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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

The sixteenth annual session of Grand
Grove, U. A. 0. D., was held Tuesday at
Germania Hall, Oakland.
Several cows have been killed at Phoebe,
New, by drinking water which came from
the Floral mill tailings-pit.
The new insolvency law, passed at the
last session of the Legislature, viii 90 into
effect on the 10th of this month.
It is estimated that it will require over a
million of grain sacks for the coming har-
vest in Tehama county; Shasta and Sis
kyou 400 000, Lassen l00 coo and Plumas
80, 600.
The annual reunion OF the residents and
eX-resdents of Nevada county viii be held
at Ismert's Grove, midway between Grass
valley and Nevada City, ON the 18th inst,
under the auspices of the county Reunion
Association.
The new hotel at Monterey was opened
to the public June Sd, the 10th anniver.
sary OF the landing of Father Junipero
Sierra at that point. There will be hop
at the Hotel del Monte on Saturday night,
the 5th inst.
On Monday evening last, Fromm's hotel
and restaurant, at Independence, Inyo
county, was totally destroyed by fire,
together with nearly everything the
building contained. The fire was caused
by the explosion Of . kerosene lamp.
A Comstocker now in Leadville writes
that that town is the widest looking place
he has ever seen. In the same street big
brick buildings and log cabins are seen
side by side. Five theaters are running,
and countless music halls, dance houses
and gambling games.
For over week a company of United
States cavalry have patroled the Dragon
mountains, IN Arizona, to protect the
wOrkmen OF the railroad against any hos
tile jnroads from Indians. The men work
ing at the front have also been provided by
the company with arms and ammunition.
Two new locomotives have arrived from
the East for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
They have four driving wheels five feet
nine inches in diameter, and are intended
for the passenger traffic between San Fran
cisco and Monterey. The distance be-
tween these two points-l25 miles-will be
made in three hours and forty minutes
These locomotives are from McQueen's
Locomotive Works, Schenectady, New
York. They are designated as Nos. is
and 40, and cost 50, coo each.
Ex-Sherif Swift, of Ormsby county,
owner of the Hot Spring baths near Car.
son, informs the Virginia Enterprise that,
in his opinion, there will not be a blade of
grass or a green thing in the vicinity of his
goat ranch within two weeks from the
present time. Mr.. Swift states that the
hoppers are now appearing so fast that a
man can 90 out anywhere with u blanket
and throw it over ten thousand of them,
which are not now much larger than midg-
cts. Swift says he can see no relief for
vegetation in the hills surrounding Carson.
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MINING NOTES.

Two hundred miners are at work in the
Cataract country, Montana. 1t is forty
miles from Helena, and district has been
organized.
The bullion product of the Idaho mine,
near Grass Valley, for the month of May
was the best for many months, amounting
to $4,000.
Last year Idaho produced nearly $780,
600 in bullion more than Arizona, two
thirds as much as Montana and half as
much as Utah.
The Mexicans have eight arastras in reg.
ular operation in Beverage District. Inyo
county, all OF which seem to be doing quite
well. The ore worked yields SIS (sold)
per carga OF 800 pounds.
In every direction prospectors are wend-
ing their way, says the Park City Utah
Record The activity during the past
week has been very much increased. The
season of the year when the snow depart
ing leaves the mountain sides bare, before
vegetation has hidden the outcroppiDgs of
mineralized veins, is chosen as the best
period in which to prospect. Yet we may
look for continuance OF the work until
snow flies. The interest taken by every
one in mining has given an impetus to the
hunting for mines. Already many have
been amply and richly repaid for their
efforts.
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THE DEMOCRATS ALARMED.

II is said that the Democrats in Con-
gross are alarmed at the magnitude of the
river and harbor appropriations, which
are already double the amount called for
by the estimates. No doubt it is very
hard for party in great need of capital to
resist the temptation to manufacture it by
voting away the peoples money lavishly
but it would be unjust to pretend that
politicians are mainly to blame for such
extrayagances. The fact is that the peo-
pie have no one 10 censure but themselves
in cases of this kind. They poster their
representatives for appropriations for every
conceivable purpose, all acting as though
they believed the national treasury to be n
sort OF free lunch affair, where everybody
can gorge without anybody paying
They habitually forget that every
dollar expended in these ways must
first be paid by themselves in the
form of taxes. And so after secur-
ing all they can fer their own district
out OF Congress, they are prompt to resent
any considerable increase in the appropria-
tons, aud o: course lay all the blame upon
the party which happens to be in power
The Democrats in the present instance
have only dope what both parties always
do, and what the people force them to do
They have appropriated great deal of
money for Improvements in the South.
The Republicans would probably have spent
the bulk of the money in the West. That
is the chief difference between them, and
il is also in order to inquire whether the
appropriations have been for really neces-
ssry works. II they have the South ought
no more to be excluded from such aid than
any other part of the country. But for
all this the Democratic instinct which
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The sksgit Mincs-A Favorable RcpoI

The skagit Mines-A Favorable Report.
SEATTLE, June 3d.-A number OF promi-
nent residents of this city arrived here this
morning from the Skagit mines by the
steamer Josephine. G.. p. Farrer, one of
the party. and member of Seattle com
pany located on Canyon creek, informs your
correspondent that everything is progressing
fayorably at the mines. There are at pres
eut, he says, about 400 men in the diggings,
all well provisioned. and so far as old miners
are concerned, well satisfied. Occasionally,
however, there are cases of tender foot :"
among those unaccustomed to the hardships
necessarily encounted in new mining camps
The snow has entirely disappeared from the
creeks benches, which are already dotted
with miners cabins, and in many instances
with little garden patches, on which lettuce,
cabbage, beets, potatoes, ETC., are well adj
vanced. The water is still SO high as to rem
der sluices and fumes imrracGcable How
ever, considerable gold is being taken out with
pans and rockers. A trail is already completed
from the portage to Goodeil's, while the first
pack train, consisting of five animals, is ex-
pected to start ont from Sank City on Sat-
urday for GoodelIs. The most difficult por-
ton of the trail still remains to be con-
structed. but it is expected that consider
able addition will be made to the present
force, and the work pushed through rapidly.
4 new saw mill ss the mouth of Canyon
creek is expected to be turning out lumber in
about month
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NEWS @ THE MORNING.


In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at Io9 Cor As Of 1907 loss for IS Of 1881
losa for AIS; sterling, 81 s7@4 so; silver bars,
lI4s; silver coin, discount buying, Iar selling.
silver in London yesterday, Sgd; consols,
as GIG; per cent. United States bonds, lO5; As,
40; AIS, Ill.
In San Francisco half dollars quoted at lar
Mexican dollars, 90 buying, 9sl selling.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat quoted Of 9s
lOd@1os I'D for good to choice California.
Mining stocks dreoped in San Francisco Wedncs-
day evening, and opened weak yesterday morning
but improved little at the regular call The best
prices yesterday, however, were generally from &c
to 75e lower than the best prices Wednesday.
The jury in the Botsford case, at Bakersfield, dis.
agreed, and were discharged yesterday.
A light rain prevailed yesterday at Portland, Or
Henry Interchangeable has been found guilty at
Portland Or, Of murder in the first degree Tor the
killing of Jacob Swanser. - 80
James Riley, who stabbed at Port Townsend
W t, Wednesday night, by Harry Jakobson, dice
of his wound.
G john Christensen and Lawrence Larsen, Swedes
have been arrested at Astoria, Or charged with
the murder of John Francis, Russian.
The duel between Rochefort and Koechlin wa
fought yesterday on Swiss Territory, the ionnei
being severely wounded.
David Thompson was sentenced to five years il
the Safe Prison yesterday at San Andress for stage
robbery.
Charles Thomas and an unknown German were
drowned yesterday at the Chico landing on the Sac
r-mento river, by the capsizing of boat.
"a seven year old boy was killed by horse neal
orovile Wednesday.
The Kalloch Nelson libel case was postponed il
San Francisco yesterday until to-day, and the ease
of Loripg Pickering for week.
The Empress of Russia is dead.
land slide at Salmon river, Siskiyou county, de-
moshed the Star of the West quartz mill.
Lyle Morrow committed suicide at Sawyers Bar,
Siskiyou county, yesterday.
Eugene Schuyler, now Consul General at Rome,
has been nominated by the President to be Consul
General at Bucharest.
The American rife team sailed for Ireland yes
terday.
In duel between two Spaniards ON the Belgian
frontier one was killed.
The rebels in Burmah recently captured and de.
captated the commander of the royal troops.
The proceedings of the National Republican Con-
vention at Chicago yesterday were very animated
and exciting, though but little progress was made
The adherents Of both Grant and Blaine profess to
be satisfied with the situation. and each claim that
their faveri:e will be the nominee
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Fatal Accidents Two Men Drowned
Child Killed by n Horse.

CH-co, June 3d.-This morning a serious
accident took place at the Chico landing on
the Sacramento river, by which Charles
Thomas and German, name unknown, were
drowned. They were employed at the ferry,
and had taken small boat to remove snag
which was some distance above the landing.
just after they had made fast to it the Ger
man held the boat while Thomas attempted
to cut the snag down with an ak. By some
means the boat suddenly capsized and filed
with water, and the two men were thrown
into the swift current The German sunk
Immediately, but Thomas seized an oar and
fOated down stream. The ferryman at once
went to his relief, but before he could reach
him he suddenly sunk and was seen no more.
Thomas was native OF Darkesville, Berkeley
county. Va, and was about 80 years Of age.
a sad accident took place yesterday even
ing at A[r. Campbelrs place. about four miles
north OF 0roville, which resulted in the death
of his little son, aged years. There were
several horses brought up to be groomed, and
Wills this was going on the boy was playing
near them. He wore straw hat with wide
brilh, and in coming in front of one of the
animals he brushed its nose, and by sudden
blow from its fore leg he was struck to the
ground and killed.
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Passengers Passing carsin for california.

CARLIN. June d The following pas
sengers passed Carlin to-day, to arrive in
Sacramento tomorrow i. Plumb Reno
S. Brooks, New York Edward S. Farrow
and wife, U. S. A.; w. H. 0nderdonl,
Jersey City; ii. r. Josseylyn, San Fran
cisco: d. S. Everson aud wife, New York
Charles Berdine, u. S. A.; james W. Per-
kins and wife, Boston j. Simpson, Phila-
delphia j. G. FlemminC, j. c. Bannerman,
England; James Dykes, Pennsylvania John
b. Mahoon, Thomas \. Mitchell, Oakland +;
2. II. Herlidy, San Francisco A. Nj. Housh
aud wife, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Camp
bell, California; Rev. j. q. Hammond and
family, Carson, New; Mrst A. J.. osgood
and son, Sacramento Ii. NJ. Rod, New
York 4. G. Tiekenor. San Francisco +.
Ketz, Arizona; A. Ether, Tacoma Ii. B.
Emery, Montana Miss Minnie Jones, San
Francisco; John G., Farron, Brooklyn Miss
N. A. Mckay, Halifax; l27 emigrants. in
Guiding % males. to arrive in Sacramento
June 9Th.
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singular Accident in a Cemetery Re!
Killed in Il NeWiy.Bug Grave.

SAN JOSE, June Sd.-Y esterday afternoon
most singular and fatal accident occurred
at the Catholic Cemetery, Santa Clara.
Patrick Thompson had prepared grave for
young Charles Murphy, a boy who had been
drowned in the Guadalupe few days pre-
vious. The grave had been completed, and
wher the box which was to contain the coffin
arrived the hole was discovered to be too
short. The sections boy Lewis, aged IL
years and 8 months, went into the grave
to pick OUT the ends so as TO let the box
down. The father went off to his residence
to get shovel, and upon returning, three
minutes later, he found that the hole in which
the boy was at work had caved on one side
and killed the lad, he being crushed to death.
It appears that the new grave in which he
was at work was cut down few inches from
an old one, and the coffin in the latter falling
in allowed the earth to break off from above
it and to pile into the new hole. An inquest
was held this afternoon, and verdict of &C.
cidental death returned.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Fatu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Report.

PoET TOWNSEND, June 3d.-Tlis sailor re.
ported yesterday as stabbed on the ship Top.
gallant died tonight at the Marine Hospital
His name was James Riley, native of Lon.
don. England, aged n years. His assailant
was Harry jacobson, sailor on board the
same ship, who is now in Jail awaiting exam
ination. y Coroner's inquest was held on
the remains to-day, aud a verdict returned in
accordance with the facts as reported.
The Meteorological Observer at Neah Bay
reports the highest barometer during the
month of May as BOIL; lowest, % 80; mean,
80 II; highest temperature So, on the Doth
lowest AZ, on the 9th; mean, 49,; prevailing
wind, southwest: minimum force, ID miles
total rainfall, 6 81 inches; number of rainy
days. Is cloudy, II clear or pleasant Il.
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THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.


The telegraph brings the news of the
death OF the Empress of Russia. She had
been very seriously ill for some months,
and it is said had only been kept alive
latterly by artificial inhalations and other
devices. Between her and the Gar little
affection OF sympathy was believed to have
existed for some years, and she had spent
her time recently away from her home
Whether the knowledge of the attempt to
blow up the dining-room in the Winter
Palace was ever made known to her is
uncertain, but it Is stated that she had
previously been much shaken by the
reports of Nihilist crimes, and that this
was among the causes which fastened her
death. She was a woman OF no particular
mark in any respect, the accident of rank
alone giving her prominence.
Wives expert in dressing pistol-shot
wounds are wanted in Leadyille.
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eooD NEWS FOR THE FOOTHILLS.

a few days ago we objected attention to
the serious distractions to settlement in
the foothill lands Of this State, caused by
the mining laws. We are now enabled to
announce, as viii be seen from dispatch
which we print elsewhere, that the Secre-
tary of the interior has taken step which
will remove some of the worst evils COM
planned of in this connection. Instruc-
tions have been given to the land registers
and receivers to put the onas of proof upon
all who undertake to assert the existence of
minerals in land sought to be entered as
agricultural. 1t will at ence be seen that
the new policy gives assurance to the agri-
cultural settler Of quiet possession of his
holding, and puts an end to the costly and
vexatious proceedings which under the
former practice have done so much to deter
men from entering upon foothill lands.
Hereafter it will be necessary for any man
who claims the existence of minerals
upon agricultural lands to prove his
claim by substantial evidence, and pros
pectors will no longer be permitted to go
upon the lands of settlers and destroy
them by merely making atfidayits of the
existence of minerals It is well known
that in the past many such abuses have
been sheltered by this method, and, as VIC
showed the ether day, it has not only kept
settlers out of one of the most fertile re.
gions of the State, but it has driven away
many industrious and valuable citizens,
who found the labor OF years imperiled
or destroyed though the operation of this
inequitable law. The new policy of the
Land Office is calculated to encourage the
opening OF the entire feothill region, for it
affords material guarantee for the integ-
rity of the settlers title. 1t is not all
that the settlers have right to expect,
but it is to be hoped that the same
motives which have brought about
this change will lead to still further
reforms. In fact, the efforts of our Repre-
sentatives and Senators should not be
relaxed until the foothill settlers are freed
from all danger of the kind of disasters to
which they have been exposed hitherto.
We are aware that the fear has been ex-
pressed lest mineral land should be OBJ
tanned by agricultural entry if the law was
modified but in fact cases of that kind
have occurred under the law as it stands,
and even if they were more frequent we
are satisfied that the benefit to be derived
from the encouragement of settlement
would altogether outweigh any injury ar
rising from such sharp practice. In fact
the abolition of the foothill mineral belt is
in the line of the soundest public policy,
and it is merely a recognition of the supe-
rior consequence of agriculture which has
been perceived long ago by the people of
California.
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Of course the fact must de realized that
the change now made, however beneficial
its results promise to be, is not final set.
Element OF the matter, and therefore can.
not be regarded as sufficient. What is now
needed is such a change in the mining
laws as viii remove all temptation to in
terfere with agricultural holdings for the
sake of the minerals they may be supposed
TO contain. 1t does not appear probable
that this condition of complete security
can be attained in any other way than by
abolishing all reservations OF minerals, and
giving the property right of whatever the
land may contain to the man who enters
it. The reservation of minerals by the
Government has we believe been produc.
tive of more harm than good in the main,
and as regards the foothill lands we have
no doubt that this is so. Where, as in
that region, the principal use OF the
greater part of the available lands must
henceforth be agricultural, it is IRA
tional to retain in the law any
provisions which tend to deprive the settler
OF absolute security for his tenure. No
man desires to build up home where his
most cherished improvements may be de-
stroyed at any time il a quartz ledge
should be discovered on his farm. Ia
cases where agricultural lands are found to
contain minerals, those minerals should
belong to the owner Of the land. The
truth is that the mining laws are in respect
to minerals based upon the old feudal sys-
TEN which regards the fee of all the land
as vesting in the crown. Our lawyers
have followed that feudal theory in this
and many other points, and not infre-
quently with the effect of creating condi-
tious which are opposed to the political
theory of the republic. While therefore
We congratulate our friends in the foothills,
and the public generally, upon q change in
governmental policy which removes the
most serious barrier to the cultivation
and settlement OF that region, we are
bound to point out the necessity of still
further revision of the laws relating to this
subject, in the interest of permanent civ
ilization. There is no longer in the foot
hills any need to foster the mining interest
at the expense of agriculture, but on the
contrary it has become necessary to pro-
tect agriculture, and to do justice to it.
Give our settlers guaran ee for the integ-
rity of their holdings free them from all
apprehension in regard to possible dis,
coveries of minerals on their lands and in
ten years the foothills oil California viii be
the abiding place of thrifty and numcr-
ous population, whose prosperous indus
tries VIII feed every section of the State
with new life and vigor.
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OKEt,NS.


VI eather-Wursier In ihe Fir,a Degree.
PORTLAND, June 3d.-The weather is cool
and cloudy, with light rain prevailing.
The jury in the case Of the State vs. Henry
interchangeable, charged with the murder Of
Jacob Swanger in Washington county, re-
turned verdict this morning of murder in
the first degree. A motion for new trial
was made by defendants attorney, and the
Court allowed until the 10th inst. in which
to file the motion. The general impression is
that Judge Bellinger will deny the motion,
as the defendant had a fair trial and the evil
dence Of his guilt was most conclusive.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAC
ramento. Lottie Smith, being duly sworn,
says In relation TO the criminal charge now pend
ing against me and for which am arrested, swear
that alone took from the person of the prosecut-
ing witness the sum of money which he claims to
have lost in my holse in this city the I'd day OF
june 1880 and that took said money before Mollie
West entered my house outhat day, and that said
Mollie West did not in any manner partiei-
pate in the larceny of said money that said Mollie
West entered my house after took said money as
aforesaid, and awoke the said prosecuting witness
and assisted in getting him from my house
that have made statements to the Chief of Police
aud to officer Ferra duplicating the said Mollie
West in the said larceny Of said money, but now
declare sad statements to be false far as they
connect Mollie West with said larceny.
LoTTIE SMITH,
Subscribed and sworn to before this 81 .day
Of June, 1880 A. SPINKS,
Clerk OF the Police Court.
Attest: HENRY L. BUCKLEY,
NJ. KARcHER.
p ST. have positive evidence that on the I'd day
of June 1850, Nollie West was not out riding with
Lottie Smith, which fact | learned during this
morning. VI. kARCHER, Chief OF Police
iu4-1t
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Commeneenrent Exercises.

SAN JosE,, June 3d.-The commencement
exercises of the University of the Paei6c took
place yesterday. The graduating class con-
sisted of James Calkyon, james r. Curnow,
James Fred. Holmes, Charles Nugent and
William f. Gibson. Perley L. Gosbey de.
livered the valedietory.
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I,,e nailroad s,nI,,rnis.ion.

SANTA MONICA, June 3d.-The Railroad
Commissioners INST here this morning, but
adjourned without transacting any business,
no one appearing before it to make any COM
plant
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BRITISH CoLuMRlA.
Not MISUNDERSTANDING steamer.

VICTORIA, June 3d.-The steamship Vic
toria was not aground in Frazer river, as re-
ported. but came to anchor and lay until the
next tide, when she went on TO New West
minister.
The steamship Empire, with broken
shaft. arrived in Esquimalt harbor this
morning.