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ECHOES FROM ABROAD,

At Njatka, Russia, an actress, by name
Nine Barbara Parmenovna Kossiakovskaja,
owed butcher eighty-four roubles for
meat, which she was temporarily unable to
pay. One evening the butcher went to
the theater where she was playing lead
ing role in the Russian drama, the ACTRESS
of Venice" He was so overcome by her
acting that in the midst of one OF her i'm
uassioned speeches, he exclaimed in a
stentorian voice Barbara Parmenovna,
I consider myself well paid for all the
meat | have sold you'll" The audience
burst into uproarious laughter. The actress
sued her creditor for defamation of charac-
ter.
Those interested in musical matters may
like to hear that DR.. Francis Hueffer, the
we'll known musical critic and author OF
book both learned and remarkable on the
troubadours of Southern France, has in
contemplation naJnfna opus-a history
of the opera. The work. which will occupy
several bulky volumes, will be a thorough
ly exhaustive one, dealing with the opera
in all its forms and developments as mani
tested in all countries and in all ages. The
curious thing is that no writer on music
has supplied the work before. We have
had papers on opera, English and foreign,
lives of prime dome, "reminiscences OF
operatic managers, but no complete history
OF the musical drama from a scientific as
well as popular point of view has yet been
given to tine public.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Globe writes ''I alluded In my last to
the scandal caused at Court and in general
society by dinner given in honor of Mis-
Leona Dare, the celebrated tight-rc pc
dancer, at one of the fashionable restau.
rants. The affair. in which, besides some
members of the haute finance. several high
Court dignitaries participated, was fraught
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THE CzAE'S ANNIVERSARY.

The Nihilists appear to have RETAINED
from any manifestation on the Cars an
niversary celebration, though they had
made terrible threats previously. 1t is
true that an attempt was made to sssas-
sinate General Mclikoff, the new Governor
of st. Petersburg, but the Jzal imself
was unmOlested, and the city Was not set
ON fire according to the announced pre-
gramme. This momentary calm is not
likely to restore confidence, however, and
though just now desperate efforts are be-
ing made in various quarters to prove that
the Nihilists have no organization, and that
in fact they possess no real capacity fer
mischief, it lis evident that the Russian
Government thinks no precaution too elab-
crate to guard against their Vaccinations.
Nor is there any prospect that their in
trigues and crimes will cease until either q
reaction in public opinion is caused by their
policy, or the Government makes some
concessions to the demand for constitu-
tional government.
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TIE WAR ON CAPITAL.

Inquiries have been made in San Fran
cisco which prove that the paralyzing
effects OF kearneyism upon the business
and growth of that city have not been ex-
aggerated, but have rather been under
estimated hitherto The leading architects
state that improvements aggregating sew
eral millions in cost have been either post
poned or abandoned, in consequence of the
unsettled condition of things Capitalists
have gone so far as to have the plans
drawn for valuable buildings, and at the
last moment have decided upon inaction.
But for the infamous conduct of the Sand
Lot gang and their abettors in and out of
office, improvements would now have
been proceeding which would have given
employment to all the idle workmen in the
city But they have themselves killed the
goose that laid the golden eggs. They have
preferred the blat,n drawings of the Sand
Lots to steady employment at good wages.
They have allowed themselves 10 be drawn
into a position OF open hostility to capital
and now capital withdraws itself from in.
vestment, and the foolish followers of
Kearney find themselves without work or
means. They have injured themselves,
and they have injured the entire COM
munity, and what have they to compensate
themselves for all this disturbance and
stagpation? They can hang about the
street corners and echo the crazy curses of
their rascally or imbecie leaders, but will
that bring them bread They can continue
their threats and their incendiagy talk, and
what will it effect? It will drive out cap
ital all The faster It viii still further
paralyze all enterprises. 1t viii cause
the dearth of demand for labor to be
greater It will increase the number
of idle men. It will aggravate
distress and restitution. 1t will
make the prospect of better times
darker than ever. VIII they never realize
these patent truths? And if they are in
capable of reasoning, will the people of
San Francisco, who are being ruined by
their mad folly, submit to it stolidly in per-
manence? Nothing can be palmer than
the fact that the war upon capital must
cease cease absolutely and finally, not
spasmodically; before San Francisco can
recover herself. No other policy can do any
thing to restore confidence in the future of
the city. And if the Kcarneyites are not
able to perceive this, the rest of the COM
munity will have to take vigorous measures
for the enforcement of order and the sup
preston of every form of turbulence,
whether of speech Or action.
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TIE PORTER CASE.

The bitter fight that is being made
against the bill to reopen the case Of Fitz
John Porter, is extremely discreditable to
those who are. taking the most prominent
part in it. 1t has been established to the
complete conviction of all candid intelli-
gence that General Porter was deeply
wronged by the verdict OF the Court-mar-
tial that degraded hipl. The evidence adj
duced before the Board of Inquiry, held
two years ago, showed that he was not to
blame for his action IN the field, and that
had he acted otherwise he would have in
volved the whole army in defeat and rout.
1t was proved that he had in no respect
exceeded the discretion unavoidably exer-
cised by a brigade commander in the
face Of the enemy, and therefore in
possession of information not open to the
General at headquarters. The opposition
to his vindication and reinstatement is
based mainly upon a sectional and partisan
feeling so base and contemplate that to
name it is to characterize it. Some of the
witnesses who appeared before the Board
of Inquiry were ex-Confederate officers,
though they did not furnish the most vital
testimony. But the enemies of Porter
now set up the miserable and shameful plea
that because these men served the Confed-
eracy, therefore they are not to be believed
under oath whei. testifying to question
Of professional conduct Had this kind of
argument been put forward by Southern
men in some case where the evidence of
Northern witnesses was concerned, there
would at once have been shrek
of indignation from every stall
wart - journal and politician in the
country, and the barbarism and the
blind prejudice of the South would
have afforded texts for the next three
months: But as it is, the "stalwarts "
can see nothing discreditable in the doc
trine, and not a few of them even exult over
it, probably because it is an evidence that
the brutalizing and debasing influences of
civil war are not yet outgrown. General
Porter has suffered great and cruel
wrong at the hands of the Government.
His innocence has been manifested in the
plainest manner. He ought to be rein
stated in his rank, and his emoluments
ought to be restored to him. But the ma
lignant spirit of Faction is arrayed against
him, and the indications are not favorable
to the triumph of justice in his case at
present.
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s1GusP.

WASHINGTON, March 4th.-The Speaker announced
the regular order to be the consideration of the bill
regulating the removal of from State to Fed
eral Courts The question on the amendment
offered by Culberson, and it was agreed to without
division
Amendments were offered by the minority allow
ing the United States Circuit Courts to take origna
cognizance Of any suit OF civil nature arising un
der the patent and copyright laws between cor
poration and any citizen OF the State in which the
corporation was carrying on its business Agreed
to without division.
The minority amendments striking out the clause
prohibiting United States Circuit Courts from taking
original coguZance Of any suit between corpora
ton and citizen Of State, except il arising
under patent and cnpyrght laws, and in like cases
in which said Courts are authorized 20 take original
cOgniZance of suits between citizens of the same
State, was rejected-ayes GS, noes 16T.
The minority amendment ADOPTED, providing
that the Act shall affect jurisdiction dis
position of any suit removed from the Court OF any
State suit commenced in any United States Court
before the passage hereof.
The bill then passed-l60 TO IS,
Committee reports were then called for.
The House refused to take up the political assess
ments bill, the Republicans voting no with num-
Der OF Democrats.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole, and
F. Wood made an address the funding bill.
When the committee rose, Gillette asked to have
print his bill to provide for the payment OF the
public de BIT, being a substitute for Woods funding
bill
paceSc
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with very disagreeable consequences to the
latter The Crown Prince, Gu being ap-
prlsed OF the severe comments pttered by
the press on the not very creditabIe as.
sem6ly, was SO indignant at the behavior
OF the two noblemen in question. tbat
he animated wish not to see them
again at Court. Both of the az.
tenders, one of whom is Prince
and the other Count, have hurriedIy
quilted Berlin in order to avoid a pubIic
affront. Their sudden departure attracted
the more attention as the Prince was on
the eve of being decorated with the in
sigma of the Black EagIe-the HIGHEST
Prussian order. He is said to have been
determined on Drawing the Crown Princes
anger, but On consideration, and being
probably aware of the Emperor's eoually
great displeasurs, he followed the example
of his fellow offender, who on publication
of the first news Of the fatal dinner left for
Italy. | refrain from giving yeu the
names of these two noblemen, both OF
whom held influential positions in His
Majerty's immediate encourage"
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v1N1cuLruRE OR vrT1cULTuRs.

EDS. RECORD UNION: The debate on the
bill to promote the viticultural industries of
the State, which is now before the Assembly,
makes this an opportune time to explain a
point raised in the discussion. As to the
word g viticulture," Webster defines neither
viniculture nor viticulture Both words are
OF French origin, and the former, viniculture.
was the first adopted in this State to apply to
the industry of grape culture but it is con-
deuned by the best authorities. By refer
ence to Lettres celebrated French dictionary
in the State Library, it will be found that
the student is referred to viticulture as the
better word. 1t is dsrived from the Latin.
ritis, meaning the vine. Viticulture, like
agriculture. are both derived in the same
manner. viniculture can only mean the cul-
ture OF wine" which, like the common ex-
preston wine grower" is an absurd way
of denominating the culture of the vine.
Viticulture is the common word used every
where, except in this State, and is the only
correct one to apply to the branch of aericult-
ure which is usually intended when the word
viniculture is used. Mr.. Hararzthy and other
skilled men in this industry are endeavoring
to correct the abuse of the term before it be-
comes fastened upon our popular nomenela-
ture. CHAs. A. WETMoRE.
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cAUsE FOR sELF-REPRoAcH.

1t IS common enough TO hear people corn
planning of the behavior of certain men,
bers of the present Assembly, and nowhere
are these members more bitterly denounced
than in San Francisco whence they came.
It is in order to point out that the peo-
pie of San Francisco are responsible for the
character and caliber of their delegation.
and that if these are unsatisfactory thew
have no one to blame but themselves.
They were under no compulsion to select
unfit men, but they had submitted so long
to the Sand Lot crew, and had been so alb
sorbed in their private undertakings, that
they could not muster the energy required
to protect their own interests, and so the
whole matter went by default. 1t was
their fault, however, and as for the Sand
Lot members, it can only be said that they
act after the manner of their kind.
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| and ordered to report to the Mare Island
(Cal. Navy Yard, to command the marine
guard OF the United States ship Lackawanna.
The UNITED States steamship Ranger was
placed out OF commission at the Mare Island
Navy Yard on the oath ultimo.
Destructive Fires.
CIRCLEyILLE TO-. March 4th.-A FIRE
to night destroyed two coaches, eight freight
cars and their contents of furniture, plate glass
and other valuable chattel property. The
estimated loss is $4,000, which is probably
lightly insured.
CHICAGO, March 4th.-The Tribuae's Da-
yenpost tlowa) special says: Lehrkind's
brewery, two E.iles from the city, was burned
this afternoon. Loss, sd, 1000; insurance,
Sl1.0 O0 1t contained about II, COO bushels
of grain.
brother Against Brother.
CINCINNATI, March 4th.-The Gaeette's spe-
clai says: John Moody, son of Whitfield
Moody, farmer living near Kingston, KY,
was shot by his brother George last night.
They had been drinking, and J Ohm was about
to assault George with a knife when the lat
ter tred the fatal shot. He has fled.
Indiana Politics.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 4th.-The Republican
state Central Committee to day elected Hon.
John Z. New Chairman, and delegates at
large to the Chicago Convention. The dele
Cation VIII be strongly anti-Grant.
The Greenbackers of this district have re-
nominated DE La Matyr for Congress.
Resigned.
CINcINNATI, March 4th.-Theodore Thomas
resigned tonight.
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clear that double taxation must injure the
community by forcing out of their natural
channels large amounts of capital, which
are as likely as not to leave the State en-
tirely. If the minority bill had been
truthfully described, it would have been
styled IAN Act to abolish Banks of Saw
ing, and to prevent the Association of
"Capital." For that is what it must do
if it is enacted, and whatever other effects
it may have, these inevitable results of the
policy it embodies can by no means be pre-
vented.
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NEWS OF TIE MORNING..

liz New Yorl. Yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 1857 for As of i907 1887 for IS Of 1881
Io79 for as; sterling, "a s5@i So silver bars,
Ilsg: silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday, SGD; consols.
As, to9l; As, 11OI.
rs San Francisco hall dollars are quoted At par
Mexican dollars, 20 buying, sl4 selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
sd9lls % for average California white and lis Id
to lis I'd for club.
MINING stocks were little frmer in San Fran
cisco yesterday, but the volume of business was
light. Sierra Nesad. showed an advance Of 81
Uaion Consolidated 81 so, Mexican 81, Best s
Belcher 81 p, and other Comstock shares from IO
cents to IS cents. The bonanza stocks were appsr-
emily firm 1t Is feared however, that beth Califor-
mia and Consolidated Virginia viii pass the dividend
this moth.
ABOUT 1000 men and women, employees of the
Government printing Office at Washington, were
yesterday furoughed in consequence of the ex1aus-
tion OF the appropriation.
TIE would-be assassin of General Melikolf at ST.
Petersburg Tuesday has been tried, convicted and
win be hanged to-day.
JoszrH DoDdB killed and James Bennett il
jured at the New Almadcn mine, Tuesday, by a
blast
FIRE at seguin. Tex: also at LakePort, Cal
THZ Irish Relief Committee in Paris has collected
5000 francs.
THOMPSON, Secretary of the Navy, announces that
be is not candidate for the Presidency.
BOYD, the oarsman, has issued challenge to row
any man in he worId Z. 9Q0
THE Chinese are still focking to Chicago, New
York and Philadelphia from this coast.
JESSIE RAYMOND now denies that Senator Hill, OF
Georgia, ever seduced her.
EDISON is engaged on a new MISUNDERSTANDING
gold from tailings
TrLDEN has declared himself candidate for the
Presidential nomination.
TIE National Union Greenback Labor Convention
OF Missouri met yesterday at St. Louis, with $50
delegates
THE Kansas Democratic State Convention will
meet sIay 10Th.
BULLION in the Bank of England has increased
e1sS, 900 the past week.
EMIGRATION from ireland to America is increasing
rapidly.
SPECIAL election is to be he'd March Both in San
charter.
THE Fitz John Porter bill is still being discussed
in the United States Senate
A LARGE anti-debr.s meeting was held in Marys-
vile last night.
The State Senate spent the entire day yesterday
in discussing the revenue bill The result reached
was that stocks are to be taxed to the individual
shareholder.
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FeREiGN NEWS.


The WouId-be Assassin of General Nell.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4th.-The man
who shot Melikoff is semi-idiotic person.
who was probably tool in the hands Of the
Nihilists. he seemed to be half drunk when
arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4th A converted
Jew named Modltsky, who fred on General
Meiikotf yesterday, has been tried, SEN
fenced and will be hanged tomorrow
MELfKoFF's DANGER.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4th.-Moditsky
said at his trial that General Melikoff would
be killed by some of his comrades; that al
though his own attempt had failed a second.
and, if necessary, a third attempt would be
made.
AN EXPLANATION.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4th.-Modetsky
after judgment was pronounced against him,
stated that he was arrested in st. Peters burg
in 1879, and deported to Insk, but escaped.
When he heard that his party was preparing
revolution for the % of March he re-
solved to go to st. Petersburg. Having
heard of General MeGkoff's appointment. the
revolutionists ordered that nothing be done
on the I'd instant but the postponement of
the revolution preventing him from getting
money, he resolved to kill General Melikoff.
General Challenge Issued.
LONDON, March 4th.-The Sportsman says
that Boyd, the oarsman, has recently shown
wonderful improvement in form, in conse-
quence of which and the urging of Christie
pher Barrass, his chief supporter, he has
issued general challenge declaring that he
will row any man in the world over straight
three-mile course, in three months from the
signing of articles, for e200 side, and will
allow e25 expenses to his competitor.
Irish Relief Bill.
LONDON, March 4th.-In the House of
Lords the Irish relief bill passed through the
committee without amendment
Grant In Mexico.
CITY OF lIEXIco, March 4th.-The grand
serenade in honor of General Grant was mag
nifcent. There were $50 musicians. The
grounds were brilliantly illuminated. The
American colony gave brilliant ball to Mr..
and Mrs Foster, attended by the diplomatic
corps and most of the leading men of every
nationality.
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STAGE FRIGHT.

Novices, un der the influence of stag,
fright, will say and do TIE most extraor
binary things. Some years ago laugh.
able incident occurred during the perform
ance of Hamlet at theater in the
north of England. Although a very small
part, consisting as it does of one speech,
the "Second Actor " is very difficult one,
the Language being peculiarly cramped. In
the play scene he assassinates the player
king by pouring poison in his ear. The
speech preceding the action is as follows
Thoughts black, hands apt, d ugs it, and time
agreeing;
Confederate season, else no creature seeing:
Thou mixture rank OF midnight weeds collected,
With Hecate's ban thrice blasted, thrice infected,
Thy natural magic and dire property
On wholesome life usurp Immediately.
Upon which follows the stage direction
:. PomS poison into his ear" In a play
of so many characters as Hamlet, such a
part, in a second-class theater, can be
given only to a very inferior performer.
The one to whom it was intrusted on the
present occasion was novice. Muffled in
black coat and a black slouched hat, and
with a face half hidden by burnt cork, he
looked most villainous villain, as he stole
out and gazed about in the most approved
melo-dramatic fashion. Then he began, III
a strong north country brogue:
Thoughts black, hands apt
Then his memory failed him, and he stuck
fast. The prompter whispered drugs
fit y but stage fright had seized him, and
he could not take the word. He tried
back, but stuck again at the same place.
Half adozen people were prompting him
at the same time now, but all in vain. At
length one more practical than the rest
whispered angrily, g Pour the poison into
his ear and get off," The suggestion re-
stored glimmering of reason to the trem-
bling, perspiring wretch. He could not
remember the words of Shakespeare, SO he
improvised line. Advancing to the Sleep
ing figure, he raised his vial in his hand,
and in terribly tragic tone shouted, "Into
his ear-hole this I'll po,cerr'
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DIED,

Sacramento, March 5-William II. Mccoy, a native
OF California, II years and 10 months
Friends and acquantarees are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
residence of parents. Thirty first and Il streets,
this afternoon at o'clock
Garden Valley, Ii Dorado county, March s-Antonio
Delnaria, a native of Switzerland, 53 years.
Grass Valley, February 29-Lucy Huss 40 years
Marysville, March S-John Bunker, co years.
san Jose, March George Il. Ward, 10 years.
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A REMEDY MAKING SPECTACLES UNNE-
cEssARY-Dr. W. Cheatham writes to the
Louisville Medical Ne,cs that he has found
that the use of the sulphate of eserin
makes it unnecessary to use spectacles in
case their use is called for by flattening
of the cornea from old age-a very common
ailment. called presbyopia He states that
this drug possesses the property of acting
especially on the clliary muscle, and con-
tracing it, which contraction increases the
convexity Of the cornea. He recommends
dissolving one gram of the sulphate of
eserin in one ounce of water, and putting
one drop in each eye at bedtime. 1t pre-
duces at first the opposite defect-a too
great convexity of the cornea, which is
called myopia. or near-s ightedness, which,
however, soon passes away. He THINKS
the use of this remedy perfectly safe, and
also adapted to cases of glaucoma ard other
infiammations of the eye, in case of weak
ness resulting from overwork, general de-
bility, diphtheria, etc. He says that not
withstanding the use of spectacles In case
of presbyopia gives comfort to the eye
sight, there Is also, however, always some
trouble connected with them, which pa
tients are often anxious to dispense with,
and thinks they should be humored in this
respect. We are of this opinion also, but
advise caution in using this new remedy,
because, as the effects are only temporary,
continuous use is of course intended, and
experience has not yet shown what second
airy effects may result from often repeated
applications.