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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-09
ANOTHER SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATION

An Arkansas girl, being jealous of a
female friend, plunged knife into her
rivals throat, and killed her. This &C.
Cured some time ago, but at last the case
has been tried, and the murderess has
been acquitted. As usual too in the South.
the scene at the acquitts. was every pa
thetic, " and when the murderous young
lady began to cry, There was not dry
"eye in all the ROOM" The most strange
mixture of sentiment and barbar;sm was
in fact exhibited. No sympathy was
shown for the poor girl who had been
assassinated go brutally by this yonng
tigress. No sense of the suilt of the de-
PENDANT was anywhere manifested. But
the acquittal was hailed with joy and
loud demonstrations Of satisfaction by the
attendant chivalry, and the only thing re-
naming to be surprised at is that the
Judge did not proceed, in discharging the
late defendant, TO assure her that it was
the happiest day of his life, and SO forth.
OF course it is perfectly idle for the South
ern press, in the face of such facts as this,
to allege that the Southern people are not
more lawless and more calleus than those
of the Northern States. The whole of this
case is significant of very low stage of
civilization. For in what civilized country
under the sun is it the habit of Young
ladies to carry knives, and what is more,
to use them upon one another? But at the
South such practice as this does not pro-
woke unfavorable comment A ehort time
ago Southern Professor in college took
shotgun aud deliberately slaughtered his
own brother.in-law, because the latter had
made threats against him. Of course the
Southern press expressed "regret" at
this, and SO it did when the girl. murderess
committed her hideous crime. Bat all this
sffectation of sorrow goes for nothing.
The fact is that the Southern people are
really less civilized than the Northern peo.
pie, and their addiction to homicide proves
this.
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TIE PROPOSED RBDUc ZION OF POSTAGE.

1t IS to be hoped that Congress will
adopt the recommendations of the Presi.
dent and Postmaster General as to the re.
duction of domestic postage. As mere
matter Of business there seems to be no
doubt as to it advisability. By placing
the domestic postage at two cents, it is
certain that the revenues OF the Postal De-
partment would be very largely increased
alter the first few months. There might
be slight falling off at first, out it would
be more than made up in the second year,
and it would pay well. 1t is no doubt also
true that this measure would tend to in
duce people to employ letters in the place
OF postal. cards, which after all are too much
exposed for any thing but the most COM
mon and matter-of.fact correspondence.
a two-cent postage rate moreover is quite
high enough for the people to pay, and seeing
that the department is presumably run for
their benefit, it may be worth while to
make their interests paramount once in q
while
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The semi annual examination of the pub.
lie schools began Thursday, and will be
continued for the next six school days.
The Sierra Nevada Mining Company have
levied an assessment of 81 per share, de-
hnquent in the Board January Oh. The
amount is 500, 600.
The British barkentine Madge Wildfire,
Captain Wilmington, which came into this
port some time ago dismantled, is reported
ashore OH Fly Bank, of the English coast.
The new English stes mer Shandop, which
recently sailed from London for this city,
via Honolulu, will be run regularly to
Honolulu on the Oceanic Line in connec.
ton with the Suez.
The United States screw steamer Alaska
left Honolulu, II. l., recently, and is ex.
pected In this port the first part of next
week. She will go up to Mare Island for
cleaning and repairs.
The whalers are all preparing for the
cruise to the South Pacific The Mabel
cleared Thursday morning and the Young
Pbenix sailed in the evening. The steamer
Orca and the bark Eliza will go out Mon.
day.
As sequence to the decision of the Su.
preme Court IN the case of ex parte john
son, doctors practicing without license,
have begun to secure themselves from
prosecution by paying the 500 month
instead OF 5! 90 quarter, as heretofore,
under which they have hitherto practiced.
Thursday evening, about o'clock, a
large and gentle Clydesdale horse leisurely
walked into a crockery store on Polk street,
near Pine. He moved slowly from the
main entrance to the rear of the store,
and then returned, going out on the street
again. He said nothing, bought nothing,
and broke nothing. HIS behavior was very
much better than that of the traditional
bull in the china shop. He had no harness
on and seemed to be OUT on quiet stroll,
looking into shop windows and admiring
Christmas goods.
The Dan San Fung Theater on Jackson
street will shortly inaugurate new depart
ure in the way of Chinese theatricals, by
introducing a juvenile troupe of actors az
the opponents OF the plays of the great
Chinese dramatists. Il is said that the
Chinese residents are very much excited
by the novelty, and already more tickets
have been sold than there are seats in the
house. The children of the company are
eight, nine and ten years of age, and are
the first that have been allowed to appear
on any Chinese stage, as in China it would
be against the law and meet with severe
punishment.
The steamer Gaelic, that arrived recently
from China and Japan, brought $50 600
cards Of silkworm eggs. The eggs were
sent East yesterday IN three cars attached
to the regular passenger train of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad. The cargo, which is
a very valuable one, is under the imme.
date care of E. Ortallini and two assist
ants, and consigned on through bills of
lading from Yokohama to Paris, Havre
and Milan. The eggs are packed in fruit
cars, in order to secure proper and even
temperature. The cars so on the express
train, as rapidity of transportation is very
essential. Every days delay on the long
trip is likely to diminish the value of the
eggs.
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to DIVE thousands of them to the gin-shops
aud to the beer.cellars. A more utterly
stupid and barbarous line of legislation has
never of late years been enacted. 1t is
really amazing that the New York people
should have submitted even to the farce of
adopting it. OF course it amounts to moth.
ing, now that it has gone into operation,
for it is fresh proof of the folly of trying
to enforce legislation which is against pub.
lie opinion. 1t is indeed remarkable that
such antiquated and erroneous ideas should
have controlled the able lawyers who drew
up the new Code, for it is pervsded By a
musty favor of antiquity which is most
oddly inconsistent with the actual phe
nomeua of social development. 1t may,
however, be said that New York will be
the field wherein must be tested the most
extreme Sunday laws which have been
heard of on this continent for more than a
hundred and fifty years.
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A PRoFgcrIosIsr ABsUgDITY

Among the silliest Of all the stupid mis-
representations which form the staple
Protectionist arguments has always been
the assertion that England was interested
in procuring the conversion of the United
States to Free Trade. In one sense this
is test argument for whoever uses it
proves himself to be so ignorant of the
facts of the case as to be incapable of dis
cussing the subject intelligently. The
truth is that if British gold" had ever
been employed as the Protectionists pre-
tend to believe that it has been, it would
have been used to prevent the adoption of
Free Trade, and to maintain the tariff.
For it is very certain that the maintenance
of the tariff is England's best protection
against American competition. So long
as that barrier is kept up Great Britain
has nothing to apprehend from American
rivalry III manufactures. The American
manufacturer is at present confined to the
home market by the tariff, and the Eng
lsh manufacturer has the field almost to
himself. Should the United States adopt
the principles of Free Trade tremendous
blow would be struck at the commercial
supremacy of England. American man
ufactures would then find the way
to every corner of the globe, and
the energy and enterprise of the American
merchant would wrsst the trade from the
British in many places. But while the
tariff stands England is perfectly safe.
She need not fear American competition
while American enterprise is thus cruelty
handicapped. If she had been substituting
Congress during the past twenty years,
that body could not have exhibited more
ohsequious regard for her interests. In
fact, it has sacrificed the interests of the
American people to those of Great Britain,
The boasted system of protection to
native industry has built up the commerce
OF our powerful rival, and has put a
Chinese wall round our own. Those.
therefore, who chatter about what thew
imagine to be the interests of England in
this connection, and who allege that that
country desires the United States to adopt
Free Trade, simply do not know what they
are talking about, and have not even mas
tered the most elementary facts which re-
quire to be understood. And yet even
this piece of imbecility is quite as rational
and respectable as the majority of argu-
ments advanced in behalf of Protection.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

L. Foss, of Nevada City, is in town.
L. U. Shippee returned to Stockton Yesterday.
George Crosby left for San francisco yesterday.
S. D. Mayer, of san Francisco, is visiting in the
city
George Ames of Wisconsin, is Stopping in sacra.
meuto.
DR.. G. W. Wilson and wife arrived in the city yes.
terday.
WIN R. Goodall, of Cincinnati, O., is stopping in
the city. P- ="
G. L, Mcintosh and wife, of Chico, returned home
yesterday.
John Butler, druggist OF Colfax returned home
yesterday.
L, Tozer and wife returned from San Francisco
last evening.
State Treasurer Well returned last evening from
visit TO San Francisco.
J. VI. Stezens, of Lone, and E. ]. Davis, of Gro.
vile, arrived in Sacrapento yesterday.
S P. Ward and wife and Miss SaIlie Conner. of
Costumes, are visiting in Sacramento
Miss Annie Crofton and Miss Bird Kennedy. who
have been visiting fr in the city, will r,irp to
Courtiand today.
j. Houn, g. a. Story, Louis Soss, c. D. Coward
; Kennedy, d. AeC&Ity and l.. S. Jaco5i Of San
Francisco, were in the city yesterday.
jerome Banks and c t. Aivord, Of Red Bluff.
PASSED through the city Yesterday on their way to
Seattle. b. Wilson also came down from Red Bluff
yesterday.
The social given a. the Sixth-Stree. NJ F. Church
by the Sunday school children last evening drew
out large attendance a programme consisting OF
music aud Rotations presented Refreshments
were served during the evening
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THE WEEKLY UNION

Is the best Of pers for the student, family, bust
mess and citizen interested in the political
history Of the day. For the farmer business man.
housewife, sporting man, artisan educator probes
sional man and general reader it is once the best
and most reliable of wetklies. Its departments are
many, and are all specially and ably edited with
view TO attain the highest excellence, contributing
to the most rapid development OF the country and
the cultivation of the highest intelligence among
the people. The WEEKLY UNION is having an unpre-
cedented growth, both in rspidity and permanently
1t reaches into every part of the land, ard is found
in street. market, business house, rural home,
miners cottage, on train and steamer, in mountain
and in valley yilages-indeed, in all sections It is
mailed for one year for the sum of 81 so, postpaid
70 any address.
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WOOD FINISH

Richness OF effect may be gained In
decorative woodwork by using woods of
different tone, such as amarsnth and am.
boyna, by inlaying and veneering. The
Hungarian ash and French walnut afford
excellent veneers, especially the burls of
gnorls. A few useful notes on the subject
are given by recent American authority.
In vanishing, the vaInishes used can be
toned down to match the wood, or be made
to darkeu it, by the addition of coloring
matters. The patented preparations
known as "wood filters are prepared in
different colors for the purpose of prepar-
ing the surface OF wood previous to the
vanishing They fill up the pores of
the wood, rendering the surface hard and
smooth. For polishing mahogany, walnut,
etc., the following is recommended Dis.
solve beeswax by heat in spirits of turpen-
tine until the mixture becomes viscid; then
apply by clean cloth, and rub thoroughly
with flannel or cloth. A common mode
OF polishing mahogany is by rubbing it
first with linseed oil and then by a cloth
dipped in very fine brickdust good gloss
may also be produced by rubbing with
linseed oil, and then holding trimmings or
shavi0gs of the same material against the
work in the lathe. Glass paper, followed
by rubbing, also gives good luster.
There are various means of toning or dark
ening woods for decorative effsct-log-
wood, brown soft soap, dyed oil, sulphate
of iron, nitrate of silver exposed to
suns rays. carbonate OF soda, BIZ
chromate and permapgsnate of potash,
and other alkaline preparations are used
for darkening the wood the last three are
1lvr nIad Tho co1,,r,o,1 =,
applied by dissolving one ounce of the
slkali in two gills of boiling water, diluted
to the required tone. The surface is sat
urated with a sponge or flannel, and i'm
mediately dried with soft rags. The car
Donate is used for dark woods. OIL tinged
with rose madden may be applied to hard
woods like birch, and a red oil is prepared
from soaked alkanet root in linseed oil.
The grain of yellow pine can be brought
out by two or three coats of japan much
diluted with turpentine, and afterward
oiled and rubbed. To give mahogany the
appearance of age, lime water used before
oilIng IS a good plan. In staining wood,
the best and most transparent effect is OBJ
tanned by repeated light coats of the same.
For oak stain, strong solution OF oxalic
acid is employed ; for mahogany dilute
nitrous dCiu. "a primary coat, OF q coat OF
wood filters is advantageous. For ma
hogany stains the following are given
Two ounces of dragons blood dissolved in
one quart OF rectified spirits of wine well
shsAea, or raw sienna in beer, with burnt
sienna to give the required tone; for darker
stains boil half pound OF madden and two
ounces OF logwood chips in one gallon of
water and brush the decoction while hot
over the wood. When dry, paint with
solution of two ounces of potash in one
quart of water. a solution Of permangan.
ate OF potash forms rapid and excellent
brown STAIN Building News.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TOMORROW.
Congregational Church,


Sixth street. between and J-Rev A. J. Hanson
vi preach IN the morning at 1915 The Sabbath
School will be at 1880. No service in the evening
sixth-street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Between and Rev T. S. Dunn pastor Preach
ing at lO:45 A. NJ and at ~ Subject in the morn
ing " Betributive Justice" Evening +" The Price
les Pearl" Sunday school at 1915 P NJ All are
cordially welcomed.
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Sixth street, corner of 1.-The pastor, Rev. H. Il.
Rice, will preach on Sabbath at IO:45 A and
P N. Morning subject Physical and Moral Laws
OF the Universe, Illustrated by the ransit of We
nus" Evening subject Narrative of the kesur-
rection OF CHRIST" cordih welcome to all.
First Baptist Church,
Ninth street, between L and MA. ]. Frost. p,s
tor Morning subject: " Communion of Sorrow
Evening subject q Be Not fraid Only Believe"
Revival services at the close of the sermon. Come
and welcome.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Eighth street, between | and J-Rev Carroll NJ
Davis, officiating rector. Service at II A. NJ Sunday
School at 1850 P N.
United Brethren in Christ,
Corner Fourteenth and streets-Rev. W. L.
Demunburn, pastor. Preaching morning and even
ing Subject at II A. M: "All for Jesus" At
P. M: " Stones of Hindrance"
Calvary Baptist Church,
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth Rev. J.
z. a. Henry, pastor. Preaching at l0:45 A. NJ and
P. NJ. Morning subject The Masters Great
Concern" Evening Enchanted Ground the
sermon in series on " Bunyans Pill
grims Progress" The ordinance Of baptism will be
administered in the evening All the services at
this church are free to AL Strangers welcome Sun
day School at 1915 P. NJ. Pastors residence, l5OI
L street.
Kingsley Chapel, III. E. Church,
Corner of Eleventh and [ streets-R Rev. c. Nickel
vey, pastor. Preaching at 10:45 A. NJ and p N
Praise service at 63O P. NJ In the evening Mr. John
Currie, the Scotch Evangelist, will preach and con-
duct revival service. Seats free All are cordially
invited. Bring your Gospel Hymns.
NJ. E. Church South,
Seventh street, between and K-Rey Il Walter
Featherstun, pastor. Theme Tor IL A. NJ to morrow:
g The Secret of Power" and for p NJ: The Last
Court Session"
Y NJ. c. A.
Rooms, 1909 Fourth street-Specal Gospel Service
on Sunday at P NJ; also at and each afternoon
and evening during the week, except Saturday.
all are cordially invited.
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FRESH FRMINIhITIEs.

One of the thirteen police stations of
Chicago took in 2l3 women for street
drunkenness in August.
Mrs. Quincy a. Shaw, OF Boston, sup.
ports thirty.three kindergartens, at an an
nual expense OF S25, 0G0.
The explanation is given that Boston
young ladies wear eyeglasses because they
are too modest to go about with naked
eyes.
Gail Hamilton says a woman may have
been originally one step In advance of man
in evil doing, but he very soon caught up
with her, never again to labor under
similar disadvantage.
There is nothing so healthy as honest
laughter. woman who had recovered
from decline was asked what cured her,
and her reply was, &C stopped worrying
and began to laugh /; that's all. "
Phoebe Couzins says that she and Miss
Anthony both expect to marry, but that
they will wait until the time comes when
their husbands will not marry slaves. 1t is
evident that Phoebe and Susan are expect
ing nothing short of sealskin sacque
apiece on the date OF their surrender.
Fashionable wedding card ceremonies
have gone the length OF inclosing the cards
of the bride, the groom, the brides father,
the brides mother, the young married cou-
pie at home, and the clergyman performing
the ceremony. These are all inclosed in
one large envelope. Why not include the
hired man" and the sisters and the cous-
ms and the aunts OF the happy pair =
New York Telegram.
One of the prettiest women l saw at the
- I'D Aah Il fhAfn I IL -
month, cleaned her nails with hairpin af-
ter she had seated herself at table at
which were five other persons. Curiosity
prompted me TO inquire who she was, and
l learned that her father was a railroad
president and her mother one of the lead
ers of society in Chicago. What should
be done with such women II Hotel Mail.
Needle painting is the latest contribution
to decorative art By this novel method
lady OF Cincinnati has already completed
large number of landscape pictures, which
are said by copnoisseurs to be remarkable
productions with the needle, equaling in eff
feet, if not surprising, the finest oil and
water colors. Several artists and prominent
society people are making an effort to have
them exhibited, so that ladies who have a
penehsnt for embroidery and house decors-
WIN may ccC ilO" easily IutA 1T
has become to besutify their homes with
their own handiwork.
whats the price of this saucer ?" asked
lady of dealer in brio bTac the other
day. That piece is worth S65, ma am"
replied the polite merchant. "Sixty.fve
dollars ?' exclaimed the shopper, evidently
surprised to find that the article could not
be bought for dime. eyes, ma'am, sos
is the price of it. 1t is very choice" ''You
don't mean to tell me tbat you ask such
price for That little thing" That is
exactly what l wish you to understand,
ma'am ; but you must know that this
saucer is over l50 years old - "Well r'
exclaimed the lady. after catching her
breath, its the smallest thing for It's age
l ever saw" And taking one more look
at the diminutive antiquity, she gathered
up her drapery and sailed forth in search
Of dollar store.-[ Yonkers Statesman.
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to contains in full) submitted to their consid-
Grafton. They decided upon oath that it was
the body of Timothy Monro. who lad been
accidentally drowned in Lake Ontario on the
18th of September then preceding.
In conclusion, let me say that il reason
is sought for the fraud perpetrated by the
political managers in pslming off this body
as that of William Morgan, think it is an.
swered in remark made by Thurlow Weed,
after the body had been proven to be that of
Monro. which was that it was ga good
enough Morgan till after election" As l
have said, this is not written as Mason, but
simply to correct such glaring misrepresenta-
tions of history as are contsined Ia the card
published. What the object of the pubiica-
ton of such card as the one I think [ have
successfully replied to can be, let your readers
judge. l do not believe the Masonic Order
needs any defense from me- nor shall at
tempt any defense of it. Yours, respectfully,
f. B. MILLS
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ENGLAND, FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR

It ia stated that Lord Lyons has been in.
structed to inform the French Government
that England cannot consent to the estab-
lishment of French protectorate over
Madagascar by force. If this report is
true, France will have to give up that
small ambition, for she cannot afford to
sneer at the British navy, whatever she
may say of our own, ard if England puts
her foot down in defense of Madagascar
she must be respected. France appears to
have been made greedy by her Tunisian
experience, and, having found how easy it
is to annex the territory Of weak rulers,
to have been tempted to extend her op-
erations. Madagascar is not much Of a
prize, but its situation gives it much i'm
portance, and England naturally desires no
new beginnings of French conquest made
in that quarter Of the world. It is not to
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tn; Archbishop and Bishops Of California of the
Catholic Church have issued pastoral letter to
their focks denouncing mixed marriages Catholic
and Protestant and urging their people not to marry
in haste but to give timely notice to pastors, that
the banns may be duly published They order that
no priest shall preside at marriage except on three
days notice. and after publication of banrs (where
both parties are CATHOLICS and lastly, that in no
case Whatever can Catholic be married by any
other than priest without subjecting himself to ex
communication The advice to make haste slowly
in marrying is certainly bit of sense none can reas
onabiy disapprove Of
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ONE of the handsomest papers, geographically,
that has yet come TO our exchange list is entitled
the Ontario Fruit Grorsr. 1t has Just been
started in the new settlement of Ontario, San
Bernardino county, by Edward A. Weed, well.
known newspaper man 1t is a tour-page seven
column sheet, and is worthy example of excellence
in printing. 1t is newsy aud Clean and its columns
give promise Of usefulness
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be apprehended that serious difficulty will
grow out of this affair, but France has
been exhibiting too many airs about the
Egyptian matter, and it is probably consid.
cred necessary to make her understand
that In annexing Tunis she reached the
end of her tether.