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NEEDED REFORM.

At the recent session of the State Teach
ers' Institute considerable attention was
given to reform spelling. Three we'll
considered lectures were delivered upon
the subject, and awakened thoughtful dis
cussion. 1t is hopeful sign, that the
teachers of the State in convention assem-
bled willingly give up an entire sitting of
the body for one evening to the considera-
ton Of this important subject The truth
is that our system of spelling is relic of
ignorance and Of an age no remnant of
which will fit into the conditions of the
present. Whatever reform is worked in
the objectional methods we now employ
must begin, like temperance, with absti-
hence. The one great thing TO be accom-
plished, first of all, is to cease using need
less letters. This done, half the battle is
won, and it will then be time enough to
talk of phonetic characters and the San
Francisco alphabet, of Mr.. Bancroft, with
its thirteen vowels, four diphthongs and
twenty-four consonants. Let us cease the
use of silent and useless letters, and take
very little care what others we use until
we have first established this much. 1t
will be great step in advance when we
shall spell words as they sound, and the
predatory movement to it is to drop silent
letters and superhuous characters This
must be done with heartless indifference to
the plant that TO reform our spelling will
destroy the historical links, the ear-marks
and signets of verify by which we trace
orr words from their roots, ascertain their
derivation and expound their true mean
ing Let all that be left to culture-the
one thing to be done first, and it certainly
will be done, is to save years of hard labor
to children in school and to check the
spread of illiteraey, since, as Mr.. A. H.
Webster well said at the Institute, d
very large per cent. of illiteracy is
due to the abomination Of eur spelling
methods. There is no answer to the de-
mand for reform until some better reason
than any yet advanced can be offered in
defense of the silent letters-as, for in
stance, in these words, have, telegraph,
catalogue, resource, etc. \ complete revo-
luton, however, will be needed in the case
of a vast number of words, for example
such as Soule and Campbell in their useful
prononcing handbook ind it absolutely
necessary to spell as they are pronounced
in order to correct common errors Thus
these authorities present powerful argu-
ment in favor of a reform in spelling
where they find it necessary to say that
we should pronounce social as if spelled
soshial, soften as if spelled sofn, souse as if
spelled Sows, attention attenshun, ancient
anshent, morphine morfn, multiplication
muitiplikashun, magnesia magnezha, choas
kaos, again agin, acoustics akowstiks.
squalid skwalid, mischieyous mischievus,
machination makinashun, maIinger ma
lingur, and 80 on through an entire vol
ume of explanation that great part of the
words Of our language are written in one
way to be pronounced in another.
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THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Saturday Government bonds
were quoted at I21 for Is of 1907; Il25s for as;
sterling 81 sl15ai S51; 1917 for S. silver bars,
1875.
silver in London, 1891 consols, 90 lied;
DER cent. United States bonds, extended, 105; As,
125; as. 116.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at $685. cents.
Mining stocks were light i'll demand at San
Francisco Saturday morning and prices were
generally weak, especially for the Comstocks.
The outside stocks were frmer and from &C to
Toe higher than Friday.
Williams, the manager of the Denver Coli
founding asylum, is being prosecuted for
lunacy.
Earthquake shocks occurred Friday night in
Maryland and New Hampshire.
The Western Union Telegraph Company is
making heavy "cut" in salaries at New
York.
Colored people in large numbers are leaving
the Carolinas for Arkansas.
Fire at Plymouth, Mass; loss, 100000.
The widow of President Garfield owns gold
mine in North Carolina, which pays her neat
profit.
Bernard Billings vas frozen to death near La
Junta, Col, Friday night.
DR.. Bliss, famous as being one of Garfield's
physicians in his last illness is seriously i'll in
Washington.
Many Piegan Indians are reported having
been frozen to death in Montana.
The French Minister of War, General Campo
ron, has resigned.
Gladstones health is improving.
In the recent Spanish earthquakes over loo
persons were killed.
Strong dissatisfaction with the present land
laws is felt in Wales.
In shooting afiray over the election troubles
at Panama, Saturday, one person was killed and
several wounded.
millionaire named Henry Keith has been
found dead in his mansion at Caterham, Eng
Two men were found dead Friday near Napa-
vine, w. T. having committed suicide.
Timothy Buckley was sentenced at Marysyille
Saturday to eighteen years imprisonment for
murder.
The shrievalty contest at Tucson, \. T, be-
tween Paul and Shaw, has been decided in favor
of the former.
Mrs. Esther Hood died suddenly at Stockton
Saturday.
millionaire widow, aged l5, married her
stepson, aged p, in New York Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Noah Hunt Schenck died yesterday
in Brooklyn, from blood-poisoning resulting
from corn removed from his toe.
The Sheriff's officers threw their nets mt Mer
ced yesterday morning and hauled in twenty
four tramps from the straw sheds in various
parts of town.
Congress reassembles to-day, after the holiday
recess
DR.. Tanszky, well-known physician, shot
his wife and himself in New York yesterday, but
neither wound is mortal.
Spain has annexed territory on the west coast
of Africa.
The Albany n. " Express fayors Chauncey
NJ. Depew for [. s. Senator.
ten-round prize fight took place yesterday
near Pittsburg, Pa, one of the participants be-
ing knocked senseless.
The French have scored another victory over
the Chinese in Tonquin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-05
a FREE LOVE PASTURE.

Since it has been demonstrated that in
California a man and woman may marry
lawfully by signing written acknowledge
ment that they do marry; and since it is
judicially determined that under such
an agreement all marital rights obtain,
and the title to property is affected, and
that it is not needed that such acknow-
ledgment or written document shall be
recorded Or given publicity, it follows that
if the parties agree to destroy the writing,
and do so destroy it, they are absolutely
divorced. The law, therefore, actually
provides for a legalized system of prostitu-
ton. The parties may indulge their
passions until safety breeds Indifference.
In the meanwhile they have guarded them
selves against the lip of society by a secret
written agreement that they are man and
wife But having concluded to abandon
their relations toward each other, and the
danger Of social ostracism having been
evaded, they have but to destroy
the temporary barrier to condemna-
ton in the form of the written
agreement, and thus become single again
and free to repeat the process in new fields.
THIS is legalized designation and harlotry.
But if the decision of the State Court in
the Iill-Sharon case establishes anything
whatever, il establishes precisely what we
have stated Assuming this TO be the law,
therefore-which we do not, however, be-
lieve-the present Legislature has before it
an unmistakable duty, to so legislate that
such marriages ny contract shall not be
deemed valid for any purpose whatever
unless placed OF public record Immediately
after the same is signed; that is to say.
within twelve, or, at the outside, twenty
four hours And also that no such con
tract shall be valid for any purpose what
soeyer except it is signed in the presence
Of at least two witnesses and is atteSted by
their signatures. Unless this is done, I'M
less Legislators who have wives they honor
and love, and sons and daughters who are
the pride of their manhood, see to it that
our laws are amended to this effect, we
should write upon the portals of this State,
that ali the world may read: "Hers
antechamber and free-love pastures-enter
all who lust to sin"
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MERCHANDISE REPORT.

The following freight passed Ogden De-
cember 3lst:
For Sacramento-Adams,M Mcneil & Co,
II barrels hams, 20 boxes clears; Hunting
ton, Hopkins & Co., car fence wire.
For Truckee-Frank Champion, 2 cases
hardware.
For Red Bluff. B. Garrett, bundle
singletrees, bundles spokes, II wagon
tongues.
For Galt-F. f. Phelps, boxes tablets.
For Marysville-Gillpin Staller, l box
tools.
The following freight passed New Orleans
December 29th:
For Sacramento-Joseph Hahn q Co., ?
cases dye stuff.
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a Capital Number.

The SACRAMENTO RECoRD-UNGoN, for the first
day of the year comes to us in a sixteen-page
form, with the usual news and literary matter,
besides vast amount Of editorial and other
matter prepared expressly for this edition. 1t is
a capital number.-[Red Bluff Peoples Cause
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-05

THE Kern county Californian has few
well put sentences concerning the possible
tiles of the Legislature to assemble Ii
says:
The Legislature viii convene next Monday
If the usual attempt to clnch the railroads
its power TO do a great deal of good. Nv grant
ing such legislation as the irrigatoTS Ofthe State
require they would place all railroad questions
i'll process Of settlement The country would
soon TEEN with population and be gridironcd
with railroads, so that competition would cause
all matters of complaint that now disturb the
public equanimity to disappear ike mist before
the sun
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-05

Seventy-seventh CLOS Angeles)-H. F Hazard
R.), $50; W. f. Heathman d., 1855; R. w.
Ready, As; F J. Culver, s.; J. F. Jones, IS.
RI 1855; W. T. Martin Cd, 1888; d. n. Blu
rett, 95.
Seventy ninth (San Bernardinol-T. Reeves
(R,) 1,667; Win A. Harris 3D., l ,299.
Eightieth tSan Diegol-T. J. Swayne (R.),
elected by a plurality of 119.
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The RECORD UNION is the only paper on
the coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
elves the full Associated Press dispatches
rom all parts of he uor1d. Outside Of San
Francisco 1t las no competitor, in point o.
numbers, in its home and general circulation
THROUGHOUT The coast.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-05
SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY.

LIP. FISHER is Sole Agent for this paper IN
San Francisco and vicinity. He is authorized
TO receive advertisements and subscriptions and
collect for the same. Rooms 81 and y, Mer-
chants Exchange.
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CHINA AND JAPAN.
Dates from Hongkong to the I'd, and
from Yokohama to the 18th uit.

Dates from Hongkong to the I'd, and
from Yokohama to the 18th ult.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer City of Pel1in, just arrived at San
Francisco, brings advices from Honglong
TO the ID of December, and from Yoke
hama to the 18th:
CHINA.
1t is reported that Prince Chun has APP
pointed a subordinate to negotiate a loan OF
81, 100000 with Messrs. Russell & Co, q
large American firm.
A telegraph line has been laid between
Ningpo and Chlnhal
Divers have commenced operations 10 raise
the Chinese war ships sunk in the engage
ment at Foo Chow.
A meeting of the shareholders in the
Selangor Tin Mining Company of Shanghai
was held in the Model Settlement on No
vember Goth, when most dismal report
was presented The capital subscribed
amounted to $3.50, 900. There is only about
$4,000 of cash balance remaining, and
though the company's servants have been
at work for over year, only few tons of
tin have been turned out, and it is doubtful
if the outlay will ever be recouped
JAPAN.
The Board of Agriculture intends to i'm
port large number of sheep to this coun-
try, with the object of giving employment
to impoverished shizoku.
The return of salmon fishing at Niigata
and thereabout is very great this season,
and the price has fallen to one-third of that
of last year.
Dancing in European style has become a
fashion among japanese ladies of high
standing, and society is under formation
for practieing the art, and German is TO
be engaged as an instructor.
The national debt bureau of the finance
department is going to purchase bullion
abroad, and lately the bureau acquired
bullion to the value of about 10000 yen in
New York to coin at the Osaka Mint.
The Government contemplates issuing
instructions as to the safe method of using
kerosene oil for recent inquiry into the
causes of fires showed that about 70 per
cent. of accidental fires throughout the
country are attributable to the carelessness
of the people in using lamps.
1t is rumored that an attempt will be
made to secure Japanese coolies for pur-
poses of railway construction in British
Columbia
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PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoED-uslo,

ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RECoRD-UNIoN. !
PRoMoNToRY (Utah), January sd.-The fol-
lowing overland passengers passed here TO
day, TO arrive in Sacramento January 5th:
J. Z. collage and wife, ogden; NJ Gensberger
and wife, P. Berwin, Daniel Z. Yost, San Fran
CISCO 4. NJ. Teschem, Cheyenne; H. Adams,
Dalton; A. Niedhohen. F. McCloud. Butte; l. A.
Bedbe, Wyoming; F. A. Williams, Boston; \. j.
Woods, Omaha.
PRoMoNToRY Utah. January 4th.-The follow
ing overland passengers passed here to-day, to
arrive in Sacramento January 9th: J. Loew,
Los Angeles; II. Levi. Quincy; J. Johnson,
Mortified. Mimi; H. F. Oelhen, Chicago; r.
Steven. Winnipeg Mrs. g. D. Miles, San
Francisco
NEwHALL, January 4th.-The following over
land passengers passed NewhaH to-day. TO
arrive in San Francisco January 9Th: + L,
Crandal, Los Angeles; X; Maclay, Portland,
Or; Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Fish and child, Mar
tinez; J. Ashbury. Brighton, Eng; J. b. Price
and wife. Buffalo, n Y. L, +. Mosher and wife,
Los Angeles; Mr.. and Mrs. q. Baum. f. NJ. Hunt,
san Francisco: J. De Barth Shofb San Gabriel;
j. D. Dunlap and three prisoners, T. J. Cuddy-
Los Angeles; II. Schultz, New York; p Fry, San
Francisco.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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~ have not seen their equal. Cara Louise
Kellogg. d22-lmMWF
GENTS, TO MAKE A GOOD APPEARANCE.
VI should have shapely-looking feet. Fine.
fitting shoes, constructed on scientific principles,
cover up defects, and &C same time develop all
the good points in ones feet. For these reasons,
dealer for the HANAN" shoe by far the best
ever made. olS,SmMWThS
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San Diego wants street railway.
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OI1NOIIN1 OLHoo.
NTOW THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER
" the class will meet regularly on MONDAY
and WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at $50 as before.
Resnectfully. [ia5-ltl J. L. SKINNER.
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TWO OR THREE NICELY FURNISHED
rooms to rent in private family. Apply at
No 925 G street, near corner Tenth north side.)
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DEWARD-TAKEN FROM HOUSE on SIX
II, teenth street, between F and &, Friday
evening, an Old Black Coat. in the pocket of
which was Time Book A suitable reward will
be given for the return of the Book to this Office.
ia5-lt%
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-14

risters. Some men have fought their
way into the house OF lords-bord
Wolseley, for instance. Future genera
tons, however, may be disposed to con
slider that the honor awarded more than
counterbalances the merit of the man.
But anomalies are numerous, and If
money.making photographer has favora'
bic chances Of becoming n baronet for
no other reason than that he, as lord
mayor, will have the good luck to en-
terrain prince during his year in office,
surely mushroom warriors may be
created peers without objection.
Stained as the English peerage is with
that which savors strongly of money.
grabbing and legalized robbery, there
seems to be no ground for wonder that
Mr.. Gladstone has resisted so far all
Establishments of coronet. There are
no less than ia members of the house
of lords, or more than 20 per cent. OF
the total (642), who are directly in re.
ceipt Of pensions. In this item alone
the cost to the country is nearly $4,000.
900 annually, Earl Spencer getting as
much as 100000 yearly, the Archbishop
of Canterbury $4,000, and the Bishop
Of London and the Marquis Of Lans-
downe $4,000 each. Even the fabu
lousy rich Duke OF Westminster con.
descends to add to his enormous wealth
poor $4,000 per annum, which the
people have TO pay.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-14

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-14
THE ANTIQUE STILL WANTED.
SOME OF THE VIRGINIA LEES SELLING
RELICS AND HEIRIoOMs.

SOME OF THE VIRGINIA LEES SELLING
RELICS AND HEIRLooMs.
"When the craze for antique furniture
and bric.a.b rac first became epidemic,
we thought, like other diseases, it would
sweep over the country and then stop oil
of sudden" The dealer was seated
on n chair which, he said, used to belong
to Benjamin Franklin, and he directed
his remarks to n reporter, who was I'D
miring hims elf in long glass that swung
over n curious old dressing case before
which President Buchanan used to make
his bachelor toilet.
''It is long since an old story how we
mined into the past for relics of our
fOrefathers. but the curious thing is that
we are still at it and the demand is great.
New England nsed to be the great place
to search for old scraps of furniture and
chinaware, as nearly every New England
family Of any pretensions has something
that was brought over in the Mayfower.
The stock for sale lasted pretty we'll, but
has given out at last, and man with an
appetite for the antique would starye in
the sight Of plenty. No one in New
England has anything to sell unless its
imitation. But they will buy. They are
our best customers. The field there has
been completely worked out, and they
are prospecting all through Vir-
ginia and Maryland. The richest de-
posts are now to be found in those
states and some places further south.
The relics of the war.wrecked south sup
ply the market mostly, but these rich
mines will be shut off as the old family
pride comes back with their retrieved
fortunes, and they begin again to attach
some value to the relics Of their former
glory. The election of q Democratic
President has tendency to make these
things harder to get, and If it was not fol
the civil service law we would soon moi
be able to get any.
"But there are still! many rare antique
pieces to be found scattered here and
there, some in the possession of negroe!
and8ome held by members of the good
old families, who in their struggle Will
adversely have ceased to attach any,valut
to things of this sort, or have learned
their value only to offer them in thu
market. Here have letter from {
member of the Lee family in Virginia
in reference TO a very old table, will
rich Mosaic top, which they would like
to sell. Judge it is very rare thing
1t cost $500, they say, when bought
many, many years ago, by some of thei
ancestors. Virginia is rich in things o.
this kind. "-Neio York Mail and Er
press.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-14
THE coLoeEp VOTE or VIRGINIA.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: l beg
leave, as u Virginan, TO say something
through your valuable paper about the
colored vote in Virginia. II | were not
n Virginian | could not take in the sit.
uation as do. As the people are again
called upon to elect the highest officials
of the state, it is but right that every
one should thoroughly understand why
he casts his ballot for this or for that
candidate. We are not to vote for one
because his father was governor OF the
state, nor for the other because his
uncle was great general, but for the
man whose party represents The best IN
terest of all the citizens Of the state.
The local feelings between the politi.
cal parties and the races, and the
methods of procedure in campaigns also,
are all familiar to me. All rash and
absurd statements concerning any OF
these are to be ignored. We want the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing short
of it.
In former years, when most all the
whites of tho state breathed upon the
ruins Of the past and stood mourning at
the sepuiehre of dead issues, the negro
almost alone represented the living issues
OF the day. But now, as II large and no
uncomfortable class of the whites have
determined to let the dead bury the dead,
and intend to raise Virginia from the
slough of lbespond, the living issues
have q wider territory and are more
significant than in former years. But the
negro is still an important factor, and
Cor which party HIS ballot shall be de-
posted is the all absorbing question
with beth parties.
The Democratic party, which delights
to boast of q large number of colored
voters at every election, whose conven
.tions are characterized by the absence o.
negro delegates, and therefore cannot
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-14
A SERIOUS BLUNDER.

Dorman b. Eaton no doubt sincerely
believes, as he says, that the civil SER
vice commission had no disposition TO
screen Postmaster Jones, OF Indiana
polls. So far as this applies to Mr.. Ea'
ton, we believe it also. But why the
examination of the case was turned over
to the only partisan politician on the
commission, the only member of that
body who violated the spirit of the law
last fall by making stump speeches, is
something we do not understand. Pro-
priety and the interest of public conf
dence in the integrity of the commission
would have demanded the Investigation
to the member iarthest removed from
partisan feeling and influence, instead OF
the one most directly controller by them.
Looking at the matter in its most favor
able light, the selection of Thoman iol
that work can only be counted rs n So
rious blnnder. Philadelphia Press.