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A CASE In POINT.

A dispatch from Washington in our issue
of Thursday read as follows: "a Teunes-
"see Democrat of some prominence, who
arrived here today, reports that the
Republicans may very possibly succeed
Tin gaining a United States Senator
from that State. He says that State
" Senator Harrison, prominent Republi.
"can, has recently been to Washington,
land assured the Administration that,
with the control of little patronage, he
:" tHarrisonl could be elected United States
Senator, and that upon his return to
Tennessee Harrison not only teid his
political friends. but said to the Demo-
'crats, that he had everything arranged to
"get votes enough in the Legislature, and
s'that he would be the next Senator" OF
course this story may not be true, bat it is
to be remarked that it is one of those
stories which experienced politicians will
see nothing improbable in. and the very
fact that it has been thus publicly bruited
shows that it has not been regarded as
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HOLIDAY ISSUE.

Following the custom first established by this pa
per the RECORD UNION viii on the 1st day of Janu-
ary 1881, issue mammoth edition containing valu-
able statistics business review of Sacramento, and
Interesting special articles.
Tue superior value Of the New Years issues OF
this paper is already well known as to require no
detail OF the prospectus The editions of this spe-
cal issue have often reached $1,000 of the daily
alone All matter presented in the daily reap9ears
in the WEEKLY USIoy thus receiving the widest ard
most general circulation.
The RECORD UNION and WEEKLY UNION are the
only pap-rs published outside Ct the metropolis
having general circulation.
The WEEKLY UNIoS has over TEN TIMEs the circu-
laton Of its local contemporaries and the largest and
most general circulation OF any weekly published on
this coast.
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THEY ARRESTED HIM TOO soos.

1t seems that Fischer, who tried to kill
Commissioner Beerstecher, contemplated
the assassination of Mayor Kalloch and
other city officers. According to the latest
theory it was therefore mistake on the
part OF the police to arrest him when they
did. Had he been left to carry out his
programme several political problems
might have been solved, and as homicide
under any circumstances is now held to be
justi6able. it is somewhat difficult to un-
derstand why he should have been inter-
fered with at all. OF course Fischer will
be acquitted for shooting Beerstecher, for
does he not say that he remembers nothing
about it. This is clearly emotional in
sanity, and therefore the poor fellow can
not be held responsible California
iury
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NEWS OF TIE MORNING.

Ep New York yesterday Government 5onda were
q1oted g. jEs for IS of 1907; 1913 for IS OF ISL
ll1s for 80; sterling, "a 1894 81; silver bars,
INT
Silver in London yesterday SD consols, es l1-led
per cent. United States bonds. t54s; IS ll74;
SIS, 1l5t
In San Francisco bali dollars are quoted at dis
count to par; Mexican dollars, Gle.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat wss quoted at 9s Oil
s.los Id for good to choice California.
The mining share market at San Francisco has
not been quite as active during tie past few days,
and the values do not move in the direction to suit
the selling interest As result there is apparently
less buoyancy in stock circles. The Union Consoli-
dated assessment went on yesterday, but the stock
failed 10 carry it. Sierra Nevada is in the same
category.
Scarlet fever prevails to an alarming extent in
many sections OF Oregon.
Fire at Dayton, w. T.
Mccartney, stabbed Monday at Dayton, ". T.,
died that night.
Elizabeth Tyler was shot ard killed accidentally
at Oakland Monday night by John Scotchler.
The steamship Belgic from China and Japan, ar
rived at San Francisco yesterday, bringing Shanghai
dates to November 18th, and Yokohama news to
November 18th.
T. P. knight, an American, one Of the Commits
sioners for China at the Centennial, committed sui
eide at Shanghai November 18th.
The wages of weayers at Manchester England, are
to be increased per cent.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment
of John B. Neil as Governor OF idaho.
In the space of five hours, Monday, Olympia,
W. T., experienced three shocks OF earthquake
The storm Of last night prevailed throughout the
State
The Bodie Standard Meas and Free Press have
consolidated the latter journal absorbing the other
The explosion of kerosene lamp at Independence,
Mo, caused the death of Mrs James Jones and her
two children.
Two men were killed at Latrobe, Pa, Yesterday
by the explosion of boiler.
Another explosion occurred in a colliery at stel-
larton, N s., yesterday, but no loss of life was
caused. .arl.s,
Typhoid fever is epidemic at Montreal, causing
great alarm
John Louis A'pin died suddenly at Los Angeles
yesterday, of apopexy.
A boiler exploded at Louisville, Ky., yesterday,
killing one and iDjuring three other persons.
Henry ]. Lowering, the workingmen's candidate,
WAS elected Mayor OF Lynn, Mass, yesterday.
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A RAILROAD TO THE YosEm1rE VALLEY

We are informed, on the best authority
that Eastern capitalists have determined
to build railroad in this State, from some
point near MADEIRA, on the Tulare Valley
Railroad, to Fresno Flat, which is thirty
miles from the Yosemite Valley. The ar
rangements are already completed, and it
is understood that the new road will be
pushed so energetically as to be completed
in time to carry the spring travel to the
valley. A railroad to Fresno Flat will GER
tainly render the trip to Yosemite
far less formidable. 1t will in fact
put it within the reach of almost every
body. But we are glad that the new
company does not intend to carry the line
any nearer the Valley than Fresno Flat,
for we are convinced that to do 80 would
be to destroy all the picturesqueness and
charm of the magnificent scenery, and to
rob that marvellous valley of its poetry and
majesty. The road from MADEIRA to Fresno
Flat is not particularly inspiring. 1t is IL
great part of the distance, and if it car
be hurried over Eehind locomotive, sc
much the better. But thence onward
there should be no rushing, no grading
down of hills, no prosaic cuttings and fill
ings, no jar and rattle OF cars, nc
hideous shrek Of engines. The great
temple of Nature should be approached in
Natures way. The gradual and half-con,
cealed development of the wild and grand
environment of the valley should be
achieved as heretofore. And when at las.
the unimagined and inconceivable sub
Unity of the scene breaks upon the trav
eier, he should enjoy and absorb it from the
primitive convenience of the stage, and moi
from the clashing, roaring, sertiment.de
stroying standpoint of railroad car In
short, we should regard the intrusion of g
railroad into the Yosemite Valley as the
most inexcusable and monstrous act Of
Vandalism. 1t might bring more
tourists to the spot. 1t might
pay the lucre- loving projectors. But il
would take all the grace, all the subtle
beauty, all the reverential atmosphere from
the valley, and would degrade it to the
level of those "show places which are al
once the wonder and disgrace of their vicin,
ity. Give US by all means railroad te
Fresno Flat, bit let the iron horse stoI
there. Nobody who is able to visit Yo
semitic at all will object to thirty mile
ride in a stage, and everybody who ha.
been there viii agree with us that to en-
ter the valley behind locomotive would
be to lose everything best worth preserving
In the impressions it produces.
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we have, in fact, reached point at
which it is necessary to inquire very seri-
ously whether the crime of murder should
not be stricken from the statute books of
California. If indeed it is public opinion
which speaks through our criminal iuries,
then it must be recognized that the taking
of human life is no longer regarded as de-
serving of any punishment in this commu-
nifty. 1t is nonsense to keep up the pre-
tense of treating murder as crime when
experience shows that any man may kill
his fellow with practical impunity; when
it is more dangerous to pick a pocket than
to cut mans throat; and when the
atrocity of a crime constitutes the surest
guarantee of its conformation. The con-
venient and ready plea of emotional insan-
ity is always available to screen murderers,
and now it seems that we have advanced a
stage beyond that even, and that it is held
justifable to shoot people down ON the un-
supported accusations of third parties, whose
susceptibilities must be so tenderly guarded
that it would be thought too cruel to make
them produce any confederation of their
stories. 1t seems scarcely possible to
proceed any further in breaking down
the barriers erected by the law against
capital crimes. We have for many
years been under the tyranny of
"unwritten laws" which, as the
lawyers inform us, always supersede the
written law in cases of this kind. Now
we have fresh expansion of unwritten
law, to the effect that proof of an alleged
outrage upon a female relative is not neces-
sary, but that mere allegation justifes
homicide. 1t is, in short, clear that we
have reached an equally absurd and intol-
cradle position, and therefore we assert
that if there is no possibility of Furnishing
murder we ought to recognize the dominant
public opinion, and conform our statutes to
it. If this is California civilization, let all
the world know it. Let us have the cour-
age of our convictions. Let US declare
through the Legislature that homicide is
justitiable, both in cases of proved
seduction, and in cases where seduction is
charged or even suspected. 1t is evidently
useless to go on protesting against the ac-
quittal of murderers SO long as iuries can
| not be got to convict them. It is ridicu-
lous for the public to pretend indignation
at what is necessarily regarded as its own
action. If juries are really representative,
then killing is not murder in the eyes of
Californisns. If juries are not representa-
tive, it is time that they were made so, if
the State is to retain any reputation for
civilized lines of thought and action.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
IreIand,s Trouble.


DUBLIN, December 14th.-Baron Dowse
presiding at the Connsught Assizes at Gal
way, has received letter threatening him
with death should he convict any members of
the Land League.
DUBLIN, December 14th.-At the Water
ford Assizes, although the Jury panel has
been three times called, and on the last two
occasions under penalties of from fl0 to ESQ
for non. attendance, not sufficient number
have answered che summons for a jury to be
struck. In the Boyd murder case the
Solicitor General has applied for postpone
ment of the trial, basins the application on
the affidavits Of the police that the district is
terroriZed
At an Irish town near Clare Lorrins last
night body Ct men attempted forcibly to
enter farm house from which tenant had
been evicsed. They attacked the Constable,
who Immediately fired On them. He
wounded four and arrested two.
OF the panel of forty-eight from which q
jury is to be selected for the trial of the lead
ing Land Lesguers, thirty-nine are trades
men, two agents, four gentlemen, one Secre.
tary Ct a railway company. one q hotel
keeper and one Lieutenant Colonel.
DUBLIN, December 1ith.-The Gazette de-
clares that the Barony of Innishowen in
County Donegal is in disturbed state, re-
quiring additional police.
At the weekly meeting Of the Land League
to-day, Michael Davitt stated that the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the League proposed
to issue suggestions to organizations of the
League throughout the country, embodying
their opinion of the eutrages. A manifesto
was then adopted, containing elaborate sug-
gestions in regard to the future proceedings
of branches of the League, aud urging that
there must be no compromise with lanolord-
ism.
LONDON, December 1ith.-The Times at
lacks the Government for not taking eper
getic measures In Ireland. and says the pres
ence CT such growing disorganization, silence
and inaction are bard to be excused, they cam
not be justified.
Another ColIiery Explosion.
HALIFAX, December 1ith.-Another ex-
plosion occurred at the pit a. the Stellarton
mine this morning about o'clock, followed
in few minutes by second blast. A strong
force of men are on hand to explore the dam
age at the earliest possible moment. About
9 o'clock third explosion occurred. 1t Is
not believed any lives are lost, as no miners
were known to be in the pit work not having
begun since the last explosion in the Ford
pit. No one has yet been into the mine to
ascertain the extent of the damage, as the
damp has been too strong to allow expiora-
ton.
SECOND DISPATCH
STELLAhToN, Dec. mber 14th-10 O'Clock
Ths Cage pit is on fire now, and dense
volumes Of smoke ere arising.
THIRD pIsPATcH.l
SrrLLARros, December 18th. = To days
explosion destroyed all hopes that the mines
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THREE ORIGINAL STORIES.

During the coming year, aud commencing De
ssmber list, the WEEKLY UNION ,riH publish three
Prize Stories Of California. The tfrst, peb
location of ,chieh teiE commence in the first tcesk
of December, tgiR be entitled ''The Ventures aEd
Adventures Of Charlie Gould" This is an in
,ensely interesting story Of the Stock-Gesssling
pcrio of California, and lcas uritten By Ed'cdrd
r cahiu, Of Los Angeles. The price Of tic WEEKLY
UxIos uoiA be Sc 80 per annum.
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Elk GROVE LoDeE-The following of
fears have been elected by Elk Grove Lodge,
Ne. 17s. F. and A. NJ, for the ensuing year
Richard Allin, w. NJ; J. q. Jones, s. W;
Thomas Traverner, ]. W.; N. l. Stewart.
Treasurer: J. N. Andrews. Secretary s. q.
Stewart S. D.; Richard Westtake, J. D.;
/. r. Freeman, Marshal John Richard, G.,
u, Iler, Stewards; O. B. Kennsrd. Tysr.
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NOTICE TO caEDIToRs.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

EsTATE OF W. NJ STEPHENSON, DECEASED.
H. Notice is hereby given BY the undersigned,
Administrator Of the Estate of W NJ STEPHEN
son, deceased, TO tie creditors OF aud all persons
having claims against said deceased, u exhibit them,
with the necessary sfiiJayits or vouchers, within
four months after the first publication of this notice,
to L Taylor, at No $50 street, Sacramento city.
Dated December H. 1880
EDwAeD BOOTH, Administrator
L. s. TAYLOR, Attorney for Administrator.
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TELECRAPHIC.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD.
UNION
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
Both Branches of Congress Settled
Down to Earnest Work
WEsTWARD-BoUND PASSENGERS.
Woman and Two Children Killed by a
Lamp Explosion.
SUPREME COURT OF THE United STATES
Two Young Men scalded to Death in
Pennsylvania.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
Typhoid Fever Creating Great Alarm
Among the Citizens of Montreal
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NOTICE.

THyHE UNDERSIGNED, TRUSTEES UFDER THE
a Land Mortgage q the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, made t. them as Trustees Tor the
Bondhcld, rs aud dated tie first QsD Day Of
OCTOBER, 1870, IA, reby give notice that they hold
four hundred thousand dollars tS400,t01) ~ gold
coin, with which, in accordance with The terms Of
said mortgage, they propose to redeem SO many Of
sad nds shall be offered at the lowest price
All bids over one hundred and five CO5) fS may
be rejected at the option Of the Trustees. sealed
bids tor the SURRENDER Of boads will be rec ved at
the Office Of the Trustees, corner " F9Ir.h and
Townsend streets, in the city Of san Fl acisc0,
California, until noon JANUARY iGFTr ENTH
15th, 1851. J. OBJ GUM,
S. " SaNuEESON.
San Francisco, California, December IS, 1850.
dI3-2ptd
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I have no more doubt of the beneficial eff
fects of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
than / have that the Genesse river empties
into Lake Ontario.-tR Rev. J. E. Rankin. D.
D., Washington, ID. CT II. c. Kirk & Co,
agents, Sacramento.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
FirStCOaCert Philharmonic Society,
SEASON, Iss0-s1,
Friday Evening, December IL. 1882.
AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

PRO G.. A VI ME:
PART l.
1. Duet and chorus Awake, the Night is Beam
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (DonlZettl)
Mrs. Fitch, MIR. Grove and Society.
q Bass SOLO Fear No Foe ri.... (pnsutD
Mr. A. S. DeYoe.
g. Piano solo Murmurs Coliens' -. (Gottschalk)
Miss Gussie Wilcox.
4. Spinning song from the "Flying Dutch
Female Chorus
s. Soprano solo" Sing, Sweet Bird r' 49,. (Ganz)
MIS-. w. Z. Fitch.
g. Violin solo Seventh Air Yarie" tide Beriot)
Mr.. B. l.. Ball.
Z. Soprano solo, with violin obiigato-" Wait
ing" ...................-.--.. (Aiilard)
Mrs. J. r. Cooper and Mr.. Ball.
Reci,ative and chorus from the Seasons-"Hark !
the Mountains Resound" ....................
Recit, Mr. Charles Beaumont.
PART II.
forty.sssond Psalm. OPP 42....... (Mendelssohn)
l. Chorus" As the Hart Pants ...:.............-
2. Aria for Soprano" For My Soul Thirsteth for
Thee .-.......t..........-...
Mrs. George Hansbrow.
g. Recitative and aria for soprano and chorus
My Tears Have Been Ny Meat. .......,...
solo, Mrs George Hansbrow.
1. Chorus-"why, Ny Soul, Art Thou so Veyed" =.
5. Recitstive for soprano-"Ny God, within Me is
My Soul asst Down Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs George Hansbrow.
6 Quintet" The Lord Hath Comma ndedh
Mrs Hansbrow Messrs. Beaumont, Grove,
Mcneil, Dry den, Adae, Cooper, DeYoe and
7. Closing chorus and fugue -"Trust Thou in God"
Eg- Doors open at 7 O'Clock Concert commences
at o'clock Admission Season Ticket (admitting
Rehearsals of the season., 50 single admission to
each G; ncert, 80 cents 015 St
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Wei De Meyers
CATARRHE.

E.-UNQUEsTIoyABLY THE MOST IN
~ portant medical discovery since vaccination
A remedy which assinllates with the mucous Diem
brsne and forms not only local, but consfifu'
fionas cure at nnv stage One package generally
suffices. Delivered by druggists or by d. b.
DEWEY CO. No. 46 Dey street, n. Y. 81 u
complete. Treatise and remarkable statements by
the cured mailed free. The afflicted can refer to:
SHELDON COLLINS, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco.
DR.. r. y. CLARE, Dentist, with DR.. Brewer, 8 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco.
CHAs. NovEsIs. Wilmington, Cal
C. H. MAssIse, Fall River Mills, Cad.
W. ]. DAVENPORT. The Dales, Oregon.
MRS. H. HARPER, 7o5 Stone street, Denver. Col.
Miss MARCY E. RASKzE, 4e5 Clark ST., Chicago.
MILE AIMEE, Opera Prima Donna.
PAUL BosSros (the Swimmerl Flushing, l.
SAM'L BESEDrcT, COZ Broadway, N. Y.
Rev. c. H. TAYLOR. 149 Noble ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
Rev. A. H. SUMNER, Frederick, Nd.
Rev. GEO. E. PaATT, st. Stephens Church, Phila-
delphia.
Rev. c. j. JONES, New Brighton, N. Y, ETC., ETC.
~ 4 Real Cure for Catarrh for 81 80.
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Nortonville, ecember S-Frank Clifford to Mary
NJ Box
Bridgeport, December Berry VI. Hague to Mary
| NJ Pursel.
Quincy, December s-Cyrus Hartzell TO Mrs. Eurene
| Adams
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GENERAL NOTICES.
Cakes, Pic. and aIi kinds of Fancy Candy
at w. 7. PElEkSON'S d2lm

at W. +. PEIEESUNS. d2lm
All who Have Tried ". F. Pcscrson's
Ornamental Cakes, Tarts and Mince Pies, sly they
arc the best ever bought. Try them. d2-im
60 to The Lafayette fer Hot DrInhs.-
Specialtics: Tom and Jerry, Peach aud Honey, etc
st., Third and Fourth. j. .. HECTOR. dl-3plm
Fountain Esinin. C0niPauy.-N0iice, the
Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders OF the touu
ia Il Mining Company, for the election Of Seven
Directors for the ensuing year, and for the trans
action of such and other business may be brought
before the M eting will be held at the Office Of the
cor pany, No 800 L street, in the city Of Sacra-
meuto, on MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1880, at 7
O'Clock P N. D. DIERSSEN, Secretary.
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Delinquent Sale Standardization Vine
Growers Association. Location cf principal place
of business aud works, Br ghton, Sacramento
county, California. Notics.-1here are delinquent
upon the following described stock, account OF
Assessment No. 6, levied on the 1st day Of N0VEM
BER A. D. 1880, the several amounts set opposite
the names Of the respective Shareholder, follows
No. No.
Name Cert. Shs Amt
G.. Ii Kerr. Observation-Disclosures. 81 2 $40 90
And in accordance with law and an order of the
Board of Director, made on the LIST day Of N0VtM-
Der, A. d. 1880, so many shares OF each parcel OF
such stock may be necessary viii be sold at public
auction, at the Office of the company at Brighton,
Sacramento county, California, on the 9th day OF
JANUARY, A. y. 1881, at the hour of o'clock
p NJ OF said day, to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon together with the costs of advertising and
expenses of sale. T. @. PERKINS, Secretary.
Office Brighton, Sacramento county, California.
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REMOVAL.

"AYING REMOVED MY CIGAR STORE FROM
IN street, between Ninth and Tenth, to 412
street, between Fourth and Fifth, invite nv old
patrons and the public to give call. The best
cigars found in the city, with long line Of smokers
articles. [n27-3p1mI J. GEORGE KEITH.