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THE NEW SERVICE.

The adoption by the Government of
the special delivery system for the Postal
Department must infringe upon the
money-ma!ling messenger system main
tanned by 2 number of private companies.
But it will not trench upon it to the ex-
tent assumed by some of our contempo-
raries; for, in order to secure the service,
one must go to the postoffice, or await
postal-box visitation, while, by the private
messenger system, a messenger may be
called and be retained in service to return
with an answer. Under no possible regu-
iatiOn the postal authorities can adopt will
there be immediate delivery. To secure
that such force of messengers must be
maintained as will make the service non
paying and exceedingly unweildy. The
Postal Department cannot set up system
other than an effort at delivery within a
given time after the deposit of the letter.
If immediate delivery is attempted there
must be a constantly open Office and no
dropping in boxes Of letters for this deliv-
cry, since boxes can be visited only at
stated periods But the new system will
nevertheless be of great public benefit. It
is one more assumption by Government of
business functions To what further ex-
tent the assumption will be carried re-
mains TO be seen.
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TIE TTMEs IMPRnvIre

There can be no doubt among those who
have closely observed the condition of the
country and the influences that mold it,
that the business situation is slowly
improving. Gu. of abnormal stagnation
we are coming into something Of former
activity. The New York market reports
lively action in several material branches
Of trade. The stock market, it is true.
shows little change from its point OF de-
clension. But, despite its sluggishness, it
is fact that pUrse-strings are being united
and goods taken from shelf, shop and fact
DRY. This IS not mere necessary fall sup
ply. 1t Is too early for that 1t is a gen
uine revival, Il natural awakening from
sleep that has been very sound. As has
been remarked by shrewd observers, our
hard times have been in 1885 simply mac
ton. There has been no positive assailing
cause. We have had neither panic, plague
nor desolating storm; there has been no
famine, no acute human suffering
of real distress, such as settles down not
untrequently upon the countries of Eu-
rope. The Current goes so far in its criti-
cism of the situation as to say "What
a prosperous country must be that
where all the peoples ills grow
out of their own minds where
production has only ceased because the
inhabitants 50 willed it This is stating
it rather strongly. Want OF confidence in
the commercial and financial world is
never imaginative, never mere nervous
forecast. There always is some material
cause for it, and there has been in 1855.
But that it is needless to discuss. We re-
peat that the indications are that the au-
tumn trade will be good at the East, better
than it will be probably in California. But
the wave of activity must reach US with
some degree Of force. The reasons for this
faith are many and too extended for re-
capitulation now It is sufficient to point
to the fact testified TO by the commercial
and trade press Of the Atlantic, and to the
actual exchange going on between factor
and buyer and merchant and retailer,
and TO the reinyestment Of capital in ac-
tive industries. And right here let it be
said, that an important motor to propel us
toward good times is to talk good times,
precisely as it is propulsion to hard times
to chatter about it all the time.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Jacob Freese. ST., to Charles Flohr, Trustee
East feet of north quarter aud east 70 feet of
south 20 feet of north 60 feet and south quarter
OF north half OF lot S. and J, Sixth and Sey-
enth streets, Sacramento.
Jacob Freese to Henry Kraze-Twenty acres
OF land in Suffer township, bounded on the
north by lands OF the estate of Thomas Edwards
on the east by land of Henry K1aze, on the
south by lands of Diantha Wilson, and on the
west by the Sacramento and Freeport road :
81 coo
Robert Anderson to Edwin K Alsip-Nor.h
half OF southwest quarter of section n town
ship north, range east, ~ acres IS. 500.
Richard o NELL to Charles p. O'Ncill-I-nfli-
Fourth streets and undivided half of east half
OF west half and of the north 100 feet Of east
half of lot and of the north 100 feet of lot 4
between and J, Second and Third streets, and
the undivided half of nine blocks, between u
and y, Front and Fourth streets and the undi.
yided halt of east half of lot T. II and |. Fourth
and Fifth streets, and all OF the block between
\ and Y, Twenty-seventh and Twenty
streets, aud all of lots l, ,, and & between p
and q, Twenty-frst and Twenty second streets
all i'll sacramento, and the undivided half OF
west 40 feet of east 90 feet of north 40 OF lot s.
aud j, Front and Second streets, in same city
$40.
James O'Neill, guardian of Arthur H. O'Neill
ct al, to Charles L. ParsonS-South half of lots
and 4, K and ), Tenth and Eleventh streets
S3G5
James O'NeiIl, guardian of Arthur II. O'Neill
ct al. TO Mary Larkin--LotS and s. and S.
Tenth and Eleventh streets 1915.
Charles Z. Parsons TO Mary Larkin-SOuth half
of lots 5 and 4, and S, Tenth and Eleventh
streets grant
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THE ENGLISH SCANDAL.

The compromise-for it was nothing less
of the English criminal court with the
woman Jetfries, the infamous procuress,
was shameful in the extreme. The aged
wretch pleaded guilty in court, the doors
of which were closed against the public.
She was let off with a nominal fine and on
giving low penalty bond for good beha-
vior This proceeding was had to prevent
the truth being told in court, which, had
it been made public, would have created
such CONSERVATION in English society as
would have shaken the nation to its center.
1t was deliberate use OF the court by the
titled patrons of the corrupter of in
nocence and dealer in female children,
to hush up fearful scandal and conceal
the most revolving crimes of the century.
As a result Of this subversion of Justice,
the editor of the Pail bal Gazette took up
theinyestigation the court had eyaded, and
with what effect the world is now informed.
1t is a complete answer to all and every ex-
cuse and assault that may be attempted,
that heexposures made by the Gazette drove
the English Parliament like whipped
cur into corner, and it passed, about three
weeks ago, bill raising the age of consent
to sixteen years. 1t did this covering
under the lash of public indignation, but
not even then until an over-bold member
of the Commons declared that, if the
House refused, he would proceed to name
the persons who were guilty of being
participants in the horrible practices re-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-15
A NEGLECTED STUDY.

The -inericda Architect some time since
bndeavored to have the architects of the
country vote upon the question Which
are the ten best buildings in the United
States?' A full vote would have had
much value. 1t would have developed in
q large degree the capacity Of the archi-
kects in matters Of taste and archi-
Eectural knowledge. 1t would hare
tested the thought Of the architects
ana have done no little toward devel-
oping an American system. But the
effort failed, though there are several
thousand architects in the country who
must be presumed to De we'll informed
concerning all the details of the chief
buildings in America. Only seventy-fve
Of the members of the profession had the
courage, or at least the interest, to re-
spond. But out Of the vote as it stood
there is to be drawn something of value.
The ballots stood: l. Trinity Church,
Boston, IS; .. National Capitol, D. c., Al
g. residence of w. II. Vanderbilt, New
York, 81; 1. Trinity Church, New York,
81; } Jefferson Market Courthouse, New
York, 81 6. State Capitol, Hartford,
Connecticut, %; :. City Hall, Albany, 10 ;
8. Lever Hall, Cambridge, IL o. State
Capitol Albany, l6; IS. Town Hall, North
Easton, Massachusetts, IS.
a. A. I,-x>,,.,
are that the National Capitol should have
been given only second place; and Trinity
Church, New York, rated fourth, when
the popular Judgment would place it much
lower down on the list. The much praised
Capitol at Albany ranks in the judgment
of the architects below the Albany City
Hall, and a private residence is placed
above both. 1t is probable that the archi-
tects can give excellent reasons for placing
Trinity BOSTON, ahead of the National
Capitol, but the public judgment would
reverse the situations. OF course, in a
country where all manner of styles prevail
and all manner Of architectural hash is
served up, and such compositions evolved
as are known nowhere else in the world
che popular judgment cannot be considered
to ne properly informed. The vote given
shows that the architects themselves are
subject to the influence of the varied, and
what the Magazine Of Art terms the i'm
possible styles in vogue in this country, for
the ten buildings chosen we are assured
represent very fairly the variety in archi-
lecture in this country. If now the seventy
five members of the profession-and which
Is one of the most important, and calls for
the best order of talent and art taste
who voted as they did, would contribute
their views in defense of their votes, the
public would be greatly edited and largely
informed.
The reading men of the day probably
neglect architecture more than any other
of the topics that go to make up general
reading. For instance, Ruskin's lectures
are the most delightful reading, and are
models of clearness, but they are not read
to that extent which the architectural
topics treated deserve. As far back as
1858 he expressed himself as not surprised
that the general public was little interested
in architecture. Said he: II know you
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-15
SHALL THE RIVER BE DESTROYED


The local account we Yesterday pub
lished of the condition of the river bed in
front of this city, is conclusive of the
whole question regarding the proposed ap-
peal to the Government to do something
more for navigation on the Sacramento
than the pulling out of a few snags by the
aid of fourth class river boat.
1t is fact that while there must be no
further deposition of mining slickens or
debris in the river or its tributaries; that
while the people must relax not whit of
vigilance and activity in applying legal
remedies while there must be done moth q.
ing by the State or the Government that
will give the slightest warrant or least ex-
cuse for the continuance of acts determined
by the Courts to be unlawful, action must
be taken to clear the river of its present
sand and sliclens deposits, that its naviga-
bility may be assured at the lowest stage
Of water probable. II the Government is
not to do this work, what authority shall
be invoked to that end?
If it is found, as is alleged to be the fact.
that the debris and slickens deposits
already in tributaries of the river are
likely to come into it with still greater
rapidity, TO its impairment, or are now
doing 50, as We believe is the case, the
Government must be appealed to, to adopt
preventive and remedial measures.
1t will be claimed by class unable to
take broad view of the question that this
means the construction of restraining dams.
But all such assumptions are silly, unwar-
ranted and inimical to the valley 1t must
be left to the Government 10 determine
what needs to be done. If it shall con-
clude that the old deposits cannot be pre-
vented from entering the river without the
erection Of restraining works, the people
should not therefore consent to the utter
destruction of the river by inaction on the
part OF the Federal Government
But they should see to it that whatever
work the Government does shall not be
assailed by new contributions of mining
debris. 1t would be widest folly to at
tempt to restrain the descent of debris and
at the same time permit the miners tosend
down new contributions to river destruc-
ton. Nor will the Government ever con-
sent to such state of affairs
If levees are repaired, the river dredged,
the cutting action of the current augment
ed, the debris deposits fortified against, it
must be done only when accompanied by a
Government mandate that none viii dare
to disobey, that the turning of hydraulic
tailings, sand, sliclzens and coarse or other
debris into the tributaries Of the rivers
shall cease, and not again be resumed.
We repeat the speediest remedy and
the best aid to be given the effort to pro-
tect the valley is Intervention by the Gov
eminent. Without it, the destruction of
river navigation is inevitable. 1t remains
to be seen whether this people will con-
tinue inactive, or whether they will in
woke the aid the Government is duty
bound to extend
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ferred to by the Gaae+e It did this after
the Lords had reduced the age of
consent in a previous bill to IS It passed
the new bill with a haste i'll becoming
Legislative body, and that amounts TO
confession on the part Of the English
aristocracy that it is conscious of the guilt
as charged OF large class of its members.
With the new criminal law amendment it
remains to be seen whether the law will
be enforced, the horrible traffic in female
children broken up, the PROGRESSES driven
from the business and the police force
withdrawn from the apparently congcnial
duty Of protecting these wretches and aid
ing the club men and aristocrats of Lon
don in their debaucheries. 4 great deal
has been said of the Gazettc's exposures,
but nothing has yet been uttered that in
force, yigor and the terribleness of
awful truth does justice to the subject, OK
gives the public an adequate idea of the
social quagmire over which London So
ciety dwei!s.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sixth
street, corner of L. Rev. Z. S. Chapman, D.
D., will preach on Sabbath ct I0.i5 A. NJ and
7:i5, p. NJ Morning subject: The Exalted
flights Attained by Everyone" Evening sub
Strangers cordially invited.
United Brethren Church, corner of Four
teenth and streets-Prc2ching at al II A. NJ.
ana ?. N. sunday school at 9:45 4. NJ. Allare
welcome TO these services.
Fourteenth-street Presbyterian Church,
between 0 and p, Rev. George R. Bird. Pas
tor. Services, II A. NJ and ?. N. Sunday-school
at 1850 ?. NJ. Lecture and prayer meeting
Thursday at p. NJ.
st. PauI's Church, Eighth street, be-
tween l and j, Rev Carroll NJ. Davis rector ::
Sunday school, $50 a. NJ. All o.her SER ICES
omitted.
Central NJ. l.. Church, Eleventh street,
between and THE pastor. Rev. c. Nc
Kelvey, will preach in the morning. Subject :
" Life S Conflicts Ended-the Victor Crowned"
Evening, Rev. J. NJ. Spangler VIII preach All
are welcome.
CONGREGATIONAL Church, Sixth Street, be-
tween and J-H6lthour praise service to-
morrow (using Gospel Hymns,") commencing
at l2:15 I. NJ, and followed by the sunday
school session All invited.
Sixth-street NJ. L. Church. between X
and 1.-The pastor, Rev. +. r. Ollie, has re-
turned from his vacation, and viii preach morn
ing and evening. Morning subject Loyalty
to Christ Evening " The Tests of Friend
ship All are welcome.
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do not care about it. About such architect
IRE as is built nowadays no mortal ever
did or could care" But he did interest
the people of Edinburgh in the subject as
they had never been before, and architect
ural culture under such stimulus became
more general.
The public neglect OF the art which has
so much 10 do in holding the tastes Of a
people, and thus influencing their lives,
mas been the theme for a vast amount of
expressed regret. We have come TO let
the architects do our thinking for us and
to mold our tastes, while we have been
passive in their hands.
Architecture is an art" said Ruslin,
for all men to learn, because all are con-
cerned in it, and it is so simple that there
is no excuse for not being acquainted with
its primary rules any more than for ignor-
ance Of grammar or of spelling, which
are both Of them far more difficult
sciences. Far less trouble than is neces-
sary to learn how to play chess, or whist,
or gof, 'olerably-far less than a school
boy takes to win the mcanest prize of the
passing year, would acquaint you with all
the main principles of the construction of
gothic cathedral, and I believe YOU
would hardly find the study less amusing"
If the reading public could, to some
considerable extent, be called upon to vote
their ideas of which are the ten best or
ten handsomest buildings in State or
city, We would be able to arrive nj a fair
Judgment Of the plane Of the public taste
in architecture. Judging from the bust
ness and residence structures-outside of Il
few great cities-so many accept from
builders without denur, and from the alb
sence Of protest against unsightly streets
and the sad displays along business fronts,
the conviction is unavoidable that the
architectural taste is at a very low'ebb
among our people. OF one thing there
can be no denial-that in California, of all
places in the world, the prevailing style of
building is least adapted to the climate,
the sanitary needs and the comfort of the
Dpoplp
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-15
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION

THE mighty harmonizing and unifying power
of human sympathy is another thing that shines
out through the clouds of national sorrow The
rain of tears that fell around the old here's bed
of suffering gave clarifying halo to his great
ness.-[santa Cruz Sentinel on General Grants
death.
To give complimentary reception to the only
Democratic member of Congress from this State
was courtesy most becoming to the party. To
turn such an occasion into continuance and
enlargement of the policy of vituperation of
members of the party, was to sink 1t to the low
est possible level of malice and make it a con
tinuing force in party distraction and destruc-
ton. The managers of Mr.. Henleys reception
and Mr.. Henley himself chose to sink it, and the
consequences be upon their heads-[Oakland
Times.
THEY have failed to find the rascals they were
to turn out. We congratulate the country upon
the fact that we are not all rascals. Here and
there petty picayune pilfering has been and will
be found That is to be expected. But no case
has yet come to light of any great moment 1t
is simply wonderful that with 300,0 900 officials,
high and low, there should be so few raseals,
and the rascalities should be of such picay-
unish character. 1t renews our confidence In
humanity, as well as our confidence in the Re-
publican party.-lOakland Tribune.
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.

IN New York yesterday Government bonds
sere quoted AZ 12255 for As OF 1907: lis FOR ~.
sterling, 81 s694 IS; 1925 fer Ss silver
bars, i0e24.
Silver in London, 49d cousois, 1907; 5
per cent. United States bonds, extended, 1856 Is,
1853; as. 1J5jl
In san Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at So 1854 cents.
Mining stocks in San Francisco were quite
steady yesterday morning. The advance in
Rotosi was the result Of the delinquent assess
meut OF 50 cents per share.
Israel Thomas was arrested at Virginia, New.
yesterday for horse-stealIng.
Fire az Calt.toga; loss, 5000; insurance,
s., eco
General L. ". Meiley OF Ohio, has been ap-
pointed assistant Commissioner Of the General
Land Office.
George W. Antrim was fined $500 at Los Ange-
les for wife-beating.
John Nulvihill, section foreman, died from
heat on the ella river, Arizona.
Gabriel Marens. II years old and a cripple, was
arrested at Los Angeles yesterday for stealing a
horse and buggy.
Supervisor Houser has been indicted for en-
bezzIement at Santa Rosa.
General Hancock has issued a bulletin OF
thanks to the different organizations who took
part in The funeral Of General Grant.
Henry Frcesc (colored) was hanged for muir
der at Cattlesburs KY. yesterday.
Lord Vane Tempest who served in the Fed
erai army during the American rebellion, is
dead
Eight cxcursionists were drowned at the
mouth OF the Girond France yesterday.
y serious riot occurred in Pultowa yesterday
between Russians ard Turks.
Returns show 3 ,93j new cases and i,3S9 deaths
from cholera in Spain yesterday.
The English Parliament vas prorosued yester-
day
The Superintendent of Public Buildings re-
ports that the Custom house. Postofice, etc. Of
New York are in a bad condition.
The Treasury Department purchased 295, 800
ounces Of silver yesterday.
Officers Of the Marine Hospital service have
been ordered to Mexico. to investigate the re-
ports about yellow fever.
Consul Mason, at Marseilles reports that the
Cholera IL that place is Asiatic, and very fatal.
George Wilkes, founder of wakes Spirit Of tic
2,7cs is dying.
Cattlencn attacked a party Of seventy five
III III -lOlliaAd
terday, and killed the whole number,
The appointment OF c. P Judd the Colorado
horsethief as special agent of the Labor Bureau,
hes been revoked.
r. q. sims has been appointed custodian of
6hc Thornburg Military Reservation
RGach's liabilities are said 70 be s. 900 COO, and
che actual assets 81 4Sl coo.
T. B. Barry has been arrested at Saginaw City,
Mich, for melting conspiracy.
Another seizure of Peoria whisky was made
AZ the railroad depot in Philadelphia yesterday
The General Land Office has declined to issue
any more Land patents 10 the Northern Pacific
Railroad
Russia has sent new proposals to England for
; settlement of the Afghan difficulty.
The Austrian Foreign Minister has proposed a
neF commercial treaty to Bismarck
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PASSENGERS From THE EAST.
lsprctAL BY ru1zeGAra 10 THE nEooRD-ustoN

NEyHALl, August lith.-The following
overland passengers passed Newhan August
18Th, to arrive in San Francisco August 18th:
d. Lynes, W. L. Vail, w. H. Miller, Ari-
zona; Bishop Kip, ", J. Kip. Mrs. Pratt
Charles Z. Fairbanks (agent c. N. & St. P.
L. R., San Francisco; W. Mitchell. wife
and child, Mrs. II. C. Clark, Miss H. Clark,
H. Gould, New York W. J. Collier, Miss
Dickey. Mrs. S. A. Diclley, Dayton. O.;
Mrs. \. G. Russell, Miss Browning. S.
Phillips. Mrs. Mansfield, Los Angeles w.
Y. Berri, wife and child, Guaymas: Miss
Hetficman, Nebraska George c. Gaskill,
Oakland J. J. Upchurch, Missouri: Miss
Nellie Doyle, New Mexico: Duncan Nc
Pherson, Santa Cruz i. s. kibbey, Texas ;
e. NJ. Starr, Oregon
PRoM0NroRY tUtahl, August i4th.-The
following overland passengers passed here
to-day, to arrive in Sacramento August Il tn I:
A. Baker, Mrs. +. l. Watson, G. Coin. San
Jose; H. Arnhold and wife, T. Jaques. San
Francisco; Ii. Harley, Chicago; A. Attic
burgh, 5, r. Bowman, S. W Scott, New
York c. Colt and wife, Wood River; J.
Carter, Kansas City; D. Tucker, Denver:
W. +. Montgomery Dillon; c. J. Whit
ney Detroit