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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-29
OREGON.
Boy Accidentally KILLED.

THE DALLEs, February 2Sth.-Johnnie
Michelbach, aged II, residing one mile from
town, while hunting with q younger brother.
was killed by the accident discharge of his
gun. He slipped in going down an embank-
ment, causing the premature discharge. The
shot took effect in the left side of the ab-
domen, resulting in almost instant death.
His brother gave tine intelligence, and gem
tleman residing near the scene of the accident
had the body conveyed home.
Democratic State Convention Murder
TrIaI-Suicide.
PORTLAND, February 2S h.-The Demo-
cratic State Central Committee met here to-
day, to make the necessary preliminariss for
the coming campaign. According to the sp-
portionment the Convention will be composed
OF 126 delegates. The Dalles, Or, is selected
as the place for holding the Convention, and
the time fixed is April 18th. Six counties
will not be represented in tho Convention.
The action Of the committee was character
lied by goodwill and harmony.
VIM. Bloxam, charged with the murder Of
Jacob Fisher, is now on trial in the State
Circuit Court. The case is attracting much
attention.
An old man named Edward Spear, living
near this city, committed suicide to-day by
shooting himself through the head with a
pistol. Ill health and dependency was the
cause. He had no relatives on the coast.
His age was GO years.
Escape OF Cattle Thieves from Jail.
PENDLEToN. February 2Sth.-A gang Ct
seven desperate cattle thieves, including the
Prescott brothers, confined here, broke jail!
this morning, by cutting out, and made their
escape upon a horses which they stole. A
Sheriff's posse have started after them.
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rushed to the scene, and through strenuous
eff ,rts the flames were subdued with but
little damage. The loss will not exceed 500.
Owing to the early hour, the scholars escaped
during the excitement and not one was in
iured. The origin of the FIRE seems as yet to
be not positively known. Some say it was
the work of an incendisry, while others think
it was accident. A thorough investigation
has been ordered by the School Board.
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PASSENGER LIsrs

cARLrs, February 2sth.-Passed here to-day, TO
arrive in Sacramento February 29th Arthur CALI
UNI, London, Eng; II. E. Younger, n. J. Cole
man, San Francisco W. 7. Lewis, Racine, Wis !;
Miss Eta Lavenson, Sacramento F. Q. Vaughan,
Richmond, Ind; W. j. Mcnamara, Butte City, Mon
tana; A. L. Black, II. I. s. Green, London, Eng. I;
John Evans, Kelton, Utah; also, . emgrants, in
Guiding 20 males, 10 arrive March list,
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Sacramento, February %. 1884.
Knows JUST WHAT HE'S TALKING
ABOUT

Our evening contemporary last night
kindly published an interview with John
Rider, which, uuintentionally, is strong evil
dence as to the necessity Of the proposed tax
of SIS. 900 for raising aud STRENGTHENING our
levees. He says: II fully agree with every
thing that Knox has said upon this subject.
When it comes to talking lsveee, his head is
level He knows more about the subject
than all these other men put together. In
fact, he knows what he is talking about"
This is what Mr.. Knox says, that MIR. Ri
der refers to: Il circumstances erer again
occurred TO produce as much mater here IN the
Sacramento and american riuers as are had IN
1862, lcith so much land since reclaimed from
the former ore1Jioio area Of the rirer, and the
rirer bed raised so much since from filling IN Of
debris, the eater apould .folU 0ver the top OF
Front street tir0 and half feet and aroutd
stand taoo feet deep in the stores along the high
graded streets. But there is no use in talking
about ii, as it ,cM only .frighten the people"
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HIGH SCHOOL TRAIsIKG

An interesting debate is going on in the
Western press on the question whether or
not the higher schools inf. pupils for the
sct:v. duties Of life. One set of debaters
assert that nigh school training does have
this effect; shat it teaches the lad "tO
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-29

yocites that it the Government can control the
manufacture Of whisky 1t can with equal success
and at less cost and with less frictiou control
its sale and distribution. There is force in the ar
gument, bu, it viii not probably have any present
effect upon the Government.
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NEVADA.
Fire In a Church Tower.

VIRGINIA, February 2Ssh.-A FIRE broke
out about l o'clock this afternoon in the bell
tower of St. Pauis Episcopal Church. The
fire started at the bottom on the inside OF the
tower, and had nearly reached the top when
it was subdued The inside of the tower was
considerably scorched, but the damage was
not great, and is fully covered by insurance.
The fire did not get inside the main church
building. The origin of the fire is not known.
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FRIENDS Of leyee improvement should remember
that they sadly handicapped for 1t viii require
two-thirds vote to secure the extra appropriation
Those desiring security rather than chances mus.
work increasingly and keep in view that they will
be obliged to have two votes for every one cast in
opposition TO the special levee appropriation.
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UTAH


Gratis.
SALT LAKE, February 2Sth.-Nothing
could exceed the surprise and indignation
with which the Democrats of Utah received
the news that John T. Caine has been as
signed place on the Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee. 1t is regarded
by them as a false personstion throughout, ss
the true Den ocrats Of Utah, who have al.
ways kept up their party organization. re-
gard with aversion and disgust Mr.. Gaines
political church, and sll of its work, and ut
terly refuse to have any utilization With him
or them
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Indian murderer Lrnched.

VICTORIA, February 2Sth.-An Indian
named Luie Santo Sam, of Sumss, was ar.
rested at Mstsqui yesterday for murder. One
hundred men are en- route from Nootssck for
the purpose of rescuing the prisoner from the
magistrate to lynch him.
LArKB-A dispatch from Matsqui states
that the Indian was lynched last nigat.
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GOOD NEws.-It is now entirely unneces-
sary to purchase any imported perfumes, as
the very best are Peck's Premium Perfumes
and Elite Bouquet. of home manufacture.
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The bridge over the Salinas river has
been replaced, and travel to Monterey was
resumed regularly on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA.
scbeoI-house Damaged by Fire.

PRxscoTT, February 2Sth.-A FIRE broke
ont in the cupols Of the public school-house
shout 8 o'clock this morning, just as the
scholars entered. Citizens Immediately
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A.. IS.
SATURDAY. EVENING, MARCH LIST,

MEETING OF SACRAMENTO LODGES OF
"A the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Of
Free Masonry. will be held
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At o'clock, in Red Mems Hall, Sixth and streets,
for business and couferring Degrees. full at
tendance is requested. Brethren having names to
propose should hand them in as soon as possible
to D.,G'I.G., J. N. YOUNG. fese-2t
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Fisch&Watson's Dancing Assembly

II AIDES AND GENTS CLASS. TUES %
H day Evenings, at 1880. Ladies', ESY
Friday Evenings, at 7:30. juvenile, Sa.ur- N lkS
day Afternoons at 2 o'clock Social every zlssAk3S
Saturday Night. Private Lessons at all hours.
First-class furnished for all occasions Jacobs
Hall, J street, bet Tenth aud Eleventh. fe20-2ptf
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A sensible Community.
Unknown Man Found Dead.

UKIAH, February 2Ssh.-The remains Of o
man were discovered 10 the mountains south
east of this place several days ago, but no
clue as to who he was can be ascertained.
The remains consisted of nothing but dried
bones, and had the appearance of having lain
there two or three years. Several articles
we're found near by, such as knife, cane,
etc., but have not been recognized by auy one
as yet. A Coroner's jury has been sum
moned
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Escape of a Murderer.

SAN BERNARDINo, February 2Sth.-Mc-
Dowell, themurdsrer, sentenced to be hanged.
escaped from the Jail last night by saving off
a portion of the lock on one of the Jail doors.
It is thought he is still in town, and every
effort will be made to capture him. Five
hundred dollars reward ia offered by Sheriff
Dprbbart
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MARYsvILLE, February 2Sth.-At Browns
Valley last evening shooting ARRAY occurred
between John A. Hall and John Perkins,.
The latter was shot through the neck and
arm, and is in critical condition. Hall was
uninjured. Each of the parties fred three
shots. The quarrel grew out of an old feud.
Hall IS lawyer. At last accounts hs was
still at large,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-23
CALDWE ELL.

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-23
TO A BORROWING MOTHER.
BY ERNEST H. BROss.

On loving, toiling hearts below,
Alas, what bitter trials fall
How freely In LIES goblet now
The NORWOOD and the gall
But ever near US, while we hear
A suffering loved ones parting breath,
A heavenly whisper seems to cheer
ssHavs fAith-there Is no death!'
An angel from celestial Bowers
Removes the things we most do prize;
He plucks our fxirest, sweetess flowers
To bloom In Paradise.
The sweet young voice which mother-lovs
Had fondly hoped to keep her own,
eings now = sweeter song above,
Around the great white throne.
oh hours and days and years gone by
What memories, sad but sweet, ye stiri
t'The child shall never come to me,
But shall go to her,"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

after that was going to drink nothing
but wine. I thanked the old gentle.
man time and time again for intro.
ducing mo to 8 drink SO delightful,
and / thought what fools men were
to toll In discomfort when they could
drink vine and DO happy. After i
while the pleasurable feelings left me
and were supplanted BY sickening SEN
sations. My head swan SO that I
could scarcely Q anything. While I
was in this condition the boat reached
my landing. I saw a hack, heard half
familiar voices, and then / saw a face
CHASTITY pale. ] was whirled away in
the hack, and saw the CHASTITY fac
again and heard groans Of despair. In
the night, some one tried to arouse me,
but in vain. AT morning / awoke
with q feverish thirst, and In that hor-
TOR and shame-that feeling which
conyinces Q man of his unworthiness
to live, / crept out Of bed and stole
down stairs. I could not go into
mothers room. / could not bear to
see the face that 7 had made CHASTITY
I went to the well to cool my burning
brow. There met one OF the serv
ants. an old negro who had romped
with me on his shoulders when I was
q boy. The old man did not look at
me when / approached, and turning
him ! said: "Uncle ALI, don't treat
me this way. know / ought TO die,
but / hope to make you all forget this.
Tears Were streaming down his face.
Turning and pointing to the house he
said In q voice Of trembling emotion:
Mars John, Mars John, may de Lawd
yerr I waited for no more. A
terrible dread had seized me. 1 ran to
he house and hurried into mothers
room. Great Godl she lay there dead.
I kissed her CHASTITY face and cried
aloud in my anguish. The room
swan before me and / fell insensibie
floor. When ] regained con-
old ALI was sitting by the
bedside. The ghastly face had gone
INTO the ground. bnt I saw il still.
cursed q fate that had not sent me
nome in a coffin, and even now after
long years. / wish that / had been
taken home dead. @Now, young man,
Vou may drink your wine.'
MOI my God, nor he exclaimed
throwing the wine from the window
7 am going home to see my mother
md press the YARN red lips Of life.
Thank God. that you have saved her
from ghastliness. -Arkansaw
ITdCezEeT,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

tinued the explosive enthusiast, sis q
fine art. I have been Unidentified with
the powder interest for twenty-five
years, and I have observed that it is
associated with only the best and high
est types of civilization. Second-rate
nations cannot manufacture it success
fully. Scientific and mechanical ability
Of q high order is required in making
first-class gunpoWder. The same is
true of firearms. The Chinese were
the first to use gunpoWder generally,
and they still make and use it extern
sively; but Chinese powder is very
crude compared with that Of American
or even English manufacture.
"Gunpowder and the finest quality
Of blasting powder are made of three
parts Of saltpetre, and one part of char
coal and birthstone Of equal quantities.
In the cheaper grades of blasting pow
der, nitrate Of soda is substituted for
saltpetre. The largest beds of salt
petre are in Hindustan, and for a long
time the English had complete control
over the saltpetre market. The princi-
pal deposits Of nitrate Of soda are in
Chilli. near the boundaries of Peru.
Some years ago an experimenting
American discovered that when nitrate
Of soda, which is obtained for less than
. cent q pound in Chill, is mixed with
muriate of potash, which is procured
at a nominal expense in Germany the re-
sui is a complete change of their bases.
and the products are nitrate of potash,
or saltpetre, and muriate of soda, or
common salt. Through this happy
discovery, two products, each many
times more valuable. than the original
materials, were secured, and the British
monopoly with IFS exorbitant prices
was broken. The essential ingredient
Of g%unpoWder, as OF nitro-glycerine and
Of several other explosives, is nitric
acid.-NeD York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
LADIES
Dussaias I'm sseYrlaany.

busting is q perfect mania in Ger
many; a room is dustetl two or three
times a day, even when no particle OF
dust can be seen, and the German
housewife prides herself on her exact
ness or accuracy, as they call it there,
in all her household duties. Every
housemaid is provided with a collec-
ton of brushes-long, short, round,
fiat, etc,-that she may every day
brush out every crack and crevice in
the furniture.-sk. Louis Globe-Deno
c,at.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
Picturesque Scenes

In an article on Southern California
scenes, printed in the Century. Helen
Hunt draws this vivid picture of dane
ing at Los Angeles, In old times aThe
Californian fought as impetuously fol-
his old way Of dancing as for his polit-
ical allegiance. There are comical ira
ditions Of the mems determination
never to wear long trousers to dances:
nor to permit dances to be held In
houses or halls, it having been the
practice always 20 give them in out
door booths or bowers with lattice
work walls Of sycamore poles dashed
together by thongs De rawhide.
Outside these booths the men sat On
their horses looking ia at the dancing.
which was chiefly done BY the women.
An old man standing in the center Of
the Enclosure directed the dances.
Stopping II front BIZ the girl whom be-
wished to have join the set. BE capped
his hands, She then rose and took her
place on the door; If she could not
dance, Or wished to decline she made q
low bow and resumed her seat.
TO look In On all this was great
sport. Sometimes, unable to resist the
spell, q man would fling himself OF his
horse, dash into the Enclosure. seize q
girl By the waist. whirl around with
her through enc dance, then ont again
and into the saddle where he sat,
proudly aware of his vantage. When
II 1921, the church Issued an edict
against that seseandalosisima' dance,
The waltz. declaring that whoever dared
ID dance il should be exconnauncaied.
tie merry sinners Waited oh only the
and faster. and laughedin their
faces. And when the advo-
Gates Of d~ecorunl. good order, and In
door dancing. gave their first bail In
i public hau IN los Angeles, the same
merry outdoor party broke avery win
DOW and door IL the building and put
] stop 70 the ~festivity. They persisted
d taking this same summary ven
eanes on occasion after occasion. Uni
ia anally, any person wishing to give
! ball III his oWn house was forced 10
Surround the house by q Gordon of po-
lee To protect ik
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
4 Substitute for Matches.

Countless accidents, as everyone
knows, arise from the use of matches
10 obtain light without employing
them, so without the danger OF setting
things on fire. an ingenious contriyance
is now used by the watchmen of Paris
in all magazines where explosive or in
dammahle materials are kept. Any
mi may easily make q trial Of ii.
Take an oblong vial Of the whitest and
clearest glass, and put into it q piece Of
phosphorus about the size Of a pea
Pour some olive oil heated to the boil.
ing point upon the phosphorus; fill the
phial about one-third full, and then
cork it tightly. 70 use this novel
light, remove the cork, allow the air
to enter the phia1 and then reeork it.
The empty space in the phial will be
become luminous and the light obtain
ed will be equal to that OF a lamp
When the light grows dim its. powers
can be increased by taking out the
cork and allowing a fresh supply of air
to enter the phial. In winter it is
sometimes necessary to heat the phial
between the hands ia order to increase
the fiuidity Of the oil. The apparatus
thus prepared may be used for six
months.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
RebMked.

tM&Z 8EH4@EE5
q great many communities are, no
douot, aiiilcted with the gadding news
nongel' whose cnlel recreation y 20
~eircuiate ta1tie ana gossip, and who
generaly mixes q good deal OF false
nood Win q mere gram OF truth, and
doles Y GU as something positive and
- pe rened On. one OF TINS tribecall-
eo on 9 New aork banker the other
nay, ano SOTO speaking ABOUT a com
pesl1oI OF ms
9 know, sad the garruious
sasi.of, nov mucniost Dy the
Iahure o.
NOW much was 1T inquired the
banker.
ny, Sz1o.O0of
Gan Inas De posslDies Are you
sure
"on, yes. ! kasos0 y.
Nny, ! hadn't supposedis was any
.ning ! SO large 9 sum as that. How
did 9 ma e out
III Ina ! = tell you, put Y y
%; ! Q . facts; you can rely upon
saeIn, ! understand what ! am about
every .lne, you can bet.
y, now MI. - you say
Ky SNOW aai aDOus TINS; Just zee me
-. " ~ iacss.and : were
isaio1 clsalsofs y Ina case w. en-
plossa 11e same laWyer, ana made
.ola.l1ol 'auSe' poonng our CLAIMS. y
''as peeh 81 nnlsneo up the money
psia anu .ns closed. and
loses aess ne Soo,ooo Don't ou
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

The greatest value of corn cobs as q
fertilizer consists IN tho considerable
percentage of potash which they con
tain. But for the Hfieaulty III cutting
them they would prove valuable on
most sandy soil. II piled in heaps ax-
posed 70 rain they via rot down during
the summer; bnt Il ploWed under ii
the spring unless insa wet season, they
will often BE- 1882 up unchanged IN
the faIl.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
women IN me nlue class Region.

As to women says Petroleum mas
By. the KentucHian carries his deyo-
ton 20 D point that Is delightful. ii
II Is absurd. He loves 4 fine woman
with a love that Il half reverence.
He does not love her as lion does the
lamb, to eat her. but with an aeknowl-
edgement that she il the superior
being. that she was created 10 ba loved
and cherished. and all that sort Of
thing. and to love and cherish Is not
only q pleasure, but the highest duty.
This comes from the fact that Ken
lucky has 4 style f women to be found
nowhere else. Physically splendid.
they are exceedingly wen endowed
mentally. and the peculiar feeling Of
the Kentucky gentlemen for them
makes them better than they would
otherwise BE- They r~eciprocate
tho feeling. They strive ID be.
worthy the alteration bestowed On
them. They quite understand that no
mar will long worship a sham, even in
pesslcoats, and So they do what il in
am 10 be worth, individually, ths
consideration ths Kentuckian feels
bound to accord them collectively.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
The Coase-G ssard.


70 yop Wonder what ! am seeing
YsHa m. s. . co,da,, -
wa J s,,n,,ss. g. $3.50
Isaa arar 8 ha.,a-L
r. H. e . 49,
Az -. ~ 4..al
WAYS
N 80
And up and down in the darkness.
49,
p-.eas~asNI-
Al s.ssaSs5
49, .ha.haS~se-lr1
&c &
= 4 1A4t
No mater what stcrrna re raging,
No matter how Wild t1e Might,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
opELOUsAs FEMALE rNsr,p,r.
Opetousas. st. Landsy Parish d

opetousas. 81. Landry Parish. IL
YtHIS Institution will resume dpt;a. -
L day, September Sd, 1883, under ~ a:s Y
mediate supervision of Mrs. M. M s pa Va
Inc Mrs. M. A. Davis, with connaian Iayss
sistants The scholastic year conS;asa e =
forty weeks. sOAA1ssa @
q OF TUITION;
Preparatory Department, Der month - &
Music, with use of piano, s ~
Boarding, including washing. ,;ebfs ara IVY
Embro;dorv I6ol
drawing, each, extra, I'm.
Aee' l.01
The government of this school IL ss,iot l..
parental; no hard tasks or restricfione -
imposed, but every student must comoIv u;is
the rules, and must prepare up to tha mess
ure of her ability, the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode Of ins4rue.
ton are to train the mind to habits Of eorrast
thinking and thorough investigation. M
student will be allowed to enter higher class-
es without thorough preparation. pagenis
and guardians may rest assured that fIa
manners, health and morals Of their ceiIdsaa
and wards shall receive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless in easa
OF protracted illness. The location Al tEe
town is healthful and easy of aec. q. TSs
boarding department is under the immeai.
ate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Boarders WiII ~.
vide themselves with blankets and towels.
For particulars address
MRS. NJ. N. HAYES.
july 28'S3-nov 27T9 Principal.