Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-04
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A sensation was published at the Bay
Yesterday to the effect that an extensive
traffic in Chinese certificates had been un-
earthed, but Surveyor Morton indignant
~ denied the statement, while Collector
Sears declined to express an opinion until
he had investigated the subject.
The Chicago Times has this very conclu-
slve item concerning the Preller mystery
If Mr.. Preller has really been murdered,
1t ought to occur to him that nothing
would so clearly establish that fact as for
him to come forward without any further
delay and say So If Preller don't respond
to that Maxwell might as we'll.
The Democratic Journals of the East
seem to have considerable concern over
Senator Sherman's present canvass for the
Republican ticket in Ohio He is assailed
right and left, and appears to be receiving
all the political missiles which would nat
urally be leveled at Judge Foraker the
head of the Republican ticket. Mr. Sher-
man is charged with preparing his own
way for presidential candidacy in 1888.
He would not be improving his chances for
that by making poor canvass now 1t is
evident therefore that he is doing effective
work for the Republican party, and that
his influence is feared.
The real, genuine, Simon-pure right-out-
and-out Prohibition candidate for Governor
of Ohio, who will have either absolute
prohibition or an open sea OF free whisky,
IS vigorously prodding the Republican and
Democratic Gubernatorial candidates with
an exceedingly long campaign pole with
this inquiry in the end of it: How are
you on the liquor question:" Both candi-
dates make the same response-a look
cooler than Keller, and as much as to saw
Why, bless your dear heart, Brother
Leonard, we were looking around for you,
and are just dying to discuss that question
with you; but could not think of it now,
with temperatures in the nineties-will see
you later
The Belfast evening published the follow
ing;
We deserve to lose the river for our laches.
Il Record Union.
Yes, you do. If you had served the city and
the valley as faithfully as you served the by
draulickers. your conscience would be easy.
This quotation from our evening contem-
porary would be incomplete without Civ
ing, also, the Bees editorial of May 18 1873,
upon the same subject On that date the
Bee said
The final filling of the bays might be
delayed for while by stopping the mines
but IRE are inclined to think that the ual,,e of
such an c6ort ,could be exceedingly questionable.
The filling process eristed before the days of
mining, and IL wiH continue in spite Of all that
man can do. The rivers that drain the Sierras
have always been used by nature as fumes
for the conveyance of earth, and they will
continue to answer this purpose. And
after all, what is the use of attempting to
prevent the filling of these bays? The
rivers will always make their way to the
sea, and so preserve our water-courses, and
this will be sufficient. We cannot even
delay the filling of the bays without an
enormous outlay of money, and it is doubt
full whether this can be done as long as the
mountain sides remain unbroken. The old
mines will furnish material for filling long
after actual mining has ceased to exist. IT
WILL BE WELL TO LET NATURE TAKE HER
COURSE AND MAKE AS MUCH LAND AS SHE CAN,
and the lcork Of all the mines in the .Sieyras
csH1l0t hasten cefy much this natural process