Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-24

The Pope and Christian Education.
BALTIMORE, December 23d.-A copy of
the letter sent by the Pope to the Roman
Catholic hierarchy of England has lust
been received in Baltimore by Archbishop
Gibbons, Primate of the Church in Amer
lca The subject of the letter is christian
education. 1t has been translated, and
will be published in full in to-morrows s
Catholic Mirror. The Holy Father COM
mends the great vigilance of the clergy in
looking after the Christian education of
the children of England. He encourages
and praises them, and assures them of his
special commentator and good will in the
prosecution OF their meritorious work. The
lalty also come in for a share of the Popes
commentator for their readiness to sup
ply what IS needed for the maintenance of
the schools-nOt only the wealthy con-
trlbutors, but those who are of slender
means and poor The Pope then contin-
ues " In these days, and in the present
condition OF the world, when the tender
age OF childhood is tempted on every
side by so many and various dau-
gers, hardly anything can be imagined
more lifting than a union with literary
instruction of sound teaching in faith and
morals. For this reason, we have more
than once said that we strongly approved
OF the voluntary schools, which, by the
work and hberality OF private individuals
have been established in America, and
elsewhere. We desire their number in
creased as much as possible. We ourselves,
seeing the condition of things in this CITY,
continue with the greatest effort, and at
great cost, to provide an advance of such
schools for the children of Rome, for it is
by these schools that the Catholic faith,
our greatest and best inheritance, is pre-
served, whole and entire. In these
schools, the duty of parents is respected.
and, what is most needed, especially
in the prevailing license of opinion and of
action, it is by these schools that good citi-
zens are brought up for the State, for there
is no better citizen than the man who has
believed and practiced the Christian faith
from his childhood. The future condition
OF the State depends upOn the early train
ing of the children. The wisdom of our
torefathers and the very foundations of the
State, are ruined by the destructive errors
of those who would have the children
brought up without religious education.
You see, therefore, venerable brethren,
with what earnest forethought the parents
must beware of inuusting their children
to schools IN which they cannot receive
religious teachings
Christmas Toy PeddIers.
New YORK, December 23d.-The marked
feature of the holiday trade here is a large
and almost unprecedented demand fol
cheap toys and Christmas novelties. Within
the past two weeks multitude of peldlers
have sprung up, who line the curostone
from one end of Broadway to the other.
The police have orders to drive them away,
but find the task impossible. Every vari-
ETY. of mechanical toy is sold, in prices
ranging from 10 cents to 81. The large toy
dealers say this cheap John " business
hurts them to a considerable extent.
The SnOwslide Disaster-Bodies Recov-
cred.
DENVER (Col.), December 23d.-A Silver
ton special to the Neirs says: The bodies
of Burke Hovey and ]. NJ. Scales, the two
miners imprisoned in the Prodigal Son
mine, in San Juan county, yesterday. by a
snowslide were found late last night at
the bottom of the shaft, dead. Both were
packed in the snow as in a mold Hoyey
was found standing six feet from the bot
tom upon piece of timber. Scales was
standing at the bottom of the shaft,
candle in his left hand, the right over his
eyes, shading them, and looking up as
though to see what was coming down the
mine. From appearances, their death was
instantaneous. Scales was from Orange,
Texas, and Hovey from Woodstock, New
Brunswick.
The Entombed Miners.
WILKEsBARRE, December 23d. - Work
was commenced this morning on the new
tunnel to where the bodies of the men are
supposed 10 be. The work will be pressed
night and day with strong force of miners,
labOrers and rock men. 1t is hoped that
the bodies of the victims will be recovered
in less than months time.
The Billiard Hippodrome.
CHICAGO, December 23d-Schaefer and
Slosson played the concluding game in
the balk line tournament, tonight, before
less than 400 spectators. There was little
or no betting. Schaefer won, by 500 to
66S. This leaves the championship an
other triple tie. The game on both sides
was characterized by some exceptionally
brilliant work, and also by some that was
wretched in the extreme. Schaefer's high
est run was 122; average, % All. Slos-
sons highest run was los; average,
20 S-33.
The New York Gold Scare.
NEW YORK, December 23d.-There is not
much doubt that the gold scare attempted
in the Tribune and Herald this morning is
being worked by Wall street Spectators
for rather more than the facts are worth.
Inquiries among conservative men solidify
this opinion. They say Senator Becks
speech on the silver question is being used
To create the impression that heavy ship
ments Of gold to Europe are being made.
Stock in New York.
New YORK, December 23d-11 A. NJ
Stocks opened ia lower and rallied 4G4,
Western Union advancing Z and Lacka-
wanna II.
New YORK, December 23d. - Stocks
strong. The first hour the general list ad-
vanced to Z, and Luckawanna gained l.
At noon the market was quiet and steady,
and showed a fraction below the best
prices recorded.
New YORK, December 23d.-Central Pa
ciic, 40s Burlington, 1851; Northern
Pacific, 27 preferred 59s; Northwestern,
1861; New York Central, 1921 Oregon Navi-
CATION, 1861 Transcontinental, 314; Pacific
Mail, Gil; Panama. 9S; St. Louis and San
Francisco, 81; Texas Pacific, 11g; Union
Pacific, 533: Wells-Fargo's Express, 118 /;
Western Union, y.
New YORK, December 23d-3 p. NJ
Stocks steady until shortly after o'clock,
when the market became irregular and
closed dull and weak.
Net Earnings for October.
New YORK, December 23d.-The state
ment OF the southern Paclflc road AT
lantic and Pacific SYSTEM for October,
shows a net profit of $348, 1868. The net
earnings of the Pacific system of the same
road for the same period were 81 ,2S6, ,5S5.
The Grant Monument Fund-Contribu-
ton from the Little Brown Men,"
New YORK, December 24th-A. M.-The
Grant Monument Fund Committee yester-
day received the following letter from
Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese Minister,
through Mayor Grace:
beg to inform you that have Just received
a cablegram from Viceroy Ii, of China desiring
me to donate for him, through the kindness of
your Excellency, the sum of 800 to the monu-
nent to be erected in the city of New York to
the memory of his old friend, General Grant
For the same purpose, Idesire to add 500 in my
own name. l take the liberty to inclose a
check for the amount $500, and ask that you
VIII be kind enough to forward it to the proper
quarter.
The Height of Dempsey's Ambition.
New YORK, December 24th-A. Mack
Dempsey arrived last night from the Pa
cifie coast. He said his fight with Barry
was not hard one. He had made host
of friends on the Pacific slope, and they
thought so well of him that they promised
TO set him up in business in Portland
After be whips Charley Mitchell, George