Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-03

A movement is on foot at the East to pc
tition Congress to appropriate funds for the
purpose of holding an annual " United
States Agricultural Fair" The project
probably does not stand a very fair show
for success.
An article advocating the impracticable
and long since exploded theory of cutting
a canal through the Yolo basin for relief of
the flood waters of the Sacramento, was re-
ceived by the RECORD UNION from John
Doherty, civil engineer" of Oakland,
about two weeks since. The proposition
possessed such unquestionable evidence of
Rip Van Winkleism, that it was not ac-
corded space for publication.
The tin-can makers of Baltimore are now
out on strike. As the dealers have large
supply of manufactured goods ON hand,
they tantalizingly say to the makers that
they are very glad to have chance to give
their ears little rest from the perpetual
din. The tinkers are figuring out to see
where the laugh comes in. They put
themselves out of a job and are now hay
ing fun poked at them by their employers,
whom they supposed they had got in the
door, and were squeezing numerically.
The sad lack of a receiving-room in this
city, where persons who have been danger
ously injured may be temporarily placed,
was made extremely pointed in the case of
Thomas Kane, who was run over on Front
street yesterday. Simply the act of trans
ferring patient two miles and half to
the County Hospital, under the nervous
shock OF such injury, or in critical con-
dition, might reasonably be expected of
itself to promptly produce fatal results.
The Trustees should have room at once
fitted qt tho million haa Jo,1a Co, I,
reception and temporary care of such
cases. 1t will be in the interests of hui
mainly TO do so.
The Government inspector reports from
Ell Paso, Texas. that the Apaches at the
San Carlos Agency are now peaceful and
contented. The present method of fur
nishing information concerning the status
of the Apaches is becoming monotonous.
Now that these ubiquitous wards of the
nation have been caught for the nine hun
dred and ninety-ninth time, and at last
placed under charge of the War Depart
ment, statement of probabilities" as to
where they will be and how many scalps
they will take during the next twentv-four
hours should be included and published
with tie daily weather representations of
the Signal Service Bureau, provided "Old
Prob y would dare risk his reputation on a
twenty four hour Apache prediction.
1t is singular fact that while the Presi-
dent-and presumably his administration
is opposed to continued silver coinage, and
the law only requires the coming of $1,000
600 per month as the minimum, there was
81, Al 600 in standard dollars turned out al
the several minis during the month of Au-
gust, or nearly half million more than
made necessary by law. During the same
time the Government received $4,000 OOO
in gold upon conditional loan or ex-
change from the banks of New York CITY.
to prevent if possible, until Congress shall
meet, a public demonstration of refusal to
accept silver upon Government payments
and the consequent rise in gold to seven
teen cents premium-the difference be.
tween the face and bullion value of the
standard" silver dollar.