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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
JEWS o. TIE moRN1ae.

The wires are down east Of this point, and the
RECORD UNION is consequently unable to present its
readers with the usual overland dispatches this
morning.
The squirt in Alta continued in the San Fran
cisco mining yesterday though less pro-
nounced. The advance Thursday was 100 per cent.
between the opening and closing sales. jump from
50 to IS in few hours was sufficient to develop
some of the old-timc spirit, which has been prac-
tically dormant for two years. Yesterday morning
Utah showed an advance of SOC, Sierra Nevada
81 so, Union Consolidated 81 75 Mexican 81 IS,
ophir 81 III California l0c Consolidated Virginia
15c, Best & Belcher 81 37t, Gould & Curry 81 20,
Savage g IS, Hale s. Norcross "a So Chollar 81 IS
Potosi 81, Julia 1Oc, Bullion 65c Exchequer Coo,
Consolidated imperial &c, Alpha 95c, Yellow Jacket
Soc Crown Point Csc, Becher s5c, Overman Zoe,
Justice CSC Silver Hill 15c Alta IS % and Berton
81 co. At the close of the regular morning session
some of the southend stocks fell off little, par
ticularly Alta and Benton Justice was the highest
at the close.
Harvey Saunders was found dead in his bed at
Portland, Or Thursday evening,
The trial of Clarence Gray OF Santa Barbara, for
the murder of Theodore Clancy, has been post
poned to January Goth.
The customs collections at Victoria, B. c for
November amounted to S44,324.
The first snow-storm of the season is now raging
at Victoria.
The steamer Grappler is ashore above Nanaimo,
BIC.
The exports exceeded the imports 100000 at
Victoria this year.
Fire at Port Gamble, w T.
The schooner Taffie, from San Francisco for San
Pedro, was abandoned Thursday off Cape St. Mar
tin, the crew being picked up by the steamer Los
Angeles.
On the second page this morning will be found
the opening chapters of the story ''The Ventures
and Adventures of Charlie Gould-A romance OF
the Stock Market" Notes of the Stage" {" Paris
Fashions" advertisements The departments of
"0utdoor Amusements ard "The Quiet Hour"
letters, art notes, etc. given the third page
The sixth page contains agricultural notes. poetry,
notices of publications, ETC., while the weekly
review of the San Francisco market will be found
on the seventh page.
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THE IUFURE OF CANADA.

An interesting article on this subject APP
pears in the Contemporary RerieU. The
writer believes that all ideas of close
connection between England and the Do
minion are delusive, and gives many rea-
sons for this conclusion. He points out
that no matter what form of expression
may be used in discussing the question,
Canada is necessarily outside of and be-
yond the jurisdiction of England, and not
only this, but her interests have nothing in
common with those of the mother country
He shows that it must be impossible to
form federation of the English possess
sions of North America which will not fall
to pieces from natural causes, and he has
no hesitation in predicting that the future
of Canada will be annexation to the United
States. Every consideration, he thinks,
leads up to this contamination. All the
attraction of superior national Importance
draws Canada towards the United States
In her isolated position she has no salts
factory prospect. She has not the salts
faction of feeling that she is really in
close communion with England. She
has developed population which is quite
as un-British as that of the United
States in many regards. In the event
of foreign war she is exposed to great dam
ger, without any practical compensations
She can never hope to be anything more
than province under the existing condi-
tions. England cannot protect her, can
not govern her, cannot help her at all
efectually in any way. Her separation
from her powerful neighbor Injuries her
commerce and retards her progress. In
short, at present she is in an anomalous
and unsatisfactory condition, and the best
thing she can DO is to put an end to the
mutual perplexity by casting in her lot
with the United States. OF course this ar
gument may not faithfully represent any
important element of Canadian opinion,
but it is certainly forcible, and it is likely
to produce considerable impression upon
the English audience to which it is adj
dressed. The United States, it is true,
have no particular hankering after Canada
at present; but If she really desires to
change her maiden state for the married
one, we presume there will be no objection
on this side of the border, and it has al
ready been shown that England world not
rnsist tho etar
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
BARRIERS AGAINST PROGRESS

The advocates of the new Constitution
are beginning to experience the disagree
able results OF championing fallacies. So
! long as the measure was untried they were
able to predict all manner of benefits to
flow from it. but now that it is actually in
operation the people cannot be deluded with
| fabrications. 1t does not need to be said
that the new Constitution has failed to
realize single one of the sanguine antici-
pations of its friends. 1t is notorious that
it has injured the State, and that its SIMS
ter results are becoming more conspicuous
every day. Its scheme of taxation was
framed for the special qualification of that
malevolence which sees in prosperity a
sort of crime to be punished, and which
seeks to equalize the Inequalities OF society
by masked confiscation. This is no new
spirit. 1t is older than any civilization
of which we possess any record. 1t has
always been disturbing element in soci-
ETY.. But the instances in which it has
been permitted to control legislation are
few, and in every one of them the same
ruinous consequences have followed.
just now an attempt is beng
made to excite some interest in
local manufacturing enterprises, but the
moment the suggestion is made it is
perforce met with the insuperable objec-
ton that it is impossible to start manu-.
features in California because the new
Constitution has prohibited all such I'M
dertakings by its method off double taxation.
The effect of the present system of taxation
is to put veto upon corporate enterprises
by declaring that all such undertakings
shall be taxed double upon all the property
they possess. The law which defines
representatives of property to be equivalent
in taxable value to the property represented
is Of necessity fatal obstacle to
progress. 1t is an efectual preventive OF
cooperative investments, in fact, and it
places special impost upon all extensive
enterprises. 1t is therefore not only op-
posed to equity, but it is in fragrant con-
travention of every sound economic
principle. It is a well.established fact
that any community prospers in proportion
to the freedom of the activities Of It's men,
bers Where this freedom is the fullest
there will be found the largest prosperity.
Where hindrances are interposed to the free
expansion of industry and enterprise,
commerce and manufacture languish,
and enterprise disappears. Already
under the new Constitution a tend.
ency has been set up among our
weather citizens to look elsewhere for
fields of investment. When the instru.
ment was under discussion we predicted
that this would be the case, for we per-
ceived that it would be impossible to
compel men of large means to submit to
the inequitable methods of taxation pro-
posed. The Communists and malignants
who engineered that controversy on the
side Of the Constitution affected to ridicule
such apprehensions, and confidently as
serted that cur rich men would be obliged
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AT HOME.

The principles upon which Civil Service
reform is based necessarily apply with
equal force to all positions in the public
service, but this fact appears to be very
imperfectly comprehended. 1t is quite as
much to the interest of the people that the
offices of a State or county or munich
pality should be filled upon common bust
ness principles as that the federal offices
should be SO filled. Yet we constantly
find men who profess to believe in Civil Ser
vice reform as applied to the federal offices,
but never think of applying it to any other
kind. Outside of the federal offices they
would retain the spoils system, in fact,
and they cannot see the inconsistency of
this attitude The truth is that ii ought
to be the rule in all non elective offices
that the appointments should be made for
fitness alone; and when fit appointment
has once been made it should not be
meddled with again. The business rule
is to find out the best men for the work re-
quired to be done, and to keep them at it
when they are found. The political theory
that without large number of official
prizes to scramble for there would be no
popular interest in politics is mere moon
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
TIE RIGHT COURSE.

We hope it is true, as stated, that all
the Republican candidates for Congress in
South Carolina intend to contest the
claims of the Democrats. For if this is
done the illegitimate methods employed
in that State will be exposed, and the
great motive for maintaining the solidity
of the South viii be removed. II the
Southern Democrats realize that bull
doing and ballot-box stufiing are useless,
and viii not secure seats in Congress to
the party which employs them, they will
cease to resort to those agencies, and will
try the effect of honesty in poll
tics. This is one of the best
consequences to be derived from a
Republican majority in the House.
The Democrats have probably not carried
single district in South Carolina by fair
means. If that can be shown it will be
the duty of the House to refuse to admit
the Democratic claimants. In this way the
solid South will be constitutionally baffied,
and its favorite weapons will be deprived
of all offensive power. If the practice of
illegimate methods cannot be proved, and
If the Democratic claimants can show
a clear record, the House will be
obliged to seat them, and therefore
if they are confident of the justice
OF their cause they ought to welcome
contest. It is not necessary to con-
slider what the Democrats would have done
had they secured majority in Congress,
for they have shown in the past what they
are capable of doing The duty of the
Republicans, however, has nothing to do
with questions of that kind. They are
there to see that Mexican politics are not
rewarded that spurious elections, gained
by swindiing and intimidation, are multi
fed that the right of free suffrage
is INDICATED and that Congress is
purged of sham representation. 1t
must be made clear to the Southern
mind that if people will not
hold fair elections they shall not profit by
OucS- IIlhb IL
others they shall be DISTINGUISHED them.
selves. That solid South founded upon
fraud viii meet no recognition from the
representatives of solid North founded
upon constitutional principles. When
the Southern Democrats have mastered
these considerations they will have made
long step forward. They will then
realize that injustice will no longer be
made to pay. They will perceive that the
solid South has ceased to be a workable
combination. They will find that the
main necessity Of its existence, namely,
Democratic Congress, has disappeared. It
is to be hoped that the Republican candi-
dates in every Southern district where
foul means were employed, will follow the
example of South Carolina Republicans,
and prepare for contest. There should
not be LETT one member of Congress who
cannot show valid credentials, and if the
work of publication is carried out thor
oughly it is highly probable that this
measure will go far to settle the solidity
question.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04

GARIBAI.DI. -Garibaldi, as a mere poll
ticlan, the London Times says, is nothing.
His mind is full Of vague, impracticable
fancies, picked up at the feet of the Wild
est social theorists, and tossed about in
brain far too active for the patient solution
of social and political problems. He Is at
the mercy of schemers and plotters, who
trade on his vast influence for their own
personal ends, and if he were listened to
seriously he might soon throw. away IN
council all that he has gained by tine
sword. But as a man of action he has
more thansonce shown himself irresistible.
His is the faith which oyercomes obstacles
by sheer force of viii, coupled with single-
ness OF purpose and with that strange mag
netic influence over men which has shown
itself go potent in all his enterprises.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
HOLIDAY ISSUE.

Following the custom first established by this pa
per the RECORD UNION will on the LIST day OF Janu-
AIRY, 1881, issue mammoth edition containing valu
able Statistics business review of Sacramento, and
interesting special articles
this paper is already well known as to require no
detail of the prospectus The editions of this spe
eial issue have often reached $4,000 OF the daily
alone. All matter presented in the daily reappears
in the WEEKLY UNION thus receiving the widest ard
most general circulation.
The RECORD UNION and WEEKLY UNION are the
only papers published outside ef the metropolis
having general circulation.
The WEEKLY UNION has over TEN TIMES the circu-
aton of its local cotemporares and the largest and
most general circulation OF any weekly published
this coast.
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10 stay and take their punishment. They

to stay and take their punishment. They
were unfortunately believed, and now the
drain of capital and enterprise is away
from California more and more. The
effect of this movement is much more
important than may at first appear. 1t is
not only the removal of capital from the
State that is injurious, but every such
incident discouraees other investors, and
thus tends to warn enterprising men
from us.
1t is not probable that the present effort
to establish manufactures will succeed, for
business men will not invest money under
conditions such as have been set up under
the new Constitution. No man of any
business sagacity is willing to be taxed
double for the privilege of holding stock
in manufacturing company, and there
fore capital will naturally seek other fields.
This is exactly what was to have been
expected, but the people who believed in
the new Constitution shut their eyes to all
common sense considerations. They thought
the opportunity was presented to them of
furnishing the wicked persons who had
succeeded in life, and they scoffed at all
who represented to them that the condi-
tions under which the minority could get
rich were naturally the best for the ma
jority. Some who see the folly and fatality
of the new scheme of taxation are de-
handing the repeal of the Constitution or
the calling of Convention to frame an
other one. After the experience we have
should have thought any Californian would
be cautious about proposing a second body
of that kind. AS to repeating the Con-
stitution, that cannot be thought of
until the whole community has come
to realize its pernicious character.
We doubt whether public opinion
is yet ripe for salutary change. In
matters of this kind it is generally neces-
sary to endure much suffering before the
fallacy is perceived. A year or two OF
double taxation and of the new plan OF
mortgage taxation will undoubtedly open
the eyes of those who still hold out against
the facts of the case. The farmers have
not yet learned to comprehend the new
Constitution, though many OF them must
have begun to perceive dimly that it has
not brought them the good they antici.
pated. So long as it is the supreme law OF
the State, however, it will continue to pro-
| duce evil effects. 1t is idle to expect that
there can be any important progress made
under its provisions. Men will not volun-
tarily submit themselves to discriminating
taxation and the lower the rate of interest
falls the more hopeless will the situation
become in this respect. Meantime it is
necessary that the tendency of the law
should be clearly pointed out, and that
there should be no mistake as to the cause
of the want of prosperity which is affecting
SO large section of the State, and which
is daily driving more of the brains and en-
ergy of the community into exile.
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shine. The proportion of office-seekers to
the voting population is quite inconsider-
able, and if they were eliminated alto
gether it would make no appreciable differ
ence in the outcome. The people ought to
realize by this time that the standpoint of
the politicians on this question is not the
standpoint of the general interest. The
public need fidelity, competence and econ
omy in the transaction of public business,
and when they have secured that they do
not care for anything more. To attain
that, however, it is necessary to throw
aside the programme of the politicians,
and substitute a business programme for
est of the many. To maintain constant
rotation in Office is the interest OF the few.
| Clearly the interest of the few ought not
| to be placed before that of the many, but
as certainly it always has been so
| placed thus far, aud there can be
no doubt that this will continue to be
the case until the masses think for them
selves, and insist upon the adoption of
| business principles in the conduct of their
affairs There is not State or a county
or city in the Union, probably. which
could not be governed for from a third to
a half less than it costs now, if these prin-
ciples were enforced. The people are
always, and generally with reason, COM
planning of the heavy burden of taxation,
yet they go on year after year without
obtaining any sensible diminution of that
burden, because they will not take the
trouble to do their own thinking. Twelve
million dollars year are raised and ex-
pended in California for State and county
government. 1t is preposterous to sup
pose that the work of government could
not be performed for much less than this.
We believe that it not only could but
ought to be done for half the amount, and
even then the estimate would be most
liberal one. But until the claims of par
tisanship are vigorously disallowed, and
the people insist upon radical reform from
top to bottom, there will not be any remis
sion of taxation.
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THE WEEKLY UNION.

The WEEKLY UNION for 1881 viii be by far the
most desirable paper published in the State. 1t is
now the superior of any. 1t is the only weekly
which goes to its readers twice week the only
one which will give Photographic legislative re-
ports the only to publish original serial
prize romance, founded on modern Californian
history. 1t is the paper among weeklies of all
Others for home, farm, shop, office, street, market
and counting room 1t is sent post paid for year
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

| From San Francisco exchanges OF December 3d.
The next steamer for China and Japan
will be the Belgic, due on December 18th.
During the month of November 81, 3l3
| tons of coal we're received at this port, an
increase of /, 746 tons over the receipts in
October.
One of the California Gonesses at Wood
wards Gardens yesterday gave birth to
three whelps. This is represented to be
the first case on record where California
lions have bred IN state of captivity.
Four of the five cases of smallpox re-
ported to-day were verified. One resided
on Minna street, between Fourth and
Fifth; one on Montgomery avenue; one on
Moss street, and one reported to the
authorities.
The following analysis of the number of
twenty onesters of this city who cast their
first vote at the last election has been pre-
pared by Fred. NJ. Thall First Ward,
3l9; Second Ward, 34l; Third Ward,
10; Fourth Ward, 3l9; Fifth Ward, Go /;
Sixth Ward, 2l3; Seventh Ward, 299 !;
Eighth Ward, 743; Ninth Ward, 395;
Tenth Ward, 1859: Eleventh Ward,
l, liza Twelfth Ward, go. Total, $3.50.
The cases of the indicted city officials
came up before Judge Ferral to-day. In
the case of Sheriff Desmond, indicted on
three charges of felony, motion to set aside
the Indictment on the ground that the
names of two witnesses had been left off
the indictment was allowed. Argument
on the motion made by the District At
torney to resubmit the causes to the Grand
Jury was set for one week from tomorrow.
Louis Kaplan and VIM. Kierski, indicted
on eight charges of grand larceny, one Of
petty larceny and two of false pretenses,
were allowed until two weeks from to-
morrow to plead. J. P. LIE Count, Kaplan
and Kierski were also granted until the
same time to plead on the six joint indict
ments for false pretenses. On Indictment
No. l, for false pretenses, Kaplan and
Kierski pleaded not guilty.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
THRsE ORIGINAL STORIES.

During the coming year. and commencing De
eember sss, the WE LY UNION loiH publish three
Prize Stories Of California. The first, the pub
Ecatien Of ,Chich lcM commence in the first 1oeek
of December, ,ciH be entitled, The Ventures and
Adventures of Charlie Gould" This is an in
tensely interesting story Of the Stock-Ganbling
perio of California and tcas ~ritter BY Edicard
F. cahiH, Of Lo; angeles. The price Of the WEEKLY
UNION tciH be So so per annum.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04

THE CoDLISG Morn AND Hrs SKDoND
SELF. W. Freeman, of Rough and
Ready, Nevada county, writes IS follows
concerning the cooling moth "The pa
pers have had great deal to say recently
about the cooling moth. 1t might be well
to investigate a little further before recom-
mending any rash legislation on the sub
ject. The moth has almost destroyed some
apple crops IN this part of Nevada county.
have couple of specimens-one taken
from an apple and the other from black
oak acorn. II there is any difference, it
will require microscope to reveal it.
They appear to be exactly the same They
are now in what 1 suppose is termed the
pupa state. 1t is almost impossible TO find
an acorn that is not full of worms. l have
found as many as five worms in single
acorn. would ike to have the RECORD
UNION call attention to the fact-for fact
it certainly is-that is, the same moth that
destroys the apple works on the acorn also.
All who have seen the specimens that l
have pronounce them the same.
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Iisbig co.. coca Beef Tonlc.

Professor E. NJ. HALE, author Materia
Medica New Remedies; Professor at Chicago
Medical College, recommends Coca for bad
taste in the mouth, furred, coated tongue,
dryness Of the mouth or waking. debility of
the digestive organs, collie, constipation, in
effeetual urging to stool and fatulency.
Beware of cheap, worthless limitations under
our and similar names. Ask for Coca Beef
Tnrlic