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SARA BgRNHlRDr AND RgR GAtgs

Sara Bernhardt is said to have made
$3.50, 600 by her American engagements.
This is the outcome of all the moral lect.
ures with which her advent was greeted.
She has come, and she is going away
again with her pockets full of American
gold, the willing tribute of our pleasure
lovers to her art. While such facts exist
it will be more than useless to lament the
frivolity of the age. One such incident
will 60 farther than an Alexandrian library
Of homilies. Sara Bernhardt is no doubt
shocking example, but she is also most
decided success from worldly point of
view ; and the worldly point of view is
that which the great majority of people
regard as the most important The cant
of civilized mankind is illustrated in
Mademoiselle Bernhardt's triumph. We
talk about virtue and goodness and intel
lectual goodness and all manner of lofty
and severe and moral questions, and we
affect to think them of the first impor-
lance. But we show what we really prefer
by making the fortunes of those who
amuse US and cater to our lower tendon
cies. The art of the actor is not high art
in the best sense of that term,
though it may be very respectable
art. It is, however, art which
the world appreciates infinitely more than
it has ever done high art, and therefore
it is an art which will always be cult
waited most assiduously. Nor is there any
ground for complaint because an actress
like Sara Bernhard can make $50, 600
IN a few months. Whoever elects to de-
pend upon the worlds favor must abide
by the worlds verdict. The man who
thinks he can reform humanity, and who
devotes his best years to the evolution of
a new philosophy, has no right to find
fault if in his old age he is neglected and
left to starve. He went into the market
with his eyes open. He knew what wares
were popular, and he chose to provide
himself with others. Those who cater
to the tastes of the majority are certain
to succeed if they are skillful and sub
servient enough, but they must pitch
their key low throughout The world
is always generous to those who tickle it
and relieve its WEAKNESS, but though it
pretends to entertain the greatest veaera-
ton for its teachers and preachers it is
with considerable reluctance that it is
persuaded to keep them from starvation.
Sara Bern hsrdt has no doubt earned her
money. Let it never be forgotten that
virtue is its own reward, and consequently
that it has no right to expect any other.
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gEWS OF THE MORNING,

In New York Government bonds are quoted at
1l4} for As Of 1907 1929 for IS OF 1851; u33 Tor
As: sterling, 81 S2lai IS silver bars, ll2s.
Silver in London, sgd consols 100 3-l6;
per ,sut. United States bonds, lo4! As isl
AS, u6}
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par; Mexican dollars, s1c.
At Liverpool wheat is quoted at 9s Sd s3s sd for
good to choice California
The Sierra Nevada Miaing Company have levied
an assessment OF 81 per share.
The weakness noted in mining stocks for the past
two days at san Francisco was still prominent
yesterday morning Scarcely sing stock on the
Comstocl; lode escaped the unfavorabe turn which
has come upon the market. Compared with the
best rates Thursday values yesterday were eff from
Sc up to 8 50 pr share in nearly all descriptions
E. Ceariey died at Centerville, Alameda. county,
from injuries roc -iyed by runaway team.
In the Lyle murder case at Martinez, the jury
failed to agree.
Extensive robbery of freight cars IS complained of
at Truckee.
Eureka, New, is the possessor of well-defined
case of smallpox.
The first dedicntion Of church edifice in Lewis
ton, Idaho, will take p ce to morrow.
In shooting ARRAY at San Francisco yesterday,
Thomas 81. Cunningham was killed and j. A. Chan
dler wounded. The parties married sisters.
The steamer Nellie has been wrecked WILDLY
Island, W T., and will probably prove total loss.
Two thousand ennigrants sailed from Cork Thurs
day and yesterday for the United States
The evacuation of Candahar is completed
The Turkish Government has prohibited the I'M
portation Of American pork.
Another war is impending in the ITansvaal.
Two men and woman were murdered in Ed
wards county, Texas, tuesday, by unknown parties
Three children were burned to death yesterday at
Hull, Quebec
Lucinda FOwlkes (colored) was hanged at Lunen-
berg Court house, Va, yesterday for the murder OF
her husband.
Young Parish, the telegraph operator who was
run over by train near The Dalles, Or, recently,
died from his injuries yesterday.
Fire uear Dallas, Or.
Senator 3Iller threatens to break the Senate dead
}oe3S by voting with tue Democrats in order to
IS lss consideration of the Chinese treaties
Abrlm Martin, a wife murderer. was hanged at
Ab5evlae, S. c yesterday.
a s-rious accident occurred yesterday on the Den.
we aud Rio Grande Railroad.
The heaviest storm ever known there prevailed at
Huntsville, Texas, yesterday.
The Missouri river at Council Bluffs last right was
foot and five inches higher than ever before known
there, and the situation regarded as desperate.
&silroad traffic in that vicinity is a standstill.
The inside pages OF to-day's RECORD CyIos will
9bc found well worthy of a careful perusal.
The appropriation bill occupied the attention of
she State Senate mainly Yesterday 1t resolved to
r,suse appropriation for the State Engineers De-
"a tment
In the Assembly the entire day consumed in
discussing amendments to the Senate road bill and
tao 1ehceaey bills.
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THE "mAcHINs" ON TRIAL.

Mr. D0rman B. Eaton has just issued
his report upon the effect of civil service
reform as applied to the New York Gus
tom. house and Postoffice, and it contains
some very interesting and suggestive facts.
He shows that under machine manage
ment the appointments and removals were
so increased that the staff at the Custom
house and Postoffice must have resembled
a regimental depot in time of war. And
one of the most significant facts about the
matter is that the removals were just as
frequent when one Republican Collector
succeeded another, as when a Democrat
succeeded Republican, or rice versa.
Thus it is shown that Collector Smythe,
though he succeeded a Republican, Col
hector Barney, removed $50 out of the 903
subordinates in the Custom house. Col
lector Grinnell, who succeeded Smythe,
removed 80 officers out of 500. Collector
Murphy, who succeeded Grinnell. made
33S removals in eighteen months. "Thus,
says Mr.. Eaton, GO in the period of FIVE
"years, or 1865 secular days, there had
been | ,676 removals in the New York
''Custom- house, or more than at the
rate of one for every day. The
aggregate was very nearly equal to re-
"moval of every official twice in that
time" Aud now mark what happened
under the much-abused Administration of
President Hayes. Since he went into Of
fee there have been A removals in the
Custom. house against the $50 of Smythe
the $40 of Grinnell, and the 33S of Muir
ply, and every one of these A has been
for cause. Mr.. Eaton says: Il have
"found no reason to think that any re-
"moval has been made for partisan or
"merely political reasons" These facts
speak for themselves. No business could
be properly conducted in which the agents
were being changed so continually as they
have been under the machine system.
That method must be fatal to efficiency,
and it ever has been. The people pay Tor
this inefficiency, and it is in their interest
tn at reform is demanded. Mr.. Hayes has
shown that it is possible, aud that is the
main reason why he is abused and hated
so by the defenders of the corrupt and per-
nicious machine" system.
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nation. It is not mere question of npin-
ator Conkling. It is a question whether
appointments shall be made as the Consti-
tuition provides, by the President, by and
with the consent of the Senate, or by the
Senate in defiance of the President. And
it is clearly impossible for the Senate te
take position against the President on
an appointment concerning the propriety
of which no objection can be raised, with
out committing itself to the unconstitu-
tional theory we have been examining !;
for it is plain that such position in
wolves denial of freedom of choice to
the President, and a corresponding assump
ton of final right of determination on
the part of the Senate.
If, therefore, this is really the character
of the struggle which is alleged to be CO.
ing on behind the deadlock over Mahone
it is time the public comprehended it, to
the end that they may indicate their ap-
| plONds Vi VuS dbbituQS' II
would evidently be impossible for him to
take any other position than that which
he occupies, without abdicating his consti-
tutional authority altogether He must
assert his rights against all unconstitu-
tional usurpatioss. The power of appoint,
ment must rest in his hands so long as
the Constitution remains unaltered. The
Senate cannot be justified in siding with
any one OF its members who for his own
purposes chooses to resist an appointment
otherwise unobjectionable Should it do
so it must bring itself into collision with
the Constitution and with the people, and
if President Garfield is only opposing such
an illegitimate movement there can be nc
doubt that be is strictly within the line Of
his duty, and that there is nothing in his
course to justify the disparaging reports
which have lately been sent from Wash.
ington. These reports, in fact, smell o.
the machine" a league of, and they
must be read with sharp distrust and in
| credulity
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TIE ART OF tbs PERIOD

1t has been observed by great living
art critic that the nineteenth century is
practically without invention or progress in
art matters, and truly the statement would
seem to be a just one. For it is period
without style of its own period in
which there's fantastic gathering up of the
ugiinesses and crudities of the past, defiant
and perverse baptism of ancient heresies,
tendency to run counter to all the
previously received principles and theories.
apparently for no other motive than con-
tradiction. Take for example the angular
styles OF decoration which have become so
common. These are as inartistic, as I'M
picturesque, as ungraceful as possible, and
concerning this there is no room for
disputation. For it is not mere fancy
that curved lines are the most graceful
They are of necessity the most graceful,
because they imply the successful achieve
ment of purpose with the least force or
friction All graceful motion is easy mo-
ton. All awkward motion is angular mo.
ton. Angularity therefore is hopelessly
vicious in art, and no amount OF mystic
twaddle or Swinburnian rubbish can alter
that fact
1t is apparently imagined that just now,
because everybody dabbles in some decora-
tive art frivolity, therefore art culture is
becoming general This is a mistake True
art was never less stldied than at the
present day. True art is simplicity joined
with judgment and both simplicity and
Judgment are conspicuous by their ab-
sence from most OF the modern art
exhibits and products. When art is de.
graded into fashion, indeed, it is inevi.
table that it should be deteriorated, for it
| is not by such methods that it can be-
come absorbed by the popular intellect.
The present century presents .dreary
medley OF art revivals from past periods.
It has ceased to think OF progress,
and has devoted itself to the
reproduction of the least beautiful and
graceful works of bygone generations. Its
keramic rage, its Queen Ann fever, It's
japanese mania, are each and all false
esthetics. There is in these crazes no
more connection with true art than
exists between the preposterous yearn-
ings of the biblomaniac after large
paper copies and first editions, and the
dignity and beauty of Literature. The
nineteenth century has failed to produce
an art school that will live. 1t has been
rocco century, and the succeeding
one will learn little or nothing from it.
Perhaps, however, its very barrenness
may stimulate the coming generation to
| progress,
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TaE BEST PAPER

Published in California to-day, for the family, the
business Office, the shop the market and the field
is THE SACRAMENT WEEKLY UNION, issued in semi
weses parts, the two making up paper of sixteen
large close pages the whole furnished by mall pre-
paid, one year, for 81 50. The advantage OF the
UNION in being sent out twice each week must be OBJ
vious to all 1t brings the news oitener and fresher
every reader, and thus forestas the intelligence
in the old style of weekIies But the UNION is also
the best paper in matter OF all kinds Its editorials
are bold, clear positive and logc- its miscellany
choice, chaste and varied; its news departments
full fresh and from the most approved sources its
market. quotations reliable and its correspondence
from the best OF writer's.
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yDiEEo.
Weztier-COsl grafton
RFesbyferfanisE.

Lewiston, April 22l.-A severe rain
storm has prevailed throughout this section
during the past twelve hours. aud is still
continuing. Snake and Clearwater rivers
are rapidly rising. During the month past
the weather has been warm, with but little
rain Farmers have plowed and seeded ex
teusively. All crops look well. and are in
advance Of last years. The acreage of fax
and wheat will be large.
Two veins of coal have been discovered
near the Clearwater, forty FIVE miles east OF
this point.
Immigration is rapidly absorbing the lands
north and east of Lewiston.
A convocation of Presbyterian clergy is
now assembled in this city. The rstdedica-
tIon of a church edifce in Lewiston viii take
place on Sunday next, when DR.. Lindsey
will coasecrate the new Presbyterian Church.
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Train.Robhtng a Truckee.

TBucKEE. April 22l.-Last night and the
night before the Central Pacific Railroad cars
which stood on the side-traclz at this place
were broken into and robbed of several cases
of boots, hats, caps, tea, rice and other mar-
chandise, to the value of nearly $500. The
robbers compelled the company's Waterman
to leave at the point of a pistol. He gave
the alarm and an officer went to the place.
Three trsmps and one Chinaman were arrest
ed, who were found in the possession of some
of the goods. Twenty-Five mats of rice, sew
eral cases of boots and few of the hats have
been recovered. The company have been
losing goods at this point for good while
past, but never could fad any trace of the
robbers. There appears TO be a regularly
organized gang of the thieves here, composed
of y hite men as well as Chinese. The Off
GERS are engaged in an active pursuit, and
have good reason to believe that they can
break up the gang.
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AEyADA.
smsIl.pox-Thc Richmond. Albion Gas

Sn,sll-Pox-The Richmond, Albion Case.
EUREKA, April 22i.-A case of well-defaed
smallpox has appeared here, the patient
being r. II. Glassford, who lately visited
San Francisco, where it is supposed he con-
tracted the disease.
The arguments in the Richmond Albion
case are now progressing. They will be fla
ished tomorrow evening. The whole matter
seems to have sinmered down to question
OF law as to the St. George patent OF the
Richmond, and the Uncle Sam title of the
Albion
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OREGON.
Adylecs rrem Portland.

PORTLAND, April 22d.-Don Parish, the
young telegraph operator at the station be-
You'd The Dalles, who fell from train and
had leg badly crushed few days ago, died
to-day from the effects OF the injuries. Par
ish was about p years of age. His parents
live at Port Townsend. The body viii be
forwarded there for intsrmept
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Seaside Visitors,

MONTEREY, April 221.-The following are
among those registered at the Hotel Del
Monte to-day: R. w. Ball and wife, Miss
Ball, San jose w. S. HoTr and wife. Miss
Horr, Denver, Col; B. r. Croeker, Sacra-
mento r. C. Villas and wife, New York /:
Samuel o. Hunt, James McCord, wife and
child, III. ii. Levy, wife and chill, John
Roach, Henry o. Asher, San Francisco.
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CHURCH MusIe.-A family party trav-
cling from church to church during the past
few weeks to decide what singing they had
better sit under, confronted the minister of
one of the most fashionable churches, after
service one afternoon, with Who is the
prina donna of your church, MR."
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Democratic Nominations

STOCKTON. April 22l.-The Democrats of
the Second Ward made the following noni-
nations: For Councilrnen, J. w. Smith,
John c. White, John d. McDougald for
School Trustees, L. Y. Reed and Fl. W.
Taylor Free Library Trustees, j. NJ Larue
and William M. Hickman.
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WASHINGTON TgaRIronY.
Welcoming Blsaop-SteaI,,e Ashore
Weather

Welcoming a MISUNDERSTANDING Ashore
Weather.
SEATTLE, April 22d.-The steamer Phan-
tom left here ct 1880 this forenoon to
convey the Vestry Of Trinity Cauroh of this
city and other Practitioners to Tscoma TO
meet The ne.ly-appointed Bishop of the Ter
ritory, en- route from the East via Portland
to Seattle.
The steamer Nellie WAS driven ashore on
WILDLY Island yesterday, while off Crescent
harbpr, She Is repcrtet likely TO become
total wreck. Part 81 her hurricane deck was
broken to pieces and carried away last night,
while her hull is entirely uGder water.
The weather is changeable, with iutermis-
sions Of sunshine aud showers.
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Failed to agree.

MARTINEz, April 22d.-The jury in tie
Lyle murder case. failing to agree, were dis
charged at IL o'clock this morning. They
stood nine for conviction of murder in tie
first degree and three for acquittal. The case
will be reset for trial.
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Fatal Result.

CENTREvnLE, April 22d-E. Cearley, an
old resident of this place, died last night from
injuries received about ten days ago by his
team running away. He was a pioneer.
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that the wild and silly stories connected
with his name are not published with his
consent, and that though he may not care
greatly about such nonsense, he would pre-
fer obscurity to such adyertisiny
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"What's eggs this morning. eggs.
of course" says the dealer. "Well,
said the customer, Pm glad of it, for the
last bought of you were chickens"
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SHASTA, April 22d.-Sherif Hull and de-
tective Hume have discovered the camp Of
the highwaymsn vino robbed the Igo and
Anderson stage on April 1871, but have not
CAPTURED the robber as vet.
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LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
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Etc.
Etc
CALIFORNIA.
shooting Array Eesween Bro,hers.In-
Law enc Killed and The Other
wounded.

shooting ARRAY Between Broihers-In-
Law one Killed and The Other
Wounded.
SAN Francisco, April 22i.-Ahout half
past 10 o'clock this morning. shooting affray
occurred at the corner OF Washington and
kesrny streets, between Thomas w. Gun.
ningham and J. a. Chandler, in which the
former was killed and the latter wounded,
though not dangerously. Family quarrels
were the cause of the tragedy, the parties
having married sisters. Chsndler claims
that Cunningham sought to break up his
family, in consequence of which Chandler's
wife left him aAd sued for divorce. He
also claims that Cunningham first drew pis-
tol with threatening language. Cunningham
was a commission merchant. Chandler was
formerly in the Mint. and was subsequently
q member of the California Board OF Brokers.
He has lately been out of business, but is ex-
pecting Government appointment. 1t is
reported tina. lac is a nephew of the late Jack
Chandler.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
SAN FRANcIsco, April 22i.-A more ex-
tended statement by Chandler regarding the'
tragedy is to the following effect Owing to
The influence OF Cunningham Mrs. Chandler
commenced proceedings for q divorce.
Chandler fled q counter bill. Meantime Mrs
Chandler left her home end took up her
resideace with Mr.. ard Mrs. Cunningham.
List Friday Chandler weat to Gun,
ningham's house for the purpose of
seeing his child. He was requested to vail
outside. While there he was assaulted by
Cunningham and another man, but nothing
serious occurred. Chandler then obtained an
order of the Court to see his child. Mean
time dispate arose regarding the ownership
of a trunk, or some other piece of personal
property, and this morning the case came up
in Justice Ryan's Court, corner cf Washing.
| ton and Kearny streets, Before its corclu-
sion Cunningham left the Courtroom. Soon
after Chandler started out and met Cunning.
ham at the door. Chandler said in effect that
he loved his wife wanted no trouble and asked
| if some amicable arrangement could not be
| had. Cunningham replied by drawing a re-
volver and saying: Wilyou have it now -
On the impulse of self preservation Chandler
| drew and emptied the contents Of his revolver
at his antagonist. 0.e SHOT struck him
! squsrely in the forehead, and he fell. Char
| der received one shot, which passed through
his arm, lodging IN his side. infiicting a fash
wound. All the chambers of Chandlet's
! pistol were found empty, and four of Gun
ninghams. Cunningham was still breathing
| when your correspondent left him, but his
death was question of but q few moments.
The seuaFaBtiHcd PasseBgers-Assessin
zeyteR.
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PACIFIC COAST.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD.
UNION
A TRAGEDY AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Family Troubles Cause Two srothers-in-
Law to Shoot Each Other.
EXTENSIVE TRAIN ROBBERY AT TRUCKER.
A Well-Defned Case of Smallpox at
Eureka. New.
INTERESTING OREGON NEWS ItEas.
Steamer Wrecked on the Washington Ter
ritory Coast.
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Tie Guaranteed Passengers-As
ECVten.

San FRANoIsco, April 22i.-The Board of
Health, at special meeting this evening,
resolved to keep the passengers of the in
fected steamer Oceanic in quarantine on the
vessel uutil the next meeting of the Board
Sierra Nevada levied an assessment Of 81
to-day
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A TRAGEDY AT SAN FRANCISCO.
EXTENSIVE TRAIN ROBBERY AT TRUCKER.

A Well Defined Case of Smallpox at
Eureka, New.
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INTERESTING OREGON NEWS HENS.

teamer Wrecked on the Washington Ter
ritory Coast.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-30

Ladies' lap boards at D. M. Slender
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the GREAT ENGLISH RFErnr

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Cure for Nervous
pebility,Exhausts
vitality seminal
Weakns sperms.
.orrnL.a. LOsy
MANH0OD,L
potency, Paralysis
and all the terrible
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youthful follisa sud
excuses In mstnres
VARFH-anOh 49,
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Haskell is now opening the finest as
sortment of wall brackets ever received in
Eureka. They are useful as well as n
mental.