Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-29


and the people do not have sufficient conf.
dence in his integrity. The district east of
the mountains is hopelessly Democratic,
and there is no use to discuss its proba-
! bilities.
SUMMARY.
The Convention did good work in nomi-
mating Mr.. George for Congress, and he
stands morally sure of election. In the
matter of the Supreme Court they put a
younger and less mature set of men in the
field than was advisable; but the fact is
that few lawyers of eminence will quit a
profitable practice to take the constitutional
salary Of 81, 900 without perquisites This
also applies to the Circuit Court, though
most of the Judges have lost money by
| taking Office from the organization of the
State Government. This 81, goo looks
enormous to my Granger friend, but won t
satisfy irst-class talent. All our State
offices are too poorly paid. 1t cannot be
helped without amending the Constitu-
ton, and it would be uphill work making
Oregonians believe that 81, 800 wouldn't
do for Governor or Secretary of State, or
that any Judge could really earn $1,000
There is no reason why the State should
not go Republican, though the immigration
since 1878 will have something to say in
| the matter but the received opinion is
that majority of the newcomers are Re-
publicans. 1t is also asserted that a ma
jority of the rust victims from last harvest,
who broke up and removed to Eastern
| Washington, were Democrats. Probabili-
ties favor Republican Congressman by a
handsome majority.
VARIOUS PROSPECTS.
| You have chance to know how it is
yourselves about weather, from the latest
report of storm, floods and earthquakes
that reach us. We have rain continuously
again, when week or to would have seen
all the spring wheat sowed. Indications
favor another wet spring, and if so, the
question is, Shall we have rust? The area
sowed to wheat and already up and looking
well, is very great, and from the upper
country we hear that rains have been op-
perfume and that crop prospects are good,
but many there have less acreage i'll crop
than in 1879.
Railroad building has become mania, and
with four gigantic corporations In the field
excavating and constructing, money will be
J spent in great quantities and times must
be flush In consequence. The latest, and
not the least factor in these great enter
| prises is the
SCOTCH CAPITAL
That has gone to work buying and build
ing narrow gauge railroads in this valley and
shows plenty of pluck and long purse to
back it. They seem to be determined to
take in wide region, ultimately, and even
to reach down towards Winnemucca and
meet the Central Pacific at the State line
| if necessary. This valley will have too
much transportation facilities, fear, to
pay expenses, but the loss will be apt to
fall on the old companies, that built roads
| first, as there is to be a narrow track road
between these and the mountains on each
| side, which must take the traffic of the
richest land in the valley. Scotch grit
promises to put them through, and it re-
mains to be seen if Scotch prudence counted
the cost so that Scotch thrift will follow.
| At first Scotch enterprise was dlsbelieved
| in, but the continual evidence of deter
mined intention to push work and the
knowledge that 1000 tons of iron is now
on the way, makes all interested believe
that the Scotchmen are in earnest.
THAT DOUBLE MURDER.
The late dreadful double tragedy enacted
in the upper country is too horrible to
believe. You have had the particulars,
but when you think that man and woman
deliberately enticed their prosperous rela-
lions to this far-of region, to take them to
distant wilds and separately murder them,
so as to rob them of their money, and left
their naked bodies to tester while they
found their way back to Kansas, it forms a
tale of unsurpassed horror and cold blooded
atrocity. Their recent arrest in Kansas
brings relief to every mind Their trial will
develop the train of incidents that saw the
deed consummated, and will attract the
greatest interest. We shall ''sup our full
| of horrors" C.