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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

The dime novel has done It's perfect work In this
city Yesterday The police discovered the existence
IN the heart of the capital or secret band OF 1--we
nile criminals, with oaths, laws, grips. ETC. the
OBJECT Of the gang being rbhery OF all sorts These
precious youngsters called themselves the Sons OF
best, and II IS 70 De hoped that they will now have
an opportunity 20 take quite d protraeted rest at
he public expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

The Evening star has a regular. permanent
bona hde daily circulation mere than treble
that Of any other daily paper published in
Washington. and eannI 10 that Of nil the
other daily papers here added together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

The British are thorough-goiny people, even in
their faults Thus. when an English firm really
sets out 10 break, 1t can usually make a worse fail
ure OF IL than even the harum-sCarum Americans
Yesterday, for Instance. OF the leading broker
houses OF London shut up shop with liabilities
amounting 10 four million dollars and no assets at
all We trust the craze for everything English viii
not lead our New YORK brokers' quite so far as that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01
FOR RENT HOUSES.

NOR RENT-BRICK HOUSE. llIs sTH STREET
II Northwest Continuing IL rooms modern improve
ments. newly repaired: $50 per month: sey nexi
door. feSl
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ATTORNEYS.

IrRANCIS TOUNEY
Z ArToRNEV-AT-LAW
GUNToN BUILDING.
tal4-1m 412 Louisiana avenue
rHAS ]. GOOCH. SOLICITOR OF PATENTS
NCOunsellor IT Law ard Expert. IT Cloud Build NJ
9Th sad streets Good work, good relIccs
ate CHARGES All
4 GOODRICH ATTORNEY AT-I.AW l24 Or Ar
As born street, Chicago. AlyIcy tree. Ei-it,en
years experience. business 1ue,ly and Iealiy
acted.
cAMUEL H WAIVER
y U. >. CoMNIssIUNER. NOTARY BUBLIC AND
AiIUkNfl FOX RENTS.
w. toO la. ave. next to City Pc
N Ii. MILLER. ATTORNEY ALLAN.
I've ROolils - and EUnuon Inv Building
A. Louisiana avenue.
Residence. aih North Capitol street. ruh9l
III A. HALL.
IL Justice Of the rpace and Notary Publ.
SIC II street northwest
IA Warner Bun tiIL.,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

a good sweeping local rain, that would clean the
street, without raising the river would be bless
Ing Just now Whatever the cause, many OF the
Streets are awfully dirty.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures

ItOR RENT-A GRAND PIANO APPLY l724 F
4 street northwest. febl-2ts
TtOkRENT-THIRD FLOOR. 623 G STREET NORTH
i west. % eet by 30: suitable for hall or oarpeuter
snop; good light. Apply to THOS Il HARDING. 2l5 G
street northwest. a26-2w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

Parties owning ground In the territory covered
by tie so-calied Bodsett claim VIII lot probably
lose any Sleep through fear Of having Their property
taken from them. The ci..iIn seems to be alto
getaer visionary and worthless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

Tor RENT-A FINE, LARGE STORE N THE
most central part of the city half square north OF
Pa ave. W.. suitable for musical wareroom any
rets or wholesale business Address Box Is Star office
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scHooL or ELocUIIoN ANp

lNGIlSH LANGUAGE.
"Gi - Street Northwest
NRS u. : EEA ms HART. Prfncir.,
cure Of Sanln"ris'ya speciality Methods
r. nn mt i'l pil, ~iTlanS Class and 1rlvare IN
st tICIi ay a. ,NyLlg Childreos' class safrlflavs
~ th3 i1'- GS sin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

The Brooklyn bridge comes into popular use in
fogsy Gather when The public do not care to risk
crossing the i.y"r % the ferry boats. In clear
weather thu bridge Is comparatively deserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01

IL Souvenirs above for this week only Orders
by mail received after Saturday February ID will be
filled at regular prices. not Souvenir prices.
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JrOR RENT OR SALE-ATTENTION Is CALLED
20 two OF the most complete. thoroughly built
houses in the city. now being finished street. south
side between lIth and 18th just of Dupont Circle
81 sixteen rooms suitable tor entertaining viii sell
Si6ho or rent tor 81 200 year One eleven rooms
Will II for Sll coo rent :or $500 year Apply
". H. SLACK. ia 18th street iaf
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FOR RENT-STORES

ErOR RENT-STORE 427 TENTH STREET NORTH
Il west, with fine cellar Price. So 50 per month
sWORMSTEDT l. BRADLEY.
1apS.Gt str
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
TALMAGE AND THEATERS.


Now and then Rev DIR. Talmagc SAYS
something from the pulpit that the secular
world can seize upon with satisfaction,
without being involved in a religious con-
troyersv. For instance, this rather &C
ceutricclergyman delivered recent caustic
discourse upon the modern theater, in
which he INDUCED in hyperbolc to the
usual extent that characterize, his sermons.
But the dead-cvcl truth he spoke strug-
glcd up through his dramatic utteranccs.
Thus he took firm ground, when he de-
clared that the thcatcrs are not improving
in "high moral Tone He had the sense
not To make q sweeping assault upon actors
and actresses He probably realized that
they are what the world makes them
that they really reflect the tastes of society
which Is responsible for them But he
appealed TO the secular pres, to support his
view. If that pres Is honest with ITSELF, it
will do 50. 1t cannot bear truthful tcsti-
mony tothc contrary There is no journal
Isl of any considerable experience or OBJ
seryation who docs not know that when
the real good is SKINNED of Of the modern
drama, the product is very light and the re-
siduum mainly vicious, or at least worthless
The great majority Of the plays produced
in the theatcrs Of to-day would not be fit
tales for the family circle. Mr.. Talmagc
puts an outside witness upon the stand
that is unimpeachable-the pictorial and
display poster advertising of the play
houses They are largely of scenes in
delicate. They certainly are not of the
class of pictorial matter the careful parent
would select for the attention of his son or
daughter The morals Of the stage he
called in evidence in support of his indict-
mcnt, and rs an instance cited the incense
burnt by the American public 10 the
queen of French dcbauchcry who posed as
a dramatic demi-god. The assertion would
be untrue that most of the theatre
cal people are Of immoral lives
The clergyman did not so to that extent
but he did put Il knife between the ribs
when he declared that the public does not
hesitate to take its wife and daughter to
the thcater very often to pay tribute where
the only reaeeming trait at the altar is
dramatic genius, all else being hollowness
and corruption. The conclusion is in
eyitable of the moral decadence of the
theater. There is, however, no reason to
argue about it; the men of the world, as
well as DIR. Talmage, know it. They stand
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
SUPPRESS THE MURDERER'S ENDING.

Majors, the brutal, plotting murderer,
has been hangcd-and well hanged. We
see no occasion for moralizing upon that
event If we had our free way the muir
derer should never be heard of after the
day of his final adiudgment An awful
silence should add horror to his crime and
infamv to his taking off This making
him prominent in the press after death, as
has been done in San Francisco in the case
of Majors, is all wrong, in bad taste, and
the influence of the publication is about as
bad as can be- To make murderers hated
and the doing Of murder doubly feared,
let us blot out the dramatic from all things
connected with the criminal Condemn
the murderer, and then utterly blot him and
his crime out of sight Permit the pub
LEGATION of no other record than the fact
that a villain has been stricken from the
roll of human kind; suppress details and
pictorial exhibits; suppress racy and
thrilling and detailed stories Of the hang
ing; by every possible means rob the muir
dercr of all dramatic and romantic inter
est. BY all means suppress the Sickening
and farcical yerbiage of the thugs and cut
throatS, wherein they manage to crawl
into print and inform the world that their
red dyed hands will soon be warm in
Abraham's BOSOM Let them have the
consultations of religion, but suppress all
their prating twaddle about futurity, for
the sake of keeping murder horrible
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
BAD FROM THE BEGINNING.

The San Francisco Call says: "The bill
looming Sl,O00,OO0 to the New Orleans
Centennial Cotton Exposition is now in
the Presidents hands. Viewed by itself
the bill is a good one The South has not
had its share of Federal pickings and needs
little help. The plan of spending the
money to show the industrial progress of
the South through a Worlds Fair in its
largest city is one that no objections can
be made to- The only objection is that if
the Government gives one million to New
Orleans it must give another million to
each city that asks for it. 1t may be pos
siblc, however, to draw line in point of
timc-to give the desired million only
once in term of two or three vears-and
give to each in the order in which they
present their request" That the bill is a
good one i, not capable of demonstration.
Our contemporary admits that as a prece-
dent it is full of danger \ partisan Con-
gress with that example before it can find
excuse for conveying out of Federal keep
ing inc eu'iIe treasury VI Inc Wv i''''' n'
congress ooe' not possess the power 10 give
TINS money we oelieVe 'ia' II tested 1t
would DC SO held 1t Is not given ior Il
governmental purpose. 1t is pure waste.
1t is not justified by the plea Of charity, or
great Puoile necessity II Is 'ile lle9ell'"-
lloh 10 Il private company % d 'ooi li'''iio'i
Of the money Oh All the people Inc eA-
cu'ali'e "oro OF TWO 'iie 'os u.'e's loi the
'tct exposes the e'll ol 'ile DILL l. may
he possible 10 ara" 'he line III point ol
'lihe possible Oul no' Proo'oie- anu
give to each III the order III WIlich Ihey
present 'helr request indeed ana
upon what basis are the future grants 70
be made Are they to ne TO great cites
only Are the sums to be graded accord
ing to the size OF The cities ana the char-
acter OF scheme to be promoted ? VINO l.
to guarantee the limiting Oh inc
| AMOUNT 10 9l'VVV,VVo' II congress
may give We" orleans 94'VVoooo
II possesses the right To give II 9lo'o9ooOo
10 eh"oW iaIf at san / Francisco Win ~
ooo'oOoi 10 give the next Louisville expo
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

off little and defend the theater of the
day, and declare that it responds to the
tastes and demands of society. But they
know in their hearts that this very de-
Tense is confession most damaging. There
are presented now and then pure plays,
harmless plays and great dramas; lessons
in the mimetic; truths preached dra-
matically from the footlightS. There APP
pear now and then great dramatic lights,
who give us the best there is in the drama.
But all these are exceptional. The great
mass of the theaters we all know do not
move upon high moral plane )" the
text of their preaching is of gross things,
and if we are to respect our own con-
sciences we must say to the Brooklyn
preacher "Sir, you are right in your
charge" But Mr.. Talmage, in condemn
ing the theater Of to-day, was far too wise
to DENY the office of the drama. He well
said that the play is human institution,
but the drama is what he was pleased to
term divine" principle within us. 1t
is made manifest in the play of the child,
in the sports of youth, in church and ma
tional celebrations, in emblematic decora-
tons and spectacles, and expressions. And
because it is "divine" principle it de-
serves to be lifted out of degradation. But
the modern theater is sinking it deeper in
the slums Of grossness, and there is no
sober-minded man who will take himself
into the closet of his inner self for ten
minutes thought about it, who does not be-
come convinced that this is true
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
DOMESTIC.
Governor stanford's Plans.

New YORK, May 25th-Your reporter
saw Governor Leland Stanford yesterday III
his Office i'll the Mills building He is
brown as a berry, and his bodily health is
shown by the fact that in fine weather he
walks from the Windsor Hotel to his office
in the Mills building nearly three miles,
and back. When asked if he had anything
further to say regarding the founding of a
college in memory of his son, he replied :
" was very reluctant to talk about this
matter to anybody, but found | had to do
it, as the plan had get noised abroad almost
before | knew it. l really can add nothing
to what has been already published. On
Monday | leave the city with Professor
Marsh of Yale College for tour of the edu-
catiOnal institutions of Massachusetts,, Yer
mont and Connecticut, with view of as
certaining the best methods to be pursued
i'll our schools. | shall start for California
i'll about three weeks or as soon as | have
attended to my business interests here.
Mrs. StanfOrd'S general health is very good,
but there are times when she is almost
overwhelmed with grief at the loss we have
sustained" Governor Stanford has made
his sons private tutor his private secretary,
and he accompanies him to the Pacific
coast. From Il former playmate of Governor
Stanford'S son it was learned that young
Leland was in robust health before leaving
for Europe, and he used to engage in varl-
Gus athletic games with him.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

RELIGION ON THE CoNGo.-When the
missionary holds Sunday service in King
kongo-Mpaka's house some twenty or
thirty idlcrs look in, in a general way, to
see what is going on, much rs we might be
present at any of their ceremonies They
behave very well, and initiate, with that
exact mimicry which only the negro pos
sesses, all our gestures and actions, so that
hasty observer wotld conclude they were
really touched by the service They kneel
down with an abandon of devotion, clasp
their hands, and say ." Amen with deep
vcntral enthusiasm. The missionary, on
the occasion that | accompanied him, gave
a short sermon in Fiote, well expressed
considering the little time that he had been
studying the language. The King con-
stantly took up the end of some phrase and
repeated it with patronizing interest after
the missionary, just to show how he was
attending, throwing meanwhile fIIrtive
glance at his wives, who were not pursuing
their avocations outside with sufficient dill
igence. short prayer concluded the SER
vices, and when the King rose from his
knees he promptly demanded the loan of a
hand-screw to effect some alteration in his
new canoe.-['1he River Congo, II. H..
Johnston.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

PLANTED THE FIRST FLOWERS. During
the past week, says the Gait gazette. quite d
number of old-tmcrs have come to the sur
fjcc in public print. 1t is to these sturdy
pioneers that California owes her fair name
and famous reputation; and as time wears
on, these brave men and women must pass
away. In few years hence the old '49er>
Will have passed beyond the river and left
behind them their grand work for Others to
enjoy. Among the public-spirited citizens
of Gait we have one-John Mcfarland
whose life, if written, is worthy of cmula-
ton by the young men of the present day
but his history is familiar to most of our
readers, hence we forego putting it in print
An item of interest in this connection,
however, is that the gentleman planted and
raised the first Strawberries, asparagus and
roses of FL Dorado county 1t was in the
year 1851, and Mr.. Mcfarland bought a
farm in Hangtown Placerville), went to
San Francisco and purchased some straw
berry plants, asparagus and rose slips, took
them to his mountain home and planted
them They brought forth the first fruit,
vegetables and flowers known to be pro-
duced in that county. The Pioneer Society
of FL Dorado county should elect John an
honorary member.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

No YELLOW FEVER At GUAYMAs.-Dr.
f. W. Hatch, Secretary of the State Board
of Health, has received the following GER
tificate from ]. V Landval, President, and
Miguel Fontez, Secretary. of the Board OF
Health Of Guaymas, under date of April
so, 1884 The President and Secretary OF
the Board of Health of Guaymas certify
That from the ending of the year 1888 the
yellow fever disappeared completely from
this port They also certify that, from
proofs which exist in the archives of this
office. said fever does not exist at any OF
the ports on the coast, as all vessels which
have arrived at this port from the before
mentioned period have come with clean
bills of health" DIR. Hatch has also re-
ceived copy of the health report of the
district of Guaymas for April, 1881, show
ing that but five deaths occurred, and they
were from ordinary causes. and not c0nta-
giouS diseases. a letter from the American
Consul at Guaymas TO DR. Hatch corrObO-
rates the certificate published above, the
writer adding: The reports that have
been published i'll the California newspa-
pcrs regarding the rcappearance of the vel
low fever at GuaymaS are without any
foundation in fact. | will inform YOU
should it reappear in Guaymas or in this
Consular district
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

NEW YORK. May 25th.-James D. Fish.
ex-President of the Marine Bank, was ar
rested tonight upon a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Shields. Fish
was arrested in Mystic Flats Broadway
and Thirty ninth street, where ii is said he
had been hiding. He was not taken before
a magistrate, and is still in the custody of a
DEPUTY Marshal. The warrant was issued
upon an affidavit made before Commissioner
Shields by Augustus Serbia, the National
Bank Examiner He deposed that after a
careful examination he found that Presi-
dent Fish had misappropriated funds be
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

How ALCOHOL CURES" They tell us y
said John B. Cough, that alcohol gives
strength and nourishment. No, it does
not; it gives stimulus. You sit down on q
hornets nest, and it may be quickening
but not nourishing. A man once said to a
friend of mine: You are fighting whisky
Whisky has done a great deal of good.
Whisky has saved great many lives.
You remind me, said my friend of a
boy who was told TO write an essay about a
pin. and in his boyish way he said "A pin
is very queer sort of thing. 1t has a
round head and n sharp point, and if you
stick them into you they hurt, and women
use them for cuffs and collars and men use
them when their buttons are off If you
swallow them, they kill you. For five
cents you can get a packet of them, and
they save thousands of lives" The teacher
said What on earth do you mean? How
have they saved thousands of lives p By
people not swallowing them" answered
the boy
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

HEAEsr's Erdmmcr says that those papers
which are undertaking to convince the public
that the extra session has impaired the anti
monopoly cause and weakened the Democratic
party. certainly must have the most unbounded
confidence in the credulity of the people &"
Bless your soul, sir, there is being made no such
effort The press but reflects the public senti-
ment on that subject and the reflection shows
that the people of California are already con
WINGED. and were long ago, for the matter of that
that the extra session was not only failure. but
that it was conceived in conspiracy of n most
yillainouS character. 1t was hell-broth over
which Hccate Hearst, and the wierd witches
Wallace Greenhouse and Delmas presided. The
Examiner is blind if it imagineS the people do
not correctly estimate its tiattened out scheme
to seize upon the Railroad Commissioner tribu-
nal in order to force the transportation interests
of the coast TO do obeSance to its master, George.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
KNIGHTS and Ladies' of Honor.-A regular


voters of the First Ward are requested to meet
on FRIDAY EVENING, May 50 1884. at $ o'clock,
at the rooms in rear of Capital Ale Vaults. Third
and streets, for the purpose of selecting thirty
(S0l Delegates to be voted for at The Primary
Election on Saturday May 81 1884. to represent
the First Ward in the coming County COnven-
ton ISADORE TOWNSEND,
WM. MINER,
mo6-1t* County Committeeman First District.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY.

The Office of the RECORD UNION in San Fran
cisco is at No. S New Montgomery stTeet-Palace
Hotel, opposite the Grand. The paper can be
obtained at all the principal news stands.
WILLIAM CAMERON,
Special Advertising and Subscription Agent.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26
The Democrats of the Third Ward a,

The Democrats of the Third Ward are
requested to meet in mass meeting at the hall,
corner of Fourteenth and l streets, THIS (Mon-
day) EVENING, May 26th for the purpose of Sc
lecting the names of thirty delegates to be voted
! for at the primaries to be held on SATURDAY,
May S1st. MANY DEMOCRATS:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-26

Eastern bookmakers are eagerly watch
ing the work of the California runner. jim
Renwick, now at Jerome Park No horse
has made greater improvement, in spite OF
the fact that he does not take kindly 10
Eastern hay.