Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-12

tied by from two to six severe earthquake
shocks. In New York they were severe
enough to Brighten people into the streets,
and several houses were badly damaged.
In Boston there were no less than six
| SHOCKS, the buildings rocked noticeably,
and there was great alarm. In New Jersey |
the river waters were dashed into foam. At |
the Atlantic shore bathing places the
shocks were especially severe, and created |
the greatest CONSERVATION. Near Brooklyn |
| chimneyS were toppled over, church bells |
were swayed so as TO ring an alarm, and in |
the city itself panic occurred. The shocks |
| in Philadelphia sent the people flying into |
the streets, old chmneys were cast down,
| door bells tangled wildly, clocks were
| stopped, dishes Jared against each other
in Closets ships were cast roughly against |
piers, tidal waves arose and overlooked the |
wharves, and considerable property was
destroyed. Nothing in the earthquake way
of more startling character has ever oc-
! CURED i'll California. Even the great
shake" of 1865 did not create such a
panic, was not so violent, nor was it so
widespread. Some Prevails were thrown
down, the front of two buildings were cast
out and numerous walls cracked and
arches broken. The effect of this Eastern
visitation will be to relieve the California
coast of rcproach If our Eastern brethren
feel serious alarm regarding earthquakes,
| they will be welcomed to these shores,
where the temblors are few, far between,
and not severe Californians will insure
them to suffer less harm from earthquakes
here in two decades than from a single one
of the annual cyclones of the East country.
!
For persistence Oklahoma Payne is en-
titled TO the premium. For the fifth time
it has become necessary for the army of
the United States to be called upon to ex-
pei him and his fanatical gang from the
Indian Territory. But recently he was
featuring in the East on his right 10 rob the
| Indians Of lands guaranteed them by the
solemn compacts OF the Government; now
we hear Of his gang being driven from the
Indian country at the point of the bayonet,
while lie himself has been locked up at
Fort Smith, while Payne's newspaper and
| printing Office have been confiscated. Some
| $50 people were elected from Oklahoma
who have been swindled by Payne and
Casper out of their all being induced by
them to pay for lands to which no one but
the Indians have any earthly right. True
to his ruf1ianly nature, Payne cursed the
| United States officers and troops in Ian
guage the dispatches refuse to repeat. 1t is
TO be hoped that this is the last to be heard |
OF this land pirate, who has disgraced the |
country that gave him birth, by the bodcst
of thieang speculations masked under an
assumption of right.
TIE Trustees Of the city are to be con-
graduated ON their destruction of the objcc-
tionable hack ordinance, intended TO give a |
monopoly OF the hack business to Sacra-
mcnto proprictors during fair week. 1t
was o grave mistake to have passed it, 1t
is a manly thing to destroy it as has been
done. There is now no law to prevent any
one from entering into the field of trans
portation during the exposition days of an
institution belonging to all the people. |
Regulation as to rates Of charge is right |
extOrtion and imposition will be punished |
and prevented rs far as is possible, but no |
monopoly of the business of passenger |
carrying ON Sacramento's streets will be |
tolerated by this people. The press Of the
State that so bitterly rebuked the Trustees
fI,o OH
do the city and the Trustees justice and |
note the fact Of the correction of an error, |
and really of an unintentional wrong.
. s----
THE San Francisco Alta, counseIing
peace in the Democratic party, says; "If
all those who were denounced at the Stock
| ton Convention, and ali who believed that
the amended Barry bill and some one of
the revenue bills should have been passed
at the extra session, should refuse to vote
| for the Democratic candidates because they
have been read out Of the party then our
chances for success would be but small in
deed Precisely; and scyen-tcnths of
those who had the lash so applied to their
| backs at Stockton, for refusing to kiss the
rod that smotc them, will not tamcly sub
init to the hagellatiou. At the polls they
will rebulc the impudence and arrogance
of the motley crew that gathered at Stock |
ton and sought to set up standard of
morals and law relative to great State in
duStrics, that defos right, outrages justice, |
and mockS common honesty.
|
! A MIsEEAEIY thin story has been started |
to damage Mr. BIaine's character 1t re- !
lates TO alleged amous Of his when a very
young man. But not single name or date
or detailed proof is given 1t is vague,
puposeful and shallow device. Henry
WattersCn Of the Louisville Co,picr-Jo,ppql, |
= thorough going Democratic opponent of
Mr.. Blaine says the Ms. of the libclous |
tale was rendered to him. He Investigated |
the matter, found it was groundless and |
mere rot, and refused to lend his columns
to its circulation. All which does honor
to the fine journalistic sense of Mr.. Waiter
son.
TIE ProhibiGonists oil Kansas have fixed
the qualification for membership in their
State Convention. 1t is to be the admission
of all who agree not to vote for Blaine and
Logan. This is frank, at least. 1t lets in
the Democrats bag and baggage 1t cx-
poses the devices of the Prohibition
scheme, and the venom with which the
Republican party is assailod.
OUR evening contemporary, following
the recent example of the RECoRD-UHIoN,
has donned complete new dress. 1t
brightens the face of our neighbours page,
and presents its matter in clear and hand
some type. We congratulate the Bee upon
this evidence OF improvement and the good
| taste displayed.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND was loudly applauded
when In his speech Of acceptance he declared
that the rights and interests of his fellow cit
liens are involved in our efforts to gain Demo-
cratic supremacy" But it was an unfortunate
remark. platitudinous as it was. What have