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Year: 1875

The more we examine the LUCE
process for manufacturing gas from
crude petroleum, the stronger becomes
our belief that the patent is an excel
lent one and destined to reduce the
cost of gas to at least one-half the
price now paid for it. The town OF
Santa Clara has been using the new
gas for some time-sufficiently long to
satisfy all that it is superior as an
illuminator and considerably cheaper
than the standard coal gas. The COM
pany have erected works in San Jose,
and at recent trial of coal and petro-
leum gas, made before the Mayor and
Common Council of that city, the
universal verdict was in favor of pc
trolium gas, which, it was claimed,
gave not only stronger, but clearer,
softer and more steady light than that
of standard coal gas. 1t was also
found that petroleum gas would give
light through three-foot burner
equal in every respect to that afforded
by coal gas through five-foot burner.
At the same cost per thousand feet,
here is saving of two-fifths to the
consumer. But there are other and
more important gains. AT the pres
ent high cost of transportation, the
company here assert that they cannot
manufacture standard coal gas for less
than seven dollars and fifty cents per
thousand feet. The patentees of the
petroleum gas have submitted prop
osition to the Common Council of this
city to erect, at a selected point, a gas
machine, to make fifteen thousand feet
of gas per day, to cost not to exceed
one dollar and fifty cents per thousand
feet, to be paid for the same three
thousand dollars, when the same is
found to work all right. If, after trial,
the gas does not prove satisfactory, the
contractors agree to remove the works
without cost to the city. The perfectly
safe plan to the city on which the
contractors agree to work is strong
| presumptive evidence that they have


no fears of failure to give satisfac-
ton. If, as it is claimed, petroleum
gas can be manufactured for one dollar


and half per thousand and three feet


will equal five of coal gas, it will be
seen that the city can furnish con-
sumers with gas at five dollars per
thousand, which will reduce the cost
to them to one-half what it now costs
and yet realize handsome revenue
from hergas works. The San Fernando
oil mines will supply all the crude
petroleum needed at a trifling cost.
The process by which this gas is made
| is much the same as that used in the
manufacture of coal gas, except that
in the cleansing common water is used
in place of lime. The patent is on the
retort.
Year: 1875

A GENTLEMAN who does great deal
of figuring informs the HERALD by
letter, he is able to show that Los An
geles and San Bernardino counties
alone will save three hundred thous-
and dollars on freight the first year
after the Los Angeles and Independ-
ence Railroad is built thirty miles out
from TruXton. We have no doubt of
the correctness of this statement:
figures won't lie, they say. If we can
save that amount of freight the first
year we can save double that sum the
second year, because the freight will
more than double when the road is
built. We will save half a million
annually on the products of the valley,
and in fact in few years we will save
more than the total cost of the whole
road,
Year: 1875

DUTCH FLAT, February Sd.-A trav-
cling jeweler named George Seesly
committed suicide at Dutch Flat hotel
this morning. He had been drinking
hard for several days and the hotel
proprietor scolded him for getting
drunk and not paying his board. He
answered that he would settle his bill
went to his room and shot himself il
the ear, causing instant death.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, February 4th.-In the
Beecher trial, Tilton's testimony was
continued to-day. He deposed in ref
erence to his former friendship for
Beecher and the reasons for the change
of his opinion concerning him. In
the course of his testimony he stated
that he embraced the cause of woman
suffrage at the solicitation of his
wife
Year: 1875

The above named firm take pleasure in in
forming the public that they have purchased
the Wholesale Liquor establishment of Mr.. l.
ID. Cook, and as we are connected with the
best liquor houses in Bordeaux, we ere conf
dent we will be able to give perfect satisfac-
tion to all who favor us with their patronage.


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Year: 1875


RESULTS OF THE SEASONS LABoRs-THE SUR


vEY NEARLY coMPLETE-PRoFEssoR HAY


DEN's FORTHCOMING REPORT.


DENVER, Col, Oct o. 1875.


The Photographic party attached TO Haydens survey
have all returned, with the exception OF Mr. W H.
Jackson and his assistant who expected in two or
three days The work OF the has been satsac-
tory and many rare views have been ncgatived, the
most important Of which win be published during the
ensuing winter cards thrtytwo by thirtysx inches
in dimensions Many new five by eight views OF the
ancient ruins and scenes in the modern Moqui towns
win constitute not the least important and interesting
results Of the seasons work All the different parties
now in, with the exception of those divisions in
charge Of Messrs Wilson and Bechler; but they are
expected 10 return in the course of week. AT the
time Of the Indian melee with Gardners and Ganrct's
parties the work had been finished at least far tho
and southern lines of the Territory that no
material difference win be made in the results Of their
labors which otherwise would have extended few
miles into Utah


PROFESSOR HAYDENs OPTICAL REPORT
will show that the survey of the Territory has been
finished with the exception Of small section in the
northwestern portion, which would have been
pleted except for the severe illness OF Mr. A. r Mar
vine, the geologist in charge but this viii be worked
up in time during the next OF the results of
the Investigations of


RUINS OF THE SOUTH
by the various parties nothing need be said than
was given in former letters but that these will form
most important part Of the report OF the survey for
the year 1875 there be doubt During the winter
the summers work will be complete at Washington by
the regular members of the survey Professor Hay
den expresses himself being highly satisfied by what
has been accomplished, especially considering the
difficulties which have had to be with the
Indians the weather and the character the country
Year: 1875

ASKING PERMISSION TO EXHIBIT THE SADDLE


BACK" PLAN IN THE CITY HALL PARK.


Yesterday the Mayors private secretary in the abb
sence of the Mayor. sent to the Park Commission
proposition Of General Stone representing the sad
dlebackn elevated railroad with request that they
pass upon the application The proposition of General
Stone who represents Clark Reeves Co, of Phoenix
ville Pa is construct at the expense Of the firm he
represents 500 feet of the road the carrageway in
front Of the City Hall, from Park
to Broadway. General Stone promises that the
firm will erect the road at night when there will be no
interruption to travel and remove it in the same man
ner II is his intention have the road running for
these 500 feet daily free OF charge Colonel Harrison
Secretary of the Rapid Transit Commission to
be IN favor of the privilege being granted TO Clark,
Reeves Co., and says there is nothing in the action
of the Rapid Transit Commission to prevent the com
after this plan.
Year: 1875

THE REVIVAL WE NEED.


TO THE EDIroR on THE HERALD


Il is remarkable how Industrious and earnest all our
ministers arc now for revival The coming Of Messrs
Moody and sankey has put them all on their mettle.
II can't be that they shall be outdone or outshone by
an unordained preacher and hitherto unheraded
singer They all now tremendously anxious for
revival and they trying far possible to adopt
the Moody plan for promoting it. They don't to
know that any plan is good his and that all plans
may have Gods blessing as well II
only they designed to bring from darkness
unto light and from the power Of Satan unto God But
what sort Of revival do we needS Shall it be one
such represented in Of the religious papers
prevailed in other days in different parts Of this land
where the churches left dry and arid as lands
parched and burned-distrcts which to this day have
never recovered their spiritual vitality. Those must
have been strange times and stranger revYals re-
yiya TO be worth talking about or remembering must
he outreaching and comprehensive IN It's results ana
aims II must take in Wall street well as Water
street. Murray Hill wel as the Five Points Ii must
reach the stock and gold gamblers as wen as
the lottery policy venders and players II must take


in the large thieves well as the small ones, the re-
spectacle topers well the gutter snpeS the Two
faced politician and the double minded Christians Let
US have a revival that VIII stop the gambling IA coal az
the mines and IN wooAen goods az the factories anu
that will put stop to strikes al both places and restore
these commodities to their normal prices ana the COM
muntes Interested IA them 20 thelr normal con-
dltion. Let have a revival that shall make
dealer sell sixteen ounces 90 the pound
without any discount thlrty-sX inches TO the
yard 20 pounds the ton, four bushels to the bar
rel and SO on revival that wil not consist merely
in shouting loudest or singing sweetest or praying Of
and longest in the church the street
ner where men can see the performance, but revival
that will inspire honesty in the heart consistency in
the life, devotion IN every act and that will lead men
to DO justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God
Let have such revival this and then the churches
of Brooklyn and New York, that are now so like a
desert will bloom and blossom as The garden Of the
Lord. GRAPHIC.
Year: 1875

Morris IN CARPETS Moths will
work IN carpets in roous that are kept
warm in the winter as we'll as in the
summer. A sure method Of removing
the pests is to pour strong alum water
on the floor to the distance OF a hall
yard around the edges before laying
the carpets, Then once or twice dur :
ing the season sprinkle dry salt over
the carpet before sweeping. insects
do not like salt, and sufficient adhere.
to the carpet to prevent their ahght'
ing upon it.
Year: 1875

The Martin County Sentinel and
Watonwan County Herald unite in
saying that the eggs of the grasshop-
pers which have been deposited in
their respective localities this season,
will not hatch ; that the large majority
Of them have already decayed.
Year: 1875

The organs of the Council do not at
tempt to defend the present system of
laying the water pipes by the day in
stead of by contract. The whole of the
work that is now being done by the city
under the water department, should be
done by contract, under the superintend-
ence Of the heads of that department.
1t could be done cheaper and better in
that way. We are not now raising OBJ
lection to the men who do this work
We speak Of the expensive way in which
it is done. A Republican said to us
yesterday that full 50 per cent. could be
saved by laying the pipe by the day.
This work is the simplest work that can
be performed, and can be done by any
ordinary laborer. There is, therefore,
no difficulty about doing it by contract.
The contractor is bound up in security
to make his work good and it must pass
inspection. But there is no binding in
the present case. The city takes all the
risks. 1t will not do to say that the
Superintendent might pass work that is
not well done, because the Superintend
entis now doing the work, and is doubles:
honest. The city is now running a pay
roll of about $4,000 week and saving
Of $50 per cent" on that is worth look
ing after. We think our city property
holders and renters should demand thai
the Council stop this work in this way
aud have it done by contract. The bes
buildings in the city have been erecte,
by contract, and scarcely man pretend
to do an important work Of any magni
tude in any other way.
Year: 1875

The funeral of Susan Dimock, NJ.
D., one of the Schiller victims, was
soiemn;zed at Boston last triday. The
coffin was covered with flowers, as
We're the altar and other pulpit sur
rOundings. Her widowed mother vas
among the mourner5. The Rev. DIR.
Clarke, who preached the sermon,
read from letter sent from England
by DIR. Hogan, who went, by the re-
quest of DIR. Dimock's English friends.
to the Sciily Islands to pay the last Of
fees to her remains. The letter says:


"On our arriV1. at Sciily, the lead
ing people being advised of our COM
ing, met us on the landing, introduced
themselves by name and Offered to
lend us every aid We might require.
We went to the house where the re-
mains had been conveyed. Identiti
cation was not easy; a sweet, peaceful
smile sat upon her cOuntenance. and
the rough navy men who had been
sent to give assistance had strewn
flowers over her body. All of them
had something to tell me OF the
mourning which had been held over
her body by the whole community.
The peaceful beauty of her dead face
left deep impression on all of them
who saw her brought ashorr, and
when rumOrs told them of her great
talents, noble character and useful life,
they all affirmed that her loss was
great calamity. One officer, who
stood by me while we gazed at the
face. said: Look there! That Wo-
man died like a hero. [ warrant she
neither showed nor felt any fear of
death. l would willingly meet with
death tomorrow if [ could wear the
same expression on my face afterward.'
These men begged leave 10 lay flowers
by her side in the coffin. 7 did my
utmost to obtain information of the
last moments Of your daughter, but
obtained very little. A MIR. West,
who vas saved, saw her standing by
him on the deck and praying aloud,
when a great wave, swept over them
and no living eye saw her again. /
could fill book with the remarks
made to me by the people of the island
at out Miss Dimock. One officer de-
clared to me that he had never in his
life before experienced the power the
look in her face had Oh him, and that If
he had met her in life he should have
been ready to leave verythlng to do
whatever she might havo asked
Another said that even in his old age
he should retain a vivid impress of her
face, and recognize Der by it in the
other world. The people next day in
sisted on putting the case on the ship
with their own hands. They slid it
gently on board, and one said: There !
We have laid her there as gently as
ever her mother put her to sleep when
she was baby"


In memory of Miss Dimock it's pro-
posed to eudow a free bed at the New
England Hospital for Women and
Children, at Boston, to be called the
Susau Dimock free bed -
Year: 1875

will be sure to make, and I will leave
the reader to trace the map, to find
further connections. In the direction
OF the Cranberry Iron Works, by
availing themselves of the provisions
Of the charter, and the ready aid of
the people along the line, including
the owners of the rich ores at Gran
berry, branch line will at no distant
day be constructed. from the main
stem to connect with the East Ten
nessee and Virginia Railroad.
Year: 1875

We public that shall Fall and Winter
Stock Monday
Our Stock other brought here having mostly
Eugene Meyer States and
enabled
them at LOWER FIGURES other House here
addition foregoing purchased the Grand Lqu



goods REDUCTION FIFTY importation
Having g determined reduce the
will offer extraordinary purchasers
Year: 1875

The splendid stock Of new goods just re-
oeived By Levy Bros. SEQ Magazine street s the tonic
of much discussion among the genter in town Not
only s it large and varied including every thing that
could be desred In the dry goods line but the prices
are 90 very that the only regret feels that he
cannot buy now all that he viii need for three four
years.
Year: 1875

In the evening of this great day the Grand
Concert Hall Of the exhibition Pslase pre-
sented 3 brilliant appearance. The floor vas
completely occupied by the guests who had
come together to celebrate the Centenary By
grand banquet. The hierarchy of the Church
was amply represented, and the general body
Of the clergy were present in large numbers
Members Of parliau1snt were mustered together
in strong force and the learned professions-
legal, medical and artistic--were eouspicuously
observable. 1t was an assembly thoroughly
representative Oftbe metropolis and the PROV
inces. Shortly before eight o'clock the ch air
was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
Tne orchestra was very handsomely deco
rated with beautiful flowers; the galleries
were filed by ladies who were IN evening
the robes OF the foreign prolates There was
manifestly in the room spirit of eOrdiality
aud sympathy, and the splendid success of the
procession of the day was the theme of MI
VersaI admiration and applause. tB.
Year: 1875

ged him out from the cave upon the ridge
path, and then i'll deadly embrace the
two rolled down the side of the hill upon
the beach below them, each struggling
nolselessly and strenuously for the mas
| terry


Whoever and whatever his foe was Ray.
mond felt that his strength was far beyond
his own. The man did not attempt to
strike him with the knife he held in his
hand, but seemed mutely bound upon
bearing him to the boat as prisones
In moment the young ex-capitalist
discerned a peril he had not thought him
self to be menaced with-to be prisoner
of perhaps a band Of savage cannibals.
With a great effort he raised hIInself
from the tight embrace Of his enemy and
cried aloud


"Verner Percy Help help help g!
HELP n


The sound awoke all the silent echos
around and pierced the air sharply. 1t
sutficed in its object, for its utterance was
quickly answered by both Werner and
Percy, both of whom in disorder hastened
to the moonht shore, unarmed but suffici-
emily strong to aid their defecenceless com
rade.


The savage saw the movement, but as
he sprang from his captures and hurried
to the boat pushing it far out into the sea,
he developed his true character and indi-
Gated to Raymond that he was not what
he supposed him to be, for he hoarsely
calculated, in unmistakable English, the
words


Curse it foied just as | was about
to succeed" >"


Werner and Percy we're too late in reach
ing the beach to impede the progress Of
the rash boatman. They saw him gain
sufficient distance from the shore to defy
all pursuit or firearms, and then as he
was lost in the gloom they returned to
Raymond.


i ! have been rather roughly handled, "
he said to them, as he told them the entire
story of the encounter.


" He Is no savage" affirmed Werner.
" If he speaks English he is some degrad-
ed being whose hand is against even his
fellow countrymen. He must be secreted
somewhere about the island. "


" Then We can find him, said Percy.


q" But how r. returned Raymond "We
secured the island rather thoroughly and
found no trace of him"


" Yes, but a man might hide i'll a thon-
sand places. We must make close search.
Il Is probable that we may have to remain
here for weeks, months, possibly years,
and such dangerous customer as this
man evidently is, is too disagreeable
neIghbor to remain undlstIrbed to rob and
annoy us whenever he pleases.


. He has the advantage Of us-he has
our boat He cali stay or leave, as he
chooses


d" Whoever he is, OF whatever he is, "
concluded Werner, he is a customer to
get rid of, and tomorrow we must en-
deavor to trace MIN out.


And on this they sought their camp
again.
Year: 1875

the coal region is caused by a want Of self
respect. The principle aim Of the miners
union has been to correct this fault. II
the miners union should be broken up, it
will result in the best and most orderly u
the miners, being driven away from the
coal region by the disorder which will fol-
low


10 BE- continued nert tCeek.
Year: 1875

Under the tree the farmer said,
Smiling, and shaking his wise old head;
cherries are ripe but then, you know,
There's the grass to cut and tn corn to hoe
We can gather the cherries any day,
But when the sun shines We must make our hay
Tonight when the chores have all been done,
Wen muster the boys for frui. and fun"
Up in the tree robin said,


Perkins and cooking his saucy head
"Cherries are ripe and so. to-day,
Wen gather them while YOU make the hay
FOR we are the boys with no corn TO hoe,
No cows TO milk, and no grass 10 now
At night the farmer said - Here's trick
Those roguish robins have had their pick"


st. Nicholas.
Year: 1875


is a former resident of this city. His
mother and sister, Mrs. Capt. MOORE,
reside here now. He is young man
full of energy and enthusiasm. He is
thoroughly in earnest, being familiar
with the country he writes and talks
about, he will, if supplied, with the
necessary material, do much toward
encouraging desirable class OF inn
migration to this part of the State.
We trust that packages of our local
papers together with pamphlets and
other statistical compilations will be
promptly forwarded to his address.
We cannot have more intelligent
and efficient agentin the East than
Mr.. HALL.
Year: 1875

IT is stated that NORTON, of Placer
county, heretofore one of the most
prominent of Independents will soon
take the stump for PHELPS and the
remainder of the Republican ticket.
Thus falls the great "reform party"-
party born of spleen and hatred,
nurtured on the worst elements of
communism and killed because its
practice was even worse than its pro-
fasaiOn
Year: 1875

SOME years ago the late Senator
FINNEY, was a witness against four
bad men who lived in San Mateo
county. They escaped both the gal
lows and the penitentiary and swore
that they would some day take
his life. He is dead-was found with
a bullet hole in his head-and this is
all we know about it. The fact that
no details of his taking off are given
leaves room for suspicion that these
men murdered him and that the Of
ficers are working up the case.
Year: 1875

WHY was it that Congressman
HoUGHToN did not present q petition
signed by over three thousand of his
Constituents, praying that certain
Government lands might be bought of
the Government instead of the Rail-
road Company, and why was that
transferred to q Democratic Congress
man-(LUTTRELL)-to attend to and
checkmate the Railroad Company?
Year: 1875

ONE OF the charges made against
JOHN F. SWIFT, Independent NOM
inee for Congress from San Francisco,
is that he stole'a street. Now we have
known JOHN long time and we
never saw anything in him that
would lead us to believe he would
steal an ungraded street, and as we
know the street he is charged with
stealing is nothing but bank of sand,
we are inclined to the opinion that
the charge is false.
Year: 1875

THE Democracy of San Francisco
have nominated III. A. COBB for May
or. He Is an old an influential citizen
of that city, and in selecting him, the
Democrats have made nomination
which it will be next to impossible
for the opposition to defeat.
Year: 1875

Now is your time! No such chance again In
one hundred years! The Bazaar IL selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods % per cent
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
Ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but genu-
inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Requena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. je7
Year: 1875

A meeting would be called to receive the
report of the committee.


DR.. juan Hava Campos Cavaliero then
addressed the meeting in praise of the
Cuban army and the patriotic people who
had enduredSo much for the rights of civil
and religious freedom. He supported the
resolution for a patriotic association and
for mutual aid, and was warmly applauded
for his sentiments and the eloquent express
sion in which they were presented.


The meeting was resolute and confident
OF success, and the best feeling prevailed
among all present. On motion the meeting
adjourned.