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Year: 1876

The people of the State of California
represented in Senate and Assembly
to enact as follows:


SECTION l. For the purpose of build
ing dams and reservoirs, constructing
proper and suitable zanjas and irriga-
ting canals and improving the same,
or those now in use, for the purpose of
developing and utilizing water for ir-
'rigation and for improving the system
of irrigation in said City, or for either
of said objects the Common Council
of the City of Los Angeles is hereby
authorized and empowered for and in
the name and in behalf of said City
OF Los Angeles to issue bonds of said
City to any amount that the Common
Council may see fit, not exceeding the
sum of Seventy-five thousand dollars
to sell the same and appropriate the
money received therefor to any or all
of the purposes above enumerated.


Sec. 2. Each bond shall be issued in
such an amount as the Common Coun-
Gil shall determine, not exceeding the
sum of one thousand dollars, and shall
be signed by the Mayor of said City,
the Clerk of the Common Council and
the City Treasurer of said City, and
have the corporate seal affixed there
to. The principal sum of said bonds
shall be payable out of the fund here
matter created twenty years from and
after the first day of April A. d. One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sew
enty-six, and at the office of the
Treasurer of said City, in said City of
Los Angeles. Each bond shall bear
interest at the rate of seven per cent.
per annum, payable out of said fund
semi-annually, viz: on the first day of
January and the first day of July of
each year at the Office of said City
Treasurer, and to provide therefor,
shall have coupons attached in the
usual form thereto which coupons
shall be signed by the City Treasurer.


Sec. 3. That there be and hereby is
created a Fund in said City to be
known and called the Irrigation I'M
provemenr Fund. All moneys re-
ceived from the sale of bonds hereby
authorized to be issued, shall be paid
to the City Treasurer, and by him
placed to the credit of said Fund, and
shall be disbursed by him upon war
rants drawn as provided by law for the
drawing of other City warrants and
for such purposes as the Common
Council are hereby authorized to issue
said bonds. For the purpose of pay
ing the interest on said bonds as it
may accrue, and providing for the
gradual or ultimate redemption of the
bonds so issued, the authorities of said
City shall annually, so long as. re-
quired at the same time and in the
same manner as other municipal taxes
are assessed, levied and collected, as
sess, levy, and collect special tax not
exceeding one half of one per cent.
upon all the taxable property within
the limits of said City, and pay the
same when collected into said Fund.
The Common Council of said CITY is
Year: 1876

The San Diego Union does the HER
AID an injustice in assuming that it
is opposed to the building of compet-
ing railroads. We believe that rail-
roads are the most rapid and effective
developers of country, and believing
this we are of course in favor of secUr-
ing all the railroads to be had. We
are, however, opposed to subsidy in
every shape, except it be in the shape
OF portion of the public land; and
we should oppose even this did we not
believe that the road thus secured


renders more valuable the land
still left to the people than the whole


would be without it. But subsidy In
the form Of bonds or subscription cam
not receive the endorsement of the


HERALD. The people have burdened


themselves with all they are able to
carry of this class of millstones. Their
prosperity will be imperilled by the
adding of another straw. They have
built the railroads we now have, and
If more are to be built let those who
are to own, control and profit by their
construction build them. If the peo-
pie build any more railroads we de-
mand, and shall not cease to demand,
that they shall own and direct them.
For the maintenance of this principle
We have incurred the displeasure of
those who are laboring to induce the
people of this city and county to sub.
scribe nearly half a million dollars to
a road over which they will have no
control, and against the sale of which
to the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany as soon as completed, or before,
they have no guarantee. Because we
have advised the people to demand
guarantee that they will not be sold
out in this Mojave river railroad
scheme before subscribing to its stock,
We are denounced by the Santa Mon
lea ring and its organ-the Express
as an organ of the Southern Pacific
Year: 1876

Dr. T. c. Gale, who graduated in the Ohio
Medical College in 1912, after practicing his
profession in Southern Indiana tor nearly
and respectfully tenders his professional SER
vices to those who c'ay choose to consult him.
Believing as he does that Southern California
Is one of the best placss on the continent to
test the durability of tubercular consumption,
he will in conjunction with his general prac-
tice, give that disease specal'attention. His
diploma will be cheerfully shown to any
see the same. Office In Ducommun Building
with DR.. Burgess dec8tf
Year: 1876

ty Treasurer shall, upon demand, ex-
hibit said bonds to him and shall per-
NIT him to deface the same in such
manner that neither they nor their
coupons can again be put in circula-
ton.


Sec. Is. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Year: 1876

HORSE LAws.-It has been decided that
when horse or carriage is let out for hire
for the purpose of performing particular
journey, the party letting warrants the
horse or carriage fit and competent for
such journey. If the hrer treats the
horse or carriage as any prudent man
would do, he is not answerable for any
damage either may receive But he must
use the horse for the purpose for which
he hired him. For instance, horse hired
for saddle must not be used in harness.
If the hirer violates this express condition
OF the contract, he is liable for any dam
age that may occur. If the horse is stolen
through the hirer's negligence, such as
leaving the stable door open all night, he
must answer for it. But if he is robbed o
it by highwaymen, when travelling the
usual road at usual hours, he cannot be
held for damage. As these questions are
frequently in dispute these decisions may
be interesting.
Year: 1876

How TO CATCH HAwKs.-As the season ap-
proaches, when hawks arc lca-t ..
to young poultry a met j
and killing these marauders will be in
order. 1t is awell known fact that hawks
will always light on some conspicuous place
close to the poultry yard from which to
swoop down on his victims. Taking
advantage of this erect q pole with flat
surface at the top just large enough to hold
a strong steel trap. Fasten this trap by a
chain to a staple in the pole and await
results. No bait will be needed for the
hawk will be quite certain to light on the
trap and be caught. A gentleman who has
succeeded in killing all the hawks in hi
neighborhood, and can now raise poultr!
without loss except by accident.-Rura
Nes0 Yorker.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Scientific A"ert-
can SAYS: AZ have not had bedbug or
flea in my house for many years. If an
army of them were to be brought in
mercury would speedily oxterminate them;
but think cleanliness the best and
perhaps the only preventive. The common
house fly do not molest, believing that it
more than compensates for its trouble by
clearing the atmosphere of cffluvia and the
animalcules which always arise from the
putrcfaction of decaying substances during
warm weather.


So also with the birds which are quite
numerous here during the summer.
Instead OF shooting them or setting up
scarccrows to frightcn them away, | throw
out every possible inducement for them to
build up their nests in my fruit trees. Tho
birds capture large share of the insects
in the larva state, and thus the millers are
prevented from depositing eggs for future
worms. As to the loss Of fruit by birds, the
latter are always sure to be on hand in
force in the season of ripo fruit, whether
they come early to take the worms or not.


For the residue of insects which infest
my vegetable garden, find that the labora-
tory of the chemist furnishes materials
fatal to them all, among which white helle-
bore and cayenne pepper are Of the most
utility. The bug or worm which cannot
find vegetation unnayorcd with these
articles will seek its breakfast elsewhere
and leave the garden unmolested.


\ few drops of carbohc acid in a pint Of
water will clean house plants from lice in
very short time. If mosquitoes or other
blood suckers infect Our sleeping rooms at
night, we uncork bottle of pcnnyroyal,
and these insects leave in great haste, MOI
will they return SO long as the air in the
room is loaded with the ftime of thai
aromatic herb. If rats enter tho cellar, {
little powdered potash thrown into theil
holes, or mixed with meal and scattered
in their run-ways, never fails to drive then
away.


Cayenne pepper will keep the butter,
and storeroom free from ants and cock
reaches. If mouse makes an entranc
into any part of your dwelling, saturate
rag with cayenne in solution and stuff i
into the hole, which can be repaired Will
either wood or mortar No rat or nous
will eat that rag for the purpose of open
ing communication with the depot of sup
plies.
Year: 1876

Not0 Dye; makesharsh hair soft and silky; cleOnscs
the scalp from all impurities causing the hair to grow
where it has fallen Off or become thin.


Can be applied by the hand it docs not stain the
skin or soil the finest linen AS Hair Dressing it is
the most perfect the world has ever produced. The
hair renovated and strengthened and natural color
restored without the application


Since the introduction of this truly valuable prcpa,
admiration of all classes as it has proved to be the
only article that will absolutely without deception
restore gray hair to its original color health sotCSs
luSrc and beauty and produce hair on bald heads OF
its original growth and color.


This beautiful and fTagrlntly pcrfumcd article Is
complete within itself washing preparation be
fore or after its use or accompaniment of any kind
being required to obtain these desirable results,
Year: 1876

We take the following advertisement
from New Zealand paper: "Mr. John
Cow begs to intimate to the party or parties
who are in the habit of helping themselves
to his firewood that they may now have the
axe, as he has no further use for it. He
hopes that the taste which they so strongly
displayed for heat may be gratifed, il not
in this sphere, at least in the next"
Year: 1876

He was an applicant for the position of
writing teacher in one of our public schools.
They gave him copy-book and asked him
for specimen of what he could do. lie
took up the pen, and, IN handwriting
that looked like flash of lightning that
had mistaken the direct road, wrote as
follows: sorrer doesn't kill follSes as fast
as green gooseburys."
Year: 1876

A STORM OF EGGs.-In regard to
the shower of flesh in Bath county,
KY, Prof j. Lawrence Smith, the
scientist, says. in his analysis of spec-
mems examined: "In my mind, this
matter gives every indication of being


t'e dried spawn Of reptiles, doubtless,


that of the frog They have been
transported from the ponds and swampy
grounds by currents Of wind, and have
ultimately fallen on the ground where
they were found. This is no isolated
occurrence Of the kind I having
cone across the mention of several in
the course Of my reading. The only
one [ can now fix the date Of is record
ed by Muschanbroek as occurring In
Iceland in l775. The matter is de-
scribed by him as being glutinous and
fatty, which softened when held in the
hand and emitted an unpleasant smell
when exposed to the action of fire.
The ovum, or egg. of the balrachian
reptiles is round mass Of transparent
nutritive jelly, in the center Of which
appears small black globule. In the
present case the passage through the
air would have dried mp, more or less,
this gelatinous mess SO that the inter-
Tor as | found it, and would be still
soft and gelatinous. [ have desired
more OF the matter to be sent to me,
when, if there be any modification of
these views, | will make them known
Year: 1876

We under stand that great prcpara-
tions are being made for the parade
of the Calithumpians OH the 4th OF
July, and they will doubtless occa'
sion considerable merriment. Our
advice to them is to keep straight and
not thump anybody nor get thumped
Year: 1876

The tank on the west of the Public
Square has been covered recently. 1t
was feared that some of the street
urchins might fall into 1t If left un-
covered. We think it was good poll
cy for 1t would be a great calamity to
have such a body of good water spoil
ell by a few boys falling into it and
getting drowned.
Year: 1876

FOUND-Thorc was handed to us,
on Saturday last, discharge from
the army, that was picked up on the
road near Savannah, bearing the
name of George W. Lee. The owner
can get it by calling at this Office.
Year: 1876

The Savannah School Board has de-
cided to have only six months School,
the coming term. This is the effect of
the new Constitution. How much bet
ter would 1t be for all concerned If there
WAS ten months school, as has hereto
fore been the custom. There are hum
dreds of children in this town that have
nothing to do except to go to School,
and by the new Constitution they are
now to be thrown out upon the streets,
to let roam and do mischief. We think
that people will begin to open their eyes
after while, and take more active part
in the political issues of the day. This
not only makes il bad for the children
but for the teachers. who have been
calculating on longer term, and are
now thrown out of employment one
half of each year. So much for Democ.
racy,
Year: 1876

Miss Middleton saw that she must bestir
herself 10 keep the wolf from the door. In
sending away her lover she had sent away
her mothers only boarder, and 1t became
her TO do something by way of compensa-
tion. But what could she do? She might
teach, perhaps, if there were any pupils to
be had able TO pay for their tuition; but
there were none, and the young woman
determined, as all fairly educated young
women do in such cases, to write for the
magazines. Nothing is so easy as 10 write,
and Miss Middleton found the labor of
prod uction so very light that, by the most
mod crate calculation she could make, she
thought herself certain to earn more mon
ey every month than she dared mention
even to her mother.


She hoped that the publishers would pay
only in checks, lest the abundance of money
in the house should tempt burglars. She
wrote her manuscript upon beautiful pa
per covering both sides, of course), with
delicately sharpened pens, and tied 1t to-
gether at the top with The jauntiest blue
ribbon imaginable. Then she sent it to an
editor, who, after keeping it Il fortnight, re-
turned 1t with a very polite letter indeed,
explaining the crowded state of his col
umns, and suggesting the probability that
some other editor, less absolutely over
whelmed with manuscripts than he, would
eagerly accept it.


The next editor was a trihe less elaborate
in his epistolary style, but polite and en-
couragine, nevertheless. The next return
ed the manuscript with u printed circular,
very neat and extremely rich in courteous
| generalities, but rather less pleasant 10 re-
celve than written reply TO her pretty
note would have been. Finally 1t came
back without any note at all, and so soled
by much handling that she threw it into
the fire in disgust with 1t and with herself
The editors had not been unkind, howev-
err Had they not let her down gently and
| quietly2 She had written grammatically
and with a profuson Of pretty phrases.
But she had nothing that she really wanted
to say to the public, and nothing that the
public wanted TO hear, aud II is the busi-
ness of editors 10 stand for the public in
this matter Of periodical literature.


Miss Middleton was sensible woman
and she saw all this. She knew when she
threw that manuscript into the fire that 1t
was worthless, and that writing was not
her proper business in the worldj but she
was discouraged aud fairly frightened as
we'll. The family income had ceased when
Mr.. Breese went away, aud the family
purse was well nigh empty. Miss Middle
ton sat by the fire until 1t died out. think
Year: 1876

The next day came another letter for
Mrs. Hepw6rth. This lime it was from a
physician, aud 1t said:


"Your brother is very i'll with country
fever from which he cannot recover. The
fever came upon him two days ago, as he
was upon the point Of leaving Middleton
Hall, and his strength is so reduced by
overwork that the best remedies can ap-
ply have no effect. If you wish to see him
alive, you must come to Middleton Hall at
once"
Year: 1876

The New York Herdll, in long arti-
cle, urges the merchants, bankers, and
business men of the Republican party to
come out boldly aud denounoe the
scandalous conduct of the Returning
Boards and election officers in the dis
puted States, and if possible induce them
to make fair and open count of all the
votes polled. Ifthis is not done, and Hayes
foist is into the Presidential chair as a
usurper; or tainted with fraud; the worst
apprehensions may befall the country,
although there may he.-no actual inter-
ruption of the peace. We clip the fol-
howing from the Herdld's article. 1t is
impressive and should be needed in time


But we say plainly to the capitalists,
The bankers, the merchants and manu-
facturers OF the county, and especially
70 those OF them who are republicans,
that If by their silence they consent to
and suffer what their protest can prevent
"a count OF the votes which shall lie un-
der the just suspicion OF having been
"cooked"-they ought to set their houses
IN order, for they will court very grave
calamities. When the count is declared,
Il the processes by which it has been ar
rived at shall not be so conspicuously
fair and honest that every republican
may justly expect his democratic neighbor
10 accept, then we shall begin to live
with the threat Of general panic hang
ing over us. Thereafter very slight
causc will create run on the banks. and
particularly on the savings banks. No
prudent merchant will buy and no eau.
hous manufacturer will dare to produce
more than his cash orders warrant. No
importer or wholesale dealer will dare to
sell his wares on credit to distant Gus.
TONER. No capitalist will venture to in.
vest In securities into the value of which
Will enter an unknown and incalculablt
factor Of uncertainty. And the evils O
which we speak will not merely endure
they must increase month bv month


for the President, be he Hayes or Tilden
will bold his Office for four long wears
and the doubt We have supposed will b,
present TO the public mind and conscienc
during his whole term. President Gran
spoke the literal truth when he said, 9Th
country cannot afford to have the resul
Of the election tainted by the suspicio


Of illegal or false returns"
Year: 1876

Tomorrow will witness the inaugural
ton of Chamberlain, as Governor Of
South Carolina, ,by the act Of a Legislature
elected by fraud and sustained by the
presence of United States troops, it is
said as in the case Of Kellogg in Louisiana
year ago. These repeated outrages by
Gen. Grant, are denounced by the ablest
lawyers and Journals and best minds of
the country. But their denunciations
seem to have little or no effect, so long ss
these acts serve to keep in power scoun-
drels who have enabled the Radical party
to continue its rascalities in the North as
well as in the South.


The election of Tilden is now assured
beyond a reasonable doubt; but it may
aid the Radicals in their attempt to force
Hayes into Office to have Chamberlain
in the Office of Governor of South Caro-
lima, and therefore Gen. Hampton and
the Democratic Legislature, whom the
Returning Board had once given out were
elected, must be made to give way.


This tyranny is very hard for any
people to bear, and especially is it so
whenever the Republican newspapersde-
clare that such acts could not be done in
Pennsylvania, New York or Massachu-
sets. If they could not be done there,
it is because force would be used to repel
them. How mean and cowardly then is
it to commit such outrages upon States
because they are too weak to repel the
wrong.


Grant and Sherman hate every South
ern military man, and they would gladly
have Hampton, who excells in all that
goes to elevate man, destroyed.
Year: 1876

When the editor of the Commercial
came to Wilmington the Republican
party, without the assistance of the ne
groes, carried this city by several hum
dred majority and had control of the
county by decided majority.


1t was under these circumstances the
editor of the Commercial confidently
announced that the State would soon be
a. firmly in the grasp of the Republican
party as the county, (through the in
fuence OF his labors doubtless). How
far from truthful all his predictions of
coming victories have been all the years
since, have been shown in the losses at
each recurring election to his party and
gains to the Democratic party.


But we did not intend to pursue this
line Of argument when we commenced
this article. We merely intended to
state the fact that the city was Republi-
can through the aid Of nhite rotes
only. Where are theys


Was this white vote made up by bogus
yeturrlss or has the seren hundred negro
voters, or the labors of the Commercial
driven like number of white voters to
the Democratic side? Was it either of
these causes or the detestable conduct OF
Grant and his party that has effected this
change?


The Commercial may choose either
horn of the dilemma. We are satisfied
that there was some great underlying
cause for the change of fire thousand
white voters in this State to the Demo
Gratis to make up for the so-claimed 5000
negro voters forced by the government to
the polls to keep the Radicals in power,
Year: 1876

thrash them, which had to be bor-
rowed. We arc now paying of the
debt Hendricks and his followers
compelled us to contract. They
''squeal" because they don't like
the idea OF being thrashed and then
being compelled TO assist In paying
for the Job.
Year: 1876

The first meeting Of the Joint
Commission on the Chinese question
will be held at San Francisco, Octo-
ber IS, and u will remain on the Pa
ciic coast until time for the reas-
sembliug of Congress.
Year: 1876

1t il sought in the Government school bill
to render education in Great Britain almost
compulsory by prohibiting the employment oi
boys and girls under ii who have not al
tended school. The object of this measure Is
good, but the poverty of the working classes
must render it in many cases implacticable.
Year: 1876

The "PeOple's Canvass" letters which we
publish this morning exhibit more even than
their usual diversity of opinion. The Reform
Conference gives large occasion for congratu-
lation from some writer's and sharp criticism
from others. There is only one respect in
which these letters are unanimous; they all
admit the need and express the intense desire
for reform iii our Government.
Year: 1876

The creditors of Winslow, the forScr Will
find little comfort in the views expressed at
the Cabinet meeting concerning extradition
matters. There is no room for doubt that our
Government Will adhere to its position, and
very little chance that Great Britain Will
promptly change the course she has adopted.
Year: 1876

BY refusing to support the scheme which the
three Chancellors adopted, the Earl OF Derby
has rebu&ed the Imperial Powers fo not M
viting Great Britain to tic Berlin Conference.
In this course the British Foreign Minister will
be sustained by his own party, if not by the
people
Year: 1876

The Eighth Assembly district democrats, having
formed Tilden and Hendricks campaign club met al
their temporary meeting room last evening to receive
the report OF the committee appointed To confer With
kindred organizations. Tho chairman of the commit
tee reported that arrangements had been perfected
when the clubs send delegates this
organization for the purpose OF eecting athorougb
organization of the whole district.