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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
THE CINCINNATI RIDDLE.

The country is getting interested in the
approaching struggle at Cincinnati. and
none the less so because the outcome is
more than usually obscure. The most re-
markable circumstance thus far is the
hopeless disagreement among the leading
Democratic politicians in regard to the
prospects No two of them seem to think
alike, and the various "booms are being
handled in confused and confusing man
ner, calculated TO deepen the general i'm
preston Of bewilderment. Tilden is
represented as Withholding his final de-
termination even from his most intimate
friends. They goto Cincinnati apparently
uncertain whether their leader Will be q
candidate or not. Those who are best
acquainted with Tilden nevertheless enter
tain no doubt as to his candidature. 1t is
sufficiently evident that he thinks he has a
lien upon the nomination, and that having
formed this conclusion long ago he is very
unlikely to change it. 1t is probable that
he looks upon himself as being SO differ
emily situated from all other candidates
that he could not relinquish his claims to
anyone. 1t MAY therefore be expected that
he will make the most resolute fight in
his power for the nomination, and that
he will not give in unless he is
fairly forced to surrender. There
is evidently no trustworthy information to
be obtained in regard to the strength of
Tilden, or for that matter of any other
candidate. This fact is largely due to the
circumstance that SO many of the delega-
tons are without instructions. They repre-
sent formidable element in the Conven-
ton which has no special preferences, but
which is prepared to go to the man who
exhibits the greatest strength when the
test comes. A powerful canvass is being
made for Judge Field, who has within the
past few weeks come to the front as real
candidate, and whose qualifications are be-
ing displayed very prominently and per-
sistently. Seymour continues to be talked
of notwithstanding his repeated and posi-.
tive destinations. The belief that he is
more likely to carry New York against
Garfield than any other Democrat who can
be named, is at the bottom of this ''boom."
1t is, however, questioned by New York
journals whether this belief is not
i'll founded. The Tribune, for instance, OBJ.
serves that when Mr.. Seymour ran,
" twelve years ago, he was beaten in every |
" Northern State except New York. New
" Jersey and Oregon. He carried the lat
." ter State by only l64 votes, whereas it |
" has just given Republican majority of |
g 800 or more; aud he carried his own
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
TIE soUrH AMERICAN WAR.

The war between Chile and Peru and
Bolivia appears to be approaching termin-
alton through the inability os the Peruvians
to maintain hostilities much longer 1t is
not little remarkable that this fierce and
disastrous struggle has been permitted to
proceed so long time without any effort
being made by the Government of the
| United States to bring about an adjust
ment of the matters in dispute. The states
now at war have already almost exhausted
one another, and the probabilities are that
when peace is made they will both be
exposed to those internal commissions which
always menace the South American Gov
erDments during periods of abnormal diff
Guilty or excitement. Apart from all SEN
timental considerations, it must be the
interest of the United States that these
petty powers should be at peace, and not
at war For while they are at peace they
progress, and develop their resources and
extend their commerce, and are generally
good customers of ours. Whereas war in
terrupts all trade, renders payments IN
certain, jeopardizes past Obligations, and
tends to stagnation and retrOgression gen.
orally. The position of the United
States as the dominant power in
North America, moreover, imposes upon
them certain international responsible
ties which cannot be lost sight Of Our
Government is naturally and necessarily
the arbiter in all disputes arising on either
of these continents, and it ought never TO
derogate from this position nor seek to
evade its duties in the premises. There is
reason to believe that the South American
war might have been terminated some time
ago had the Washington Government ex-
erted itself vigorously to open negotia-
tons. Such a policy of isolation as our
indifference in this case seems to indicate
is both narrow and dangerous. It is pos
sibe that we may be able to hold aloof
from the concerns of Europe, but we can
never hope to maintain such policy in
regard to the inhabitants of these CONT
nents, The Americas are inevitably the
diplomatic field of the United States, and
they ought never to relinquish their con-
troll over that field. It is indeed possible
that the Administration may have been
restrained from intervening in this case
through consciousness ef the impotence
of our navy, but bad as its condition is it
is certainly adequate to the protection of
the flag against Chile aud Peru, and there
fore such an excuse for inaction can hardly
be admitted.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
TaE BERLIN CONFERENCE.

The European Powers are holding a
conference at Berlin to readjust the Greek
boundary. That is the ostensible purpose
of the meeting. The real one is to give
Greece portion OF the Ottoman Empire,
perhaps as a reward for the course taken
by the Greeks when Turkey was in her
death-struggle with Russia. At that time
the Greeks suddenly became valorous,
after their peculiar fashion, and undertook
to steal in upon the rear of the Porte, and
do some plundering and murder. Even
then, however, the first motion towards
self defense made by the desperate Otto
mans sutficed to send the cowardly Greeks
scampering, and the Powers found it nee.
essary to suppress the attempt at invasion.
Now, however, it is being discussed
whether the moribund condition of Turkey
does not demand premature administra-
ton of her effects, and the anti-Russian
elements are bringing forward the claims of
Greece as means of anticipating any Mus
covite stratagem for. acquiring a hold
upon Romnelia. 1t is alleged that as
commensurate the Russian diplomat;sts
are inviting the Porte to take up arms
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
A SLIGHT RELOCATION.

1t is stated that the campaign at the
South was opened very Enthusiastically at
Montgomery, Alabama, on the 18th in
slant, by an attack upon Republican rati-
fication meeting, and the throwing of rot
ten eggs at the speakers. Knives and pis-
tolls are also said to have been drawn by
the assailants, and it is intimated that the
former were used, and several persons
wounded. The information of this affair
does not come through the Democratic
press Of Montgomery, the only reference
to it found in those journals having been a
statement that the front of the building
before which the meeting was held was
next morning found to be smeared with
rotten eggs. The Alabama Democrats are
evidently determined that their part of the
South shall be solid, and they have no in
tention of allowing Republicans to hold
meetings, In few weeks Democratic
speakers and journalists all over the North
will be inviting free men to join the party
whose ideas of liberty are illustrated by
such outrages.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
GWIN AND TILDEg.

The long account Of an alleged inter.
view with Tilden given to New York
reporter by DR.. Gwin, appears to have
brought the latter into an embarrassing
position. A relative of Mr.. Tilden, who
was present on the occasion, publishes a
statement to the effect that many things
appear in DR.. OWNS account which Mr..
Tilden did not say. Dr. Gwin in note
admits that on come points the reporter
"has fallen into error" but he does not
say what those points were, and therefore
his statement is little to the purpose. II
DR.. Gwin were not a California politician,
and therefore beyond suspicion of any
questionable proceedings, it might be sus-
pected that be had taken advantage of a
brief interview with Mr.. Tilden to put
words into the latter's mouth by no means
calculated to help the old gentleman's
own candidature. That explanation be-
ing, however, out of the question, we sup
pose the blame must be placed upon the
wicked reporter.
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FITz JOHN PORTER.

1t is encouraging to find that Ritz John
Porter's old military comrades do not be-
lieve in the justice of the sentence passed
upon him, but that they have joined in an
appeal to Congress to grant him a new
trial Ii is true that there ought not to be
any need for such an appeal, for that the
result of the last inquiry was TO remove
every shadow of blame from him, and to
demonstrate in the most conclusive man
ner his loyalty and good judgment. 1t is
deeply discreditable to the country that
thisgallant and able officer should be per-
mitted to languish under the cruel impata-
ton of treason, characterization, and inca
pacity, when it is notorious that his con-
viction was procured by false evidence and
the most shameful Misrepresentation, and
that the falsity of every point upon which
that conviction rested has been established
beyond controversy. Another generation
will do him full justice whether this one
does or not, and then his prosecutors and
unjust judges will be themselves in danger
of the infamy they have so Indignantly en-
deavored to fasten upon him.
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THE WEEKLY UNION.

With tho pfninc OF the campaign the WEEsHY
UNIoS viii be OF sin greater interest to the people.
While it will in 20 respect lessen in the variety of
its matter it VIII present also the current political
news in such manner IS to enable its readers by its
perusaI be constantly well inforraed the issues
before the rso2le and the positions assumed by the
respective political parties. Tie WEEKLY UNIoS
presents zach week more and Better matter than
can be found in any journal of the Pacific coast. 1t
gives tire currett news ana criticism in art seiesce
agriculture, tfade, mechanics, the social world,
f,shion discovery, invention, mining, sporting al
fairs literature, etc. 1t appears in serli-weekly
parts each part consisting of eight pages. THUS 1t
reakes up weekly an aggregate IF sixteen RACES OF
select liter. 1t goes out TWICE week instead OF
ouce, IS the rule with the old style weeklies It
therebf reaches its reaGers with fresher thar
the ordinary weekly csu itrrish The zeaier OF tt,
UNION will find that he is thcee days ahead in infor
nation regarding earrert news OF the world, thar
his neighber who aflheres to the once a-wsek jour
mails Of the day Ihe GEgoE presents the --latest ane
fullest teiegraph.c adsicss has large corps CT cor
respondents, and desotss itself t. the Development
of tbs State AMI csss;, the opening up Of The re
sources of the oouutFE, and the Advancement an'
elevation of t1s people. The UNION has hsd an I'm
prscedented edition tn its subscription lists durin
d year past and the tension of its circulation con
tinues wta. <iuabat,d vigor The UNION IL furaishe
by mail, postpaid. Tor 81 per year.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
KsARNEY HoLl ,ING HIS OWN.


Kearuoy has been interviewed, and ex-
pressed the opinion t VAT what California
needed was immigration from the East. but
that until he had extern ,inated all the hell
bound villains now infes ting the State, and
had compelled the Chin sse to 60, such o
migration could not well Ne expected. If
Kearney himself could ON Y be persuaded
to settle down at the East, We think the
movement westward could be started
without much difficulty. howe yer A few
OF his characteristic addresses would pre-
pare the best clements OF the Ia stern pop
ulation to 90 anywhere to get vt of the
reach Of his foghorn voice. And If, after
they had gone West, rome philant tropist
would cause Kearney to be cremated,. it ia
very probable that they could be ind weed
to stay with US
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
STRANGE DISCREPANCIES.

Among the most singular disappearances
are those which occur on the eve OF mar
riage, yet these are byno means infrequent.
Two very remarkable cases have recently
occurred, one in London and the other in
New York In the London case the bride
groom vanished suddenly the day before
the marriage was to have taken place. The
mystery was at last solved by his turning
up on the Continent somewhere, with
another woman, whom he had run away
with His betrothed has brought an action
for breach of promise against him, and claims
heavy damages. The New York case was
again that of a bridegroom. He suddenly
disappeared few hours before the time set
for the marriage, and up to the latest ac
counts nothing had been heard of him. He
was a young Jewish merchant, of steady
habits, coed business position, high moral
character, and generally speaking one Of
the last men anyone would suspect OF
eccentricity or alteration. The presump
| ton IN cases OF tnls hlhu Is usudlly VhaI
woman is at the bottom of it, but this is
by no means always the explanation. 1t
is possible that there is generally an undis-
covered cerebral defect which is developed
by the excitement OF the occasion, and that
it overthrows the reason at the critical
juncture. And strange as these sudden
disappearance are, NJ. Quetelet will tell
us that they occur with the utmost regu-
larity, and that given a community of
fixed size, the number OF such disappear
ances may be calculated in advance with
the utmost nicely. Buckle made very free
use of this fact in developing his necessi-
tartan doctrines
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
CONDITION OF THE UNIFIED STATES
NAVY.

1t is certainly time the state of the
United States navy was appreciated by
the public, for if any occasion should arise
demanding the vindication of our national
honor against some powerful maritime
government, it is clear that it would as
things stand be quite impossible to effect
anything. A recent report of House
Committee informs the country that the
navy consists in all of one hundred and
two vessels, though number of them have
no title to the name of war vessels, and
have evidently been smuggled on the reg
lister for no other purpose than to swell
the list. For example, there are 81
tugs, nine of which are described as
utterly useless" We next come to
% sailing ships, the comments on
which are "rotting" unfinished" cut
"terly worthless" and so forth. There are
five frst-rate steam vessels, but not one of
them is in service. Those which are used
at all are employed as training or receiv-
ing ships, and one of them is &c in a ruinous
" condition, and worthless for any pur.
"poses as ship" There are p second
rates. OF these we learn that three are
" unfinished, rotten and worthless" seven
are laid up in ordinary, and probably
unworthy of repair :" one has "for many
years rotted at her moorings," one is
" paired. another "has been condemned"
and still another is unfinished "because
mot worth putting the engines in" OF
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19
a DEMAGoGUg REBUKgp

The House OF Commons administered
heavy rebuke to the demagoguo O'DonneIl,
who so persistently and indecently at
tempted to make the House journals We.
hicle for his maleyolent and improper at
tack upon foreign ambassador. He en-
deavored to brazen it out despite the en-
phatic condemnation Of the whole House,
without distinction Of party, but being
threatened by the Speaker with arrest or
expulsion if he persisted in defying the
authority of the Hcnse. he found it expe-
dent to sneak out, having taken nothing
by his motion but such a singing oensure
as anyone with thinner hide than that of
a rhinoceros must have collapsed under.
1t is very rarely that the House unites
in censuring one Of its members, but
when it does there is no room for doubt
that the condemnation is deserved.
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expected that the rulers will manifest any
desire for change. 1t is the masses OF
Europe who are injured by these great
standing armies, but 1t is the governments
which are to be appealed TO in favor Of
disarmament. Under the circumstances
there is no prospect of success for the un-
dertaziug, If the masses had Conference
and resolution enough to unite for their
own salvation and release, no government
could withstand them, but their abject and
docile submission to dynastic policies pre-
vents their enfranchisement, and must
continue to do so until they acquire bet
ter apprehension both of their own power
and their own interests.
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against Greece, and as the Sultan really has
little or nothing to jeopardize, it seems
quite probable that he viii resist any at
tempt to extend the Grecian frontier with
all the means at his command. The state
ment that. the Porte contemplated armed
resistance to all Europe no doubt had its
origin in this hostile movement against
Greece. The Porte, in fact, appears to
have taken special pains to intimate that
it has no intention of resisting any reason
able representations on the part of the
Powers, but the inference is justified that
it will not hold its hand if Greece attempts
to seize Turkish territory. The King of
Greece has recently been visiting France
for the purpose of sounding the
Government. He seeks military
contingent, but it is not at all
likely that he will obtain it, for
French statesmen knew too well that he
who interferes with the Eastern Question
is always liable to find himself entangled in
the most serious complications, and more
over in this case it is to be seen whether
Germany is for Or against the Greek
programme. twas originally the English
plan to bring Greece forward in this way,
bat nobody can tell whether Gladstone in
tends to go on with the undertaking, and
still less can it be perceived whether the
other Powers are prepared to assume the
almost inevitable consequences OF backing
Greece in such an invasion. That it is the
beginning of the end as regards the frag
ments of the Ottoman Empire, is clear
enough, but it is not by any means certain
that the policy now proposed can be car
ried out without involving war OF for
midable implications.
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DISARMAMENT.

An English Liberal has proposed that
steps be taken to invite all the European
powers to unite in a general scheme of
disarmament. No doubt such scheme
affords the only chance, short of bloody
war, forreducingthe ENORMOUS armies of the
continent, but SO long as the people are
content to bear tho burdens, it is not to be
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19

" State onvi by reason OF the gigantic nat
F." uralizat.ion frauds which were employed
+" in that year to elect Governor HoffmUl,
=" and which caused the enactment of the
" Federal Election law as preventive. If
nominated now, he would have against
shim an honest ballot box, the intense
g hostility of MIR. Tilden, and the organ
izsd opposition of the Greenback party. )"
Whether indeed Mr. Tilden would oppose
him in the campaign may be regarded as
open to question. though as the nomina-
ton of any other man would certainly
wreck his own Presidential aspirations
forever, it is quite possible that he might
employ probably his last political energies
in revenging himself upon the party that
had abandoned him.
1t is evident that the nomination of Mr.
Seymour would not necessarily be good
one for the Democrats. The Greenback
opposition to Seymour in Indiana, and DOS
sibly in New York, would be sufficient to
defeat him. To coneiliate the soft-money
element candidate Of bad financial record
would have to be put up; such man as
Hendricks, for example Perhaps Thur
| man might win the votes of the Green
| hackers, for his financial views have been
sufficiently heretical, but then soft.
money candidate would as certainly antag.
onize all the hard-money elements in the
party, and they can still less be disregarded
than the others. This dilemma may
compel the Democrats to look for some
body who has no positive record or
finance, and who can therefore b.
put forward as the friend o.
the Greenbackers in soft-money localities
and as the friend of honest money in hard
money localities. There are very few, i
any, of the candidates now in the felC
who have not at some time committed
themselves on the currency issue, and tn,
fact that the Greenbackers will be facto
in several important States this fall render
it absolutely necessary that they should b.
conciliated if possible. The Democrat
have two plans before them. One is t,
try to make the so votes they are sup
posed to need by capturing the soft
money votes in soft-money States an,
the other is to make the fight altogethe
in hard-money States, on hard-mone,
principles. Their difficulty consists il
the circumstance that they cannot be sur
of avoiding Greenback opposition or
hard-money opposition anywhere, the cur
rency issue having divided commuuitie
without any regard to party lines, and il
such a way that it is impracticable to sep
arate the elements at all systematically
The Convention may therefore in the enc
be driven to abandon all attempts of thi
kind, and be obliged to take up some can
didate without reference to his fnancia
position. This shows, however, that tn,
campaign is destined to be very embar
RAISING one for the Democrats, and tina
they cannot count upon any Northern
State with confidence, no matter who they
nominate
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-19

The first gold ever found in the United
States was discovered in Cabarras county,
North Carolina. a boy shot an arrow at
fish and his arrow stuck in mass of stuff,
the yellow color of which excited his curl
osity. He carried it home, and his mother
used it for years to keep open the door,
without knowing It's value. Its weight
was thirty.seven pounds troy.