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: RESULT OF Bae1ac I'D DJrY


Il appears that Wells, Fargo & Co.,
after yainly eudsayoriug TO obtain protec-
ton for their stage lines in certain parts of
the mountain counties, have at last de-
termined 10 close their Offices IN The robber-
haunted districts, and so relieve them
selves from the losses which have been in.
hicted upon them by stage robberies so
frequently Of late The Nevada Herald
states that " they are closing a number of
s. their branch Offices on routes where the
stages are frequently being stopped by
road agents. On the 9TH instant the
service from Auburn to Greenwood,
" Georgetown to Todds Valley, Forest
chill and Michigan Bluff, was ordered
discontinued, and similar action will be
taken in other localities. The company's
expenses in pursuing, apprehending and
prosecuting the robbers are something
enormous. In one recent case the arrest
and conviction of two men cost them
IS, 900. This action Of Wells, Fargo &
Co will be greatly regretted by the min
ing communities, and great loss to all
interested in mining operations in locali-
ties where the company have closed
their agencies" The withdrawal of the
agencies is but the beginning of more
serious Inconvenience. 1t is well known
that the safety of mining companies and
individual miners has long been
largely due to the practice of sending
away the products of the claims at
short intervals. This custom has tended
to make organized robberies too precarious
for the danger to be run. If, however, it
becomes known that there is no longer any
means OF transmission at the disposal of
the miners, the robbers who now devote
themselves to the stages will no doubt
transfer their attentions to the safes of the
mining companies and the cabins of the
solitary miners. In this way not only
robbery but murder will be encouraged,
and general insecurity will prevail in the
isolated districts. The action of the ex-
press company, however, cannot be Gen.
sured. 1t is the duty of the county au-
thorities to protect travel on their roads,
or it is the duty of the State. The county
authorities protest that they are not able
to perform the work, and the State refuses
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to undertake it. Had State Constabu-
larry or detective force, such as has been
proposed several times, been organized
two or three years ago, the class OF high
way robbers would have been extinguished
by this time, and there would have been
no necessity for such a step as Wells,
Fargo Co. are now taking. If the peo-
pie of the districts affected understand
their own interests they will bring all the
pressure they can to bear upon their mem
bers in the Legislature, and urge the pas
sage of State law instituting police force
capable of patrolling the mountain roads
and suppressing the road AGENTS.
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ACTUALLY A CONVICTION.

\ San Francisco jury mas actually
brought in verdict of murder in the first
degree, but assessed the penalty at impris-
onment for life. So unusual termination
of murder trial in that city renders it
necessary to add that the defendant was a
Chinaman. The California sentiment in
regard to homicide was probably more ac-
curately represented at Naps the other
day, when murder trial ended in the ac-
auittal of the defendant. In this latter
case the alleged murderer was white
man, and perhaps Cinnamon ought not 10
be allowed to count in statistics of this
kind
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everywhere. The phylloxera also, ac-
cording to Mr. Cooke, has gained posses
sion of most of our vineyards, and this is
even more serious matter than the cod
ling moth, the scale-bug and the red
spider 1t never was so important that
the vineyards of California should be free
from enemies of this kind, for there has
never before been 50 good an opportunity
for marketing. our wines in Europe.
Evidently something will have to be
done to protect all these industries, for it
is the unqualified opinion of those who
have examined the situation most care
fully that unless remedies are soon applied
we shall shortly be incapacitated Tor grow
ing either grapes, apples or pears, not to
speak Of other fruits We think it clear
that the Legislature should enact law
not only making the destruction OF insect
pests in orchards and vineyards compul-
sorry, but appointing officers, or an officer,
with power to see that the law Is obeyed.
In fact we appear to have reached stage
of development at which it is almost nee.
essary TO have some kind of an Inspector
or Supervisor or Commissioner in this
connection, whose business it should be
to travel over the State, examine the
condition Of The vineyards and orchards,
see that the trees and vines were kept
clean, and proceed promptly against such
persons as might DEFY the law For such
an officer we can think of no man half SC
well fitted as Mr. Cooke himself, though
we do not know whether he would be will
ing to accept il. Clearly, however, it i.
no use to spend time and money in finding
out the causes of injury to our orchards
and vineyards, and in discussing remedies,
so long as it IS impracticable to apply these
remedies with any certainty that the ex.
pertinent viii have a far chance. The in,
jury done BY earelessness in these matter;
is analogous to that which has long age
been provided against 10y quarantine ano
vaccination laws. l; We aetupon the prin
ciple that no man has a right to propagate
disease which may destroy human life, by
carelessness, we may consistently apply
the same principle TO the protection o
property Indeed the common law has
already recognized this principle, and mad'
It automatic, and the Legislature
Therefore need have no hesitation in en-
forcing st. Tie subject is one of the frs
| Importance, for an immense amount Of cap
/ ital is now invested in frnit and wint
culture, and if those industries are discour
aged at this time, or broken up by III,
unrestrained prevalence Of insect pests, i
viii probably be long time before any
effort VIII be made to rehabilitate them
us therefore TO be hoped that the Legis
lature will give the whole question serious
attention. and that it VIII not ALLOW
another year to pass without statutor,
/ remedies.
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LEGISLATION AGAINST INSECT PESTS.
We published Wednesday, che report of a
very interesting meeting of the State Ag-
ricultural Society, the most important bust
ness of which was discussion of the
means to be adopted for Riding the State
of insect pests. The statements made by
Mr.. Matthew Cooke, of Sacramento. on
this subject were particularly valuable.
There IS not probably another man in Cali
fornia who has mastered this branch Of
entomology SO thoroughly as Mr.. Cooke
He has made original and exhaustive in
vsstigations and experiments into the
nature and habits Of all the insects which
injure the orchard and vineyard, and he is
as enthusiastic naturalist as any Of the
self-taugbt scientists whose lives and labors
have been given to literature by Mr..
Smiles. The statements OF Nh Cooke
show that it Is perfectly useless for men
like himself to devote their time and skill
to the discovery Of remedies for our insect
enemies, or for fruit and vine growers here
and there to adopt these remedies, unless
such legislation is had as viii compel
all orchard and vineyard proprietors
to keep their trees and vines clean.
In this csse it is impossible for
individuals to bring about reform, for
the reason that, however careful and
painstaking they may be, they cannot pro-
tect themselves against the mischievous
consequences of carelessness on the part of
their neighbors. The insect pests are
propagated and spread abroad so easily
and in so many ways, that nothing short
of comprehensive system of treatment
can make head against them. Ii, for ex-
ample, there is large orchard to which
every attention is paid, and all the trees
in which have been thoroughly cleaned of
insects, this care may be entirely thrown
away if there happen to be the other
side of the fence half dozen neglected
and dirty trees, for the vermin from these
latter are sure to find their way across into
the clean orchard. Mr.. Cooke related an
instance in which the crop of an orchard
of 800 trees had been destroyed in just
this way, through the obstinacy and mean
ness of neighboring orchardist who re-
fused to keep his trees clean, and who
finally proposed to blackmail his neighbors
bv selling his trees to them at an exorbi-
tant price. As the case stands every owner
of two or three scrubby apple or pear trees
can Illustrate the most energetic efforts of
the largest neighboring orchard proprietor,
by simply leaving his trees to the insects.
But these pests are disseminated in other
WAYS also. 1t has been found that the
codling moth was spread all over the State
through the indiscriminate use OF fruit pack
ing boxes. The eggs were in the crevices of
the boxes, and as the boxes were passed
round from one farm and one county to
another, they carried the pest with them,
until now i. has obtained foothold almost
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THE WEEKLY UNION.

The WzBa1g UNION vith each issue improves and
becomes more and more valuable paper, more and
more desirable in the mesket place. the household,
the Office and shop and on the farm. l. IS receiving
constant attention, ana nothing is lei5 unaone TO
make it 10 lt stronger sense what it already IS
the best weekly GA tho Pacific coast II is issued III
seni-weekly parts, each consisting Of eight pages
and thus it goes or. 70 is readers twice IN each
week and aInaos, Ills lie mission Of dairy paper,
conveying as It does tao new oitener ana fresher to
the people than any other weekly paPsr. IL is
mailed Tor a year prepaid for = 50.
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AN EzFaAoRDIa ny PaoqosiTI0N.


Senator Paul Neumann has become spon
sor (by request) for most extraordinary
measure. It appears as Senate Bill No.
l42, and IS entitled 50 An Act TO regulate
" craft proficiency and fer other purposes
d" connected herewith. It provides that
50 each and every person pursuing or prac-
g tioing any craft. trade profession Or oo-
cupation requiring special knowledge,
Z" skill or experience shall exhibit in a
" conspicuous place in his shop, office, or
& other place OF business, a certificate is
Z" sued from some society Of his craft,
g stating that such person is competent
e and duly qualified to work in such craft,
% trade, or other occupation. TIE second
section provides that within silky days
iron the passage Of the Act crafts
men of each and every trade and pro
fession must organize one general or several
societies for each craft, not exceeding one
in each county. These societies are then
to inquire into the qualifications Of all
their fellow craftsmen, and are 10 give Ger
tifcates to those Who are found competent.
These wonderful guilds are further to enact
such rules and regulations as they choose,
for their government, and also for " the
detection and punishment OF fraud,
collision. or any dishonest or disrepu-
table acts OF its membeI., and generally
- to contribute to the advancement and
elevation Of such craft, and its crsditable
perpetuation. Whoever fails to apply
for certificate from his craft guild, OF
neglects to join his proper craft society, is
to be deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor,
and may be fined $50. This Is the sub
stance Of bill which we can Only con
clude to be very obscure joke, or q
piece Of unadulterated lunacy. We
are perplexed to understand the connec-
ton of Senator Neumann with it, and stil
more SO by the fact that it should have
been passed to print. We should have
thought that so wildly ridiculous a scheme
would have found It's proper receptacle in
the legislative waste-basket as soon as its
character was ascertained. 1t Is certainly
not justiGable to squander she money Of
the people in printing such ined9ble rub
bish, nor can the excuse OF q joke be ac-
cepted N such case, since the fun OF the
thing is far less apparent than its absurd.
ity. Perhaps Senator Neumann viii en-.
tighten US as to the motives which induced
him to assume the paternity o. so eccentric
and impractical bill.
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The redemption of mutilated currency is
not as familiar matter upon this coast as at
the East, where paper money alone was used
for several years; but to tie most expert the
question Of the value of portions Of bank.
notes, or Of fractional currency, is 3 very pc
culiar one, and is governed by printed instruo.
lions issued by the Secretary of the United
States Treasury Department The instruc-
tions are to the effect that notes mutiated
not to the extent Of one-tenth, and fractional
notes mutilated not TO the extent Of na-df5h,
ara redeemable for their face value by the
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers Of the
United States but il the fractional note Is
mutilated more than one-ffth and the United
States note is mutilated mora than tenth,
neither is redeemable at the Assistant Treas
urer's Office, the Treasurer of the United
States reserving that to himself. When such
mutilated notes are redeemed, so many tenths
of the face value of the note as there are
tenths Of the whole paper remaining, pro-
vided the fragment is not less than one-haf,
is paid for it. Where less than half note
exists, it viii be redeemed for its face value
if the owner can furnish proof in the form OF
an affidavit of self and others cognizant OF
the facts that the missing portion has been
totally destroyed. Fragments not redeem
able are rejected and returned.
The following letter from the Secretary OF
the Treasury has just been received IN this
city, and indicates the caution that Is exer-
cised upon the subject
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stitutional provisions and judicial prece-
dents, as this reckless Territorial Executive
has been guilty OF. The Republican party
is especially bound to uphold the validity
of the doctrine to which it has al.
ready owed the Presidency, nor could
it, wholly apart from this, find in
the decisions of the Courts, no matter
what the political bias Of the Judges,
any ground for abandoning its position in
regard to the minority candidate. The
only decisions which tend the other way
are some English ones, but it is notorious
that the view of the law taken in them has
never been followed in the United States.
Campbell can have no valid title to a seat
in Congress. The certificate of the Elk
ecutive of course does not constitute such
title. The Executive cannot elect man
to Congress, though Mr., Murray appears
to think he has the power. Whether or
not Cannon is Ineligible question which
can only be determined by the House itself
Campbell is very certainly not elected.
The ineligibility of his opponent cannot do
him any good. His case stands on its own
merits, and there is no question that he
received minority, not a msjority,
Of the votes cast This whole case,
however, shows how very careful the
Governor of q Territory Ike Utah ought to
be to keep himself from factional bitter
ness. 1t is clear enough shat Governor
Murray has been led into mis- present IN
tenable position through desire to please
the Gentle population of Utah, and to do
something against AIormonism. AS the
laws did not afford him the opportunity to
exercise his power in this direction legiti-
mately, he has thought it would be fine
stroke of policy TO ignore The laws. and the
result is what we see. After what has
happened, we think there can be no doubt
that Governor Murray ought 10 be removed.
No man who is so Ignorant Of the law. or
so reckless Of It's violation, can be trusted in
an executive capacity, and therefore he
should be superseded by a person Of better
information and larger discretion.
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Shocking Loss Of Life and Great De-
struotion Of Property.


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OGDrs. January 14.A.-A dispatch from
Wsbsateb reports that it is showing,
blowing and drifting At that point.
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SACRAMENTO CITY DmECronY FOR 1851
The canvass for the above work is nov COM
pleted, and the compilation and printing of
the same is now in progress. Notice viii be
taken of additions, removals, changes of
business, ETC., If handed in to the publishers
Corrections will be made up to the time of
going to press. II. S. Croker & Co., 20S and
30 street. L. M. Mckinney & Co., COM
pliers. January IA, 1881.
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VALUABLE FOR REFERENCE"

IRel Bluff Peoples Cause January 4thl
The holiday REcoRD-USos was an immense paper
1t comprised twenty pages of most excellent read
ing matter. 1t is very valuable paper to file away
for reference.
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SORE THROAT, diphtheria, quinsy, are diff
ferent forms of congestion, the result of
Catching cold" Trask's Magnetic ONT
ment was never known to fail in Immediately
relieving the congestion and curing these
forms.
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WASHINGTON, u. C-i Vtluebg IL 4oo4"
A. L. Frost, ESQ.,, Collector of Internal Revenue,
Fourth District, Sacramento, Californa-Sr:
have received your letter of the goth ultmo, incos
ing for redemption $780, currency received by you as
collections and refused by National Gold Bank Of D.
o. Mills & Co. the United States depository in your
city where your deposits are made and stating that
the reason given by the bank for not receiving it
was that the Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco
declined to receive such money as transfer Of
funds.
In reply have to inform you that the Treasurer
of the United States has redeemed the currency az
its full value and in dus course OF business you will
receive draft for the amount.
also inclose for your information copy of depart
rnent regulations, dated December Is, 1879, gov
erning the redemption of mutilated currency, and
YOU will be expected TO receive on Government &C
count only such United States notes the treasury
will redeem at their full face value and the bank
and the Assistant Treasurer will be required IN all
,ses to accept such notes at par when presented
for deposit or transfer on Government account.
The department is aware of the worn aud de-
faced condition of the United States notes in circu
lation in your section Of country, but excepting
provided in the circular, relief can be granted
without additional egislation by Congress. A copy
OF this letter and inclosed circular have been fur
nished the bank and Assistant Treasurer for their
information and guidance Very respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
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Having committed one blunder in with.
holding the certificate from Cannon, how
ever, he has proceeded to perpetrate an
equally fragrant one in issuing the certifi-
cate to man who was not elected, and who
has no more title to it in law than Gov
ernor Murray himself. In fact had he is.
sued the certificate to himself his action
would not have been one whit more
lawless than it is now. We cannot doubt,
under the circumstances, that Cannon will
be admitted to his seat, or that Campbell
will be rejected by the House. No party
can possibly afford to sanction such an in
vasion alike of republican principles, con-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-15

IEsURANcR-Tl Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company, during the year $780, paid
out for death losses SIS, S5S, aud for matured
endowments $40, 544. The receipts from in
terest upon loans were in excess Of the years
mortality, "a was the case in 1879. These
facts still further justify the language of our
Insurance Commissioner in his letter of March
10Th to the President of the company, where
in ne says: Permit me to express my graft
fcation for the healthy and improving con-
ditiou which, on examination, L found the
company to be IN" With the energetic and
prudent management which now character
ICES the company, and with the bright pros
pect for the ensuing year before our people,
we can safely antici pate the continued success
Of this popular home institution.
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The wheat warehouses OF Corvallis Or,
have combined c1Paclty Of 10000 BUSH
els.
The iron plates lelcDgag 20 The M0uad-
mock are beng taken out OF the mud at
Vallejo.
Twenty-oDe million six hundred thousand
pounds o. wheat were Skipped from San
Diego during 1850.
The property valuation OF Benton coun-
ty, Or, IS 81. 765 2S2. l. contains an area
Of ], ITO square mics.
Salmon trout weighing ten pounds are
being caught in the small streams about
Ukiah, Menjociao county.
An orchard o. English walnuts at Los
Nistos, Cal, IS said to have paid its owner
$40 to the tree this season.
Splitting car tickets so as to obtain two
rides on one ticket IS the latest dodge Of
the INSCRIPTIONS at Oakland.
A hundred men are employed in the
Castle Rock quarries, in Colorado. The
stone is a beautiful pink and white lava
j. w. Webb is now sole proprietor and
publisher OF the Lompoc Record, having
purchased the interest Of N a. Powers
Tombstone and Tucson both want
branch Mint, and each city is making an
effort to obtain the coveted improvement.
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THE GREAT STORM.

4 Terrible Night in the Canyons
Of Utah.
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SNOW SLIDES And THBIR WORK
Daily Republican., 1881-03-09
Another GRAND Army Post.

Post No. ., G. A. r.. Of Mil Creek
was mustered in last night by Depart
msnt Commander McNair, assisted by
Commander Bliss and Commander
White, OF Smyth Post, and Aid Ct
Camp Jackson, Of the department staff,
officers Of the day. Addresses were
made by Commander Buckingham and
others, aud o pleasant time was expe'
rieneed. The visitors wers royalty en-
tertained and did not return home un,
til this morning, The following officers
OF the new post were installed by the
Department Commander;
Post Commandsr-.R. G. Bucking
ham.
Senior Vice Commander. Samuel
WogTall.
Junior Vice Comm andsr-- james HSrk
ness.
Surgeon-Lsvi MGCarm lex.
Chaplain-Hsnry n. Whlteman.
Officer. Of the Day-William Il. Pen
NOOK.
Adjutsnt-I.ewis L. Collins.
Quartermaster-Josepb Il. Pet:,ds
Manager.
issr.of- ths.6usrd-Jacob B. Moore
Sergeant. Msjor-Alban Buckingham
Quarter Master Ssrgeant-John W
W0rrsll.
Ssntries-Jsmes Stafford and joseph
Chambers.