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Year: 1876

The backguardism of the HERALD OF this
morning affords sufficient evidence that Bas.
sett IL at his post.-Erpress.


The usual diarrhea of words and
constipation of ideas, together with
the sycophantic toadyism of the Er-
press of last evening affords sufficient
evidence that LYNCH has not left his
most
Year: 1876

SENATOR FARLEY's bill amends the
Political Code so that no county officer
must be appointed or act as the deputy
of another officer of the same county
except in cases where the pay of the
officer so appointed amounts to a sum
less than seventy-flve dollars per
month
Year: 1876

SENATOR LAME has labored long
and diligently to win distinctive ap-
pelation and his efforts have been
worded with success. He is now
known as the Senator who talks more
and says less than any other member
of the Senate.
Year: 1876

THE Weekly Bdlance-Sheet is the
name of new and neat paper pub
lished at San Jose. If it can main
tain o balance between the papers
now published in that town, it will be
valuable acquisition to the place.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation Of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

I SITTING ROOM AND BEDROOM, NEWLY FUR
nished including Board for gentleman and wife or two
gentemen terms moderate free OF billiard tables no
moving in May private family references exchanged s55
west g ST.
Year: 1876

Spirit Of the Times.


A number of wealthy Cubans
for several years resident in the
United States have become much
infatuated with trotting sport, and
think that, if a properly arranged
track should be laid out near Ha-
yaaa, the sport would soon become
popularized and soon be considered
Il permanent institution. With
this view they have purchased in
the vicinity of Havana a pleasant
location Coz a first-class trotting
track and are rapidly laying it out
upon the most approved plan.
They are confident the track when
finished will be equal in all respects
to the best appointed course in
America, rs no expense will be
spared to reach this end. The
stables for the accommodation Of
horses will be substantial and
roomy, so that the stock will be
comfortable and have all the adyan-
tages. One of their agents, Ool,
DELAY, is now in this city, securing
control Of several Of our prominent
trotters, and has already purchased
Z number of fast ones which have
made a good record on the turf 1t
is expected thai. when everything
is finished, sufficient indqeements
will be held out for owners Of fast


trotters, instead of wintering their


horses in the cold, wintry air OF


the North, that they will be per-


suaded to transport them to Cuba


and trot them through tho winter
months. The climate Of the Ever


Faithful Isle is delightful during
the winter season. When in the


North everything is frozen and nc
exercise can be given trotting stock
in Cuba everything is full of life
and enjoyment, nature bursting
with the lukuriant growth Of
tropical temperature. We are con
6dept this new movement will re
) suit in q telling success,
Year: 1876

DR.. Harrison, who lectured some
time since in Nashville on Spirit
ualism, gave some instances showing
the wonderful rapidity of thought.
He said:


A gentleman had watched at the
bedside Of sick friend until be
was worn ont. Going to the fire
place he sat down, knocking the
fire shovel against the andiron as
he did so, causing a ringing noise
as the shovel and andiron came in
contact. Dropping into a chair he
was asleep instantly, and began to
dream. He thought he was at
home, and having some disagree
ment with his father, determined
to leave home. Carrying this reso-
luton into effect, he went to Will
mington, whore he made earnest
efforts to get emplOYiAent, but fail
ing, hired as a sailor on board a
vessel bound for Liverpool. The
vessel wrecked, and after being
dashed about on the waves, lashed
to plank, for several days, he was
picked up by passing vessel and
carried to Liverpool, where he land
ed and secured employment; a
number of years past and he again
shipped aboard an ocean steamer
and visited the various countries of
the globe. In the meantime he had
grown to manhood and amassed a
considerable fortune. After fifteen
years time had elapsed, he resolved
to return to the old homestead, to
| find the house torn down, his father
dead, his mother. dead, his sisters
married and brothers emigrated to
distant lands. lie went to see the
tomb of his dead parents, and sit
ting down by an old familiar spring,
he thought over the many years that
had passed since he left his home,
and as his mind REQUIRED to the
days Of his boyhood, be began to
weep, shedding bitter tears over the
error of his youth in leaving home
as he did, and as he wept, he awoke,
and the ringing noise caused by the
shovel falling against the andiron
had not ceased, proving conclusive
| " that he had slept but an instant.
Year: 1876

MontesquieV, the greGt French
political author, saya. "phe tyr,
amy Of a prince does not bring q
state into greater danger than in
difference to the public good places
q republic. The advantage of o
free State is that It's revenues are
better managed; but when they
are badly managed, the advantage
of a free state is that there are no
hyorltes; when thus is not the case,
and when, instead Of the friends
and relations of a prince, it is
necessary to make the fortune Of
the friends and relations of all
those who take part in the govern
ment, the state is ruined,
Year: 1876

cheerful, and assured his father that
blindness should make no difference
in the parliamentary and scholastic
career to which they had both


looked forward. The youth not
only fulfilled this promise to his
father, but it seems very probable
that his efforts were so stimulated
by the circumstances that he has
achieved more than he would have
done had the accident never oc-
cured. 1t has always been a char
acteristic Of Professor Fa eett that
he is invariably cheerfula happy.
Year: 1876




The tifty-mile mustang race on the
Bay District Course was decidedly sue
cessful. This species Of turf sport has
race was for $500 q side, fifty miles out,
each contestant to be allowed ten
horses, and required to change horses
every mile. The parties to the match
were HIN. Mowry andJ. =. Smith, both
men whose business is in the saddle,
and who have become Injured by years
of experience to the disagreeable firm
ness of the Spanish saddle and the un-
pleasant peculiarities of the mustang
horse.


The quarter stretch was crowded with
bucking, rearing and kicking half breed
horses. among which it was dangerous
to be safe" At three o'clock theejudges
ordered the riders up, and they set off
with promptness. The horses used by
Mr.. Smith were notably superior to
those of Mowry; but he was deliberate
in his mounts and dismounts. while
Mowry threw himself from one horse to
another almost without losing his head
way. BY this means he more than made
up for the difference in the speed Of his
horses. He was repeatedly timed, and
he at no time occupied more than from
three to five seconds in making q
change. AT the close Of the tenth mile
Mr. Smith, in attempting to mount an
evil-disposed bronco, received severe
kick just below the right knee, which
rendered him very stiff and sore. To this
mishap he ascribes his defeat With
few exceptions, Smith led to the end Of
the fortieth mile. At this stage Mowry
turned loose his choicest horses, and at
Year: 1876

The Scientific Farmer has the follow
ing on this subject: One of the anoma-
lies in American customs is that of the
driver of wagon sitting in the right
hond side, while he always turns out
to the right when passing another
team. 1t matters not whether he is on
the broad, safe thoroughfare, or on a
narrow lane, or crowded city streets,


his seat is the same. Thus situated,


it is very difficult to see the exposed


wheels in passing, those which require
the eye of the driver. Doubtless this
is prominent cause Of the many
collisions between passing teams, and
the wander is that more do no,
happen. The custom was brought
over by the pilgrims, but like a Dutch
sentence the parts got transposed in
the translation. Across the pond the
driver sits on the right, but always
turns to the itf. Ia copying tht


practice he retain the useless part


and changed the essential, for some


unexplained reason. Possibly our


fathers thought to be consistent in the


matter and, rather than be right-hand-


in thesitting while left-handed in the


driving, changed the latter to suit. AT
all events, the thing a. now practiced


is every way inconvenient, and is a


worthy subject of reform in this year
when reforms are 50 much in favor.
And since il is easier to change our
position on the seat than alter the


custom of turning to the right, let u
henceforth hand our friends up to the
right side of the wagon, while We a.
driver take the opposite side.
Year: 1876

The following curious facts are not
generally known:


II a tallow candle be placed in gun
and shot ut door it will go through
without sustaining injury; and if a
musket ball lie shot into the water, it
will not only rebound but be fattened.
II fired through pane Of glass it Will
make hole the size Of the ball with
out cracking the glass; ii the glass bs
suspended by thread ii will make No
difference, and the thread will not
even vibrate. Cork. if sunk two hun
dred feet under water, will not rise Oh
account OF the pressure Of water. IL
the Artic regions, when the themome
ter is below zero, persons can coEvers.
more that mile distant from eacl
| other.
Year: 1876

A negro witness in a trial the other
day was asked what he was doing in
certain saloon at certain time. He
explained that he had gone there to
"change his brefY" The explanation
was accepted.
Year: 1876

A great sensation is in store for this
quiet little town. A marriage is on
the tapis. A laborer is about to be
welded to one of our wealthiest young
ladies. Secret: This man buys his
clothing at the great Important, under
the Lafayette hotel. Do thou like
Year: 1876

IcE AT OLYMPIA.-From Capt.
Browner OF the Aida we learn
that the ice was so thick at
the bay at Olympia yesterday
that his steamer was unable to
get through and was obliged to
return to Tacoma. lie learned
by telegraph from Olympia that
the Zephyr succeeded IN reach
ing the wharf at I, P. NJ, by ach-
ing through the ice and break
ing it with her wheel.
Year: 1876

Al ADVENTURE WITH AN EAGLE.-As Mir. Poppy Johnson was coming up through Skull Valley, on Tuesday, he fancied he saw a deer thro lgh the bushes, and as he was unobserved he slid noiselessly of his horse, and having no weapons of any kind, concluded to slip up and lass it. Having crept to within thirty or forty feet Of his supposed deer, he discovered that 1t had wings and instead of a deer an enormous eagl, engaged in making a dinner of Jack rabbit. Johnson kept bis eye on the bird, felt down for a rock and fortunately put his hand on just the one be wanted, with this be threw and struck the eagle on the head, which stunned but did not kill him he rolled over and over down the hill and finally began to get up pretty good speed in getting away, hut Johnson was after him swinging his rope, which he managed to throw onto his neck and captured him. He soon recovered his senses and struck his taons so vigorously into Johuson's thigh that he was ob- liged to take hold of them one at a time topull them ont and extricate himself from his firm grasp. He then tied the monster by the feet and wra oped his retta about him so as to confine his wings, and in this condition brought him into camp and donated him to the Nugget Saloon. Messrs Davis and Newton arc having him stuffed by Mir Miles, who is tagidermist and he will ere long be added to their fine collection of astrological specimens. He measured when aliv. six feet and seven inches from tip to tip.
Year: 1876

X THOUGHTFUL CAT.- Since Judge Howard has been sick, his favorite cat, Jennie has secm- ed 70 take quite interest in his condition, and one day when those who brought him his meals Vt re later than usual in coming, Jennie became quite uneasy, and went out aud caught snow bird which she brought, laid on the bed beside him, and went out to look for another but was unsuccessful. When she returned he had hid den the bird and he says she seemed delighted with the idea that he had eaten it.
Year: 1876

At the shooting match on Wednesday we hear they ruled Jake Marks down so close that it was impossible for him to have made better score than that exhibited in the published report. He says, in addition to requiring him to lay his gun on the ground and not touch it till after the trap WAS sprung, it was seriously contended that he ought to be required to turn a sommersalt and fir. as ha revolvcd in the air, in order 10 bring him on an equality with the average shooter.
Year: 1876

Ben E. Weaver brought into our office last week. as the result of an ambitious Arizona hens effort at egg laying, monster in its way. It was hen's egg measuring full six inches round the small way, and eight inches in circumference cndwise. That hen certainly spread herself 10 show what she could do, but whether she csck. led challenge to other hens to initiate it or not will probably never be known, as it was picked out of a lot purchased promiscuously. and its maternaty viii have to remain an unsoved mys-
Year: 1876

Charley Beach has arrived from Apache with his teams, having had to beat his way through thirty inches of snow for twenty miles in the Mogolions beyond Stoneman's Lake. His plan WAS to unhitch from the wagons and take the teams through as far as it was thought prudent and back to camp over the same track one day. and move the wagons over the road thus broken the next In this way he came through without serious difficulty, though the operation was tedious one
Year: 1876

PETITION FOR TELEGRAPH OFFICE IN TowS. The inconvenience of having the Telegraph Office at the Post. full three-quarters of mile from the business part of town, lhs induced the business men of the place to petition Lieut.. Philip Reed, the Superintendent, to establish one here for the exclusive use Of citizens, which will leave the offic at the Post entirely devoted 10 military matters.
Year: 1876

Gray P. Fosters health has again given way in this altitude and he again returned to Caiiior- mia early in the week. His disease is asthma, and requires low country where the air is not SO rare as here. l --s .tf
Year: 1876

DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS
CITY.-Professor r.. L. Galleher, Of Balti-
more, died in that city on the Goth instant
from combined attack Of apoplexy and
paralysis; aged about tifty-two years. Pro-
lessor Galleher will be remembered by many
Of our citizens as at one time principal OF
the Old Dominion Female Collegiate Insti-
tute, and as one of the most accomplished
teachers of music. His piety, which was
conspicuous while here, shown with a
brighter lustre in his latter days, as was
eyinced by his usefulness in the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, OF which he was
devoted member. The announcement OF his
death will cast shadow over the feelings Of
his friends of former days.
Year: 1876

SUIT FOR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF THE
CaURcH-HILL TUNNEL.-Mr. Andrew Elicit
filed in the Circuit Court yesterday peti-
tion in the suit OF Duncan and others against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
asking that his claim for damages done by
the Ch1rch-H Hill tunnel OF the said company
to the lot OF ground Of the said Elicit on
Broad street between Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets be referred to one OF
the commissioners Of that court to ascertain
the amount OF damage done said Ellett's
Year: 1876

PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO BORROW
MoNEY.-The receivers OF the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio railroad have petitioned
the United States Circuit Court for authority
to borrow money in such sums as may be
absolutely necessary. 1t is stated to be their
purpose to borrow only to meet the July
Interest due divisional bondholders, or such
portion thereof as they cannot provide for
out Of the revenues Of the company.
Year: 1876

CONCERT AND DANCE.-In addition to the
attractions for the "Centennial Fourth"
Professor Kessnich's band proposes to have
a concert and dance at SchuetZen Park. The
concert will commence at 8 O'Clock and the
dancing at O'Clock. These hours are gene
rally about the warmest time Of the day, but
at the Brewery Park they have the river
breeze at all times, and the entertainment
will doubtless be highly enjoyable.
Year: 1876

Hill and Martin streets are completely
blocked by land slide which occurred
at an early hour this morning at this
foot of Hill street. This is the second
slide that has occurred at the same
place. The previous one cost the city
some $4,000 for repairs. A wooden sew.
er was put in, which rotting away AL
lowed the water to settle under the hill.
side, causing the present trouble. A
stable is somewhat injured and the
lamp post carried away.
Year: 1876

4 correspondent writing from
New York to the St. Louis Re
Pit6Jican says:


The weather here has had some
effect on the side way clutch. Do
you know what that is? You
must have had it in ST. Louis -
All New York women have it bad.
It's, the universal fashion Of wear.
ing the right hand as far in the
rear. is practicable, with a fist full
of petticoats in it. Out of a hun
dred ladies passing at any hour
the corner of Fourteenth street
and Broadway, | will stake my
best bonnet ninety-nine of them
will sail along with their dress
skirts. walloped together in a
bunch, and raised at Just such an
angle by a frozen claw in kid, =
About the frst of the pull back
time an item went the rounds of
the. papers giving directions for
this sort of thing. The lady was
to lean back and sideways, take
as much of her skirt as she con.
veniently could, and straighten up.
This was the prescribed way of
walking. and il has been adopted
with unanimity perfectly laugh
able. During cold snapit would
be a comfortable idea to take an
extra sleeve, stuff glove, and
sew some dress skirt between the
fingers. This invention hung at a
lady's side will allow her to put
both hands ia her muf and still
be fashionable. But, good mercy,
what won't a woman suffer to be
fashionable?
Year: 1876

A Western New York De-
batting Club has tackled the
startling proposition: "That
man has no conscious existence
between death and the resurrec-
ton is proven by nature. rea-
son and the Bible" We don't
know how they are going to
solve it satisfactorily unless
they send one of their number
into the next world to find out
Year: 1876

4 hot quarrel between Ian
ders and Smith in Pine Nut
Valley, Nevada, apparently sub
sided into good will, and they
went to bed in bunks, one over
the other. In the night Lam
ders, who was on the lower
shelf, awokc to find Smiths face
and a pistol hanging down from
the upper shelf. Owe made up
nv mind that I want to kill
you," said Smith; and then he
fired, leaving Landers barely
time before death to give this
account Of the murder.
Year: 1876




More OF hese animals have been this fall than
at any previous known TO the oldest settler.
They are very easily approached and don't seem to
fear man in the leastnot so much as man iears
them. The short wild berry crop in the mountains
this fall drives them into the valleys Tor food, and
they a Of great annoyance TO tho settlers in
the Partially shown by them for hogs and young
calves While on natural history will mention that
Green Marlin tells OF bear rarely In the noun
talns which old hunters call tho bad-face bear Il
appears DO allied TO the grizzly species and grows TO
a tremendous SIZE The track Of one seen up about
the Payettc Lakes not long since measured sixteen
inches across An opcu handed slap IN the face from
varmint singing Upper Of that size would be well
calculated 60 soften the wax In a mans ear


Tho deer species also were never more numerous
than this ialL They seen In large droycs almost
everywhere IN the mountains, and amateur sporsmen
we'll old hunters XIII all they vant IA short
time.
Year: 1876

nS-NoTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGuT-rhe New YoRE
HERALD has adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing the coos red red changing from to tho other
in succession and be several miles distant Cap
tains OF vessels seeing this signal will oblige by
preparing any marine they rAay have Ship
News Department OF the HERALD


BPersons desirous of with vessels arriv
New York do by addressing such vessels
of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
received from all parts of the world and promptly de-
lvered Duplicates required
Year: 1876

The appearance of real money will produce change in manners and cus- toms and ill speech. Pocketbooks will go out and purses will come in. Tocarry even two or three dollars worth of halves, quarters and dimes in @ small, fiat leather pocketbook IS inconvenient, and indeed almost impossible. And so the pretty little leathern things which have made such show in the cases of the fancy stores will fall in value and gradually pass out of use. Young ladies may now net purses again for the gentle men to whom they wish to show par ticular favor; and men who scorn such vanities, and who prefer to carry their change loose in their pockets, must needs insist upon domestic inspection and repairing of those important parts of their apparel. Opulent persons, who like to handle their funds and attract at- tention to their possession of the precious metals, may again bestride the hearth and soothe their sense of touch and hearing by jingling such silver as they carry in the pouches of their neither garments. Elegant people will, after a while. no longer call money " stamps. If they do not return to theformer beau GleS OI puEdSoOAOSy uPOu Guo SupJocO, and call it "tin, "spoons, /" " brads, or "rocks," they must needs invent some other synonyms equally accurate and expressive. For some years past it has been said of an eligible party of either sex that he or she Chad the stamps;" and the slang had almost be- come an accepted phrase, so that people not meaning to be slangy would say that they hadn't the stamps to do this or that thing, meaning that they hadn't the money and could not afford to do what they wished or were asked to do. This use of 'stamps" for "money" is one of those traits of language that have an historical significance, and record, like other peculiarities in manners and GUS toms, the experience of the people among whom they were ill vogue.-

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Year: 1876

The official report on the cause of the death of the late ex-sultan of Turkey, signed by nineteen physicians of all na. tionalities, contains the following state ment: Upon being summoned by the sultan to ascertain the cause of the death of Abdul Aziz Khan, e-found the body lying on mattress. All parts of the body were cold and bloodlcss, except that the outside was covered with coagu- lated blood. The body was not rigid. The eyes and mouth were partially open. Limpid streaks of blood were upon the arms and legs. The veins ana cubital artery below the bend of the left arm were cut. Only the small veins of the right arm were cut; the arteries were intact. We were shown a pair of very sharp and blood stained scissors, and were told that Abdul Aziz himself in fiicted the above described wounds herewith. We are unanimously of the opinion that death resulted from hemor- rhage of the vessels of the arms, and the scissors might produce the wounds. Lastly, the direction and nature of the wounds, and the instrument which is said to have produced them, caused us to come to the conclusion that the case is one of suicide.