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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
Local ann STATE Mus.
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1881.

1oriug, Short 6 Harmon Of Portland have
:..r.d the ssOld Farmers Almanac" for 1882.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
N lotto Z !.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that he has
this day sold out all his interest In the late arm Of
Getchel1 Brickett. All Indebted to said 6rm are
requested TO make immediate payment to Z. n.
Boypton Co., who will pay al Of the indebtedness
Of late said Arm. Patrons Of the 6rm OF Getchel1
Beckett requested to continue their paty0usRe
with 2. n. Boynton Co., their successors.
d. Fl. GETCHELI.
Augusta, Oct. - lee1. oc47flW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
Bifn.

In Verona. Oct 9th. Mr.. Nehemiah Bsssett. aged
g. years month.
In Brewer, Oct 18th, Mr.. Theodore Gerry, aged So
years 10 months.
In Exeter, Oct. 2sth. Mrs Livonia, wife Of Levi
Stevens. aged IS years.
In Bath. Oct. 2sth. David l.. Hayes, aged "a years
months.
months.
In Richmond. Oct. sd. Mrs. Eliza Eastman. aged
about 20 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

The Journal says that splendid silk ban
ner has been purchased at = cost exceeding
800. and will be presented With \ speech BY
Mayor Ludden, in behalf of the citizens of
Lewiston. TO the Lewiston Artillery on
Thanksgiving eve.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
weather PROBABILITIES.

Max Their, So Mn. Their, &C. kiver above low
water mark, 10 it. TO in.
sA02Aw
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
THE CASE OF CANNON.

1t looks as though Cannon, the Mormon
Delegate to Congress, who has for SO many
years succeeded in defying public senti-
ment and in retaining his seat, will go no
more to Washington. His competitor in
the late canvass. Allen G. Campbell, the
Gentle candidate, has contested his cleo
ton before the Governor of Utah, on the
ground, among others, that he is not citi.
zen of the United States. There is no
question that Cannon received large ma
jority of the votes, but the evidence
against his eligibility was so strong
that the Governor issued the certifi.
cate to Campbell. Of course Cannon
claims that the contest should be made
before the House of Representatives.
and that the Governor has no right to go
behind the returns. The Governor, how
ever, holds that under the Act of Congress
providing that no person shall be capable
of voting or holding Office in any Territory
who is not citizen of the United States.
or has not declared his intention to become
such, he is justified in Withholding the
certificate from Cannon. 1t is further
alleged that Cannon. being poly
could not be well disposed toward the
Government OF the United States, and
therefore could not have declared his inten.
ton to become citizen. The practical
effect of giving certificate to Campbell
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
HOTEL DESTROYED BY PRE- AT AUBURN.
Arrival Of the Gaelic at San Francisco
from China and Japan.
TEE NEVADA sESAToRsHIP OUTLOOK.
A Lady Throws Herself from Ferryboat
Through Inconsistencies.
CALIFORNIA,
Bringing Down Huma, Game

NEVADA. January Sth--Last Sunday,
while two Cinnamon were engaged in
sluicing, near the mouth of the South Yuba,
half a mile below Bridgeport, three Indians
shot at them with rifles from the side of the
hill. One of the shots took effect in the back
of one of the Celestials named All Sue, and
passed out under the right nipple, causing his
death almost instantly The other Mongo-
Ian escaped without injury At first it was
not known who committed the deed, but sus-
picion was thrown upon the three Indians,
who were Immediately afterward arrested
They were tried yesterday before Judge
Stotlar, at San Juan, and gave their names
as Louis Rose, Indian Frank and Durkie
The latter, who is the youngest of the three,
confessed that they had fired at the China
men. The reason for so doing, he claimed
was as follows: 'They had started out early
in the morning to hunt deer, and not finding
any. they were returning home, when they
espied the Celestials. Louis Rose, the elder
OF the three, proposed to shoot them as a
substitute for deer. Indian Frank seconded
the motion, but Durkie was not in favor Of it.
After arguing the question, it was decided
that they should all raise their rifles at the
same time and fire, which they did with the
result as already stated" The three blood
thirsty hunters were brought over to-day
from San Juan by Judge Stotlsy, and lodged
in the County Jail, to await their trial for
murder. Durkie viii probably be discharged,
but the other two will doubtless go to the gal
lows
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
A PRACTICAL PROPOSITION.

Captain Eads is reported as saying that
he will not ask Congress to assist his ship
railway until he has proved its feasibility
by actual experiment. He says that he
will pursue the same course here as in his
Mississippi jetty project. The success of
the latter fully justified his confidence and
his boldness, and the soundness of his
Judgment in the past warrants the belief
that he knows what he is undertaking now.
Certainly it would be impossible for any
protector to make fairer proposition than
this. He is willing to assume all the risk
OF demonstration, and only asks that if
the practicability of his ship-railway is
proved, he shall receive guarantee for a
part of his bonds. 1t is beginning to look
as though the ship-railway would prove the
most formidable rival to the Panama canal
of Lesseps.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
JURIEs IN MURDER CASES.

Senator Conger has introduced a bill
.enacting the old code provision in rela-
ton to punishment for murder. 1t reads
g Every person guilty of murder in the
" first degree shall suffer death, and every
person guilty of murder in the second
degree is punishable by Imprisonment in
the State Prison for not less than ten
years" The present law gives iuries in
murder cases the option of fixing the pun
ishment for murder in the first degree at
imprisonment for life, and the object OF
the new bill is to abolish this option, to
the intent that capital punishment may be
restored. Whether it is really calculated
TO produce this effect is, however, open to
question. When the present law was
enacted the principal argument for it was
that juries would frequently acquit muir
derers, rather than ind verdicts which
condemned them to the gallows. If this
was the tendency at that time, and if the
failure of justice in murder cases has be.
come more common since, it seems "a,
tional inference that this tendency has
become more marked, and should this
be so it follows that a return to
the old law would only produce an aggra-
walton of the failures which caused that
law to be changed. At present it is CON-
planned that juries are so tender hearted
that they will not even convict when they
have the option of saving murderers from
the gallows. Is it probable that change
of the law which deprived them OF this
option would make them reader to con-
vict? 1t was hoped when the present law
was enacted that it would encourage juries
to send murderers to the penitentiary, even
if they did not hang them. Judging from
general results it has not had this effect.
The data for forming an intelligent conclu.
sion are however not attainable. In
case of this kind statistics are needed, and
these the County Clerks should be able to
furnish, though previous effort to procure
the information from those officials failed
signally. With the slender knowledge
available the prospect of reform through
the proposed reversion to the old law does
not appear very bright, but before any
change Is made some endeavor should be
made TO ascertain what effects the present
provisi on has really had.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
GOING TOO PAR.

The indications are that ParneI and his
associates are going too far with their
obstructive programme, and that they are
likely to be brought to standstill. The
temper of the House of Commons is not
just now particularly good, and with an
archy in Ireland and open and defiant OBJ
struction on the floor, it is likely to
become intolerant rapidly. The Land
Leaguers build too much on the supposition
that the House will allow itself to be
strangled with its own rules. No parlia-
mentary body will suffer that. When it
finds that business which it thinks urgent
is being impeded by these members, there
is strong probability that it will sweep
out of the way the rules on which they
rely, and adopt new ones by which they
can be gagged at pleasure. This is the
danger into which they appear to be run
ming their heads at present.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
AN ANc1sNr AND CUNNING DEVICE

Celius Secundus Curion was a jealous
Lutheran of the sixteenth century in Turin.
Taking exception to passage In sermon
Jesuit was preaching in the cathedral, he
called him liar. He was seized and
thrown into the prison of the Inquisition,
where his feet were shackled to ponderous
blocks of wood to prevent his moving. Ac-
cording to his own account, after having
spent a week in these ornaments, he in
duced his jailer, on the plea that he was
perishing of pain in his constrained po-
sition, to unshackle one leg for him. Then
he tore his shirt into shreds, and taking
off his stocking and slipper stuffed them
with these rags till he had made q very fair
model of leg and foot. A broken
broom.stick supplied him with a
bone, and as he tells it, hiding
my real limb under my cloak,
sat calmly awaiting the success of my
ruse. After time the young man came
in to pay me his usual visit and ask me
how l did. should feel better, said,
pointing to my dummy, 8 if you would
kindly fasten this leg to the fetter and let
me give the other rest. He consented,
and chained up my false limb with all i'm
aginable care" At night, when Curion
heard his attendants snoring, he parted
company with his fettered leg, undressed
it, clothed himself again and stole out OF
his cell, which no one had taken the trouble
to fasten on the outside. He found means
to scale the outer walls of his prison and
regain his liberty. His escape, which he
describes in this natter-of-fact way, figures
in the pious histories as the work of witch
craft. on the ground that the devil is ever
ready to assist his own.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
The Chinese Treaties Commissioner
Swift Interviewed.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 9th.-1he Call
to. morrow will publish an interview with
John L. Swift, one of the Commissioners to
negotiate a treaty with China, who returned
by the steamer Gaelic to-day. He states that
the report regarding the treaty published by
the New York Herald and telegraphed to this
coast was authentic, the information con-
tanned therein having been impaired by the
Commissioners to the Herald correspondent,
who accompanied the Commission. Mr..
Swift says that in addition to the points
heretofore made public the treaty contains a
clause reserving to the United States the
right to terminate at any time the residence
of Chinese laborers in this country. 1t was
also tacit!y understood that the Chinese can
not be naturaized in the United States, and
that the naturalizations already accomplished
shall be considered null and void. The
negotiations were concluded November Goth.
Every thing was ready on the 10th, but the word
disaster occurred in the treaty, and it is
the law of China that that word cannot be
presented to the attention of the Emperor
within FIVE days of certain important events,
among which is the birthday of member of
the royal family, which necessitated the delay.
About two weeks before the conclusion of
the treaty, the Commissioners were SO much
disheartened that they were on the point of
giving mp the negotiations, and would have
left Pekin, but for the fact that communica
lions were interrupted by the severity of the
weather. and pending their renewal the Chi
nese officials made the concessions desired.
Mr.. Swift denies the report that the Chinese
met the Commissioners half way in their
propositions, and says that the points sought
were only accomplished by persistent effort.
He also denies the report that Minister An
CELL contemplates resigning his position.
On December 18th Japanese coasting
steamer, with GO passengers and crew of y,
feundered in an inland sea, and GA lives were
lost
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
WHAT THE TIMES" DOES NOT KNOW,


The London Times frequently gives forth
such strange utterances about America as
indicate the survival of a phenomenal ig
norance in that great journal concerning
nearly everything transatlantic. 1t has
just now been commenting upon the char
acter of our immigration, and has reached
the conclusion that the United States are
to be envied in this connection. Curl
ously enough this observation comes pre-
cisely at the time when American thinkers
are predicting the most serious calamities
from that very European immigration
which the Times thinks we ought to be
proud Of Experience indeed has proved
that no matter how disposed foreigners
may be to industry and peaceful existence,
their general ignorance of the entire scheme
of government under which they are to
live renders them easy dupes to dema-
gogues who are by no means harmless,
and retards progress, and introduces
elements of confusion and danger and cor
ruption which it is impossible to counter
act with sufficient rapidity to prevent
grave evils. We do not know where the
Times obtained its idea that our immigrants
are all wealthy and well educated, but
certainly not from American statistics In
fact, the paralyzing influence of foreign ig-
nerance upon our politics has of late years
become so formidable that our educational
system has failed to keep up with it, and
it is notorious that our principal cities
have fallen into the hands of plunderers
through no other agency. Keen observers
have for some time past insisted that it
would be necessary to put stop to the
naturalization of foreigners as a measure of
self-protection, and it is to be noted that
this conviction is gaining ground steadily.
The Times, therefore, could hardly have
gone farther astray in its remarks.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
Senatorial yisit-Jndicial Investigation.

SAN JOSE, January Sth.-The Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings, made up of
Senators George I. Baker of this county, and
Senators Kelly and Traylor of San Fran
cisco, and Hill of Monterey, arrived here
this morning, and after thorough inspection
of the building in course of construction, ex-
pressed their surprise and satisfaction at the
progress of the work, the stability of the
structure and its cheapness. The building
will not use up the appropriation made for
erection. After looking over the building
the committee were rendered lunch at the
Auzerais House, and this evening all, with
the exception of Senator Baker, departed.
The Superior Court to-day decided that
William Veuve, recently elected City JUS
tice, is not empowered, under the charter, to
act as Police Judge. The decision grew out
of the fact that Veuve, who took his seat
last week, tried and convicted a man for
drunkenness. A writ of habeas corpus was
sued out, in order to obtain judicial deter
mination of the authority of Justice Veuve
to try cases arising from the violation of the
CITY ordinances
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10

AUBURN, January 9th.-About o'clock
this morning the large two-story Putnam
Heuse, near the station, was found to be on
fire, but no general alarm was given until
nearly o'clock, the employees thinking they
could control the flames. which were behind
the plastering. In this, however, they did
not succeed. The building was total loss
but very nearly all the carpets, furniture, etc.,
were saved. The chimney burned out Satur-
started then and smoldered until discovered
There was an insurance of S., 600 on the
property, for which $4,000 had been recently
refrlsed
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
Suicide by SfrYchnire.

2 SALINAS CITY, January Sth. - A man
named G.. Franconi. native of Switzerland,
aged 26, committed suicide yesterday at Ma
jilla canyon, near this city, by taking strych-
nine. The deceased had been in the Stock
ton Insane Asylum, and for some days pre-
vious to his committing the act complained
of severe pains in his head, saying he would
sooner die than go back to Stockton. The
deceased left a note in French, stating that
he had poisoned himself with strychnine. He
had been engaged in farming. The strych-
nine had been brought to the house by his
employer for the purpose of killing squirrels,
and was supposed to be hidden away.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
China and Japan-Arrival OF the Steam.
ship Gaelic.

SAN Francisco. January 9th.-Arrived,
steamer Gaelic. from Hongkong via Yoko-
hama
HosdKoNG, December 13th.-A telegram report
ing the failure of negotiations respecting the
kudja treaty has given rise to belief that hostili.
ties may occur on the frontier at any moment
Chiaa has made extensive preparations for war; but
will suffer greatly through lack OF discipline and
want of organization. 1t is stated that she intends
in the event Of hostties, to lay down torpedoes at
the entrances TO all treaty ports. AID to stop all
ships from coming or going out whether vessels
or traders 1t is also said that foreigners will be
employ in the navy.
December 3D. new hospital at Tientsiu. under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of foreign physician, form
ally opened by Il Hung Chang.
YOKOHAMA December 24th.-It is rumored that
General 0yama, Minister OF War, viii be appointed
u the Embassy at Paris, to succeed the late Mr..
Sameshima.
A Judge of Toxic. Saibansho was assassinateo in
the streets Of the capital al noon on the It'll OF De-
cember in revenge for the death OF the assassins
father fifteen years ago.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
NEVADA.
A Sensational Yarn.

CARSON, January Sth. "A sensational story
is current in Carson tonight to the effect that
recently, while Colonel Fair was in Can
delaria, plot was concocted by two men to
kidnap him, take him to the mountains and
demand $500, 900 ransom. Fair was stopping
at the house of A. b. Pyle, matchmaker,
who was offered $4,000 for his share of the
job. Fair was called to Aurora on business
that night and thus escaped. Pyle is
authority for the story. The men in the plot
were to have killed him if hard pressed and
fed to Mexico. There is nothing new in the
Senatorial situation. Sutro has announced
no change in the programme, and is now con-
sidered out of the fight for good.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
AMother.s sad Deafi,.

SAN JOSE, January Sth Yesterday after
noon four-year-old daughter of John Rob-
ertson, of the Eight-mie House, on the
Monterey road, was burned by her clothing
taking fire by a spark while out playing in
her fathers field, near where stubble was
burning. A gentlemen passing in wagon
ran to her assistance and smothered the
flames with a buggy robe, while the childs
mother, who, hearing her screams, had run
little one, was found to be terribly burned
about the abdomen. She fingered without
appearing to suffer much until half-past 6
o'clock this morning and died.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
WORTHY OF PRAISE"

Nevada Tr,.weekly Herald, January 4th.l
The New Year number Of theSAcsAsESro RECORD
us1os was very fine 1t contains a vast amount OF
valuable information regarding the condition OF the
State and also interestnz matter other subjects
This number is well worthy Of praise and the atten
ton Of all who admire enterprise,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
suicide Caused by NostaIgia.

PETALUMA, January Sth.--Mrs. Scofield
mother of d. G. Scoield, of the firm of SEQ
field & Tevis, San Francisco, and mother in
law of Dr. MacWhinnie, of this city, threw
herself from state-room window on the San
Rafael ferry-boat, about $3.50 this morning,
on her way to Petaluma. Mrs. Scofield came
here from New York city about four months
ago. Since her arrival here she has not been
home-sickness. Her dependency alarmed
her husband. and he has kept close watch
over her. Upon being left few minutes
alone to-day, she committed the rash act as
aforestated.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10

CARLIN, January 9th.-The following pas.
sengers passed Carlin to-day, to arrive in
Sacramento tomorrow: d. Maliano, Cen
trail America; Chas. III. Smith, Denver, COL;
Mrs. G. B. Skinner, Lincoln, SNeb.; E. Cor.
vett and wife, Portland, Oregon Y. Maliano,
Central America John w. Kerr, Salt Lake
City A. Randolph, Boston, Mass. E: K.
Holton, st. Louis, Mo-; r. Fl. Fowler. Eng
land VIM. Foote, Portland, Oregon; T. Il.
Perry. Og en-, Utah S. w. Criswell and
wife, Indiana T. r. Martin, Ogden, Utah
J. Fl. Beasley, Cincinnati, o.; c. II. Wickay,
Ohio; e. H. Joy, New York; J. j. Merry
worth, California J. S. Hellyburton, j.
Ewing, England George A. White, San
Francisco N. B. Hotchkiss, Utah ; 81 emf
grant passengers. including rs males, to ar
rive in Sacramento January 18th.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10

PETALUMA, January Sth.-A w. Bing-
ham, of this place, went to Santa Rosa last
Thursday on business, and put up at the
Grand Hotel. Not making his appearance
up to P. NJ yesterday, the door of his room
was forced open. He lay upon the bed, I'M
conscious. At this hour he is reported bet
ter, and some hopes of recovery are enter
tanned. 1t is supposed he turned ON the gas
after putting it out.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10

The Duke of Genoa, commanding the italian
frigate Vettor Psana, presented in audi n.e to
the Niksdo December 3d.
Cyrus w. Field left for China December 18TH
The Russian corvette Africa flying the flag of Ad-
miral Stackelberg, entered the harbor Dec mber
10Th. Stackelberg is temporarily in charge Of the
fleet, Lessoffsky being retained in Nagasaki with
broken leg, the result Of an accident.
1t is stated that five Russian men-of-war at pres
ent stationed at Nagssaki are under orders pro-
coed to Corea to make survey of that country.
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contest. Campbell will be admitted to his
seat, and Cannon will be compelled to rustic
on the outside. He is now placed in the same
position that the Gentiles were who have con
tested his seat in years past. There is no
doubt in the minds OF the Gertiles that Camp
bell will obtain and retain his seat in the 47th
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IN ADDITION TO LAST FRIDAYS ACKNOWL-
4 edsments the Management of the Protestant
Orphan ASYLUM desire to thank Messrs. Washburne
Redman for toys Mrs. Potter and Mrs. W.
Frat clothing and doll dressing; Mrs j. johnson,
$40; Mrs Elizabeth Richardson $40; unknown
friends $3.50: also, cash donations from Mrs. Mum
ford, Mrs Lether, Miss Crump, W. B. Davies, c. Z.
Spencer, E. J. Croly; Sam. Kingsbury, for use OF
express wagon. Per order.
iaIo-lt MRS c. W CLARKE President.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10

HAMMERS GIYcsRoLE TAR. The most perfect
cough cure extant Hundreds testify to its good
effects