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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-29

The ROOSEVELT CLUB. - The annual
meeting of the Roosevelt Protective Club
was held at the SixMile House on the
Lower Stockton road, President Willis in
the chair. After deciding on matter rela-
tive to the renting of lakes and protection
of ducks, the club elected the following
officers: President, Frank NJ Sheplar !;
Vice President, Charles f. Mack, Jr.; Sec
rotary, II, NJ. Reith; Corresponding Secre-
tary. G. B. Crosby; Treasurer, J. p Harri-
son; Finance Committee-C. +. Mack, Jr.,
W. w Wood and W. L. Willis Remarks
were made by the retiring and incoming
presiding officers, concerning the protec-
lion of ducks and doves, and at the next
meeting, ON the 3lst, the club will prepare
a memorial to the Legislature on these sub
jects Messrs. Sheplar, Harrison and
Reith were selected to arrange for the leas-
ing and protection of the Sims and Miller
lakes for the ensuing year. The club
wishes it distinctly understood that all
shooting on its lakes by non-members will
be strictly prohibited, and the law enforced
in every case
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since no branch of the church, any con-
siderable age, has been free from acts and
doctrines of intolerance and prosecutions
which to-day have no countenance among
men, and would now offend common IN
teligence and humanity,
The proposition to carry non-sectarian-
ism to the elimination of the study of his
tory is the natural outgrowth of species
of cowardice that we denominate non-scc-
tartan intolerance, 1t does not follow that
historical recital is sectarian or denomina-
tional teaching. While churchmen may
disagree as to historical accuracy, We must
not, therefore, refuse to teach from any
standard TO set up such a rule ~ill be TO
turn. over our school studies to the censor
ship of the priests of all the sects, with a
result that may be readily fancied. The
alta says "A textbook OF history, in
tended to be put into the hands of pupils
representing every shade of religious belief,
! must be prepared wiki extreme care; ii
must avoid differences and deductions
where they are likely to excite strong
dissent, and confine itself to a severely
simple narration of facts The problem OF
e" simple narration of facts" is precisely
the only and vital question at issue. For
it is undeniable that ne simple severity OF
adhesion to facts can be attempted without
raising the issue as to what are the facts,
even after waving the obnoxious objection
that historical recital cannot be of much
value which does not treat of causes and
effects. There IS, in fact, in the effort to
displeaSe no one by the conduct of the
public schools, danger of falling into non
sectarian intolerance, which in some of its
manifestations IS more obnoxious than re-
| ligious intolerance. We do not believe
that the teaching of pure religion to-day is
concerned about Church history. We dc
not believe that the great minds of the
| various churches care the blast of a penny
/ whistle about the historical disputes, but
are concerned about present conduct
and public morals, and that state Of life on
the part of men and women as well as
children that will best fit them for death
nor that they favor any such strict con-
struction policy as will make non-sectari-
anism the mask and shield of cowardly
| iornoraDca
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Filed August p, 1854.
Central Pacific Railroad Company to Oswald
Broder-South half of northwest quarter, and
north half of southwest quarter of section 80
township 10 north range east, 100 acres $50.
James o Brien to J. L. Atkinson-West half Of
lot T. X, /, Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
Sacramento; 81 800.
G. L. Bates to William George Dunn-West
half of lot 6, o, p Twenty-fifth and Twenty
sixth streets Sacramento 500.
Thomas Chattield TO Mrs. j. Potter - Eas
half of lot I, X, l., Twenty-second and Twenty
third streets Sacramento; love and affection.
C. ". Phleger and F. Z. Michael 10 J. II
Allen-3.45 acres in Sacramento county 500.
L. L. Goddard to VI. C.. GOddard-20 acres il
section 30, township north, range east 81.
J. W. Houston to Oswald Broder-42.42 acres
near Folsom 81.
Filled August &C. 1854
J. NJ Jackson and Emma c. jackson to Benia-
min IeOnard-East 80 feet of lot 5, NJ, y, Ninth
and Tenth streets, Sacramento grant.
Mary c. Stanley to Nealy j. Stanley-Undi.
yided half interest in estate of William Jarvis
$1,000
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THE BEAUTIES OF CREMATION The body,
covered with a pail, is placed in a cata-
falque in the chapel or reception-hall,
whence it descends noiselessly, by means
of an elevator, to the incinerating cham
ber This, by means of superheated air,
has been raised to white heat at a temper
ature OF about 1900 degrees Fahrenheit.
When opened TO receive the body, the in
rushing cold air cools this chamber to a
delicate rose tint, and the body, after an
hour in this bath of rosy light, is COM
pletely decomposed, nothing remaining but
a few pounds (about four per cent. of the
original weight of clean, pure, pearly
ashes, which are taken out and put in an
urn of terra-cotta, marble or other suitable
material, and placed in a niche of the
columbarium, or delivered to the friends, to
be disposed of as they may desire.-[New
York World
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How Eclipses Impress Savages.

Notwithstanding the frequent recurrence
of eclipses, with nothing particularly bad
happening after them, most primitive peo-
pies associate with them an omen of some
great danger 10 the earth or the moon. The
Greenlanders have personal apprehension
in the matter and believe that the moon
rummages their houses for skins or victu-
ais, and destroys those persons who have
not observed due sobriety. The South
American Chiquitos try to help the dark
ened star against a dog that has worried it
till its light has been colored red and ex-
tingIushed by its streaming blood and
they shoot arrows into the sky to drive
away the dog. CharevoiX gives a similar
account of the Guarani, except that with
them 4 tiger takes the place of Il dog; and
in the language of the Tupis the literal
translation of the word for an eclipse is,
- The jaguar has eaten the sun" So, in
Asia, the Tunguscs believe an evil spirit
has swallowed the earth's satellites, and
they try to brighten it away by shots at the
darkencd disk. In Sumatra and Malacca
the fear is aroused that great snake will
swallow the sun or the moon; and the
Nagas of Assam set up great drum
| beating as if in battle, to frighten
away the deyouring monster. Among
the American tribes are some
VINO DelieNe that ecnpSeS are warning OF
the approaching disappearance of the sun
and the fall of the moon at the end of the
world. The Pottawattamies tell of a demon
in the shape Of an old woman, sitting in
| the moon weaving a basket, on the COM
pletion of which the world will be de-
| stroyed. 4 dog contends with the woman,
tearing the basket to pieces every once III a
while, and then an eclipse of the moon
takes place; others imagine that the moon
is hungry, sick or dying at these times
while the Alfuras of Ceram think he is
asleep, and make great uproar to awake
| him. These SuperstitionS are not so re-
mote as they may seem at first sight from
the impressions which the heavenly phe-
nOmena make upon many persons who
consider themselves civilized Circles may
be found in nearly every nation upon
whom the appearance of anything I'M
usual in the sky carries an apprehension
that something dreadful is about to hap
pen, and by whom even the most ordinary
| phenomena are invested with occult influ-
ence upon things that we know have no
| connection with them and it is only two
or three centuries since the dire pOrtents of
comets and eclipses were prayed against in
all the churChes.-[G. Muller Frauenstein,
| in Popular Science Monthly.
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Fighting in Peru.


SUAKIM, August 2Sth.-The rebels sue
ceeded last night in removing two mines
which had been laid near the town for the
purpose of exploding when they attacked
the garrison. They also captured three
dhows near the harbor, and killed four
sailors. The other sailors OF the dhows-
seven in number-escaped. The rebels
took the three dhows and twenty five
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-29

A SUCCESSFUL LoDGE.-A lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen has
been in existence in Gait for over six
years, during which time its average mem
bership has been about forty. The Gazette
says that these forty members have paid
assessments of 81 a month each since they
joined the order, making total of about
S., $40 paid out by our local lodge in this
way, and having never yet lost member
by death, considerable money has been sent
away from Gait without single cent being
received in return. OF course this speaks
well for the Workmen of Gait, and goes to
show that great care must have been exer-
cised in the selection of healthy members.
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HELPING THE ENEMY.

Carter Harrison was Mayor of Chicago
when the high license movement began in
that city, and until it spread throughout
the State. He was at first noncommittal,
but soon declared against the beneficial
agitation, and did his best to obstruct the
high license legislation in the State of Hi
nois. 1t is unquestioned that it is policy
that is for the best interests of the people.
1t is opposed mainly by the selfish interests
that care very little, or nothing, for the cor
rupdon of the public morals, and the bane-
full effects of making nearly every other
house an open door to intoxication and de-
bauchery. 4 very large number of saloon
keepers favored the law in order to elm
mate from their calling a host of disrep-
utable fellows, who kept low places where
vice was bred with marvellous speed, and
in unreasonable proportions. The Democ-
racy, which has uniformly opposed moral
reform movements, Signitied its enmity of
high license by making Carter Harrison its
nominee FOR Governor. That gentleman is
keeping his part of the contract Witness
this extract from Il recent speech made by
him in the State canvass: when the
high license law was enacted I attempted
to staye it off as long as I could did this
to saye.1S,000 honest people from the effects
of a tax which was then exceedingly OPP
! pressiye to them. I did it to keep hard
times from their door And the saloon
keepers applauded me for it didn't they
Frank 2 (appealins to Alderman LawIer,
who sat on the platform). People who
may think high license the poorer, and
prohibition the better policy, must be edi-
fed by reading such expressions from a
prominent man, leader of the Democracy,
the parry the radical temperance men are
now aiding to a triumph by the ridiculous
effort to,'run a National Prohibition ticket
before having secured the acquiesence of a
sufficient number of the States of the Union
in that oolicy.
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The REcoRD-UNIoN is the only paper on
the coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
ceives the full Associated Press dispatches
from al parts Of the arorld. Outside Of San
Francisco 1t has no competitor, an pos''t Of
Numbers, in its home and general circeIation
throughout the coast Challenges Of TWO TO
ONE, covering points aboue, extended to local
evening puper, remain open for acceptance.
S. c. Bcck1cih, " Tribune" Bsilding, Ne,c
York, sole agent for the Eastern STATES Wm.
Cameron, No. s Nee Montgomery street, San
Francisco, special egert for San Francisco and
1,icinifn
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English as she is spoke" First Lon
doner-" Aw, 'ow do? Aw, by the way,
bajove, ave We card h'Aimee play in h En-
glish? Hi did. Beastly huke, baiove, We
knaw beastly. She cawn't say h'a bloody
word right, bajove, We knaw." Second Lon
doner-" Nav, hi didn't ave h'oppertu-
nifty to ear 'er, We knaw, but hi knew she'd
ave trouble pronouncing hour language, We
knaw Tall bloody foreigners do,ye knaw.'
First Londoner-" Yes, bajove, hi never
card h'any foreigner We knaw, as could
pronounce h English like h Englishman,
ye knaw." Philadelphia Call.
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LONDON, August 2Sth.-The man-of-war
Canada has been ordered to be ready to sail
for China on September 9th. The Dread
naught commissioned for the Mediter-
ranean, and several other ironcads can
proceed on short notice to Chinese waters.
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FAIRS, ETC.

ss- RENT AND OTHER COLLECTIONS MADE
al22ptf
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RAILROAD TAXATION.
Comparison Between Former and Pres
ent Assessments, with Comments.

Comparison Between Former ana fres-
ent Assessments, with Comments.
TSan Pedro (Cal. Weekly Record, August DIST ]
The State Board of Equalization is a
Democratic Board only one of the five
members being Republican.
This Board fixed the value of the two
principal railroad corporations of the State
one year ago as follows: Central Pacific,
SIS, 000.0 600; Southern Pacific, SIS, 600.
The people of the State, knowing the
Board had been in office eight months
when those valuations were fixed, have the
right to believe they were fair and correct.
The people have the right to believe that
the party controlling the State system. of
railroad taxation would not one year ago
fix valuation upon that class of property
ten million dollars less than the ConStitu-
| ton of the State required that Board to
establish.
But the same Board, with the same rail-
roads. now declares that the property worth
So ,000, 900 in 1888 is worth 81 100000 i'll
| 1854
Has this 100000 been added TO the
value of the property by the floods in Sol
| edad and San Fernando mountains, in the
| Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, in the
Colorado river, - from Siskiyou to San
| Diego from the SiGrraS TO the sea-
Our people, who were for days and weeks
and months unable to secure transportation
by rail to and from San Francisco, who
| during the PAST and present month have
waited for mails and for merchandise de
| layed by floods between Los Angeles and
Yuma. have been deceived by the casual
| observations they have made.
We all believed that the loss of miles of
road and months of business, the extra
employment of thousands of men, had been
expensive to the Southern Pacific Railroad
| Company We thought grading road-beds
and building bridges and laying track and
opening tunnels and repairing and replac-
ing rolling stock cost much money.
But four Democratic statesmen in the
State Board of Equalization, who fixed the
! value of that property one year ago, now
| declare that the supposed damages were
really benefits; that the property which
was worth $13,000,000 in 1888 has, by the
changes made by the floods of the last six
months, become worth ST., 600 now
God moves in mysterious way His
wonders to perform" but we do not be-
Geve He sends floods to increase the value
of railroad properly, nor do we believe He
controls the soul or the conscience of il
Democratic statesman who, acting under
his oath of office, declares property that
was worth $31 DOC, 600 in 1888 is worth $41 :
100000 now.
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CHINEsE CoMMANDERs.

SHANGHAI August 2Sth. - Chang 81
Tung, Tartar General in the province of
Kinang Su, has been appointed High Com
missioner for the North and South Ii
Hung Chang retains the Governorship of
Pee Chi Hi only. Tso Tang takes COM
mand of the troops in the south.
PARLIAMENT NOT TO BE SUMMONED.
PARIS, August 2Sth.-Mlnister Ferry has
no intention, at present, of summOning
Parliament. He says that, owing to
China's treachery, it has been impossible
to treat her as civilized nation.
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THE Buffalo ErprcS, conducted by the per
sOnal friend of Governor Cleveland. says with
truth but evidently with profound regret after
commencing Mr.. Blaine for 50 promptly meet
ing tite Islander against him and his 1t was
Governor Clevelani's fatal mistake that he did
not pursue like course with those who assailed
his private CHARACTER. We believe Governor
Cleveland win regret to his dying day that he
did not act with equal courage and decision
when he was similarly aSsailed"
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SoLoY CHASE, tile champion Greenbacker. is
out for Blaine and Logan. saying: Il believe
MI Blaine to be the great American commoner.
and the friend 81 the great army of wealth
producers, and one in whom they can safely
confide" Then steers are headed in the
right direction at hast
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OVERLAND PASSENGERS.
Names of Persons to Arrive from the
East this Morning.

last thA> oofnlnS-
SPECIALLY TELE6EAPHED 10 THE RECoGp-UNIoS.l
CABIN. August 2Sth.-The following overland
Messengers paSsei here this morning. to arrive
in Sacramento August 29th-morning Rev: l.
F. Dwinelle and wife Oakland: Mr.. and Mrs.
ISmalun, A. CRAY, Paris, France; J. Walker.
Washington, d. c.; J. Houghton, Boston, Mass;
F. NJ. Turner, Aurora, H.; II. {. Behrns, san
Francisco; W. Warner, Montreal. Canada: Mr..
Russell. Liverpool. Eng: H. Newman, san Fran
cisco: A. 4. McMaster Ireland; +. I. Rouse,
Hartford, Conn: W. I. Brannan, wife and two
children, Ogden, Utah; f. W. Gilbert Oakland;
C. H. Campbell and WIFE Miss Campbell, Clover
dale, Cal: Captain John Mullan, Washington
d. c.; W. b. Stone. Miss Hattie X. Kelsey, san
Francisco; John Weber. Wyoming; Jesse NJ
LOckett, San Francisco; George Bugbee, los
Angeles; MIS-. Mary Lear, Philadelphia; also,
45 emigrants, including 81 males, TO arrive in
Sacramento August S0th.
There is small chance of truth at the goal
where there is not q chiidlike humility at
the Starting-poSt.-IC oleridge.
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The Springfield RepUblicdn has lost confidence
in the Independent movement in Massachusetts
II interjects between its regular assaults upor
Sir Blaine this bit of bitterness: General
Buffers running of course destroys what little
chance there was that Massachusetts, might sc
for Cleveland"
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THE Democracy early announced that Mr.
Blaine's campaign would be defensive one.
How is it now Who is making the aggressive
fight at this time Has any one ventured 10
suggest that it is Mr.. Cleveland?
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prisoners they had captured to point fifty
miles south of Suakinl, where it is reported
the rebels have collected a large force. The
British manof war Condor will proceed to
this port.
Notable Death.
MADRID, August 2Sth.-Cardinal Juan
Moreno, Archbishop of Valladolid and
Primate of Spain, died to-day of apoplexy
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Steamer Sunk.

BosToN, August 2Sth-Thc steamer Rose
Standish, Of the Boston and bingham
Steamboat Company, plying between Bos-
ton Downer Landing and bingham, was
sunk in the harbOr this evening within
sight of the wharf from which she sailed
at 1:15. The harbor was full OF sailing
craft, and Captain Ingram says he was feel
ing his way among the boats TO get into
clear water. He was Just rounding the
stern of large schooner, when he deserted
the Commercial Company's tug Wesley \ q.
Cove a very powerful boat, bearing down
upon him. There was no time, the Captain
says, to even blow the whistle before the
propeller was upon him. The Standish
was struck one foot abait the forward part
of the gangway, the power of the tug
forcing its way clear through the
deck and pIanlling into the engine
room, scattering the lighted Goals in
every direction, iguiJing all the woodwork
in the vicinity, and. as an officer of the
boat said, " She would have burned up if
she had not sum, 50 quick" There were
l0l passengers oA board, and for a moment
there was greas excitement. The instant
Captain Ingrahaln saw that his vessel must
sink, he blew the distress signal on his
steam whistle. This called five tugs and
the steamer William Harrison from the
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GROCERY FOR SALE,

A GOOD PAYING GROCERY STORE, WITH
n stock and fixtures. will be sold cheap for
cash, on account of leaving the city. For par
ticularS inquire of HALL, LUHRS & CO., 9lS
Second street. au29-2plm
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LONDON, August 28th.-A dispatch which
left Shanghai at . P. NJ. to-day says: Ad,
miral Courbet began the bombardmcnt OF
Shanghai yesterday. A heavy cannonade
still continues.
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THE test OF calling women into the jury
box has been it is reported, thus far sue
ceSsful in Washington Territory. Why
should it not in great majority of cases,
after reasonable lapse of time in which
woman shall be educated up to the duty?
For we cannot conceive that her present
education is lch as to fit her to pass upon
most matters presented to juries. They
may say that he test in Washington Ter
ritory is success, but we are inclined to
believe this is mistake, because in q wide
range of business affairs woman has not
had the experience or education in a prac-
teal sense necessary to the proper dis
charge of the Important duties devolving
upon jurors. 4 VIII not do To say that
most women az Is well qualified as some
men who are called as jurors. for that in
competonts get upon the panel only en-
phasizcs some of the errors Of a system to the
continuance and enlargement of which the
impeachment of women should not con-
tribute.
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New YORK August 2Sth.-In the effort to
lower his own record to-day, Phailas, in his
third trial, made the first quarter in ;34} :;
half, los; three-quarters, 1:42I mile,
2I7!
Jay-Eye-See trotted a quarter in ;33l, the
half in 1:04t, three-quarters in 1877! and
the mile in 212I
Jay-Eye-Scc and Phallas leave New York
for Minneapolis tO-mOrrow morning
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Officers and members of Union Lodge.
No. p, A. o. L. W, are requested to assemble at
Changers Hall, Tenth and streets. THIS Fri
day AFTERNOON, at , o'clock for the purpose
of attending the funeral of our late Brother,
CHARLES II. YOUNG. Members of sister
Lodges are also invited 10 attend.
JAS. G. MAGANN. N. W.
C. W BAKrE Recorder Au2q-lts
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The PIeuro-pneumonia.

CHICAGO, August 2Sth.-Thc visit of DR..
PAWN, State Veterinary Surgeon, to Elm
hurst, yesterday, resulted in the killing of
ten Jersey cows appraised at 5000 Their
lungs were found 10 show more or less de-
cided traces of pleuro-pneumonia In some
cases the lungs adhered firmly to the ribs
and were decidedly hepotizcd.
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Red Jacket Tribe, No. rs, Meets
TONIGHT, August 18th, at oclock ~
Work in the Hunters Degree All .<&A
members who are entitled To the same S1sSscSs4
will attend without fail \. B. CASEY. Sachcm.
j. i. JACKSON &. of r uu2Q-ttS
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Have your Carpets cleaned at Golden's,
1905 St, bet. Thirteenth and Fourteenth.a uS-tf