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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

1T is like reviving the ghost of the
past to bring Jem Mace to life again in
the pugilistic ring; and that, too, pitted
against young Mitchell, who made it hot
for Sullivan. Mace must be we'll up in
fhe sixties. He was in his prime thirty
years ago when men fought according to
the London P. R. rules, without gloves.
VI course the old man stoed no show of
getting away with his young antagonist,
and it is no credit to Mitchell that he
consented to meet man old enough to
be his grandfather. The presumption is
that he could whip him if he was twice
as old.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Attempted Train wreck,ug

SANTA BARBARA, February 9.-A Los
Olives special to the Press says: An un-
successful attempt to wreck train on
the Pacific Coast railway was made yes.
terday afternoon. A special train, north
bound, left here shortly after 2 O'Clock.
having on board j. M. Fillmore.
general manager OF the road J. L. How.
ard OF the Los Olivos Land Company,
Mr.. Galdtree and MIR. Barker, of San
Luis Obispo, Elk. Governor Perkins, of
San Francisco, end other officials of the
railroad and land company. At O'Clock
as the train approached Santa Maria, OBJ.
structions were observed on the track.
and the train was stopped Just in time to
avoid train wreck. Two boys, named
Stephens and Mcclure, each about 16
years old, have been arrested.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
BASEBALL.
The Los Angeles Club SIN I'm IN q
Lead.

Lead.
There was very fair attendance at
the Athletic park grounds yesterday
afternoon on the occasion Of the second
series of games between the San Diego
and Los Angeles baseball teams. Um-
} 'pire Conn called the game punctually at
Q 80 o'clock, with the home team at
the bat.
Kessell was put on to pitch and Dun.
gan was behind the bat. Both are strap
ping young fellows and the latter enjoys
the reputation Of being one of the bsst
catchers in Southern California. The
Angelefos failed to score in their first
innings, while the visitors made three
tallies. The local boys had their re-
venge, however, in the next innings, and
batted out five runs. Kessell was hit SO
frequently that his captain substituted
jefferson. The new pitcher is little
fellow, but he has excellent curves,
which did good execution until he tired.
The third and fourth innings were not
marked by special features, except that
the San Diegans increased their score by
three runs, which made the game stand
7 to in their favor. Both teams were
bauked in their fifth and sixth innings.
In the seventh the Los Angelefios got in
a streak of batting, and little Jefferson
was knocked all over the field, and four
runs we're added to the total of the local
teams score, while their opponents
failed to tally. Los Angeles made two
runs in the eighth, and added a couple
more in the last inning, thus winning the
game by score of 13 TO s.
Young, after the fret four innings, did
some very effective pitching, the San
Diegans only scoring once in the last five
innings. While several errors were
made, the game WEE characterized by
some exceptionally good fielding and
heavy batting. Holiday made the long
est hit as yet seen on the ground, and
scored the first home run. Britain.
Lucas aud Breckenridge also did good
work with the willow for the home team,
and for the visitors DUNCAN, Donnelly
and Vincent divided the honors.
The following is the official score:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
The Hist ory OF the Pico-Cohn S,,

T.
EDITORS HERALD-In your report of
the ruling Of Judge Shaw. in the history
Of the case of Pico vs. Cohn in todav;s
issue of your paper, mistakes occur
which take the liberty to correct.
The deed referred to in the sniff was
made on thu 17th day OF April, 1883 II
is not altogether true that the grantees
entered into possession of the property.
Pico continued to reside at the ranch
house, occupying about forty or fiftv
acres in the vicinity of the houee; the rest
was taken possession of by the defend
ants.
The suit was brought by Pico within
two months after the date of the deed
and on the day after Cohn first set m
that the deed was an. absolute convey
ance. According to the agreement, as
claimed by Pico, he was to have to the
let day of,July to redeem. He rendered
the money on the 31st day of MAY.
The case was tried by the late judge
Howard, who found the facts claimed by
Pico to be true, and gave judgment in
his favor, that the property should be re.
conveyed on payment of $1O3 900 bv
Pico. Afterwards, on motion for a new
trial, he made an order that unless the
plaintiff, Pico. would consent to the paw
ment of $l3S 900, instead of the sum of
$l03,00 q lew trial would be granted:
but that if the plaintiff would agree to
the increase OF the amount to be paid by
him, that new trial should be denied.
Plco declined to assent to the increase of
the sum, and the new trial was accord
lngly granted, the result of which was
that Judgment for defendants was for
the first time entered, which was after.
wards affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The allegations upon which the new
cause of action rested and on which
Judge Snaw ruled were that f. P. F.
johnson, the only witness that was pres
ent at the negotiations between Pico and
Cohn, repeatedly stated that the trans
action was as Pico claimed, and that he
would have testified to that effect, had it
not been that prior to the action Cohn
paid him $4,000 to induce him to swear
falsely. Upon this point the allegations
were extremely specific. They named
the men through whom the money was
paid; and further stated that when, dur
| ing his last illness, johnson was about to
repair the injury he had done the plaint-
iff, and to give his deposition stating the
facts Of his bribery, he was prevented
from doing so by Cohn's interference (;
and these facts were of course admitted
by the defendants demurrer.
The case was therefore based upon the
fact that Pico lost his case by reason of
the bribery of his witness by Cohn; and
on that ground Pico asked for new trial.
The effect of the demurrer was to
hold that, admitting the facts alleged to
be true, they were not sufficient to en-.
title the plaintiff to the equitable inter-
position of the court. In this, as mat
ter of law, the court may be right. If SO,
the point decided is an interesting one,
and the public should have the correct
facts before them in order to appreciate
it. Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
| GEORGE II. SMITH.
| Los Angeles, February
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
THE RAILROADS.
visit of Traffic Manager Mellon
Neyvhall and Saugus.

II,
NeWhall and Saugus.
@. S. Mellon, the traffic manager of
the Union Pacific, passed through the
city yesterday on the Santa Fe. He was
accompanied by his wife and family, and
the party occupied private car. Asso-
ciated press dispatches some time ago
announced that Mr.. Mellon was seriously
ill and hardly expected to live. He is
now recovering from this illness and
proposes to spend several weeks, perhaps
month, at the Coronado while he con-
valesces.
MIR. Mellon discovered yesterday, by
one OF the enterprising newspapers Of
this city, that his visi here was very
significant" and that he was going to
buy the Cross road as he passed through.
As he has been unable to attend to any
work for some time. and is still confined
to his bed much of the day, he was much
surprised to find that he was put down
for so extensive an undertaking.
An official of the Southern Pacific who
was in the city yesterday says that the
new line which has been SURVEYED
through the Soledad caflon is likely to
come out in such a way as to leave Sau.
gus out of the route. In that case it is
not improbable that Newhall will be
made the junction of the main line and
the Santa Barbara division. Saugus is
three miles beyond Newhall, and 1T is
said was selected as the place for the
junction, although there was no town
there, for the reason that the Southern
Pacific could not come to satisfactory
terms with the people of Newhall.
Orange shipments continue at lively
rate on both of the main lines. Yester-
day two trains left on the Santa. Fe, each
of about twenty cars, and two on the
Southern Pacific, one of seventeen and
the other twenty. During the past week
the Santa Fe has sent east 104 carloads
of oranges.
A Raymond & Whitcomb excursion ar
rived in this city yesterday.
The San Francisco Chronicle was let
into the Cross road sale story and pub.
lished nearly column OF the baseless
rumor.
D. B. Robinson, the president of the
Atlantic and Pacific, will be in town in a
day or two.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Malls by Nteamship.

SAN FRANCISCO, February S-Secre-
tary Smith, of the Board of Trade, today
received the following dispatch from
congressman Morrow and Clunie in
answer to one sent by the board ask
ing them to exercise their infu-
ence to secure better mail facilities
between this city and Portland: "We
have had long talk with the Postmaster
General concerning the immediate
transportation of mails to the Northern
and Southern coasts. Arrangements
have oeen made to carry mails by steam.
ship until the railroad routes are
opened."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

aside, on the grounds that the Grand
Jury was prejHdiced, and was undar
undue influence, and that certain of the
members were not residents of the
county.
Major Furrey, Tom Goss, J. M. Hale
and Captain George T. Knox were az.
amined as to bias and undue influence
in such matters, but each man.
bsr of the Grand jury den;ed
that any such considerations weiohed
with them at ALL Whenever the Snes.
tioning came down to specific facts ~
alleged acts each one was able to sweor
it was not true in any respect. The case
went over until next Saturday. when the
attack on the other members Of tho
Grand jury will be made.
Andrew Peterson, native of Sweden
was admitted to citizenship before Judae
Shaw.
Katie Bouton came before judge Wade
on writ OF habeas corpus. She was ar
rested for disturbing the peace over FIVE
months ago, and sentenced to imprison.
ment for five months and to paw a fine
of 5000. She had served out her FIVE
months, and was now doing the ST. dav
work on the fine. She was bronght IN
on the ground of excessive punish bment
and set at liberty. y
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

The first number of the California
Nationalist, sixteen page quarto, to be
issued weekly, has been laid upon our
table. Mr.. W. G. Owen, the editor, has
filled this number with wide
range OF interesting discussion upon
economic and social subjects, and pre-
sents the peculiar tenets of the National
lists before his readers clearly and
thoroughly from variety of standpoints.
We doubt whether Mr.. Bellamy had the
remotest idea when he wrote his book
"Looking Backward" of building up
new school of economists with tendencies
to q force in politics. 1t is evidence of
the restiveness of the public mind under
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
The Relief Corps.

Mrs. Gleason, secretary of John A.
Logan w. R. c., has received, in behalf
of the Relief Corps OF Los Angeles, the
following invitation:
To the members of the several Woman 5
Relief Corps of the City of Los angeles:
You are most respectfully invited to be
present at the ceremonies Of laying the
cornerstone of the Reform School at
Whittier, February II, 1890. Your
badges will be evidence of your right to
free transportation. Courteously yours,
HERvEY LINDLEY, President.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
AT the Grave of HIS wife.

SAN Francisco, February Sc. G..
Lewis, aged so years, was removed to the
receiving hospital this afternoon from
Laurel Hill cemetery, where he had at
tempted to commit suicide at the grave
OF his wife, who died in 1881.
The surgeons pronounce his case
one of the most remarkable on
record, from the fact that a 45-calibre
bullet passed entirely through the brain
matter, crushing the skull. beneath which
the bullet was found. Yet it did not
produce immediate death. The sons Of
Lewis, who is said to have been promi-
nent figure in the early politics Of San
Francisco, say he had never been him.
self since his wife's death.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
A Los Angeles Traveller.

]. G. Kays, ex.Sherihf of this county,
recently received letter from Father
Peter, who is now at Rome. He said, in
the course Of the letter, that he had
taken with him a mum Der of copies of the
ILLUSTRATED HERALD, which he had dis
posed Of in England, Ireland and France.
lie said that his last copy had been
given away in Barcelona, Spain. Every
where. the Father remarks, people were
glad to hear about Los Angeles and were
much interested in Southern California.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

The February NUM- Der OF the arena, a
new Eastern magazine of high literary
pretensiens, starts out with one of those
fantastical conceits, SO much in vogue
now, in which the writer supposes him
self to live in remote future age, and
draws upon his imagination cor condi-
tion of society and state of material ad-
vancement such as we can only fancy to
exist in Paradise. As general thing
these pictures are written in prose, and
even then it ia difficult for the ordinary
reader to get himself en- rapport with the
strange conditions he is introduced to by
the author. In this case, however,
the writer expects us in blank
verse to clearly comprehend the
state of socisty in New York ten thou
sand years hence. This is really asking
too much. Even blank verse when we'll
executed is hard for ordinary readers to
follow in its diversions; but when it car
ries people flying through the air and
planets in jiffy, it would require the
genius of Shakespeare to make the pic
ture interesting, much less realistic. Just
think OF two friends meeting in New
York, and one telling the other it was &c
hot in the city that he was compelled to
take breakfast at the North Pole 30 as tc
escape the sultriness of the metropolis
The idea runs through the sketch that
all social problems have been solved
that there is equality and hap
piness in all society; that poverty is ban.
ished, and the Earrings of self interest
are unknown; that every family lives in
a mansion and every mansion is in the
center of garden; that electricity has
been made 80 subservient to the power
of mali that it has become his willing
slave in catering to his esthetic desires
in traversing the earth, in navigating the
sea, in exploring the secrets OF the
planets. Now, all this is very fine, but
cui bono? Bellamy was supposed to
make daring flight into the future, but
he was modest to this blank verse fellow
who has the audacity (impudence is the
best word) to pretend to say what the
conditions shall be here ten thousand
years hence. If these men would leave
remote posterity alone, and try to do
something for the benefit of their con-
temporaries, they might stumble upon a
valuable hint now and again that would
be worthy Of thanks.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Our staunch Republican contemp

Our staunch Republican contempo-
rary, the Evening Eapress, publishes an
article from Riverside paper, which
shows that man can afford
to pay 5000 an acre for orange
land, and at the end of the eighth
year, after paying all the expenses
OF planting out trees and interest on the
money invested, he will have property
that will pay 10 per cent. interest on
$1,000. The Express then adopts this
extraordinary commentary upon the
facts adduced: "And yet the journal
which published this thinks a duty
should be imposed upon oranges to
protect the California growerr'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Los ANGELES
Total. l....3S 8 8 8 25 Is

Earned runs-Los Angeles 6. San Diego o.
Left on bases-Los Angeles z, San Diego 5.
Two base hits-Breckenridge l, Holiday l.,
Britain l. Three base hit-Holliday l. Home
run-Holhday 1. Passed-Lohman 1, DUNCAN
l. Struck out-By Young l; by Jefferson, Q.
Time of game-TwO hours. Umpire-E. E.
Conn.
The greatest game of the season is ex-
pected this afternoon, when Cobb, for
merly of the Riversides, will be in the
box for San Diego. He is one of the
best pitchers in Southern California, and
has been reserved especially for this
game.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
IN THE COURTS.
General Boyce Has the Grand Jury


General Boyce Has the Grand Jury
Examined.
In Department l yesterday Judge
Clark presided during the forenoon. The
case of the people against General FL. II.
Boyce was up. The General is one of
the principal owners and the general
manager of the Tribune. He is under
indictment for extorting money out of
Theodore Savage, justice of the peace, by
threatening to publish matter damaging
to his character in the paper. His at
torneys asked that the indictment be set
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Santa Barbara Notes,

SANTA BARBARA, February 8.-Henry
B. Williams, of Williams, Dimond &
Oc., the we'll known shipping firm oi
San Francisco, died here this evening at
the Arlington hotel, aged 70. Cause of
death, paralysis.
A number of wealthy young tourists in
the city have formed jockey club.
leased the race track and will give week.
ly racing events.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
The board of Superytsors.

The clerk was instructed to deposit to
the credit of the Eagle Rock school dis
trict the sum of $500, and $21 25 to tie
current expense fund, in payment of ex-
penses incurred in the issue of the bonds
of eaid school.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

the conditions that have grown from the
alarming aggregation Of wealth In lew
individuals, that novel, founded on an
imaginary Arcadia, should have given
rise to a new political sect.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

CTOLEN-FROM BOWNEY AVENUE, EAST
y Los Angeles, a horse and buggy on the af-
ternoon of February 8th Horse, dark brown,
14% hands high, both hind feet white. Buggy
open top, Concord axle, red running gear IN
the buggy were large Kodak camera and
red, white and blue striped blanket. Last seen
at Garvauza. going towards Pasadena. Infor-
nation as to above left with Howell & Craig,
wholesale grocers. Los Angeles street, VIII be
suitably rewarded. Fe 02t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1890.
sam Erancisco's Periodical Murder
Epidemic.

Three notable murders have been
in San Francisco within few
days. Neither the slayers nor the slain
belong to the class that usually figure
there in homicides. They are all men
of standing. The newspapers OF that
city are therefore wrought up to a high
pitch of moral fervor, and insist that San
Francisco will stand permanently dis
graced before the country unless each
case is probed to the core and justice
meted out to the guilty. One OF these
fits of morality comes over the Bay City
periodically. AS a general thing there
is one murder or more committed in
that city every Saturday night, and from
two to three during the week. The
County Jail is packed from years
end to years end with wretches under
Indictment for granddaughter, and yet it
is only when the respectable" element
of society 60 into the business of shoot
ing and stabbing that public indignation
is aroused, and a spasmodie effort is
made to repress murder by an energetic
effort to punish those who perpetrate it.
But neither the newspapers, the indig-
nant citizens nor the energized courts
accom plish anything. The heat cools
off, the c1lprits gain time, their trials
are delayed until the event has become
ancient history, and the inevitable dis
agreeing jury finally turns the accused
is tr,
munity by the laws delays, and as long as
this can be done under our system of
laws and jurisprudence, there will be
neither terror nor preventive in the ad.
ministration of justice. IT trials could
not be put off to the "crack of DOOM"
aud punishment for murder were certain,
we would soon hear less about men
avenging their real or imaginary wrongs
at the crack of the pistol or the slash of
the knife. We are not going to brag
about the administration of justice in
Los Angeles by denouncing its laxity
in San Francisco. But the latter city
has got most unsavory reputation
for the facility with which the worst
criminals can clip through her courts.
We have seen that jury y-bribing had the
standing Of a profession there short
time ago, and no man ranking above the
depraved and low criminal class ever
yet legally suffered the extreme penalty
in that city for the crime of murder.
And yet all the murders there have not
been the work of the low criminal ele-
ment. Until justice is firmly admins
tered, the crop of murders will continue
to be appallingly large in San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Pullman Passengers.

The following passengers departed for
the north yesterday: Miss Leibes, @.
H. Barn, DR.. w. w. Ross, @. Raphael,
B. Brugher, Mr.. Risley, F. P. Shelp, J.
A. Rice, Mr.. Stevenson.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
piles! Pilesy Pilesy

Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles when ali
other Ointments have failed. 1t ebsorbs the
tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as
dian Pile Ointment is N-ppared only for Piles
and Itching of the pInate parts, and nothing
else. Every Lox is warranted. Sold by drug,
gists: or sent by mai on receipt of price, SOC,
and 81 90 per box
WILLIAMS MFG CO., Props.
Cleveland, Ohio
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
LOST AND FOUND

stoves Sold On Installments.
:. E. Browns. No. 1875 South Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

Do you want baIgain in second hand
pianos? You will find two of them at
G. E. Days music store. 8 North Spring
street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09
Removal Notice.

r. b. Young, architect, has removed from
California Bank building to rooms AT, 4S and
40, new Wilson block, First and Spring streets
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-09

Fortify the system Against Colds
By taking the Turkish bath.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
WAITING.


Prom dawn to night Al at her window atting,
She waits. whils DRIFT the heavy hoafs away.
And, like the swallows. all her thoughts go fin
ting
stay.
Vet, all day long she listens for his coming,
All the long day she dreams OF one dear face;
She hears lis whisper In the bees low hummiag.
She feels his kisses i'm the winds embrace.
Lonely she dreams while the warm sunshine
fingers
Upon her face, her pallid face, yet far;
Alone sits sobbing while with silver fingers
The mool5eams thread her soft uui.raded hair.
All, hel.y uearJ. 50 pasiionlte ITS yeorning,
She n'eds must know that all htir peace is Ger:
That ea:'r pain meath her white 1osnn burning.
Tens ii'r tbs gone, to enter ther,' 10 more
nui t,ce to feel, unchecked his fond .arsssing.
one vile. hour. close to his hettt to press.
Theirs her thought stops; yhas else ii bliss or
blcss;a;
Tie gre. world holds. Sic dos a., care to
Gilss%
Sill II her window dreaming, longine.'wcrping.
Whi.e to taei. mates the gray doves COO and
cail
She leans. an Z watches the slow clouds 20 creep
ing
Far DOWN tie iu>. Beyond the city wall!
New Yo.I Ledger.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
White Lead Injurious.

1t is sad that painting floors with any
color containing white lead is injurious
as it renders the wood soft and less ca
pable Of wear. Other paints without
white lead, such as ochre, raw umber or
sienna, are not injurious and can be used
with advantage Narnish made of dry
ing lead salts is also said to be destruct-
i've. and it is recommended that the bo-
rate of manganese should be used to dis
pose the varnish to dry. A receipt for a
good floor varnish is as follows: Take
two pounds of pure white borate of man
ganese, finely powdered, and add it little
by little to a saucepan containing ten
pounds of linseed oil, which is to be well
stirred and raised to temperature of
$50 degs. Fahrenheit. Heat 100 pounds
of liuseed oil in a boiler till ebullition
takes place, then add to it the first
liquid, increase the heat and allow it to
boil for twenty minutes. Then remove
from the fire and filter the solution
through cotton cloth. The varnish is
then ready for use, two coats of which
may be used with final coat of shellac,
if brilliant polish is required. .-Phila-
delphia Record.