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Year: 1876

THE MARINE Court BuL.-The bill in
troduced in the State Senate in regard
to appointments in the Marine Court
is good measure and tends directly
to the publication of the Bench 1t is one
of the main points of the revolt Of the people
against the domination of Tammany Hall
that the judges of the courts must be sepa-
rated absolutely from all those vile compli-
cations that ensue upon the division of the
spoils of office. If we cannot have pure
courts in this city we can be sure of no single
point in the administration of justice, and
we cannot have pure courts if judges are to
be elected on the Tammany standard and to
be weighed beforehand in the maneuvres of
the spoilsmen. This bill gives the appoint
ments to the County Clerk, and thus makes
the usage the same as with regard to the
Supreme Court. 1t matters but little what
responsible authority makes the appoint
ments; the essential fact is to separate the
judges from all the bargains involved in
such function.
Year: 1876

THE PART WHICH MoSrESEoRo is to play in
the Eastern difficulty has been ill-deined,
but il must strike q good many that her
Prince is more directly under the influence
of Russia than of any other Power. The
Prince has been lately clustering and posing
as o little Jupiter holding the Sclavonic
lightnings in check, SO as to frighten the
Porte from bringing its troops too near the
Montenegrin frontier. He is like the Irish
man warning the piper not to play the
'tBoyne Water too close TO him for fear he
could not stand it II Russia has secretly
chosen him to precipitate the fight with
Turkey he is certainly enacting the prologue
admirably. How the latter Power can put a
stop TO the insurrection without cutting it
Oh from outside assistance is not very clear
no that tho action of the Prince wears the
aspect Of desire 10 provoke war.
Year: 1876

For several months there have been ru-
mors in Washington concerning serious re-
suits to follow from the Mexican boundary
that the President intended in his annual
Message to declare that unless Mexico made
amends to us he was ready to advise such
extreme and retaliatory measures as would
probably have led to q war. Fortunately,
if General Grant ever had such designs he
was better advised, and there is at this time,
we believe, no reason to apprehend new
Mexican war. The reports of sinister inten-
tions, which formerly circulated, were
usually accompanied by hints of a mystic
rious map, which, it was said, influential
politicians had engaged competent en-
gineers to prepare, intended to show where
a new boundary line might with advantage
be placed, and to exhibit the nature of the
benefits to be secured by it. Elsewhere
we print letter from one of the per-
sons who have interested themselves in
its preparation. The information he gives
possesses general interest. The plan he de-
velops has many of the shining merits of
castle in the air. 1t certainly does not lack
audacity, and it will probably find more i'm
mediate favor with speculative dreamers than
with practical statesmen at present.


One sound suggestion, however, the writer
makes. He remarks that we would do better
to cultivate more intimate relations with
Mexico than to trouble ourselves about Cuba
and that for half the cost of Spanish war
or Cuban alliance we could probably obtain
the immense region he has struck off from
Mexico, and, at the same time, bring the
coffee cocoa and sugar of that country to our
own doors and make ourselves independent
of Cuba. We do not know of any circum-
stance which should give to the project in
question political Importance at this time.
But several of the matters presented in the
letter which we print deserve to be studied
by American and Mexican statesmen, and to
them and to time we leave them.
Year: 1876

Cambridge TO the Rowing Chal-


Ienge.


Although vacation time when our corre-
spondent visited the English universities,
his letter this morning will awaken unusual
interest in the very encouraging particulars
he was able to CLEAN from some of the most
prominent varsity oars. Mr.. Stayner, Cap
tain of the Oxford Eight" will at the COM
ing special meeting strongly advise the ac-
ceptance of the invitation" Mr.. Frank
william, bow of the 1869 international four,
and one of Oxford's most renowned oars, is
much pleased at the proposal, and inclines
decidedly to the opinion that the challenge
will be promptly accepted.


The word from Cambridge is hardly less
favorable. While the prominent rowing
men were away, those lingering about the
University thought that the response would be
to our liking. Indeed, it would be singular
if an institution, numbering far more rowing
men, and good ones too, within its walls
than any other in the world, would not hesi-
tate long before declining contest certain
to exceed in interest any in which she
ever shared. The only possible obstacle
raised-rowing without a coxswain-was not
pressed with vigor; in fact, Cambridge has
lately in her home contests rowed cox
swainless several times. Her Captain, Mr..
Close or his brother, if we are not mistaken,
showed himself so skilful a bow in boat
without coxswain in the unfortunate affair
with the Atalantas that his steering was far
ahead of that in the rival boat With SO
valuable a man at this juncture it is
not likely that the coxswain omission
will be allowed to stand in the way
of match Bells Life devotes considerable
space to the invitation, and quite ignores
the coxswain question: only insisting that in
order to keep the Henley fixture for the mid
die of June, which they must do, the
two English universities could not, with JUS
tice to themselves, row here before late
August or early September as they ought
to have two months or ten weeks to get ready
in. Itadds:-''That our universities may take
part in the international collegiate race, and
also the international regatta at Philadel-
phia, is the wish of the whole country" We
arc glad to find that our college men here are
determined to have race, and will almost
certainly, as they ought, place the fixing of
the time quite in the hands of their guests.
Oxford's courtesy to Harvard in this respect
was very marked and generous, and any
fears that our men will be backward in recip-
rocating are entirely groundless tom
Brown" has declined to stand as umpire in
I
attention of the committee to the fact that he
has not-as he did not in 1S69-in the inter-
national one
Year: 1876

NJ BUFFET, the French Premier is carry
ing matters with pretty high hand just
now. In treating with contempt the remon-
strances of the Permanent Committee of the
Assembly against the influence the projects
were exercising over the elections he
showed his purpose little too soon !;
but his position was one from which
the committee could not drag him. He
knows very well that the committee is that
anomaly, live branch on q dead tree, and
has hardly an excuse for existence His marked
and defiant separation of the Executive
from the will of the power which appointed
him is unfortunately, nothing novel in
France, but it is also capable of retribution.
which is likely to be painless in proportion
to its provocation. The returns of the cleo
tions of Sunday come in slowly.
Year: 1876

MARITIME CAMPos is said to be moving
against the Carlists in Navarro. 1t is time we
heard that the Carlists were doing something.
They have had plenty of time for reorganizing
their affairs lately, and the mountains where
they most do operate are rather unfriendly to
their foes at this season of the year.
Year: 1876

REVOLT OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS against
the administration is lively item for the
opening canvass. Our Charleston corre-
spondent telegraphs us that convention
to be composed of such recalcitrant
republicans will be shortly called, and
that the effort will be made to wash their
hands free of the misgovernment which
has proceeded from Washington in the South
during the past eight years, and which has
taken eight republican States out of ten into
the democratic fold. This promises most
interesting campaign material Some at
t4ibute it to Mr. Blaine's ambition to kill off
Grant in his southern stronghold but we
scarcely expect to sec the ex-Speaker take SO
bold step as to father it
Year: 1876

The Ice SUPPLY. We catch the means of
the ice man from all over the land because
the mercury is high in the tube Let him
possess his soul in patience winter is not
over yet for all that the peach trees down
South are blossoming.
Year: 1876

though the home gaurd of the Italians
fought with desperation and contested
every inch of ground. It was the ferc-
est fight you ever saw. A regular hand
to-hand Waterloo. A tempest of short.
shrill notes and hoarser huns 1.-THE war
cry of the combatants) were heard fifty
yards. The fight is strictly hand-to-
hand. An Italian bee throws himself in
front of an American bee to stop his pro-
gress. Two or three little Americans
throw themselves with blind fury on the
gigantic foreigner, and nip him with
and places. The object with him seems
and give them a twist, which breaks or
splits it, and deprives them of the power
of flying. 1t is then easy for the Italian
to bounce him and finish him up. The
robbers have just about fought their way
into the honey cells when the tide of the
battle begins to change. A great many
of the Italians have come in from their
honey hunt, and seeing in a moment
how the thing is, pitch in, and being
fresh and vigorous, literally cut their
way through the ranks of the little
Americans. Enough of these have
come to turn the fortunes of the fight.
The defeat never becomes a route,
though. Though thousands of the sol
diers are slain, the balance continue the
fight until all are dead except a few
dozen of them. They still wage the ar
Dgant war, being determined on "honey
or death" and they will struggle until
the last one is slain. Then, without
moments rest, the Italians plunge into
the mass of the dead and dying and co u
mence carrying the dead out of the hive,
and the Italians retired to dress their
wounds and discuss the combat. / new
er saw such desperate fight in my life
suppose it was a ground hog case"
with the invading party.
Year: 1876

Girls can make thei- own way IN the
world if they plan and have courage 70
execute. The stuff is in them, If they
know how to use il. Gail Hamilton tells
a good story: ~ r


e / know two girls born TO wealth, In
their early youth they were careless Tree;
They walked and drove and hunted and
boated and drank deep draughts OF hap
piness and health. Presently trouble
came. Th4 stalwart father became a
helpless and confined invalid; Dld
they go moaning all their days, begging
men to give them little sewing, little
teaching, a little copying? Not they.
They began in small way in a country
town to keep dry goods and grocery
store. They gave fair measure and
piCbt change. They kept what people
wanted and if anything was called Tor
which they had not they put 1t down IN
the list OF purchases. They had the
cleanest, the incest grocery for miles
around. They hired them clerk,
and bought horse, and built house.
They are at this moment independent
property holders as well as Piquant ana
agreeable women.
Year: 1876

tainly suffice to induce the southern
states to place good men in Office and to
enforce the laws. While of the opinion
that federal interference should never be
resorted to, except in the cases provided
for in the constitution, / also think that,
if any Outrages are committed upon the
rights, persons or property of any citi-
zen, whatever his race, whether white or
black, and the state authorities neglect
or hesitate to do their duty, the general
government should urge and aid them in
every legal way to enforce order and
Justice, and should use all its legitimate
influence in that direction. But / have
sufficient faith in the honor and ability
of our southern brethren to believe that,
when left to themselves, they will we'll
know,how to enforce Just laws, and Sc
cure the rights of the humblest of their
fellow-citizens In Mr.. Tilden l am
confident that we have candidate pos
sessing all the requisites that the exi
gencies of the times demand. In long
career he has given the surest proofs of
ability and integrity. 1t is a very easy
thing to preach reform to an opponent,
but a very difficult affair to carry it out
in ones own party. This Mr.. Tilden
has had the rare courage and ability to
do. Against great obstacles he COM
menced and carried through the hereu-
lean task of fighting corruption and pur-
suing the plunderers in his own party,
and it is almost superfuOus to say
that the courage, energy, untiring per
severance and acumen he displayed in
those memorable contests, prove that he
possesses, in a most eminent degree, the
qualities so much needed in our chief
magistrates in the present crisis of our
affairs. In regard to all questions OF
finance and reform, we have the sure
criterion of his past to enable us to form
positive convictions as to his future. In
his hands may be safely left the task of
awarding liberal justice on the south,
while jealously awarding the rights of
the north, and the issues decided by the
great struggle ended, trust and believe,
forever When elected / believe that he
will enter upon the duties of his high
Office with the single purpose of serving
the country faithfully, and with no low
er ambition than that of devoting every
faculty to the glorious task of rendering
the nation prosperous at home, honored
and respected abroad. / would like to
appeal to those who in civil life have
honored me with their friendship and
support, and,especially and most earnestly
to those men to whom have never APP
pealed in vain-my comrades of the
war-and to ask them TO stand once more
with me in our country's cause, in civil
contest now, as formerly in a deadlier
struggle, and support to the uttermost
the election of Mr.. Tilden to the presi-
dency. 1 believe that the issues now at
stake are similar to those for which we
fought-the honor and well-being of the
nation. am very truly yours,


GEO B. MCCLELLAN.
Year: 1876

The Pennsylvania transportation COM
pany, of which Mr.. Henry Harry is
president, has been chartered by the
state of Pennsylvania for the purpose of
Transporting oil from the oil regions to
the principal Atlantic seaboard cities.
The plan proposed is to run the oil
through a four inch pipe laid on the sur
face; the forcing power will be nine hun
dred pounds to the square inch there
are to be stations at distances of fifteen
miles, at each of which an engine of one
hundred horse power will be erected to
work pump to continue the flow from
point to point. The company having
decided upon the construction of the
work, the president sought the services
of Gen. Harman Baupt, of HOosac tun-
mel fame, and who, during the war. was
chief of the bureau of military railroads,
and a hydrographical engineer of great
skill and experience. He pronounced
the scheme, after a thorough examina-
ton, to be entirely practicable, and he is
now acting as engineer-in-chief.


In view of the enormous product of
oil in this country-30,000 barrels per
dav-and the rank it now holds among
the leading articles of export, coupled
with the exorbitant charges for railroads
carriage from the wells to the ssaboard
by the completion of the enterprise and
its successful operation, complete re-
volution will be accomplished in the
handling of this article.


Asa proof OF how valuable this traffic
has been to the several railroads over
which the oil has been borne, it is only
necessary to say that up to the present
time the railroad charges aggregate S79,-
600 900. The minimum cost of trans
portation oil by rail is fifty cents per
barrel, and the minimum cost by the
pipe process is sixteen cents. The
average charge by rail is $1.25


The estimated cost of the entire work,
including fixtures, etc, is 81 ,25O,OOO aud
considering the difference in cost be-
tween this method and that by rail, up.
on the hypothesis that the company Will
discount at least twenty-five cents a bar
rel on rail rates, it will readily be seen
that with all the expenses of operating,
the first years earnings will pay the hrst
cost of the work.


The Pennsylvania company Is the par
ent company but there Is also the Baltl-
more transportation company, chartered
by the state of Maryland, and some flve
other companies are expecting to unite;
The first objective point or terminus will
be Baltimore, as being the most feasible
and direct route for the pipes. Follow
ing which other termini will be .estab-
lished, in Philadelphia, New York, etc.


The pipes being laid on the surface lace
and there being no obstacle IN the way
of forcing the oil to any height, the line
will literally be an air line, and the dis
tance from the oil regions to Baltimore
is 800 miles.


The oil will be distributed from the
pines into immense reservoirs with re-
fining establishments adjacent.


The feasibility of this enterprise, so
far as the passage of the oil through
fished bv the present system in opera
ton in the oil regions, where the aggre-
gate length of the pipes, conveying the
oil from the several wells to the reservoir
is nearly $50 feet.
Year: 1876

The bees are very much disposed to
rob each others hives, too. They don
know what fear is and will fight any
thing. A swarm gets cut of honey, or
finds that it has not enough to last
through the winter, and 1t organizes it
self into rading party and sallies out on
the war-path, ready to attack the first
hive it finds. A party of these robbers
came and set in one Of my Italian hives
the other day. A good many of my bees
were out gathering honey, and the ma
rauders affected a lodging on my hive
and fought their way inside the hive,
Year: 1876

DANIEL MCFARLAND, the slayer of
Richardson, turned up in Chicago a few
days ago. After his release from the
Penitentiary he went to Colorado, where
he has been living for the past two years.
His friends have tried to assist him, but
he seems. to be unable to do any thing for
himself. Since his arrival in Chicago he
has been living on the charity of some of
his old friends and acquaintance. Last
evening he wasdiscovered bya policeman
crawling into a window of law office at
ninety Washington street. He was taken
to the Armory on suspicion of being a
burglar, but he produced the key of the
Office, and said he had been sleeping
there for the past few nights, but that he
could not open the door. He was placed
III the witness-room to sober off, Chicago
Times
Year: 1876

At q regular meeting Of the Common Council yestcr-
day afternoon, President French the chair rcsolu
,lon offered appropriatDg 200 to pay tho salary
OF inspector to shc construction OF the
municipal building, now in course OF erection Jor
alemon street Tho resolution met with opposition
from tho Alderman OF the Eighth ward, who argued
that tho expenditure unnecessary; that the
Board Of City Works had a competent engineer to
superintend tho work. Alderman Murha said that he
had been OF the opinion that the architects appointed
by tho Common Council had sufficient wisdom n
sure the proper construction OF the building. Michael
J. Dudy appointed Inspector for the structure.
Tho case Of City Works Commissioner w. A. Fowler,
who is under suspension by the Mayor, did not come
up contrary 70 general expectation.
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court of the County of Los


Angeles, State of California.
In the matter of the estate of


Jacob Keller, deceased.


Order to show cause why decree of dstribu-


button should not be made.
an reading and filing the petition of Lou
~ lisa Keller, surviving widow OF said
deceased, setting forth that more than four
months have elapsed since the probate of the
will of the estate OF said deceased. and
that she is entitled to the Immediate posses
ion of all the property under and by virtue of
said will of said deceased; ii is ordered that
all persons interested in the estate of the said
Jacob Keller, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Los An
geles, at the court room of said court, in the
city of Los Angeles, in said Los Angeles
county, on
Year: 1876

A RADNoRsHIrH lady, who was mar.
ried in March and came 10 reside in
Yorkshire. England, recently paid visit
to her father, who. before she was mar.
ried, had kept two or three sheep dogs
OF which she was very fond. Since then
he has retired from business. and dis.
posed Of all but one dog. This ono me,
the lady with demonstrations Of great
delight upon her arrival at her fathers
house, and that night the dog went q
distance Of seven miles to farm house.
where one OF the other dogs had boen
sent; the latter was blind, but was kept
as being an old favori.-. In tho morn
ing when the lady went 10 the door. she
not only saw the dog which had given
her such glad reception the day previ.
Gus. but also the old blind one, which
had evidently been brought by the other
dog to welcome her. When the second
night came the old blind one was taken
back 10 its home by the same dog, which
afterward returned, having Travelled a
distance Of twenty-eight miles TO give
pleasure to the old blind one London
Times.
Year: 1876

WESTERN lNvEsTMENTs.-Now that
the craze for Western emigration has so
sensibly lessened in New England, and
it begins to be understood that very few
who go there succeed in bettering their
circumstances, it is well also to ascertain
whether. as a rule, Western investments
of our New England capitalists, which
have kept interest at SO high rate,
have paid them better than it would to
have kept their money at home and
loaned it at moderate percentage upon
good security for the development of our
home industries. A representative bus
mess journal says on this subject:


"'The West is the place where the
East has 'salted' nearly all its spare
capital for years, and the Western people
now have the use Of must Of it for moth
ing. How much dividend is the West
paying on the capital of the Michigan
Central? Not dime. 1t is free road
for the granger and the wheat producer,
who put in their pockets what they save
in freights and fares. There is hardly
a town in Massachusetts, which has not
invested thousands. and many towns and
cities have put millions into Western
railroads. of which the people out there
are now getting the benefit, interest free.
The character of the securities lost in
the bank robbery at Northampton show
ed the extent to which the fatness of
the Connecticut meadows has gone to
manure the praries. The Western peo-
pie are not paying interest on much of
its capital"
Year: 1876

'Tis well to WOO, It's well to wed,
For 50 the world has done
Since myrties grew and roses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
But have a care, ye young and fair.
BE sure you pledge with truth
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days Of youth
For # You give not heart for heart.
As well as hand for hand,
You'll find you've played an unwise part,
And built upon the sand"
'Tis well to save. It's well to have
A goodly share OF gold.
And hold enough Of shining stuff,
For charity is cold.
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust,
Unmixed with purer things;
And he who piles mp wealth alone
VIII often have 10 stand
Beside his eofier-chest and own
'Tis "built upon the sand"
'Tis good TO speak In kindly guise
And soothe where'er we can;
Pair speech would bind the human mind.
And love link man to man.
Bot stop not at the gentle words:
Let deeds with language dwell
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as well.
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend helping hand,
For those that talk. yet fail TO do,
But "build upon the sand"
Year: 1876




The POWER or GIANT PowDER.-The
explosive force Of giant powder is shown
in this statement: A mortar, standing
at an angle Of fOrty-fve degrees, with
quarter Of an ounce Of No. giant pow
der. will throw shot weighing thirty
four pounds the distance of 625 feet.
The same charge Of No. 2 giant win
throw the same shot distance Of 475
feet In an upright mortar one ounce
Of giant powder. No. !, throws shot
weighing fOrty-twO pounds out Of sight
and one ounce Of No. 2 giant will throw
the same shot 1000 feet The same
amount Of black blasting powder will
not throw the shot out Of the mortar.
We conclude that the giant has great
energy, and is industrious on the occas-
ion Of an explosion