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SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POLL
TAXES.

Referring to the San Francisco Grand
Jury report, the San Francisco Gail says;
When the Grand Jury came to the poll
tax collections they placed their hands on
the source of the city's revenues which is
susceptible of the grossest abuses. We
venture to say that no one but the officials
now. or at some former time, connected
with the Office has any exact knowledge of
the workings of that office. No one knows
whether Assessors have kept their accounts
correctly, and ifnot, what proportion of the
tax collected has been withheld. The pres
entAssessors report an average of $4,000
for three years against $4,000 for the seven
preceding years, and $4,000 for the five
years next preceding that term. This is
something more than natural increase"
1t is not more than q natural increase. 1t
simply indicates some slight reforming of
grave evil. Last year we asserted and
proved that San Francisco does not pay her
due proportion of poll-taXes. She has for
years cheated the State in this matter and
the officials simply ignore the demands of
the State officers that they collect the poll
taxes closer. For instance, for the year
ending March LIST, 1881, San Francisco re-
ported as collected but 32,S47 poll-taxes,
though she claims a population OF 100000
and over. Yet in the same year Sacra-
mento, with but "a 800 population, reported
1926 poll taxes. That is to say Sacramento
reported one poll-taX for nearly every five
of her population, while San Francisco re
ported but one poll tax for . II plus other
population. Alameda county, with 4 pop
uiation of g, 976 reported in the same year
but SIS poll taxes collected, or only $50
more than Sacramento, although she has
nearly doubled the population Of this
county.
Take Santa Clara, with $500 of popula-
ton, or a little more than Sacramento, and
we find she paid into the school fund but
1893 poll taxes, or 1898 less than Sacra-
mento county.
In 1852 san Francisco. under the whip
and spur, managed to report 1879 poll
taxes, or nearly 10000 more than in the
year before. ct that represented but a.
759 male persons in the metropolis of the
coast between the ages OF p and 90 years.
The census report Of 1880, which the San
Francisco press has united in declaring to
be below the true figure, gives 132G0S male
inhabitants for that city. Probably $4,000
would be the nearer figure. OF these fully
$1,000 are over the age of p. and not more
than 10000 over the age Oft co. This would
leave not less than 1900 poll taxes to be
collected instead Of 10000. The same census
report gives Sacramento's men over 81 at
1926, yet in 1882 this county paid in 1916
poll taxes.
One of two things is true Sacramento
pays more than her due or San Fran
cisco too little. We are convinced that the
latter is the true explanation.
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IDAHO.
Desperados Brought to Grief.

PocArELLo, September 1st.-On Friday
last two strangers came here from the north
and registered at the railroad clearinghouse,
giving the names of Martin keogh and c.
r. Richards, no residence. After taking
one meal they departed on foot. Yester-
day morning these men got ON board the
Oregon Short Line near American Falls,
and on being asked by conductor Lane for
their fare they not only refused to pay for
the ride, but rather held conductor
Lane TO account for presuminS TO
collect it, emphasizing their re-
fusal with flourish of pair of
revolvers. The desperate twain rode to the
falls unmolested where officers were sum-
moncd. As soon as they presented them
selves the two men showed resistance,
several shots being exchanged the des-
peradoes firing and at the same time beat
ing hasty retreat. Keogh received shot
in the right leg, which put an end to his
flight, and before the officers could reach
him he committed suicide by shooting
himself through the mouth. Richards
was captured and brought to this place, as
was also Keogh's body. 1t is generally be-
lieved that these men are escapes from JUS
tee and were leading desperate career.
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OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PORTLAND, September 1st. - Yesterday
George Swain was arrested near Palouse
City, w r., charged with cattle stealing
He was committed to Jail in default OF
bonds
On the 50th ultimo Bob Mofiatt was "a
tally shot by James Reilly near Dcwsev,
Grant county, Or 1t is thought Motiaft
Will die He had a quarrel with Reilly
over some money matters, and went to yet
a gun to shoot him Failing 10 get a gun,
Moffatt returned and struck Reilly. who
shot him. Reilly had an examination,
and was exonerated on the ground of self
defense.
Nothing has been hesri or seen Of W. D..
Pittinger, the defaulrug eX-Countv Treas
urer of Washington county. OREGON, who
absconded from Hillshoro 2 jcw DAYS ago
For some reason the authorities appear TO
be making little effort to capture the de-
faulter His total detalcation to the county
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tn RrcoRp-US1oS is the onlg paper {

The REcoRD-UNIoN is the only paper on
the coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
ceiues the full Associated Press dispatches
from all parts Of the ,oorld. Outside Of Soa'
Francisco ii has no competitor, in r,otnt @
numbers, in its home and general cseulotier'
throughout the coast. Challenges Of TWO rc
ONE, cOvering points ADORE, erten:ied TO coca
evening paper, remain open for acceptance.
S. c. Beck1oitR, " Tribune" Building, Nel
York, sole agent for the Eastern Stets;. VIM
Cameron, No. s New Montgomery street, Sd1
francisco, special agent for San francisco Gnc
vicinity.
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Amendment No. >.

SECTION 9. A State Board of Equalization con
siSting of one member from each Congressional
District in this State. rs the same existed in
, eighteen hundred and seycnty-nine, snail be
elected by the qualified electors of their rcspec-
tive districts at the general election To he held
, in the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-siX, and at each CubernatOual election
thereafter whose term of office shah be for four
years. whose%duty it shall be to equalizc the
valuation of the taxable property in the several
counties Of the state for the purposes of taxa
ton. The Controller of state shall be eX otlicio
n member OF the Board. The Boards of super
visorS of the several counties of the state shall
. constitute Boards of Equalization for their
respective counties, whose duty it shall be to
. equaliZe the valuation of the taxable property
in the county for the purpose of taxation; pro
vided, such state and County Boards of Equaii
cation are hereby authorized and empowered,
under such rules of notice as the County Boards
may prescribe, as to the county assessments. and
may prescribe rs to the action ofthe State Board,
TO increase or lower the entire assessment roll,
or any assessment contained therein, SO as TO
equaliZe the assessment of the property con
tanned in said assessment roll, and make the
assessment conform to the true value in money
of the property contained in said roll: provided,
that no Board of Equalization shall raise any
mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other obll-
gatiCn by which debt is secured, money or
solvent credits, above its face value. The pres
ent State Board of Equalization shall continue
vided for, shall be elected and shall qualify
The Legislature shall have power 10 redistrct
the State into four districts as nearly equal i'll
population as practical, and To provide for the
elections of members of said Board of EqualiZa-
ton.
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Brazil claims the most efficient irOnclad
ahoat. II is OF 6.O0o-horsc power in motor
and IS knots in speed while the tonnage is
5000. On trial the Riachuelo made Il
knots with but 4,5o0-horsc power applied
This gives her in fact a greater speed than
intended, since her motors have developed
on trial G,90O-horse power, giving 1925
knots. On another occasion she worked
up to 7300-horse power and ran 1G.7lS
knots, which speed no ironclad has ever
yet reached The difficulty has been as
sumed to be in securing the necessary speed
for ironclads. Accordingly our cruiser,
the Chicago, of 5000 tons, is without
armor, and estimated to make II knots in
sea, and 16 in calm weather. According to
the facts, then, Brazil has demonstrated to
US our error, and has proven that high
speed may he attained by ironclads. Yet
Congress refused to so on with the work OF
constructing the new ironcads, and turned
the whole attention OF the naval depart
ment to the building of cruisers without
armor. Here is third or fourth nation
that puts into service a ship wearing 10 and
11-inch armor, capable of coaling for the
transit Of either great ocean, and of over
hauling the wooden cruisers at pleasure. If
the policy we have adopted is to be adhered
to, we certainly need to keep on good terms
with Brazil
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Amendment No. g.

SECTION :. The Governor, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and the Principals of the
State Normal Schools shall constitute the State
Board of Education, and shall compile orcauSe
to be compiled, and adopt uniform series of
text books for use in the common schools
throughout the state. The state Board may
cause such text books, when adopted, to be
printed and published by the superintendent Of
State Printing at the State Printing Office and
when SO printed and published to he distrib-
uted and sold al the cost price of printing. pub
fishing and distributing the same. The text
books SO adopted shall continue in use not less
than four years; and said state Board shall per
form such other duties as may be prescribed by
law. The Legislature shall provide for a Board
County Superintendent and the County Boards
of Education shall have control of the examin-
alton of teachers and the granting of teachers
certificates within their respective jurisdictions
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CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. /

Pursuant 10 the Constitution Of the State Of
California, and an Act OF the Legislature of the
State of California entitled An Act TO provide
for the submission OF proposed amendments tC
the Constitution of the State Of California 10 the
qualified electors for their APPROVAL approved
March :, 1883, notice is hereby given that the
Legislature ct the State OF California, at its
twenty-fth session, commencing on the first
Monday after the first day OF January, a. D. 1ss3
two-thirds Of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses of said Legislature voting in
favor thereof proposed that Section 10 Of Ar
tcle NJ. of the Constitution of the state Of Cali
fornia, be amended so as to read as follows:
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Amendment No. 1.

SECTION 10 In any city where there are nc
public works owned and controlled by the mu-
nicipality for supplying the same with water OF
artificial light, any individual or any company
duly Incorporated for such purpose under and
by authority of the laws Of this State, shall. I'M
der the direction of the Superintendent OF
Streets, or other officer in control thereof and
under such general regulations as the munich
palty may prescribe for damages, and indem-
nifty for damages have the privilege of using the
public streets and thorOughfares thereof, and OF
laying down pipes and conduts therein, and
connections herewith. so far rs may be neces-
sary for introducing into and supplying such
city and its inhabitants either with gaSlight OF
domestic and all other purposes. upon the con
dition that the municipal government shall
have the right to regulate the charges thereof.
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UTAH.
Soldier way,aid and shot-sheds ]

Soldier yvayiaid and shot-Sheds Burned.
SALT LAKE, September 1st-Private Fred.
Langdo, Of Company X, Sixth Infantry,
was waylaid on his way TO Camp Douglas
last night, by an unknown man, who shot
at him twice, one of the shots passing
through his hand. The soldiers have not
been on good terms with the Mormon po-
lice lately.
Three hundred feet of the Alta tramway
sheds were burned Saturday night The
loss is not stated.
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and State will reach $4,000. His total
liabilities are roughly estimated at 100000
nominal assets, $4,000; actual assets, $50
600. Some advance the theory that he is
hiding in the immediate vicinity; others
that ne has destroyed himself. Several of
Pitjiager's friends have been financially
ruined by the defalcation, and public feel
ing is very bitter against him.
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And notice is hereby furthergiyen that the,Le-
gslature Oft the State of California at its twenty
fifth extra session, commencing or the twenty
fourth day of March, a. D. 1881, twothirds OF
all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of said Legislature voting in favorthere-
of, proposed that Section OF Article MIL of
the Constitution of the State of California be
amended so as 70 read as follows:
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And notice is hereby further given, that at:he
same session two-thirds of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses voting in
favor thereof. the said Legislature proposed that
Section OF Article TX. of the Constitution of the
State of California be amended so as to read as
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-02
DR.. HAIRS
DIR. HAIRS
ASTHMA CURE

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astonishing and satisfactory results. &" To cure a
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Each amendment shall be voted upon sepa-
rately from the others, by ballot, at the next
ne 4th day of NOVEMBER, A. D. 1881. The
ballots used at such election shall contain the
words: For the Amendment No. L. or the
words Against the Amendment No. L. "For
the Amendment No. - or the words Against
the Amendment No. - "For the Amendment
No. 81 or the words Against the Amendment
No. s. written or printed thereon.
Sacramento, July "a. 1884.
GEORGE SLOVENIAN, Governor.
Attest THos. L. THOMPSON, Secretary of State
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THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

The Washington monument is practi-
cally completed. That which remains to
be done is no part Of themonumental stone
laying. The walls have reached the height
of 500 feet. The stones of the monumental
roof are now to be hoisted to place and
then, say within two months, the last
piece of material Will be in place. There
are two things about the monument that
are striking, the one creditable, the other
shameful; first the structure in its mas
siveness, its immense height, and the char
acter OF its material is fitting for the tribute
to the memory honored by its cree
ton. But in just the proportion that the
architecture and material are to be COM
mended, the delay in its completion is a
discredit we can never wipe out. George
Washington died 1899, and not until 1884
have the people who revere him as their
chiefest patriot, brought to completion a
monument erected to his memory There
is no sincere American who is not slammed
by the record
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NEVADA.
Good SIootinr.

CARSON, September lst.-At the shooting
competition on Sunday the ten best men in
the Carson team made 800, or an average OF
90l. This is the best record score
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TIE Secretary OF State has information
that the true state of facts relative to
cholera and its spread has not been made
| public, and that there is imminent danger
of the introduction Of the plague into the
| United States. He has therefore, issued
more stringent orders relative TO imposts,
which went into effect yesterday Yellow
fever has slipped into New York, and the
| great metropolis is in a ferment. Cholera
and yellow fever are in Mexico and Cuba.
| Every town and city in the United States
of any importance is prosecuting the work
| of cleaning up. In San Francisco house to
! house inspection is being carried on. In
Sacramento the good work was begun, and
three special inspectors were put upon
duty They found enough, and more, to do.
For a month they were dilligent. and under
the watchful eye of the Health Officer and
of the citizens district committee They
have gone over but a portion of the city,
and have barely got the reforms moving we
so much need. Just at this time the Board
| of Trustees rises up and discharges the in
| spectors Trustee Nielsen. on making the
motion, declares that :" the city has been
pretty well cleansed' From which ex-
preston, in view of the facts patent to eye
and nostril, we can fairly estimate Mr.
Nelson's idea of cleanliness. This dis
charge of the inspectors is in the line of a
niggardedly policy. \ Board that could
afford to give 1000, without warrant of
| law, to aid private celebration that could
close its eyes to its plain duty and vote
away another 81 900 for a Fourth of July
celebration-both cold violations of the
statute and wholly illegal and indefensible
under the law-could certainly afford to
| cOnccde something to the sanitary demands
! Of the city, to the tune of $75 a month to
each of three Inspectors to search out and
| disclose premises that are in an unsanitary
condition, and compel the filthy to obey
reasonable sanitary regulations. a Board
that can take blood money for winking at
plain violations of the State laws against
! gambling can NJ least afford to contribute
the fund it receives from moral leprosy to
the prevention of physical infection. 1t is
with no intention of creating q scare" or
of conveying exaggerated ideas of our I'M
sanitary condition, that we make these
remarks But we do say that it is demon
strable that not half the work of the health
inspectors has been done; that sanitary
reform is but in It's infancy here; that we
need double the number Of health inspect
ors that irrespective of the possibility of
cholera or yellow fever reaching the State,
no better economy can be prosecuted than
to push sanitary reform now and all the
time until next summer. A year is but 4
! short time in which to do what should be
done in this city. But as we waited until
August this year before we made a move,
SO, probably, we will be compelled to wait
until August next before second step
is taken. In the meantime some sort
Of a cyclone is needed to sweep the Nielsen
style of incompctents out of Office in this
city.
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THE Hour critical journal that has never
been given to Joking, gravely remarks that next
to Blaine and Cleveland, in popular favor, will
come Butler. Well yes, exactly; for who has
any idea that St. John will cut any figure in
this contest?
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NEW FALL MILLINERY
WINDSOR HOTEL.

tFoRMERLY UNION House,
Corner Eighth and j streets, Sacramento.
wv F. McFADDEN, PROPRIETOR. BOARD
w. and Lodging, 50 to IS per week: Single
Meals, 25 cents; Board, 81 per week; Single
Rooms, 30 cents; Family Rooms, 81 to s..
RE-Best Family Hotel in the city. s2-tf
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
FOR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH

(tRAND BARGAIN IN CITY REAL o.
" ESTATE. 80 Dwellings, including one lii
TwostOry Brick Hotel, one Three story 4t!sk.
Brick Hotel and one Threestory Frame Hotel;
all frst-clasS property; situated in the heart of
Sacramento city, will rent for $500 per month:
title perfect. This is the best chance for a cash
days of 20 For particulars. inquire of B. n.
BUGBEN. Real Estate Agent, p. O. Box 24.
Residence. gu thirteenth street. nn26-2ntf
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Annther rirc NindleL hr CnnI am.

LoDG, September 1s;--Tue residence of
Mr.. Wilson, on the adjoining ranch To Sen
ator Langford's, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The flames were started by light
inga fire with coal oil His daughter, aged
Is years. was fatally burned
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Found Dead.

SAN RAFAEL, September 1st. - To-day
Coroner Eden brought in the supposed re
mains of Il. \. Willing, found in Corte
MADEIRA gulch, The body was very much
decomposed, and had evidently been dead
some time. Papers found on his body show
that he was both an Odd Fellow and Ma
son. Among his papers was a checl, dated
Fort Jones, Cal, May 10Th, in favor of Mrs.
Il. \. Willing, on Wells, Fargo Il Co. s
dated Lodi, June 9th, signed W H. Bul-
lock and James z. Henderson. The body
is at the Morgue awaiting further idontifi-
GATOR,
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Dragged to Death.

NAPA, September lst.-M Dclovadosa
was thrown from a wagon by runaway
team last night, ON the Soda Springs road.
and was dragged nearly half nile and
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FAIRS, ETC.
THE ANNUAL
STATEFAIR
sacramento, Cal,
-CoMMENCES-
SEPTEMBER 8, 1884,
AND CONTINUES TWO WEEKS.
AND CONTINUES TWO WEEKS.
THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING

THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING,
ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COM
~ modious in the United States, will be oc-
cupied for the first time. 1t embraces 124, 600
square feet of floor space, of which 40 COO feet is
in the main floor. i2,AO feet in Horticultural
Hall. l20O0 feet in Machinery Hall, 1900 feet in
Industrial Hall, 1900 feet in the Art Gallery,
- SsJ feet in Conservatives, and 1860 feet in
the Promenade Galleries. space should be pro-
cured at once, as applications are being received
daily. $50 horse power engine win furnish
power free of charge. Articles for exhibition
transported free to and from the exhibition. by
the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
No such opportunity has ever been Of
fered to Exhibit the 4 Agricultural, Mecian-
zeal and Industrial Products of our State.
The Agricultural Display
VIII be made 10y counties and promises to eclipse
any exhibition ever made OF CalitoniaS pr1n-
cipal resources. This fine exhibition VIII be
forwarded to the Worlds Fair, New Orleans at
the close of this Exhibition.
ss- The EXHIBITION BUILDING viii open
MONDAY EVENING, September Sth. and close
September 20, 1881.
The LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT, at the
Park, will be opened TIL RSDAN, september
18th, and close September 10Th.
Any further information can be nad upon
application to the Secretary, from Wa0m IRE
MUM! Lists can be obtained.
p. A FINIGAN resident
EDWIN F. SMITH, Secr'y, Sacramento Gu4-2pln