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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-25
TIE panama CAMEL.

News from the lsthmus Of Panama about
the progress Of the Lesseps canal is not
little conflicting. Captain Meade, of the
United States steamer Vandalia, has writ
ten to the Secretary of the Navy to the
effect that the caral company has been
quietly at work preparing for the gigantic
task before it, and has accomplished large
amount of preliminary work. He says the
entire line has been cleared OF underbrush
for width of about 800 yards, and that
the company. has erected stations and
villages for its laborers all along the line.
He, however, states that the machinery
which has been brought frem Europe is for
the most part clumsy and antiqusted, and
that it will be necessary to obtain better
kinds from the United States. On the
other hand the Isthmus correspondent Of
the New York World gives a very gloomy
account of the condition of the enterprise
says that disease and death have decim.
ated the officers and workmen, that the
penuriousness of the company has denied
them sufficient accommodations, that hun
dreds of laborers have lately been dis
charged, or have left of their own accord,
that the last call for an installment of the
capital was only responded to to the amount
OF so per cent, that the financial embarrass-
ment of the company is evident on every
hand, that practically very little or scarcely
anything has thus far been done, and that
the preliminaries have not been arranged at
all completely. He further states that the
whole line across the Isthmus is found to
be swarming with the most deadly snakes,
insects and reptiles, that the malaria is
frightfully fatal, that the engineers die like
sheep with the rot, that the hardest
laborers cannot stand the climate, that the
machinery is nearly all useless, that every
body is working at cross-purposes, and
shat there is no ground for expecting any
important progress for long time to come,
81 ever. The reader can take the Nom
Of these statements, and adjust his con-
illusions accordingly. The general proba-
bility appears that the work on the canal
has proved very much moro difficult than
vas anticipated, and TINT the money for
carrying it on has come in much more
slowly than was expected.
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ARIZONA.
The Earn ParfY.

TUcsog, March 24th-NothiDg later has
been heard from the carp party since their
killing the Mexican Fiorentine in the ORA.
COON mountains. Il is reported on good
authority that they propose to kill three more
men, whom they believe were a party TO the
killing of their brother. Then they will leave
the country or surrender. Two posses are
after them-Sherif Behan, of Cochise
county, with eighteen men, and party of
cowboys from Charleston. numbering twenty.
one. IL they are oyertaken terrible fight
will ensue. 1t is believed that they viii
elude their pursuers and return to Tombstone
at any hour and attempt to murder Pete
Spence, who has been arrested there. Parties
just in from Tombstone say Spence is in jail,
and has been armed SO as to defend himself if
an attempt is made by the party to take him
from jail or asssssinate him.
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NEVADA.
Suicide on the Comstock.

VIRGINIA, March 24th.-About O'Clock
this morning John Hoffman, an old resident
of the Comstock, was found in an uncon-
seious condition, with symptoms of poisoning.
The doctors found that he had taken lauda-
NUN. He died about o'clock this evening.
Hoffman was the man who was struck on the
head with slungshot by tine Caldwell broth.
ers, in an attempt to rob his saloon, and for
which they are now in the State Prison.
Hoffman left note stating that his head
troubled him so much that he was tired of
life. He appointed his administrators, and
gave directions about his property. He had
suffered great pain in the head ever since the
assault, and at times was slightly deranged
He was native of Germany, about So years
of age, and unmarried. He was formerly a
miner in Sierra county, CAL, and had been
over thirty years on the coast
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Masonic Han Dedicated.

Tucson, March 24th.-The dedication of
the Masonic Hall of Tucson Lodge, No. 269,
yesterday, was celebrated by all our people.
Rev. j. G. Wheeler, of San Francisco, was
down on official business and was induced to
stay over and deliver the Grafton, which was
given in the park, and listened to by vast
concourse of people. Representatives of the
five Arizona Masonic Lodges were present.
About 150 Masons were in line. After the
dedication the representatives of sil the
Arizona Lodges save the Agattau, of Pres
colt, held a Convention, organized Grand
Lodge for the Territory, and severed their
connection with the Grand Lodge of Cali
fornia
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Items from Guaxmas.

GUAYMAs Mex March 20th-(via Tucson
March 24tbl.--The steamer Mexico has not
arrived, and fears are entertained for her
safety, as she has been due since Saturday.
An excursion from Guaymas to Hermosillo
will be made when she arrives.
FL. L. Levi, the gambler who shot Next
can at the end of the track, has been arrested
and lodged in the Hermosillo Jail. The in
jured mans foot will have to be amputated.
New and rich discoveries of gold are re-
ported from the range above RayoD, distant
some eight leagues from Paso station.
Track.layipg will be resumed TO- day, and
nc further stoppage for want of material will
be made.
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Demurrer Sustaiae Death OF a FRONT.
nent Citizen.

San JOSE, March 24th. = City Justice
Veuve to-day sustained the demurrer in the
Sunday law cases, and discharged the defend
ants, Cd the ground that the complaints were
sworn to On information and belief, After.
wards new complaints were sworn to. The
warrants will be served tomorrow.
Dr. w. II. Stone, q pioneer of this State,
and one of the wealthiest residents of this
city, died at midnight last night, after
lingering illness. He was 50 years Of age,
native of Kentucky. and came to California
10 1919. He built mining ditch in Ell
Dorado county, and made fortune. Some
of the finest buildings in this city were erected
by him,
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The citrus Fair.

RIVERSIDE, March 24sh.-The weather is
uucomfortably warm-the warmest day Ct
the season. The snow is rapidly disappear
ing from the submits of the surrounding
mountains. The number Of visitors to-dsy-
the last of the fair-was the largest since its
opening. The Committee CT Awards are at
work. and will be ready TO report this even.
ing. The exercises this evening will include
several papers by prominent horsieulturists,
and the announcement Of prizes. The fair is
a success, and fully up to expectations Of its
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The STOCKTON Blgen,y case.

STOCKTON, March 24th-The case of the
People VS.. L. j. Grippe, charged with bigamy,
took up the entire day in the Superior Court
The jury retired at q o'clock, and up to this
hour have not agreed on verdict. The
prospects are that no agreement will be
,ached to. night,
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The santa Cruz MURDER Case.

SANTA Cruz, March 24th.-The jury in
the Boyce-Scites murder case, after being out
over twenty four hours, disagreed and were
discharged. They stood eight for manslaugh-
ter and four for acquitt4l
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The sunday Law at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES. March 24th.-The jury In
the ease of j. Philippi. tried for violating
the Sunday law, were kept cut till l o'clock
this morning, when no verdict having been
reached, they were discharged. The case
will be retired April LIST. The second case
ia set for April 81.
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STANFORD AND vrrIcuLruRs.

We are glad to hear that Governor Stan.
ford is about TO engage in the cultivation
of the vine on a somewhat extensive scale,
for we hope that the viticultural interest
Of California will derive important benefits
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SANTA Rosa, March 24th.-The news of
the passage of the Chinese bill gives great sat-
isfaction here. Everybody is delighted.
The Sunday law upholders are trying TO
get up ticket here for the local election next
month.
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SAN FGAEGISGO DISPATCHES.

Sunday Law Gssss Coptirued-gutro SIC
for Violation Of Contract-Gernan 60
onists C0miug-Fhe Damaged stea
Movement iOr the Relief of
Ga'heser cEew-Ihe Besih Rate-Efc.
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SAN LEANDRo, March 24th.-The jury in
the case of the People VS.. John Wagner, for
violation of the Sunday law, after twenty
hours elaboration failed to agree, and the
case was dropped.
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BAKERSFIELD, March 24th.-There is sreat
dissatisfaction here about the railroad taz
cases having gone into the Federal Courts.
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SECOND DISpATCHl

RIVERSIDE, March Oath. Citrus Fair
exercises closed this evening with addresses
aud discussions on horticultural subjects, and
the announcement Of awards.
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Reduction Refused.

VIsALIA, March 24th.-The Board CT Su-
pervisors has refused to make reduction OF
the railroad assessment.
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PACIFIC SLOPE.

Close of the Citrus Fair-Adyices from
Masonic Hall Dedfcatea at the.
son-The Arizona Troubie-HuBg Juries
The Stockton Bigamy Trial -suicide
at Strginia-Ete.
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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 10 THE KnooKp.uNoSl
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Continued Tor one Momil,-Assessment

SAN Francisco, March 21.h-rhe Sunday
law cases were called in the Police Court this
morning. ard continued for one month.
Sierra Nevada levies an assessment of 81
ner share
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weather Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, March 24th-1A N-indications Tor
Pacific coast: Par5ly cloudy weather, vain i'sh'
rains north Of San Francisco.
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Colonists for California.
& Small fire.

SAN Francisco, March 24th.-About half.
past 8 o'clock this morning fire broke out in
the laundry OF the clearinghouse. No. 1922
Pine street, kept by Mrs. Dr. Spauliirg, and
an alarm was turned in from box 124 The
hire de partment speedily extipguished the
flames. The building, which is owned by
VIM. Sharon, and the contents of the laundry
were damaged about 81 600.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12
NE1GHBoRHOoD NOTES.

The reunion of old settlers of central
| Illinois at Mount Pulaski, Logan county,
/ Sept 18th, will, it is expected, be the big
| geSt affair of It's kind ever held in the state.
| For the barbecue there will be slaughtered
| forty sheep. forty pigs, and six oxen. The
people who above all are to be the guests
of the highest rank on that day are those
who were in Illinois before the deep snow.
They will be designated as "the pioneers,
and each will be given a cane and blue
badge. All others who have been in the
state forty years will be given badge. but
of another color.
Mr.. Ince. of Lincoln, who a few weeks
since entered suit for divorce, charging his
wife with specific acts of adultery, has now
withdrawn his bill. saying it was fled
when under serious mental excitement
and when enormously advised as to cir
cumstances underlying the charges made
in said bill.
William I'll. Hamer and wife have brought
suit in Peoria county against Mary Uphoff
for SANDER. They claim that the latter
has circulated unpleasant stories concern
ing them in the neighborhood in which
they reside, and that So, 900 would be a
fair compensation.
IlOCkJOFU UuseCtS. O0SlSntly DdrD-Wlfe
fences are soon to be removed. ALI those
inside the city limits will have to be taken
down. 1t will soon be misdemeanor to
maintain them, and any person so doing will
be liable to be fined.
A boy while sauntering along the bank
of Rock river, near Linden, Whiteside
county, few days since, noticed some
thing sticking out of the sand, and dug up
a mastodon tooth.
An effort is being made in Quincy to
establish handsome park on the outskirts
of the city, and the citizens are subscribing
literally to the enterprise.
The Springfield board of education has
been offered $13,0 900 for the property re-
Gently purchased of Gen. McClernand, for
which $12,6s0 was paid,
Peoria's quota of insane at the state
hospitals is more than full, and the neces-
sity of building county insane asylum is
very urgent
Several contractors are in Springfield for
the purpose of bidding on the street pave
ment work.
1t cost George Morrison, of Clinton,
about S85 for shooting shepherd dog
last week.
There are seventy nine inmates of the
Mclean county poor-house.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12

house and school teachers to the millions
of whites and blacks in certain states
growing up without any education what
ever. 1t spent several months laboring
among the members to repeal a petty tax
on perfumery and on playing cards, and
on matches, but had not the courage
or the honesty to take the whole system
by the throat and strangle it out of exist
enee. After nine months labor to reduce
taxes they passed but one bill on the sub
ject, and that was to increase the tax on
hosiery and other knit goods from 80 to
IS per cent That was the sum total of
their labers in the way of reducing taxes.
The parental system of taxation which
establishes a scale of bounties to certain
manufacturers, under the pretense that
these manufacturers shall furnish their
workmen with sufficient food and lodging
and enough to support them comfortably,
is to be continued indefinitely, and the tax
gatherer is to go on collecting enormous
taxes out of the earnings of the people to
pay these bounties to these bosses, whose
workmen are even at this day claiming that
so much of their wages is taken from them
that they are unable to sustain their fami
lies decently. This is the way that con-
gress has tried to reduce taxes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

In Meridian Mississippi, a saloon Ii
cence costs 81, 500.
Cotton picking will regularly begin in
Arkansas, Aug. 18th.
Preserving figs is an important industry
at St Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida.
Rich deposits of phosphate rock have
been discovered in Cahtham county, GeOr-
eia,
New Orleans is receiving considerable
new cotton from Texas and portions of
Louisiana.
The turnkey at the Montgomery, Ala
bama, jail is a colOred man, and he weighs
315 pounds.
This fall the Stonewall cotton factory,
near Enterprise, Mississippi. will make
10000 yards of cloth a day.
Putrid sore throat is raging to an alarm
ing extent in Cullman county, Alabama,
and many deaths have resulted
A gentleman in Crystal Springs has re-
allied 81 ,066 from the sale of tomatoes
from one acre of ground this year.
The Fort Harley orange tree in AIachua
county, Florida, is seventytwo years old,
and has borne $4,000 in one season.
In "A streak of poisoned water between
Tama and Cedar Key, millions of dead fish
were encountered by a steamer recently.
None of the Coulter family, of Chatta-
nOOga. Tennessee, of which there are sew
eral members, are less than seven feet in
height, and some of them several inches
taller.
A new paper called La OppOrttniod has
just been started at Key West It's articles
are written entirely by contributors who
sign their names and assume all the re
sponsibility.
There are about one thousand acres of
land on Matecombie Key, Monroe county,
Florida, and it has recently been purchased
by three Key Westers, who intend to con
vert it into one big cOcoanut grove.
F. L. Jones, who shot Tom Jones in
Louisville, Mississippi, about three weeks
ago, has been tried in the Winston county
circuit court, found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and will be hanged in Sep
TENDER.
The amount paid TO the free schools IN
Mississippi in 1880 was $3.50, 7O4. The |
number of educatable children in the state !
IS 426, $50. of which 175, PSI are white, and |
251 .43S are colored. There were 1850 |
pu bile schools in 1870; at present there |
/, 800. There are also 500 private schools. |
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12

Maj. Guy o. Henry, of the 9th cavalry.
commanding the post at Fort Sill, In dian
Territory, writes to Ait. Gen. Dorst, of
Santa Fe, requesting him to keep look
out for murderer, whose crime and per-
son he describes as follows: "a few days
since colored man working as tailor at
this post stole a horse and escaped. A
party of soldiers captured him, and in re-
turning, twenty miles from this post, he
succeeded in killing the sergeant and one
private, escaping with one horse branded
u. S., 90 The man is named Finch, is
tall, of light complexion and intelligent,
with front teeth decayed. by profession a
tailor. He has served as a soldier in E
company, 25th infantry, and will probably
make for some post or town. Maj. Hem
ry thinks that the culprit is in New Mexi-
co and asks that all pests be notified of
the facts in the case.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12

Having perpetrated gigantic steal. the
republicans are now trying to throw the
responsibility on to the democrats. This
is worthy of the party of moral ideas. -
They forget that when they desire to ruth
lsssly rob democrats of their seats in CON
gress they have majority sufficient for the
purpose; but when they rob the people of
their money they claim they have not pow
er TO prevent it, In 1876, on the electo-
raj commission, it was decided one day to
go behind the returns of one stats, and the
next day they took an exactly opposite
position in regard to another state. For
inconsistency the republicans take the
cake. But all the jugglery they can prac
tice will not deceive the people of to-day.
They have learned their peculiar ways.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12
HOW TAXES WERE REDUCED

Here is what republican paper, the
Chicago Tribune, says about the failure of
the republican congress to reduce the
taxes:
The most enormous and confiscating
feature of our system of taxation is that
which divides the taxes gathered from the
people, one-fourth to the government for
its support and three fourths to those who
by law are allowed to receive the rest
under the pretence of feeding the people.
After session of nine months congress
has adjourned without being abe to pass
any bill to reduce the taxation. It even
failed to pass a bill applying portion of
the surplus revenue to furnishing school
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12

General Sir Garnet Wolseley, who is to
command the British forces in Egypt, is
again reported in good health. A military
writer, correcting the popular impression
as to this general, says: He is student of
tactics, of topography, of human nature,
of climate, and of the thousand details
which go TO affect the chances of battle
when two armies are pitted against each
other for life and-death struggle. He is
field general, a man who lives with his
soldiers and who knows the smallest de-
tails which are requisite for the most eff
cient service He is a cold, calculating
organizer Of rapid and concentrated of
fensive work, and an advocate, above
everything else, of short campaigns.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12

The supreme court of California has
granted new trial to Clarence Gray, con-
victed of murder in the second degree for
killing Clancy, a newspaper man, on the
ground that the jury did so much drinking
during the trial as to incapacitate them for
serious consideration of the evidence given.
1t appears that during the eight days of
the trial four five gallon kegs of beer, five
gallons of wine, ten bottles of claret and
considerable whisky were purchased by the
jury at their own expense, and consumed
by them without the knowledge of the
court
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12
A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER.

| Secretary Terrell thinking himself pretty
smart, wrote to Mr.. English that if he
would furnish 10000 copies of his recent
speech at indianapolis before the democra-
tic state convention, he would take pleas
| in distributing them among the republican
clubs of the state.
The following is Mr.. EnglIshs reply:
INDIANAPOLIS, August. 5.-Gen. W. H.
III. Terrell, secretary state central com
mittee-Deor Slr: Your letter containing
the proposition of the state central com
mittee to circulate ten thousand copies of
my late speech is received, for which |
sincerely thank you.
[ am much gratified that your committee
have been brought to recognize the correct
ness of the principles of my speech. The
principles are undoubtedly such as ought
TO be approved by every friend of constitu-
tional liberty, without regard to party, but
confess that the conversion of the repub-
lican committee has been more sudden
than | anticipated Still, it is said that
strange things are continually happening,
and wonders viii never cease" and | call
to mind that history records some striking
instances OF great and sudden conversions
That of Paul, when the scales fell from his
eyes as he journeyed toward Damascus, is
perhaps the most memorable, and should
inspire you with hope, since it is not likely
that your committee, bad as they may have
been, are any wickeder than Paul was be
fore that wonderful conversion.
hope, my dear general, that you will
encourage your brethren not to weaken in
their change of heart. Impress them with
the fact that Paurs head always remained
remarkably levil after that conversion,
even including the advice publicly given
his brother Timothy to use "a little wine,
And, pardon me. my dear general, il L
call your attention to the fact that the
recommendation to drink little wine"
only, and therefore the advice was demo
cratic, which it would not have been had
the quantity been unlimited.
If your household will study my speech
earnestly and prayerfully, | think great
many will be converted besides your com
mittee.
Whilst the lamp holds ont to burn
The vilest sinner may return
Therefore, | shall be pleased to furnish
you all the copies of my speech you re
quire, you, of course, paying the cost of
publication. This, you viii be able to do,
without Inconvenience, either out of TIL
Dorsey soap" fund of 1880, or the MY
dear Hubble" fund of 1882.
l am, my dear general, with distinguish
ed consideration, your personal friend and
well-wisher, WILLIAM Ii. ENGLISH,
Private in the Democratic Army.