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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
Eastern and Foreign marketg.

NEW YORK. Feb -uary 10Th.
TRANSFORMATIONS is steady aud Wheat is quiet,
latter at 81 12d1 II
WooL-Quiet 49,
LIVERPOOL, February 26th.
WHEAT-Good to choice California IS I'd to IS ed
Spot lots strong floating cargoes firm; cargoes on
passage undecided.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

stated Assembly OF Sacramento a
Council, No. l. Royal Select Masters, at the ~
Hail. THIS Olonday) EVENING at NE
o'clock Soiourning Companions are corr
daily invited to attend BY order OF
JOHN W ROCK,
Thrice lllustrious Master.
". B. DAVIS, Recorder. le2o-lt
Ancient order FOreStcrS! Al, ~
regular meeting OF Court Capitol OF Cali ~
forua, No. 6,742, will be held THIS (Mon. I'll
day EVENING, February IS, 1881, at 7:30 S5s&
o'clock. Every member is expected to be present.
Sojourning Foresters cordially invited
HENRY LONGTON, C R.
o. N CRoNKITE, r. S TBCl fe2s-It
o. F.. s.-Sia:ed Meeting Of Naomi Chap
ter No SO, at Masonic Temple, THIS (Mondav)
EVENING, at o'clock All members and visiting
members are invited to attend. BY order.
MRS. r, o. CRAVENS, W. NJ
HETTY A. PALMER, Secretary fe2S.1t
e. II. stevens, go ) street, near Third
Fine imported wines, liquors, etc; also the best
cigars in the city. fe2s-1m
sOOe NOTE FOR SALE-DUE IN TWO
5000 years-bearing l per cent interest,
payable monthly. Note secured by mortgage on
house and lot here. Value OF property, s7o0.
Inquire OF CARL 81 ROBEL, No. 81 j street
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

YHNHE STATEMENT PUBLISHED IN THE
Sacramento LIE der Of yesterday that 1
have withdrawn a candidate for FIRST Trustee
and in favor of Chris. Green, is entirely f,lse aud
hereby give notice to the Taxpayers, Property
Holders and Workingmen of Sacramento, that by
request of many citizens, C. J. CROSS, the pioneer
OF ls49, offers his services to the citizens OF Sacra-
mento for the office OF First Trustee at the coming
election. fe2S-.t Respectfully YOURS, G. j. CROSS.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
FOR SALE,
A BUT CHER's STALL,

n COATED IN THE MOST CENTRAL PART OF
H the city is doing good business, and can be
increased Indefinitely. The firm offering this stall
for sale has other business, and cannot give it the
attention it needs. None but responsible parties
need apply. Address P. o. Box 1877. B. CT fe2S-Iw
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28

Max. Their, g. Min. Their, 50. River above low
water mark, 20 it 8 in
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

SOME good things were got off at the New
England dinner in New York the other day;
and among the best were the following from
Chauncey Depew: New York is the fore
most in all the elements which constitute a
great commonwealth, and second only in
power among its sister States to the State of
Ohio. If Shakespeare had lived in our time
the familiar line that some men are born
great and some have greatness thrust upon
them, would have been written, ''Some men
are born great, and some are born in Ohio. y
Other States may claim to be the mother
and the creator of Presidents, but New
York alone elects them. And when | circu-
late among my brethren who were defeated
and disappointed in this contest. and who
are looking around With such vengefuf eart :
estness to find somebody who was response
BILE for the results, in order that they NAV
sacrifice him on the spot, am reminded of
a New England story. There are certain
portions of Vermont where the only recrea-
ton and pleasure of f-she inhabitants is the
attendance upon funerals. A friend Of
mine up there last Summer engaged in the
diversiop.of the neighborhood and went to
one of these gatherings, After the preacher
had concluded he was startled by the under
takef, who got up and announced this no.
tee, 'Friends will be patient, the exer-
cises are briefly postponed, because the
corpse has been mislaid.'' ~
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
Hartford's Natural Born Liars"

When people have complained about the
telephone they have not generally made their
point on its being injurious to trade or calcu-
lated to destroy confidence in the moral char
acter of the community in which it is used,
but according to story told by the Hartford
correspondent OF the Berkshire Courier it
seems to have produced both results. The
correspondent was looking at a fruit piece in
the window of a picture store when he was
joined by bluff old countryman, and dia-
logue ensued which is best told in the words
of one OF the actors: What is that picture
worth Cap" said the rural critic. Probably
S25,'' answered, "maybe more" Twenty
five dollars! Shot," said the old man, "I got
barn full Of the raa'l genuine fruit, which I'll
sell for 10 cent? barl." Possibly" said.
"but there are plenty OF people in Hartford
who would not think S25 an exorbitant price
for that piece. Indeed, there are several men
of this city who own picture galleries which
Jewell has, 1 believe, a gallery of paintings
which are valued at something like SIS, 900,
and possibly are worth more" replied. The
old man looked hard at me. evidently thinking
was giving him "taffy" of the most extrava-
CANT kind. Then he laid his big hand upon
my arm and said: "Son, this morning, was
in grocery store, and little bell struck, and
q clerk grabbed little handle and hollered
'He1lo' in it, and talked in it, too. When l
asked him what he did that for, he said he
was talking to another man in store half
mile away. went out and bought my goods
up with dodratted yarn about picturs. Hart
ford has got the alfredest lot OF natural born
! liars of any town in these diggin's, and don't
YOU forget it."
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

PROVIDENCE Journal: Perhaps III no
country, other than this, is the small landed
proprietor more independent or comfortable
than in France. But in France the land
laws prevent that largeness of estate. and
that final accumulation of capital which the
farmer in the United States is so easily ca
pable of obtaining. The farmer of England,
Scotland and Ireland is merely tenant at
will. There is no comparison, save one in
finitely in favor of the man in the United
States who owns in fee simple his one hun
dred and sixty acres of land, and the British
farmers who pay rent; and rent bond upon
taxes paid by the landlord for the support
of the poor. the army and navy and aristo-
cratic Institutions. The American farmer
does not carry soldier on his back. Again,
the American citizen, who is earning his
daily bread by his daily labor, is encouraged
to effort and economy by the knowledge that
his mere support as to living of his children
will enable them to obtain an education at a
merely nominal expense to himself. The
idea in his mind is, that his children will be
better prepared to grapple with the world
than he was when he started out in life.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
The Real King Of Paris.

lb'huoh liuehI
The real king of Paris is the editor of La
France, its best newspaper. Perhaps some
day tho editor of news-sheet may be king of
London. 1t is true that the great French edi-
tor is also the finest gentleman of his time and
nation, though his birth is doubt and he
fought his own way upwards. He first adver-
tised himself into fame, and though wise men
may have now and then read his advertise
ments with a smile, he took care that they
should be worth reading There is hardly
anything which human will can do that he
has left undone, and his long life has been al
most one unbroken series of lucky hits. To
think that among other things he was the in
ventor of cheap journals is alone enough TO
take ones breath away, SO stupendous a thing
it was rightly considered.
He seems to have been always thought too
clever for office, though, strange to say, he
has frequently desired il, yet he is not only
one of the founders of the Third Republic but
he overthrow the Due de Broglie almost sim
gle handed. Night after night the thunder of
the France battered down the last bulwarks
of the royalists and his artillery was so skill
fully served that even the reckless vigilance of
M. de Fourtou dared not bring him to trial.
When the fight was over 1t was known that he
wanted to be made minister of finance, but
dduuObtd was VI llul, ~ NdpOloOu
Ill. had been. There exists o curious letter
from "Plon-Plon" to the emperor about this
master-mind. "Plon-Plon" thinks it might
be safe to make him project, if he would
give satisfactory guarantees for his good be-
haviour; and he remarks on the genial man.
ners and social influence of the celebrated pub
licist. The emperor, however. though having
many traits of character in common with De
Girardin, did not dare to offer him any place
of authority, and it was not till the close Of his
tIath las
bs made out as senator; indeed, so near the
end of it, that the nomination was never pub
lished in the Moniteur, It is whimsically said
that no French statesman has ever appreciated
M. de Girardin's value as a colleague till he
was about to fall. Theirs, therefore, who had
a malicious wit, meeting him on the thresh-
old of his study when Girardin came to visit
him during his presidency, shook him cor
daily by the hand, but whispered in his ear;
"Pas encore, mon ami; pas encore"
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
The New Apportionment.

The population of the United States ex-
ceeds fifty millions of people. Governed by
the census just taken the membership of
the House of Representatives must be large
ly increased, or a number of States lose
something in representation. The basis of
the existing apportionment is 131 ,425, and
the number of Representatives 293. The
new apportionment bill which Mr.. Cox OF
New York, chairman of the census commit
tee, is considering, increases the member
ship of the House to 800, one Representative
to 164 1888 people. If this bill be adopted
the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey must suffer loss
in the numerical strength of their Congress
sional delegations. a7sa sa4 !.
Whether the reduction which will be thus
brought about is Just or polite is a ques.
ton. While considering it one shonld re-
member that our House of Representatives
as at present constituted, is the smallest
popular legislative body in the world. The
English House of Commons has G52 mem
bers. The French Chamber of Deputies has
532. The German Reichstag has 397. The
Italian Chamber of Deputies has sos. Will
it be wise or unwise to increase the mem
bership of our House to 400? -.,r-
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
Romance Robbed.
The Undoubted Insignifcance OF Prime.
val Cities.
From DR.. schliemann's ..Ilios." !"

From DIR. Schlemann's 'Ilios."I
l cannot conclude this chapter on the third,
the burnt city, without examining once moro
the question whether this pretty little town,
with its brick walls, which can hardly have
housed 5000 inhabitants, could have been
identical with the great Homeric Ilios of i'm
mortal renown which withstood for ten long
years the heroic efforts Of the united Greek
army of 10000 men, and which could only at
last be captured by stratagem.
First, as regards the size of all the prehis-
toric cities, I repeat that they were but very
small. In fact, we can hardly too much con-
tract our ideas OF the dimensions Of those
primeval cities. er1a}sI E
So, according to the Attic tradition, Athens
was built by the Pelasgians, and was limited
to the small rock of the Acropolis, whose
plateau is of oval form, 900 feet long and 400
feet broad at its broadcast part but it was
much smaller still until Cinaen enlarged il l,y
building the wall on its eastern declivity and
leveling the slope within by means of debris.
The Ionians, having captured the city, forced
the Pelasgsans to settle at the southern foot Of
the Acropolis. According to Thucydides,
Athens was only enlarged by the coaiescence
of the Attic demi there effected by Theseus.
In like manner Athens, Thebes, Mycene and
all the other cities whose names are of the
plural form, were probably at first limited to
their stronghold called polls, and had their
names in the singular; but the cities having
been enlarged, they received the plural name.
| the citadel being then called Acropolis, and
| the lower town polls. The most striking
| proof of this is the name OF the valley 'Polis"
| in Ithaca, which is not derived from O real
| city or acropolis-for my excavations there
hot &c al 10 IN,
| the island can never have been the site of
| been touched by the hand of man. This rock,
| del, is for this reason now called castron, and
| was no doubt in ancient times called Polls
which name has been transferred to the val
ley. rlE -1trH
/ The ancient Polls or Asty was the ordinary
| habitation of the town chief or king with his
| family and dependents, as well as of the
| richer classes of the people; it was the site of
! the Agora and the temples, and the general
| place of refuge in time of danger. We have
traces of this TACT in the extended sense OF
| the Italian CASTILLO, to embrace town, and
in the Anglo-Saxon burh; also, as Prof. vir-
| chow suggests to me, in the Slavish gardhortas
i (BurgwalD. "What, indeed" says Mr.. Glad
| stone, "have we to say when we find that in
| the period of the incunabula of Rome, the
/ Romans the Palatine were probably
/ faced by the Sabines on the hill of the cap
itolg' Iris, therefore, not the smallness OF
| the third, the burnt city, which can prevent
| us from identifying it with the Homeric Troy,
because Homer is not historian. but an epic
| poet .HU 9lt i.ltl
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
DR.. Chaplin.
New York Times.l


1t will be found in the case of Dr. Chaplin.
as usually in the case Of other long-settled
clergymen, that he was larger than his denom-
ination. 1t is true that he held with strong
conviction to the article of faith which has
given name to his denomination. He would
upon occasion present with force and elo-
quence the doctrine, if so it may be called of
the ultimate prevalence Of good in the econ
omies OF the universe, OF the final restoration
of all men to- the spiritual condition
without which he did not believe that the Gre
alton Of man at all could be logically or NOR
ally accounted for. But this doctrine after
all took a secondary place in his teaching.
He was more concerned about the practical
means by which men are to be actually raised
from low to high estate, by which strong
and pure character is to be wrought out of the
hindering, degrading, sometimes apparently
hopeless circumstances which embarr ass the
problem of human destiny. then he was con-
cerned about formulating an abstract feature
of the theological system. 1t therefore hap
pened that when members of other denomipa
tions heard him preach they were surprised to
lind how fully they were in sympathy with him
and he with them. 1t was often and truly
said that most OF his sermons might have been
preached in any so-called evangelical pulpi
without exciting remark by their iucongruity
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
PRICE 8 CENTS.

the goat, and provides that when the cock is
killed the priest shall swing him nine times
round the head Of the company, with prayer
that all the sins of the company may enter
into the fowl. This form, suggested by the
name of the late candidate for President, as
well as by modern usage, would have been no
less impressive and Just as effective. But
they chose the goat. And at the moment of
this writing the goat stands with his tail
toward the wilderness and his face toward the
High Priest. He looks like goat who is very
likely, if he goes into the wilderness at all, to
go backward.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

BAD times are in store for one man in
Wisconsin. His fond wife bought box of
cigars and made him Christmas present of
it. Exulting over her bargain she said
"Why James always pays $40 abox for them,
and / got these for s1.50." OF course
James will not dare to throw the things
away, but will feel obliged to stay at home
nights and nauseate himself until the box
10 amr,ty. tr. .-...-. t.a-.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

The New York World, which is strong in
out-of-the-way information, surmises that
'Mr. Blaine may have slyly promoted the
fusion victory in Maine in order to alarm
the property interests of other parts of the
country and thus to throw the stress of the
canvass ON Indiana" Mr.. Blaine holds The
same position in regard to politics that Tai
leyrand did in regard to education All the
bright things are attributed to him.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

KENTUCkY's taste in nomen clature is as
good as her taste in politics. Here are
some illustrations from seven counties:
'Pulltight" in Hopkins county, "Pinchem
Slyly" in Spencer, ''Shirt-tail Bend"
"Shake-rag' and "Dog Walk in Muhein-
berg, .s'Lick Skillet. ''Grab APP and s'Ti-
pa-pa-ta' in the vicinity of Elkton, ''sFoors
Hollow" "Moll's Gut and 'Lowden's
Hole" in Henry, and Devils Dem and
"Helps Half-acre1 Spencer. a.,I ~
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

JOURNALISM lost some good men by death
last year. Among them wsre Hiram Fuller
$50 well known as Belle Britain; Samuel R.
Glen; William o. Eaton of the Boston press
Laird Simon of Philadelphia; Frank Leslie
Joseph R. Chandler, a veteran of the Phila-
delphia press; E. F. Chase of the New York
World; and Frank W. Miller of Ports
mouth -
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubica-
tion but as guaranty of good faith
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
muncations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

An Irish priest was addressing his flock on
the dangers of intemperance, and concluded
his harangue with these words: Drink, my
children, makes you beat your wives. starve
your families, and shoot your landlords-aye,
and miss them too!"-London World
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

THE placing of Gen. Barnard on the re-
tired list promotes Gen. Thorn to colonelcy
in the corps of ugineers. Time has been
laggard in making deserved promotion.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
TEIE, PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING. JAN. 8.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

SATURDAY was certainly 4 fine send-off.
If the rest of the year pans out as well the
people who live in 1881 have struck good
thing.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

ANOTHER outrage on the Indians: A. S.
Logan, lineal descendant of him who made
the speech, has been appointed to a clerk
shipi in the Interior Department.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

NEW YEARS resolutions should be ten
derly handled. They are frangible. The
best way to mark them is "This side up;
handle with care" But don't mark them
"glass'' t
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

Now we are governed by anew ring. The
old has been rung out.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

THE First of January ought to be called
Basket Day.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
TO LET.
To Let.

STORE corner Congress and Chestnut streets.
Samuel Rolfe, Esq. as an apothecary store This is
an excellent location for Fancy Grocery Pro-
vision store. z
A so, to be let on and after Nov LIST, 1880, the
Boarding house corner Fore an India streets. This
is one OF the best locations in the city for lodging
and victualing house. Has been occupied by the
present tenant for the past % years.
Full particulars regarding the above can be OBJ
tanned by applying to the subscriber.
JOHN B. CURTIS,
oc21 diff Corner Fore and Deer SITS.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03

10 Rent.
V1HE very spacious and unusually pleasant cham
Il bers No. 253 Middle Street. now occupied by
Sweetsir & nerrill, possession given January 1st
Apply at the store of EMERY, ,WATEhHOUSE&C & Co
Dec. 7th. 1880. ~ dec7dtf
TO LEE.
TWO tenements on High st. Sebago water and
Il Gas, Furnaces in cellar. Stable for one tene-
ment Apply to w. II. SINIONTON, 304 Com
mercial st. oct27dtf ;
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-06
GOOdInan's Business College.

1t gives us great pleasure to bear testi-
mony to the wonderful success which is be-
ing achieved by Prof. Frank Goodman in
his branch business college in this city, as
well as at the principal institution at Nash
vile, and the many other branches. Professor
Goodman is one of the most pushing and
thorough going young men in the South,
and richly deserves all the success that can
attend his efforts. He is thoroughly versed
in all the rudiments of practical business
education, and employs none but those that
are equally qualified. He has now
large class taking instructions in
his Knoxville branch, which is next door,
up stairs, to the CHRONICLE Office, and the
number is being daily augmented by the re-
ceptiGn of new students.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-06
The CaVed-in Tunnel

Maj. r. G. McCalla,. constructing en-
gineer, &C., came in Friday night from the
burning and caved-in tunnel on the K. & o.
Railroad, near Careyville. He reports that
the smouldering fire still makes its appear
ance occasionally, and Officer Lewis Ruckart
still remains with his fire en-
CINE, throwing on water when
needed. 1t is impossible to arrive
at the extent of the damage, by the fire and
ceving in, in the condition of affairs as yet,
1t is intended to put a force of hands at
work tomorrow, perhaps, clearing away
the debris for rebuilding and walling up the
tunnel, and it is to be hoped that it will be
found not so bad as has been feared.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-06
Justices Courts.

John Wick, wild youth, was yesterday
tried before Justice Allison, on two charges,
assault and battery and profanity. His
offense was throwing rock the day before
into the fruit canning establishment, and
cursing some of the work hands. Fortu-
nately the rock did not strike any one, but
it was not his fault He was fined 50 in
each case and committed to the work house.
Susan Hatcher, alias ''Tood Sharp, was
assessed 50 and costs in each of two cases
for drunkenness, and consigned to the work
house.
Mary Gibson was arraigned on the charge
of profanity, on warrant sworn out by
"Tood," but the evidence was insufficient
and she was discharged.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-06
County Court Procedures,

In the county court of Knox County, be-
fore Judge A. T. Cottrell, chairman, the
following proceedings were had last week:
VIM. S. Smith appointed guardian of the
SeatOn heirs
John Lokouski received bond as guardian
of the Wikekind heirs
H. G. Foust, of the 18th district, pre-
scented two red fox scalps, killed by him,
and was allowed 50 for the same, according
to law.
Warrants issued to Peyton Carter for him.
self as superintendent of work-house, and
also for guards.
Jos. L. George gave bond as clerk and
treasurer of the 10th road district
N. B. Ristine, executor of Susan Ristine,
deceased, settled up and resigned.
The will of J. A. Roberts admitted to
probate,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-06
Wicked for Clergymen.

Rev, Washington, d. c., writes: IT
believe it to be wrong, and even wicked, for
clergymen and other public men to be led
into giving testimonials to quack DOCTORS or
vile stuffs called medicines, but when a
really meritorious article, made of valuable
remedies known to all, that all physicians
use and trust in daily, we should freely COM
mend it. I, therefore, cheerfully and
heartily commend Hop Bitters for the good
they have done me and my friends, firmly
believing they have no equal for family use
I will not be without them.-New York
Baptist Weekly.