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, 1881-09-12
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

nr .MAn.-1N AnrASCE-rosTA0E rlsErAlr.
Daily rdfttnn. nne yrtr. 90
Pn!ts Ut 5cnr, FCr month"; hon
t1liY md annthy pnc year, ....,t,....,,,, 4A,N0
THetdAr, 1hHfAas, hflA Hhfis.ttf nor Jchr,, 100
Morhn. trCdnfshfy, md trtdnT. ter ftnt.,. f.00
Hnnday. 40-pEHe cditlnf, tnr snht........... 500
WEEKLY 1D1Ttox-ros1rAfD.
tine rep5, ,,cr t.5n
f'iub II titG, Ann
Imratt.uHo coritt.. 20.0D
specimen cttids eont ffst.
t;iro rost-Ol1lco adhttts IL full. including County
And stnsc.
NomtAnccs usas b rundo Either hy draft. rxprrst.
ftat.fcc orter. In reisto5ch 1Gtsr ut uNr llsts
TO CITY St;R4EitinEKs.
Daily, delivered fundAy dxcrric vi ccniA i'cr HcrK.
1lay. delivered sunny intiuteH tn cents rfr week
.sldrc*. THE TRIBUNE tUsfFASf.
Corner ttadtaon mid IlehskMrn:sts ChienEo' III.
, 1881-09-12

FAIR weather. south to westerly wiutls,
aud higher temperature Is predicted for tllu
Upper Lake region today.
, 1881-09-12

Industrial IxrMstttoH.
Lnkr-Frout oppostt 4t!anIs street. open day nnd
evening.
, 1881-09-12

Mottoe street, botwrcn clark and Dearbarn. Eth
tatcmcnt Of ftossun ami rrAnc. "Twclfth Night
us, What You WILL"
, 1881-09-12

1En6tct'A Theatre.
tthnto!pf1 stfret bttwacit c'Ask and Ii saalt.
Engagement nf j. K. Etnt,pt. "Frit1 Il, Ireland"
, 1881-09-12

LyGetnt 'rhalilrc.
i,espla!nes xtsent, ncnr Madlaou, Went Stda Sart-
rtv 0ftteetnlnnleht.
, 1881-09-12

ErltetlHii Thcntre.
Carrot OF scd9wIck and Division arretf. "Kncf nr
the DEethors' I.prc."
, 1881-09-12

.Acnt1etity 1f ttns1e.
ftnstcd street, nenr Madison. West s!ia rariey
entertainment.
, 1881-09-12

Olympic Thehtre.
flatE street. hc t.nkn md lnndO1pi. Engage
nsent u Tony Pastor. yarIcly entertainment.
, 1881-09-12

GIafk street, uppsst nnW CMrt.ilolse. Erras
s,ett Ut the Cnloh.squnru Thnntrc Cutnphny. Mo
ct ma Enn.H
, 1881-09-12

afeytckhr's 'Thentre.
Nndlsnn stTnet. betwtcn State and Dearborn
Enrarenen{ Of j. st tliIra Comedy Company. "Al
tho 1saGc"
, 1881-09-12

Chicago l3tIytmY fshrk.
Al tho tetMinu. OF Tho NnItsun struut cat-tu.ck.
The Chicago fnls
Lake Front tt'srcus <ars,Lntl4>.
lInlMcon Madison stteet and Exposition building.
The Munster Wiate.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23
Ausrdnot(6e 4uno(6au.

giueu Worbsipeftatsl i9lasen
bic S0bue SirasIs In Der beuti9en Prsfe.
@s beiBt ta unisono: 0tsmurd 1T mad
@anofa sssansen, bis r0mii4s @uris bat
tm guIturtampfs ssfest unb bsrsIet9sn
mebr: llnb parum al bisies @si9ret2
@eiI Erisr sinsn Bii9Of erbaIteu bat unb
Bismard basu Sa unb amsn iaste. Bon
Erier mad gauofa III nod elm LANCER Bss.
@ie ss snsins, baB bic aIts ErsOiris au
ib,sm nsuen Bii1ofs Fam, erflart ii& fol'
ssnbsrmaBsn. AIs bas OomcapiteI NIT
ieinsr iansiien, sefsbItsn @abI bet Der
guIinsr @ssisruns tsins @nabe fanb, trat
ss, ME SIdttsr aus Wsfsuropa beti4tsu,
isiu Dablrs9t on ben 3. StabI ab unb
iibsrIisB bisism bic &eseIuns Der sansen
ansslsssnbeit. Daraufbiu srnannte bsr
8. Batter siasn @siiiIi9sn Der 0iOceie
Strabburs gum Si4of DOu Erisr; es mar
biss Doctor &orum, Der srii tarsIi9 pOrbsr
De4aut ssworbsn mar. Der bsideibsus
Waann poats bis gbrs ni&t annsbmsn,
lebnts ab unb sius nod @om, nm feline
@rlubs sur Wsissruns bsHsr aassinanbsE
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

iion bod ui9t Obne Nusen TT. Anbsrer'
ieHs wirb swar berpOrsebOben, bab bic BE-
iaste gsrmsbruns bauptid&li4 bur4 bis
@rlnbuns pon Nationalbanfsn in ben
Ierritorien sntiianben III, no Der 3insfuB
bSber, bie Notsns gmiifon aIio sewinn'
brinsenbsr iff, aIs tn ben dItsren Staateu; {;
tutes baben bod aud bic Iesteren wsisnt'
lid ,u ber 8ermebrums beisstrassn.
ueber bas 5erbffsef9dft
i9reibt bie .R. .. 5anbeIssts.A: .Sn
gaew gort bat bas 5erbasei@dft untsr
spmptOmen bssonnen, bic bsfen fsrnesm
gerIauf bas sinitisife PrOsnOifieOn ifsllsn,
snb pom Often, Weifen unb Norbwsiten,
aud pom Slben Der linton Iauten bic Be-
ri&te lber ben porbanbeneu Bebarf an
0aaren auer art bS9it srmutbisenb. Bon
lIeberprobuttion, bem &ronii&sn nsbsI al
Ier europdii9en Sabriibifirifte, b6rt man
bier ni4ts, pdbrenb Der init iebsm Der Iss'
ten Sabre seftiesene BObIffane unb bis
entipre9enb psritdrtte @onfumtionstraft
Der Bep0lteruns Der sinbetmii@en Snbuifris
Iobneupen abias unb frsmben Sabritatsn,
ioferm uuiere Wdrtte ni&t bamit ibsrfaut
werbem, sbsnfals CUTE prsiie petipri4t.
Der Grport. obwobl bic wilbe SpstuIattsn
tn peri4isbsnsn siubstmif&en grobuttsn
ii0renb einwirtt, srbdIt fi@ benno@ auf
elmer iebr befriebisenben 90be unb pirb,
ieIbit wenn bi.ie St0runsen anbalten iou'
ten, NIT faii iebsr ber ,Ommenben WO9sn
unb Wsonats an llu,fans sswinnsn. War
In ben Issten Sabrsn bic bissieitiss 9aufie'
Equalization In @etreibs but4 bie europdt'
i&eu Mieerntsn besranbst, 70 Iiest bafhr
In bielem Sabre, wsnn wir ni&t bah.Ibe
Ereiben auf ben suropdii@su Warttsn aIs
ioI@en seltsn Iufen follsn, feia faBlt4er
@runb nor, bsnn @uropa's gsbarf wsrb,
mad ben porlieseubsn Seri&ten uon bort,
l.br tlein iein unb bsfen Dsduns aus nn'
iersu. llsbe, fiuRe bu.& duBerif biuise Brsifs
erm5aIi9t wsrbsn, neil mir elmer Harlem
@oneurrsns ,u besesnsn babsn. Bas aus
,uperldiFssn Nusllen aber bas &siultat
Der sinssbsimfen grnte BON Bintsrwsi3en
uub bic MusH4tsn fir Sommerwei,en nno
anbere @etreibearten ssmeIoet wurae, be-
ifdtist bic AnR9t, baB mir ein gang anisbn'
Iihss 0uantam bss @siammtertraSss usr'
ben srportirsn f0nnsn. uebsr gaumwou'
flnb aus sinssInsn Difirittsn na9tbsilis'
Yeridts sinsstroffsn, ober man wstB aus
grfabruns. mas bausn su baItsn 1T, uni
iinb bieieIben in bisiem Sabre NIT UNI Il
arOB1er gorf9t aufSunebmen, ais islbi
In benz 5als, baB erbsbli4e Bsi4dbisuns
Der pfanssn wirtlid ifattssfunbss, be-
grtras nod INNER s,OBsr iein pirb. aIs /
,upor. Sir bic grnte anberer prsbutt
bIsiben bic Ausf3ten sauiiis, i4on bal
| 5actum, baB tsins (27) RIasen laut wsr
ben, sewdbrlsiiist befrisbisenbe &eiuItate
an gelbmiitsln ,ur WObiIiiiruns Der @rn
ten unb sur 8swdItisuns bss mad aas'
gnBei&sn unssw0bnIi9 srOB:n umfan
ueripredsnbsu 9erbifssiddfts III tsi
@anssI; goIb unb anbsre slei4 gut
girculationsmittsI anb 70 rei9Ii4, ba
man ni@t sen5tbist isin wirb. bie i'm BUN
besi@ass brad Iissenbsn 95 Msiaions
Stlberaelb III if6reu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

issen 3u f6nneu. Gom beifanb auf ietnem
gntidIuB, Doctor aorum sebOr&te unb
bie grnennans warb NIT @euebmisuns
Bismard's unb Raiisr WiIbsIm's pouso'
gen. Der s. Batter bantte erfreut benz
Saiisr far bas gnsesentommen. @er
nun baraufbin sIaubt, ber gulturfampf fei
su @nbs, irrt fid sewaItis. Denu bic
IibsraIsn SubsnbIdtter unb cine sebanten'
lois grsfs biesieits bss Oceans faseu.
gismard isi mad gauofa sesansen, 70 If
bas bsnn bod nod Ianse ui@t rt@tis. auf
benz Wsse iff Der RamsIer, aber CT III erif
In Frisr anseIanst unb BON Erier bis mad
OberitaIisn III nod sins wsite Rsiie unb
baswiiden Iisssn bic bOben. ifeiIen @e
birssfSde bsr aIper. Sreilid biniber
mub er unb Bel feinsm poIitiidsn pobasra
III bis &siie teine lei&ts; aber bas italics
nii9e gIima, beionbers UNI ganofa, 1T
ein bsiIiamss fir siGtiSe uub baIbblinbe
suropdiids Staatsmdunsr.
Do9 wie seiast, bis Rsiis uon Erier
aus bat fir Bismard nod CUTE 3eit.
Omar bsbauptsu bic IiberaIsn BIdtter, baB
sr nit Dinbtborif unterbanbeIe unb Ratbs
frase, aber mir slaubsn ni9ts pon aIlsbsm.
Wdrsn bic WabIsn ni@t DOR Der 5anb,
Bismard bdtte fi@ ni&t aur Deiidtisuns
bss Or. 8orum be,beiseIaiien, bas TT
fiber, trosbem man bss Samples In Ber'
Itn ber,li9 iatt 1T. Der Raiier m0&te
Srisbsn nit Rom baben, bic Gage ber 8es
uoItsrans 1T cine trofiIoie, WoraI unb
@eboriam seseu bic abrisieit flnten f&usu
unb Fart, BON AuBen broben i4were @es
pittsruoIteu fi9 iber europa au entIaben
unb I'm Snnsrn Tam obne bas Centrum
Der Rsi1sfanSIer isine uoIfswtrtbi9aftlis
den pldns ni9t bur9isssn, aber Der guI'
turtumpf wirb bsBbaIb bod ni&t auf ein'
mol aus Der @eIt sei&afft. gsa@ unb
nad, ffadwsiie, sibt ibn ber Rei&stansler
auf. Sc finb feline E,iimpfe, bic sr sesen
bas Centrum ausipieIt. Guar uerben ibu.
bisisIben fortudbrenb ssfO@en, aber CT
bort niat auf. bis er teine msbr bat; ale
auf sinmaI wirft er iie ni@t meg.
Sn St Stiterrei9 bausrt bas WdbIs n
Der bsuti4sn Subenpreiie sessn bic @te&eu
fort. Die Rssieruns Idbt ss ni4t an Cons
fiseationsn febIsn unb barob idrsit Ssrasl
8stsr unb WorbiO. CUR 3eit ais bic @on'
fiseationen bie usnisen tatboIiiden BIdt'
ter trafen, ta puBten isne prebbuiarer
nidt, wisuisI 5Obu unb Spott i1e absr BIZ
bsidlasnabmten BIdtter aussieBeu ioa'
ten. 5eute. NO ii5 Der StisI umse'
brsbt bat, in bas mas gang anbe
res. - Der 8antnotsntampf bauer
fort. Die 3sbnsrnoten, weI@s ben c,e&i
idsn StempsI trasen, nimmt bic &ei@s
bant In 0ien an, wdbrenb fe bte unsari
ids Staatsbant psrwsisert. Oas Nd4if
wirb pobI isiu, baB man bic iireitiseu
obnsbin IdiRs fabri,irten unS ssitO9sne,
gloten sin,iebt unb allen 06lteripra@sl
Osllrs'9s "e@' ''aS' ~'e 0'es I'ase' DC
Uau mar.
Sn Odnemart baben am 20. Sui
bis Neuwablsn fur oas tar3It@ wieosr aui
ssISfe 5oIsstbins (oas untsrbaus bsr @s
leessbuu9) lfaft9sfunoen. Oas Wf'ntlfs
RUM glirup slaubt, burtb oie tmmsr wis
bsr5oItsn auf10iunssn oas gOlt 3u srmi
ben unb 10 !almd!ts 81 elmer 3weitsn Ram
mer 5u sslansen, tn usl@sr bts Hesterun
dbsr bic Naioritdt uertiist. Otsie sSai
benefit pon nsusm, oaB ots Spseulatto
fali4 1T. Die Ns@ts bat uielmebr not
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23
abrsans H. Dubuque Sowa 9enfag, oeu 20 0nsut 1881

bas Seies al bas @ute, bas man pon bsm'
fsIben erwartetl anertennen muB man ben
suten Wilen Der &esieruns bod tn iebsm
Sale.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

Anaetsen fir pienies, 0ptterien, Glhdsfpteis
m., als sem Geife Der fatb. air&e ,upiser, n.
zen feline Mnfnabme.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

aGe Nnseisen ienSe man ipdteFsns
Wnntaa Nurgen etn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23
greise aer Anzeigen.
Gocal>N Noti3en.

Inter 5 3eIen BreSisr perben ni&t dnsensn.
men, Siir ieee 3eile Sresier Ossr beren 4ana
bas 1. Wal 10 &ts.. tte nG@fen WaIs Gexis
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

1etratbs- uns SObesaa,sissa nit Sprne
$3.50, pbne Spru& 500.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23

fummsn), wurben II psriOnen setSStet
uub 2S uerIsst. Der 8sranifalter bes
S1auipisIs unb Der Spanier, benz bic
6erifeHuns Der gdnte absrtrasen s.usisn
mar, fins sefdnsIi@ einse3osen worben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-08-23
Spanten.

MarisiIles, ls. aus.. Dur9 ben
llnfalI, welder ii9 am SOnutas wdbrenb
eiass Stisrsefedts bler susetraseu bat (ss
bra&en cine msnss Sai9ausr'Sdute su.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
A SUICIDAL COURSE.

The furious war of rates now being
waged by the great trunk railroads at the
East is rapidly convincing the public that
those railroads are incapable of managing
their Own business that competition does
not supply the necessary balance-wheel !;
and that in fact nothing can restore the
equilibrium but legislative regulation.
Thus the contending railroads, after re-
sisting all the arguments of legislators
looking to this end, are themselves using
all their power and energy to make it clear
that they must be taken in hand as ire
sponsible and incapable. The war OF rates
is in fact working manifestly toward one of
two ends !: legislative regulation, or consol-
idation. Ii it appears that the consolida.
tions already made are each too important
to either yield to or make terms with the
Others, one Of these two courses will have
to be adopted. The Legislatures will un-
dertake to regulate them, or they will be
forced to consolidate still more At present
the tendency is more towards the second
than the first of these alternatives, for the
Legislatures are perplexed over the trans
portation problem, and do not see their way
clear to any solution. If all the principal
lines were grouped in two or three series,
of course it would be much easier for the
state to deal with them, and as this is
evidently the natural course of railroad com.
petition it is more probable than any other
Outcome
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
THE TICHBoRNE CLAIMANT.

The attention of the San Diego claimant
is invited to statement recently made by
the London Standard, to the effect that
whoever now claims the Tichborne title
and estates must be estopped by the disa-
greeable circumstance that since the last
trial of Orion an Act of Parliament has
been passed, called 1.-the Tichborne and
doughty Estates Act, of 1874" by
which the death of Roger Tichborne is
formally asserted, and the legitimacy of
the possession of the present Baronet.
This Act would, as the Standard points
out, constitute that disagreeable thing
known in law as an "estoppel." 1t would
In fact render it impossible for the San
Diego person to take any steps in the mat
ter until he had carried through Parlia-
ment a private bill of his own repeating
the Tichborne and Doughty Estates Act
of 1874. This consideration does not ap-
pear to have been known to the San Diego
person, and knowledge of it may cool
his ardor, since there are few things more
certain in advance than that he would
find it utterly impossible to get such an
Act passed. In fact this one circumstance
may be regarded as putting final stopper
on his entire project, and thereby probably
saving him from the penitentiary.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted at ll6l
for As of 1907 1929 for. 5s Of 1881; 114l for As
sterling, 81 s3@4 SIS silver bars 1l1g.
Silver IN London, 81 516d consos, 100 9I6d; per
cent United States bonds 1l4s 49, 40; As, il7a.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at
discount to pa-; Mexican dollars so@9O3c.
At Liverpool wheat is quoted at 9s I'd g9s 100 for
good 10 choice California.
Mining stocks continue dull at San Francisco.
The Comstock mines are entirely devoid of interest,
and several were passed yesterday morning because
there were no buyers or sell,rs Eureka Consoli-
dated fell to $40 Thursday evening, against s2s
on the LIST, but recovered to s22 yesterday
Hickey, who threatened to kill Forster, Chief
Secretary for Ireland has been sentenced to fifteen
months imprisonment at hard labor.
Bradlaugh is seeking redress in the London
Courts for his election from the House of Com
mons.
The Virginia Democratic Conservative Convention
adjourned SINE die at Richmond yesterday
During the year ending June SOth the exports
from Victoria, B. c., amounted to g, 100000.
Nathan orlander Greenfield was hanged at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, yesterday, for wife murder
a Chinaman has entered suit for divorce from his
Irish wife at Cleveland O.
The opening of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road from Denver, Col, to Durango, $50 miles dis
tant was celebrated at the latter place yesterday
The town of Covello, Mendocino county, was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday night.
lncendiaries are at work at Sheridan Placer
county, two attempts to burn property having oc-
Cured yesterday morning.
LuptOn, the escaped convict supposed to be
drowned, was yesterday recaptured alive and re-
turned to the Folsom prison
The strike of laborers for increased wages is
everywhere extending ia Ireland.
Rains Thursday greatly benefited the crops in
Tennessee and considerably damaged those in
Minnesota.
Fire at Cleveland, o.; also, at Buffalo, N. Y
Hot weather prevails at Cleveland o., and sew
eral cases of sunstroke have occurred there.
The New York and Brighton Beach Railroad was
sold at Sherif's sale Thursday.
The Garman-Ameriean National Association of
teachers closed four-days' session at Davenport,
Iowa, yesterday.
George Algeshem was found dead near Reedville,
Or, Thursday, having committed suicide.
The Indian situation at Yakima City, W. T., is
assuming a serious outlook.
Henry Willard, the railroad President, has relieved
the Oregon State University from debt by drawing
his check for the amount and presenting it to the
Regents.
The Austrian Emperor parted from Emperor
William yesterday, going to Munich
The matter contained in the inside pages OF to.
days RECORD UNION is Of the usual interesting char
acrer Upon the second page viii be found the
departments of agriculture" and "Quiet Hour"
The third page contains the opening parts of
thrilling story, the sporting department, poetry,
etc. Upon the sixth page is given quantity of
interesting matter while the seventh page is taken
up with the San Francisco market review and ad-
gar-5sa,rants
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
THE WEEKLY UNION

Presents itself to the country readers with peculiar
force 1t is essentially the paper for the country
home. 1t is complete in all the departments requis
lite to rst-cass journal Its facilities are not
surpassed its agricultural department is under the
direction f an old, experienced and close observer
practical farmer. Its literary departments are
varied its market reports reliable and prompt,
its local intelligence ample and its columns
are given up almost wholly to substantial, bene-
fetal and newsy reading matter, being kept free
from a press of advertising, although business
men, recognizing the advantages of the Journal con-
stantly seek 10 avail of its large and rapidly extend
ing circulation. The WEEKLY UNION is dated We'd
nesdays and Saturdays of each week. Each part
consists OF eight pages The paper is thus one of
sixteen pages, and goes out twice week to its
readers. This system is of the utmost Importance
ard enables the reader to keep pace with the
with nearly as much promptness as the reader of
the daily issue. The WEEKLY UNION is mailed for
one year 10 any address for 3 80.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON BRADLAUeH.

The London Times takes the ground that
the House OF Commons has made a very
serious blunder in its treatment of Brad.
laugh. It says it has placed itself in
false position, "and it is the duty of the
" Government to plainly and forcibly de.
'clare whether it will introduce Parlia-
" mentary oath bill as early as possible at
the next session of Parliament The
Times further says In the event of
doing so Bradlaugh will, it is understood,
+" refrain in the meanwhile from pressing
g his claim for admission to the House"
The Government has allowed itself to drift
IN this case until it has got into very
awkward situation. 1t is chargeable at
present with excluding Bradlaugh from the
House under pretenses which are really
frivolous. 1t is evident that his eonstitu.
ents will return him as often as there is an
election, but the Government delays, not
withssanding its promises, to bring in
new oath bill, which would end the diff.
Guilty by removing the obnoxious provis-
ions of the existing law 1t will have to
do this, and it had better do it before the
matter excites more popular resentment
and impatience.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
THE DoRY NUISANCE.

A steamship captain writes to the press
complaining of the increasing number of
small boats which are being sent across the
Atlantic out of bravado or for wagers. He
points out that when vessels sight such
small boats in mid ocean it is impossible to
tell whether or not they contain ship
wrecked sailors. The vessel that sights
them is under moral obligations to bear
down upon and examine them, and thus
many precious hours may be thrown away,
and at the same time disgust may be
bred in the minds of captains which will
perhaps induce them to refrain from
succoring some boat which really con-
tains the survivors of a wreck, at subse-
quent time. This complaint appears to be
well grounded, and the remedy is for the
men who sail dories across the Atlantic to
carry signals with them, and thus make
known their true character when they
meet steamers or ships.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
LEyAETED.

The County Clerk of San Francisco,
Stuart, has gone away, nobody knows
where. It has been ascertained that for
several m onths he has been procuring the
accounts OF his subordinates in advance,
and getting them discounted by brokers
and others. The clerks had agreed to this,
no dGubt because they were afraid to resist
it. OF course they did not approve of it,
but they were political serfs, and must
consent or go. The County Clerk is said
to have been 'fast man that is to say
ne was immoral and dishonest, though very
much liked. 1t is asserted that he has not
robbed the city of anything, but it is ap-
parent that he has contributed his share
towards the prevailing official demoraliza-
ton, and that ne has not only set an afro
ciously bad example. but opened the mouths
OF the easy. going people who hold that
there can be no criminahty without positive
evidence of public defalcation.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06
A DANGEROUS SUGGESTION.

It is said that Postmaster. General James
is considering a new theory of civil-service
reform, which consists in the selection of
nominees for Offices by the members of Con-
gress, and the examination only of persons
so selected. This would be alike unsatis.
factory to the country and to the Congress-
men. The former would have just ground
to complain that the civil.service was
practically closed to all but the few who
could obtain Congressional Endorsement.
The latter would feel that they were ex.
ercising an empty function, since they
could not guarantee appointment to any of
their nominees. As matter of course
under these circumstances the Congressman
would do their utmost to break down the
genuineness of the examinations, and to
make them only sham, or pass examin-
ations. And since the Congressman
alone would be eventually able to
to watch the business, and to ex.
ercise pressure in regard to it, the pre-.
sumption is that they would finally
succeed in accomplishing their purpose,
and that thus under the pretense of civil
service reform the old spoils system would
be quietly re.established. We entirely
agree with the Nation in the truth of its
observation, that " if we are to have civil
"service reform with little patronage in
it, we shall soon have, as heretofore, a
good deal of patronage with very little
or no civil service in it." The attempt
to mix the two systems is utterly i'm
practicable, and Postmaster General James
will do well to abandon all idea of such an
exoeriment