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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
River IMPROVEMENT.

Referring to the Improvement of the
Mississippi river, the San Francisco Cal
saws: 1.-The conditions are each year
growing more unfavorable to the cities.
The clearing of the channels of the smaller
streams increases the volume of their con-
tents and precipitates larger force upon
the central river. The only way to relieve
these inland cities is to enlarge the carry
ing capacity of the lower portion OF the
river" And precisely the same is true of
the Sacramento river, and precisely the
same remedy should be applied. Our con.
temporary adds, "the work is necessarily
national undertaking" The considera-
tions that make the reformation and
preservation of the Mississippi's channel
national undertaking apply to the Sacra-
mento with equal force but the latter be-
ing a river of smaller volume, and fill
ing more rapidly by reason of artificial
deposits in its tributaries, the necessity for
the Government undertaking the preserva-
ton of its integrity is more pressing than
in the case of the Mississippi. The Call
continues "The objection is urged
against national aid to this great work,
that it commits the Government to the
principle of appropriating money from the
Federal treasury to be expended in i'm
proving streams within and among States,
and if the Government is once committed
to that principle there is no place to stop.
In fact, the Government has been commit
ted to this principle for many years y
The Sacramento river is being destroyed
by reason of the consent and neglect of the
Federal Government. 1t is incumbent
upon it to repair the damage SO far as is
possible. 1t is not a local work. 1t is of
the highest Importance not only to the
State, but to the coast. The Chicago
Current says 1.-The arguments against
the appropriation recommended for the
improvement of the Mississippi have not
been very forcible. The opponents urge
LLSb Vic luOLSS WILL SS spShs lOl huo bSnShS
of the jewellers along the river, inasmuch
as any system of improvement which will
confiue the water within the banks will Sc
cure the property owners from loss through
overflow. But if this double benefit &C.
crues from the work of improvement, so
much the better. The one benefit follows
the other The money is spent for the i'm
provement of the river, but the work incl
dentally protects the riparian dweller. :"
ANY attempt on the part of the Govern.
ment to reclaim lands for private benefit
would be wholly indefensible, but if the
reclamation is a mere incident Of improve
ment of the stream for navigable purposes,
it does not constitute an objection to it.
The Government should be moved to i'm
prove the navigation of the Sacramento
river, not to protect the riparian owners,
not to give greater security to low lands,
not to save any town or village from mum
dation, but TO preserve to all the people a
great free highway to prevent the diver
sion of a natural and navigable stream to
check the deposition in it of matter that
chokes it and destroys its navigability; to
keep open one of the chief arteries of COM
merce Of the Pacific coast
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obstacles are overcome through the aid the
builders of the road may receive by the
land grant. On this they can base neces-
sary credit that will command the capital !;
without it the work must be delayed to
period when, it is probable, the trade OF
the north will be permanently diverted
from US. Every acre given to the COM
pany will double the value of all adjacent
acres, and thus take nothing from the gen.
eral Government, but project into State
wealth values that do not now and will not
else for many years exist.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

Chinswoman named Susa was murdered here.
The woman was shot several times. her skull
crushed and she was stabbed twice. Sun Lee,
lover of the woman, committed the murder.
He had made previous threats that he would
kill his mistress. After taking all the money
and iewelry belonging to his victim, Sun Lee
fed. and hiss not been arrested yet. The oth-
GERS are in hos pursuit. Three other China
men have been arrested, charged with being
implicated in the crime, and lodged in jail.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

OAKLAND is about to try the experiment OF in
dustrial training in the public schools. We believe
it VII be failure, because too much is to be at
tempted. II the educators viii confine the work tc
industrial drawing and 10 teaching fundamental
principles relative to the strength of materials the
laws Of mechanics. etc, well and good but excep;
in regular schools for manual training do not be
eye any effort in this direction will prove profta
bic. Cur reasons for this belief we some time age
gave at length. We have found no argument ad
vancei by the oakland retormers that answers them
satisfactorily.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

WE feel assured that housewives who use
DIR. Prics's Special Flavoring Extracts Of
Lemon, Vanilla, Rose, Almond, Nectsrine
and Orange avoid the disappointment SO
often experienced by the use Of the ordinary
havoring extracts. The care bestowed in the
selection of the articles used in DIR. Prices
Flsvors make them so reliable.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

SECRETARY FRELNaHUrsES objects to retaliatory
measures on the pork question against Germany
and France until we have shown afirmatiyely that
our pork exports are not triehir ned. This may be
well enough, but in other cases the burden of proof
is laid upon the party who brings the complaint
Why should not Germany and France prove that we
have sent impure products TO them? That would
be far easier and more rational than to compel US
to afiirmstiyoly prove a negative
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

A worthy old lady offers the following
advice to girls; Whenever fellow pops
the question, don't blush and stare at your
foot. Just throw your arms around his
neck, look him full in the face, and COM
mence talking about the furniture.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

THE Newport Ne,rs is persuaded that the indie
pendent voter will settle the next Presidential cleo
ton 1t is certainly very desirable that he should
As the mass Of the independent voters are with the
Republican party when it does right, the chances
are that they viii stand with it next fall unless in
the meanwhile the bosses lead the party into some
itfau
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

1t is said that the last hope OF ratification OF the
Mexican reciprocity treaty has been killed off, by
the story that some capitalists stand ready, if it is
ratified, to 90 into argrowing extensively just
over the Bravo In other words, Senators are de-
berAtely to say to the people, assuming the story
be true, You must pay for sugar precisely what
the Louisiana planter asks in order that he may
flourish You shall not have even the opportunity
to buy what you consume, in the cheapest market ~
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
Cheeseman's specific fixture

yETlTH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN CURE
w themselves without the least exposure,
change of diet cnange in application to business
The medicine contsins nothing that is OF the least
injury to tine constitution Ask your druggist FOL
| t. Price, s. 3 bottle ml0-lyWS
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For Sale to Close an Estate

YENHE SANTA YSABEL RANCHO IN SAN sss3
q Diego county, containing II 40 acres, VI
well watered by never-failing streams; suit -A~-
able for Pasture, Crops and Fruits of all kinds !;
Wood in abundance. portion OF purchase money
Apply to E. F. SPENCE Los Angeles, or j. BER-
MINGHAM, No. 10 Market street, San Francisco.
Il 0nIr
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
CAPTAIN Worth and G, ew Of the Wrecked
Collier safe.

VICTORIA, February 12th.-Captain Worth,
of the wrecked collier Umatills, arrived by
the North Pacific this afternoon. He wac
picked up by Captain libby, OF the tug
Goliah, about thirty miles below the Cape,
snd returned with the Captain and crew to
Port Townsend last evening.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

Coon NEws.-It is now entirely unneces-
sary to purchase any imported perfumes, as
tbs very best are Peck's Premium Perfumes
aud Elite Bouquet, of home manufacture.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

POLICE Commissioner Cotton indorses st.
Jacobs Oil, the wonderful psin-cure.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
PACIFIC SLOPE.

Trial Of the Celton Case Resumed-Cul-
vert on Mare Island Damaged The
Wrecked COllier-San Frau cisco Money
Market-Advices from Oregon-Weather
RepOrts-The Gisbee Murderers-Efc.
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MISS S. E. HOsMER,

1 II 81 g " II Il @ NJ :
Will teach Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF each
week. Fol particulars, call at FREE LIBRARY
jal4Im.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
a VAI ENTIAE SOCIaL

WILL BE GIVEN BY THE YOUNG LADIES
w at Sixth street NJ. f. Church, WEDNESDAY
EVENING, Feb ulry 18th. The Programme will
CON ist Of a Flute Solo, NJ. Nea'e Vocal Duet, Mrs
Hansbrcw and Fogarty; Reaching Miss Babcock;
Vocal Solo, Della Berry, Vocal Solo. aT. r. Cohen (,
Instrumental Duet Misses Griffin and Shore Vocal
Solo, Mr. E. Bruner. All are cordially invited Ad-
mission - cents Refreshments free. fe12-2t
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CREpIToRs ESTATE OF JOIN

NOTICE To CREDITORS ESTATE OF JOHN
~ II, WILSON. deceased. Notice is hereby giver
by the undersigned, ENecutriX Of the last will aGC
testament OF JOHN Il. WILSON, deceased, to the
creditors OF, and all persons having claims against
said deceased TO exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first publ
cation Of this notice. to the said ENecutrX at the OF
fee OF L. s. TAYLOR, $50 street, in the city o.
Sacramento the same being the place for the trans
action Of the business Of the said estate in thi
county of Sacramento State Of California
LUCINDA BLUE,
Executrix Of the estate of JOHN II. WILSON, de
ceased.
L. s. TAYLOR, Attorney for ENecutriN.
Dated January 10, 1854. jal6-4wW
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DR., G.. L. SIMMONS,

No. gig street, .....,...'sacramento
etc 10, morning. !
OFFICE HOURS q to 4, afternoon. iy2o'2plm
" to s, evening.
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NYo1ICE OF DIssoLU1ION.-THE COPA

NTOIICE OF DISSOLUlION.-TH COPART-
~ nership heretofore existing between the
dersigned, deing business under the firm name of
BIDWELL X COOK, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. F. J. BIDWELL retiring. ID. o. COOK
will continue tie business, pay all liabilities and col
lect all debts due the late firm.
Sacramento, January q, 1854
F. J. BTDWELL,
D. .. COOK
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
a GRAND BALL.

WILL BE GIVEN BY THE BRITISH GA
w Mutual Benefit and Social Society, in "a
Celebration Of their Eighth Anniversary. to Z a
be held at Jacobs Ha ], on WEDNESD AY l-.lS.
EVENING, February 49, 1854. The Ball to be pre-
ceded by a short entertainment by well-snown local
talent Tickets admitting gentleman and LADY,, 80
cents Concert to commence al O'Clock
fel1-2t T. P. SMITH, Chairman Of Committee.
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Notice to the Trade

E. d s. HELLER. for
merly Of Sachs, Heller d
Co., and for the last twenty
years in business. are COLI
tinuing the j0bbing bust
ness with q complete stock
Of Dry Goods and Furnish
ing Goods, and also with q
complete line Of Marysyille
Goods, at SIS and 81 Pine
street, near S8ns0me, San
Francisco. i.lsaD,mMwF
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+. J. BGDWELL,
D. .. COOK.

Thanking the public for their kind patronage be-
slowed upon the late firm, earnestly solicit their
continuance Of tie same. | will always keep on
hand a fine stock Of GROCERIES, and sell at the
lowest market rates. Respectfully, d. o. COOK.
ia2S-law5tW lbs X street, Sacramento.
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CALIFORNIA.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uMoN.l
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13

PEspIrros, February 12.h.-To- hight a
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
Publishing Company Incorporated III
secret Divorce Bureau In Trouble.

SAN Francisco, February 12;b.-The Star
Publishing Company has incorporated. with
a capital stock Of $780, 900 The company
will issue the Daily Star, under the editorship
of s. w. DCLacy.
George Wager. Of Sonoms county, arrested
on charge of bigamy, has invoked the aid OF
the Police Court against tie Secret Divorce
Bureau in this city. His story is that he paid
$50 to the firm of J. X. Finley L Co. to at
tend to his case, and that shortly he was given
what purported to be certified copy Of
divorce granted in Alameda county,
properly signed by Judge Crane and
attested by the County Clerk of that
county. Wager remarked, and was arrested as
shove. 1t appears that Finley & Co, through
J. A. Hsrris, sn attorney, some time ago
brought divorce suit in Alameda under the
title of Melissa Straw against Ranssler Straw.
for failure TO provide. They obtained the
divorce, and after it was signed erased the
names of the parties and inserted George
Wager and Dors Wager. This certified copy
was given Wager, and on the strength Of it
was arrested tonight, and his bail fixed at
$4,000.
Money In san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 12.h.-A good
demand for money in this market prevails at
43(d35 on call, 6G7 on city real estate and ia
on regular commercial paper. Eastern ex-
change is strong, and some of the banks are
indifferent sellers at the quotations. Fine
silver and Mexican dollars are naturally dull
juss sitter the departure of the HoEgkong
steamer. Liberal shipments of Mexican dol
las to China in December and January have
had the effect of discoursging orders for the
present. Recently there was sale of some
inferior dollars at SIC, but good coins can be
turaed into the Mint st SSc as bullion. De-
nestle exchange is quoted at 15@20c pre-
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culvert of the stone dock on Mare Island is
discovered to be seriously injured. In its
construction, one side CT the cuivert was
fastened to the wall OF the stone dock, the
other portions resting on a few urc.pped
piles driven in made ground, not deep enough
to reach firm foundation. The recent
heavy rains saturated the ground and som J.
what loosened the piles, which sunk in places.
The portion fastened to the stone dock wall
remained fixed, causing an equal settlement
Of the culvert, cracking it badly. 1t is built
Of concrete, lined with brick, snd may have
to be moved from its present position short
distance TO solid ground, and entirely rebuilt.
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An Imposing Funeral

PETALUsiA, February 18th The funeral of
the late Hon. A. 2. Whitney, to-day, was
the largest demonstration of the kind ever
held in this city. The stores were closed,
,hers was general suspension of business
between the hours of u NJ. and 3 P. NJ and
the streets up to the time the procession was
formed ware almost deserted
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-22
Cleveland and the Vote.

Grover Cleveland was beaten in his own ward. If be had been running for Alderman he would have been rejected by bis nearest neighbors.
 Grover Cleveland was beaten in his own city. IT he had been running this year for Mayor of Buffalo, the votes of his fellow citlzens would have declared him unworthy to fill that office.
 Grover Cleveland was beaten m his own county. If had been running again for Sheriff of Erie, the people of that county would have expressed their pref erence for some other hangmsn.
 Grover Cleveland was beaten in his own Congress district.
 Grover Cleveland narrowly escaped defeat in his own state. The people ot New York have had an opportunity to study him. He has only minority of the votes of New Workers; he lacks many thousands of majority. If he had been running once more for Governor, he would have been beaten by the ballots of the men who know him best. He was nominated for President on the assur- ance of his managers that he was the one man able to carry New York for the Democracy. The vote shows that the pretensions as to bis strength at home were absolutely unfoundtd. Grover Cleveland did not pull the Democratic party through. He was pulled through in spite of himself by anti-Democrstlc voters who had grudges and snimo>ities against Mir. Blaine; and very tight squeeze it was after all.
 Just few hundred votes the other way would have beaten Grover Cieve land in the United States for President of the United States.-N. '. Sun.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-22
The Result in New York.

The following special to the San Francisco Chronicle from New York dated November 10, will throw some light on the dIspstch pubhshed in Fridays CITIZEN concerning the alleged dispatch of Walker Blaine:
 The law specifies in this state, paper, caption and type of ticket. It Is ,na duty of the election inspectors to see that none but ballots as stipulated by the state are voted. If any are voted which have a wrong caption, or indorse- ment, or wrong type, or on colored pa per, the average inspector would proba- ply exclude such ballot ss illegal, but he Is required to annex 1t to his return, and the court can, if application be made, direct the canvassers to count or exclude from the count such ballots. There are number of republican bal lots here and elsewhere open to thin ex- ception which have probably been ex- cluded. The exclusion IS by no means certain, but If 1t has taken place the tenor of election decisions m this state IS distinctly iD favor of giving effect to the reasonable and intelligible will of the voter. The instructions to in- spectors in this city, by going a step further than the statutes Tn dealing with imperfect ballots make 1t tolersbly certain that compar- atively large number of Republican bal lots were excluded as defective ID which one, two or three names have been clipped in cutting up the ba!Iots. Two issues will arise for the court to decide in this case first, whether enough is left of the clipped names to make 1t possible to tell wh t they were with a reasonable certainty. and whether these ballots are defective as to the rest of the electors. It would seem to be the mesest iormality to say they are defect i've, and there is the highest judicial opinion which this country at least holds for saying that these ballots are valid ballots. The Democratic counsel, how ever, claim that there are in the count, CT out of it, l,S00 of these ballots, scat tered through the returns. To say noth- ing of their hope to make the most of the technical informslities already men, tioned in tho ballots as originally pre- pared, it is scarcely necessary to say that on all these points an appeal to the courts is as likely to be made by the Democrats as by the Republicans.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-22

IT IS not not necessary that Joo Blame he clothed with the hopors n, tba Fresldency of the United States to make nm great man, for he stands to-dax .s the greatest citizen of the world No added iaurels are needed to adorn his immortal name. That the nation is de- prlved of the services ot bis rare gen,ps and ripe statesmanship IS its mistor,r,, that will be realized when it is too late he has shown himself to be the man wa thought he was, aud, ia response to the malicious fPlsehood sent ont that ba wanted the Presidency y even at the sac rince ot his manhood, he has given them the he, point blank. Under date of No- vember 18th. the news came firm An. gusta, Maine, in this language:
 A distinguished member of the New 1ork Democratic party writes to BlaIpe win whom be has teen on terms of frlendship for many ars-complainipy or The course of the Republican Commit. lee and ex2re sing the hope that Blame nlmsen IS making no attempt to influ-
  ence the count of the votes in New York. Blame replied by asking in what possi Die manner be could influence II. and adds: "IL the whole controversy | have had no desire sxcept for a fair ccunt and anNhonest declaration of tLe result. I, have seen no other request made t !, the Republican NatlOLal Committee nor by any ef lis memb, rs. They have acted on their judgment as every siep. and need no advice ir m ne. do wish any political supporters of mine in New York to take the siighest advantage of any mere technical defects in any re- turns where the honest intention of the voters IS expressed. l should far rather lose than gain by the exclusion of returns on mere technical gounds. The Presi- dency IS not desirable if there be the re- motest taint on the title. 4 promotion of that kind no more leads to honor than the possession of forged papers leads to wealth."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-22

THERE Is just shadow of trouble brewing at the San Carlos Indian Agency. From parties who have visited that section We learn that stockmen near the reservation have been notified to prevent their cattle from wandering upon the reservation lands under penalty of their confscation. The stockmen find this difficult order to obey, as the cattle will venture where the pasture suits them best, and as the grass grow ing upon the borders of the reservation will only grow and wither fl not pas tured upon, they see no sense in such an arbitrary regulation. The bad feel ing has by this means been stirred up to such a pitch that some Of the settlers say that if they and their cattle are prohib- tied from crossing the line on to the reservation under such heavy penalties, they will retaliate upon the Indians found outside of their lines. The senti- ment has grown so strong that conflict IS likely occur at any time, and a little bioodshed will doubtless lead to gen ersl outbreak. It is an unfortunate mat ter that mora amicable relations cannot exist between the settlers and tLe mili- tsry authorities at the agency. It would seem that little forbearance upon both sides would result beBeiic ally to all while little spitefulness or the arOitra- " exercise of petty authority might lead to serious results.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-22

TIE CITIZEN to-day gives to its readers avery interesting letter from the QuiIo- toas. From the first discovery of these great bonanzas this paper has pursued 8 consistent course in regard to them, giTlng such information only as 1t knew vas reliable and true. When others lost iaith in the mines because of the slow deTelopment and secresy of the coms pAny operating the mines, the CITIZEN heTeE wavered in its belief that time would verify the truth of its predictions, lof lt spoke upon actual knowledge of We true condition of affairs and 1t spoke cOnservatively. The developments 50 lar made in Mount Ben Nevis are ln- ueei highly encouraging. The nnagni- 'aae Of the ore bodies now known to 'Aist ID that mountain, is unparalleled ~ The inning world, while the average grade of the ore is remarkably high A' factor in the prosperity of Pima 'Ouhty these mines will prove of iDcsl- ,a'aole Value, and around the base Of -D.unt Ben Nevis bright young city VII! flourish for many years.