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TIE BOOK PIRATES.

1t really looks as though the long.vexed
right question was at last in fair way
toward settlement. The manner in which
this has come about, or is coming about, is
very remarkable. For years the publish.
ers and authors en- both sides of the Allan.
tic have been involved in quarrels as to
their respective interests. The publishers
in both countries, having command of the
capital, have coerced the authors, who as
class are poor. But at last the authors are
being avenged. The great American pub
fishing houses have long resisted an in
ternational copyright law. So long as they
could steal every new English book, and
by agreement among themselves escape the
losses arising from too profuse duS slicatioD,
or could obtain leave TO reprint English
works by paying triaing royalty to the
author, they wanted no international copy
right But at last foe has arisen among
these publishers who is creating con.
sternation in their ranks. This. foe
is neither more nor less than a
book pirate vino laugh all agreements to
scorn I; vino reprints any thing that can be
mad for the stealing and who floods the
market with the cheapest of publications.
This man, George Munro, of New York, is
printing hundreds CT thousands of ten cent
copies of all the best English works.
He is cutting out the Harpers, Appletons,
and all the rest Of the great publishers
They have no longer any protection. They
cannot print any English works in per-
manent form, because he is certain to
swamp the market with his cheap editions.
In short, the authors are having a dread
ful vengeance upon their tyrsnte, aud the
latter are being placed in q position from
which nothing can extricate them but a
stringent international copyright law. 1t
is in vain for them to complain. George
Munro has exactly the same right to steal
the English books which they have. He
is no more of a pirate than they are.
The only difference between them
is that he is freebooter who
does not hesitate to pour broadsides into
| vessels of his own kind, as well as into
peaceful merchantmen. 1t is inevitable
that he will bring the great houses TO
terms, for they must either protect them
selves through copyright law, or they
must follow Geurge Manro,s plan, and
issue everything in the cheapest possible
form. OF course TIE public are benefting
for the time from the sharp compstition.
It Is possible now to procure for a few
cents copies of books which five years ago
were quite beyonl the reach cf the major
ity. 10 fact there will soon he no books of
much intrinsic Importance which cannot be
bought by almost the poorest people
This is an advantage to the American pub
lie, but it indicates condition of things
which cannot last. The American pub
fishers, whose occupation George Munro is
thus taking away, viii have to defend
themt elves against his ruthless and mer-
CHESS piracies, and they can only do SO by
getting Congress to agree to protect tie
authors as well as the publishers on both
a;das nf tha Atlantic
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TROOPS TO REMAIN,

The fire in the ammunition train at Cairo
appears to have been incendiary in its
origin, and from the fact that two men
have been caught trying to set fire to build.
ings in the came city, it is evident that the
necessity for strong military force on the
ground has by no means ceased, and that
it would be disastrous piece of folly to
withdraw the English troops yet. The
London Times states, as by authority, that
the Government has determined to keep
twelve thousand troops In Egypt for the
present which means, we presume, until
the whole question of the future govern
ment of the country has been settled. 1t
may perhaps be questioned whether this
contingent is sufficient, though the great
prestige which the British troops have &C
CURED will no doubt largely reinforce their
potentially for some time to come. 1t is
to be hoped that no mistake will be made
in selecting commander for the troops
that are to occupy Egypt, for blunder
there might have very serious results. The
best accounts continue TO be received from
the country districts, where the FelIaheen
who had been impressed into Arabs army
are eagerly and thankfully returning to
their farms, and putting off all thoughts of
fighting with their uniforms. There will be
no trouble except with the rabble of Cairo
and Alexandria, and the mob can be easily
overawed and kept in good behavior by the
exhibition of determined attitude on the
part of the occupying force. After few
weeks probably all danger OF further law
lsssness will pass away.
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BLAINE AND MALONE,

Blaine is working up an anti-Mahone
movement in Virginia, and for this he de-
serves well Of self.respecting Republicans,
even though his motives may be selfish.
The Malone episode has been most dis
graceful TO the party, and the Republicans
in Congress never did worse thing than
when they committed the party to the ALI.
ance with and support of that unzcrupa-
lous little demagogue and apostle of repu-
diation in It's moss shameless form. Any
movement which anaagonizss Malone and
all that he stands for, IS to be commended.
It is notorious that the best members OF the
Republican party have from she frat been
indignant and disgussed at the counte-
nance given that politician, and it is highly
probable that the act has lost the party
Insny mora votes in the North than it has
gained them in the South. Ii therefore
Blaine can organize al opposition TO Ma.
hone SO strong as TO break his back, politi-
caIly, and if by go doing he convinces the
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A ROYAL TIME,

The Princess and the Marquis appear to
be having what may literally be called =" a
royal time in British Columbia. The
colonists, who are, as in all such cases
made and provided, mora intensely English
than the English themselves, are perfectly
wild with rapture over the great boon of
this visit. Society at Victoria is stirred to
its depths. Questions OF precedence and
clique feuds are raging hotly. Deadly en-.
mites will be the outcome of the present
festivities, but meanwhile all are on their
good behavior. This elusive loyalty must
be great bore to the hereditary rulers
who are not demorslzsd by it, and we
fear there is no room for DOUBT as to its
mischievous effects upon the people who
give way to and are proud of it. On the
whole the democrats spirit of rebellion
against all artificial claims TO Difference is
far more wholesome in its effects upon the
avara pe human beinp
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take any interest in the matter, and Legis.
lature after Legislature has been vs;S.y
urged to take some action in the prem.
ises. If either or both of the two parties
had inserted in their platforms plank de-
manding the preservation of our forests, it
would have been worth all the rest put
together. But the destruction of the
forests happens to be genuine issue, and
our politicians are at present only inter-
esEed In sham ones. Representations like
those of Professor Sargent will attract at.
tention for the moment, and excite journal.
istic discussion. But the great. greedy.
reckless and INSCRIPTIONS interest which
is concerned in defeating all protective
legislation will be at hand whenever anv
real reform is threatened, and Congress
will, we fear, follow the precedents al.
ready established, and refer the matter To
committee which will proceed to stiae
the inquiry. So far nothing has been ac.
complished in the line of remedies. and
the indications are that the next genera.
ton will have ample cause for obiurgatinp
the selfishness and blindness of the present
one in this regard.
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a STRANGE CASE.

tits familiar to most people that burning
question in England for many years has
been the right of marriage with deceased
wife's sister. Thus far all attempts to pass
law making such marriages legal have
failed. Every year bill is introduced to
the House of Commons, and every year it
is beaten, but by constantly decreasiug
maiorities. Meantime marriages with de-
ceased wives sisters are none the less ar.
ranged. Usually the parties 90 abroad
to have the marriage ceremony performed.
The English law does not recognize its
validity, but English society does, and
public opinion defes the law. Recently
the wifs of man who had married his
first wife's sister died. In preparing the
certificate of her death the husband used
her married name, but also gave her maiden
name. Whereupon he received an angry
letter from Archdeacon Phil potts, accusing
him OF trying to practice deceit, and eau
tioning him against any attempt to put the
married name OF his late wife upon her
tombs' one. Now the husband had not at
tempted to practice deceit. On the Goa.
tcary, he had been scrupulous to fault,
for he had given both the names in the Ger.
tifi,ate. The attack upon him was brutal
and bigoted, and very naturally it
reused his indignation. So he wrote
back to the ATchdeacon, pointing
out that the charge preferred against
him was unfounded, and defying the
ecclesiastic to carry out his threat of hav-
ing him prosecuted for misdemearor.
What the outcome of the case will be re-
mains to be seen, but it may be regarded
as certain that no jury can be impaaeIed
in England that will convict a man upon
SO preposterous charge, even if the law
should perchance permit such charge to
be prosecuted. IL is, however, highly
probable that good will come out of the
folly of the church higot, for it will stimu-
late public sentiment still more against the
barbarous law which prohibits the most
natural and judicious of all conceivable
second marriages, and will thus hasten the
day-already in sight-when the House
of Commons will pass the yearly bill re-
moving the prohibition from this kind of
union. As for Archdeaoon PhilIpotts,
it is evident that he ought to have fourished
two or three centuries ago, for he iz quite
out of his element in this tolerant and lib
eral age,
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An OMNIBUS NoTs,

Lesseps is evidently becoming alarmed
about the Suez Canal The London papers
having suggested that it would be practi-
cable to neutralizs it BY building a second
canal, he replies that the company mas the
exclusive right to construct such canal
for ninety-nine years. Upon this the
Times observes that tue validity of this
claim is by no means certain, and perhaps
when NJ. de Lesseps comes TO consider the
situation more carefully he may reach
the same conclusion. For it is evident that
the claim depends altogether upon the au-
thority of the Khedive, and that If that
authority ceases to be independent, and
becomes virtually nothing more than an ex.
preston of British policy, the monopoly
proposition is liable to be very seriously
questioned. In fact NJ. de Lesseps and his
canal are completely at the mercy Of Eng.
land. He has nothing to expect from his
own Government. And since the English
traffic through the canal is about three.
fourths of the whole traffic, and since the
English Government owns l76,O 600 shares
in the canal, it can easily find practically
unanswerable arguments for assuming
control over the canal which will change its
nationality and leave its prof sctors only a
mercantile profit on their property inter.
est. AMI the remarks of the Times may
possibly point to contemplated change of
this nature.
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II Is CoNsrAN FLY

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tastes the culture of the ,outh the elevation and
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sources Of the State.
In Short all that long journalistic experience, the
highest literary skill the best and eompletest sys-
TEN Of uews-gatherng, and the most reliable and
approved methods of newspaper publishing can do,
is done to make the WEEKLY UNION the foremost
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FoLGER'S POSITION.

If Judge Folger at all resembles the
other Stalwarts he is not likely to decline
the nomination for Governor of New York
merely because two or three forged proxies
were instrumental il winning that honor
for him. Apparently it is the "Hslf.
Breeds" who are clamoring for him to re.
sign. We do not hear of any demand to
that effect from his own faction. OF
course it is not to be supposed that he was
aware of the frauds which were being prac.
ticed in his interest, though if he retains
a nomination gained by the help of these
frauds it may be argued that he thereby
renders himself accountable for, and in
effect approves, them. The probable an
swer to this will be that he had enough
votes to nominate him without the forged
proxies, and that therefore all he has to do
is to repudiate and denounce the frauds,
and hold fast TO the nomination. No
doubt his friends will say that the demand
for his resignation Is a weak invention Of
the enemy. and that he would be very silly
to pay any attention to it. It viii per-
hsps be remarked by the aforesaid
enemy tka5 since his friends per-
petrated the forgeries they cannot be
expected to condemn them, or to relin-
quish any advantage secured through
them. And it must BE- admitted that
there is force in this position. just SO it
was very illogical to expect the Democratic
leaders to aid in the tracing OF the Morey
forgery. No man can take hostile atti-
tude in regard to Inches in which he has
just participated. He may pretend to do
50, but it will be no more than pretense.
Those who have been capable of forging
proxies to Convention are clearly and by
necessary implication capable of avsiling
themselves OF all the advantages to be de-
rived from those frauds. To suppose that
they will abandon these advantages merely
because their frauds have been discovered
is not reasonable. If, therefore, Judge
Folger ia guided By the advice of his
frisnds-his political friends, that is to
say-it is not probable that he wiz re-
sign. Whether his refusal to resign viii
or will not injure him with the people of
New York, can only be determined after
the election.
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"MAcHINE. METHODS

The methods employed by the "ma.
" chine" Republicans at Saratoga appears
to have been such as might have gladdened
the heart OF the author Of the Morey letter.
AT least two forged dispatches were sent to
delegates for the purpose of inducing
them to give proxies TO men who were
prepared to betray them. Both these in
famous tricks appear to have succeeded,
and in this way the Stalwarts " captured
two votes. T,uly it must be said that
the machine politicians have adopted
code OF ethics which would not be found
too severe even in a Convention of pick
pockets or professional thieves and what
is still more significant, they seem actually
proud OF their rascality.
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srRAses USE Fer a caURcg.

The congregation of Baptist Church in
Virginia has been startled by the occurrence
during service Of deadly combat with
pistols between two of the congregation.
1t does noS appear whether the members
were Deacons, bu5 it does appear that they
succeeded in killing one another then and
there. Episodes of this character would
seem to show that the Virginia Baptists
ought to leave their revolvers in the vestry
When they so to church, or at least that
they should refrain from settling their
blaod-feuds until after the singing of the
Doxology. Such Interruptions of the ser.
vice are very indecorous, and indicate, as
some may think, mistaken views On reli.
gion generally.
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Republican Congressman that it is not
worth while to have relations with him,
the party will be benefited and purified.
The Republican party cannot afford to be
connected with man who is recognized as
the most impudent advocate of financial
dishonesty ever heard of, and who owes all
his political strength to his success in Ca
joling number of negroes, whose igno-
rance necessarily rendered them an easy
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THE DAILY RECORD-UNION.
sEcoNp EDITIoT.

second elition Of the REoo8D-U.sIox is Issued
each day ct ?. n. bringing the Eastern and coast
news up to thai hour. By this arrangement tn
RECORD JSos will present the latest news obtain.
able at all points east and north Of Sacramento.
TIE regular morning edition Of the REcogD-UsIos
Is carried by morning trains, and is ahead of all
competitors far north Chico, on the California
and Oregon Railroad; west to Benioia, and south &c
Stockton, and east to Colfax, Folsom and Placer
vile ard ell intermediate places The second editor
matter will be found each Gay upon the third page
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will be excluded from the national Lepis.

will be excluded from the national Legis-
lature, because they will at once lose the
instrumentalities by which they succeed
at present. In Boston nearly 5000 mer.
chants and business men have pledged
themselves not to vote for any member of
Congress who Will notexplicitly declare him
self in favor Of Civil Service reform. That
is a good beginning, When once the PEG.
pie learn to protect themselves in that
way, the end Of the spoils system
will be in sight. And the people will be
compelled to act in this manner, because
national politics are becoming more cor.
rup. and dangerous every year. There is
no relief to be had by changing parties
The Democrats are in all respects as un.
trustworthy as their opponents, and far
more hungry. The only means of amend.
ment is by destroying the machinery Of
corruption, and roofing GU. the temptations
to demagogism. This must be done, and
until it is done it will be of very little
consequence what parties profess and pre-
tend. 1t is clear that the prime and in
fact sole object of both is the spoils, and
that both are equally willing to pretend
anything which they think will help them
with the voters. In fact we are in trans.
ition period, and the sooner it is over the
better it will be for the country, for as the
case stands party politics has ceased to
possess any moral basis, or to have any in
tellectual apology
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MEXICAN POLITICAL srRATaaEa.

Mexico has adopted Constitutional
Amandment to the effect that in the event
Of the death or removal of the President
his successor shall be the Senator who pre-.
sided over the Senate during the month
preceding the vacancy. When the Senate
is not in session tho President of the Per.
manent Committee, alternately a Senator
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GENERAL SLOVENIAN once proposed that second
class fare be fixed at co per celt of rstcass rates
Upon being informed that the existing rates were
already less than Go per cent, Stoneman imme-
diately proposed so per cent. Recently Cone offered
resolution fixing the maximum for fares at cents
per mile; Stoneman ct once proposed 9 cents
stoneman evidently thinks that the highest anti.
railroad reputation viii be kaocked down % the
oEest bidder
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VIM. f. Watt, mate Of the ship Gath.
erer, has had the hearing of his plea TO
the jurisdiction OF the United States Dis.
trict Court set for October 5th. He claims
that the proper jurisdiction of els case rests
in the United States District Court for
southern New York, He claims also
that the Ashburton treety, under which
ne was extradited, does moi include in the
list of ofenaes esume.atai in it for extra.
dition that with which Watt il CHARGED.
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The political emissaries set into the Prohibition
Convention at San Francisco instructed to whip the
Prohibtionists into supporting the old parties,
were routed firmly but effectively. Among the
euissares appeared Rev OTIS Gibson, the friend of
Chinese immigration. When little odd jobs are to
be done, Rev. Otis is always on hand
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REV. W. II. hill, chaplain at San Quentin, an.
peared in the Prohibition Convention to opposerthe
nomination OF Prohibition ticket The oil pro.
grGmme OF requiring political service from prison
officers appears to extend down the line IS low az
,banto;n
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The man named Green in Colusa county, who is
reported TO know how Estes stands on the debris
question, appears to be unwilling to give it away
II lis still gratifying 70 know that at least two paop,e
are posted on the queSton-to wit, Green and Estea
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FREIGaT REPORTS,

From Il. Gray, General Freight Agent,
We have the following statements of East.
bound freight per Central Pacific and South.
ern Pacific Railroads for August, 1882:
STATEMENT OF EAsT-BoUND FREIGHT PER GEN.
TRAI, pACIErc = ,TrDp,y,
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The grape crop about Downey is unpre.
cedented in quantity and quality. Il is
now ready and VIII be removed to the
wineries in a week 0r so,
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Iris claimed in Boston that every building in the
city available for manufacturing purposes is now
oc.upied and that suitable sites for other anufac-
tories ara in deplsnd.
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Total, pounds. s,2I4,2 Q


Barley. 49, 7GOi Grand total 1899 $50
NoTB-In the former reports where. Green fr,,i.
shipments from Sacralenth were noted it should
have appeared that the shipments were made via
central Pacific Railroad No green fruit was
shipped from Sacramento via southern Pacific Rail-
road.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30

The railway system of the United States gained
/ 2Tl miles last month
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a COMPANY Of ladies propose starting stock.
ranch ont West
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Ii the South the dairy business is growing rap
idly.
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OF EAST JuND FREIGHT PEI
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PAIIRnAn


Total, plun5s.. 1876. $50