwork, the Guardian Of the
| Woodwork, minors, having filed his petition
herein praying fer order Of sale OF certain Of
the real estate, Of said minors. for the purposes
| therein set forth.
1t is therefore ordered by the Judge Of said
Court that the next Of kin Of said minors and
al persons Interested In the estate
said minors appear before the said superior
Court on
Monday. the 18th Day OF August
1884,
At 10 O'Clock In the forenoon Of said day
at the Court Room Of said Superior Court
at the city Of Los Angeles In the county Of
Los Angeles 70 show cause why an order should
not be granted to the said Guardian to sell
SO much OF the real estate Of the said minors as
shall BE- necessary.
And that copy Of this order be published at
least three successive weeks In the Los An
| aELEs DAILY HERALD. a newspaper print.
ed and published in said city aud county Of
Los Angeles, before said 18th day Of August. 1884
H. NJ. SMITH,
Judge Of the Superior Court.
Dated July 18th. 1854. jyl9Sw
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

In the Matter Of the Estate Of Rudocindo Luis
Enrique. deceased
The verified petition Of Luz O. Enrique, as the
admlnistratrix of the Estate Of Rudocindo Luis
Enrique. deceased, having been duly made and
presented to this Court to obtain an order there
from for the sale ef the real and personal prop
erty Of said estate. and II appearing to the Court
from said petition that II is necessary to sell the
whole Of the real and personal property OF said
estate for the purposes and reasons to-wit; To
pay tho debts outst mding against the dcceee ent
and the debts. expenses and charges Of ad-
ministration OF the said estate; and that the said
real property Is situated In che city Of Los An
geles, In the county Of Los Angeles, State OF Cal
ifornia, and described as follows, to-wit Com
menciDg at the northwestern corner Of the lot
heretofore conveyed by Felipa Artiz to Rag lela
II Vale; thence northery fronting on Hiien.
Vista street thirty-iye feot to point; tn, nee
essterly ninety feet to the lot Of Ygnacio Lugo
heirs; thence southerly along the western line OF
lot Of heirs Of iynaclo Lugo thirty-flve feet to
point thence westerly along the northerly line
VI lot Of Santa Cruz TO the point Of beginning,
being part Of lot . Of Block 33 Of 0rds survey,
NO called" And the said personal property CON
sstlng Of one chest of carpenters tools, now be-
ing at said premises. And 1t appearing from said
petition that said petitioner, Luz q. Enrique, Is
the surviving widow and Ester Enrique Is the only
child and heir at law Of said deceased, and that
they both reside ia this county, and that no 9TH
or person Is Interested In said estate.
1t Is therefore hereby ordered that said Ester
Enrique, and all persons interested In said estate
be and are hereby directed to appear before this
Court
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
Order to Show Cause Why Order of
Sale of Real Estate Should Not
be Made.

In the Superior Court of the County o
Los Angeles, State of California.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

Order to Show Cause Why Order of Sale
Of Real Estate Should not be Made.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

In the matter Of the estate Of Mary f. Smith,
deceased.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

In the Superior Court of the County of
Los Angeles, State Of California.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01

In the matter OF the estate and uardisnship oi
K. O. and P. 4. Woodwork, minors.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-01
LEGAL.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

No. 1853.
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NOTICE
TO
SCHOOL BOOK PUBLISHERS.

CtEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- by the Sacramento city Board of Education,
at their Office, SO street, beginning March 3,
1884, antil MONDAY, MAY o 1854, to be opened
at 7:S0 O'Clock p ". on May s. 1854 for Common
school Text Books in lieu of the following list
adopted in May, 1880:
MeGuhy's Readers, series of FIVE books: Ne
Gufiy's New Charts. PaySon. Denton 4 Scribner's
news Drawing Cards. COlburns Mental Arith-
metic Robinson's Complete Arithmetic, Swim
tons Word Book, HarpeT's Introductory Geog-
raphy Harpers School Geography, Reed d Kel-
logg's Graded Lessons in English, Reed & KEEL
logs Higher Lessons in English, Redpath ;
United States History. Bryant Il STATIONS Com
mon School bookkeeping. Cutters Elementary
Physiology. Aims Rudiments (ticrmanl, Aim s
Grammar (Geuman), Aim 5 Grammar and Reader
German.
bid. and the bid must state the rate at which
each will be furnished at wholesale and Mt re-
tail, and whether the books accepted will be ex-
changed for those now in use without cost tothe
pupils or 10 the Board, or at what rate such eN-
change will be made. Bonds satisfactory 10 the
Board will be required from the successful bid
der that such books can be purchased at one or
more places In this city in sufficient quantity
and at all proper times at the retail price agreed
upon during the existence of his contract, and
that the books in weight, color and quality OF
paper in binding. in typography, and IN all
other respects shall be equal to the samples.
The Board reserves the right TO REJECT any or All
bids or any portion of bid.
JOHN F. SLATER, President.
I Y LANE Secretary mr3-td
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have on the stability of the English char
Pacific Coast.

The Odd Fellows anniversary was cele-
brated Saturday in Napa, Tuolumne, Butte,
Tehama, Nevada and Placer counties
The Ventura Democratic County Com
mittee elected Judge S. A. Shepherd, A. G..
Escandon and ], ]. Hill delegates TO the
State Convention.
John McManus, who stabbed Thomas
| Whitney at Truckee last February, was
sentenced at Nevada City, Saturday, to
| twelve years in the State Prison at Folsom.
A notice was posted up Saturday in the
| Grand Central mine, at Tombstone, A. T.,
| that after May LIST the miners will have to
work for So day. The miners will start a
union and rebel against the reduction.
The Butte Republican County Commit
tee elected the following delegates to the
| State Convention John c. Gray, D. K.
Perkins, J. C. Noonan, William Foreman,
| William Dunstone, F. A. Schaffer, A. b.
| Collins, c. L. Durham, E. Hardness and T.
| A. Barnard.
William Baxter, who killed the China
man All Tung and got off with a life SEN
| tence to State Prison by shamming insan-
| ity had judgment pronounced on him at
San Jose Saturday. Since the verdict of
| the jury he has abandoned his pretense
anu tOSo "
| ton.
A dispatch from Eureka, Humboldt
county, dated Saturday, says: Bartholo-
new funny, first assistant keeper at the
Humboldt lighthouse, was found dead in
his boat on the west shore of the bay this
morning. funny was a native of Ireland,
aged 40 years. He leaves a wife and three
young sons.
The following-named delegates were
elected from Marin county to the Republi-
can State Convention at Oakland: p. X.
Austin, G. w. Burbank, w. w. wilkins,
+. c. Delong and f. NJ. Angellotti. The
delegation is pledged to use all honorable
means to secure the election of Blaine
delegation to Chicago.
The Democratic City Convention OF
Stockton was held Saturday night and the
following nominations made: For Mayor,
John D. McDougald: City Attorney, c, H.
Lindley; Police Judge, N Miner; Chief
of Police, W. S. Fowler; City Collector, E.
Oullahan; Assessor, w n. Olson Super
intendent of Schools, DR.. S. p. Crawford.
The city election takes place May 9Th.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

E1XECUTRIX SALEM THE SUPERIOR
Ia Court of the county of Sacramento State
of California In the matter of the estate of
CHRISTIAN GRUHLER, deceased. Notice is
hereby given that in pursuance of an order
made on the 18th day of April, 1884, in the above
entitled estate the undersigned will, on or after
the LIST day of MAY 1884 sell at private sale, for
cash in gold coin, to the highest bidder, subject
to confirmation by said Court, the following de
scribed real property belonging to said estate to
wit: Lots l, ,, 8 4, 5, g. and S, in the block be-
tween X and L, Twentieth and Twenty first
streets, in the city of Sacramento, in said county
and State. Said real estate wilbbe sold in lots
to suit purchasers as nearly as the same can be
done. Ten per cent of purchase money must be
paid onacceptance of bid and balance on con-
fir1nation of sale. Bids must be in writing, and
will be received at any time after the date of
this notice, and before sale of said property is
effected, at the Office of w p. COLEMAN, Real
Estate Agent No. 325 street, in said city of Sac
ramento. Deed at expense of purchaser.
Dated April 10, 1884
CATHERINE GRUHLER,
ExecutriX of the last will of Christian Gruhler
deceased
W. C. VAN FLEET Attorney for Executrix
Dun