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of the company. Not only these have been
constructed, but ten additional.
The trip was eminently successful. The
train stopped at station called the Twin
Trees" seventeen miles north of San Jose,
and there dance and banquet were held.
Mr.. Booth was presented with an ex-
quisite wreath of flowers by Josephine,
the 10-year-old daughter of G. B. Polhemus,
and this wreath was suspended amid en-
thusiasm between the flags with which the
engine was decorated. The excursion
lists tripped through the, mazes Of the
ballroom in the heart of a grove, with
floor of planks, trees for walls and sky for
ceiling; and the Alta assures US that
"there was everything that could be de-
sired to eat and drink, and more than
seven basketsful of fragments remained
after all had Jared sumptuously."
DR.. Rowell toasted the builder of the To-
connective, and Mr.. Booth responded with
''some sensible remarks with regard to the
mechanical advancement of California."
Then Mr.. Booth proposed the health of
California's chief executive. Let us quote
again from the Alta:
Governor Low, who occupied seat at
the head of the table, responded He
complimented in handsome language the me-
chanics OF California. and in a more personal
way, the builder of the pioneer engine, "Cal1-
fornia," and those associated in the carrying
out of the enterprise which he hoped and be-
lieyed to be but one of those iron links which
was to encirce the continent.
In eloquent terms Governor Low des-
canted on the necessity OF the Atlantic
and Pacific Railway, and turning to ex :
Governor Stanford, who sat at the other
end of the table, offered as a sentiment the
health of that gentleman.
The president of the Central Pacific Railway
then addressed the audience. He believed
that in the course of five years 200 locomo-
tives, at least, would be required TO transact
the business of California. The speaker an
nouuced that so rapid had been the progress
of the Pacific Central road that the same
would be completed to Colfax by Sep
tember 1, at which point an eleva-
ton of $500 feet would be attained
By January /, 1866, Dutch Flat, an elevation
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stage read in the rolling steam-couds
of that epoch making innovation
the letters Of his occupations doom.
That event makes an important chapter
in National history, but there is another
event that, while closely related to the
foregoing, is only of Statewide significance,
aud vet is of peculiar interest at this
time when the slogan of "home industry
is heard from one end of the State to the
other
This latter event was the initial trip OF
the first locomotive built on the shores OF
the Pacific. We build vast warships now;
but the construction of that locomotive
was the prime successful feat which nat
urally led up to the present stage of devel-
opment in the mechanical arts on the
Western Coast.
The 30th of August, 1865, was notable
day in Central California. On the morning
following the leading article in the Daily
Alta California bore this caption: sTral
Trip of our Home Built Pioneer Locomo-
tive on the San Jose Railway" The eX-
cursion is proudly referred to as "the trip
of locomotive and train Of cars of home
manufacture" By invitation of III. J.
Booth & Co., the builders, a party of $50
ladies and gentlemen attended and were
superbly entertained.
The locomotive, which was christened
California, is thus described by the Alta:
It was built at the Union Foundry by Fl. J.
Booth e. Co. The weight of the California is
about 46 tons; her total length, including ten
der, being 40 feet. She has 16-inch cylinder
with 24-inch stroke, and a five-foot driving
wheel The fuel used is wood. This immense
engine has been constructed of the best ma
terials, and on subsection to the strictest
scrutiny seems to be compact strong and
adapted to traversing the iron track safely at
the highest rate OF speed attained by Eastern
built locomotives.
The cars, OF which four were attached to the
engine, were built at the Mission Dolores shops
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IN THE CRIMEA.
How the British Army Had to Rough It
and Snffer During the Siege.>


and Suffer During the Siege.>
In the early part of the winter the bat
talions in the front were generally on
duty two nights out of three, and later
every alternate night. The life OF the rank
and file was thus spent: The men were mus
tered carrying great coat and blanket, Just
before dusk. and marched through sea OF
mud into the trenches. These were cut up
nv deem holes from which powders ana
stones had been taken, and into these
holes on DARK nights the men often leil.
When the soldier reached his position ne
had to sit with his back to the parapet ana
his feet drawn up close under his BODY 10
allow others to pass along the four-foot Wioe
trench. If he was not detailed for work
ing party, nor for picket IN the trenches
or in advance of them, he might ne uow,''
resting as best he could IN WEI oiIc .ii
The relief of our sentries couIo
snatch a dogs sleep four hours out CT SIX,
boping their comrades would, by remain
ing on the alert, give them time to Jump
up ere the enemy was on them; but 1or
the two hours that each man was out neal
the enemy the strain on the nervous sys-
tenn would have been great even 10 TO
bust. well-fed man. These sentrles nau
necessarily to stand absolutely still, silent
and watchful and as the severity OF the
winter became more and more maIheu
numb beers of men whose frames were weak,
ened by want of adequate nutritious 1000
were found in the morning frost bitten ana
unable to move. ooo
One battalion which landed nearly 900
strong early in November was actually In
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Story Of the Trial Trip of the
First California-Built
Locomotive.
IT WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO.
The Completion of That Locomotive
Marked the First Giant Stride in
Our Mechanical Development.

No State in the glorious sisterhood OF the
Union can boast of strides more gigantic
than those which have marked the indus
trial history of California. In comparison
with the results of centuries of endeavor
on the part OF the old commonwealth Of
the East she holds up the achievements of
years; and if we possess that abiding faith
in the future which measures from the
progress of the past in an advancing ratio
we may confidently assert that the twen-
tieth century will not have told the half of
its years before the land west of the
Rockies shall vie with the East in all that
constitutes greatness and prosperity in an
industrial and commercial sense.
To the old settler it seems but short
while since the first locomotive startled
the echoes of our hills, shrilly signaling
the advent of the new era-but short
while since the driver of the overland
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the trenches six nights out of seven, and
tiieh became so reduced, not only in num-
pers, out also In the mems bodily strength
thas II was unable for some time to go
lnere again. When the soldier
got back to camp he used to often lie in a
puodle which chilled his bones, under a
worn out tent, through which the rain
peat. The less robust would fan asleep
completely worn out, to awake shivering,
ana III many cases to be carried to hos
pital tent, scarcely more comfortable than
the tent which they left, and thence to a
grave In two or three days. Those who
We're stronger went out to collect roots of
ofushwood, or of vines, and roasted the
green coffee ration in the tin of the can
Teen, afterward, if they had a chance,
pounding 1t in fragment of shell with a
stone, ere they boiled it for use. Others,
unequal to this laborious process, would
drink their rum, and, eating piece of bis
cunt, lie down again in the great coat and
blanket which they had brought, often wet
through, from the trenches.
In the afternoon the soldier was sent on
fatigue duty from five to seven miles, &C.
cordlng to the position Of the camp,
usually to Balaklaya, to bring rations.
On his return he had again TO gather fuel,
In order to boil the salt beef or salt pork in
his mess tin, which did not hold water
enough to abstract the salt. A portion OF
the meat, therefore. only was consumed,
and 1t was necessary from time TO time to
tell off men to bury the quantities thrown
away. Salt pork, which was eaten two
days out of seven, was frequently eaten
by the men in its raw state from the diff
culties of finding the fuel 10 cook it.
Shortly before dark the soldier either
marched back to the trenches or lay down
to sleep, if he was not on picket in front of
the ManU dIeliE- n rprnrf
themselves sick, were carried back from
the trenches in the morning and died a few
hours afterward. Those who reported sick
were taken to the hospital, in many cases
merely bell tent. Here the men lay (often
in mud) on the ground, and in many in
stances their diet was only salt meat and
biscuit. They were, moreover, SO crowded
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WHEN JOHNNY GETS HIS GUN.

When Johnny gets his gun, look out,
There's bound to be fuss,
For Johnny is in earnest when
He holds his blunderbuss
His martial air is wonderful;
His smile npsets all fun,
And things assume a warlike air
When Johnny gets his gun.
In softer moods our John Is calm,
He's sportive, gay and GOOD,
And acts with much propriety,
AS freemen always should.
When Yachting he will never ''load"
His vessel'on the run,
But saves his efforts till the time
lie wants TO load his gun.
Hes sturdy on the baseball field
And football plays with vim;
In cricket, too. he doth excel,
And sports afield suit him.
But in the battle van. for right,
He'll make the foeman run;
And, oh, the triumph OF that hour
When Johnny gets his gun.
In wild adventure John delights,
He loves to travel, too,
And, when exploring, always keeps
The north pole up 10 view!
And, as for loving Liberty,
He's freedoms honest SOM
And down will go its enemies
When Johnny gets his gun.
But now he hears the lion roar
In vengeful wrath and rage
All. John has heard that sound befores
You'll read on history's page.
He stood up squire at Bunker Hill,
When Freedoms fight begun,
And thousands now will follow quick
When Johnny gets his gum
Stand back! Monroe once said the word
That makes the Nation grand,
And Cleveland gives IL emphasis,
law unto the land
Stand back! Stand backi A million men
Shout meath the Western sun,
And. oh, the gathering OF the hosts,
When Johnny gets his gun!
JOHN G. SHEA. in Buffalo News.
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A POTATO TERCENTENARY.
England to Celebrate the Biscovery-o
That American Vegetable.

England to Celebrate the Discovery of
That American Vegetable.
The holding of potato precautionary in
England next year is now being seriously
agitated. says the Albany Press. In 1886
the first potato was planted in Holborn,
England, about the time that Sir Walter
Raleigh was planting the first Irish potato
at Youghal in the county of Cork. For
two centuries the potato continued as
botanical curiosity. When first eaten it
was delicacy, sometimes roasted and
stepped in sack, or baked with marrow
and spices or preserved and candied.
When Parmentier developed the plant in
France Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
wore the flowers as ornaments. Frederick
the Great had TO force the Pomeranian
farmers to plant potatoes. 1t was the
famine in Germany in 1771-72 that first
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CONGRESS AS A MIMIC SHOW.
When Ex-President Harrison Says II Was
the Butt of Jealousy and Ridicule.

When Ex-President Harrison Says 1t Was
the Butt of Jealousy and Ridicule.
Practically there was no union of the
States, and certainly nothing that could
be called a National Governme mt, until
the constitution was adopted in 1879,
writes ex-President Harrison in the Janu-
airy Ladies Home Journal. Before that
we had Congress consisting OF single
body OF delegates. All votes were taken
by States-a majority of the delegates
from the State casting the vote of the
State. There was no Senate, no Presi-
dent nor any separate executive depart
ment, and practically DO judiciary. The
Congress. either by the whole body or by
com mittees, performed the necessary ex-
ecutive functions; commissioned officers
raised and disbursed revenue; conducted
our diplomacy; audited accounts, and
exercised certain judicial functions. 1t
was a weak attempt to organize Govern
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the arm of G. b. Garrison, machinist in
Plant City. While he was dressing mill
rock in 1865 q small silver of steel flew from
the pick and entered his right hand at the
base of the thumb. 1t caused great pain,
and Garrison has thought he had rheuma-
tism in the arm ever since. The pains be-
gan at the wrist, and year by year ex-
tended upward, until on Saturday they be-
came acute at the right shoulder. A
physician examined the shoulder and
found indications of a foreign substance.
He used lance, and out popped the silver
of the steel that had entered the base of
Garrison's thumb thirty years ago. The
piece of steel was as bright as when it flew
off the picE, and with its exit the pains
ceased.
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together that the doctors could scarcely
pass between the patients. AS we had no
ambulances and the French could not al
WAYS lend us mule-litter transport, many
were necessarily carried on cavalry horses,
which, slipping on the hill outside of Bala-
klava, often caused further injury or the
death of the patient.
On more than one occasion, as was re-
turning from Balaklava, I met party of
sick, mainly frost-bitten, riding cavalry
horses, the troopers leading them and
holding the men on; but the ground was
often covered with snow and very slippery,
and on the hill above Kadikoi 1 once saw
every man dashed to the ground from the
horses slipping snd falling on the hillside.
Later the sick who were unable to hold on
were fastened into the saddles, and some
died on the iourney.-From Sir Evelyn
Woods Recoilections.
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of 37oO feet, would be reached, the greatest
grade being 105 feet to the mile. Thence to
miles, on which portion of the route work
would be pushed rapidly.
II. M. Newhall, president of the San
Francisco and San Jose Railway, spoke of
the difficulties overcome through the ex-
ertions of a few men, without whose aid
the line would not have been built. "This
road might be considered mere bagatelle,
but vet would be regarded as an important
link in the chain OF iron which was to bind
us to our sister States on the Atlantic
SLOPE"
John T. Doyle concluded the speech
making by referring to the incalculable
advantages to be gained by the speedy
completion of the grand transcontinental
railway.
On the homeward trip the California
made test mile in 81 seconds. The hosts
on this occasion were the officers of the
San Francisco and San Jose Railway: Pres
ident; H. NJ. Newhall; Superintendent, c.
r. Polhemus; Master Mechanic, r. B.
Bishop; Car aud Road Master, S. Atkinson;
Conductor, H. ]. Young.
And thus was celebrated the inaugural
trip of the first "home- loco
motive in California. Now, of course, we
have "home-industry engines and cars
without mum Der, and are rapidly expand
ing our industrial scope. We are speeding
to the day when California will indulge in
a hearty celebration on bigger scale.
Home manufactured locomotives will
figure in the approaching event, but they
will be only secondary causes of gratifica-
ton, for the primal cause will be
that boon for which we have
prayed for years Tor since good enter
prise beca NE tyrannical monopoly)-a
com peting railways genuine home pro-
duction raiiway-the road that tn ousands
are to-day toiling earnestly TO extend, as
a friend and helper to the rate-ridden
farmers and fruit growers and merchants
OF the Valley of the San Joaquin.
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are known as court cards. They are of the
finest workmanship and the court cards
are respectively four resigning kings and
queens and their prime, ministers. These
cards are made in France and Germany
and are on sale in New York City.
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A New Palace Car.

The American Palace Car Company has
at the Atlanta Exposition one of their
improved cars. During the day the berths
are lowered into pockets in the floor an d
rattan chairs take the place Of fixed seats.
The car also has kitchen and a refr1ger-
ator. and is to be used as drawing car as
well as a sleeping and parlor car.
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ment, but it answered so long as the COM
mon peril of British subjugation lasted.
When that threat was withdrawn by the
peace of 1888 the selfishness and jealousies
of the States became intense and threat
ened to snap the feeble bonds that held
the laughing-stock of the country, and the
best men Stunned it. 1t had contracted
debts in the prosecution of the war, and
the States neglecting or refusing to pay
their quotas, Congress was protested and
dishonored, for it had no power to lay and
collect taxes. It had made commercial
treaties with foreign powers, and the States
refused to allow in their ports the privi-
leges guaranteed by the treaties. Congress
was mimic show, the butt of jealousy
and ridicule. Great things were demanded
of men who could do nothing.
Each State made its own tariff law. If
one, with view to raising money to pay
its pressing debts, fixed a high rate on for
eign goods imported, another would adopt
lower rate to attract commerce to its
ports. 1t was hence impossible for the
States to make a beneficial use of the
power to levy duties on foreign goods.
And besides, commerce between States
was hindered and bad blood engendered by
duties levied by one State ON goods coming
from another. New York laid duty on
firewood coming down the sound from
CoHIicCCiCut' anu upoh SdIOeH IrucR Cross.
ing the river from Jersey. Out of these
and many like things grew the conviction
in the minds of our statesmen and people
that Va more perfect union" was necessary !;
that we must have National Govern
ment to which should be entrusted all
those general powers affecting especially
our relations with foreign countries and
the relations of the States with each other,
and including such as were necessary to
the general defense and welfare.
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Common Chinese laborers can earn from
S to Is cents day.
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The strength of the regular army, as
given in annual report of the Secretary of
War, is 1871 men, including 2126 officers,
and the cost of maintenance for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1895, was about
$50, 49,, 900.
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Court Notes.
1OurI Notess
OLIVE STREET BRIDGE.


Congressman l.. A. Sperry was
appointed by Judge Baldwin yesterday
to act as a committee and hear the
petition of the Consolidated road for a
review of the order of the court of
common council directing the railroad
to replace the wooden bridge on Olive
street with an iron one. Mr.. Sperry
will conduct the hearing on the facts
in the case.
The case of Letter Carrier Frederick
Oe1nger of Stamford, who distributed
bills for the water, gas and electric
light companies in that place in viola
ton Of the law, hearing on which was
to have been held before United States
Commissioner Wright yesterday, went
over until August 5.
Patrolmen Clancy and Poronto raid
ed James. M. Lucey's saloon at 1877 Grand
avenue Sunday and found four men
drinking in a room in the rear of the
place. Lueey will be arrested.
Coroner Mix yesterday appointed
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy f. Gala
han deputy coroner for New Haven
county to succeed Walter Pond, re-
signed.
The charge of embezzlement against
H. Hilgenberg preferred by j. Kaiser,
the Chapel street clothier, has been
nolied on payment of the costs amount
ing to $40.
Papers were served yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Koon in a suit brought
by Albert W. Cole of North Branford
against Frederick w. Elliott of North
Guilford to recover $3.50 on a note. The
suit is returnable to the next term of
the common pleas court.
Property on Goffe street belonging to
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Dayton of DixweIl
avenue was attached yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Koon In suit brought
by I. W. Corbett.
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THE mARrA p. DISASTER.


All of the Drowned Passengers Were Emil
grants.
Genoa, July 22.-Captain Ferrari, who
commanded the sunken steamship Ma
raj P, in which las Italians persisted,
has made statement, in which he says
he was asleep in his berth when the col
lision occurred. He was awakened by
the terrific crash, followed by cries Of
distress, and rushed on deck,
When he reached the dock he found
that the engines of the Ortiga had been
reversed and that the Maria P. was
sinking. He threw himself into the sea
and kept himself afloat until he was
picked up. An inquiry into the disaster
has been opened here.
The bows of the Ortiga have in them
a rent four yards long just above the
water line.
Admiral NORM, minister of marine,
announced the disaster to the chamber
of deputies this afternoon, and the news
created a deep impression. Many of the
deputies expressed sympathy with the
families of the victims
Later information Is to the effect that
all the passengers ON the Maria p. Were
emigrants.
spezzia, July 22.-Additional details
of the collision between the Italian
steamships Ortigia and Maria P. and
the sinking of the latter in the Gulf Ct
Genoa include the testimony of the look
outs of both vessels that they sighted
each other too late to avert the col
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JOURNAL COURIER TUESDAY UIY 2 1885
CHILpREN NEaLEorEp.
Many Cases Recently reported TO Age'
Preston of the Organized Charities,

Many Cases Recently reported TO Agent
Preston ofthe Organized Charities,
Numerous cases Of neglected children
come to Agent Preston of THE Organ
ed Charities during the summer months
and with his other work he is pressed
for time to Investigate them, 1t has
come to MIR, Prestons notice that ba-
by in East street is left by its mother
who works IN a hotel to be cared for
by sister who gets drunk, and aeg-
lects the infant
a boy fourteen years Of age In Fair
Haven, who has a physical lnfrmity,
is neglected and compelled to sleep In
the cellar A girl in Fair Haven, am
orphan, who receives a pension, her IA
Their having been soldier in the late
war, is reported to have been imposed
upon by the family with whom she Is
living. She turns the pension money
over to the family, and, it is said, does
not receive fair return for the money.
There are cases reported in Edwards
street and Greenwich avenue where the
father spends his wages for liquor, leav-
ing the children to take care of them
selves. In the case in Greenwich ave-
nue. there are four girls in the family.
Two are over sixteen years old and have
been complained Of for leading immoral
lives.
Agent Preston said yesterday the girls
under sixteen could be sent to the In
dustrial school, but regarding the other
girls he did not know what to do.