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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-21

cotton mill burned recently. c. Wilson,
the company's agent, fell dead of heart
disease while on the roof fighting the
flames. Loss, S50, 900.
FRANK BARR, a postal clerk between
New York and Port Jervis, was recently
arrested for robbing the mails.
E. II. kobe, exchange clerk for SperTy
& Barnes, of New York, American agents
for the large Liverpool commission house
of Bamford Bros, absconded after forging
and converting to his own use 100000 IN
exchange. He and a friend named Van
arsdale, went to Chicago where they COM
menced fast life. Both were subsequently
arrested. Kobbe was taken to New York
the same day of his arrest, ard took
the detective to the upper part of New
York where they recovered from dry
cistern, encased in a hermetically sealed
drain pipe and wrapped in oiled silk, Gov
ernment bonds to the amount of $4,000
Going thence to Brooklyn another piece oi
drain yielded sd, 900.
DR.. GEORGE A. GREELEY, of Syracuse
N. Y, was recently arrested at a hotel II
New York City for forging bonds and
mortgages to the amount of several thou
sand dollars. When arrested he stated
that he was about to mortgage property be
longing to him and valued at $4,000 in or
der to pay the amount of his forgeries.
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Charged with Murder.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, jan 2.
Newton Leverett, who has been employed
as street-car driver in this city for some
months, was arrested to-day on a.caplas
from Georgia, for the murder Of a convict
near Graysville, Ga, in August, 1882, the
Grand Jury having found a true bill fcr
murder in the first degree. Leverett was a
convict guard, and for some Offense raised
a whip to strike the convict, when the lat
ter threw up his arm to ward of his blow.
Leverett drew his revolver and shot the
convict dead, made his escape and nothing
was known of him until recognized driving
q street-car here.
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Kai1roaa CommI..loner., Deeision.

In the complaints from Usage City. New
ton and Great Bend, against the Santa Fe
Railroad Company, that had been before
the Board for some time, the Commission
ers issued their decision on the I'd. After
entering into general and lengthy review
of the complaints and detailing the causes
which brought them about, the Board said:
Upon a comparison of the tariffs OF rates
now in force upon the AtchiSon, Topeka X
Santa Fe RAILROAD with the revised schedules
of rates for 1SS2 of the Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners of Illinois, schedules
which we are advised were based upon scale
devised by the most expert railroad men IN
the country, westind great disparity existing
between the rates on the eastern compare ed
with the western end of the lines in Kansas
The rates obtaining on the first seventy miles
of the company's road west of the Missouri
River, are but very slightly in advance OF
the rates of charges for like distances
upon the highest class of roads in Illinois.
These rates are reasonable, judged by any
standard of comparison that can be reasonably
adopted, and they should not be disturbed.
There may be particular instances of ship
ments upon which, by reason of classifca-
ton, the rates may be too high. But as
whole the rates on this part of the line are fair
and reasonable and furnish no ground for
complaint. But beyond that distance the rates
rapidly rise until at Newton and Great Bend,
two of the points from which complaints have
come, they are from thirty to forty per cent.
higher, having reference TO distance, tnan
those prescribed for the east ends of the road,
measured by the scale cited above. and upon
which the rates for the first ten miles are sub
stantially based. This state of things proba-
bly, originated when the conditions were very
different from those that now obtain; that the
Board find and decide that the following rates
of charges for the carriage of freight and
merchandise over the railroad of
the respondent company from Kan
sas City and State Line and Atchison
and Leavenworth, Kas., to Newton, Kas.,
and from Newton, kas., to AtchisOn, Leaven-
worth and State Line, Kas., and Kansas City,
having reference to the classification now in
force upon said railroad, are reasonable and
proper, and should hereafter prevail on said
| n..n.nL LIZ.
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-Four years ago a farmer Of
Trucker Meadows, Ney., allowed s
swarm of bees to take mn their abode
k the garret of his house He isnow
wiser man, but nevertheless he can not
get rid of them. for they have multi
Piled to such an extent as to become
unmanageable and dangerous nuisances.
The farmer and his family have long
waged war upon the honey-making
insects, but to no avail; and he is now
debating the ACCESSIBILITY of tearing
the house down, or erecting another
md moving out of the honey-faetory.-
3s. Paul Press.
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Writing of the strange custom OF

Japanese children carrying younger
children on their backs, a correspondent
remarks: You will see scores of chill
dren at play. all carrying these burdens
about (for you must know the island
swarns with babies), and, as they rush
along at a break-neck speed. the head
of the sleeping infant may be seen
waving in the breeze"
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KanHaa COngYessmen.

The Atchison Champion thinks the Kan
sas Congressman have secured reasonably
important places on the House Committees.
Mr.. Ryan retains his place on the Appro-
priations Committee, which, next to the
Ways and Means, is the most i'm.
portant of the House committees. Mr..
Anderson has place on the Committee on
Public Lands, and that on the Payment OF
Pensions, Bounties and Back Pay. Mr.. Nor.
rell has places on the Committees on Educa-
tion and on Invalid Pensions. Mr.. Peters
has a position on three committees, Com
merce, Enrolled Bills and Law Respecting
the Election of President and Vice Presi-
dent. Mr.. Perkins is assigned to the Com
mittee OH Indian Affairs. Mr.. Hanback,
has a place on the Committee on Pacific
Railroads and Expenditures of the
War Department, In the House
place on the Committee of
Ways and Means, Appropriations or
Judiciary is counted as equal to positions
on any other two committees. If Mr..
Haskell had lived, he would have been as
signed tc rhe Wavs and Means Committee
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Alamo Island man tried a no

"A Long Island man tried novel
experiment.. He went into court in the
dual role of paintiff and defendant. He
claimed that certain estate, OF which
he was executor, owed him money, and
so began suit against himself as execu-
tor. He would have won the case, but
the Judge said such conduct was intoler-
able, took the estate from him and
threw him out of court.-BroostyD
E11To
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"A company has been incorporate

"A company has been Incorporated
in New York which proposes to con-
struct a floating theater at cost of
S2jO,OOO. One of the trustees says the
river and coast towns would be visited
and first-class performances given. A
stock company will be employed and
kept on board all the year round. The
vessel will be constructed on the cat
amaran principle and be called the
Gladiator. !. Sun.
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THE SOUTH.

TIE other Sunday at point tsfty miles
from Fort Smith, Ark, in the Choctaw
Nation, while Rev. Samuel Andrews Fas on
his way to bill religious appointment, he
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To Usage City and from Usage City to Atchi-
son and Leayenworth, kaS, and Kansas City
and State Line, kas., having reference TO the
classification now in force upon said railroad,
the following rates are reasonable and just,
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It can only be estimated apprONimateIy as 70
what extent the revenues OF the road viii be
affected by reduction over the main line and
branches in Kansas made at the three points
named. As has before been stated, reductions
are not needed on the eastern ends of the
road, and considering this fact, the
average reduction computed for the whole
read in Kansas would not exceed fifteen per
cent. In its report 10 this office the company
has failed to separate the earnings of that part
of its road situated in Kansas from the earn
ingS of the system as 4 whole, stating its ina
bill ty TO 90 so. The freight earnings of the
road for the year ended June 50, 1888, for the
whole system were Sl0,6jl, 1881. The earn
ings of the road for the year ended June so,
lSS}. were SI4,6O9993.0 Receipts from its
land sales and from land contracts for the
same period, 81 ,401, 1913. Total earnings and
receipts Sl6.0ll, ,72I.S0 Against the same we
have the following expenses, charges and pay
mentS:
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IoIdl. - L"
Surplus for the year ended June

Total. Is, ,SjS, So As
Surplus for the year ended June
50, 1883 2,152,SIj %
4 part of this surplus, viz: 81 .40l, 1918, is
from land sales which it is true will not con-
tinue permanent source of revenue, but the
lands will remain source of revenue for
number of years to come. Out of grant OF
2.I44 155 acres inuring to the company under
the grant, BIS 6I9 acres have been sold and
contracted. leaving 1,436,016 acres undis-
posed of. 1t is true large portion of the re-
ported surplus, viz, 1,153 0OS.6O, has been eX-
pended in new construction, but the Board is
of the opinion that a more Legitimate method
of dealing with this surplus would be to
apply it to the reduction of rates. 1t is OBJ
vi0usly unjust to tax the people to build new
roads and then tax them to produce profits
upon their operation for the benefit of indi-
vidualS who have not invested a dollar in
them. The expenditures were:
Additional construction out of
earnings sl,753. .OOS &C
For additional rolling stock. 43i,47l q
For real estate .... 1884 sc
Cash surplus. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 399, ,S66 75
Total. S-o-i,oJl ot
The above figures represent a permanent
addition to the wealth of the company out of
the earnings of the last year. IL is proper to
saw that the road has been managed with adj
mirable skill and economy or else such mag.
niticent result could not have been reached.
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of s., coo, and the damage to goods, offices
etc., in the buildings extended the total
loss to about 1900, mostly covered by
insurance.
UNDER the new Post-ofIice law the fol
lowing offices in Kansas have become Presi
Dental offices at the salary named: Frank
fort, salary 81 200; Howard, SLIGO; Linds
borg, 81 900; Harper, S1,4)0; Carbondale,
$1,000; Usage Nilsson, $1,000.
a BITTER cold New Years Day.
The United States Pension Office at To
peka, comprising in the district Missouri
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and the
Indian Territory, now has on its rolls Is,
)57 names. There were paid during the
year 6S,5S) vouchers. The total disburse
ments reached the sum of 81 ,432 ,S1S.4 45. tn.
amount of postage used during the veal
was 3, ,2O992. The..number of letters mailed
was 1921; number received about 7I.
300.
IT seemed TO be pretty well settled thar
Judge McCrary would be George R. Peck's
successor as Solicitor of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
THE'Governor is of the opinion that Co.
~ people Will coniS ~ 1AeIiS0S uui 4HS 'H'
present year.
The other night man and woman regis
tered at a hotel in Topeka as D., .,Mofitt and
wife, of Nebraska. Their strange actions
were noticed, and they quietly left before
breakfast next morning. Soon an officer
from Nebraska arrived, who was in search
IF the pair. Mofitt proved to be a man
rho had ran away with another mans wife.
WILLIAM Alison, a nineteen-year-old
Swede, employed near the fair grounds as
Atchison, recently attempted to board a
passenger engine, when he slipped, and
falling beneath the engine had his left leg
nangled SO as to require amputation.
THIEVES and house breakers are becon''
ing troublesome at Atchison. ..L
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05

In buying all kinds of goods-especially
such as allow of Individual taste and preference
in their selection-it is an important advantage
to purchase where the variety is greatest and
new styles most abound.
We recognize this, and so in everything we
keep aim to have the widest diversity. Our trade
enables US to do so. AS an illustration In the
Shoe-room, in the item of Ladies Kid Shoes,
over twenty styles are shown. They have been
chosen from the products of almost as many
makers, each shoe presenting some special point
Of excellence, for no two men make shoes alike,
some being unapproachable in one particular
merit, others eXcelling in another. Thus our
So IS American Kid Shoes, or So French Kid
Shoes, represent an amount of care and skill in
their manufacture which only the rarest facilities
for making, buying and selling render possible
for the money, while it is hard to imagine the need
Of anything finer in shape or finish than our So
So 50 and So IS Hand-sewed Shoes made on
French lasts What is true of Ladies' Kid Shoes
is true of other things in the Shoe-room-true
throughout the general stores.
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE


January 26-Central Pacific Railroad Company,
by j. OBJ Gum and S. W. Sanderson, trustees to
Patrick Dorian-S. E. ! Of the n. W. and the S.
W. I Of Sec. 80, T. ", r, f., CO. tanning 200
acres; 5000.
January 2s-Richard A. Reed and wife to Samuel
Kay-Lot II, in block 49, Folsom; $3.50.
February flames McGregor to Ann McGregOr
South 20 feet OF lot l. NJ and y, Fourth and Fifth
streets love and affection.
February M NJ and VI. F. Odell TO Charles
Swanston- Half interest in teu-acre tracts Nos. %
q and 25 and all that portion Of tracts Nos Sc 81
and IS included in the Suffer survey, comprising
40 100 acres lying south of and adjoining the city;
s., 900.
February William L. Willis to Fortunate Guisti
-Fifteen-hundredths Of acre Of land in Sec. 20,
T. y, r. E.; Sl7.
January 9-Charles Crocker to Myron Ross-Lots
10 and II, block Is Gait; $3.50
December IS. lSS3-GeOrge G.. Briggs to Mont
gomery Pike Eight acres Of land in T. N, r. c
f $500
January &c C Briggs to Montgomery Pike
Eighteen acres Of land adjoining Pixies land $3.50
Filled February 4, ISL
October 20, 1858 Ellen Wilson to A. NJ. Shu'te-
Lot H. block g. town of Isleton $50.
January li-Ceutral Pacific Railroad Company, by
James OBJ. Gum and S. W. Sanderson, trustees, to
William Carpentcr-S. W. Of 5. w. Of Sec. 81
n. f. I and y. } Of f I of Sec. Z; L. Of 5. F.
/, and n f. OF 5 W. of Sec 9 also the W. !
of N. W Of See. l., 7. y, Il. E., containing
$50 acres 81 700.
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TO- D4Y Y. February 3, 1884: OTTOMAN
Ribbons. TtcO Inches Vide, Plain
COlOrs, 8 cents per gard.
FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT.

NEW CLOTHING has come in large
quantities. Going into the market this late in
the season, we have been able to pick up numer-
Gus choice lots at less than the usual market
rates The list includes all kinds of CLOTH
ING, and for all ages, from early boyhood up
We shall be pleased to take pains in showing our
present assortment, believing as do that it
presents many sterling advantages in qualities
prices and styles
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DIED..

Sacramento, February frank Zekey, native Of
Austria, IS years.
Friends and acqusintances are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral which will take place from
his late residence, Seventh street, between D and
f, this afternoon a. 1:S0 O'Clock; thence to St.
Rose Church, corner Seventh and streets, where
funeral services will be heidi
Sacramento, February John T. Roberts, native
of North Wales, o. years. Funeral notice here
after
Sonora February Abraham Mock 20 years
wheltiand, February Infant son of VIM. G. Jas
per- s days.
Traverse Creek, Fl Dorado county, January 81
David Martin, IS years.
Near Georgetown, January 27-Harry A. Moses, %
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05
WEI DE MEYER.

1t is now undisputed that Wet ne Meyers
Catarrh Cure is the only treatment that will
absolutely cure Catarrh-fresh or chronic. Excel
lent remedy; doing wonders. III Leighow, 54l
Fourth street. San Francisco. al suffered 10 years
entirely cured. IDr. F. Clark, Montgomery street,
Ssn Francisco al had Catarrhal Deafness five
yea1s: hearing restored - tChas. Novisio, Whining
ton, Cal Etc, etc. Thousands Of testimonials are
received from all parts Of the world. Delivered,
81. Dr. Wei De Meyers " illustrated Treatise,
with statements by the cured, mailed free. D. 4.
Dewey & Co, Isl Fulton street, New York.
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Sacramento, February BY Rev. Father Grace,
Frank Rosa to Mary Ignacia.
Sonora, January 30-Danel Mccormick to Jose
phiue f. Hughes.
jackson, January 3l-Joseph swithenbank to
Florence n. Jones.
Red Bluff, January Sl-E J. Wise to Ellen
OBren.
tie WoodsOn.
Grass valley, January 26-J. E. Hosking to Clara p.
Provis.
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BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The City Board of Trustees met st the
City Hall at 10 a. N. yesterday, all the mem
bers present.
William Laufkotter, Superintendent OF the
Cemeteries Matt. Karcher, Chief OF Police.
and William Rumble, Poundmaster, filed
their reports for the month of January.
D. Youpglove was awarded the contract
for furnishing coal to the Water Works for
the year for IS. 800
a committee from the Board of Education
presented the following:
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees Of Sacra-
mento City-GentIemen Below please find state
ment in detail of receipts afd expenditures of the
city schools for the ear ending December 81, 1883
also the amount necessary for the maintenance Of
the public schools of this city for the present yea-
1854 and the probable amount that will be received
from the State and county:
RECEIPTS FOR 1888.
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BOKN.

Sacramento February Wife of F. Biewener, a
son
Brighton, February Wife of Alexander Hail, a
son.
Jackson. January 3o-wHe of E. C. Freeman, a
daughter.
Columbia, January 23-Wfe Of Thomas Downey,
daughter
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05

az FAST, brillisnt and fashionable are the
Diamond Dye colors. One package colors one
to four pounds of goods. Ten cents for any
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05

RAILROAD Hosp1rAL.- Following is the
report of DR.. a. B. Nixon, physician in
charge of the Central Pacific Railroad Hos
pital for the month ending January, 1884 ::
Present in hospital January 1st As; admit
ted during the mouth, 81; discharged, So !;
died, 2; remaining in hospital month ending
January, ~; private house and Office pa
tients treated, $50 total, $50.
TRAIN SHOWED IN.-The engine OF freight
train No. S, westward bound, got off the
track st Boca yesterday afternoon, and be-
fore it could be got back upon thu rails the
cars were showed in. They will be dug out
to-day. The accident occurred at q switch,
and there will be no delay Of other trans, as
they can pazs around on the side track.
NEcKTIE AND APRON PARTY "A necktie
and apron party will be given by the P. D.
C. r. S. c. P. Club at American River
Grange Hall. on the line of the Sacramento
Valley Railroad tomorrow evening. Jones,
Bsebe & Grant will furnish The music.
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CoRRECTIoN.-The remnants in carpets at
Rtd House are three.fOurths to two and one
half yard lengths, instead of three and three.
fourths as stated yesterday.
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TOTHEFLOWER-LOyING PUBLIC.

A NDREw GOwANs, LATE OF BELLE CON
n servatory, begs to inform the people of Sac.
ramento city and surrounding country that he has
opened 4 Florist Store at lO05t street, opposite
the Changers New Store, where he hopes by strict
attention to business to merit share of public pat
ronaSe. Bouquets and Floral Pieces made to order on
short notice at most reasonable rates. call sole.
tied. iall-3plm
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MARRIED.,

For health, strength and vigor drink Dam.
lana Bitters.
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THOUSANDS saved from death by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Trisl bot
ties free,
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Halls Pulmonary Balsam

yJNHE BEST REMEDY IN USE FOR COUGHS,
L Colds, asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, Group
Incpient Consumption, and all Throat and Lung
Troubles Sold by all Druggists for so cents.
J. X. Gates Il Co, Proprietors, All Sansome
street San Francisco n9-4p3m&wSm
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POLICE COURT.

In thu Police Court, yesterday morning,
the Judge found large calendar confronting
him. Al Doom was first on The list, and had
to respond 70 Q charge Of misdemeanor in
shooting frecraokers. At first he was dis
posed to dispute the matter, but, knowing
that the arresting officer had the most posi-
tive evidence, the crackers exploding beneath
his feet as he was passing by, Doom concluded
to enter a plea Of guilty. Judge Henry,
when the cases OF the same character came
up last week, let the defendants off with
fine Of s. each, but declared that ths next
offender would be fined $50. He kept his
word yesterday, and All Doom scted if he had
received an electric shock when the interpre-
ter informed him Of his sentence. He paid
the fine, however,
VIM. McB:ide entered plea Of guilty en-
s charge Of having been drunk and was
fined So
The case Of James F. Watkins, for obtain
ing money under false pretenses from \. y.
Wood, was continued until the 9th.
James Brady and James II. O'B,ien, ar
rested for being common drunkards, were
tried and sdj1dgsd guilty, and sentenced TO
sixty days in the County Jail.
Boney Seweli, a COiOred man. who is q
" character Ct the town, for many years o
familiar object when the BOOSTERS ran to
FIRE or went on parade, he claiming mem
bership il that company, was also accused Of
being a common druukard. When interro-
gated as to Why he lyid around I street.
drinking Chinese gin, his coantenance ex-
pressed the greatest establishment, as he
calculated, Why, Judge. that is the only
pure stuff 1 can get. That rotgut they sell
in the saloons around town is full Of pizeu,
but China gin is the real stuff, and never
hurts any enc - He got fifty days.
The case Of George Baldwin, for bsttery,
was partially tried and continued for further
bearing until this morning.
Oven OLauchlia, arrested for disturbing
the peace, pleaded guilty. and was fined s. or
FIVE days
The case of All Ling, for misdsmesno- in
o5st-ucting the sidewalk on l street by estal-
fishing fish market th5-eupon, went over
until to-day.
John Wilson, Fred Rowlson, Hugh Riley,
Jsmes Mullen, John Dolap, James O'Neil,
Albert Brooks aud Harry Smith pleaded
guilty Of sleeping in railroad cars, and were
sentenced to ten days each in the County
Jail, with the exception of Smith, in whose
case judgment was deferred until this morn
Ing
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w. A. STEPHENSON,

(Succcessor to G. D. ALLMUNUb
SOC j STREET, SACRAMENTO, CAL,
GENT FOR WHITE, NEW HOME AND
n Duplex Crown Sewing Machines, which does
both Chain and Lock stitch and dealer in Sewing
NJ schine Supplies OF all kinds. Also, Zsphyrs and
Fancy Goods of all kinds Agent for Universal
Paper Patterns. Also, Agent for the Gibbs Turk
IN p,,r, pa,.ar,s ia7-Spu