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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
a SPECIMEN ANTI-RAILRoAD ARGU-
MEHT.

:Hearst's organ has a way OF its own in
making anti-railroad arguments, and here
is an illustration. Governor Stanford in
his letter shows that the average rate of
fares on the California railroads is 2 AZ
cents per mile, as against an average fare
OF Ga cents on the New York railroads.
To this the organ objects that in getting
these rates the Governor has included the
ferry travel, and owlishly observes
d" Fairness OF statement demands that the
" ferry travel should be left out of the cal,
&c culation. Why does fairness of state.
ment demand anything of the kind ? Com.
mon sense demands that inssmuch as the
ferry travel is part and parcel of the aggre.
gate railroad travel, it should be included.
The ferries belong to the railroad, and are
part of it's system, and the travel on them
is unquestionably a legitimate and neces,
ssry factor in any estimate of the aggregate
travel. But the trouble is that Hearst,
organ can never make point on the rail
road question unless it is permitted tc
garble and distort the facts. Ii it i:
allowed to leave out all the ferry travel,
and to fabricate figures on part of the Other
:&ravel, and to falsify the facts all around
it can make pretty good case for itself
But when it is compelled to adhere to the
actual facts and figures it is completely
lost
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
HOT WEATHER.

Yesterday was, with one exception, the
hottest day of the year in Sacramento. Our
visitors from San Francisco and other cool
regions are apt to leave us with the i'm
preston that the kind of weather we have
had during the past two days is the
regular Sacramento article This, how
ever, is quite mistake It is only
when so tropical and ardent q body as the
San Francisco delegation comes here, that
the mercury rises into the nineties. II
would seem that the Clerk of the Weather
was something of a politician himself, or
perhaps he has a grudge against politicians
Certainly he is in the habit of furnishing
them with assorted hot spells in a way
more liberal than agreeable, and the
worst of it is that the resident popula-
tion has to swelter and suffer under the
high temperature imported for the ocou-
sion. Bat when the same politicians
visit us in the spring every thingis changed.
Then they attend the Legislature, and the
Arctic GOODNESS they djffuge through the
Hobbies fairly neutralizes the steam. heaters.
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A CoMsToCK BOOM.

We are sorry to note a revival in Com
stock speculation. Prices yesterday took
rush upward, on the strength of an tex
''pected" rich strike in the middle group
of mines. We seem to remember having
heard something like this before. If we
do not forget, there was once mine called
the Sierra Nevada, concerning which great
expectations were entertained. But we
never heard that they were fulfilled, though
many persons "stood to make enormous
sums upon the stock, if it had not col.
larsed as suddenly as it had doomed.
Decidedly these latter day "Coms' ock
'booms" are precarious speculations. To
say that they are on par with betting on
a "hoggirg" game OF faro, may perhaps
appear harsh; but we really do not
know what else to Hken them to. So
"Sharon is reported as buying everything
In sight" Just so. And on the strength
of that rumor, hundreds of we'll singed
operators, who do not reflect that Sharon
knows all about it while they know moth
ing, will go and do likewise. When the
time comes for selling Everything in
sight, probably Sharon's proceedings will
be kept more quiet. That the end viii be
the old one need not be doubted. How.
ever, credullty is stronger than the bitter.
est experience, and human greed Is blind
and deaf.
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TIE cowARpLY sEUFPLBRs.

Hearst's private organ, which is wholly
maintained out of his sack" has an ar
tiele very appropriately headed "An I'm.
"pudent Production, " and the purport of
which is characteristically shutting and
lame attempt to excuse itself for refusing
to publish Governor Stanford's open letter.
Or course the public are not deceived by
the threadbare subterfuges of the Erqp,.
ier. The truth of the case is ON the sur.
face 1t has refused to publish Governor
StanfOrd's letter for the sole and simple
reason that it cannot answer it, and that its
only means of deceiving its readers is TO
print gsrbled extracts from the document,
cooked up to suit its own feeble powers of
reasoning. These remarks apply with equal
force to the Chronicle, which black mail
sheet has, as matter Of course, exhibited
the same mean and currish qualities.
Neither of the journals mentioned have
any conception OF honor or honesty, and
neither OF them possesses either the ability
or manlinsss to meet their adversaries
fairly. Their true characters have never
been moro fully exposed, however, than in
this case. The Examiner, in its Impu-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02

"dent production" fully justifes the title
it has given to its own article by alleging
as reason for not publishing Governor
Stanford's letter, that 1t bristles with
"errors OF statement all through, and so
cunningly put that the ordinary reader
" would surely be deceived by them. This
is confession of incapacity for the work it
has taken in hand which we should
not have supposed Hearst's organ would
care to make. It is an admission that it
has not the ability to demonstrate the al.
legged errors of statement in the letter. and
that it fears Governor Stanford would be
believed by its readers in preference to its
own scribblers. We entertain nc doubt of
the truth of this. The Examiner is in
fact afraid of the force of the Governors
arguments, and has just sense enough to
realize that nothing it could say would
weaken that force, if it published the let.
ter. OF course it is of no consequences. so
far as the circulation of the facts is con.
cerned, whether it publishes it or not. It
has not readers enough in the State 20
make any difference on that head. The
only point in the matter is that to which
we have called attention-the bsseness
and cowardice of these two venal papers,
and their obvious terror lest the truth
should find its way to any portion of the
community through their columns. 1t is
also natural that they should dread the
effect of the strong contrast between their
own slipshod, obscure and ungracefal style,
and the nervous, clear and vigorous periods
of Governor Stanford.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
RuMoks OF suaRENnER

The report that Arab Pasha has asked
for an armistico of eight days probably
means no more than that he wants time to
complete his defenses. No doubt he would
break his engagements, for that is the
Oriental method IN such matters. II, how
ever, he has been talking of surrender, he
must have at length realized his inability
to hold out against General Wolseley, and
he must also have given up all hopes of
escaping to the desert or Cairo, or of join.
ing his forces with those of the new false
prophet, vino is on his way from the
Soudan. A surrender OF the Egyptian
army would no doubt be his wisest cour,e,
and it would save much needless blood.
shed
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
WANTED THE BAIL REDUCED,
Laramie Boomeranr.l

Some years ago, as some OF our readers
Will remember, when Jack Watkins shot
QUE officer In the leg and another one across
the abdomen, and then went out to the
fence, got his horse and went away. against
the peace and dignity of the Territory of
Wyoming and the statute in such cases
made and provided, there was a YOUNG
man with him named Rogers, who was ar.
/ rested for completely In the general hiIaritv
OF the occasion. When asked why he
d'dn's go with his partner, he said that he
started to do SO, and on turning aronnd tn
go out the door ne met the familiar feat
ures of seven or eight six shooters smiling
gladly into his eyes, and he changed his
mind.
Rogers was taken before Judge Ritter for
preliminary examination, and held IN
50, Geo bail for his trial. Three thousand
dollars is pretty heavy for a vounp man
who has nothing in the way of real estate
but meal ticket and the memory of bis
childhood. He tried to getit reduced, but
the Judge was relentless. The result was
that he went to jail, and afterward to the
Penlteatlary for three years.
Later on Judge Ritter got into troubIe
Tor embeZzlement, and was sent re- tha
Penltentiary also. He did not want In %
but the jury thought that under the cir.
cumssances it could not be avoided, so he
went.
After no had been shaved and dressed
up In the eccentric costume of the convict
ne was sent out to pile brick with Mr.
Rogers. Mr. Rogers recognized him and
said 'l@
Good morning, Judge"
Good morning, Rogers"
Look here, Judge, can't you reduca
that bail of mine little? don't want 10
seem unreasonable, Judge, but, by crackv
you ought to cut her down little. I'm a
stranger here, and s. 600 looks az bio To
ma as the Medicine Bow range. Think n
over, Judge, ard see what Won can do for
me. You'll have several years to think Il
over In, and when you get out, if Won can
make it little lighter, you viii do me a
great favor"
The Judge didn't say anything for he
was busy piling brick, and his mind was
occupied by his surging thoughts.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
eRIEN1EG THROUGH THE HoEgE-ooLLAR


There used to be in olden times rustic
game in England known as grinning
through the horse-colIar. a horse.collar
WAS procured, and the SWANS We'd with
one another in putting their heads through
1t and making grimaces, the prize being adj
judged to that one who made the most
hidenns contortions. The two parties in
California are now about to enter upon Just
such contest. They are to grin at the
public through the snti-monopoly horse.
collar, and they expect that the one which
makes the ugliest faces will be awarded
the prize. Henceforward to the end of the
campaign Republicans and Democrats will
rival one another in proclaiming their fierce
hatred TO the railroad interest, and the voter
will be called upon to determine which Of
them has simulated conviction most
naturally. The Republican Convention
has, however, Endorsed the Democratic
programme, and it can only claim to
have followed suit. 1t has tried to over
come this difficulty By out Heroding Herod
in the recklessness and variety of it's prop
ositions for "cinchiug the corporations,
but the motive of this, unfortunately,
could not be concealed. The two parties
have thrown away their opportunities for
this year, and it is to be regretted. A
campaign of false issues is sure to end in
disappointment for the community.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
UTAH.
The Commissioners.

SALT LAKE, September 1st-The Utah
Commissioners pay no attention TO the vapor-
ings of Taylor, Cannon and Smith, and this
afternoon promulgated the following addi-
tiOnal order Amy person, male or female,
who in violation Of the Act of Congress APP
proved July l, 1862 or who in violation of
the Act of Congress approved March 90 1882,
entitled an Act to gmsnd Section 1852 of the
Revised Statutes ia reference to bigamy, has
entered into any of the relationships de-
scribed in Section of said last-named Act,
is not legal voter, and cannot vote. and can
not be registered" This cuts eff another
large class of Nj rmon voters, among them
the present Mayor ST Salt Lake. It also
strikes at the men who have apostatizsd from
the Mormon Church, and who have stood in
with the Gentilss; but these will be smnes-
tisd by the President,
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IDAHO.
A Man Continues 10 Fight VITA Bullet
IN HIS Heart.


HALEY, September 1st.-Hailey was the
scene OF an atr0cious murder on Tuesday, the
29th ultimo. During quarrel Frank Brown
shot and killed T. NJ. Adams, a prominent
mining operator of Wood river. It appears
that Brown and o man named Taylor had
been Gusrreling over 3 mining sale, when
Adams came up and attempted to stop the
quarrel. An alteration ensued between
Brown and Adams, ard the latter struck the
former and received in return bullet through
his heart. After being shot Adams knocked
Brown down and was giving him a severe
beating when outside parties interfered and
separated them. Adams then walked to
drug store near by and fell, dying in few
moments. None Of the by ISLANDERS had any
idea that Adams was shot, as he walked
as If he had coma out best, but on being ex-
amined it was found that the bullet had
pierced his heart. It was particularly sad, as
he had just closed large mining transaction.
and was to start the following day for Chica-
go to meet mis- wife. 1t is said that Brown
formerly. lived il Utah, and has wealthy rela-
tives living il Omaha and Denver. Public
opinion varies. Some think Brown was iusti-
fable. while others are loud ia their denun-
Citations OF the murder. All, however, agree
that murders Hnd shooting are becoming too
frequent on Wood river, and a stop must be
put to them. This mskes seven murderers
confined in the county Jail at HALEY.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
WASHINGTON 1ERRHr0RY.
sudden Death Of w0maa-viIlard's
Reply-Rich Mineral Discoveries.

WALLA WALLA, September LIST. = Lou
Davenport, a member of the demi monde,
died suddenly this morning of heart disease.
In response to the card of thanks to Mr.
Willard. by the citizens of Walla Walls, that
gentleman has returned The following ans
wer:
NEW YORK August SIst.
To the President of the Walla Walla Board Of
Taade and other citizens Many thanks for your
dispatch. The people of Washington Territory viii
always find that the promotion Of our corporation
interests and their prosperity will 20 hand in hand
H WILLARD, President.
Rich mineral discoveries have been made
in Eastern Oregon of gold, silver and copper,
in mammoth lodges. Large samples HAYS
been brought here rich in gold, silver and
copper ore go per cent copper, and assay
rich in gold and silver.
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ER!IFsH CaLpmsIA.
Death OF PioneeF-The Coming Receu-
lion.

~NaSA VI - INC SOGif1G RFcRD-
ton.
VICTORIA, September 1st-Y Yesterday Hon.
John Tod, one of the most remarkable of thu
hardy pioneers of the great northwest, ex-
pired in his 31st year. He was the eldest of
large Scotch family, snd was born at Lock
LsveD, Dunbartinshire, Scotland, in 1871. and
was intended by his parents for mercantile
career. About 1907 Lord Selkirk was es-
ta5lishing his northwestern emigration
scheme on the Red river of the north. Tod
embarked for the York factory, Hudson Bay.
in company with number of other daring
spirits, many Of whom occupied positi ms of
trnst in after years il the extensive posss, :
slons OF the Hudson Bay Company. Ee
leaves large family of four sons and several
daughters, and he is understood 10 have been
wealthy.
Americans who intend being present at the
reception of the Marquis of LONE and Prin-
cess Louise are telegraphing for hotel accom-
raodstions already. Il is expected that the
town will be filed with strangers.
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turned verdict this morning that they be.
lieved George w. Smith killed Mrs. Petch.
The testimony goes to show that Smith had
been providing about the woods all the time,
notwithstanding his wife says he has been
gone since June 81. Persons sent from Yam
hill county to Yaquins Bay have been III aols
to find him, though it was reported that he
was at work there the day of the murder.
The First Train.
PREDLEToN, September 1st.-The first train
on the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co :
pany's line drew up at Pendleton at $50 P.
NJ. to-day.
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A writer at the seaside says "Made up
women predominant all along the summer
resort line, and are a disgusting sight to
behold. We should like to be on the ground
and hear him sag this to some females. No
hair restorer in the market would probably
help him, The scalp would not be there to
work on.
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The Queen of the Pacific

SAN Francisco, September 1st.-The new
steamship, Queen of the Pacific, from Phila-
delphis via San Luis 0bispo. arrived here
this afternoon. She will soon be placed on
the line between San Francisco and Port
land. As soon as the new steamship goes on
the line the Columbia will be placed on the
dry dock and undergo a thorough overhauling.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02
NEVADA.
HING Jury-soI.d Delegation

VIRGINIA, September lss.-Ths jury in The
Finisn case disayreed-eleven for aoauittaI.
one for conviction. There are four other
cases against Finlau.
Matt Caravan, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, carried tbs Storey county
delagatiun solid.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02

A New Bedford man, who entered into
an argument about the good and lad quail.
tiles of various religious sec;s, said that he
liked some of the Catholics, bat couldn't
4" stand these id Juice.its,"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02

The exhibition at Moscow Is said 70
demonstrate that Russia has made extra,
ordinary progress In both art and INDUSTRIES
during the last ten years. The gold and
silver work Is superior to anything eve
seen in Europe.
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PACIFIC SLOPE.

Desperate ARRAY In Idah e-The Pefaluma
kaces-Mere Fires at Red Biun-Deaih
OF British Columbia Pioneer-shOOt-
Ing In Colusa County-Rich Mineral
Discoveries in Oregon Murder and
Robbery In New MexIc0-Etc.
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OREGON.
Forest Fires sub>idIng-The Murder {
Mrs, Pesch,

portland. September 1st.-Ths forest
frs ara sn6siding, and there are no further
les - to report. There was less smoke and
nu h cooler weather to-day.
Tae Coroner's iuey in the Petch case re-.
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An Indiana writer advocates the aboE.
ton OF the telephone on the ground that il
encourages laziness. The same objection
applies to easy chairs and nearly all the
comforts of modern life.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02

Some Of the Bishops of the Catholic
Church IN Canada are making active war,
fare against bangs"
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NEW MEXICO.

GeneraI CrOOh and slaW-mnrdeF and
Robbery.
LAS VEGAS, September 1st.-GeneraI
Crock and staff passed through here to-day.
on the way to Fort Whipple, where they viii
winter.
Yesterday Martin Hope Price, young
EnZlishman, living on Fred. Hooper's ranch
at Red River Springs, was shot and killed by
Mexican herdsr, who then compelled Mrs.
Hooper to give him 8ll the money in the
house, and taking Hooper's best horse made
his escADa
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Vessels Ashore.

SAN Francisco, September 1st-The old
bark Dublin, from Seabeck with lumber, is
ashore on the beach south of the Cliff house,
and is likely to remain there.
The British bark Isle of Aneleres drifted
on Arch Rock last night in a dense fog but
she was got off this morning by tugs, and
taken to the seaWall lea king badly.
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CALIFORNIA.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO rHs RsOokD-UsloS. J
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Two y.err FIres at Red Rlun.

RED BLUFF, September 17t.-A fire was
discovered about l o'clock this morning ia
the general merchandise store of Thomas
Murphy, on WalHut street, but was exsin.
guished with small loss. At o'clock brick
dwelling az the south end Of Main street.
owned by NJ. J, Frank, and occupied by l..
c. Karsey, wss discovered on FIRE aud was
completely destroyed. Loss, l, 200; insured
foE $780,
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ORLAND, September Isl. - Two sports,
strangers here. got into an alteration this
morning over game Of billiards in John
Crother's saloon. Dir. Cr3thers separated
them, and they went out; but returned i'm
medistPly, and rushing towards each other.
one asked thu other if he was hesled, and. be-
ing answered In toe affirmative, they fired
their pistols at each other. One dropped.
very daugerously wounded in the groin. The
other is under arrest, but Nithholds his
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Attempted Assassination.

ORovuLE, September Ist.-Willie North
was shot yeste day st Concow valley. and
one arm was shattered. He was walking
sloog the road, and nothing was seen or
known of the person who fred the shot.
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Rich Pinccr nirnfnss

Los ANGELES, September 1st-A report
wss brought TO the city this evening that
81 600 in gold duet hiss been washed out in
the past three days in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
placers near the head of San Gabriel CANYON.
The placers are located in the old bed of the
San Gabriel river. Great excitement prevails
at Azusa and other settlements in the neigh
borhood of the find, and people are fiocking
there in large numbers
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YREKA, September 1st.-Forest fires make
the atmosphere seem ike dense fog. A
heavy fire Is raging in Shasta valley. three
miles south of town, which is causing consid-
cradle loss to wood ranches. Aa extensive
forest IRE also RACES at Big Canyon, between
Mount Shasta and Soda Springs extending
from the Sacramento river scross the stare
rosd towards Castle Lake, which the railroad
and Government engineers are erdeavoring
to subdue,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-21

cheese, punches of cigars, bundles of
wood, paving stones and what not. Con-
fectioners also put up fancy gew.gaws in
whatever packages they make up. They
consist of paste board grasshoppers, butter
flies. birds and animals of different kinds.
All these things are imported from Paris,
and they are not alone very tastefully but
very artistically gotten up.
Some activity is noticeable in the
literary market. The publishers are max.
ing extensive preparations for the holiday
trade, and the indications are that the
deluge of gorgeously bound, charmlngly
illustrated, but in o literary sense, trashy
works will be renewed. A number of
valuable new works are to make their APP
pearance however. If not the most i'm
portant, at least the most timely one is
book which the Putnams will publish very
shortly The suggestive title is: "Spoiling
the Egyptians; A tale of Shame, told from
the British Blue Books" BY J. Seymour
Keay. 1t is narrative by well inform.
ed Englishman, Jealous for the honor Of
his country. The book is of peculiar in
terest and power, throwing light upon the
causes which produced the present excer-
tional and complicated state Of affairs in
Egypt. and making clear some of the
grounds for the bitter hatred of Europeans
which found fatal expression in the
massacre Of Alexandria. The story Is
given, each statement being verified by
reference to the official documents, consti
tutes one of the most fearful arrxignments
ever made against Christian nation.