Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-26

Commissioner Loring to investigate the ex-
periments in tea culture, of which LIE Due had
made such extensive advertisements. Saun-
ders has made his report to Commissioner
Loring. He shows the tea farm as simply
one of those exhausted plantations of which
the south has so many, worn out by success
sive crops, without care or fertilizing. There
is upon the place an old mansion once occu-
pied by former owner, and an artificial lake
in which there is not drop OF water. The
money expended by LIE Due thus far seems to
have been mainly appropriated to remove old
ruins, and in attempting to rebuild the man
sion andlayingan avenue through the grounds.
1t does not appear what particular relations
the expenditure Of money for that purpose
had to the cultivation of tee. General lie
Due proposed to fill up the lake, build an
iron bridge over if, and possibly cultivate and
have his tea planted in pots on that bridge.
So it appears, according to Saunders report,
that the farm is poor, hungry and sandy,
some portions of which may possibly once
have been classed poor sand loan, but it can
now support only the scantiest kind of veg
citation, and has scarcely trace of loan. 1t
is in no sense adapted to tea culture. Saun-
ders thinks the tea experiments, if they are
to be made at all, should be male much
further south. He believed Florida pre-
sents the most favorable condition. He re-
ports that at present some $500 per month IS
paid for the supervision of $50 worth OF
labor-the only results of S15, 900 appropri-
ated by Congress for tea culture to be found
on this farm. The place has not even a
stable for mules. Saunders recommends the
farm to be abandoned, and one person be re-
tanned to take charge of the tea plants al
ready there. DR.. Loring will take the
matter under adyisement.
The Recent Storm in Wisc8nsin-MOiler
and SIX Children Drowned.
LA CROSSE July 25th.-The storm We'd
nesday night did great damage, especially in
Coon valley, twenty miles southeast of here,
where property was deluged, dams swept
away and death and destruction marked its
path. The house of Hans Jensen, Norwe-
gian, was surrounded by torrent, and his
wife and six children, ranging in age from
six months to fifteen years, made frenzied
attempt to escape. The rising food, how
ever, soon engulfed them and they were
swept along ifeless with the waters. The
husband, who was in La Crosse, first learned
the news tonight, the roads being impassa-
BILE and there being no communication by
telegraph.
A Postmaster Takes Editorial Charge of
Newspaper.
CHICAGO, July 25th.-Postmaste Frank
NJ. Palmer to-day assumes editorial manage
ment of the Morning Herald. In the edito-
rial announcing the fact, he states that the
paper will favor free and untrammeled bal
lot, protection of the rights of citizenship of
all classes, and quotes from a speech made by
him in Congress eleven years ago, in which
he forecast the assassinations and intimida-
ton of blacks and whites in the South for
their opinions. and says this is no time for
the abatement of the advocacy of equal rights
when the worst apprehensions have been
realized. He SAYS the paper will advocate
the hands off policy as to finances, and Will
encourage protective tariff, and will con-
suit unity in the Republican ranks such as
now seems feasible. The Herald has hereto
fore been Independent in politics. but will
now be strongly Republican.
An English Bishop Coming.
NV York, July 25th.-The Tribune says
The pulpit of Trinity Church was filed yes.
terday morning by Bishop Charles Perry
Scott, of the Church of England, who has been
working for years as a missionary in North
China. Bishop Scott landed in New York
Thursday, with his brother, Canon Scott, of
York Cathedral He expects to cross the
continent, stopping at Chicago and some
other places, and reaching San Francisco
about the middle of next month, whence he
will sail for China August 10Th. The sermon
Yesterday was from Ezekiel Xxx, V. 2: "Can
these bones live - Bishop Scott spoke of the
difficulties which the missionaries encounter
in trying to stir the stagnant pulses of China,
but expressed his conviction that in the end
the gospel would triumph.
Successor TO Judge Clifford.
CHICAGO, July 25th.-The Tribune says:
Speculation is rife as to the probable sue
cessor to Justice Clifford, whose death is an.
nounced. Judge Cooley, of Michigan, is
mentioned as his most probable successor,
and there are some who talk of ex-senator
Conkling fer the place, but it is likely if
Conkling should be appointed to the Supreme
Bench he will succeed Hunter, whose retire
ment is only question of few months,
rather than Clifford. 1t is not at all certain,
however-in fact it is highly improbable
that Conkling would accept the Supreme
Court Judgship, even if it were offered him.
County Treasury Out Of Luck.
CANTON (O.l, July 25sh.-.An official ex-
animation of the Stark county treasury re-
veals a deficit of ST., 200. Treasurer Sulli-
van claims an error ia computing the
figures. a new Treasurer will be appointed
The predecessor Of Treasurer Sullivan is
serving a term of twelve years for deficit.
ide-CrimLnal Negligence.
OMAHA, July 25sh.-On Sunday, july 18th,
B. De Loska, belonging TO the L MON Pacific
engineers department, wandered away frem
his home while temporarily insane, and going
to the river got fisherman to row him across
to the Iowa shore. On his way over he at
tempted to jump into the river twice, but was
prevented by the boatman and his COM
panion. On reaching the Iowa shore, De
Loska jumped out and ran away. A vigor-
GUS search was made all last week, but they
could not find him. Last night however,
his body was found floating near Pacific
Junction, he having carried out his intention
of shielding.
Mrs. Mary Jonas. midwife, has been ar.
rested on charge of manslaughter. based on
the fact that the death of Mrs Mary Tuna
on Sunday was due to her criminal neg
ligence.
The Races at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 25th.-To-day's racing at
the Driving Park called out 5000 to 5000
people, The track was in good condition
The first race was for the 2:30 class, for a
purse of 81, 500 divided, with $500 extra for
the winner of better heat than 2:21 Fol.
lowing is the summary:
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