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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
OREGON.
Weather-PersOnaI- Work.

Weather-PersOnal-R Work.
PORTLAND, February 21st.-The weather
is warm and cloudy, and all spprehensions of
a flood have passed.
C. FL. Prescott, Vice-President and Man
ager of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company, left New York for Portland tc-
dsy. He has been absent six weeks for the
benefit of his health.
The timbered and completed portion Of the
Siskiyou tunnel for the Oregon and Cslifor-
MIA Railway extension at both ends aggre.
gates l. S41 feet, leaving about 1000 feet to
excavate. Work on this tunnel has been en-
tirely suspended, for some reason, but the
suspension is said to be only temporary,
February 18th is the date fixed to begin run
ming through passenger trains between Port
land and Phonix, the present terminus Of the
road. A large depot will soon be completed
at Phoenix.
The Murray Murder e-Chinaman
Burned-Fatai snowsIide.
PORTLAND, February 2lst.-The case of J.
w. Murray, the assassin, was submitted to
the jury this evening. Nine days have been
consumed in this trial. Few cases ever tried
in this State attracted 30 much attention.
The sole ground Of the defense was emotional
insanity.
Yesterday, near Oysterville, Yaquima Bay.
other Celestial thought to be fatally burned.
The Cinnamon both belonged to a gang of
railroad graders, and were sleeping in little
cabin. During the night fire caught in the
bed in some way, burniug one to death. The
other managed to crawl from the burning hut,
but not until he WAS horribly burned.
A man named Charles Goodrich. living
some distance above Dayton, w. T., was
caught yesterday under suowslide and in
stantly killed His body was recovered after
much trouble.
Republican state Central Committee.
PORTLAND, February 21st.-To-dsy the
Republican State Central Committee of Ore
gon convened here. After considerable dis
cussion, the committee selected Portland as
the place for holding the Convention, and
fixed the time April 30th. The State Con.
vention will be composed of nearly 200 dele
gates, the largest number ever allowed in q
similar body in the political history of the
State. The action to-day was characterized
by good feeling and harmony. The Repub.
licans express a strong hope of carrying Ore
gop, both at the State election In June and
the Presidential contest mex. fall, by large
majority.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
PASSENGERS LISTS.

WELLS Ney.) February 2lst.-Left here to-day,
to arrive in Sacramento tomorrow: S. r Meyer,
E Stahlknecht aud wife, II. Meyer, F. Toplitz. San
Francisco W. Butler, Boston J. G. Williams,
Idaho B. L. Bliss, wife and two children, Carson,
New; Miss N. Todhunter, Sacramento G. Il. Mer-
ritt, wife and two children, Boston Mrs. L. G.
Carson and two children, Indiana G. c. Wild, New
York; H. Newman, San Francisco S. J. Griffin,
Ogden Mrs. Il. L. Evans Bradford, III; D.
Leavitt's European Speciality Company of twenty
four persons also, 16 emigrants, including l.
males, to arrive in sacramento tomorrow.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
ARIZONA.
Imprisonrnent ror Lie.

TOMBSTONE, February 21st.-John Heitb,
convicted of murder in the second degree for
completely in the Bisbee murders, was sen
fenced by Judge Pinney this morning to i'm.
prisonment for lie in the Territorial Prison.
Tine prisoner received his sentence with the
same composure that has marked his de-
meaGor since his arrest.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

1t makes no difference to the an,-railroad howl
ing press that the Central Pacific and other leading
railroad companies deny any connection with the
Shareholders Association, which so alarms the
msniaca press. That class of journals has certain
selfish end in view, and do no, permit the truth 70
check them
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
Department Two-McFARLAND, Judge.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


February 2l-Powell S. Lawson to Milo A. Burke
Lot Z, o and P, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
February 20-Mary Nichols to Robert Wood ct al.
ALI of grantor's interest in the Sheldon or Ono
chumnes grant.
February 21-Edward Cadwalader to Samuel S.
Blue East half Of lot 5, L and NJ, Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

GbADsroSE's Egyptian policy being sustained by
the Commons it is now in order to ask again, what
isit2 Our reply and belief IS to extend protector
ate over Egypt and maintain it and to let the Sou
don provinces go. That is to say, TO watch them,
but otherwise to make them independent, and then
England will endeayor to wash its hands clean from
the stain Of the slave trade. Either this, or the
recognition Of FL Mahdi and the slave dealers. is
trick to lure them into temporary inactivity.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

Those citizens who fear that if the SAC, 900 for
levee improvement is applied, some work will be
done on lcvees below street, should disabuse
themselves Of that idea. The specifications to be
voted on define the exact places where work shall be
done Besides, no one dreams of expanding me ey
TO protect outside lands
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
SUPERIOR COURT.
DEPARTMENT OSB-ARMsrRoSe, Judg

DEPARTMENT OSB-ARMsrRoSe, Judge.
THURSDAY, February q, 1884
Ordered that all jurors who are not on this panel
be excused until February Goth at 10 AN.
People VS.. Mock Soon, murder-Contiuued until
Tuesday, February 10Th, at 10 A. NJ.
People vs. An Yung, assault to murder-Jury re-
turn verdict Of not guilty.
DEPARTMENT Two-McFARLAND, Judge.
THURSDAY, February 81, 1884
Albert Weber vs.. Mary webber-fried and SUBJ
mitted.
People vs. H. NJ La Rue ct al.-Cause tried and
at 10 A. NJ
Miranda r. Tsron VS.. J. L. Huntoon, administrator
Ordered that the of plaintiff to the cross
complaint Of J. L. Huntoon stand as the answer to
the cross-complaint OF D. d. and n. L. Billings.
Case on trial.
Jane Croweil VS.. Clara L. Brown-Demurrer over
ruled, and defendant allowed twenty days to an
swer Notice waived.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

THs yellow fever has again appeared in northern
Mexico VIII the authorities sit idly by and see it
imported into California, as win be done, if com
muricaton is not cut of, as it should be-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

GOOD NEws.-It is now entirely unneces-
ssry to purchase any imported perfumes, as
the very best are Peck's Premium Perfumes
ard Elite Bouquet. of home manufacture.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

The only Life Insurance Company transactipg
business in the United States whose stockholders
are by law made responsible for all debts Of the
poratiOn and whose Directors responsible for the
acts Of officers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

Since January lst about 10000 grape
vines have baen set out in the vicinity OF
Gfidlsy, and still the work goes bravely on.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

Tus man who makes up his mind not to hear testi-
mony viii never be convinced.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
The Executive Committee of the Gran

The Executive Committee of the Grand
Charity Entertainment, at their final meeting desire
TO return thanks 10 the Stale Agricultural Society
for the free of Pavilion to James McNasser and
W. p. Coleman for use of meeting rooms; to c. p.
r. r. and steamer San Joaquin for use of benches
and headlights; to II s. Croker & Co., Biyett &
Schaiden, Lewis Johnston, II. A. Weaver and
Schmidt & Wiemeyer, for free printing; 10 d. o.
Mills Co., California State Bank, Weinstock Luz
bin and DR.. Harvey for cash donations to Miss
Morse and the active Turner'S for valuable services
TO Native Sons OF the Golden West for wreath Of
evergreens 10 Scott Muir for gas attendants to
Telegraph Mill for lumber to Locke & Lavensen
for cloth; to j. 0chsner, for barrels; to f. NJ.
Leitch, A. Logan, VIM. Mclaughlin and Thos.
Dwyer for free dcsyage to all the Lady Managers
and heads of the booths and 10 all others who lent
aid and assistance in any way to make the entertain
ment success in spite OF the weather.
R. BALE, President
G. NJ PRODGER, Secretary. fe22.lt+
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

ANNUITY BONDS, secured By depssit in
the Office OF the Treasurer Of state OF Cal
ifornta, for sale upon favorable terms.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CURE and comfort center in st. Jacobs Oil,
the great pain relieving and healing remedy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

THoS. FOX, Manager Sacramento Department.
Competent, Reliable Agents Wanted.
feIS-3tMXF
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22

HoOdlums disturb the church people at
Butte,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
PACIFIC SLOPE.
CALIFORNIA.

lsrsoIA1 DISPATCHES 20 rur arooaD.umos.l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
Some Famous Fat Men.

History repeats itself; even in the oc-
cas- onal decease of gentlemen of such
corpulence that serious difficulties arise
about their interment The respectable
person, weighing thirty stone. who was
buried in Shifnal. in Shropshire. last
week. and whose coffin il took ten men
to lift, hal his peer in Mr.. William
Lewis. a Welsh Squire of the last cent
ury. who departed this life at Beau
mars on the 3Oth of November, 1893,
in the act of raising a quart pot of ale
to his lips. Mr.. Lewis was reckOned to
weigh about forty stones. and it was
calculated that in the course of his ex-
istence he had imbibed a quantity of
malt liquor sufficient to Iloat seventy
four. Being man of methodical habits,
he had made il 4 regular practice to
read a portion Of the Bible i'm the morn
ing and to drink eight gallons of ale in
the evening. 1t was found necessary
to construct a machine in the form of 8
crane in order 10 lift his body from the
parlor in which he expired to a car
riage: the machine be ne Immediately
removed and again set up in the church.
yard to let the coffin down into the
grave. Even Lewis attained not to the
proportions of Daniel Lambert, prob
ably the latest man on record, who
weighed tifty-two stone eleven pounds
at the time of his death, which occurred
before he had completed his for:ieth
year. Excessive obesity does not.
however. seem to be absolutely incom-
patible with longevity; witness a Mr..
James Mansfield, who died in 1856, at
the age of fifty-two. weighing thirty
four stone.-S. James Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

The complaint that Mr.. Willard was
too big a man to understand the details
of railroad management, and that he
really never knew anything of q. r.,
outside of making mortgages, brings to
mind the case of an Ohio road. 1t had
President after President, and each one
cooked his feet on the Office desk and let
her rip. She had ripped until the
directors finally got together and decided
that the right man must be found pretty
soon or the road must go to the wall.
They were consulting in a room looking
out into the passenger depot. A train
came in eighteen minutes behind time,
and the train-dispa. cher booted the
conductor out of on. door. fired the en-
gineer out OF another. and run the fire.
man under freight trair. He then
backed the train out. and was coming
back from the yards. when the directors
met him and one of them asked:
MIR. Thomas, can you accept the
Presidency of this roada''
.'Wait minute" was the reply: and
the man shunted three cars. cuffed q
switchman. drove two loafers out of the
yard. and returned and said
why, yes, | suppose so; and the
first thing ! shall do is to tire you all out
g here. Don't let me see you around
here again for six months.
In a year the road was paying divi-
dend. Wall Street Neus.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
The Champion Snake Story.

As snake-stories are in order, send
you the following. which clipped from
a Western paper some time ago: The
writer tells how he was blasting with
gunpowder some large and tough ,ogs.
From one of the logs thus split up
crawied an enormous serpent, which
was easily killed. The man who tells
the story continues from this point as
follows: ION stretching it out 1 found
it to be thirty-one feet two inches in
length, and the thickest part of its body
measured twenty-nine inches in circum-
ference. 1t was a different species of
serpent from any l had ever seen be-
fore Its tail was armed with sharp
pointed and curved horn: its body was
yariegated with alternate brown and
dirty yellow stripes, and on close exam
nation discovered that it had been to-
tally blind, its eyes seemed to have
turned into a reiiectiOnless, hard. bone.
like substance. This explained its I'M
decided, hesitating movements when it
first came from the log. A strange
crease appeared about the neck just at
the back of the head, which l found to
oe caused by stout thong of leather.
about which the flesh of the serpent
had grown until 1t had sunk almost out
of view. Cutting the thong and re-
moving it. found attached to its under
side copper plate. which vas hereto
fore hidden by the body of the snake,
and on one side of it was scratched: I'D.
Foone. April l., l776." split the log
in two, and near the lower end of tn
hollow found where there had once
been an opening, but long years ago it
had been closed up with q plug made
Of oak wood. about ami over which the
maple had grown until it was almost
concealed. The dead appearance of
the small portion visible of the oak plug
was all that called my attention to its
existence. My theory of the matter is
this: Daniel Boone. many years ago. on
the date recorded on this piece of cop
per. caught the snake, then young and
small. fastened the copper plate about
us neck, aud imprisoned it in the hol
low of the Tree by means of the oak
plug, where his snakeship had remained
until the day delivered him to free air
and sunlight agan.-C0r. ROcheste,
Post. Err r2sS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
THE WITCH'S RING.
A Mldsisht Adventure i'm q New England


Mld"isht Adventure in q New England
Graveyard.
A very curious, sleepy old village is
Adl;ngtune. Half century behind the
rest of the world, it still sits between
the green hills of an Eastern State, with
its elbows ON its knees and its chin
In its hands, musing on by-gone days,
when old King George held the
land under his sway. and when, as its
old folk sagely remark, things were not
rs they are now. There are great
many old people in Adlingtune-in fact
very few die Young there. The atmos-
phere Is SO dreamy and peaceful that
excitement cannot exist, and the wear
and tear of the busy world is unknown,
or at most only huns family over the
hills, like the buzzing of fly on a sunny
pane on summer day. And so thew
still sit in their chimney-corners from
year to year, and muse, and dose, and
dream. until they dream their lives away
and take their iinal sleep. 1t was to an
old crone of this description that was
indebted for my adventure.
In the course of nv idle ramblinos
about the village CHANGED one day to
peer over crumbling wall and discov-
cred an old, disused burial ground.
The brown slabs were broken, PROSTATE
and scattered, with only here and there
forlorn unsteady stone standing wea-
rily and waiting for the time to come
when it, too, might fall down and rest
with the sleepers beneath. Scrambling
over the low wall stopped about among
the grass, pushing away the tangled
masses of vines and leaves from
the faces of slabs that might read the
inscriptions there. But the suns
and storms Of over one hundred years
had obliterated nearly all the letters,
SO that only portions of names and
dates remained. Finally, down in q
deep corner of the Enclosure, where the
weeds grew densest and the shade was
darkest, found an oil stone which,
leaning forward, had protected its face
from the storms, and ON this stone l
read the words:
BARBARA Cornwall.
BoRN 1910. DIED l.5. AGE. Sixty YEARS.
Hdcfng been tIrfHEy erecuted for the practice
Of tcitchcraft.
My curiosity was at once aroused.
| inquired of several persons as to the
history of this woman, but without sue
cess for . time. Finally. however, /
found an old woman, who told me the
history Of Barbara Cornwall, as it had
been handed down BY her ancestors:
Living in an old stone house at the
edge OF the village, she was rarely seen
Tor no one ever crossed her threshold
save when she was occasionally met by
heightened party of children id!ing
away summers afternoons holiday
the woods. when she would scowl
q pass away, STOPPING along over the
ids' gathering herbs with which to
ew her mighty potions. No one
er lntertered with her, however, un-
SD year cape to Adlingtune.
An epidemic hxoke out and ragged
- fny ~ 5Athing could with
s.. t teES to mutter that
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
Eminent Testimony.
IN. Y. Witness, Aug. Is, 1SsO.l

IN 7. Witness, Aug. ID, locul
az find that in addition to the pure spirits
contained in their composition, they contain
he extracts of hops and other weiiknowh
and highly approved medicinal roots, caves
and tinetures in quantities sufficient 10 rem
der the article what the makers claim IL 10
be, to wit, medicinal preparation ana nov
a beyerage-unfit and unsafe to De useo eN-
cept as medicine: ,,.
WAS attested under Oath-I ind
that in every wine glassful of Hop Bifters,
the active medicinal properties aside from
the distilled spirits are equal to fuli doso
for an adult, which fact, in my opinion,
subjects it to an internal revenue tax as .
medicinal bitter"
Gprry II. RAIN. e. S. Com. In. Rev.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
Hardened Liver.

Five years ago 1 broke down with kidney
and liver complaint and rheumatism. SINCE
then have been unable TO be about at all.
NV liver became hard like wood; my limos
were pulled up and filled with water. All
the best physicians agreed that notnins
could cure me. / resolved to try Hop bit
tiers: have used seven bottles; the hal
ness has all gone from my liver, the s"ehnls
from my limbs, and it has worked iniIacle
in INV case: otherwise l would have beeu
now in my grave. -.
]. w. MoREY, Buffalo, Oct. 1, 81.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

Rev. j. G. Wood possessed for four
years large lump OF dry Nile mud.
hole in one of its sides showing that
a mudfish was within it. The other day
he carefully cut the lump open. and
found the inhabitant in good condi-
ton, doubled up, with its tail over its
head, just rs whom it went in TO sleep
more than twenty years ago. = HarPer's
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

Some farmers adhere, even against the
full light of fact and discovery, to the old
fashioned folly of coloring butter with car
rots, annatto, and .erior subs ances, not.
outstanding the splendid record made by
the Improved Butter Color, prepared by
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burinsto VT.
At scores of the best agricultural Fairs it
has received the highest award over all
competitors.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

From the annual statement filed with the
Auditor of Iowa, we note that the Burling-
ton Insurance Company had very pros
porous year in 1888, its gross income being
over . quarter of q million dollars, the
largest cash income of any Iowa company.
The Burlington has not a dollar Of unpaid
losses or losses in litigation on its books
q highly creditable feature and one that
has characterized this staunch old COM
pany for many years. The Burlington Of
fers more certain indemnity 20 the insur-
ing public than any other company, as its
ratio Of assets to liabilities is more than
double that of any other company.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

I cHEERTULLY ADD my testimony to the
value Of Eiy's Cream Balm as q specific in
seriously debilitated with Catarrh for the
past eight years, having tried Intellectually
other medicines and several speciality doc
tors iDBoston. She improved at once under
this discovery. and has gained her health
and hearing, which had been considered
incurable. RoBKRf W. MERRILL, Score
ts1 Of the Phonix 1anufsct1ring c.,
og00d Haven. Nich
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

HAVE seen remarkable results from use
of Swift's Specific on "a cancer. A young
man near here has been afflict ID five years
with the most angry looking eating cancer
bottle made wonderful change, and after
five bottles were taken, he is nearly or
quite well. 1t is truly wonderful.
NJ. +. CRUNLEY, NJ. D., Oglethorpe, Ga.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
AND SERVANTS N,Mkn
No Marks.

Mr.. T. NJ. Casad, editor Of the Corydon
Qa.) Times, writes that his little girl
burned her foot severely on a stove. One
application of st. Jacobs Oil, the great
pain-reliever, cured it completely, leaving
no marks. BY two applications of St.
Jacobs Oil he cured him self Of torturing
pain in the side.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
Poverty and Suffering.

"Iwas dragged down with debt, poverty ana
sufYering for years caused by a sick family and
Iaroe hi Ia for doctoring. was completely
discouraged, until one year ago. by the ADVICE
of NV pastor commenced using HOP Bittefs,
Of us have seen sick day since, and want 10
saw to all poor men, you can keep your lSInF
lies we'll year with Hop Bitters for less tnaD
one doctor visit will cost; know II
o A WORKINGNAN.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

Mr.. Isaac c. CHAPMAN, Druggist, New
burg, n. Y, writes us: II have sold sew
eral gross of DIR. WILLIAM Halls BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS. eau say of it what can
not say of any other medicine. l have
never heard customer speak of it but to
praise IL. / have II commended it in great
many cases of Whooping Cough, with the
happiest effects. always have a bottle in
the medicine closet ready for use."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
The s. MayfloMer's" Passengers.

The Ho,ton transcript! says this is a
true list of the male passengers who
landed at Plymouth three hundred and
sixty-three years ago from the May
flower They were alphabetically ar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
ro CORRESPONDENCE.

All communications for this paper should b
accompanied by the name of the author, not
necessarily for publication, but a. evidence Of
GOOD faith ON the part of the writer. Write
Snlyon one sideof the paper. Be particularly
careful, in giving names and dates. to have al
letters or figures plain aud distinct
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
,.A.,-..e. and Excesses.

Whether over-eatipg or drinking are made
harmless by using Hop Bitters freely, giving
elegant appetite and enjoyment by using
them before and removing all dizziness,
Mains and distress afterwards, leaving the
head clear, nerves steady, and all the feel
ings buoyant, elastic and more happy tnan
before. The pleasing effects Of Christian
or sumptuous dinner continuing days aiter'
wartis
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15

cured her youngest hopeful Of smok ng by
the laying on of hands.-Burlington
H1lrEeyp
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
A Messenyer or Health.

Sent free to sufferers from nervous,
chronic and blood diseases, brain and heart
affections, nervous debility, etc. 1t tells of
wonderful cures effected by DIR. Scott's Coca,
Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus. Sold by
druggists; S.. DIR. Scott, Kansas City, Mo.