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LABOR In TIE COUNTRY.

The farmers are absolutely distressed for
want OF help in harvesting, and find the
greatest difficulty in procuring hands from
San Francisco. Many of them have been
compelled to employ Chinese because no
white men could be had. Yet in San Fran.
cisco there are always several thousand
white men hanging about the wharves and
street corners and intelligence offices, pro.
Tossing to be looking for work, and cursing
the country because they do not obtain it.
We have no doubt that work at good wages
can be had to-day for the last of these
fellows, but the plain truth is that they
do not want it, and that they had rather
loaf about the city than 90 into the harvest
field and exercise themselves. And even
when such men do accept work in the
country, they are almost always unreliable
1t is the rule with them to demand their
wages every Saturday night, and if they
are anywhere within reach of a saloon they
then go off to get drunk, and do not re.
turn until perhaps the Tuesday or Wednes-
day following. Even when there are no
saloons set Of sharks are found who
travel about with barrel of whisky in
cart, stop wherever they find field of
men at work, and proceed to sell
them liquor. The farmers are natu.
rally extremely Disguised with this
state of things, for it often injuries their
interests materially. The cultivators of
small fruits and berries are absolutely COM
PEELED to rely on Chinese labor, for it is
evident that when crops Of berries have to
be picked every day, and when the failure
to pick them involves the loss of that days
crop, men who insist on getting drunk two
or three days out Of the seven are of no
use. The kind of loafers we have been de.
scribing, however, are always the most
blatant opponents of Chinese labor. They
are the sort of men who, after having COM
PEELED farmer to supply their places with
Chinese, will set fire to his barns and stacks
because he has had the temerity to try and
save his crops, which they abandoned to
ruin. In short it ia evident that unless
and until better, more sober and faithful
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THE UNIT RULE.

The Democratic State Convention very
wisely abrogated the unit rule. The truth
is that this rule is part and parcel of the
machinery of party government by
'tBosses," and it involves an extinction of
minority representation which is fatal to
equity. The practice of pledging delega-
tions to observe the unit rule is neither
more nor less than an usurpation having no
color OF Justice. The theory of our form of
government is. that every section of the
community possesses the same right Of
representation. In practice, however, we
allow but very limited representation to
the minority, and when such rules as the
one referred to are adopted the minority
are altogether DISTINGUISHED. The adoption
of the unit rule by bare majority is q
trick whereby the majority candidate
seeks to steal the minority vote by main
force. The minority of the delegation has
exactly the same right to support another
candidate that the majority has to support
one; but it is sought to extinguish this
right of the minority, and to do violence
to their feelings by forcing them to vote
for man whom they do not want. In
effect such practice is worse than forging
the names OF the minority to a vote they
opposed. They were, it must be assumed,
elected for one purpose. They are, how.
ever, virtually compelled to ignore the
wishes of the citizens who delegated them,
and to do the pleasure OF strangers whose
choice they disapprove. And the unit rule
is always and naturally resorted to in the
interest of machine politics. The men who
pack conventions always want it. The
men who seek by impudent audacity to
defy the will of the majority, and to rule
politics through interruptions minority
cliques, have even been the friends and
advocates of this rule. They find it very
useful to choke off independence and to
sside opposition with. 1t makes easy
work for the fellows who enter conventions
with tack pockets full OF proxies, It is
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A MORE STRIKING

Instance Of the wEEELY UNION system Of pub
Iieation was never made manifest than just now az
the following from editorial notes OF yesterday
will show The first part OF the WEEKLY USioS,
issued Tuesday morning, carried to its readers the
news Of the wreck Of the Escsmbia, Of the great fire
on the oakland railroad wharf, the denial Of a writ
Of habeas c9rpus TO Caitelu, and the details Of e
great storm in the West. For all these subscribers
to the one time weeklies must wait until the close
Of this week" 80 this we now add that the second
part Of the WEEKLY USIoS, Of even date with this
paper, contains the latest of the baoting for
nominee for Governor In the Democratic oonyen-
ton at San jose while the odtime weeklies, which
go to press on Thursday morning, were, of neces-
sity barren q this important news. More, still,
the WEEKLY UNION Part l, eight pages) of next
Tuesday win contain the full Democratic ticket for
which readers Of the ordinary weekly will be forced
to wait until the close OF next week. The WERksY
UNION, issued in two eight.page parts, is mailed
twice eaeh week to any address for s. 80 per year,
u1st maid
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COAST AND STATE.

George FL. Wiggans was married at Red
Bluff three weeks ago to Mrs. Buryar5.
He has been intoxicated most of the time
since, and on Monday last his hat blew
into the river, and when he waded in after
it the current took him off his feet, and he
was drowned. The body has not been re-
covered.
Wednesday OF last week the dead body
Of Oscar Cohen, prisoner at San Quentin,
was found suspended by the neck in his
cell. He was serving his third term IN
prison, was in poor health and low spirits.
Coroner Eden held an inquest, and the
jury found that he was an American by
birth, of Jewish parents, aged 80 years,
and that he died by his own hand.
The North Bloomfield Gravel Mining
Company have commenced building large
stone dam for the purpose of preventing
the cobble-stones and coarse debris from
their mine from flowing into the Yuba
river. According to the decision rendered
by Judge Temple, hydraulic mines will be
allowed to run provided some means are
taken by which the heavier and coarser
particles of the tailings can be impounded
and kept out of the rivers. 1t is this point
in the Courts decree that has caused the
Bloomfield Company to begin building a
dam. Other hydraulic mining companies
will doubtless follow their example. Ne
vada Herald.
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THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

The question arises whether, inasmuch
as the last Congressional reapportionment
gave California six members Of Congress,
it is not necessary at the ensuing State
election for the people to choose the same
number of members of the State Board of
Equalization. The State Constitution pro.
vides that ga State Board of Eaua!iza-
' ton, consisting of one member from
"each Congressional District in this State,
"shall be elected by the qualified electors
"of their respective districts" This
clearly implies that there shall be as many
members of the State Board of Euualiza-
ton as there are members of Congress.
Had the State been redistricted for men,
bers of Congress it would be at once ap-
parent that six members of the State Board
of Equalization would have to be elected.
As it is, however, the argument for their
election is really of precisely equal force.
This year we elect two Congressman at
large" This is merely method of
converting the State into two Congressional
Districts for the time being. 1t must be
held, strictly speaking, that there are as
many Congressional Districts as there are
Congressman. Consequently there are six
Congressional Districts, even though we
elect two Congressman at large. The pur-
pose of the Constitution is clear. 1t was
intended that there should be as many
elected members of the State Board of
Equalization as there were members of
Congress. And for these reasons we are of
opinion that provision ought to be made
for the nomination OF six members of that
Board,
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NEVADA.
Destructive Fire-Hsnd Crushed.


RENO, June 231.-A Gazette special from
Verdi says: The large planning mill and box
factory, the property of Lonkey & Smith,
was discovered to be on FIRE at 11:2O last night.
and in few minutes the whole building was
in sheet of flames. The mills, machinery,
lighthouse, large quantity of material in the
lumber yard, and the entire stock of doors,
sash and blinds, were entirely destroyed. The
books in the safe are thought to be preserved.
Lonkey & Smith estimate their loss at
about SEC, 600 insurance, $1,000. In addi-
ton to the mills, two dwelling houses,
four Central Pacific Railroad cars, loaded
with lumber and wood, and 200 feet of rail-
road track, were licked up by the flames.
The families escaped in their night clothes
The fire trains from Truckee and Reno were
on the ground after IL o'clock. Lonkey ard
Smith will rebuild their factory. The FIRE is
supposed to have started in the engine-room
of the factory.
A Gazette Verdi special says: A boy
named Mclaughlin had his hand badly cut
in the Verdi planning mills last evening, rem
detilg anputation necessary.
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DEGRADATION OF PLATFORM MAKING,

We are inclined to think that time
will come when political platforms will
be abandoned. The surest indication of
such change is to be found in the increasing
contempt for the popular intelligence which
these documents exhibit. More than at
any former time has there OF late been
manifested readiness among parties TO
take both sides of every difficult question:
We do not refer to California particularly,
though the action Of the Democrats upon
the debris question is in point. In Ohio,
however, the liquor law is 6 vexed 9ues-
ton, and the Germans cut great figure
in relation to it. The result is that both
parties have been making the most des.
perate efforts to please everybody, and with
the usual result The significant fact,
however, is that it should be thought safe
to put forward expressions which every.
one can see are insincere, and which can
actually deceive nobody. This suggests
that platforms are becoming more and
more mere symbolisms, to the declara.
tions of which even those who frame them
no longer attach Importance, and which
are produced only because it is the Gus.
tom to have them. In the absence of
any clear-cut national issue in fact,
the two parties have latterly come to
voting more from habit than conviction.
There is no longer radical difference
of issues between them, nor is one the rep
resentative of purity and the other of cor
ruption. Unfortunately both are equally
corrupt. Evidently, however, they are be-
ginning to think that platforms have
served their purpose in the past, but are
becoming rather nuisance than a help in
these days of uncertain convictions and
dim political distinctions. So they
straddle every issue which demands clear
definition, and fall back upon the tendency
of most people to vote IN accordance with
habit the Republican because he has al.
ways been a Republican; she Democrat
because he has always been Democrat.
1t is not possible that this slipshod way
of conducting politics could survive a
real national emergency. Such an event
would shake off the shams and bring thu
realities to the front. But SO long as
no strong demand for action is made
upon the people they may tolerate this
easy going method, and pardon the du-
plicity of the partisans who are so accom-
modating that they are willing to change
all their convictions at the suggestion OF
the public whose support they solicit.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TOMORROW.
sixth-street Methodist EPISCOPAL Church

Between X and L-Rev. t. s. Dunn, pastor,
will preach at l0:45 A. N. and 7.45 P. n. Morning
subject, The Mountain Of the Lords House.
Evening subject, Where are the Miner Sunday
school at 1915 Pm. All are cordially welcomed.
Congregational Church,
Sixth street, between and THE pastor, Rev. L
K. Dsineil, will preach tomorrow morning and
evening Subject in the evening, " Relation Of the
books 4 the Bible 10 the Bible whole" The
pub IL are invited.
Calvary Baptist Church,
| street between Twelfth and Thirteenth Rev. j..
Q A. Henry, pastor. Preaching to morrow morn
ing at 1915, and the evening at 7:45 Morning
subject, " The Masters MAYNARD Mission" Even
ing, Rum, Rationalism or Religion" Scriptural
baptism in the evening The pastor having returned
from the East, regular services will he conducted in
the future, to which most cordial invitation is
tended. Come and see.
First Baptist Church,
Preaching tomorrow at Io:45 A. NJ and 7:So p. ~
by the pastor, Rev. A. J. Frost, d. d. Morning
subject, The Science Of Archaeology and the
Bible" Evening subject Lessons in the life a
Jonah" Strangers cordially invited.
st. Paurs Episcopal Church,
Eighth street, between and J-Rev Carroll 81
Davis, officiating rector Divine service at II n
Sunday school at $50 4. n.
Kingsley Chapel, NJ. E Church,
Eleventh street, between II and L Rev. DaVie
Praise service att n Sunday school at 1907.
NJ E. Church South,
Seventh street, between and K-Rey. T. II. q.
Anderson, ID. D., pastor. Services al A. n. and
n Subjects: Morning" The Great Salvation
Evening The Pulpit and It's Functions" Praise
service at ?. n. Sabbath school at 1870 p n
Seats free. All are invited
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Sixth street, corner Of 1.-The pastor. Rev H. IL
Rice, will preach 90 Sabbath at 1913 A ~ and 7;4S
?. Morning subject, Selling and Buying the
Soul" Evening subject The Place Of Love in
Religion" Bring your Gospel Hymn Book 70 eTeh-
z. IL c. A
Hail and free reading room al 800 street. open
every dsg and evening. GOSPEL meeting at ?. n
tomorrow at the halt Street preaching at o'clock,
corner and Fourth streets. Strangers specially
INV ed
Riverside schooi-SoUse.
Rev Carroll ~ Davis will preach Sunday al 30
P x. The people OF this neighb0rLoCd arg cor-
daily Invited " attend.
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A WASTE OF TIME.

1t is pity that Dr.. Beard has not
something better to do than trying to keep
Guiteau from the gallows. 1t ia also a
pity he does not know enough about in
sanity to realize that man may be insane,
and yet responsible. We believe Guiteau
to be insane, but we also believe that he ia
perfectly responsible, aud that he ought to
be hanged. In fact we can conceive of no
such satisfactory use for murderer Of his
kind as the hanging of him pour cneoSra9ey
les autres.
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minority.
A SENSIBLE VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

The following dispatch from Marysville
was sent to San Francisco paper under
date of June 22i "The decision OF Judge
Temple in the Gold Run case has now
been pretty thoroughly discussed, and
the result may be stated as about as fol-
CLOVIS: The leading business men and a
q majority of the farmers are satisfied with
sit as basis of settlement, and are in
"favor of enforcing it to the letter, and of
"speedy action in all cases now pending.
"The clearwater theory, as advocated by
citizens of Wheatland, finds very few if
"any advocates here, it being considered
"impracticable at present. We hope that
this is fair and sufficiently faithful rep
reseutstion of public opinion in Marysville,
for it indicates far more rational state OF
mind than appeared to exist there recently.
Judge Temples decision undoubtedly af-
fords basis for agreement which it is the
clear interest of the valley residents as
we'll as the miners to accept. We have
pointed out from the first that it would be
mistake to suppose that this decision
settled everything, or that no room was
left for compromise. The truth remains,
always insisted upon by the RECORD.
UNION, that even when the Courts had
done all they could do, the problem of the
disposition of the debris already in the
rivers would have to be considered. This
debris must be taken care of by somebody.
If it is not, the people OF Marysville will
find when it is too late that they have
gained but a shadowy victory. But
as matter of course the
hydraulic miners will not undertake to
live up to Judge Temples decree as long
as any portion of the valley residents con-
tinue to threaten them, and declare that
they will not rest satisfied with the holding
back of the heavier debris. As the case
stands the decision of Judge Temple will
have to be appealed. Then, assuming that
the Supreme Court confirms it, it will be-
come recognized basis for settlement, and
at that stage of the proceedings it will be
in order for the representatives of both
sides to meet and exchange guarantees and
agreements. Pending the action of the
Supreme Court it is eminently desirable
that q common platform should be reached
by the valley residents. At this moment
they are embarrassed by conflict of opin.
ion. Marysville and Sacramento are per.
fectly willing to accept Judge Temples
decision as the basis of settlement, but
Wheatland and Nicolaus are impracticable,
and appear bent upon pushing the con.
test to such point that it will include all
mining, and so render a settlement out of
the question by bringing the quartz, drift
and seam miners to the side of the n.y.
draulic miners, and against the farmers.
We trust that Mayor Bingham and other
conservative and intelligent business men
of Marysville will use their influence to
bring the extremists to reason, and thus
prepare the way for an adjustment which
will stop the heavy drain OF money for
litigation.
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Sensation In Court.

PORTLAND, June 23d. - This afternoon,
during the Trial Of civil suit in the State
Circuit Court, Sidney Dell, lawyer, insinu-
ated that Hon. T. Williams, counsel on the
opposite side, had tempered with and changed
the wording OF an affidavit after the same had
been filed. Williams replied that Dell knew
he was speaking an untruth. Dell rushed at
Williams, grabbed him by the throat aud
shovel him against table. Charles ii.
Dodd, head of the firm Of G. II. Dodd & Co.,
wholesals hardware dealers, who was Will
lama client, took hold of Dell and literally
spun hian round three OK fo1r times, sanssa.
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white labor element is available for agri-
cultural work, the employment Of Chinese
will be a matter of absolute necessity, let
politicians say what they will. There is
always plenty of work to be had in the
country by steady, industrious, conscien-
tious white men but the truth is that this
class are like angels visits, few and far be.
tween.
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in the interest Of "the boys" Many a
time the unit rule, judiciously enforced,
has enabled score or two Of men to
master State organization, and dictate its
ticket There is, however, one thing
which the unit rule does not cover. 1t is
of no use at the polls. If only the machine
politicians could guarantee the popular
ratification of their preliminary work,
their profession would be free from great
many uncertainties which now tend to mar
its enjoyability. They have learned to
manufacture tickets in really mastery
style, but what they have not yet been able
to determine is the kind of reception the
people will accord their tickets when the
day of election comes. The unit rule has
long been a sort Of right bower to the ma
chine politicians, and when they cannot
enforce it they are apt to feel that half the
battle is lost. The tyranny and injustice
of the rule, however, are so apparent that
unless a Convention has been carefully
packed it cannot be expected to indorse it,
and therefore no matter what precautions
may have been taken in the County Con.
ventions, the State Convention is always
liable to upset the arrangements, simply
because it is too large to be packed, and
also because it contains great many rural
delegates who entertain righteous horror
of the city politicians and their cunning
devices, and delight above all things in
battling the latter whenever an opportunity
occurs. 1t is however always safe to vote
down the unit rule, for it cannot operate
but to silence or to misrepresent the
r,i,or;tu
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UrAH.
Races at salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, June 23d.-The running race,
mile and half. to-day. for 1000 side, be-
tween Jack Gilmer's Red Boy and Corigsn's
Colorado horse Wildmoor, was won by Red
Boy. Time, 2:414. The attendance is very
vada and Colorado. The Jockey Club races
began to-day, and will last till the och. The
purses amount to 81 600.
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OREGaN.
An Arepnn scandal.

pie, nee Lownsdale, brings suit for divorce
against her husband, alleging cruelty and
squandering her estate. Mr.. Semple was at
one time State Printer and owner Of the
Daily Herald, published in this city. The
social position Of Mr.. and Mrs. Semple IL
HIGH
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ASrHos7 coHsrccK, who has made battle against
obscene literature, arrested one who had list
Of $1,000 names Of boys and girls throughout the
land to whom he was mailing concentrating publi-
ontions. The prisoner said he had been offered
s., 900 for his list and had refused It.
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or is remarkable" says the London Truth,
"that most talented actors would almost invariably
play parts that particularly unsuited to them
they themselves TO choose and cast the pieces
in which they appear"
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In discussing Professor Young's recent treatise on
"The Sum-" the Pail Mall Gazette says that the
Americans have prObabl, done more good original
work in astronomy than in any other department
whatever.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-24

AN eye disease Of mysterious origin and destruct-
i've character is apparently the point of becom-
ing epidemic in Louisville, Kentucky. 1t is supposed
to be caused by germs floating in the atmosphere,
and is always most prevalent after food.
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SCORE one for the commercial agencies, for a
Pennsylvania Court has.reeently allowed nominal
damages only in a case where such agency was
sued for libel by man whose credit, it is claimed,
had been injured by the agency.
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THE Memphis Appeal believes one Of the best
signs Of the times is the improved character Of the
publications at the South devoted TO agriculture
and cognate industries.
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PACIFIC SLOPE.

The Wrecked Steamship Escambia-Arri.
val OF the Crew OF the Burned Steamer
R0dgers-The Selection Of Republican
DELEGATES at san Francisco Young Man
Drewned-Arrival of Chinese at Vic.
tsria-The Lighthouse Tender shubrick
Ashore-Etc-
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A LONDON woman who fell while stepping on
board steamer, and sued the owners for personal
damages lost the suit because she high heeled
boots and thus contributed to the accident.
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a WSsTERs paper manages to tell a long and
tragic story in these few words: " The late rheu-
matte Mr.. Burke bathed himself in turpentine at
Lyons, Ia, aud then lighted hs pipe Tor comfort
able smoke"