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BREWERY FOR SALE.

HyHE FOR YEARS wELL~KNoWN GA
ST. Louis Brewery, ElE3
Situated on corner Of Sixth and g streets, sySE&
in the city of Sacramento, is, account of the
death of the proprietor, for sale cheap. Inquire Of
P. B0EE, 325 street. je20-u
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FOB SALE---A BARGAIN.

4 FARM OF / ,052 ACRES OF PATENTED ~
IA land, situated on the stage road in Napa Wy
county, California 125 rich, level land, --
under cultivation, now sown to wheat and hay !;
garden, vineyard and orchard, and comfortable
frame dwelling on the premises school-house and
postofiice in the vicinity; climate unsurpassed
Title perfect. Terms easy, and possession given
when required. For particulars call or address
CADWALADER & PARSONS, Real Estate Agents,
corner Third and streets, Sacramento. jy2-lp1m
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RIIsINESS COlIEGES,

BUSINESS COLLEGES.
KeaId's business College (Of the bryant a
Stratton Chain of Colleges). E. P. HEALD and
f. C. WOODBURY., Proprietors, No. q Post
street, near Kearny, s. F., Cal. Terms $40 pei
quarter, payable in 80 days
Pacific Business College and Telegraphle
Insttute-(Life Scholarship, for full Business
Course, 500. W. E. Chamberlain. Jr., and I A.
Robinson, Proprietors, No. 800 Post street, eppo
site Union Square, S. F., Cal. Send for Circulars
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SEE THE COMET!

A GENUINE SOLOMON'S TELESCOPE, EQUAL
N te showing all the chief Planets, their moons,
rings etc. and the nuc Of the comet clearly, sun
spots moon mountains, etc., with terrestrial and
celestial glasses sun glass; etc., for sale very cheap
at DALE'S il applied for soon. ie2S-u
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DRs. .RgwER & sOyYuwOnTn,

NENrISTS, SOUTHWEST CORNER oFsH@
~ Seventh and streets, in Brytes ewe.isEfs .
building, up stairs. Teeth extracted without pain
by the use VI improved Liquid Nitrous Oxide Gas.
ia1H.1u
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VEJANTED-ALL KINDS HELP, MALE AND
w Female. Particular attention paid to Fur
nshing Hotels, Private Families and Farmers with
Help, free Of charge to employers. HOUSTON &
CO., one door south of Fourth and streets, Sac
ramento citv. m131 1ptf
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WHY be SO fearful over disordered kidneys.
Kidney-Wort will cure it.
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MILLINERY.

The BanihoN-The popular Millinery Establish
ment. 3. s. Hrsch & Co.. No. 74S Market street
Strict attention to orders from the interior.
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ARTISTS MATERIALS, ETC.
sanborne, Vail Il CO.-Importers and Manufact.
urers of Mirrors, holdings and Frames, Chromos,
Engravings, Brackets, Easels, Statuary and
Artsts Materials, No. S57 Market street.
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E "a q NI q
FOR SALE.

NIow Is THE TINE TO LOOK UP THE gEG
IN vineyards aud farms il you want TO buy W.
one. Call on CARL STROBEL, the Land --Al-
Broker. No. 32l street, Sacramento you will get a
full description of the property, and the most direct
route to see it. je25.1ptf
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WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELR1


>. Z. KLINE.
Late with Wachhorst, and successor to Floberg,)
xTTATCEMAKER AND JEWELER, or,
w No. 90 street, between Second and w.
fdird. Dealer III Watches, Clocks, Silver 81 q
yare, JeWciry, etc Repairing in all its Ss,szS
1-aIcass . specially, under MR. FLoBER9.
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ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RnooRD.uMos ]
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MECHANICS STORE.
WANTED, LOST AND FOUND.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.

Advertisements Of Ave lines In this department
1sertsd for 25 cents for time three times for 90
,snts or 76 cents Der week.
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VI ENTISF -(REMoyED TO QUINNSSvN
4 Building, corner Fourth and streets) efIlf1
Artificial Teeth deserted on all bases. Improved
Liquid Nitrous Oxide Gas fer the Painless Extrac-
ton of Teeth ie2i-tf
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Albert Lyser sS CO.-Publishers Pacific School
and Home Journal - monthly; 50 per year, in
advance. Devoted to Educational interests of the
Pacific coast. Official Organ State Department OF
Public Instruction. No. 83S Market street.
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.. DEBERNARDI & CO.,
WHOLESALE COMMISSION IKALERs IN
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Vegetables,
rruit. Fish and General Produce.

sE With the experience Of years in this business
end every facility to prosecute it, and by the use
the very latest Improvements in packages, We
respectfully state to the trade, that feeling oul
ability TO select the best Of goods at prices suitable
to the present time, We solicit their patronage
shall endeavor to merit preference for all fayors
they may be pleased to extend to us Respectfully
D. DsBERNARDI l. CO.
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REsTAURANTs

TEA IMPORTERS.
Slegfried az Brahde denstcLn-No. 2t0 Ca,iforni.
street. p O. Box 2,l63.
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WHOLESALE cRocERs

Wcliman. Peck e CO.-Importers and Whole.
sale Grocers and Delers In Tobacco and Cigars,
Nos. l26 TO 1872 Market, aud No. % California
Taber, ffarker st Co.-Impor,ers and Wholesale
Grocers, Nos los and ll0 California street.
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SAN FRANCISCO CARDS.
SAN I fEANUIOUU UAhDN.
SAN FRANCISCO
Business Directory
ARTISTS.

ARTISTS.
Observation-Disclosures and Photographer, No. IL
Montgomery street. Established in 1851.
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DENTISTRY.
W, VI, HARE. u, ID. g.,


En- ENLIST. no. COS STREET, BE- EEA
tween Sixth and Seventh, Sacramento. SSG SsIEfSG
iYl1-Ipim
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TELECRAPHIC.
SPECIAL TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.
THE DAMAGING FLOODS IN IOWA.
Dss Moines Under Water and Isolated
from the World.
PROGRESS OF THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL
Heavy Insurance on the Life of Mary.
land Colored Man.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
The italian ambassador at Paris Presents
His Letter Of Recall.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The President,

The President.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July
13th-7:S0 a. M.-Dr. Bliss seems cheerful
and happy this morning. He thinks the
Presidents general condition better than it
was yesterday at this hour. His temperature
has fallen during the night and is now about
the same as it was yesterday morning. The
morning consultation and examination is now
progressing, and the official morning bulletin
will soon be prepared.
fSECOND DISPATCH.1
WASHINGTON. July 13th-S:3O A. NJ
[Oficiai bulletin. 1.-The President is doing
well this morning. Pulse 80, temperature
9S.5, respiration 20. His gradual progress TO-
ward recovery is manifest, and thus far with
out serious complications.
d. w. BL,ss,
J. J. WOODWARD,
J. K. BARNES,
RoBr REYBURN
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SPRING MATTRESSES.

SPRING MATTRESSES.
California Spring Manufacturing Com.
pany, A. 5. Warner, President. Nos l47 and l49
New Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cal, and
No. 224 First street, Portland, Oregon. Manu-.
facturers OF the Star Spring Bed Bottom, aud all
kinds OF Bed and Furniture Springs. Also, deal
ers IN upholsterers' Iacks. Twine Webbing,
Curlcd Hair, Ticking, Moss, Tow, Excelsior, Bur
laps, Spring staples. Bed Lace. Eureka Hair
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DIAMOND AND WATCH BROKER
EDUcATIoNAL PUBLIcATIoNs,

Uncle Harris, 221 Kearny ST., between Bush and
Sutter. Established 1851
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TO LET OR FOR SALE.

Advertisements Of five lines in this department a
asserted for as cents for one time three times for
,ents or 75 cents per week.
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[coNTINUED on LAST PAeE.l
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EE with pleasure we notify fhc public
that we are again in the Retail Department of the
Sacramento Market, No. sos X street. We shall en-
deavor to make this market one OF the neatest in
the State. Nothing but first class articles will be
kept, such FRUIT, VEGETABLES, POULTRY,
GAME, FISH, etc. We viii be able to accommodate
the largest purchaser as well as the smallest we
have IN connection q large Wholesale Department..
m25-1m d. DEBERNARDI & CO
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SACRAMENTO RECORo-UN,ON.
san Francisco 0Hicc. 80. 20s Montgomery
street.-A. II. Macdonald Agent,
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The Garfield Fund.
New YORK, July 13sh.-The Garfield fund
now reaches Sl34,000.
Guttcan's Designs.
NEW York, July 13tb.-Ths TriJuae's
Washington special says: It is said upon
good authority that one Of Guitteaus letters
now in possession Of the District Attorney
reflects bitterly on Blaine, which leads to the
inference that Guitteau entertained designs
on the life of the Secretary of State as well
rs upon the President.
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DENYING TILT 4 DEFICIT EXISTS.

A suit was begun by the United States. in
tho United States Circuit Court. against The Central
Pacific Railroad Company. In January 10 restrain the
payment NJ the February dividend OF three per cent
The complaint alleged taat the company owed the
Government $40 100000 for bonds OF the United States
issued aid Of the construction Of the road. Tho
Indebtedness Of the company 70 the Government under
the law Is lien against the property aud assets 0f tho
company disposition OF fs funds "a prescribed
by law IL II claimed that the payment OF this dividend
would DO improper and unlawful diversion Of tho
funds because there IN fact deficit In the accounts
OF the company, instead Of q surplus ont OF which
dividends could bo paid The answer Of the company
was filed yesterday IL denies that there Il deficit IN
the dividend account, that there was deficit In the
Last two and half years operations OF tho company,
that the business OF the company up 70 July 1879 had
resulted In loss hut it IL averred that during that time
q large surplus OF profits properly applicable acouuu
lated II also denies that the company Is H. default In
payment Of any Of its dividends.
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WASHINGTON. April 30.-Adiuian:-Gcncml
Drum hns i--ued a1 order converting Eoa. o. artillery
officer in Wellington y. G.. July ~. ISL 20 consider
the recent change ~ l0s lnruc.- and u1urut. Tor
uclt battcre. and Vail recommend any changes from
the present methods which 10 their experience .uI
Judgment may s"cn 20.
Tie following named o0-cra having hcer selected hy
thair rcgmcntul commanders Tor detail for instruction
in military signalling. lato been Ordered o. report u
person go tar firf Signal officer uf tho Army Boz fi-
rlfy Mny /. 1--l soon thereafter practicable
fr srfur.t duty nt orr Ntcr We: First Iclt I
ants G J.. Cotton, let Artillery, ahd s. L. My ser, llth in
ltntry.
maud fhc i-ucd riafca steamship k'tfslr-c Couulil
!rr ffcur, T. Pickering hn- been detached fum fl cff
nnnl OF thr utud ~tttt- steamer ktar-ll luG iild
on Wai,il orders; Iitttrnnt Nliinn A. iild,ru FROM
the Washington Nnts harG mud ordered % thr luiitt
slaicz SO amer kcaT.urrr; tndri MIDI IlAc Edwin 49,
sash Fruuol- d. WnI and Henry M Finley from tlr
United States steamer Irnurt-,' add ordered 600 fhr
Tinted States .t,siuc. Nandtiil ir.tpsnr commander
Chari, ~. craven aas hcC Inccd ou tr retired sl, 90
datr from Aifl II.
Tb navy Department proposes to transfer thc United
etYfcs steamer NcWiJp-Iir from Port l;o1ul =. g..
30 Norfolk Va Go Joe used for other .-tr than those
for which shc l- now cuplolcd.
CAPTAIN john G.. walker commanding ile poWlnfan,
baA been ordered proceed Co thc Brooklyn Nayy Yard
with that ship uud take coal and pare o. i,nvc fur
Port Rovnl in ten days. fu instructions have been
given 10 prepare the Ncwiiampshirc FOR Tho voyage
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dependent upon the movements Of any Of the ordi-
nary speculative stocks, moving "a they do IN q
orcumscbed orbit OF their own, and at all tunes ~
likely 20 90 for q time, against tho general current
ns with IT, As a passing remark however IL
may be said that there is little DOUBT
that the Louisville and Nashville stock tonight
is moro generally distributed than IL ever before
has been since It was put on the list at the STOCK
Exchange. For the general market there was de-
cline during the first hour, although Lake Shore did
not sell below 1918. After that the open and
ostentatious buying Of Lake Shore turned the tide
and after Lake Shore passed 125 the improvement
became general. good bank statement which
however had been expected, contributed It's
mite TO the prevailing buoyancy. Another motor
which encouraged the buying Of the special stock
was the circulation Of reports of what the current
business of the Lake Shore Company IA
method Of inducing the creduous to purchase stocks
that is perfectly safe in the cases where companies
make no weekly or monthly statements Of their bus
ness A. the reports about the Lake Shore business
cannot bo contradicted because Of the reason re-
fcrred TO- il is safe 20 regard them az alb
surd. because they contemplate for the month
Of April 1881 a business more profitable than the
Lake Shore Company ever before enjoyed in any
month of its history Nevertheless the report did its
work in frightening general closing up of shorts
and undoubtedly did induce some general buying
for the "long" account. and Lake Shore closed
strong at l26l2. the highest figures of the day.
Michigan Central rose from 1864 TO lOsoo0
IO81, Central and Hudson from 1913 to
10. Erie FROM 464 70 47l, Ncw-Jersey Central
from 90 % 07AG974, Delaware Lackawanna and
Western from 1lG2 to 115is st. Paul from
I1l5- TO 1I3i2G113ls and Northwest from 12l@i
to l2ias. An exceptional break in the price Of st.
Louis and Iron Mountain is worthy Of notice be-
cause the street believes that it has some signih-
canoe i'm connection with the proposed consoida-
ton Of that company with the Texas and Pacific
Company. The price of the stock had been pretty
firm nj GjdGJl4. but ii suddenly yielded 70 63A,
recovering however 10 64I2 Texas and Pacific sold
nj Gli2a607 aGl4. To-day, in fact, was not q red
letter day for the Southwesterns while generally
they held pretty steady or were small fractions
higher there WAS no boom" TO them, The market
closed irresullari strong.
1h.rc was au i4tlyc demand f1r Government Is
and l,- Of whc, issues there were $4,000 sold
zoo ful figures at ihc Borls and much larger bnsl-
u.s was done oyc tie counters of the great dealers.
Th. only Chang. Ia the final bids decline Of l.
ger cent for tuc 5s. Annexed are the closing quota
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LEGISLATURE Of Pennsylvania full OF beer ana Wis
dom omitted 20 appropriate for the survey as
sham and an extravaganza, costing SlOOoO ood
wear. equal TO the pay Of several state senator.
They thought il was too slow; thar nat Zoo h'''
male in several million years ought 70 be found out
in seven partcularly as the survey admitted of no
miscellaneous patronage The last work oil 'ho
First Geological Survey was making o map oi
Pennsylvania Nj Rogers went to Enrope to DC
come n lion amongst the British; be- was elected
professor in Glasgow University and Edinburgh
instead Of Pennsylvania, issued the report on rem
sylyania's geology Finn A. \. Dalson' published
in 1851 freshly engraved reduction Of the map Oh
onr coal fields. IL 1874 q second geological survey
Of Pennsylvania was ordered"
what Of geological theology ! asked.
Van Rensselaer, said replied my friend. Tier
those BIOLOGISTS have been ill-adyised Who 10 the
pre,.nt state Of science ls25 affect to form
chronology Of nature for comparison with the IT,
cords Of history The biologists OF femsy VAN"
saw the work II the Dcuge wherever they prose
cutcd their field work FROM lS3G 10 1871. And to
this hour the notion Of some supernatural Ho'u-
force blinds the minds of teachers and scholars all
over the country to the true magnitude OF the daiy
oncratiops Of air. frost and running water. Moth
ing has so held back geology as the story OF TIE
Dclugc.'
Thus our favorite shower, the Dcugc, is attacked
by the rovcrs of the States.
COAL.
1T was o Connecticut Yankee. OF course WI"
first put Pennsylvania anthracite coal I'D ms iI'
and used il: Obadiah Gore. in l7GS, many years
before IL could bc given away. But a. long ago rs
1880 bricks were burnt by refuse from coal laTd7 on
the North River That refuse. 5O.OoOoOO tons lh
extent. is now subject to the operations OF Mt
Wootfau's patent. icuiuc ID hy am air blast, pro
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CLOSING pricrs OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
SATURDAY. Aprn 3o-r. ".

"
There is little doubt that to-day's stock market
proved to be surprise for majority Of Spectators
Neither yesterdays closing operations nor today's
first hour Of business suggested TO tho most sangne
believer IN values 30 much Of q boom for tho
day rs occurred later. An analysis Of tho days
operations however, shows that the market
was little more than a Lake Shore market,
and to tho special movement in that
stock was dne the general Improvement all through
the list OF course such stocks as Louisville and
Nashville (which cold up 10 lOlSsal0ll aud two
CT three oluer specially chquoap stocks are not
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DUH but the markets strong on the basis Of the
following posted quotations:

swiss rsHcsJ 20 as 23S 52lTsa5 2os
Hamburg lrechsmarssl.... e4sss 9t5 $50 -
Frankfort relensmsrss-- gttss 81 49, gts
Berlin lrtichsuarksl....---... e4a9 esz sA1ss e4Ss
In London British consols were yet higher at
1Oll3io for both money. and account United States
bonds were strong but irregular: IS al l04 A. 4i2s
at 117l2 and IL at ll9GllbSs. The qaotati ms for
American railways promptly responded 10 the de-
preston OF yesterdays homo market, and on Nom
day probably will as promptly respond TO to-dayd
bucyaocy. IT. Paris, French 3 per cents declined
The following shows tho exports exclusive OF
spcciel from tha port Of NewIork To foreign ports
for the week enled April 20 and since the beginning
Of the year compared with the corresponding
periods OF previous years
1879 1850. 1871.
For the week t sss sss ,SS lls62it s5s3
Total slice Jan IL oGl4Iis9 li3g57267 l2s50esl1
Tie following shows the imports Of dry goods and
general merchandise At the port of New-lork for
the week endirg April 80 and since the b'gin-
ming Of the year ~ compared with the corresponds
ing periods OF previous years:
pry e. e week. a. ssa5el ss5SS3553 s5S:s5?Se
'T9 Tot 1 Tor 5a ' Wssf s25&s9 lGS526 1SSs
rTe Toa 5es s'JJ sa 1897 o595s5 i 4ScoS 3s55
The following are the dry goods imports included
in the above:
Forthe week. 1879. 1890 1877.
F Fn a iss & 's3s s! ' EdI:55 'ft S5Sg
4R1osa s s gs s sSS5S .3s3s il Sf
The exports of specie for the week ending April 30
and since the beginning of the year az compared
with the corresponding periods of previous years:
ror tsc week s9 l37s si li9 sa lilo
r9sy s Since reR s5 ss9 9SISd $sGs5 $222is
The Imports Of specie for the week ending April3g
and since the beginning Of the year. as c0mpareU
with the corresponding periods of previous years:
1879 1850 ISL
f; e: .i | ::2 s:::.l ss4 $.is
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BIyKIYG AND FINANCIAL.
orncr OF Gro. WV. EAL1or 8 90,

OFFICE or GEO. " ~. EALIOt q Co.
NEw-lOEK, April 80. leHl.
The Books fer the Purchase ~ bonds AMI stock e
the M TIAL UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
viii open at our Office on Monday. .
ILe,ut4rc amount allotted 10 Boston ,VVu'WW
-b.. hr.r taken. and purchases of the 1iJO0,0J0
s,t aside far Ncw-York will have 10 be considered IN
thr ORDER oi thriT priority.
T..cu.toulry preliminary instafneni oi 10 pfr
cent Inn cash should accompany each Application.
GEO vs.. BALLOU ~ CO..
u Wall-st. .
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The reason given for the uon-completion Of
the Brooklyn Bridge v delay in supplying the steel
THIS s the first time Ne have heard Of the steal being
delayed ia any pubic work In New OTk-lBos Coll
mercial BulldtR.
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me a lew Ody5 btOs
"Johnny, with all your botany. give M some
little Imagination about gcolory'
"Start me. my customer"
He started ne thus:
@New-York has named the rocks Of America.
Tho course of geology among rs is MS follows
johnny:
4The first geological map aud description of onr
country was the wOrh Of William NacluW. ~ l-Ot
Then came Amos Eaton ia 1924 be made geo
logical and agricultural survey OF the Enc Canal
giving all the formations from Lake Erie 10 Boston
and accompanied it with "A geological textbook 10
1882 stephen Van Rensselaer, was the patron OF tbs
geoogist
aThen came Henry Rogers who began the survey
Of Pennsylvania in 1896. and continued IL until
1871. A coutcmporncous survey Of the State of
Ncw.York was made 10y Professors Mathew. En-
monds. Van UNcm and Hall; their books came ont
about 1913
"Canada was surveyed iu SO wuio Sir William
Logan and Alexander Murray they making cop.ou,
use of the American reports Thus geology sprad
over all our States. being also undertaken in
Tennessee Arkansas. Delaware and Mary land, and
generally throughout the Union.
Few outside Of scientific circles have ever heard Of
William Maclurc. the Humboldt of the United
States lie was a young Scotch merchant of Lon
don. who saw the impending greatness Of America
while her battles OF independence were being
fought. Making the acquaintance OF Washington
and Jefferson lac assisted to settle for rs the French
snoliation claims, aud then undertook at his per-
sonal expense to make the geological survey Of our
whole country collecting specimens as he crossed
and rccrossed the Alleghauies fifty times. In lsO7
he made the acquaintance Of Sillman, fresh from
learning in Scotland and Mcclure published a geo
logical map Of our country seven years before such
a work had been published in England. lie as
sisted to found the Academy of Natural Sciences at
Philadelphia in 1912, 10 which he gave his museum
and library and used his dwelling 10 commence the
printing Of its journal Being thorough republi-
can, Mcclure went to Spain in 1919 to establish an
agricultural school for the lower classes and took
900 acres Of confscated land for that purpose
from the converts. The revolution failed and he
returned to America and Joined tho New Harmony
Ind. settlement lie died in Mexico, having first
seen the Academy of Natural Sciences on Broad-st-
Philadelphia, completed in 1910.
The next year. said ny friend, lS4l, the great