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Year: 1876

and will be continued until day-bresk Of the
Glorious Fourth. AT midnight the Nation 5
Birthday will be grandly ushered in amid the
Roar Of Artillery, a Blaze of Fireworks and
with Strains OF Martial N usic.


The Park will be beautifully Illuminated
and the best order maintained.


Prof. Arnold's splendid Brass and String
Band viii fur nish the music. The Executive
Committee most respectfully request that a
lady and gentleman of each nationality will
attire themselves in their national costume
aud upon their appearance upon the stond
they will be saIuted with the national air Of
their country. The National Saluts will be
fired at u o'clock exactly, and the stars and
Stripes flung 10 the breeze amid a magnificent
display OF Fire Works, She band playing the
" Star SpaDgled Banner"
Year: 1876

Being desirous of seeing the prog
ress of the squatter movement, day
before yesterday we again went to the
front. Arriving near the scene of
action and having a vivid remem-
brance of the good fare which made
our first trip so pleasant, and being
hungry we again made our way to the
hospitable mansion of our friend
Joughin for square meal. The mis-
tress of the house set before us such q
repast as one who lives III restaurants
and is accustomed to Mongolian cook
cry can well appreciate. Butter made
by herself, and such as we seldom
taste, meat cooked to turn, biscuit
light as snowflake, and everything
else that hungry man could wish
gladdened our heart and tickled our
palate, and we felt kindly disposed to-
wards all mankind when we had fin
ished. We took stroll among the
new houses which where already
built or in process of erection, and
conversed with the builders. We
found them sanguine and conf
dent of holding their locations. On
one claim two men had started to
build but one weakened when his
house was two thirds finished and sold
out to his more spunky rival for ten
dollars and started to hunt new To-
cation. Claims which have been set
tied and cultivated for years were
dumped" and the occupants notified
to travel. In every direction men
with eager and excited looks, and
maps in their hands were searching
for land not yet appropriated. AS far
as the eye could see new houses dotted
the hitherto almost desolate region
and loads of lumber rolled along the
different roads. 1t was lively scene
and we shall not soon forget it. AS
yet no acts of violence have occurred,
but some of those whose mprovements
have been jumped and who have been
invited to leave express determine.
tan to defend their property to the
last. We fear that before this matter
is settled blood will be split.
Year: 1876

It is a positive fact that the peach
tree in Los Angeles sufferers from
what is called curled leaf. What
causes the leaf to curl itself into an
abnormal roll? Have you ever taken
the pains to examine your curled-up
leaves? Probably you have not thought
of it. Now, tomorrow, go to your
peach trees, and where you find tree
whose leaves are curled, patiently un-
roll the leaves and you will find full
f1edged, winged fly. This fly is the
product simply of its progenitor. All
our peach tree growers can verify this
fact in a few minutes. Now comes
the great trouble. What is it that
punctures the early leaf of the peach,
and thus ipoculates it with the egg
that matches out into the little fly that
wings itself into the air? We have
made very careful search through
our library to see if we could get at
the name of the terrible monster that
is the father that is doing the curl-leaf
business for the peach orchards of Cal
ifornia. But our library has not a
work on entomology that would en-
and find out the father of this curl-leaf
pest. Trusting that your journal will
present this important matter to our
peach tree growers, L am, very truly,


Yours,


VIM. MCPHERSON.


Los Angeles, April 18th, 1876.
Year: 1876

Yesterday being Good Friday, the
solemn services appropriate to the day
were held In the Episcopal and Cath
Ollie churches Of this city. Very large
congregations were present at both
churches. The main altar at the cath
edral was denuded of its ornaments to
denote the desolaton of the church in
view of the crucfixion of the Redeem
er. The solemn music OF the Tene-
bral was sung by the efficient choir of
the Cathedral last evening. To-mor
row being Easter Sunday the services
at the Episcopal and Catholic church.
es will be of peculiarly joyous and
interesting character as they will cell
ebrate the resurrection Of the Saviour
from the tomb.
Year: 1876

The London Echo says: The won
derful resemblance of some of the larger
apes to human creatures is especially re-
markable when they are suffering from
illness, or from what, so great is their
intelligence, we must acknowledge to
be sorrow. An ape of no common merit
having lately died in the geological
gardens at Dresden, an account has been
published of its last moments, which
give some idea of the almost human
dignity and pathos of its behavior on the
occasion. A few weeks of the destroy
ing malady, says asorrowing friend, had
been sufficient to change this being, SO
full of life, strength, courage-this
magnificent prototype of all quadrumana
into spectacle Of misery. The most
complete apathy had taken the place of
exuberant freshness and vivacity.
Mafuka, as this interesting creature was
called, appeared to suffer under dim
consciousness that she could expect no
relief, but only the alienation of her
pains, from those about her. This state
of things lasted till within few hours
of her death. Then, as the director of
the gardens leaned over his favorite, the
ape drew him toward her, placed her
arm around the neck of her kind friend,
and looked at him for some time with
clear and tranquil eyes; she then kissed
him three times, with short intervals
between each salute, motioned to be
laid upon her couch, gave her hand to
him-as though bidding farewell to q
companion of many happy years-and
slept never to wake again. Thus died
the quasi human Mafuka, fortified not
indeed by the rites of the church, "but
by those common to the wider brother.
hood of trusting and affectionate hearts.
Year: 1876

Says correspondent of the Rochester


CAr0nicle Delmonico's, in New York


city, has made sometimes 800, 900 q


year clear profit, and can afford to pay q


rent Of 81, 900 year. But how many


OF our frst-class young men, the je,Inesse


dOre, must be annually ruined in order


to yield the enormous profit How
many casks of brandy and baskets OF
champagne must be guzzled, and how
many sons carried dead drunk home to
sorrowing fathers and mothers It was
at Delmonico's that Stokes took his last
glass Of brandy before going down to
the Grand Hotel for the purpose of
shooting Fisk. He needed an extra
drink in order to give him nerve, and
perhaps had not that last bumper been
taken he would not have done the crime.
It seems strangely harmonious in the
entire scheme Of retribution wrought
out so effectually in Fisk's death that
his murder should be referable to the
bar where he 80 often reveled. At Del
he was considered rare fol-
low, and indeed none could rival him in
the lavish flow of cash. Here he began
Stokes ruin, and from this place the
latter proceeded to the work of
The recent death OF Stokes
father recalls scenes in the Tombs, where
I met him as he went to see his son.
He was q frequent visitor to that
miserable son, whom he saved from the
gallows, and for whose release from
State prison he so anxiously labored un-
ill cut off by death. The Stokes murder
was but one of the denominations con-
aected with Delmonico's.
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune takes rose
ate view of the condition of affairs, and
thinks that the hard times are working
out their own cure; but the slow opera
tion is hard to bear, and the editor
thinks that it can be accelerated if the
business public can be inspired with
more courage and confidence. The tor
por that follows commercial crash usu-
ally prolongs itself beyond the time when
its existence is necessity, and thus the
conditions for a renewal Of activity exist
for months, and perhaps for year or
two, before people venture to take ad-
vantage of them. Timidity holds them
back, and makes them take a gloomy
view of situation which is rapidly
Frightening. We believe that the foun-
dation for better times has already been
laid, and that the coming spring ought
to witness q decided revival in many
branches of trade. 1t is unfortunate
that the Presidential campaign comes
just at this time, for it is always dis
turbing influence in the channels of
business; but, on the other hand, we
have the Centennial exhibition to set
people in motion and unlock great
deal of boarded wealth, and to stimulate
enterprise by arousing patriotism. Here
tofore, the only advice to give to those
who chafed under the burden of the
hard times has been compressed in
single word-patience; but now the
time has come fora more cheering watch.
word, and we say-courage and action!
Year: 1876

In emptying tub of washing water
for his mother there is not one boy in a
hundred who will descend to the feeble
artifice of pail and dipper. Neither
the protest OF his mother nor the weight
of the water intimidate boy. It is q
higher and nobler thing to strain than
to save the gizzard. He takes the tub
by the handles, and hugging it close to
his body, waddles forward. He has to
move with the greatest care to keep the
water, which attains smashing motion,
from overAowing on to his clothes. The
swashing increases with every movement
until little splashes on to him. Then
he sets the tub down and picks it up
again and carries it at the full length Of
his arms, straddling his legs around it
in order that he may advance, and going
forward an inch at time, while the
cords swell up in his arms and neck, his
face turns purple and his spine fairly
cracks. It is painful progressively
step is strain and pain, but there is
nothing ignoble about it. Even if he
should lose his balance in descending the
stoop, which he is likely to do, and in
falling catch the entire contents of the
tub over his person, still he has the
proud satisfaction of feeling that the
disaster was met in doing his full duty
AS a boy.
Year: 1876

An exchange says Another mutinous
scene on an American ship is reported
from England. The riot in this case
seems to have arisen from shipping a
drunken crew. The master of the Cara
van was wrong in attempting to put to
sea with his men in such beastly con-
dition as the dispatch describes.


The writer has only limited idea of
sailors and their ways. 1t is the practice
with ships generally to sail with the
greater part Of their crews dead drunk.
The men are brought on board just as
the ship is ready to be towed outside,
and are in such condition that they go
at once into their hunks. While the
ship is being towed out, the mates,
steward and boys make sail as far as they
can, and time and again large ships with
valuable cargoes have gone to sea with
every sailor on board drunk. As soon as
the ship is outside the mates, thinking
the men have had time enough for their
spree commence to sober them. This is
generally done with Delaying pin and
sometimes with the fist. The fist of a
big ships mate is about as hard as iron,
and the poor drunken wretches are
pounded into sobriety, and get to their
duty as best they can. Out of drunken
crew probably not one of them knows
the name of the ship, and whether she is
bound for Liverpool, Australia, Califor-
mia or China. Poor Jack leads hard
life of il,
Year: 1876

are up 2 months ago, and - yOu said


il is the best job ever did in my life
4 / commenced another OF the same sort


right away. only it is God helping me "a


last o lifetime, Tom. wrote this letter


to tell you do think God has forgiven


my sins, 4 herd your prayers, for you


told me you should pray for me, no


love TO read his word 4 tell him all my


troubles, 4 he helps me know for have


plenty chances to steal, but don't feel


to as once did, L now take more


pleasure in going to church than to a


theater, 4 that wosnt so once.


Our minister l. others often talk with


me & q month ago they wanted me to


join the church, but said not now, /


may be mistaken in my feelings, ! will


wait awhile. But now feel that God


has called me, & on the first Sunday in
July will join the church, dear friend,
i wish could write to you as feel but
can't do it yet.


You know j learned to read and rite
while in prison, 4 j aint got well enough
along to write as would talk; no amt
spelled all the words rite in this, and
lots of other mistakes but you will ex-
cuse it no, for you no was brought
up in a poorhouse, until run away, 4
that never new who my father and
mother was, and don't know my rite
name, & i hope you wont be mad at me,
but have as much rite to one name as
another and have taken your name, for
you wont use it when you get out, i no,
and you are the man think most Of in
the world; so hope you wont be mad
am doing we'll, put 410 month in
the bank with 325 OF the $50, if you ever
want any or all OF it, let me know, and
it is yours, wish you would let me send
you some now. I send you with this a
receipt for year of Littel's Living Age,
i didn't know what you would like 4 i
told Mr.. q, and he said he thought
you would like it. wish was mere
you, so could send you chuck (refresh-
II ents) on holidays, it would spoil this
weather from here, but will send you
a box next thanksgiving any way. Next
week Mr.. q takes me into his store
as lite porter, & will advance me as soon
as know little more; he keeps a big
granary store, wholesale.


I forgot to tell you of my Mission
school class, the school is in the |
Sunday afternoon, I went out Sunday |
afternoons & picked up seven kids) little |
boys) & got them to come in. Two of
them knew as much as did & had |
them put in a class where they could |
learn something. don't know much |
myself, but as these kids can't read
get on nicely with them, i make sure of
Bhem by going after them every Sunday
/ an hour before school time. also got
girls to come.


Tel Mack & Harry about me, if they
will come out here, when their time is
Up, will get them jobs at once.


I hope you will excuse this long letter
Z all mistakes. wish that could see
you for can't write as would talk.
nope the warm weather is curing your
ungs. was afraio when you wns bleed
ng that you would die. Give my re-
pect to all the boys, and tell them how


am doing, am doing well, & every
me here treats me as kind as they can.
Mr.. q is going to write to you some
ime, hope some day you will write to
ne.


This letter is from your very true
riend, who you no as -
Year: 1876

Wave by wave o'er the sandy bar,


Up to the coasts lights, glimmering wan,
Out Of the darkness, deep and far,


Slowly the tide came creeping on.
Through the clamor Of billowy strife


Another voioo won't wailing thin;
The first faint CRY Of newborn life


Broke on the highland tho tide was In
Wave by wave DER the sandy bar,


Back again from tho sleeping town,
Back to the darkness, deep and far,


Slowly the tide went dropping down.
Silence lay ON the chamber Of death;


Silence lay ON the land about;
The last low futter Of weary breath


Fell on the night-and the tide was out.
Year: 1876

JERRY HARRIGAN AGAIN.-Jerry Harrigar,
the Hockessin rough, is understood to be
very indignant that the newspapers should
injure his 'karictur" in the way they have
done. He thinks if there was any truth in
the reports printed he would have been in
Jail long ago. 1t is stated that the victim
of his late mulderous assault is receiving
medical treatment at Kennett Square, with
a fair prospect Of recovery, while another
story is that Jerry's lawful wife, who put in
an appearance after the row, has been COM
pelled to leave him again.
Year: 1876

The WATERMELON TRADE. - For some
days past watermelons have been offered
in this market, but they have been of very
poor quality. They were tough and of un-
natural flavor. These melons were grown
in the lower part of the Peninsula, and sub
jected to trick equal to Yankee shrewd-
ness. 1t is not new thing, however, but
of annual occurrence. In order to get their
melons into market early the growers cut
the underneath part Of the vine, near the
melon, half in twain. This deadens the
vitality of the vino, and permits its fruitage
to ripen permaturely with the result stated.
This is the character of the melons which
have been Offering in market. This morn
ing, however, the advance OF the jersey
crop appeared, and Todd, Welsh q Co.
also received a vessel load of 1900 fully
ripe melons from Wicomico county.
Year: 1876

TLere had been a murder at Red
Fox Run, one Of the tributaries Of the
Smoky Hill River. in Western Kan
sas.


\ murder was not novel thing in
those days, for Of the eighteen men
sleeping in the unfenced graveyard
on top of the uodulating right bank
of Red Fox Run, not one Of them had
died natural death. Eleven had
been killed in the summer Of q, by
the combined baud Of Santanter and
Roman Nose, when all the tribes on
the plains united against the whites.
Four had been killed in bar-room
rows, one in a duel /, and two by Wild
! Horse SMitn, one of the most noted
desperaloes that had ever come to
Red Fox.


But Wild Horse Smith was tried
BY a jury each time, at but few
hours after the crimes, and it was
proved to the satisfaction of his peers
that the dead men pulled first, but
Smith, with bis usual luck and dex.
terity, got in the first shot.



In view Of these facts, no jury Of
that kind, and in that day, could do
otherwise than to bring in verdict
of justiiiable homicide, so Wild Horse
Smith was acquitted and became the
model Of the many bad men, and the
terror Of the few good ones.


lie was tall, bony man Of thirty
FIVE, with gray eyes, long, dark hair,
and long, leathery cheeks, as devoid
Of beard as the plains about Red Fox
Run was of trees.


Four or five families had moved in-
to this part Of the State to farm in the
rich bottom. Among them was Zach
airy Bowman, who had a family con-
sisting of his wife and five children,
the oldest, Sarah, handsome, healthy
looking girl Of twenty.


As there were very few young la
dies in Red Fox compared to the num-
Der of men, and as there was not one
who at all equalled Sarah Bowman
N personal charms, she at once be-
come the belle of the settlement, and
was besieged by a dozen manageable
men, among whom Wild Horse Smith
stood first-in his own opinion.


There was another young man,
named Henzy, who was very devoted
and 4ti!l oaothcr, Frank Cotton, a
Year: 1876

ewes on Wild Horse Smith.


Eyes Yes r cried the crowd.


"Then seize him saw him DO The
deed, and there he stands -


Her long white finger was pointed
at Smith, who now turned livid
foamed at the mouth, and finally
hissed.


Its lie ~


"Seize him before he escapes, and
hear me out"


There was ring Of command in
her voice, and some of the party drew
their pistols, and laid their hands on
the Judge.


Then Sarah Bowman told how she
uad been up the run, gathering flow
ers, the morning Of the murder; how
she saw Henry and Frank Cotton
shaking hands when they parted; and
then that Wild Horse Smith rode
down ravine, out Of Henzy's sight,
soon after which she heard three
shots, and then saw Smith galloping
away as if in pursuit of Cotton.


"Wnd Horse Smith is the only
man in this part of the country who
has Spencer Rifle, and there are the
three shells | found near Henzy's 5
body. Whose gun will they fs?'


The shells were passed from hand
TO hand they were Smiths 8, the body
was exhumel, and the balls found to
fit the shells, and Frank Cotton
showed a similar bali that had been
taken from his arm.


How quick the current Of public
opinion changed, and how bravely
they resisted Smiths efforts to get
away. They saT through all and
felt that the brave girls illness was
the result Of the shock the murder
gave her He confessed, detiantly,
and was hung back of the Coyote Sa-
loon, with the rope that was pre-
pared for Cotton. Then another
grave was added to those on the bank
of Red Fox Run-number twenty
and the bit Of board at the head had
ruaely carved on it, "WiId Horse
Smith hanged for the murder OF Hen
~


Red Fox Run Is a well-to-do, law
abidingp place now,within sound of the
locomotive whistle. Sarah Bowman
is Mrs. Cotton, and while Frank
thinks her the best woman in the
world everybody in that region thinks
her tie brayest.
Year: 1876

a young minister, somewhat dis
tinguished for self-conceit, having
failed disasterously before a crowded
audience, was thus addressed by an
aged brother: If you had gone into
that pulpit, feeling as you do now on
coming out Of that pulpit, you would
not have felt on coming out of that
pulpit as you did when YOU went up
into that pulpit.
Year: 1876

Late last evening we received dis. patch from Camp Grant giving iniorma- ton that Agent J. P Cum, of the San Carlos Indian reservation, had resign ed, and that on March 20, his resigna- ton had been accepted by the Secre- tary of the Interior, to take effect on the appointment of a successor.

 This resignation of Agent Cum is the carrying out of long expressed in tention, on his part, to take such step, as soon he had made a success of the agency, in order to engage in some thing which would afford decent living, and at the same time not deprive life of all its attractions.
Year: 1876

SE0NAAe


Treating Of The credit system Of pur-
chases as contrasted with the cash sys-
TEN, recent writer says:


The practice Of buying on credit the
necessary articles Of the household Is
fatal to good economy. The housekeeper
has always 10 pay dearer when she does
not pay cash. The tradesman must have
interest for his money, for a tradesman
will never, in busy community, be will
ing, and Is seldom able II he Is willing, to
forego it. To the ordinary cash price Of
the article he therefore adds the interest
which may accrue during the time that
credit is allowed.


This, moreover, is not all; there must
be premium exacted by the dealer for
the risk he runs in trusting out his goods
to that class OF more or less dangerous
customers who never pay any money.
Even the most honestly disposed OF these
are often unsafe debtors; for they are
generally such as are imprudent enough
to anticipate their incomes and to oyerrun
them in expenditure. The credit system,
moreover, is temptation to unnecessary
purchases. There is sort Of check in
the sight and touch. OF the hard.earned
money to the disposition to dispose Of it
lightly. On the other hand, there Ia
something in the facility Of credit, re-
moving as it does the disagreeable neces-
sity OF payment 10 vague future, very
seductive to the buyer, who can crafty
his love Of possession, with momentary
sense at any rate that Its qualification
costs nothing. There is no such cheap
and cautious purchaser as cash. -.
Year: 1876

We publish in another column report
OF an address by Bishop Kain at Chicago
Sunday night. On the suppOsition that
the report does the address no injustice,
the remarks Of the Bishop, where he refers
to the prosecutions of the church, can not
be considered very happy. Hewill never
make many converts in this country by
holding out the idea that "there is some
thing in the Catholic church at variance
with government" This country has
long discarded the idea that the pre-
tensions Of church can compete with
those Of government. Europe is adopt
log the same ideas. And this is the cause
Of the "trouble in Catholic countries"
to which the Bishop refers, as for In
stance in Austria and Italy. The
eminent domain" OF the church,
il We may use the term in the
sense simply Of ofsovercign power, is surely
going by the board in Catholic countries,
and the hierarchy are attempting in vain
to defeat the inevitable. They are as
POWerless to do so as Canute was
Whenhe bid the waves cease encroaching
on the shore. lie was obliged to move
back and let the waves encroach. Andso
the hierarchy will be obliged 10 move
back, deprecate as they may. Nothing
not even the lessons OF hiStOry-however
will teach them this in advance. 1t has
always taken actual collision with pro-
gress to make them move back. But they
gradually move back at the last. The
nations have no use for an infallible
'iHperium in imperio," and no country not
essentially weak in all the elements oil
moral and physical power will stand any
such pretensions.