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PASSENGER IJSTs.

OMAHA. August 12th.-Left here to-day,
to arrive in Sacramento August 16th: Mrs.
w. II. Dimond, Miss Eleanor Dimond. Nav
Dimond, L. r. Dimopd, Owen Thorn, San
Francisco AIrr. Talbot, Thomasson, Conn. =:
Mrs. Reynolds, Indiana MIR. aud Mrs. Diaz
Albertina, Paris Mrs. 4. w. Goodwin aud
child, Calais, Me-, James Caldwell. New
York; D. Mitchell, Sydney 9. s. Jackmsn,
wife and son. GAINESVILLE, Wis /; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills, New York.
OMAHA. Angus. 13tb.-LeftAere today. to
arrive in Sacramento August 18th: III.
Blsnkensteln. San Francisco hire. Charles
A. nj. Meyers, Portland, Ogn.; DR.. Fenner
and family, Gustemals j. Z. Jones. FL. p.
Tobey, Charles e. Barney, Levi Cofrsp.
Boston +. Janney, Philadelphia; James
Winstanly, Japan.
CABIN. August 13sh.-Passsd here to-day,
to arrive In Sacramento tomorrow d. s.
Vernon, Cincinnati, O.; Dick d. Myer, A.
Barker and wife, Mrs. NJ B. Silver, Mrs. K.
G. Varre, G. J. Bostwiiz, Z. B. Shaw, F.
Arborgart, San Frsucisco Mrs. T., G. Mexia
aud four children, Washington, d. c.; Mrs
]. Il. Walsh and child, Boston, Mass. Mrs.
william B. Murphy and two children, San
Jose |; w. B. Harrub oakland; George W.
B,rker. Sydney; C. N. Wilcox, Minnesota !;
r. n. Swift, Boston; J. D. Chapman, Gin
ton, Ia; ]. c. Rykert and wife. II. Colvin,
New York; H. Umrath, st. Louis; E. Ats.
chul, T. P. BsaHnon, Salvador; j. Greene,
Utah; James Frazsr. st. Paul, MINI. w.
G. Swift, New Bedford; Ed. Sslby, Reno,
New Mira. Samuel A. Smith, Truckee; r.
A. Haskins and wife, F. Dimler. Ohio Rob.
ert GrieF, Brooklyn. N. Y; William Kirk
land, Canada Miss Jennie Trieg. Kentucky
T. B. Smith, wife and three children, Dallas,
Tex. Jerry Callahan, Wells, New; 81 emf.
grant pss ,enpers intending az males In ar.
rive in Sacramento August 18th.
NEwHALL, August 13ta-Passsd here
to-day to arrive in San Francisco TO- morrow:
w. w. Booth. Tucson r. v. Smith, Tucson
a. II; Baldwin and family, Houston, Texas
Mrs. q; Cole. Tombstone Mrs. Dean, Tomb
stone Prof. VIM. T. Blake, w. N. Hardy,
Mill Rock, New Haven G. Avery, wife and
two children. G. DUN, V. Dunn. Globe.
Arizona; q. w. Dunn, San Francisco A.
y. Kirk and wife. Portland, Oregon: Mrs.
Barney, Los Angeles.
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A woMAh's GRIT AND GRIP.

Last night lady who resides ON ivy
street was "at home " to quite a numbe,
of her friends. and a pleasant evening wa,
the result. Before the hour for separation
had arrived, however, one of the guests Of
the lady was taken quite i'll and was
escorted to bedroom, where she was dis
robed and made to feel rs easy as every
possible kindness could offer. About L
o'clock she fell into quiet sleep, and the
young lady who was watching by her side,
thinking that her guest had forgotten hel
ills in sweet slumber, lay down upon q
sofa, beside window in the room, and was
soon lost to the cares of this world. How
long she slept she does not know, but while
in the midst of a pleasant dream she fell
something brush across her face and with
start awoke. Her awakening saved the
life of her friend, but came near being he,
own death. The something which brushed
| across her face and awoke her was the
nlghtdress Of that friend, who had, in q
somnambulistic fit. arisen from her bed
and walked across the room to the window,
beside which the lady was sleeping.
To get to the window she crawled over the
sleeping form of her host and then began
an exit, which must have resulted in
death but for the work of her gown.
Hardly realizing what she was doing, the
lady grabbed the white fabric which had
aroused her, witbIboth hand., and as she
did SO her ears were greeted with screams
just outside the window. In an instant sbe
realized that she was holding her friend in
mid air, and that to loosen her grasp on
the cloth was to insure her death. She
was not physically strong, but with a nerve
rarely equaled she frightened her hold and
t en- joined in with her friends call for add
Soon their combined screams awoke the in.
mates Of the house, who fastened to the
room and rescued the young lady from her
aerial position. As soon as the sonnambu.
list, for such she acknowledged herself TO
be, was drawn into the room, the Young
lady who saved her life tainted, and this
morning her nervous prostration is so great
that her friends are in great anxiety for
her, Atlanta Constitution.
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RUssIA's PROGRESS.

The papers go on supplying us with long
accounts of the beauties of the Exhibit;nn
and indeed to one who, like myself. has
been out of the country for ten Years The
progress Russia has made ia both art and
industries Is simply amazing. The gold
ana silver work Is superior to anything
nave ever seen in Europe, and the copies of
almost everything are excellent. It is true
tnere Is little new, but the SONS of the men
who have learned to copy Western civil.
zatlon so beautifully will surely in another
twenty years be able to invent, and. with
ner enormous resources, Russia should
have magnificent future before her. That
she has still much to learn in the matter nj
justice and logical sentences NAV be gath.
cred from the following case that has inst
occupied the higher Courts, and the
hndlng OF the Jury that heard the
ssnae. "a certain wealthy merchant of
Mini Novgorod had large dealinga in
wood with widow who lived in a neiyb.
boring town, and was apparently ON yerv
intimate terms with her. On one of his
journeys he called ON her respecting a pur.
chase OF wood, but it was late at NIGHT and
the lady had married again since his last
visit, although he did not know il 30 he
was not admitted. He said he would call
IN again ON his return journey in a day or
two, and went off. In three days he re.
turned, was introduced to the husband.
and invited to partake of vodky, which.
like true Russian, he did freely. Tie
lady then Withdrew, and her husband,
after boiling the door, prod~eed pen and
INK and promissory note for 5000
roubles at three months date, and second
for 25.otO roubles at four months date.
Informing his guest that unless he signed
Immediately he would blow his brains ont
with revolver he put to the back of his
head. la mortal fear the unhappy man
signed, and then a third bill for 80 600
roubles at six months date was pro.
duced and signature requested. On his
refusing 70 sign any more documents
his host brought out second
revolver, and the extra six barrels
seemed to overcome the merchants scr,.
pies, for he signed the third bill. mak;og
total of fl0, 900 for the three, He was
then kicked out of the house, A dav or
two later he travelled to st, PETERSBURG
saw the Public Prosecutor. and the case
came on for trial last week. After much
evident false swearing and feeble defense
that the money was gift to the lady, the
Jury were asked to decide two questions.
IVY as the prosecutor compelled to sign vi
and Were the prisoners guilty ?" to which.
after careful deliberation, they made an.
swer, I'VE find he was compelled to sign
by intimidation, but we do not find the
prisoners guilty" What they meant TO
convey is mystery; the result is that the
bills are caneled and the prisoners acquit.
ted, SO they can try again another time.
Perhaps with recent Irish verdicts fresh
IN our memory, we must not be too severe
on an uneducated people with vague ideas
respecting honesty in any business transac.
ton, and in the actual state of general
Ignorance and judicial integrity, l do not
know how they could better their system.-
Moscow Cor. London Standard.
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soMs SPORTING NOTES.


Haud S.--still the Queen of the trott;re
White Plains. ~
General Abe Buford, the Converted -
turfman, is to start new illustrated sport.
ing paper-Tuf, Rod and Gun.
Pool selling is again fourishing at Long
Island like green bay tree. The spasm
OF virtue on the part of the authorities soon
passed over.
Frank W. Weston, the father of hi.
cycling in America" sailed for Liver.
pool Saturday to attend the great meet Of
the Bicycle Touring Club, at Harrogate,
this month.
harry Vaughan. the champion heel and
toe walker of England. offers to walk any
man In the world, either 100 miles or six
days, for 81 600 side and the champion.
ship of the world.
Goldsmith Maid, the old Queen of the
turf, is now twenty-five years old. She
has two foals, a colt and lilly, by General
Washington, son of General Knox and
Lsdy Thorne, the eldest being two years
old. She missed this year, and has been
bred to Jay Gould.
The Australian cricketers are sxyeep;no
everything before them in England. I'm.
mense audiences have attended the Games.
~, 600 people being present in the three
days match at kensington Oval, when the
Australians beat the Gentlemen by an inn.
ing and one run.
An adventurous bicycle ride in Austria.
liza OF 800 miles was recently made by two
young gentlemen of Sydney. When their
trip was about half accomplished they were
overtaken by bush fire, and mingled in
the general stampede of kangaroo. walla.
by, wild horses and cattle, barely escaping
with their lives.
Fred. Woodworth, OF Rochester, and Jos,
Genereux. OF Troy, both one.legped men.
lately INDUCED in square heel and toe
match at Genesee Falls Park, Rochester.
the prize contested for being an artificial
leg valued at 800. The distance was
twenty-five miles, and the race was won by
Woodwork in five hours and two minutes.
at his Chicago lecture General Abe Bu.
ford said that the evils of betting might
De iessened by introducing in the charters
OF Jockey clubs the feature of organizing
the club ss banking institution, and MAX.
rug IL penal offense for any officer or
agent of the club to be guilty of fraud.
The pool box must be removed by leeisla.
tlve enactment, and jockey clubs regulated
i'ke a Board OF Trade. Then the pardon.
ing power OF the Governor must be taken
away In cases of gambling. This would
be its death blow.
1t Is fact tina. when the first tricycle.
race was held in London great many
bicyclists expressed decided opinion that
tricycllng would never develop to any ex.
tent. The drawbacks to the CARRYING out
successfully of either road riding or path
racing were so great that it would never
become more than an occasional novelty.
put opinions have changed, and judging
from the new impetus given the sport by
the innumeraole styles of machines manu-.
iactured within the last few months, ws
may look for boom.
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MORE REsoLur1oss

In another column we present q series
OF resolutions recently adopted by Wheat.
land Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and
forwarded for publication. This Grange
is very evidently deeply in earnest in
Its declarations. On this occasion, after
the recital of the dangers to streams and
adjacent lands from the deposition of min.
ing debris, the farmers demand legislation
making it q criminal offense to dump
hydraulic tailings into the river canyons,
where they would be subject to transporta.
tion to the valleys; they allege that "re-
straining dams will only occasion dis
astrous delay, and that the only remedy
for the ills complained of is restoration of
the rivers to their normal uses, and the
prescription OF their employment as sand
and gravel dumps. The Grange does not
believe stone dams can be made a
safe and effectual remedy. IL declares
that the people of the valley are emit.
tied to water reasonably free from clay and
sand, etc., and finally asks that the gov.
ernmental appropriation for the improve.
ment of the Sacramento river shall be ex.
pended for works to hold back the sand
and gravel already in the river canyons,
and not for dams for the detention of fu-
ture hydraulic deposits. 1t asks that legis.
lasiye candidates be pledged to favor enact.
ments to aid in the preservation Of the
rivera from threatened further use by by.
draulic miners.
No one is aware that the Government Off.
Ger who will have charge of the works in.
tended to aid in the restoration OF the river
channel has given any evidence of In
tention to use any part Of the small sum at
his command in building works fer the
special benefit of hydraulic miners. In the
absence of any expression to the con.
trary, it must be assumed that he
and his associates will disburse
the money in strict accordance with the in.
tent of the Act of appropriation. Al
we understand the expression of the late
Miners Convention, there has not been
made any demand for expenditure of
the appropriation for the erection of works
that should be chargeable, under Judge
Temples decision, to them, but that they
are willing to aid in the Government work
by erection Of dams of their own, to pre-.
serve the rivers from destruction. It is to
be noted. also. that the Grange confssses
its fears OF the deposits already in the rivers
and tributary canyons, and tlat are liable
to come into the lower reaches of the rivers,
. fact which the RECORD. UNION has CON.
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A G1uRsIA ALLIGATOR STORY


On Saturday night last Mr.. w, /. Rem.
froe left u ublin late after supper. and bay-
ing some twelve miles to drive did not
reach home till 2 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing. Mr.. Renfros's house is about hall
mile beyond Rocky creek. a etream which
is known 60 be infested with alligators,
He had crossed the creek, and was near
the house, where he had a dozen Young
pigs confined in pen. The moon was in
the zenith, and the night was almost as
bright as day. Suddenly his horse re-
ceived ponderous blow on the shoulder
from the tail of an alligator, knocking the
animal entirely out of the road. The ALI.
gator did not follow up the fight. but
now stood on the defense, in Threatening
attitude, however, with his huge mouth
stretched open wide enough to take in the
end of barrel. Mr.. Rentroe took a rail
from the fence and rammed it into the
monsters throat. As quick as lightning
the alligator closed on the rail and hurled
Mr.. Renfros against the fence, hurting him
badly and mapping the rail like chalk
pipe.stem. He then called to his family
to send him his qua, pistol and Ak.
While waiting for his weapons he amused
himself by pitching fence rails into the al.
u 'AANashs w lieu Weapons came
ne shot the alligator twelve times with a
Smith 4 Wesson pistol, and four times with
his shotgun, and then buried an AK in his
head in eight places. After all this life
was not extinct for twelve hours sfterward.
All the pistol balls did not enter. Fully
half of them glanced harmlessly from the
tough hide and went singing away through
space. When the monster began to feel
that his foes were getting the best OF him,
IN the agony of pain and despair he bel
lowed out, making the earth tremble. He
was brought to town and put on exhibition
here, and was big show. He was pro.
nounced by all to be the largest alligator
they had ever seen. He was over ten feet
long, and extraordinary large for his
length, it being decided that he would
weigh 300 pounds. 1t was discovered that
he broke his tail when he struck the horse,
and that was probably the reason he
stopped offensive operations. The horse
was injured-it may be permanently-in
the shoulder, which received the blow.
Mr.. Renfroe is entitled to the credit of an
unusual degree of courage for the manner
in which he rid the community OF 40 unde.
sirable neighbor. Dublin tGa. Post,
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AUD ROBIN GRAY Lady Anne Lind.
say spent much of her time in her room.
poring over old volumes or scribbline verse
or prose on the envelopes of old letters. u
One day fancy took her to write new
words to Scottish air which Sophy John.
stoae used to sing, the old ones being un.
suited to Its beauty; and in the course Of
her attempt she came to a standstill. Call.
ing to her sister Elizabeth, who was at
play hard by, she said: 81 have been
writing ballad, riY dear. l am Cypress.
ing my heroine with r,any misfertunes. /
have sent her Jamie to sea, and broken her
fathers arm, and made her mother fall
sick, and given her Aud Robin GRAY for a
lover /; but wish to load her with fifth
sorrow in the four lines, poor thing Help
me to one. pray" "Steal COW, sister
Anne, said Elizabeth. The COW was lifted
and the ballad completed. Lady Anne
never admitted its authorship, except to
her mother, till within two years OF her
death. She lst the press and the public
puzzle over it in vain, till, seeing it attri
buted to herself in the pirate, I" abe wrote
to Sir Walter Scott asking him TO thank
the author ct Wayerley'" for his dis.
elimination. There was second part, but
like most sequels, sadly inferior to the
original song. The frat to detect Lady
Anne, ont Of her o*n family, was LADY
Jane Scott, sister Of the Duke Of Buc.
cleuch, who shrewdly said to her at Dial.
keith, You sing that soug in way that
makes me sure it il your own writing" and
extorted copy OF the words as the price
of silence.
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AGNosrIC PoETRY.-To make too much
OF your opponents is bad generalship, and
always shows want of knowledge, often a
want of humor. The author of very seri.
o1s and sorrowful essay on the Vices of
Agnostic Poetry" in the Dublin Rer;ep,
certainly over-estimates the power of the
enemy. He selects quantities of incoherent
neo pagan nonsense from the verses of
almost unheard OF poetastera, and draws
the conclusion that "the tree of life, even
OF human life, does not grow in the wastes
OF agnosticism. Certainly the tree of
profit, even of pecuHiary profit, does not
grow in the publication of ranting minor
poetry. The critic Of some scarcely artic.
ulate persons who seek, and vainiy seek,
celebrity, by printing verse, thinks
the meaning OF one of his authors
something too awful to be expressed
in plain prose-" There is really nothing
lawful about these unmusical scribcs,
except what schooiboy might call their
awful bosh." For example, is it worth
while to write seriously about stuff like
this: But her feet are as ivory aiming
like stars through the lanes of the night -
One might just as well sing how = Her
eyes are like crumpets columnsr, and shine
with the splendor of chalk. Then we are
confronted with more fustian about solemn
rollers mot garden rollers) that curl lecnine
mouths, like giant impossible column.
and have name that shakes unsearchabIe
hands. II the theological tenets of the
Dublin Recie,c are only in danger from the
auth, RS II these deiirious jingles, the con.
tributors to that periodical, like the lady
comforted by ARENAS Ward "bave no
cause to be afeared." Shelley, who is also
quosed and spoken Of as g greater poet !"
than MIR. John Payne, is more dangerous
opponent, but Shelley did not write non.
sense.-(LondonN News.
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McR Law.

The horrors Of mob law" were never
more wildly made manifest than in the
scene at Taylorsville. ILL.,, Friday night
last. Three men, Pettis, Montgomery and
Clements, were charged with an infamous
assault upon young lady. The public
feeling against them was very strong, and
took form in the gathering of an enraged
mob that broke open the Jail and took cut
the prisoners. Prior to this Montgomery
had been discharged, after judicial in.
vestigation which developed 10 sufficient
cause for his detention. But the
mob gave this no consideration, and
seized the prisoners. They were taken out
with halters about their necks, beaten,
tortured and buffeted, yet all the while
stoutly proclaiming their innocence. The
telegraphic accounts depict the mob as
being exceedingly large and violent-run
mad with passion and hungering for vic.
tins to satisfy its rage. Pettis and Mont.
gomery were dragged to tree and drawn
up. They both declared their innocence
of the crime charged. Again and again
were they suspended, threatened, beaten
and bullied, but as often did they proclaim
their entire innocence of the crime charged.
One Of them declared, after being nearly
choked to death, that he knew he was
dying, but with his latest breath would
adhere to his statement. Meanwhile the
mob yelled for summary execution, and
though the fortunes were renewed, still the
victims reiterated their innocence. Finally
the father of the injured girl became
convinced of the impossibility of extorting
confessions, and through his efforts the
men were rescued from the clutches of the
mob. Now We are told there has been a
reaction the community that was wit.
ness to this disgraceful scene sincerely de.
plores it, and the belief gains ground that
the men are indeed innocent. How
would it have been had the infuriated
mob been permitted to carry out its pur.
pose? Illinois has reason to be thankful
that for once the fury of violence was
stemmed but she can no longer point to
the further and wilder West with scoru and
reproach because of proceedings under
lynch law. With the Illinois mob mercy
did not serve to confront the visage of
offense, it relented only through fear of
consequences, evidently, and because its
physical courage was not equal to its thirst
for blood. Cicero said that guilt is present
in the very hesitation, even though the
deed be not committed and in the light
OF this truth Illinois has not so much to
congratulate itself upon after all, and it
may be added. that the very rank of good
citizenship which clothed the men of TIE
mob makes their offense against the law
in that long settled and stable community
all the more odious.
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stantiy pointed 30 as menace 70 the val
ley. So. too, in the Grange resolutions,
we find reafirmation Of the position
Of the RECORD UsIos. that the old deposits
in the canyons must be stayed; that depo.i.
tion of mining tailings upon valley lands
should cease. and that measures should be
devised, if possible, for the preservation of
both the interests involved.
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UNITED STATES CoNsuL-GESERAL SrkorHER r, in his
report to the Secretary of State thus auds the City
Of Mexico: " The city Is clean and orderly, having
uniformed police, which is polite, yigilant and
efficient, and system Of street and suburban rail.
ways which Is as cheap and convenient as could be
desired. Its opera houses, theaters and places Of
recreation compare favoraby with those Of other
cities OF It's class its medical faculty is distin
suished for skill and high character, and charges
for medical attendance are moderate its schools
and colleges are numerous, well conducted and ap.
pointed; while its bathing establishments are sc
numerous, varied and luxurious that their descrip
ton will furnish interesting material for future
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SECOND EpIrIoN.

A second edition Of the REooRDUsfos is issued
each day at P. n bringing the Eastern and coast
news up TO tina. hour. By this arrangement the
RECORD JSIoS will present the latest news obtain
abe at all points east xnd north Of Sacramento.
The regular morning edition Of the RscoRD- UNION
Is carried by morning trains, and Is ahead Of all
competitors as far north as Chico the California
and Oregon Railroad west To- Benicis, and south to
Stockton, and east to Colfax, Folsom and Placer
VILE ard all intermediate places. The second edition
matter viii be found each day upon the third page