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Year: 1875

scope to view with delight the planets
hung one above another, and revolY-
ing round each other in all their sub
Unity and harmony. Then rising
still higher to contemplate the glory
and grandeur Of the fixed stars, 'as so
many vast oceans of flame sunk still
farther in the depth of ether. each of
which is attended with different set
of planets. Thought has been devel-
opink itself, until in the minds of
free people, it seems almost TO have
found the zenith of its glory. and has
crowned our nation as the land of
liberty and the home of freedom. 1t
revives the past, dweIls upon the lives
and actions of men, and is ever lifting
the veil of futurity and contemplating
mysteries which before appeared to be
known only to the Great Eternal.


:. BY it we are able to trace the steps
taken by those who have been, ranked
as men Of the profOundest thought
and pOssessOrs of the noblest minds.
Thus they have left their impress
deeply stamped upon the minds Of
others, as adOrHments never to be
ettaced. 1t is by this power that such
genius as tliat of Newton breaks
forth from the darkness that encircles
human understanding, and makes dis
cOveries that startle the world
Thought is mortal Death does not
stop its onward career but only adds
new freedom to its power and gives to
it the capcity of graphing with the
truths of Heaven.
Year: 1875

D5owned-BIue yineyard, an Old Missouri


Raft wrecked ON ihe Ice Break TO the pivot


Pier.


most lamentable accident occurred on the
Missouri river, in front of our city, yesterday
morning, by which Blue Vineyard, an old expe-
rienced raftsman, lost his life, and Sam Conner,
his assistant and partner, met with very mar
row escape. They left the Missouri shore, oppo-
site Geary City, Kansas, yesterday morning, Just
at daybreak, hoping to reach Atchinson before
the wind shonld rise gale and prevent an easy
landing. The raft comprised about fifty logs,
and were destined, under contract, for Gillespie's
mill. They started without skiff, the logs
being RATED in the best possible shape to with
stand any obstruction, and under ordinary cir
cumstances could have been readily handled
with the oars. The wind rose very early, how
ever, and was blowing a stiff breeze off the Kan
sas shore before they had reached the island.
For two miles they had been pulling hard against
the wind in hopes of beating in under the shore,
but it was of no avail, and when opposite Com
mercial street, but a few yards above the ice
break, Vineyards strength gave out. Conner
ran to his assistance and pulled hard on the
stern oar, but seeing the collision inevitable, told
Vineyard they had better jump. Vineyard re-
piled that he thought she would swing around
when she struck and stand the blow easily. Hun
dreds were on the bank watching but powerless
to render aid In a moment the collision occur
red, and as predicted by Conner the entire raft
went to pieces as if made of straw, the logs p-
ling on each other until all connection between
them was broken. Conner jumped first and was
Immediately followed by Vineyard. Both were
large strong men and powerful swimmers, but it
is supposed that Vineyard was SO naar exhaust
ed with his labor at the oar that he became pow
erless when he fell into the water. He was new
er seen again. Conner came to the surface cling
ing TO a solitary log, about a hundred yards
below the place of the catastrophe, and was res
cued by some parties in a skif


Vineyard was experienced raftsman, having
been engaged in the business for fifteen years.
AtchisOR Champion, 4h.
Year: 1875

II One of our correspondents, last week,
wanted to know how or where to draw the line
of separation between those entitled to be class
ed as christians" and those not so entitled.
We are happy to be able to give our friend the
desired information, as we find that competent
church authority says:


Where there is Holy spirit there is no Christian
life, nor Christian either"


Our correspondent will be safe in drawing the
line at that point. Those who haven't got the
"Holy Spirit" are not to be counted in.
Year: 1875

SECRETARY DELANo .-Delano is not to step
down and out after all. This is unfortunate not
only to Gen. Grant but the Republican party
We can carry thee 'clamOr on the third-term ques-
tion without any serious results, for no one has
the least idea that the President has ever con-
templated such a course, but Delano is too heavy
load. The Republicans have been losing in the
State ever since this demagogue and political
trickster went, into the Cabinet. If he stays
there much longer we can have no hope for the
redemption of Ohio, for the people are naturally
suspicious of party whose leader makes an adj
wiser and puts in high position such a shyster in
politics as Delano is known to be.-Piqaa Jour
nal
Year: 1875

Y The jurors in the Beecher trial must be a
happy set of petrifed mummes. But even they
will doubtless be rejOiced by the information just
given out, that the testimony will close in a few
days, then the counsel will each occupy a week
IN the argument, so that the case may be given
to the jury about the middle of Junel
Year: 1875

There is some reason TO believe that the recent
destruction Of Marston co.'s wooden ware manu-
factory In New Jersey was the work Of an inceE-
diary. As there was no insurance on the building
machinery the loss falls heavy on the owners.
A cleW has been obtained which may shnrtY lead
TO the arrest OF the suspected parties.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Oct 80. 1873.


In a paragraph of the Report of the Third
Assistant PostmasterGenera for 1874, aluson was
made the immense loss to tho Department by tho
washing" Of postage stamps. IL was estimated that
nearly 81 100000 year lost to the Government
about one-h OF the total receipts from the sale Of
stamps. The fact published In the principal news-
papers OF the country and ultimately found its way
probably every village in the land. The effect OF such
widespread publication has been TO stimulate in
diyidual effort 10 destroy the evil, and the De-
partment has consequently been flooded with prop
ositons TO that end Many Of these schemes
absurd large number offering better claims TO atten
ton have vet some Objectionable feature which
would render their adoption mpracticabe. while others
elaborate or expensive that their purchase and
in the 5000 PostOlces of the country would
cessitate a greater expenditure OF money than tho
amount OF loss they intended to prevent. Among
the most plausible projects presented the employ
fugitive cOors in the printing of postage stamps,
OF indelibe inks in canceling the stamps In
but there may be objections TO the first OF these PROPOSE
tiOns and with regard to the latter there has been
no difficulty in discovering solvents for most Of
the inks submitted which render their removal
from stamps comparatively easy and inexpensive pro-
cess. In short the tests and Investigations t0us far
made, involving vast amount OF time and labor and
annoyance. have been productive of absolutely good
results and rs it is probable that any further export
parment has decided 10 close the subject and 10 consider
Eo more propositions in relation TO IL.


wM. S. KING TO DARE ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.


William 5. King has announced his intention
to appear and be in the first day OF the sesson
OF Congress. At time he inclined to await tho
result OF the proceedings against him. He says he
will be on hand with the intention of starting
with the rest Thus far, during recess he has drawn
his pay regularly Certain OF the parties the Pacific
Mail Investigations last Winter preparing to force
another inquiry the opening OF the session Some them
that Col irwin has discovered notes and papers
which will enable him to trace much of the fund
dsbursed In Washington than he did when the stand
Hatch and his party declare that they will DC able to
produce lists with the OF all parties who received
any portion OF the fund either directly indirectly


THE YALE LOCK BOX IN POsT-OFFICEs.


Complaints have reached the Post-Ofice De-
parment tnat agents of the Yale Lock Box for Post
Offices have ntimated to Postmasters in country villages
that unless tho box in question used in the Offices,
the Department in Washington would not pass their
counts for putting in and repairing boxes. Postmaster
in Western State recently wrote to the Department to
inquire whether he Obliged TO the Yale Lock Boz
in order TO have his accounts passed, and he was OK
course informed that such requirement had been or
would be made.
Year: 1875

NEw-HAvEN. Oct. 31.-Yesterday, in the case
OF the American National Life and Trust Company Of this
city against John w. stedmau, Insurance Commissioner
tho State Park and Judge Foster decided
that the Company deficient in its assets, required
by law to the amount of $4,000. This is substantial
victory for the Company 80 days allowed by law
for the deficiency TO be made up The directors met yea
tcray and passed the necessary vote o. Ike good tho
deficiency and the Company will continue business
usual. The Company have fought the Insurance Com
missioner FOR year, he having tried in all legal ways to
possession OF the Companys assets In order To wind
up its affairs.


Last night the elegant building OF the Life and Trust
Company brilliantly illuminated, I'm honor OF the
decision OF the Court. banques was spread by the
Company, and speeches were made
Year: 1875

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.-There was a run
on the National Gold Bank and Trust Company yester-
day. 1he bank continued business TIL the usual hour OF
closing The officers state that they know of no
for tie The bank will open usual Oh Monday.
Year: 1875

tAAlbt.


From the Pittsburg Leader.


Dom Piatt is believer in spiritual.
ism, but hardly in vulgar sense He
is not an admirer of table tipping mate
rialization aud all that sort of thing, but
he is believer in spirits returning to
the earth and communicating with their
friends. This is the way he accounts
for his becoming q believer Some time
after he lost his FIRST wife he was sitting
alone in his library, when he thought he
would try the experiment of seeing if he
could not himself obtain communica'
ton from the spirit world Of which he
had heard so much. So he wrote out a
question to which he was to receive an
answer Then be rested his pen upon
the paper and waited patiently for the
/" "spirit influence TO direct his hand in
the writing OF an answer.


He waited q long time, but no answer
came. Then he wrote other questions
repeating the experiment until he had
written some dozen or so questions. His
attempt to get answers only resulted in
failure. After time he became weary
and put the questions away in drawer,
thinking that he might repeat the exper-
iment some other time. But as time
went on he quite forgot all about the
subject. One day, several weeks after,
he received a very mysterious letter from
London, England, from medium there
The letter purported to come from the
dead wife and was signed by her. The
letter contained nothing but a series of
answers. They puzzled Piatt for a mo-
ment, until he thought Of the questions
locked up in his drawer. He ran to
them and found that the answers in the
letter corresponded exactly, and were
most satisfactory answers to his ques-
tions asked. Dom Piatt said that such
evidence as that was too overwhelming
for him, and he has been believer ever
since.
Year: 1875

A painful scene occurred the other
day on the occasion OF an execution at
Sinope. The culprit was a brigand
about twenty.six years of age, who had
robbed and murdered his victim. He
was native Of the country, and has
been upwards OF three years in prison.
His father, who had been in the habit of
visiting him occasionally, had only ar
rived in town the very day of the receipt
Of the frman ordering the execution. He
had no notion Of what was to take place,
but on the morning Of the execution
heard, like the rest of the world at
Sinope, that a man had been decapitated
in the moat outside the gate. He few
to the spot, and the spectators who we're
gazing on the headless trunk we're horri.
fed to see the old man fling himself
upon il in all the agony Of despair
kissing It, and Gil the while uttering the
most heartrending shrieks. He was with
difficulty removed from the spot bnt the
body lay there for days exposed to view
aud was then carried away and buried
Year: 1875

DECAPITATIoN IN THE NEW YORK Gus
TOM HoUSE.-As an economical measure,
dictated by the decrease of business In the
custom house of the port of New York, orders
have been received to curtail the expenses
especially in the clerical force, by dfscharg-
ing eighty men, which will probably be done
on the 1st of February. The receipts In the
custom house for the past six month have
been slightly in excess of those for the corre-
spending six months Of last year--Na ao York
Sfdr. 7fh
Year: 1875

THE BURNED AAILs--AIl the mail for the
North that accumulated in this city yester-
day. as well as what came up from the South
was burned last night in the accident on the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad. The mails
for the west, northwest. and southwest went
un the Baltimore and Ohio road at 6.IO and


40. and are all right and not included in
the calamity.
Year: 1875

To BE MARRIED AGAIN.-A report comes
from London that Mr.. Disraeli Is to be mar
ried again. AS the venerable statesman Il
within twelve months of his SEVENTEEN birth
day, il would be remarkable il in his old age
and infirmities he should seek another con
sort. It has always been supposed, too, thai
his extreme affection for the estimable lad v
whom he married when he was over sixty
and who died two years ago, would prevent
another matrimonial alliance on his part
Year: 1875

AID FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OHIO
RAILRoAD--Mr. Lewis this morning intro
duced a bill to aid the Washington and Ohio
railroad company in the construction Of their
road TO the Ohio river. The bill provides that
the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to
endorse the guaranty OF the United States on
the bonds OF the road TO the amount of thirty
thousand dollars for every mile of the road
between Washington and the Ohio river, a
total distance OF not exceeding $50 miles. The
bonds TO be delivered 70 the company at
he rate Aforesaid upon the compile
tion, ready for use, of every ten miles
The endorsement shall not be made until the
road shall have filed with the Secretary of
the Interior a deed of trust upon all its prop
erty, providing for the indemnification
against all loss by reason of such guaranty.
The pay of the road for carrying the mails
shall be retained until the road is completed,
and shall be applied whenever reason OF de-
fault ON The part OF the company TO the pay
ment OF the interest upon said guaranteed
bonds, and ultimately 10 the payment of the
principal thereof The bonds to be $1,000
eacfs bearing five per cent interest, payable
semi-anDually. Referred 70 District Com
mittee.
Year: 1875

THE NEW DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
The nomination of Captain Seth Leiyari
Phelps as District Commissioner, vice Henry
Il. Blow resigned, was officially placed before
the Senate District Committee this MORN
ing, by Senator Dorsey but no action taken
Year: 1875

SEC 4. The Clerk of the Common Council
shall certify to the passage of this resolution
and shall cause the same to be published
HERALD and once in Spanish In La Cr0aicd,
and thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
effect and be In force.
Year: 1875

DE 1T RE~OLVED, BY THE COMMON
- Council of the City of Los Angeles as fol-
lows:


SECTIoNl. That the assessments hereinaf
ter set forth are hereby declared to be the as
sessments properly chargeable to and collect
able from the several owners Of the property
respectively hereinafter described for and on
account of the construction of "a sewer from
Short street to New High street, to Turner
street, and thence along Turner street to the
intersection OF said sewer with the Main and
Arcadia street sewer on Main street, and for
the branch of the proposed sewer cOmmenc-
Ing on New High street in front of the prop
erty of DIR. Busheand running thence along
New High street Northerly to the intersection
OF Turner and New High streets.


SEC. 2. The Clerk of the Common Council
Is hereby directed to enter a staten mt of This
assessment in the Docket of City Liens, ac-
cordipg to law and give notice of the levy OF
said assessments by publication OF the same
for ten days in English In the Los Angeles
Daily HERALD and for ten days In Spanish In
La Cr0nicd.


SEC. 8. The following is the list of the as
sessments hereinbefOre referred to; that Is to
say: HaNE H'fl N
Year: 1875

One WAY FOR DRuNKARD TO Re-
FoRM.-Let every young man whose ap-
petite for drink Is consciously growing.
but whose conscience is not yet scared
by confirmed habit, adopt the plan Of
making accurate note Of how he feels in
the morning, after drinking too much
the night before. Let him analyze as
nearly in detail as be can. bis thoughts
and reflections when he FIRST wakes up.
and put down in black and white plain.
truthful description Of them. / do not
refer TO the sense Of physical pain or dis
comfort, which always follows debauch.
but to his moral conditions in the early
morning. and in the absence Of the fac
titious excitement Of conyiyiality. Let
this be done conscientiously, and let the
young man read over bis own words
carefully. and endeavor to thoroughly
realize what he has described on paper
every time be thinks Of taking drink
aud believe that most young men con-
trolled by principle. actuated BY q de-
sire to do right. and struggling against
the inherent weakness Of human nature.
would 10 short time come 10 the con-
clusion tsat the game is not worth the
candle" and IN many cases eventually
give up the desire to indulge in SO
treacherous and delusive a relief from
ennui-so dangerous and false q means
/ Of excitement. f'i1
Year: 1875

STREET INTERCHANGEABLE prac-


tice of placing down boards in the mud


is revived this spring 1t is = good idea


The board always warps downward in


the center. leaving the ends sticking up
about SIX inches above the walk. The
Fastening pedestrian comes along in the
dark and picks up one end Of the board
on his instep and shOves it along some
six feet, the other leg all the while try
ing to get foothold and control itself.
Then the board swings of and catches
him on the shin Of that leg. aud after
an almost hereuleau effort to recover
himself be goes down with dreadful
force, striking on his elbow with one
arm and showing the other in the mud
half way to his shoulder. If the owner
Of the premises should be killed BY light
ming in the first thunder storm. that
man would eheerfully lvse days work
to attend the funeraL-DaH6ssyy Nssrs
Year: 1875

beaeh-a thousand strong! How the
soldiers pulled No fancy rowing now,
but desperate haste to get out Of the
place and escape to their ship.


How the people yelled &nd cheered on
shore : Fifty men or more jumped into
boats TO prepare for the chase. Ringing
shot began to crack over the water,


Louder and louder rolled the terrible
drum. Sharp and clear rang cut the
cruel fife.


Nearly exhausted. half dead with IA
tigue. the girls tOiled on-tearful. laugh
ing, ready to drop on the wet sand, and
still beating and blowing with fiery
courage.


The boats swept swiftly out of the
harbor on the outgoing tide. The fisher
men came up with the burning boats.
Part stopped to put cut the fires, and
the rest pursued the enemy with such
shots as they could get at them. In the
midst Of it ali. the sun went down.


The red coats did not return shot.
They expected every minute to see a
thousand men upon them at short range
from the beach and they reserved their
powder.


Out Of the harbor they went in eonfu-
sion and dismay. The ship weighed an
chor and ran out her big guns, but did
not FIRE shot. Darkness fell down on
the scene as the boats reached the ship,
Then she sent round shot towards the
light. IL fell short and threw great
fountain of white water into the air.


The girls saw it. and dropped theil
drum and fife, sat down on the beach
and laughed till they cried.


That night the ship sailed away. The
great American army of two had arriy
ed. and she thought it wise to retreat il
time.


Rebecca is still living. old aud feebl,
in body. but brave in spirit and stron:
in patriotism. She told this story her
self to the writer, and 1t is true.
Year: 1875

A farmer called at the house Of law
yer to consult him professionally. Is't
squeer at home be inquired Of the law
yer's wife. He was answered negative
ly. After 4 moments hesitation .
thought relieved him Mebby yourself
can give me information As well As the
squeer, as you're his wife ? The kind
lady promised to do so if she found it
in her power. and the other proceeded as
follows; Spose ye we're an old white
mare. and J should borry ye to gwsng
to mill with grist on yer hack, and We
should get no fsrder than Stair Hill.
when all at once ye should back up, and
rear up. and pitch up. and kneel down
backward. and break yer darned old
neck. who'd pay for ye? Not darn
me if l would The lady smilingly
told him. as she closed the door, that as
he had himself settled the case, advice
would be superhuous-
Year: 1875

An old and weather-wOrn trapper was


recently seen sauntering along the main


street Of one Of our western villages.


Pausing in front Of a little meeting
house for moment. be went in and took
his seat among the congregation The
preacher was diseoursing on the text of
''the sheep and the wolves" and had ev-
identity been drawing a contrast between
the two subjects Says he: I'VE who
assemble here from week to week and
do our duty, and perform our part. are
the sheep; now who are the wolves ?''
A pause. and our friend the trapper rose
to his feet: "Wa'al. stranger. rather
than see the play stopped, will be the
wolves - The preacher was vanquished.
Year: 1875

There is one thing" says 4 CORES
poudent. ''for which Baltimore IS cele-
brated. That is the number Of her beau
tiful women Ladies quite As handsome
as the Baltimoreans can be found in any
city. but no city can boast Of such .
drift Of elegant ladies. The favorite
promenade on any pleasant afternoon is
crowded with prumenaders- Cluster af-
ter cluster. squad after squad drift By.
and the lilies Of the field in all their
glory are not arrayed like these The
dress is very decided and the eOlOrs gay.
the mass dazzling like score of dancers
in scarlet uniform The complexion Of
the ladies is very fair, with pink bloom
peculiar to the English"