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THE DRUM.

General Fare abolished the drum in the
French army, and why There never was
poorer reason for dispensing with this
instrument of concussion. 1t was because,
so the General alleged, it made too much
noise. Now General Billot, who is sup
posed to understand the peculiar military
instincts OF the French, has brought again
into service the resonant sheepskiD, and
the French soldiers are once more happy.
Any one who has had the misfortune to
live IN French garrison town, or has ac-
companied Gallo army on an expedition,
can alone understand the tortures the drum
infilcts. 1t is q music inspiring enough
when soldiers are on the march, but to &C.
quire the amount of proficiency necessary
to twirl the sticks in proper time or with
the requisite fuency of motion, vast
amount OF practice must be gone through,
for the French Drum. Major is a very ex-
acting creature. All day long the awkward
squad may be heard, with their drums
beating away, endeavoring to master
the intricaces OF their art. Individual
practice is worse than united effort,
and, save for the decrease of din, it
resembles, in point OF noise, musical board
ing. school, where each young woman is
torturing her separate piano on different
floor. The drum is apparently not diff
cult instrument to master, but to be thor
oughly proficient requires a great deal of
steady work. AS to the drum itself, simple
as it seems, the regimental drummer has
to pay much attention to its preservation.
As every one knows a shower of rain de-
prives at once the instrument Of its sonor-
ity. a pas de charge, when beaten in
drizzle, is hardly an inspiriting perform
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agriculturallooking gentleman, approach
ing lady who occupied two seats in a
crowded car.
No. SIR, she replied.
May ask who's with you ?" asked the
man, looking around vainly for some other
place to store himself.
"My husband, snapped the lady with
flashing eyes. " My husband is travel.
ing with me. I"
"0h ah excuse me, and the tall man
Strengthened up and prepared to take a
standing ride,
"Is this seat engaged :" asking a dash.
ing, well-dressed young fellow Of the lady
five minutes later.
No, sir, she replied, and down he
pumped.
' l say, ma'am p protested the tall man,
is that you're husband p
No, it isn't, and you needn't ask any
more questions, retorted the woman.
-" But you said you were travelling with
him, persisted the tall man.
I" SO am, snorted the lady.
"Where is he 2" insisted the tall man.
6 He's in the baggage car in coffin, re-
piled the lady
90 / beg your pardon, ma'aTn, said the
tall man, humbly; 81 honestly beg par
don. l won't ask if he's dead, but you'll
excuse me for thinking that if you and he
have been married long, he's deuced smart
to travel around screwed up in box, If
you are on the same trip and it's likely to
last long. n [Drake's Travellers Magazine.
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The funniest thing ever heard,
Inc FUNNIEST thing that ever occurred,
Is the story OF Mrs. Mehtable Byrde,
Who wanted to be Mason.
Her husband Tom Byrde, Mason true
As good Mason any of you;
He is tyler OF Lodge Cerulean Blue,
And tyles and delivers the summons due,
And she wanted to be Mason too,
This ridiculous Mrs. Byrde.
1he followed round. this inqulsitive wife,
And nagged him and teased him half out OF his life
so to terminate this unhallowed strife,
he consented at last to admit her.
And first, to disguise her from bonnet and shoon,
This ridiculous lady agreed to put on
His breech-ah forgive mel meant pantaloons /;
And miraculously did they fit her.
The lodge at work on the Masters degree,
The light was ablaze on the letter c;
High scared the pillars j and B.
The officers sat like Solomon wise
Inc birthstone burned amid horrible cries.
In Inc goat roamed wildly through the room
Ihe candidate begged them to let him go home
Ana the devil himself stood up at the east,
AS broad as an alderman at feast
W hen in came Mrs. Byrie
Oh, horrible sounds oh, horrible sight
Can 1t be that Masons take delight
In spending thus the hours OF night?
an could their wives and daughters know
Inc unutterable things they say and do,
Their feminine hearts would burst with wos
-e Ni+S 70 NV All my sboIy
Those Masons Joined in hideous ring,
The candidates bowling like everything
And thus in tones OF death they sing
The candidates name was Morey):
Blood to drink and bones to crack,
Skulls to smash and lives to take,
Hearts to crush and souls to burn
Give oil MOrey another turn
ana make him grim and CORY"
Trembling with horror stood Mrs. Byrde.
Unable to speak a single word
She staggered and fell in the nearest chair
On the left Of the junior warden there
And scarcely noticed, SO loud the groans,
That the chair was made of human bones
OF human bones On grinning skulls
That CHASTITY throne of horror rolls
Those skulls, the skulls that Morgan bore
Those bones, the bones that Morgan wore
His scalp across the top was flung,
His teeth around the arms were strung
Never in all romance was known
Such uses made Of human bone.
There came pause-a pair of paws
Reached through the floor, up sliding doors,
And grabbed the unhappy candidate
How can ], without tears, relate
The lost and ruined Morey's fate
She saw him sink in fiery hole,
She heard him scream, "My soul My soul !"
While roars OF fendish laughter roll
And drown the yells for mercy,
" Blood to drink" ETC., etc.
The ridiculous woman could stand no more
She tainted and fell on the checkered floor,
Midst all the diabolical roar.
What then, you ask me, did befall
Mehtable ByrdeY Why, nothing at all
She dreamed she had been In q Mason's hall.
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future welfare of the State. as there is for
determination of the debris problem, or as
there once was for the settlement OF the ques-
tion whether stock should be allowed to roam
at the will of the owner. regardless OF the
effect produced thereby ON the small agricult-
urists. JAMES w. SHANKLIN.
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FORCED SALE

NREAT BARGAINS.-BY REASON OF ILL
NJ health will sell at once all my property in
this city, at private sale and at extremely low fig.
l offer house apd full lot, with large barn,
at Twenty third and G streets, and full lot at
Twenty-nint and streets. Also, forty head OF
livery horses, fifteen head of which Will make less
than three minutes; two hacks, one nine passepg er
wagon, buggies sulkies buckboards, thirty sets OF
double and single harness, ten saddles lap-robes,
and other livery furnishings VIII sell all together
or any item separately. Terms-One- ne-fifth cash, and
balance on five years time if desired Apply to
GEORGE MCDANIEL,
Fountain Stables, street, bet Tenth and Eleventh.
iy4-Iptf
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Look Here---For Sale.

TNHAT DESIRABLE PROPERTY KNOWN -
as Salisbury's Store situated on Marys- E.;;l
vile road, 90 miles from Sacramento consist ~aA
Ing OF store building, 36x40; also dwelling house,
barn and warehouse large-szed lot with windmill,
fruit trees, etc. postotce in the store, and hall
overhead. VIII be sold cheap IL applied for soon.
II not disposed Of soon, will be sold auction octo
Der 18th. Reason for selling. the owner has to
leave on account Of i'll health. Terms easy. Apply
TO owner on the premises. iy1l-lm
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John Martin, farmer living on the Ar.
royo Mocho, five miles southeast of Liver
more, was bitten on the hand some time
ago by some poisonous insect, and he died
on Wednesday night in commissions from
the effects OF the poison. 1t ia supposed
that the insect was tarantula.
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FARM FOR SALE.

LNoR SALE-l60 ACRES OF EXCELLENTese
farming and garden land, situated in t>%B
Placer county, four miles southeast Of New--&-
castle There are on the place commodious, hard
finished house, fruit house, a well of eXcelleat
water, plenty Of timber, acres OF orchard, acres
Of vineyard, all varieties OF berries etc. Title per
feet. For particulars inquire Of RRYMTTCHELI,
Newcastle. iy25-lmN
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HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE FOR ALco'
HoLIsM.-Dr. p. p. Gilmartin, Detroit,
Michigan. says: 81 have found it very
satisfactory in its effects, notably in the p-os-
tration attendant upon alcoholism"
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CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY!

TTNHE SECOND AND THIRD STORIES OF THE
l. Arcade Building on Second street, between }
and X, containing thirty unfurnished, tIne,
newly finished rooms. win be rented together very
low and on long time. Apply to NJ. 7. BREWER &
CO., No. 1910 Second street. jy9-u
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FOR SALE.

o 1AA ACRES OF LAND, LYING FIVE sas.
de IOU miles east of Marysville 1000 EsTV
acres thereof inelostd and under cultivation -A-s
the remainder growing up in young timber good
house. barns, orchards etc. The well has the finest
drinking water in the valley. II not wanted for
farming, it is Of the best stock ranches in tie
county, and viii be sold cheap enough to justify
use for stock only. Possession given September /,
1882. For further information inquire OF the sacra
msnto Bank, Sacramento California. iy2S- I'm
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sTATIoNERS, PRINTERS, ETC.
III. g. Crocker & Co.-Importing and Manufact-
uring Statoners, Printars and Lithographers, Nos.
s1b 217 and 2I9 Bush street, above Sansome.
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ATA REGULAR MEETING OF THE REPUB-
"a lican County Committee, Sacramento
county, California, held in Sacramento city, Cali
f5rnia, JULY a. 1882, the following resolutions were
adopted, viz.
Resolved. That Republican Primary Election
in and for the county OF Sacramento, be held on
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at Finest quality Of Beer furnished promptly 10
order in city or elsewhere, and at lowest rates.
jy12-1pn KERfH & SIC0LAyS, Proprietors.
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REPUBLICANS, RALLYi

FFyHE REPUBLICANS OF THE FOURTH WARD
are requested TO meet at
Turn yePein Hail, at y. VI, Thursday,
August Sd, for the purpose Of selecting delegates TO
be voted for at the Primary Election August 5th.
iy2g-td. MANY REPUBLICANS.
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FOR SALE,

A NEW HOUSE AND STORE, NOW -
IA doing good General Merchandising sii.;i
and Liquor Business viii sell store alone, LII.
and let the house; sell the whole together TO sut
purchaser. Reason for selling-Proprietor being
paralyzed lately. Inquire write to FRANK
LUTTIG, Postotfice Franklin, Sacramento county,
Cal. iy7-tf
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THR SEAT WAS ENGAGED.

care you travelling alone ?" asked tall.
agricultural.looking gentleman, approach
ing lady who occupied two seats in
crowded car.
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RUBBER AND OIL GOODS.
The Gutfa Percha and Rubber ManuGact.
uring Company OF Rubber Goods
Of every description. Patentees Of the celebrated
"Ma,tese Gross Brand" Carboiized Hose. Corner
First and Market streets. J. W. Taylor, Manager.
Davis d Kellogg-PioneeI Manufacturers Of Cars
Ann Oiled Clothing, Hats, Covers, etc. Importers
and Dealers in Rubber Boots and Woolen Goods.
No. 81 California street
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WANTED, LOST AND FOUND.
THE DAILY RECoRD.UNIoN

Advertisements OF Eve lines in this department are
nserted for 25 cents for time; three times for 50
cents or rs cents per week.
WANTED - AN AMERICAN WOMAN To
w take charge Of cottage. Apply at this Of
fee. iy2s-lw
"ANTED - DRESSMAKERS. APPLY AT
w Suit Department, Mechanics Store. jy2S-Iw
"ANTED-A GOOD, STEADY BOY. IG OR II
w years DID, for office work must write a good
hand. Address G. B., - at this office iy25-u
WANTED.
MALE FEMALE
l2 Ranch Hands. 2 Women Cooks,
Mixers, s Girls for Housework
Waters, and Laundry Women.
Teamsters, Waiter Girls,
Men TO Pick Fruit, Nurse Girls
Blaeksmiths.
Apply to HOUSTON s. CO.'S Employment Office,
Fourth and X streets- iyl3-lpi
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HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, ETC.
| Caroian, Cory Il CO.-Importers OF Hardware,
Iron and Steel. Agents for the Pittsburg Steel
Works, Northwestern Horse Nail Company, and
Southington Cutlery Co. Nos. 120 and 122 Front
street, and Nos. III and 119 California street
| Marcus e.. Hawiey d Co.-Importer5 Of Hard.
ware and Agricultural Implements, Nos 301, S03,
| S05, 307 and 300 Market street, San Francisco
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Y8E Daily RECORD UNION.

Ia'e'e-' r,,t a, seeol eass matter
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C. Hermann q C0.-Manuiacturers and I'M
porters No. 1886 Kearny st, near Pine. The finest
hats at the lowest prices. Factory: II Belden ST.
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A Peculiar CaN,

PROVIDENCE r. l., November l2.-henry
johnson. a colored man, was arrigned this .
forenoon for murder. The case is pecu-
liar one, and shows what terrible results
sometimes follow senseless attempts at
practical joking. On Oct. 25, Johnson play
fully set fire to the edge of the burlap,
coarse apron of George Murray, another
colored man, in the wholesale meat market
of Comstock & Sons, on Canal street. john
son had been employed there for thirteen
wears, while Murray was new employe,
and il has bees q common practice 10 inl-
tiate the new men who are employed TO
carry meat to and from the wagons by firing
the lower edges of The bagging which they
wear to protect their clothing. When the
burlap IS new the loose threads IN the edges
only are burned and no harm is done. But
the apron which Murray worn on the day
in question was old and covered with
grease, and when johnson thoughtlessiy
applied the match to it the flames spread
over the poor fellows clothes instantly,
burning him so terribly that he died in the
Rhode Island hospital Wednesday night
johnson felt very badly about the affair,
and up to the time Of Murray's death he
called at the Central police station daily to
INQUIRE about the Injured man. This
morning he surrendered himself to the Po,
lice at the Central station, was arraigned
for murder waived examination. and was
held for appearance before the grand Jury.
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Cbastixipx Alaska Indians.

VICTORIA, B. c., November 12-United
States revenue Gutter Corwin, which has
arrived from the North, brings particulars
Of a fight with Indians and the destruction
of a village. The village destroyed was To-
Gated at HOchinOo, on the Alaska coast.
The tribe had seized and held two white
men and steam launch which had been
sent out with tug to catch a whale; Inc
launch was provided with a bomb gun,
and during the firing an explosion occurred,
and an Indian chief who was sitting
on board the launch was killed. The tribe
surrounded and captured the launch with
two white men, and nearly succeeded in
getting possession of the tug. The latter,
however, got away, and steamed to Sitka.
The Corwin, with q captain and sixty
sailors and marines were dispatched to
Hocuinoo. Captain Merriman demanded
the surrender of the launch and prisoners,
which the Indians refused to do. Next
morning a gatling gun was fired on the In
dian canoes on the beach, and the force was
afterward landed and destroyed all the
canoes The Indians fled to the woods.
The village was shelled, and the huts
that remained standing after the shelilng
were looted and burnt Several warriors
who ventured out of the shelter OF the
woods were killed. The severe lesson was
required. as the tribe has been guilty OF
msny acts of cruelty toward the whites.
Hearing that the Indians had taken pos
session of one of the American Fur Trad
ing Company's stations and held all the
employees prisoners, Commander Healy
went TO their relief, and as the lnuians
were very hostile, Shelled the village and
released all the men held as prisoners. The
village was totally destroyed and TWO
chiefs made prisoners.
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USELESS TUBS.
Mora Anout Robe.on's Monitors.

wAsYISGToN. November l2.-The recent
reports about the slow steamlng qualltleS
nf tbe monitor MOntauk surprise no one
who is acquainted with the rather uuta-
yorable estimate in which these vessels are
held by the officers and men OF the navy.
A newspaper correspondent was told rev
days since by members OF the crew OF
monitor now lying at the navy yard ID
Washington that United Seates seamen had
about as soon quit the service as be de-
tailed for service on one OF the monitors;
Thew think the monitors are monumental
failures except, it may be- for the purposes
of a saltwater fight, such as that with the
Merrimae in Hampton Roadss For ali otn-
er purposes they think Ericsson inven>
tion is q poor thing, and they are afraid tor
their lives to go to sea IN them: In tne
first place, they say that the sea-going quail
ities of the monitors are yet TO be SHOWN
Their experience thus far justities the De-
lief that these vessels are very poor rough
water boats, and that they can not be made
fast steamers, Then, at sea, owing 10 the
fact that they are almost entirely sub
merged. ali the matches must be battened
down. All the air the men get Is forced
through two or three yentilators. Inc men
saw the ventilation is not good, and that
their sufferings from this source are con-
siderable. Besides that they are very badly
taking Of exercise is next to impossible.
The crew of eighty men are required to
mess and bunk in one little apartment
This room is not over twenty feet square
The men sleep in hammocks that are hung
in tiers several feet deep. The men say
there IS no such thing IS comfort cn q
monitor. They think, moreover, that II
one of these curious iron boats should take
q notion to go the bottom the crew wou.a
be caught in trap and would
be so securely cofined inside twenty
inches Of iron that there would be no dan,
ger Of their becoming flood for fishes
The opinion prevails that the monitor can
never be made safe. sea-going vessel Not
only does their iron plates make them re-
markably heavy, but the machinery IN IT.
self is pretty big load. The splendid ap-
pliances they carry for raising and lover
ing the guns and for operating the turret
in its revolutions are themselves Is heavy
as the propeIling machinery OF many
steamships Besides this machinery the
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WHO IS m
Ecceatrie Actlsas sf Q Singular
individual
which are Puzzlisg tie Hancock csuaty
farmers-A Young Lady Bsraed 70
Death Ia RssRs covaty-Fatal
MISCELLANEOUS MINOR aisHAPs.
apecsa, 10 ne Recistsr.


NKw CuNBERLASp, w. Va, November II
"A singular story comes from the interior
of this county, which will probably inter
est the REGISTER readers.
1t seems the farmers living four or i've
miles back from the river have been en-
gagged for the past week or. two In vain en-
deavors TO solve human enigma which hes
been wandering about that part OF the
country. This individual is described -
being man OF slender build and effemi-
nate appearance, always we'll dressed, aud
apparently having plenty OF money. He
generally makes his appearance jast about
dark in the evening or dawn In the morn
ing, at some farmhouse, makes signs that
he wants food, pays for il from his we'll
filled wallet and disappears In
the woods, rarely. going twtcs
in the same direction. Folks
who have seen the Individual think Il is .
woman in male attire, but from whence IL
comes or whitherit goes mono seem as yet
to have ascerts,ned. although many effJrts
have been made 10 keep track OF It. An
other singular circumstanoe 10 that the
mysterious stranger has not yet appeared
twice In the same clothing, there always
being radical change In cut, texture and
color Of garments on each visit, aud he hes
not been known To speak Q word. The
community il considerably excited over
the eccentric actions Of this individual, and
there are many predictions that . we'll.
developed sensation will grow out Of II.
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NEWS NOTES FROM NEW YORK.


NEW YoEK, November ia report was
in circulation yesterday that the tunnel
under the Hudson river was to be aban-
doned on account OF the great engineering
difficulties and the very large Cost OF the
work. A temporary suspension OF opera
tons was what set the story afoat. The
men employed on both sides OF the river
were discharged last Saturday night
Trenor w. Park, the president Of the coz
struetion company which is building the
tunnel, was ssked tonight IL the
undertaking was TO be given mp.
"By no means" be replied; "the
greatest difficulties have been overcome,
and the work never was In as good shape as
II is now. All there Is Of il is that the
money that has been subscribed Is ex-
hsusted. The company does not propose
10 rnn in debt. Tbree-quarters OF Q million
or more das been spent, and million or 20
will be required TO complete the north tun-
mel. All the money that is needed can De
obtained without difficulty, and the opera
tions viii begin again as soon rs the ar
rapeements are completed.
No Trace rthe Teeth Ceusd be Reusd.
Yesterday afternoon an employe OF Wm.
Mjcbasles, dentist at 50 East Fourth
street, put three sets Of teeth into yul-
capizer 10 harden them. The yulcauizer =
a copper boiler 81 inches in diameter BY
inches long. The process requires tbs
teeth 10 be plsced in small ha.ks Ths
tasks are put in the boiler. and the boiiei
is filled with sster. The top ot toe hoie'