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Year: 1875

The PACIFIC. We have to-
day no further news of the dis
aster to the steamship Pacific,
except the Victoria dispatch in
another column. There are nu-
merous rumors afioat around
town, as to finding of more sur
vivors, but they are entirely
without foundation. Our cor
respondents at Victoria and Port
Townsend are instructed to tel
egraph US full particulars as
soon as any more news is learn
ed at either of those places and
the readers of the DISPATCH may
rest assured that they will be
informed of everything in rela-
tion to the wreck, through us,
long before they could obtain it
from any other source.
Year: 1875

RAILROAD TIES. We are in
formed that the Port Blakely
mill is cutting large amount
of cedar ties, to fill a contract
with South American Railroad.
Several camps on Port Susan
and the Stilaguamish river are
now logging cedar for the mill.
Year: 1875

FROM CAssIAR.-Fred. Mlnlck,
our ex-City Marshal, has return
ed TO this place from Cassiar.-
He reports that everybody in
the mines did very well, nearly
all getting wages and some left
the mines with from two to eight
thousand dollars. He himself
had a very fair claim, but arrived
there too late in the season to
do much more than open it yet.
Year: 1875

Startling Scenes and Wonderful Escapes


mo Explanation of the Catastrophe


except CarbOnic Acid Gas.


The building, large, four story brick
structure, was filed with offices, dwell
ing-rooms, etc., and the ground floor
and basement with the drugstore, and
the manufacture of soda-wat was a
princiC al branch of business. A large
number of persons were in the store,
and the streets were crowded, when
there came sudden, binding fash of
light, cloud of vapOry, gaseous smoke,
and a dull, heavy shock. At the same
instant the building seemed to lift from
the ground into the air, and in an in
slant to descend into the cellar into
chaotic mass of building material. One
man, who was drinking soda at the
counter, found himself in the middle
of the street unipjured another, who
was passing on Lagrange street, was
blown through the shop window of a
store opposite, and somewhat cut by the
glass. A horse car passing on Wash
inRton street was lifted from the track
and thrown to the opposite side of the
street. All the passengers were stunned
and thrown into heap at the bottom of
the car, and one of the horses was killed.
A hack passing about the same time was
blown clear across the street. A large
numter of persons who were in the
building at the time were carried down
among the mass of debris, and probably
many are still beneath the ruins. Mrs.
Lizzie Compton, a woman apparently
fly years old, was 10 the third stery,
and either was thrown or jumped from
the window to the Sidewalk, striking
upon her head, and killing her instantly.


The cause of the disaster seems to be
mystery. Mr.. Dows and lis clerks
deny that any nitro glycerlne has been
in the store, and can't give the slightest
explanation of the affair. In the next
building a stock of gunpowder was kept,
but was safely removed after the ex-
plosion, and the building is only dam
aged to the amount of $500. The ruined
building was not blown outward, as if
by guupowder, but everything fell in. as
is the case when giant powder or nitro
glycerine is the explosive element.


When the roof fell in over the debris
of the demolished building, portion of
1t seemed to remain unbroken. From
beneath this section was heard the cries
Year: 1875

The work of constructing jetties i


much simpler than most people sup


pose. The general idea WIS that


would take very long time to improv


the mouth of the Mississippi by thi


means, but the contractors are conf


dent that it will require but q few


months to demonstrate the practica


bility of the work, and to obtain de
| cided results in the way of deeper
channel. Parts of the work, such al
ter Linal piers, etc, may require some
| time for completion, but it is an en-
cOaraging feature of tie plan that the
main object. reliable outlet, will be
achieved, If at ell, III a mnch shorter
time than by any ether system. That
being secured, SO that vessels can pass
in and out, the finishing touches may
be put on at leisure and without OBJ
structlng commerce.


The manner OF construc' ing ietties
is among the simplest af ali engineer
ing works. The materials and plan at
the South Pass will be very nearly the
same as those used in the river Mas,
in Holland. The materials will be
willows and stone with scarcely any
thing else. The willows are bounI in
long bundles, nine to twelve inches in
diameter, and those are called fascines
Other material than willows could be
used, provided the branches are lon",
slender and tough, with few leaves and
no lateral branches. They must pack
close together and not yet be rigid.
OF these fascines, large RATS or mat
tresses are constructed at the place
where the twigs are cut, and hOated
down to the mouth. After being
towed to the spot where they are to be
used, they are loaded with broken
stone and sunk. The lower raft or
mattress must of course be the widest,
each succeeding layer narrowing to,
ward the top. The work will thus be
composed of alternate strata of fascines
and stone. The sides of the work thus
formed would be series of steps, but
these will be covered and the Incline
made uniform by broken stone or rip
rap dumped in. To be short, jetties
are nothing more nor less than levees
raised to confine the channel the only
difference is that being under water
they must be of such materials as will
Withstand the wash of the water. The
work will nearly all be in very shallow
water, and out of the channel, and the
sinking Of mattress of fascines in
such a place is very simple affair.
Sinking these RATS and dumping stoue
in shallow water along line of guiding
piles is about all there is of the prac-
tical engineering problem. The mag
nitude of the work consists in the i'm
mense quantities of materials to he
used and the distance they must be
transported.
Year: 1875

of fian apparently in great distress.


One of the fremen was &tl+acted to 3 e
place, but the cries ceased a mofiert
after. The fireman in the meantime
had got an axe and commenced cutting
through to where he thought the unfor-
tunate man was. While thus engaged
his attention was attracted a few feet
distant by board being forced up
through the fragment of the roof. Oper-
ations were then commsn0ed here, and
in a few moments the poor fellow was
released from his living death. He sus.
tanned few flesh wounds, but beyond
this his injuries were not serious. He
says that he had given up all hope of a
rescue until he heard the fireman cut
ting through the roof Dear HIM, This
gave him courage and he resolved upon
one more effort, and fortunately 1t at
tracted the attention Of rescuer.
Year: 1875

The rose is the Queen of the garden and grove,
And dearly its beauty aud sweetness love;
But what eau for once with the lily compare
The gracefu!-formsd lily, modest and fair?
Sweet emblem of purity, spotless white.
With shyly-bent head on the stem hanging light,
How lovely art thou among the violets blue,
Thy gentle eyes bathed in the clear morning dew
Ohrsnread thy soft leaves to the summer suns ray
Fair flower, such beauty as thine Ger decay?
Tiny white and green glory doth ever forth shine
40 the praise of thy bOuntiful Maker divine.
Oh, bloom, lily fair, Ia Moons radiant light,
Then fold thy pale leaves when the sun sinks


night,


And dew-drops are falling and sparkling on thee
When the moon spreads her silver wings over toe


sea!


When I'm laid in the dust. though never sttIt
Mark the spot where 1 slulnber, unwept snd l


known,


Among the long grass that above me shall wave
May pure, modest lily bend over my grave
Oh fairer thsn lilies pure LEI me be dressed
That my spirit may walk in the groves of the blest
In the garden above all beauteOus and fair,
For the Lily Divine of the Valley blooms there
Year: 1875

THFY sell tickets for a spelling match
in San Francisco, and when the guests
are congregated two game roosters are
put in the PIT and allowed to spell at
each other as long as they please,
Year: 1875

As THE world grows buster, each
Individual is more and more compelled
to look to himself for the sources of
his own happiness. He must not ex-
petot the appreciation of his fellow-men
and, if he possesses the Temperament.
which needs the stimulus of applause,
he must take care to supply it for him.
self
Year: 1875

A very touching and beautiful story
comes from the east concerning the
Princess Marceline CzartOryska who
recently died in Gallicia. Her little
grandson fell i'll aud his life was de
SPARED of. The Dowager in a sublime
prayer asked God to take her life in
place of that of her grandson. By
sort of miracle the child was saved al
most Immediately the princess was at
| tackled by malady of languor of which
it was impossible to ascribe any natural
cause.


'' 1t is debt that I owe to beaven,"
she smiled family. A few days later,
upon radiant afternoon, she had her.
self rolled out in her easy. chair on the
lawn, and gave orders to have all the
doors and CRATES of the garden opened
so that everybody might enter. When
the villagers heard of it they at once
| lefG their tasks. Old men ard women,
young men and maidens and little chill
dren, pressed about the dying princess,
who had long been like a mother to
them, for she held the old-fashioned
notion that the people are the family of
the sovereign. Then began a most
touching ceremony. The children
came first. Drawing the youngest one
| into her arms, she embraced it, saying,
Let this kiss fall again upon you all,
my dear friends" Then she gave 10
| each child a medallion, bearing the
evangelical words. "Love one an
other" After the children came young
girls aud women. To each of them
she gave little case containing imple-
ments of needlework and chaplet and
an image of the Blessed Mary. To the
men she gave an ebony cross, and 70.
each gift and recipient she had apprO-
pirate words. When she had extended
her last present she was so exhausted
that her son and daughterin law, who
stood beside her, wished to have her
wheeled back in the house, but she
said no. She then begged the people
to recite in loud voice the DominicsI
Orison. Then at q sign from her hand
they all knelt, and their voices in fervent
tones broke out in the recital of the
Lords Prayer. AS the amen still
echoed in the air she felt death Invad-
ing her heart, and, whispering "Mnr-
cel," the name OF her grandson, the
child was brought, and as he was being
carried to her lips her head dropped
upon her breast, and without a sigh
she rendered her sOul to Gcd. So
much for a scene that seems taken
from a poem-an ideal state of society
that one can hardly reconcile with the
present.
Year: 1875

We have been asked a hundred
times within the last ten days when the
Democratic county convention to NOM
mate delegates to the May convention
will be held. We have no idea when
it will be called together. We sup
pose that the county Executive Com
mittes thinks that there is plenty of
time, and feel disposed to give all the
candidates a chance to meet and min
gle with the "dear people" before the
latter are called upon to decide be-
tween them.
Year: 1875

The only business transacted in the
Superior District Court yesterday was an
attempt to dispose of the case of Shook VS..
Cogs we'll, involving the right to present the
1.-TWO Orphans" at the St. Charles Theatre.
Counsel for the defense desired to try the
motion to quash the dstringas, and on OBJ
lection being made that the injunction was
the principal thing, and the court saying
the writ of dlstringas was merely in aid of
the writ of injunction, offered to withdraw
the motion to quash. the latter. Plaintiffs
claimed that in that case the violation and
contempt were confessed, and that there
was nothing before the court but the writ of
assistance to the injunction. 1t had never
been alleged that was wrongfully issued.


The defense claimed the whole case was
before the court. The complaint was that
q drama had been performed Sunday night,
called the Two Orphans" in violation of
the rights of the plaintiffs; it could be
shown that the drama played was not the
one claimed by plaintiffs. In vacation the
facts could not be tried.


Judge Hawkins said the court could try
the whole case now, and that was what was
meant on Tuesday The whole case should
come up on the issue of the INDUCTION which
would still remain if the dis tringas was
quashed. The latter writ only aided the
former, and had no effect.


Plaintiffs asked for a commission to take
testimony in New York, and the defense
said this was an attempt to gain by strategy
what could not be effected by law, but the
court said there was not time for such a
commission.


The defense asked to bond the injunction,
but the court said it could not be done, as
the damage could not be estimated; further,
the court said it did not wish the case to be
heightened out.


Defendants counsel disclaimed such in
tention, asked that the motion to guash the
Injunction be overruled and a new one sub
stituted alleging-1. The court has no juris-
diction excluding the United States Circuit
Court. J. That Charles T. Howard is not
PLAINTIFF agent. g. That the allegations
are insufficient 4. That the allegations are
untrue, aud your appearers do not and have
not represented the play described in plain
tiffs' petition, and do not intend to.


The court allowed this, dismissed the
rules of contempt and the case went over
to to-day.
Year: 1875

MocK.TURTLE Sour. P.-Scald and clean
calfs head, boil it, with the skin on,
slowly for an hour in about gallon Of
water. When cold, cut up the meat
into pieces an inch square. Stew in
cream and water two pounds OF beef
and two of veal. with two ounces of
green sage and five onions (if desired.)
Add these to the liquor, also the bones
of the. head, handful of parsley, Q
salt-spoon Of mace, the grated rind OF
a lemon, and simmer all for three
hours. Strain it when cold, remove
the fat, restore it to the clean kettle,
thicken with tablespoonful OF flour.
Just before serving add eight or ten
hard-boiled eggs and the juice OF a
lemon. Boil the brain for ten minutes,
put them in cold water to cool, chop
and mix them Sith four or five spoon
fuls of grated bread, salt, thyme, and
TIVE eggs, roll them the size OF an egg
and brown them in the oven and throw
them into the soup. Very good mock
turtle soup may be made of calves feet
Four feet boiled in two quarts o.
water and seasoned as above-all in
furious Ingredients common in cookery
books being left out.
Year: 1875

PARDoNED. The Governor yesterday par
doned Charles Bamber (white). convicted of
burglary in the Circuit Court OF Rocking
ham county and sentenced to one year In
the pententiary. Pardoned for the reason
that be is boy fifteen years Of age, OF weak
mind, and previously inoffensive and of good
character, who was used as an instrument OF
crime bv the real criminal. His release was
applied for by the judge and officers of the
court which tried him, and was known to
be in accordance with the unanimous wishes
of the Jury aud the community in which the
offence Was committed. Prisoner had been
confined for nearly six months. .
Year: 1875

Messrs. Edttors,-I would like you to state
in regard TO the complaint in the Dis
patch of this morning about the removal OF
the COW from Gilie's creek that received
no notification Of its being there until saw
the complaint in the paper. You will please
state the same in justice to myself. @'.t


February 1, 1875 u GEORGE KRAMER.
Year: 1875

METEoRoLoGlcAL.-The statement below
gives the state OF the thermometer for each day
during the month of January-the observa-
tions taken at sunrise in an elevated portion
Of the city
Year: 1875

aud The peerless Queen OF the Concert Room latter
tho most glorious success ever achieved oy any
siug IT In America since the advent Of Jenny Lind)
Will appear for the first time here In
Year: 1875

To Cook HUSBAND. Many good
husbands are spoiled in the cooking =
Some women appear to think husbands
are bladders and therefore to be blown
up; others keep them constantly in hot
water; some freeze them by conjugal
coolness; some cover them with brine
of jealousy; some keep them always in
pickle ALI these serve them up with
tongue sauce. Husbands are always
sour. or bitter. or tough, when cooked
in this manner. The following recipe
is warranted to render them sweet and
tender: Put your husband in the jar
of faithfulness place it near the fire Of
conjugal love; keep the fire bright and
clear and the heat constant; cover him
with affection and Difference, spiced with
cheerfulness kind kisses morning and
evening; serve warm with truthfulness.
If Husbands cooked in this way are not
good, they are Of the hard-shell variety
and should be thrown away.-Ec-
change.
Year: 1875

Written respectively by their friends will ap-
pear during the year The revived interest in


college life makes these papers especially time
ly, and will secure for them unusual attention.
Year: 1875

THE Chicago papers have gone into
the business of discussing and if possi-
BILE reforming female extravaganza.
1t is dangerous ground, full of mines
and torpedoes, which are likely to ex-
plode at any moment and blow the
Paul Pry meddler into fragments. Wo-
men do spend good deal of money on
dress and jewelry but as the lady who
wears plain clothes and deprives her.
self of fashionable ornaments, is not
greatly admired by the gentlemen, it
looks when we go back from effect to
cause very much as though the men
are to blame for female extravaganza
after all. Besides this when we cry
out for economy we should practice
what we preach. If while we are
counting up the dress and jewlery ex-
travagance of the ladies, they should
take it into their heads to foot up our
cigar, whiskey and billiard bills, we
are fearful the showing would not be
to our crdit. We had rather not meddle


with the millinery business.
Year: 1875

Narrow Escape of Queen Victor in


LONDON, August 1Sth.-In the Eng
lish Channel this afternoon, the royal
yacht Alberta, having on board Her
Majesty, the Queen, on her way to
Scotland, came in violent collision
with the schooner yacht Mistletoe.
The latter vessel was almost instantly
sunk and four persons on board of her
were drowned. The Alberta was not
materially damaged. The Royal
party were badly frightened but es-
capped unhurt. There was considera-
BILE excitement in this city upon the
Year: 1875

The Janus-faced policy of the Los
Angeles Erpress has attracted the at
tentention of the San Diego World,
and that paper proceeds to show up
the hipocracy of the concern in the
more caustic than complimentary
style:


1t is astonishing to see how much misrep-
resentation can be crowded in a half column
article, all under the plea of fairness. All
this species OF writing the editor OF the Los
Angeles Express is an adept. While pretend
ding merely to take lively interest in the
affairs OF a county OF which he was once
citizen, he lets no opportunity pass to per-
petrate an injustice upon some OF the candi-
dates OF the Democratic party. Injustice, too
that's based upon falsehoods that person
OF the intelligence OF, the editor OF the Express
should be ashamed to use. Each additional
article from that paper shows "a stronger crop
ping out OF misstatements, until IL has be-
come evident rhat the editor is actuated by
"A telling OF personal animosity or a corrupt
one still more unworthy. In his recent ef-
fusion he merely reiterates stale SLAM
ders, with some slight changes, and with the
addition OF attempting to drag in the names
of some gentlemen OF whom the memory of
past friendship should lead him to speak in
the highest terms, and do everything to adj
vance their interests.
Year: 1875

The visit of Messrs. HUNTINGTON,
CROKER, GRAY and REDDING of the
Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
roads to this part of the State is likely
to lead to more active progress in the
way of railroad building, and also to
more rapid Improvements in Will
mington harbor. We are informed
that it is the purpose of the company
to set several dredgers atwork at their
own expense on the bar. The South
ern Pacific is to be pushed forward to
the Colorado river as eXpeditiously as
men and material will do the work.
The company still adhere to the deter
mination to close the gap between this
city and San Francisco by the first of
next July. They also propose to build
a branch road from the most availa-
BILE point on the Southern Pacific in
the Mojave valley to the mines of In-
yo county. This will be the shortest
and most direct route from the ships
in Wilmington harbor to the Pana-
mint and other mines of Inyo. The
party visited San Diego bay. They
travelled over the route by stage, and
express themselves well pleased with
the route which they pronounce quite
practical for railroad purposes. Mr..
HUNTINGTON thinks it probable that
the Company will commence this piece
| of road in a short time. 1t is also in
contemplation to construct road
from San Diego out to San Gorgonio
Pass when connection will be made
with the Southern Pacific. The Com
pany have sent outa corps of engineers
with instructions to survey railroad
route from San Diego to the Gila on
the 32d parallel and it is not improb-
able that road running out of San
Diego over this route will be COM
menced before many months have
gone by. Thus it will be seen that
the prospects of San Diego are bright
ening nd the probabilities are strong
for an early extension of the railroad
facilities of Southern California.
Year: 1875

SENATOR BOOTH and Governor Pa
CHICO will address the citizens of this
city this evening. They are the lead
ers of the Independent party, and two
more popular men are not to be found
in the State. We anticipate that they
will speak to the largest assemblage
that has been seen in this city during
the present campaign. 1t will be an
assemblage made up of members of all
parties who desire to welcome among
US a distinguished Senator and the
Governor of the State.
Year: 1875

In our yesterdays edition We made
brief mention of fire in Stacks board
ing house on Alameda street owned,
by S. II. Mott. 1t was luckily held in
check or it might have done serious
damage. Officer Toomey, with the
assistance of the watchman at the de-
pot, got hydrant at work and delay
ed the fire until the arrival of the fire
department. The roof of the building
and the bedding of the boarding house
were badly burned. The furniture
was removed in good condition. Of
ficer Funk gave prompt alarm at the
engine house. Too much praise can
not be given to these officers for their
activity.
Year: 1875

The San Diego World is inclined to
the opinion that the Express of this
city is both sensational and unreliable.
1t supports its opinion with the follow
ing extract from that paper:


We have thought for some time that the Los
Angeles Express had become sensational and
unreliable, but the following, from its issue
Of the 18th, would seem to indicate that it
has either gone clear daft, or is determined to
out do Darwin in upsetting long established
and most excellent theories: Mrs. A. H. Jud-
son and Major Sacriste have lately become
the fathers OF bouncing boys" Now, we are
willing to believe that of the Major, but If
Mrs. Judson has done that, we shall consider
1t tour duty to enter most solemn protest
against such an encroachment on the rights
of man.