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CURIOUS BLUaDEss.

The New York Epcning Post, usually
the most careful and accurate of journals,
makes two strange blunders close together,
in recent issue. 1t speaks of General
Suffer as the discoverer of gold in Cali
fornia, and it asserts that Henry George
is an Englishmsn by birth. General SUIT
ter had no more to do with the discovery
of gold in California than the man in the
moon. That discovery was made by James
w. Marshall, WIDOWS at the time in partner
ship with Suffer in the sawmill at Coloma.
1t was in the millrace there that he found
the first gold, and Suffer knew nothing
about it until the following day, and even
when the-gold was shown to him he re-
fused to believe in its genuineness until it
had been tested with acid, and weighed in
water. As to the Posts second mistake,
Henry George is an American, born in
Philadelphia, and he had never been in
Europe until he went over there a couple
of years age.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
PASSENGER LISTS.

CARIIN, August 1Sth.-Passed here to-day.
to arrive in Sacramento tomorrow: G. l.,
Patch, l.. II. Frank and wife, C. II. Blsser.
Charles Lemon. II. Kahn, NJ III. de Young
and wife. Mrs J. w. Eaton. T. s. Freeman,
W. +. Gibson and wife, San francisco: W
J. Hancock and wife, Council Bluffs: Mrs.
d. Honigsberg, A. X. Sloan and wife, Morris
E. Mayer, NJ. Greenberg. New York Never
Goldsmith, Brooklyn, n. Y; Mrs. H. M.
Kingsbury, Ariznna G. II, Lord, Houston,
Texas Colonel Randol, U. S. Army; f. ID.
Chsplied. Louisiana; w. E. +. Deal and
family, Virginia Nathan Easterbronk. New
Haven, Conn; E. II. Gammons, Portland.
o.; Colonel l.. ID. Sargent, Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. l.. w. Clark and family, Boone, Iowa :
Henry Dart and wife, Rock Island, ILL.,: Miss
Sue bradshaw, Orrin, H.; Mrs. II. s. Nc.
Near, Petaluma, Cal: Pref. j. A. Vinton.
Benton, Cal; DIR. Drake and family, Uniop,
Or; w. w. Clark, Iowa; V. Ferreira,
Mexico; NJ. Keefe, Fred Skinkie, J. l.
Edwards, Pittsburg, Pa; Robert Brown.
Albion, H.; j. w. Harker, Napa, Cal; A.
hama, CAL; f. r. Workman, Miss + Il.
Dsrkwater, Wheeling. W. Va; Nellie Hetf.
ron, Rockford, ILL.,; Sarah Norton. Mass.;
"a immigrant passengers, including 80 males,
TO arrive in Sacramento August ooh.
OMAHA. August 1Sth.-Left here TO-DAY.
to arrive in Sacramento August 22d. A.
koeni9, T. G. Stack, Miss B. Z. Jacouay. ]
b. Low, Miss Jessie Brown, w. II. Rsdinp.
ton, Mrs. Seoffy aud daughter, San Fran.
cisco; Study Leigh. London; John T.
H. ffmsn and wife, U. s Geological Survey
L. G. Hopkins. G. w. Everhard, China r.
E. Hoare and wife, Meahurss, Australia: +.
G. Bsssley. Beikethead, Euglsnd; Thomas
E. Addis. New Haven; w J. Snow, New
York; Z. r. Scott, Mrs. r. J. Scott and
daughter. Detroit; ]. G.. Stone, Por land.
Or; Mrs. S. L. Fa)coner, Chicago: H. G..
MADAM, England.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
A WASTE OF TIME.

We see that Mr.. Max Pracht has writ.
ten another letter to the Examiner, de.
Tending himself against its libelous at.
tacks upon him. Mr.. Pracht, however,
might as well give up an impossible enter
prise. The E.caminer is private organ,
owned by George Hearst, and conducted
for the special purpose of gratifying his
malice. If it was not supported with his
money it would die tomorrow. It is
not in any sense public journal. 1t
is utterly irresponsible, and its present OBJ
ject is to abuse the railroad. 1t does this
in Enthusiastically crude and clumsy
way, filling its columns with the most
preposterous inventions and misstate.
ments. Bat above all it is forbidden to
tell the truth on this subject, and there
fore Mr.. Pracht cannot hope to obtain re.
dress. The Examiner has taken line
which it may very safely be left to pursue
without interruption. The motives of it's
hostility to the railroad are thoroughly
we'll understood. Nobody makes the mis-
take of crediting it with honesty, or public
spirit, or ability, or sagacity. It is very
poor specimen of the genus "organ, I"
and Hearst is no doubt paying very dearly
for his whistle. The Examiner will exer-
else little or no influence upon the cam
paigr, and the more it raves and screams
the less tolerable will it appear to the
public. There is not the slightest danger
that Messrs. Hearst, Tevis, Haggin ct al.
will be mistaken for public benefactors, or
that their real object in carrying on this
paper warfare will be lost sight Of
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
FOOTE'S pRorssrAr1oss,


In = speech at Oakland w. w. Foote
the other night said that ''if elected he
would do the railroad companies justice,
but he would stand aloof from all direct
connection with them" Precisely what
the latter part of this remark means we do
not know. But if Mr. Foote is prepared
to do justice to the railroad companies he
certainly has most grossly belied himself.
In former communication he stated that If
elected he would at once advocate twenty
per cent. reduction in freights and fares,
without looking into the question at all !;
and after that he said he would be prepared
to investigate, to see how much more of
the railroad earnings could be confscated.
Now man who will make such declara.
tions either does not know what Justice is,
or he is resolved to act unjustly. For the
twenty per cent. reduction proposed by
him would under the circumstances be
neither more nor less than an arbitrary and
blind confscation, not differing in any
essential respect from highway robbery.
Ii MIR. Foote has discovered that he cannot
recommend himself to the people by such
outrageous and iniquitous propositions, he
perhaps has found it advisable to pretend
willingness to do justice. But from a
dishonest candidate no justice or truth
can be expected, and Mr.. Foote proved
himself to be dishonest candidate when
he announced his readiness to confscate the
property of his fellow citizsns in the man.
ner described. His present protestations,
therefore, are altogether unreliable. A
man who will take such pledges as he has
can be trusted in nothing.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
sroNEMAH AS A REGULATOR.

General Stoneman has been q failure in
all his enterprises and occupations. A bad
soldier, an unreliable Indian Commits
sioner, and complete fasco as Railroad
Commissioner, his aggregate defects and
dement's are now put forward by the Dem.
ocratic press as sufficient reasons for elect.
ing him Governor. Throughout his public
career he has sought to trade upon an
insufficient capital, and has also endeav.
ored to exc out his meager resources with
transparent shams. Having received the
Democratic nomination for Governor he
thought it would be taking thing to pose
in the Railroad Commission as a great
regulator. Here as elsewhere, however,
his intellectual deficiencies frustrated his
undertaking. He had not given the trans
portation question enough study to COM
prehend it, and unfortunately for him,
quackery cannot escape detection in such
matters He proposed what he was pleased
to call reduction of passenger rates, no
doubt hoping and expecting that his col
leagues would refuse to vote for it, and
that he would consequently be credited
with sincere desire to benefit the public.
But his colleagues were very much better
informed on the subject than he was, and
they at once pointed out that the changes
which he proposed would, if carried into
effect, enable the railroads to increase
their rates, instead of reducing
them. Stoneman was quite unprepared
for this opportune exposure of his dema.
gogy, and he could not meet it at all. 1t
was made manifest to all who read the re.
port OF the proceedings of the Railroad
Commission, that he did not understand
the consequences of his own propositions,
and that In fact he had endeavored to in.
crease rates, while pretending to reduce
them. And this is a fair illustration of
Stoneman's methods and character. He is
perfectly willing to obtain all the credit
possible from acts which he has not per-
formed, and which he is incapable of per.
forming. He Is just the kind of man to
make thoroughly impracticable PROPOSE.
ton, thinking that because it is rejected
the public may accept it as genuine
measure of reform. 1t may be said that
this is not the portrait of an upright man.
Possibly not. But man who has shown
himself capable of drawing for twelve
years money to which he had no shadow of
claim; who persists in holding offices
which he cannot legally hold who in
short evidently cares more for the emolu.
ments of Office than for the faithful per.
formance of it's duties; cannot be classed
with strictly moral citizens in any event.
The obvious fact is that General Stoneman
Is demagogue and no demagogue can be
upright.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
EGYPT,

The situation in Egypt continues unde.
termined. The advance of the English
forces is marvelously slow, and it would
seem that If Arab had any considerable
resources he might, with the time at dis.
posal, have intrenched himself very
strongly. Meantime runners of intended
attacks are thick, but Sir Garnet Wolseley
appears to have imposed so many restric.
tions upon the special correspondents that
they are not able to convey as much in.
formation to the enemy as usual. What
the world is interested specially in hear.
ing, however, is the effect of this disturbed
state of affairs upon the fellaheen. For if
the humiliation of the Nile is not being
properly distributed and attended to, it is
quite possible that famine may occur
which will decimate the unfortunate peo.
pie whose destiny forms the subject of the
present quarrel.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
rHs WEEKLY UNION.

This morning the second Part of the WEEKLY UNION
isssued. The first part appeared on Wednesday. Each
contains So columns Of matter, and nearly all of il
is reading matter and news accounts. The WEEKLY
UNION by this double issue goes out to its readers
with fresh news and oftener than is possible to the
cid style of weekly paper. 1t has the fullest teIe
graphic news, State and coast news. the most re.
liable market reports, the ablest editorials, the
farest book reviews, the latest religious art, scien
tifc and fashion notes, and is the only paper that
has complete and specially edited agricultural de-
Partment under the control of a skilled practical
asriculturist The WEEKLY UNION is mailed to snJ
address one year, postage paid, for ~ So
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

the Chinese problem cannot by any such
course be advanced towards solution.
Those who cannot see this must be exceed.
ingly obtuse, and those who willfully shut
their eyes to it are certainly not trust.
worthy leaders of public opinion. Dis
eliminating legislation against the Chinese
will not be permitted, and that fact might
as well be recognized first as last.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

NHKN St5neman introduced resolution to make
the second class fare 90 per cent of first class rates.
Mr.. Gone explained TO the uniformed Commission
or that while first class to Sacramento from San
Francisco YVES g. second class was but 81 So and
that generally second class fare was much less than
90 per cent of first class whereupon Stoneman
introduced resolution to make second class fare so
per cent. Of first class. All of which shows
that stoneman was merely posing before the public
as the great North American cigarette regulator
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

CORRESPONDENT at Folsom wants to know If Ben
Chambers draws salary from the State while he
travels the State in the interest OF G. w Schell
rs a candidate for Congressman at large. We know
shat Zen Chambers ia an officer at the Folsom State
Prison. and it is said that he travels in the interest of
scheli, State Prison Director for Congressman at
large but General McComb should be applied to for
information as TO the payment of salary
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

MASSACRE OF AN EXPLORING BxPKpI.
TON. - Full particulars concerning the
massacre in Paraguay of DR.. Crevanx and
his seventeen companions have reached
France from the sole survivor Of the ex-
ploring expedition, M. Didelot, who owea
bis life to the sickness which prevented
him from being with his companions when
they were slain. M. Gdelot says that De.
Crevaux, finding it impossible to explore
the Parana as ne had intended. assembled
the River Pilcomayo as far as africa, accom-
panied by several Argentine sailors. AT.
ter few days examination of the country
DR.. Crevaux weas down the Pllcomayo
again under the guidance of priest from
the monastery of Ceyo, who knew the
country well. On the oath of April thew
reached place called leila, where they
met the Tape Chios tribe, by whom they
were recsived with great apparent hospi.
taiity, but as soon as they had GORE to rest
the savages butchered them all.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

TiioMAs MCCONNELL, of this county, is named as a
possible candidate for Secretary of State on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr. Mcconnell Is a most worthy
and philosophical citizen, has held many public
positions OF trust and honor, and is now deyoting
his money and energies to the building of railroads
In this age the man who causes a railroad to grow
where formerly there was no means of transporta-
Zion deserves well of his fellow-men
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

IT is reported that the Marin county delegates to
the Republican State Convention are in favor Of the
nomination of G. W. Schell for Congressman at
large. It is asserted from well.informed sources,
that his result procured by the active efforts
the officers of the State Prison at San Quentin II
this is true then the Board of State Prison Directors
are running the prisons of the State as political
machines Il further accounts for the anxious eff.
forts made to obtain positions on a Board where,
under the Consultation OF the State, only a REIN.
bursement of reasonable travelling expenses was to
~ a,,oao,ad
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

TBE personal organ of George Hearst complains
that the last Republican Congress increased the na
sonal expenditures BY 100000. Well, the last
Democratic President bankruptcd the nation, rune
the national credit, the egg of nulli6cation
until it matched rebellion which cost the nation
8, 600, COO, coo TO subdue.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

THERE should be commission TO regulate the
use Of pianos at public hotels IL lady can play,
all right let her do it with the soft pedal But to
deliberately 80 abroad 60 practice scales in hotel
paror is q most refined cruelty 20 guests who may
be innocent of crimes deserving higher grade Of
punishment than the infection of bag-pipes or the
callioue
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

WHEN q Board OF Education declares that it will
not elect married ladies to the position of teachers
in the public schools, it proves that said Board has
other standards Of selection than the qualification
of the applicants for educational positions.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

IT will afford good idea Of the vastness OF the
ocean to state that Judge DSinelle, Iof San Fran.
cisco, and Judge Clark, Of Sacramento, can go in
surf bathing Santa Cruz at the time without
raising the tide
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

Tue Red Bluff ere Of Thursday night was the
most destructive o; any that has ever visited that
Isy. The insurance loss will make loud call upon
the surplus of local insurance companies.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

BIZ continued reductions in the pay of its EN-
ployes, the Western Union Telegraph Company is
losing its most skilled operators and reducing the
efficiency OF its service.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

A fine new Geographic picture, of large
size, has just been Issued By r. H Curran &
Co., Bostoo, of Garfield and bis family. Il
includes his mother, Grandma Garfield, max.
ing group Of eight, and is Of similar de
sign to that formerly issued Of Lincoln and
his family.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

Bertha Morgan, 9 years of age, of Wawa
farm. near Philadelphia, was sold, actually
sold, last week, for 81. 500. n. B.-The
charming Bertha il a COW.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

So FAB as reported, the candidates for Governor
md other positions hAye given assurances to both
sides of the debris controsersy THAT they are all
right on the question
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

From Hamburg comes the announcement
that the marriage banns have been pub.
lished of Hans Guido Won Bulow, the ia.
nous pianist, and Maria Amelia Josepha
SchanZer
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

IT is estimated that at least 600 citzens Of Sac
ralnento are absent from home at the varioVs popu
lar places Of summer resort.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

to the position of Mr. Glascock on the
Sunday law.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

a favorite drink among English officers
is orange bitters and sherry.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

A single watermelon patch covers 1919
acres In Beardstown, Illinois,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
Attack on Chilean soldiers-strocities OF

Attack on Chilean Soldiers-strocitieso of
Brigands-RevolRtion in Ecuador
Advices have been received from Panama
| up to the LIST instant.
| In Costa Rica things political are per-
tectly quiet all over the country. The
| election Of Don Prospe Fernandez to the
Presidency of the Republic, to replace
General Thomas Guardia, deceased, was
almost unanimous.
The gross receipts of the Panama Rail-
road Company in 1880 amounted to | I, 957, :
| 7S9 francs, and III 1881 to IL 449, $50 francs
The expenses amounted to 6, ITO 932 francs
in 1880 and ), 59l 05S francs In 1851 The
net gains consequently amounted to 6, S5S,
6Sl francs in 1881, which permitted divi.
dend of 81 francs 95 centimes per share to
| be declared.
A correspondent writing from Lama, un.
der date of August 18th, says Military
movements have been quite animated dur.
ing the past week. On the % an attack
was made on the few Chilean soldiers
guarding the bridge at the Oroyo Pass,
l20 miles from Lima, by considerable
force of Peruvians, supposed from Caceres'
army, and commanded by Colonel Tafur.
The engagement which ensued was briskly
carried out by both parties. When find.
ing their efforts Intellectual, the Peruvians
fell back, and the Chilean troops were not
in sufficient strength to pursue. At
Chicla it was discovered that the small
Chilean garrison had had sharp encoun
ter on the Eth with a Peruvian force of
Montoneros, as they are called, or irregu.
lar troops, numbering about 300, but of
which only 100 possessed firearms. The
| Chileans maintained their position with
slight loss.
The latest news from Lima announces
that the Montoneros, under Tafur, or some
other of the brigand chieftaius, who have
80 long desolated Peru, were in the valleys
within seven leagues of Lima. where they
| were committing most horrible atrocities
Financial and commercial matters in
Lima are steadily going from bad to
worse. Prices of all articles to be paid
for in paper are rising, and the sufferings
of the people enhanced.
ECUADOR
| News from Ecuador OF a most important
nature was received by the last steamer.
the revolutionists under Eoy Alfero had
acquired firm hold of all the territory to
the north of Esmeraldas and Machala.
| Santa Rosa and other towns had declared
in favor of the revolutionists, who had been
at work in Guayaquil. Veintemilla had
almost become convinced that if he did not
leave he would be imprisoned or exiled.
CHILE.
The sale of 1000, 600 tons of guano by
Chile, to be extracted from the southern
deposits, and all others in possession of the
victors, has been postponed or altogether
abandoned On account of the protest of
| France.
General Justo Arteaga, of the Chilean
army, is dead. He held important COM
mands during the first year of the war,
and, in fact, organized the irst Chilean
forces in the field.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-06
More Federal Courts.


The bill recently passed by the House OF
Representatives provides for holding Fed
eral courts at eight places in the State OF
Iowa. State having about hundred
thousand more OF population than Virginia.
BY more than two thirds vote the bill was
passed, although it was distinctly under
stood that il was TO bring the Federal
courts nearer to the people. The Chicago
Tribune saws il was a victory OF the country
over the cities. We have two District
Courts. OF the United States in Virginia,
and each Of them is held at three places,
and has been so held for several years, and
vet we have never heard it suggested he
fore that there were too many such courts
in Virginia, nor that they were held in too
many places. The Chicago Isibule says:
of the same allotment should be made
To the other States in proportion 10 popu-
Iation there would be about sixteen places
for holding district courts in Illinois, aud
twenty-five to thirty places for holding
court in New York.
The same paper pronounces "signiiicant p
the large number of Democratic votes cast
for the measure. We see nothing 0blec-
tionable in the bill The Federal Govern
ment is supreme and al-powerful. As
GEORGE FITzHUGH said before the war, in
his "Sociology for the South" written
Constitution will never restrain the hand OF
Power. Governments, like corporations
have no souls. BEAST Buffers arc always
found ready to commit any crime necessary
to the success Of the schemes Of the power
full, and good men like ABRAHAM LINCOLN
to violate what they know to be the re
quirements OF the Constitution, as he die
when he signed the Emancipation Procla'
mation--tlfe worst and best act Of the war
We are not at all apprehensive that too
many Federal courts will make StalwIi
Judges more ready TO Cypress the South OIL
violate the organic law OF the land.