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Year: 1876

UuC ulOoG COlAuPV AA~Ii Ia SAS NehtSj q AA1OA
who upon the pretense Of doing some in
significant work, has taken thousands Of
dollars out of the State Treasury and put
them in his pockets, and if Governor
Hayes were elected President, the present
system of government, plundering would
be kept up. From him nothing could be
expected, he would be naught but fool in
the hands of those who have controlled and
done all they could to corrupt the Repub-
lican party.


Tilden as President, will surround him
self with men of honesty, character and
reputation, men who will strengthen his
hands in the work Of uprooting and out.
casting every form Of fraud and corruption
wherever it may be found. After the cleo
ton of MIR. Tilden no quarter will be given
| to fraud, but there will be death to corrup
ton and dishonesty. There is no excuse
for any man to refuse to vote at the coming


election. 1t is the duty Of every homes


man to aid in the work of reform. The is
sues are too important to be viewed will
indifference and the lines are marked 81


plainly that every man can see we'll Of


which side to enlist his services. On tn


one side is arrsyed the whole army o
politicians and managers Of swindlinl
Year: 1876

sent Inspector Thorne he personally undertook the
working up the case At eight O'Clock last night he


ARRESTED THREE


who TO some extent answer TO the description given
OF the robbers The prisoners known 10 the police
as thieves, but they have not yet been by the
victim the police decline making their names public
They were locked up IN the 10th station house.
and to-day they will be confronted with Mr. Koonz,
with \ view to their Identification


The writer called upon Mr.. Koontz at his store, last
night He had recovered from the strain OF the
afternoon and readily conversed the subject OF the
outrage He said -


al am thoroughly satisfied that the who came
into the store first league with tho others al
though did not recognize HIM among the robbers.
His wanting my father purchase him n
clock down town blind He know that we
both stayed IN the store during the day, and his
design 10 get my father away. My father returned
with the clock one hour alter the robbing and II is
still here uncalled Tor The first blow was struck
was with a sand club Ii stunned me- but quickly
recovered, only to find them gagging and
binding tried TO release myself, when
they again struck second violent blow and placed
the muzze of pistol close TO my ear The robbers
made attempt to hide their iaces and while lay
the back room TO which they had dragged me
could hear them talking. The property stolen will
amount IN value to about 81. 900, and
consists Of watches, rings pins, chains and
other articles OF jewelrv. The open at the
time but contained no money" Inspector Thorne says
that the robbers were undoubtedly acquainted with the
police arrangements for relieving.
Year: 1876

There was slight change for the better in the
dition of ex.Shern N. T. Brennan last night At
eleven O'Clock he resting easily, and Professor
Loomis who is in attendance upon him, stated that
he thought Mr Brennan would recover provided he
was kept free from all excitement
Year: 1876

REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND-O wing to


an alleged necessity of pushing the work as fast


as possl BILE on the now point bridge, Pittsburgh,


the contractors had the men who are employed


in joining the three cables engaged all day


yesterday. They are compelled to work fu .
"basket" or platform, which is suspended


above the river at about the height of ninety


feet from the water. Yesterday afternoon q


workman by some accident fell of the plat
form. Hanging from the platform was . rope
that reached nearly to the water. In his


frightful descent the man 0ttemp' cd to grasp
the rope, but as he kept turning somersa1its in
the air he was unable to reach il until within
about twenty feet of the river, when he sue
oeeded in GraspiDg the rope With both hands.
He was ut fret unable to stop bis descent; and
eiid down the rope for about fifteen feet, until
his feet nearly touched the water. Then, to
the aetonishment of the people on the banks
who had seen with horror his terrible fall, he
commenced climbing back upon the rope hand
over hand. Then the crowd cheered him
lustily, and his companions on the platform
drew him up nninjured, except the inside of
biS hands. which were badly lacerated-AKe
7hGHy Mail.
Year: 1876

CHILD BURNED. Yesterday morning about
81 O'Clock the clothing of little daughter Of
Mr.. John Smoot, q huckster in the Second
Market, caught are while the child was play.
ing in an upper room at bis residence, on
Brook avenue, and she was badly burned.
Year: 1876

STABLE BURNED-NARRSw ESCAPE OF


SURROUNDING PROPERTY.


Between and 2 O'Clock, Sunday
morning, frame and brick stable be-
longing to VIM. Hare, adjoining his
pottery, No. 212 French street, was al.
most entirely destroyed by fire, to-
gether with nearly all its contents.-
The firemen quickly responded to the
alarm, and though they could not save
the stable they prevented the flames
from spreading to the surrounding
property. For their able efforts in this
direction they deserve great credit.


The pottery and one OF two other
adjoining buildings were slightly
burned by the flames, but did not sus>
tain any serious damage. Some dishes
and crockery ware were broken, but
considering the fact that the firemen
had to take some of the hose through
the pottery, the damage sustained in
this building was very slight. A horse
was in the stable at the time of the fire
but he was safely taken out. All the
other contents, including ton of lay
just put in the day previous were de-
stroyed.


MIR. Hare estimates his loss Mt about
$4,000, which is fully covered by in.
surance in the Farmers Mutual of this
city.


The fire was undoubtedly the work
OF an incendiary, as there was no way
in which the building could have been
accidentally fired, no fire having been
about the premises for weeks.
Year: 1876

A CARD


a To the Democratic voters OF New Cas-
tie County:


Gentlemen-I do most heartily thank you
nomination election and sencerelv bone tha I
all good Democrats will unit in earnest sup
port of the successful candidate, that he may
lead the ticket as he has on former occasions,
and come out of the contest with the large ct
majority ever given any candidate in this
county, and hereby pledge myself to use all
honorable means to effect the same.


jel2-lt HENRY NJ. BARLOW.
Year: 1876

silver state, Nevada,


An interesting discovery has been made
near Oreana, Nevada, by gentleman who
is visiting some friends here. While stroll
ing about in the foothills north OF the town
he found in small gully, where it had
been laid bare by the action of the water, a
petrifed human skull of very peculiar
shape, the interior of which was filled with
crystals of beautiful green color. The pc
cuar shape of this skull shows beyond a
doubt that it's owuer belonged to prehis-
toric age, or at least to race long extinct.
The space between the eyes is at least three
times as great as in the average human
head, and the extreme fatness of the upper
part (where the organs Of vensration are
supposed to exist) causes it to more closely
the Uranium of gigantic ape than that OF a
modern man. A part of the front part has
been broken out by contact with some hard
substance, but enough remains to stamp it
undeniably as human skull. It is now on
exhibition at the depot. The discoverer,
Mr.. Waite, seems to think of sending it to
the Smithsonian Institute, but will leave 1t
where it is for the present in order to give
everybody chance to inspect 1t.
Year: 1876

A SOPRANO DESIRES POSITION FROM NAY
n good sooist and quartz. singer capable Of sat
ing chorus good reader; would object shot
distance ftoin the city. Address CAPABLE SOPRANO
box 20D Herald Uptown Branch Office
Year: 1876

The world is getting better it is getting
oetter in Maine. Laughter and applause |
II has got better in Maine and in Vermont
1t Is getting better in every State in the
North. and tell you we are going to elect


Hayes and Wheeler, and the world will then
be better still. have dream that this
world is growing better and better every
day and every year; that there is more
charity, more justice, more love every day.
have dream that prisons will not always
curse the earth that the shadow of the
gallows will not always fall on the land
that the withered hand of want will not
always be stretched out for charity that
hinally wisdom Will sit in the legislatures,
justice in the courts, charity will occupy all
the pulpits. and that finally the " orld will
be controlled by liberty and love, by Justice
and charity. This Is my dream, and if it
does not come true, it shall not be my fault.
uood-bye. Immense and prolonged cheer
ing
Year: 1876

There never was anything ike the travel


that l. pouring into New York at this time


The roads are crowded and the hotels
swarm. There never were 50 many people


in New York as now Broadway is throng-
ed with strangers, seeing the sights, and
they are a. much a sight to New York as
New York i to them From the extreme
East to the tarthest West, come people who


never saw q big city before. and they are
making the most Of their opportunities The
merchants combine the Centennial with busi-
ncs~, hut the regular sight secrs buy. little
or nothing They are here to see, and they
want TO Use the money they have for that
purpose and the way business has been for
three years, none of them have too much OF
1t So lar aS the dealers are concerned the
Centennial has been a disappointment.
They have four times the work to show their
wares that they ever had, bat no larger sales.
Come 10 the Centennial, 10y all means. but
do it cheaply. Avoid the big hotels, find
cheap boarding houses, don't scruple to bar
gam ior everything y0u use, avoid carriages,
always Use the street cars, which will take
You anywhere You want to 90, and stay Just
a. long a. possible. You won't come again
very soon, and You had better make the
most Of tins opportunity.
Year: 1876

tell you We must stand by the country.
1t is glorious country. 1t permits you
and me to be free. 1t is the only country
in the world where labor is respected Let
u support it. Ii Is the only country in the
world where the useful man Is the only arls-
tocrat The man that works for dollar a
day goes home at night to his little ones,
takes his little boy on his knee, and he
thinks that boy can achieve anything
that the sons of the wealthy man can
achieve. The free schools are open to him ;
he nav be the richest, the greatest and
grandest and that thought sweetens every
drop of sweat that rolls down the honest
face of toll. Applause Vote to save
that country.
Year: 1876

DOVER, N. Y. Dec. l3.-The boiler in
the engine house at Copperas mine on
Green Pond mountain exploded last night
blowing the house to pieces Two men
were instantly killed and another fatally
Injured and Atm terribly mutilated.
Year: 1876

Brindle, having access through the open
door, smells them out and makes short
work of them.


The other evening he came home
with the air Of q man bent on business,
and. after throwing off his Lat and coat,
deliberately produced brace Of revol-
vers. and clapped them down on the
table. His wife gave little shrek. and
started to the door, but he spoke to her
gently, saying : "Don't be alarmed my
dear. The gas mans coming to inspect
the matter tomorrow morning, and !
thought I'd be prepared"


The apple is. indeed. the fruit of youth.
AS we grow old we crave apples less.
1t is an ominons sign. When you are
ashamed to be seen eating them on the
street; when you car. carry them in
your pocket and your hand not constan-
tly find its way to them; when your
neighbor has apples and YOU have none,
and you make no nocturnal visits to
his orchard; when your lunch basket is
without them and you can pass wins
ter's night by the fireside, with no
thought of the fruit at your elbow. then
be assured you are no longer boy.
either in heart or years.


The genuine apple eater comforts
himself with an apple in their season
as others with pipe or cigar. When
he has nothing else to do. or is bored,
he eats an apple. While he is waiting
for the train he eats an apple, some
times several of them. When he takes
a walk he arms himself with apples.
His travelling bag is full Of apples. He
offers an apple to his companion, and
takes one himself. They are his chief
solace when on the road. He sows
their seed all along the route. He toss
es the core from the car window and
from the top of the stage coach. he
would in time make tine land one vast
orchard. He dispenses with knife
He prefers that his teeth shall have the
first taste. Then he knows the best
flavor is Immediately beneath the skin
and that in a pared apple this is lost
If you will stew tAe apple. he says, in
stead of baking 1t. by all means leave
the skin on. 1t improves The color and
vastly heightens the flavor Of the dish.


The apple is a masculine fruit; hence
woman are poor apple eaters. 1t be-
longs to the open air and. requires ar
open air taste and relish.
Year: 1876

a STRANGE WEDDING FEE.-A cler~
gyman who was formerly located in this
city, but is now in New York, married,
little over year ago, couple who at
once started for Europe and have re-
Gently returned. The bridegroom was
a gentleman of wealth, and before he
presented himself at the bridal altar, he
placed a 500 greenback in his vest
pocket to give the parson for the mar
mage fee. al did pay it as he thought.
While crossing the ocean he discovered.
greatly to his astonishment, the bill in
his pocket where he had placed it, and
could account for its presence there
only on the theory that he must have
had another bill Of different denomin-
alton, which he had donated to the
clergy man by mistake. On getting back
to this country he determined to solve
the mystery. and waited ON the reverend
gentleman, who did not recognize him
and inquired if, on certain date, he
did no. marry certain couple, The
clergyman remembered the occasion
perfectly. 81 know I am about to ask
an impertinent question" said the Wis.,
itor, but / should like to be informed
what fee you received for performing
the ceremony ?" The clergyman was
not prepared to make any disclosure,
naturally being astonished that his in
terviewer should PROFOUND such ques-
ton but upoa an explanation being
made that the gentleman himself,
whom he then recognized. was the one
be had married, he said that he would
of course crafty him. since he was SO
anxious tc know. II received" he
then went on to say, "a very small
quantity of chewing tobacco, folded in
a very small piece of paper" That was
enough the only thing remaining to
be done was to apologize, laugh heart
ilv, shake hands, and make the 500
deposit good Hartford Courant.
Year: 1876

MITCHELL, at the West End Dry
Goods Store, requests us to say to his
numerous customers, that, although
trade during the past two weeks has
been brisk, he Is not yet entirely out
Of goods, and that all who are stil
wanting goods in his line can obtain
them at low down prices. Tw3
Year: 1876

We learn the celebration at Whites
vile was also grand success, far ex.
ceeding the expectations ofali concern
ed. Judge Myers was chairman of the
day, Speaking by Messrs. Mercer and
Williams of this place, an elegant rep
resentation of States by the fair young
ladies of that vicinity, singing, dancing
and good time generally. An unusu-
ally large crowd was in attendance, and
every thing passed off in the very best Of
order
Year: 1876

THE cry of fire in this city is becom-
ing monotonous. 1t is heard during
the day and in the night. Too fire.
quently those alarms are followed by
the destruction of house, barn or sta
bic and the burning of horses. These
conflagrations are not all accidental.
Indeed, the evidence is quite strong
that number of those of recent occur
renee were the work of incendiaries.
Now the HERALD is opposed to mob
law in every shape, and does not
counsel acts of violence, but it is our
private opinion that a man caught in
the act of firing a stable, dwelling or
building of any kind would grace the
lamp post nearest to the scene of his
atrocious act. There are certainly in
cendiaries at work in our city, and if
the officers cannot capture them, it
devolves upon the citizens to defend
their lives and property as best they
may.
Year: 1876

An old resident remarked within
our hearing the other day that within
the next decade the Los Angeles river
would run through the centre of the
city of Los Angeles. We had heard a
good deal about the river overfiowing
its banks, cutting new channel and
that sort of thing, and inferring that
he alluded to something ofthis nature
we inquired if he thought ten years
hence the river would run through
Main street. He answered nothing of
the kind; that he meant to say ten
years hence the valley on the East
side of the river would be covered
with solid blocks of buildings from
the water to the hills as it now is
from the river to the hills on the West
side. His confident assertion set us
thinking and we have reached the
conclusion that his prediction is quite
likely to be verified. 1t is but few
months since the residence recently
sold by Mr.. H. NJ. JOHNSON was the
only building in what is known as
East Los Angeles. Now there are
several hundred dwellings in that To-
cality and the number is increasing
daily. The street railroad is compile
ted and communication with the CEN
tire of the city is easy and cheap. A
fine new hotel is nearly ready for oc-
cupation. Within the next six
months four or five hundred houses
will go up In East Los Angeles. The
Southern Pacific Railroad workshops
will at no distant day be located in
that part of the city and the time will
come when the piece of track skirting
the hill base from the depot to the
Eastern bank of the river will be ia
ken up and the main track of the road
will run down the East bank of the
river, and trains from the North will
come into this part of the city over
what is now known as the Spadra
bridge. The city is growing rapidly
in the direction of the ocean but those
who think that East Los Angeles.
Brooklyn and all that portion of the
East side opposite the city will not
soon be dotted with business houses
cottage homes and villa residences
will find themselves mistaken.
Year: 1876

IN one day the Senate passed two
bills against journalism and defeated
one to prevent pool selling on horse
races. No party in the world depend
ing on the moral character and intel
ligence of the people for success, can
carry such a record as this. AS LIN
COLIN used to say, it reminds us of a
story: A colored divine maintained
that the negro was the first man God
created, and being set up against a
fence to dry he attempted to walk a lit
tie too soon, and falling forward some
what impaired the original Grecian
contour of his nose. At this point an
aged brother in the audience shouted,
"Hold on dar; hold on dar, who make
de fence ?p The minister stopped,
scratched his head, looked puzzled,
and finally said "Brudder, anudder
question like dat will upset del
best system of 'ligion ever invented y
1t Is too late for the Legislature to
hold on, but the people fear they have
made record that will upset the bes
party ever created unless the, party
repudiates both the record and it
makers.
Year: 1876

An Impossible Task.


1t is possible to undertake an i'm
possibility, and it appears to the un-
prejudiced mind that in attempting
to whitewash Secretary BELKNAP, the
Republican of this city and other or
gaHs of the party, have applied them
selves to one of these insurmountable
tasks. They may cloud the post ira
dership viliany to such an extent that
people will in a measure forget the
Secretary while reading the perfidies
of minor actors in the drama; they
may argue that as no one but the poor
soldiers were robbed by BELKNAP's
financiering,i it is no great matter after
all. The Republican party's love for
the soldier ceased with their inability
to control his vote. By attacking the
character and weakening the evidence
of MARSH and other witnesses against
the Secretary, they may succeed in
partially whitening over the outrage
on the soldier and the frontier settler.
But this is only the beginning of the
whitewashing task. The deepest,
blackest, most damning infamy yet
traced to BELKNAP is that of speculat


ing on the bones of the dead soldiers.
1t is charged and the charge is sup


ported by a mass of evidence that cam
not be subborned or spirited over into
Canada, that this honest patriotic Sec
retary of War make $4,000 out of the
contract for reinterring the bones of
the soldiers killed in the war and set
ting up head boards at their graves.
Do the good people of the United
States and the remainder of the civil
lized world know how the contractor
was enabled to pay this large bonus on
his contract. The process was simple
though somewhat ingenious. The
great desideratum was to make the
material-the soldiers bones-go as
far as possible. Under the contract
the greater the number of the graves
the greater the profit on the job. The
soldiers were buried in trenches dug
on the battle field OH which they fell.
1t was the business of the contractor
to open these trenches, collect the
bones of the brave, though thanks to
BELKNAP, not forgotten dead and
deposit each skeleton in cof-
fin, bury it and place a
board at its head Not finding the
skeletons intact and possessing but an
imperfect knowledge of the number
of bones in the human body, the con-
tractor estimated that fourteen bones,
great and small, were quite sufficient
for soldiers skeleton, and he COM
menced reburying the remains of the
country's patriots on this estimate.
For while the work went on all
right. Fourteen bones were deposited
in coffin and buried But it soon be-
came evident the stock was INSULT
cient. Some plan must be devised to
exc it out. Another simple plan
sufficed. Fourteen pieces of bones
would answer the purpose as we'll as
fourteen whole bones, and SO the dead
soldiers arm and leg bones were
chopped in two. Thus the "skeletonso
were doubled in number and the con
tractors profits increased. VIII the
Los Angeles Republican or any other
Republican paper succeed in convinc-
ing the wives, mothers, sisters and
daughters of the brave men whose
bones were thus mutilated and con-
verted into source of profit to Secre-
tary BELKNAP, that he is an honest
man and worthy gentleman ?
Year: 1876

The sale of lots in the Central Addi-
ton of Santa Monica will come off
under the hammer of Auctioneer
Noyes to-day. This is doubtless the
best opportunity yet offered To secure
slightly and healthy locations near the
beach.
Year: 1876

BY private dispatch we learn that
the Assembly has receded from the
five per cent. amendment to the
O,Connor Railroad Commissioners
bill, and it will no doubt be signed by
the Governor, and become a law.
Year: 1876

SAN BUENAv ENTURA, March o.
The brig Crimea parted her moorings
from the end of the wharf and went
ashore about four o'clock this after
noon. The sea is now breaking over
her and she will probably be total
loss. None of the crew are ashore
yet. A heavy wind and high sea have
prevailed all day.