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Year: 1875

The danger that threatens Los An
geles from the river is imminent and
serious. The annual deposit of sand is
raising the bed above some of our
principal streets where valuable and
costly improvements have been made.
The cupidity of proprietors along its
banks has induced them from year to
year to extend their limits into the
natural bed, and by planting will
low fences they have offered
obstruction to the passage of
the floods in Winter. The Indifference
and neglect of the various Councils
have permitted this and some day
they will see the calamity they will
bring upon the city. Any of our citi-
zens who will take the trouble to go
down to the bridge will see at glance
up and down the river what is being
done to accomplish our destruction.
These men who have encroached up
on the channel should be at once COM
pelled to remove these obstruction
back to the ancient boundaries, and
be fined and imprisoned for neglect to
comply. Self preservation exacts this
from those who are placed in power to
guard our safety and existence.
Year: 1875

MAYOR BRYANT of San Francisco is
mentioned as n candidate for Vice
President. AS the gentleman has
been Independent, Republican and
Democratic by turns it may be stated
that he aspires to the Vice Presidency
as Democrat.
Year: 1875

RS- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF vEssELs ENTER
ING THE PORT OF NEW ToRK AT NIGHE-The NEw
YoRK HERALD adopted distinguishing Coston night
signal for use on board the HERALD steam yacht show
ing while burning the eoors red green, red changing


from one 10 the other succession and be seen sew
eral miles distant Captains OF vessels upon seeing this
signal will obIge by preparing any marine news
they may have Tor the ship News Department Of the
HERALD


nS- Persons desirous of communicating with vessels
arriving at New York can do by addressing to such
vessels care OF HERALD news yacht pier No East
River New York. Letters received from all parts OF the
world and promptly delivered Duplicates arc re-
ouired
Year: 1875

THE FAMILY TBETH.- A toothless
couple in one Of our rural districts con-
cluded after much jaw, that they would
gum it no longer, and that, in fact, the
family must be provided with a new set
Of teeth. These worthy people were not
given to ostentatious display; they be-
lieved in having something for a rainy
day they also firmly believed that they
twain were one flesh, and since one pair
of spectaces, brass bound, had long suf-
feed for their united eyes, why shouldn't
one set Of teeth work equally well? Ac-
cordingly these aged mouths found their
way TO a neighboring dentist, and 10 the
triumph of mind over matter-a set Of
teeth that will bite off a plug Of tobacco
for father" or nibbIe Sunday caraway,
and chatter harmless gossip for mother
with equal precision Life has now fresh
zest and found a new relish. 1t is lovely
and beautiful to see them at the little
round table ready for dinner.


First the old lady picks up the teeth
they are always lying about bandy-slips
them in and makes good use OF her priv
ileges while father is laying upa generous
stock Of provisions on his plate. Present
ly the old pan leans back in his chair,
puts down in his knife and fork and says
cheerfully, Come, mother, give me the
teeth :" Then with true conjugal alac
rity touching to behold, the Old lady
catches out the teeth, hands them acros;
the table to the old gentleman who dex-
terou.ly claps them in his own mouth
and the family eating goes complacentlJ
on until perhaps mother comes to a hare
spot and demands the molars. So bacl
and forth, like a weaver's shuttle, busiiJ
ply the teeth till the square meal is end
ed.-BoStoH GtoGe.
Year: 1875

DIPLOMACY You can't get an old
shoemaker to Dlunder. The other day a
weighty woman sailed into a Detroit shoe
store and selected pair Of number fours
and sat down to have them tried on. The
shoe man saw she wanted sevens. But
he didn't tell her so, and start her out Of
the shop on a gallop. He smiled softly,
and said


Madam, all the aristocratic ladies are
now wearing shoes three sizes too large,
in order to have cool extremities, and OF
course you want to follow the style"


She smiled like a duck in answer to his
smile, and replied


You are in position to know best,
and ] shall leave everything to your
judgment"


When she went out she said she never
had such an easy-ftting shoe on in her
life.
Year: 1875

NOTHING must be postponed take
time by the lorelock. You must live in
the present, launch on the wave, find
your eternity in each moment. Fools
stand on their island opportunities, and
look toward the land. There is mother.
1t is now or never.
Year: 1875

little boy named Martin Navin disappeared on
Monday afternoon in mysterious manner and has not
since been heard Of The circumstances of the case
are as ows:-Navin and asschoomate named Franz
Fitzheer walking together the boulevard
They were accosed by a distributing wagon Of
some liquor house when at the OF Eighty eighth
street. and Navin was induced 10 get into the wagon
whereupOn the man drove OIL rapidly, leaving little
Ftzheier on the sidewalk. These are all the facts
which could be elected from Fitzheiler who Is about
seven or eight years Of age


Navn is and half years old about three feet high
and of rather stout build with aark hair When car
riod on he wore dark brown jacket, black pants brass
toed boots and cap which rolled down his ears
His family, who live at the junction Of Eighty eighth
and North River were In sateof great anxiety
as 70 the whereabouts Of their son, and the little fell
lows brothers last night calling at the different
station houses up town TO lind out If anything had
been heard Of him. Fi,zhecr lives in Eighty eighth
street
Year: 1875

MAN DIES AFTER BEING UNCONSCIOUS TWEEN


TY-FIvE DAYS.


Thomas Smith left his residence In Sxty-eIghth
street, Eleventh avenue, the 10th Of last
month perfectly well, and brought home the fol-
lowing day in an unconscious condition The persons
who took him home say they found him lying in the
street There no evidence OF his having drank
anything and II is thought that he had been assaulted
by some unknown person. The injured man was re-
moved to the Reception Hospital, where he lay In
comatose state until last Monday evening when he
died. ON being received into tho hospital il was
tced that there small scalp wound over the left
parletal bone


Deputy Coroner Leo will make autopsy the
mains after which inquest will be held at the Coro
ner's olce by Coroner Kessler
Year: 1875

John G. Campbell, the Chief Engineer OF the Croton
Aqueduct owing the quantities Of water wasted
the piers Of the city last winter has notified the
Iessees Of the different wharves that n tho water is al
lowed TO run during the coming winter months meters
must be used order that he may be able 10 assess
tha value Of the Croton used
Year: 1875




Mr. Moody offered the opening prayer at the early
meeting in the Tabernacle yesterday morning, which
had large attendance considering the lorblddng
weather Deacon Hawley read requests for prayers
Besides twenty ave cities twenty churches, eleven
sick parsons seventeen drunkards and number Of sun
day schools suppncaiious asked for nearly 500
individual After the congregation had joined in
singing the third lynn


need lsae every hour.


Mr.. Needham, The lrish evangelist read the twenty
first chapter o. the gospel of 81 John, which he used
as the text for short exhortaton. He said the pas
sage he had read showed that way TO worldly
success in the line Of obedience TO the Divine com
mands. In this chapter we are told of three
when the risen Saviour showed Himself His disciples.
lie stood by the shore and bade the fishermen TO cast
their nets on the right side OF the ship When they
wonderful catch which succeeded to a whole
night Of ruitless toll Again, when Mary
sought the dead Jesus at the tomb He showed
Himself TO her wondering eyes. Like many women
now she sought dead body when she should have
waited Tor living Lord and Master. SO he showed
Himself TO the doubter Thomas, bidding him 10 con
vince himself Of His identity by placing his hand the
wounded SIDE only by obedience 70 Goa can we hope
ceive His blessed spirit Hymn III,


Ny faith looks up Thee


was then sung Mr. Moody in very interesting man
ner told the story Of cripple, lately converted ut the
Rink. brief season Of silent prayer followed, with
oral prayer in which Mr.. Needham, Mr. Hawley and
Mr. Martin led. Special prayers asked for East
New York, where 1t was stated that there
are few earnest Christians and large
band OF hard workers for the devil
Mr. Moody alluded 10 the good work being done by
the young men OF Brooklyn. He said the meeting of
the preceding evening Of the extraor-
binary he had ever Witnessed All the house per-
sons sunk on their knees at the invitation TO join in
prayers Tor Divine mercy. he appealed to Christians
TO sustain the Young Mems Christian Association. 1t
is now $4,000 in debt II ought pay as it goes and
not run in arrears else shut up. lie did believe
in running Christianity in debt aud paying OF the de-
hciency by dance or fair. He would ask for colec
ton Wednesday morning TO pay OF the Young MEMS
Christian Associations debt and If the contributions
were not enough he would continue the collection at
each meeting till a sufficient amount should be raised
Year: 1875

sea and the cold sting had left the air. The
land was quite bare of snow, except where
we got glimpse of the highlands of the in
terror, on which might be perceived patches
of snow.


In the afternoon we passed q rookery of
gulls, secure in their lonely isolation on the
face of the rocks at place where the vegeta-
tion formed an extensive green patch down
to high water mark.


We keep a good lookout on the shore
with powerful astronomical telescope
and cairns are constantly reported, but they
prove, upon inspection, to be huge granite
powders, with which this coast, and espe-
cially the ridges, are strewn. At six in the
evening we reached Ross cairn, on the coast
Of Somerset, left by him and McClintock in
1S49, when they came around the coast from
Port Leopold on foot, in search of Sir John
Franklin.


After divine service Captain Young landed,
found the record left by Ross, took it, left a
copy and another record of his own.


Again, in the night we were enveloped by
fog and obliged to heave to and wait until
morning brought q clear atmosphere.


Once more the sun came out clear and
bright as we again flew down the Sound
rapidly diminishing the distance to Bellot's
Straits.


1t was one Of the loveliest days ever saw,
and rather like what one would expect on
some sunny southern sea than this grim, un-
known Peel Strait. Its waters were as smooth
as glass, and reflected the rays of the sun in
a flash of dazzling light that blinded the
eyes, The air was as soft and mild
as a May morning. In the east the low shore
on North Somerset mass of powders and
granite rocks worn round and smooth, and
heaped up in wild confusion; to the west the
distant coast of the Prince of Wales land,
high and mountainous, enfolded in purple
mist, and silent, calm and beautiful in the
golden light of an Arctic evening


We were now rapidly approaching
Bellot's Straits, and Captain Young was
between coasts well known 70 him from
having explored them on foot and laid
them down on charts when out in
the Fox. At length, low down on the
horizon, we sighted Roquette Island, ten
miles north of Bellot's Straits, and right be-
fore us, surely, we think We will reach tho
strait poor Bellot discovered. Though we
get no further, some Of rs calculate that
we will be there by six, and animated are
the discussions and excited our expectations
as we gaze eagerly south. The skipper is
reserved and taciturn, however, and does not
hazard an opinion, for there is a whitish
glare on the horizon above and beyond the
Roquette Island, which TO him has an omin-
GUS look. 1t is


THE DREADED ICE BLINK,


and as we advance it grows broader and
higher, until at last white masses Of ice begin
to rise above the horizon.


At four o'clock on the evening Of the 3Oth
Of August we are at Ia Roquette, and AZ tho
edge Of an uncomfortable pack that extends
Year: 1875

We anchored to the ice until the fog lifted,
when we were enabled to force our
way through loose ice until night ;
then we came to solid pack
extending from Cape Kennel to the west
northwest as far as could be seen from aloft.
With bright icy sky from the south to the
northwest we were again forced to anchor to
the ice taking advantage of the opportunity
to fill up with fresh water. BY ten o'clock
A. NJ. the following day we discovered a
small lane of water along the southern
shore, through which we forced the ship,
and which apparently led toward Limestone
Island. change now occurred in the
weather. This morning it was freezing hard,
with atemperature of27 deg Our rigging was
completely covered with frozen spray. Now
dark clouds arose in the south, the barome-
ter began to fall, the wind to rise, and blasts
from the southeast were continuous.


We at last succeeded in forcing our way to
Limestone Island, where we landed and left
a record. We passed inside of Limestone
toward evening and were again enveloped in
thick fog, which made navigation very
perilous work. 1t was dark by nine o'clock
and we had high, rocky coast on our port
beam, solid pack on the starboard, wind
on shore and fog, darkness and rain torrents
which prevented the coast from being seen at
more than cables length. The stars were
invisible, and, to crown all, there was no COM
pass, for our compasses were utterly
useless, and we had to grope along in the
gloom like blind man, steering by the
wind, which might change at any moment
and put US on shore. We nevertheless got
through the night without accident, but it
was three o'clock before we could see we
were off Cape Granite and steering a fair
course along the land. Early in the forenoon
we passed


THE FARTHEsT POINT REACHED


by the Fox when stopped by the pack before
returning to Regent Inlet, and here there
was not particle of ice to be seen to the
south in the direction we were going. We
were now navigating waters where no
ship had ever been able to penetrate
before, unless indeed the ill-fated Erebus
and the Terror may have gone down here
on their last voyage. All on board were now
in fever of expectation. We were now
within $50 miles of King Williams Land,
near where the Erebus and Terror were
abandoned after two winters in the
pack, and if we found no ice in Peel Sound
we were sure of reaching the point and pick
ing up more relics of the lost expedition
perhaps even some of Sir John Franklin's





found. Besides, if we reached there, we felt
hopeful OF making the Northwest Passage,
the dream Of navigators for centuries.


The wind now came around to the south
west, but as yet we had no sun to guide us
or enable us to take angles or directions; so
we followed close along the Somerset coast
line.


We seemed to be penetrating into quite
another climate, for we were in an iceless
Year: 1875

bales of clothes and rolls of blankets,
bundles of flannel, heaps of clothing, hanks
of yarn, hundreds of pairs of woollen socks
and mittens scattered about in the widest
confusion. The marauders had entered
by the south window, and to enlarge
it had torn out nearly the whole
side of the house, which had been built
Of boards. The snow had drifted in during
the winter, then had partly melted in the
summer, then frozen and thawed during the
succeeding winters and summers, until the
whole interior of the house, to the depth of
four feet, was one solid mass Of ice. The
beautiful blue cloth, 50 fine and soft, and the
white, soft flannel blankets and clothing
were all torn to shreds and ribbons; the meat
and pemmican cans were punched in and
pulled off; and all this was the work of the
Polar bears, as the marks of their claws were
everywhere, while a cask Of rum, standing un-
touched near the doorway, was good evidence
that Northumberland House" was not bro
ken into by human housebreakers. They
had even gnawed into some barrels of salt
beef and emptied them of their contents 1t
looked as if the bears had been amusing
themselves by


PLAYING BALL WITH EVERYTHING


they could not tear to shreds. Fortunately
most of the provisions and part of the cloth
ing were safely headed up in solid iron
hooped barrels. The salt meat and sugar
appeared in good condition, and also nearly
all the clothing put up in barrels.


Captain Young made survey, SO rs to
report to the Admiralty. He nearly restored
everything to order, and left the Goals undis-
turbed and the few stores, with the intention
of forming depot at Peel Strait in the event
of the Pandora being abandoned.


The yacht proved on examination to
be in good condition and capable
of going to sea with slight re-
pairs The life boats, although somewhat
damaged, may easily be made seaworthy
but the little wooden boat was split and
broken into fragments. The india rubber
one nearly all disappeared, except the skele-
ton. We visited the graveyard containing
the graves of three of Franklin's men and
two of the North STAR We found the wooden
headboards well preserved and upright
The artist made number OF sketches and
photographs of this place.


We weighed anchor the same evening, and
steered for Peel Strait with fair wind.


Now came the anxious and critical period
Of our voyage. Former explorers had found
pack ice on the south side of Barrow Strait,
blocking the entrance to Peel Strait, into
which the ship had never been able to pene-
trate far.


Would it be possible for us even to enter
this strait, this throat of the northwest pas
sage or would we be obliged to turn back at
its very entrance2 1t soon appeared that we
we're to form no exception to Others for on
the morning Of the 9th the inevitable fog
which so constantly accompanies the ice
arose, and our progress was suddenly stopped
by heavy packs extending across our course,
Year: 1875

The extra quality of goods sold at the
BOOT, SHOE and HAT STORE, is already
being realized. We have almost daily reports.
favorably contrasting them in wearing and
fitting with the ordinary sale goods bought
in an open market.


We look for the best article at the lowest
figures, and insure it against rips, bursts, etc.
Purchase here, save money, and get plea
SAINT fit
Year: 1875

YKNIE MAGNOLIA HAS BEEN FITTED


Ii up in the most attractive style possible,
with "a view TO the convenience and comfort
of patrons. The proprietor desires to call the
attention of customers, friends and the public
to his superior stock of
Year: 1875

CAPTAIN ALLEN YOUNG ON THE DIFFICULTIES


WHICH BEsET THE PANDORA


To THE EDITOR OF LONDON TINES:


sIR-wil you allow me to make the following re.
marks upon Professor Haughtons letter in the Times
todayH


II well known that the learned Professor has given
great attention to the universal tidal action and es-
pecaly to the tidal wave in the Arctic seas; and thero
is no one living whose opinions more valued. | do
not think however, that II was tidal barrier which
arrested the Pandora her late voyage but accu-
mutation OF icethc result OF exceptional season.
and the extraordinary prevalence Of strong northwest
winds which drove tho Fcar pack through Me.
Chntock Channel impnging IL on the Boothian
coast and blocking the southern part OF Franklin
Straits and thus prevented the last winters ice In those
Straits from breaking up. These northwest winds
would be much in favor OF clearing the way or the
government expedition going north from 5an sea as
they we're against my prospect Of proceeding south
from Barrow Straits and trust that Captain Mares has
this season reached very high latitude without meet
ing any tidal ice barrier in that direction.


There Is no evidence to prove by which route tho
Frebus and Terror reached the point al which they
were finally beset and in tho absence OF such proof
consider that without detracng from the discoveries
or that great navigator sir John Franklin, the Pandora
may fairly claim be the first ship ever known 70 have
nayirnted through Peel Straits 70 at. 72s, at tho
entrance OF Franklin Channel and thus to have added
one more step in the right direction. yet hope to
make another attempt and, again failing, shall
sim hope on that some future navigator fortunate
than myself may prove the Northwest Passage 10 be
open for at least short season in most years


was on my late voyage fully alive to tho great risk
to which Professor Haughton alludcs Of entering the
pack which We met But wo found It quite imuossibo
Year: 1875

AT present the State prisons Of New
York are greatly overcrOwded, and a
large proportion Of the convicts are
serving out their terms in idleness, IN
stead Of cat hard labor, as sentenced
by the courts. OF the LAS prisoners
at Sing Sing, about one thousand are
idle, while at Auburn and Clinton fully
one-half are continually ont Of work.
Under such circumstances the punish
ment Of crime becomes a very serious
item Of expense. We suppose neither
party in New York would dare permit
the convicts to be used outside the
prison walls in competition with ether
labor.
Year: 1875

In a recent speech at Kalamazoo, Hon.
Isaac P. Christiancy, the new Senator
from Michigan, expressed some senti-
ments which have the ring Of that
true craftsmanship which the country
never stood in greater need Of than
now. He said:


Let US adhere with all frmness and
fidelity to the spirit and purpose of the
constitutional amendments securing
the equality Of all men before the law,
and to the enforcement Of such laws as
are necessary to carry them
into effect, not forgetting what / fear
we are too apt TO forget, that the same
Constitution secures a like equality
among the States, and that mere eOcial
equality, depending upon personal OF
habltual likes and CIslikes, no human
enactments can enforce; that under
the Constitution, and for the preserva-
ton Of liberty, the State Governments
are Just as essential as the Federal
Government; that each Is sovereign
within its respective and appropriate
sphere; that the utmost delicacy
should be observed by each
IN the exercise Of doubtful
powers, and that the utmost vigi-
lance of all is demanded against the
usurpation by either Of the powers be-
longing to the other. We must expect
some clashing and jarring II the ma
Chinery Of government. And while l
believe the great mass Of intelligent
men at the South accept, as l hope and
believe all parties at the North do, the
final extinction OF slavery, and the con-
stitutional amendments IN good faith,
as the unalterable result Of the recent
war, we must make due allowance
for the shortcomings and occasional
outbreaks among the less enlightened
of their population. They have al had
enough Of war, and have no greater
wish to renew it than we have, And
however some Of them might desire the
restoration Of slavery no party IN the
North viii dare to advocate such a re-
Progression. But ali will feel that
upon this question they have given
bonds to fate, and that one step
backward Will be the annihilauOn Of
the party which shall be weak enough
to take it. And without Northern aid
the people Of the South too well under
stand that such Q course would only de-
strov their influence IN the Govern
ment. But while we insist upon 5heIr
obedience to the laws and the COnstl-
tuition Of the Union, let us be careful
to set them the example Of a ike o5edI-
ence on our own parS, and let
Us seek TO win their affections
by kindness, by gentleness, by
Inagnanimity and for earance, by
candor and good faith, and every con-
ciliatory means IN our power, allowing
no mere par 'isan interests to make MS
unjust, always remembering that we
are brothers Of the same flesh and
blood; that in the terrible civil war
which resulted in their defeat, they
suffered more than we, that hencefOrth
their prosperity and ours are lnsepara-
hIy connected, and our fate Is to be
cou,mon one; remembering, also, that
their fathers as well as ours stood hand
IN hand, shoulder to shoulder IN the
v-7y that made Ms nation