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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

nature, and what is more, in most cases
the truth of the assertion has been demon
strated. The Fenisn Fund was almost
entirely expended in riotous living. The
Skirmishing Fund appears to have gone
pretty much the same way. 1t is not cred
ible that the bulk of the Land League
Fund has been misappropriated, but it is
quite conceivable that considerable per-
centage of it may have stuck to the fingers
ef those who had the handling OF it.
Nevertheless none Of these charges,
whether followed by demonstration or not,
appear to have the least perceptible effect
In checking the stream of Irish.American
subscriptions. The money is volunteered
with really pathetic confidence, consider
ing how that confidence has been abused
heretofore and 10 matter what the nature
OF the appeal, it is never made in vain. 1t
is pity that this readiness to contribute
is not better rewarded and justified in the
long run
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
UTILITY OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.

1t is estimated" says contemporary
at the East, cat the Signal Office that az
:" least sl3, 100000 Of property and many
persons remained safely in harbor on &C.
count of the warnings given by the Sig.
nal Office before the cyclone of last
month, and that the saving in this one
instance pays the expenses of the Signal
"Service for at least ten years." This is
statement which commends itself to those
extremely practical people who have been
so long in finding out the usefulness of the
Signal Service, and who for several years
maintained that this Service was a mere
waste of time and money. The truth
is that the efficiency of the Service
has increased very greatly, and that
it is all the time acquiring greater facility
and certainty in its forecasts. If all it's
warnings were attended to, moreover, there
can be no doubt that it would have been
very much more beneficial than it has
been but unfortunately there remain
great number Of fools who think it safe to
pay no attention to Signal Service reports,
and some of these fools are continually be-
ing sacrificed to their own folly.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
LAND FRAUDS.

Judging from the annual report of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
all the laborious efforts, or apparent efforts,
OF Congress to prevent the perpetration of
land frauds, have proved Ineffective. Ac-
cording TO Judge Mcfarland the stealing
of public land continues to give occupa.
ton and wealth to large number Of en-
terprising and interruptions persons. Ali
the old tricks seem still TO be played. to.
gether with some new ones. We do not
indeed hear 60 much of soldiers bounty
warrants, Sioux scrip, lieu lands, and SO
forth, but homestead aud pre-. emptien
entry appears to afford all the opportuni-
ties needed by one considerable class of
land thieves. Minnesota timber and Cali
fornia grazing lands seem 70 have cffsred
specially inviting fields for this kind of
adventure. In California a peculiarly au-
dacious plan has been pursued. The land
thieves have simply fenced in the tracts
they wanted, without troubling themselves
to procure any kind of title 70 it. In
some instances they have actually driven
off previous settlers, who, if they knew
their rightg, should have held their land
at the point of their rifles. The presump-
ton, however, is that the very impudence
ci such action conyinces the duped settlers
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
STATE sEEAToR

The Sacramento Journal tCermapl re-
Gently contained the following article in
regard to this Office, and its perusal will be
of interest to the taxpayers of our city and
county:
1t is necessary that the people of this
city and county should be represented In
the Senate by an able and energetic man.
There exist In Sacramento city MANY and
varied enterprises which require to be- fos-
tered by the Legislature. Oar business
men demand man as Senator who viii
look after their interests, who will saw
something in their favor, and do sometime
to advance them. Grove L. johnson %
such man. H. is by far the ablest OF the
candidates for the position Of State Sap-
ator. lie has twice been honofei by us
with seat in the Legislature, and has be-
t-ayed no trast con6ded to him, He has
not deceived us in single instance bpe
on the contrary, in every case he has faith.
fully kept his word. He ALWAYS Iabored
for the best interests of our city and conn
W. Ills voice was always raised in sun.
port OF our claims, and his energy seeureff
more recognition for those claims than had
ever previously been accorded them. We
should consider this matter in a business
point OF view. We need man who viii
represent US, and work for our interests.
Grove l.. johnson is this man. He mn.
missed to work for Sacramento. He did 50
ne promises again. He will do so. Elect
him.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

that the thieves must possess strong titles.
There is no question that this particular
kind of fraud has been encouraged by Con.
gressional legislation and decisions of the
Interior Department, to the effect that
fenced land shall be regarded as Iegiti-
mately acquired land until the contrary is
shown. 1t is, however, quite evident from
Judge Netherlands report that land.
stealing has not been put down by Con.
gress, but that it is still being carried on
with boldness and determination which
may be expected to last as long as there is
any land left to steal. For It is to be
feared that Congress will never succeed in
passing land laws which will put stop to
these frauds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
MORE STRIKES THagAGEnED

1t is said that fresh strikes are being
prepared in the iron trade. 1t cannot be
inferred from this that the Trades Unions
are fully prepared to face an Eastern win
ter in idieness. Unfortunately it is very
much more likely that no adequate funds
have been provided. For it is u peculiarity
OF all recent labor strikes that they have
been made blindly, and in despite of the
most hopeless circumstances. The new
demand Of the ironworkers is to be for ten
per cent. increase Of wages. The rational
presumption is that the mill owners cannot
consent to such a demand. If that is SO,
the strikes will be foredoomed to failure.
no matter how long they last. But they
are sure to involve hideous suffering to the
strikers, and the most of this suffering will
fall upon the women and children, who,
unfortunately for themselves, are not con.
suited in the proceedings.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
BRADLkuGu AND Arab.

The statement that Bradlsugh is to de.
fend Arab really sounds like a joke.
Whoever undertakes taa. duty ought to be
thoroughly familiar with Arabic, and with
Egyptian laws and cuasoms and modes OF
thought, Mr.. Bradlaugh probably under
stands no Other language than his own, and
ne has bpt an imperfect acquaintance with
that even. Nor can 1t bs supposed that he
possesses any familiarity with Oriental
laws and customs. Probably he knows no
more about these things than the average
EugGshman can derive from his newspaper.
For what reason Mr.. Bradlaugh desires to
undertake the defense OF Arab is also a
mystery. Does he imagine that the
Egyptian rebel ia a champion of freedom
who has not had fair play? If that is his
theory 1t will be rudeiy destroyed before
he has gone far win his case. We must
confess, however, that we have never felt
SO much sympathy for Arab as when we
saw it stated thas BrIdlsugh was to defend
him. He may lave merited death, bat we
had supposed that even in Egypt the
torture was abolished
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
STRICT CoRsrRUC rIoHIsTs.

It seems that the owners of steam-tugs
at Chicago are very strict constructiouists.
There is law forbjdding the tugs to take
passengers. the penalty being fine of $500
in every case, and because of this prohibi.
tion the tug owners have refused to pick
up drowning persons, aud no lees than
six lives have been lost in consequence.
Tae assertion that the tug owners would
be liable under the law if they rescued
drowning persons is, We must conclude, a
mistake. 1t may be confidently assumed
that no Court in the United States would
declare that the saving of human life con.
stituted an offense or breach OF law.
Persons rescued from drowning would not
be liable to be classed as passengers under
the law, and no official in his senses would
ever think of attempting to apply the pro-
hibition to such cases. 1t appears to us
that the tag. owners are more to blame in
this matter than the II srbor Commission.
ers, and that in fact they are amenable to
the odiOus accusation of deliberately sac
rifcing human life in order TO render OBJ
noxious law which causes them annoy.
ance. and perhaps loss.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
MUST BE DEALT WIFI,

The festive and pestiferous cowboys
have taken to shooting into and through
passenger trains, trusting to luck for hit.
ting somebody. It is evident that the
cowboy has thus contrived to put himself
or par, as regards mischief, with the
Apache, and that it will be necessary to
deal with him in the same way. When he
undertakes to recreate himself by indis.
criminase murder the picturesqueness of
his character will not long save him from
extinction, and he is bringing upon himself
rstribotion which he has perhaps fully
earned, and evaded too long already.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
DUCKS AND LIaacS,

There is a telegraphic account of the de.
structicn of some electric lights at town
in Iowa b. wild geese flying against them.
There Is nothing at all unusual about this
circumstance. 1t has long been known
that birds would fly against exposed lights
at night, aud there are very few, if any,
lighthouses, the keepers of which have not
had ample experience of this tendency.
Often the birds will fly against the thick
glass lanterns of lighthouses with such
force that they fall dead in the surround
ing gallery, and are picked up in the morn.
ing by the dozen. In fact this is so fami
liar fact that it ought to have been taken
into account when erecting the electric
lights for town illumination, and whenever
such lighting is done permanently it will
certainly be necessary to protect the globes
against the assaults OF birds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS IN EUROPE Tn.
development of electric railways in Eurons
IS considerable. Putting aside numerons
lines that are merely projected, those which
are working show a length of about one
hundred miles. Those now in operation
include one at L,ehterfelde, and tina. from
the Spandauer Rock to Charlotte,hs--
near Berlin /; another from Port Rush 20
Bush Mills, In the north of Ireland, and in
Holland from Zandvoort to KostyerIoren
Among lines in construction the following,
are noted: In Austria, the Moedliug me
near vienna; in Germany, from Wies.
baden to Nurnberg, and from the royaI
mines OF oa1ony to Iankerode; in Eng
land, under the Thames, connecting cbsr-
ing Cross and Waterloo stations afso ;,
South Wales, for which the force will he
derived from the fall of water. Ia It.,v
Iurln, and Milan they will soon begin the
construction of electric roads.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
tbs WEEKLY UNION

Is issued this msrning. The first part-eight pages
is published Wednesdays; the second part-eight
pages-is published Saturdays. Thus in each week
each subscriber to the WEEKLY UNION receives six.
teen Iages of news matter prepared by the highest
journalistic ability and chosen with eye single to
the entertainment, the education and the profit of
the reader. The editorials of the WEEKLY UNION
are everywhere admitted to be unequaed for schol-
arly finish, for vigor OF thought, independence of
sirit and advanced ideas all questions of public
and social policy, governmental affairs, community
interests and the progress and development of the
resources of the State. The Agricultural depart
ment OF the WEEKLY UNION is under the direction of
an experienced farmer and competent writer. The
home departments edited with especial care
The columns of the WEEKLY UNION furnish the
choicest and most varied literary matter, chaste,
elevatng and entertaining. The market reports ere
from the best commercial sources and are corrected
by the very best authorities. The WEEKLY UHIos
is mailed to any address for year for 81 so in
advance
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

it is a certain fact that the primary inten-
ton was to inflict punishment for refusal
to contribute that many employees have
been so punished and that the main infiu-
eIce relied upon throughout has been the
apprehension of the employees that they
would be discharged if they did not pay
the two per cent. demanded of them.
Hubbell is very impudent fellow, and he
is quite case.hardened, or he would not
think the public so stupid as not to see
through his clumsy attempt at vindication.
But the truth is that your practical F"
politician is, quite as often as not, great
blockhead.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
SECOND EDITOR.

second edition Of the REcoRD-UyIos is issued
each at 2 P. N. bringing the Eastern and coast
news up to tina. hour. By this arrangement tn
RECORD Union will present the latest news obtain
able at ali points east ana north u Sacramento.
The regular morning edition Of the RECORD UsIos
is ,aIried by morning trains, and is ahead of all
CO npetitors as far north Chico, the California
and Ore, Railroad; west to Benicis, and south to
S sckton, and east to Cofax, Folsom and Placer
vile ard all intermediate places. The second edition
after will be found each day upon the third page
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

allowed to proceed regularly and systemat-
ically, as good results as the Maasachu-
sets Commission obtained would undoubt.
eddy have followed. But every rational,
sober and equitable measure and PROPOSE
ton has been thwarted by the malignant
fools who have raised the anti.railroad
clamor, and the outcome is that the whole
cumbrous fabric of regulation is tottering
to its fall, and that the political energy of
ten years is about to be throw n away. The
whole work will have to be done over
again, and this because it was not begun
in honesty and justice.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
THE Duty ON BOOKS.

The San Francisco Bulletin recently
stated, in discussing the duty on books,
that foreign scientific works are imported
free. This is a mistake. Public libraries,
colleges, and some other corporate institu-
lions, are allowed to import books free, bat
the general public have no such privileges,
either as regards scientific works or any
other, save and except books which were
printed more than twenty years ago. The
official statement, according to the last
edition OF the " Post al Laws and Regula-
tions, is that so books are absolutely
" exempt from customs duties except those
"printed and manufactured more than
twenty years. 1t is said that when the
duty amounts to less than 81 it is the
practice to remit it. We have had 10 ex-
periencs OF this, but we do know that
books are sometimes imported by mail, and
pass through the Postofiice without raising
any question of duty. Very few books
are, however, imported in this way, and
therefore 1t does not pay TO make any spe-
cial arrangements concerning them. In
the fiscal year 1880 81 the duties collected
on books amounted to 1894 246, and books
valued at 1878. $50 entered duty free. 1t
is a safe assertion that the six hundred
thousand dollars wrung from the importers
of foreign books fell principally upon poor
scholars, and that the impo.t did not in
any appreciable degree benefit American
publishers. The truth is that the tax
on books is an obsolete piece of barbarism,
of which any other nation in the civilized
world would be heartily ashamed and if
Congress was cultured body it would not
tolerate the imposition another month. As
it is, it may require ten or twenty years of
constant hammering to get this wrosg re.
dressed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
TEE IE6mAa ELLCyIoR s.


So far as the returns from the Ger nan
elections have been received, it appears
that the Liberals and Progcessists have won
a decided victory. What the specific gain
in the Reichstag will be, cannot yet be as.
certained, but il is clear that the C)nserva-
tive vote has fallen off almost everywhere,
and that the union of all the Liberal ele.
ments which was successfully accomplished
during the canvass has had ifs natural
effect. The Conservatives have, after all,
not derived any permanent advantages from
Prince Bismarck's coquet5ings. but that
alliance had the effect os concentrating the
Liberal strength, which had before that
been frittered away in factional quarrels.
1t looks now as though the policy of the
Prussian Government on the Catholic
question would be defeated. together with
Bismarck commercial measures. Protest.
ant Germany has at last been reused, and
there is once more prospect of retaliation
upon the Vatican for its premature AFRO
gance.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

INEFFICIENT management in the country offices Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company has become
the rule with scarcely enough exception toprove it,
The cause Is explained by the rapid reduction Of
salaries paid operators, resulting in the retention Of
inferior skill and faithfulness. The Sacramento
Office deserves no share of this condemnation. Eut
one office cannot redeem service wherein efficiency
demands that all parts of the system shall be eff
Client
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
THE JEANNE eTE INQUIRY.

1t begins to look as if the promised sen.
sation in the Jeanette inquiry would not
occur. So far nothing has been elected
tending to show that there was any dis.
agreement or INSTRUMENTATION or m:scon.
duct on the part of any one connected with
the expedition. And as the papers which
first spread this report about are be.
ginning to hedge, by limiting at mysterious
emissions from the Melville report, this
concluaion becomes all the more probable.
Two weeks from Tuesday ends the agony for all
aspirauts for Office this Yeat
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

dARYSyIILE proposes TO build wing dam at the
mouth OF the Yuba to check the ambition of the
mouth OF that river to go northward. II now
empties into the Feather mile north Of its old
mouth. and but for the Maysyille levees would
have long since, says the appeal found its pace of
debouehment far above MarysviLe.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

TIE Santa Maria Times says: O. We doubt the
policy of the Commissioners in making the price uni
form over all the roads in the State If it tends to
choke If opposition by cr'ppling the smaller roads
and thus preventing the construction of competing
lines, the interest of the commonwealth will not
have been promoted, and the growth and settlement
Of the State will be materially retarded"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

oN the site of Washington Hail, last week de.
stroyed b. fire at Woodland, theater and public
hall isto be erected by icint stock company. II
will be l2o feet in depth By 60 feet in width Win
r,nllarN
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

Teacher in natural philosophy "Ssp
pose you wished to gain velocity in a tran,
OF wheels, what would you do?" Snsrs
scholar Grease the axles, mann"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

II has beea reserved for Partisan to describe to
dot American balles abroad He speaks OF the
Z" free, yet highly proper, manners Of American
girlhood."
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

ONE of the Nevada papers says OF certain stumr.
speakers IN that State, that they teat facts with
contempt and 90 right along asserting faiseooojs
That should not surprise the sage.brush journal
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

BILL has been introduced in the lower branch OF
the Legislature Of Vermont requiring tie authorities
render prisoners insensible before execution
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

THE Marysville Appeal says; at was apparent
before the small railroads made their formal pro-
tests that they could not be operated at four ceps
per mile"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

qUArsr little smelling bottles are now seen dang
ling from the waist-bet # the grl Of the perioi,
and now she can faint whenever OPP r.ulity offers
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21

Have booths allotted them, and wha. a
rich reward awaits the participants A
young man who has recently played in
Sacramento, and who was particularly
praised by the RECORD UNION, received an
impetus toward the stage by the applause
bestowed npon him during the first Carni.
val, when, IN the Bulwer booth, he as.
sumed tho character of Richelieu, To
many this incident will not be urged as an
argument IN favor of the Carnival of Au.
tkors bat I also know an actress who was
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-02-02
pROBATE COURT.

sqATs % Ytnk0sT, District Of Manchester %
In Probate Court held Al Manchester, within
and III said Distrc, on the 18Th day 81 January
a. % 1882
Present Rspney Howard. Judge.
Mafens Y. Bailey af Florence In the County
Of 81 Josopb and n ate I Michigan. presented
10 ,aid Court bis petition representing that bs
Ia one Of the heirs u tis rsvarsion oftbs widows
dover, set out to PAMELA Batysy Ton Or about
the lit Of February, lb42i from The .siss "
her husband Ephfklm Harvey, late " HuD n d
rsif district decreased: That May Bailey,
daughter o. sad 6seess.d aud heir ~ one nftb
Of aid dover, [isd interstate on or about the
24th day Of March, 1854, leaving I've ehildfsD.
w; Rphrsim H. Sheldon, VIM. H. sheldon.
Marcus Y. Bailey. MARTINS J. daley Fonsht
ADD Thomas Is. Bailey, heirs 81 obs.tnb Of ssid
dover that on or about tho 18th o. July, 1850,
the said Pamela Harvey died, that the p.ll.
toner IL nov the owner Of four ftLs " said one
9Th u said dOser Jointly with the other heirs
and Assigneer Of SAID dover, and being dssr0us
90 h5id bis said Interest 10 ssyerslty prsys ssid
Court 10 order partition aud distribution 0f said
1rs for thtt pnfpose. Wbsrenp0n II 10 ordered
by sGid Court that said petition be psfsrsd 10
session Of sGld Court 20 be held a. the Probate
once IN Manchester, In ,sid district, on the
1Zd day Of February d. 1894, al 10 O'Clock a. M.
fLr herring and decision thereon and that all
psfsass Interested therein be notified 10 apPssr
II said time and place 10 shos esusa. IA any ihsy
have, why the prayer Of said pettionsr shosid
not he granted; Tor sbieb pufpOse !, 10 f1ibr
ordered hat lbls oTdff ana the substance Sf
.sid petition be Published three ~esls suees.-
sisey 10 the Manchester JOtE sAL,s bsrspspsr
printsd Al Manchester 10 this State presioas 10
said time Of bearing.
by the Court,
sTsS Attest HAssEY HOWARD. Jodss.