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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09

NEW YORK, August 9th-A. M.-SIichael
Davitt arrived in this city from Ireland
yesterday on the steamer Germania. He
was registered on the steamer under an as
sumed name. He was received by Astin
Ford, of the Irish World, and dined with
him and party OF friends. TO your cor
respondent, Davitt said that he intended
addressing meeting of Irish societies in
Chicago next Saturday. He will then rest
till the meeting of the League, which he
will attend, but not as a delegate A
month hence he will begin lecturing tour
somewhere in the West; perhaps in Cali
fornia. He will speak only on Irish subjects,
home rule idea and the destitution among
the west OF Ireland fisheries. He does not
think the split in the League in this coun-
try of much consequence. He believes
the Salisbury Administration will be short
lived, and that the Liberal party will re-
unite on some new and unforeseen issue
with the Gladstones Liberal Party. Scot
land, Wales, the Colonies, nearly the en-
tire American press arc in favor of home
rule. Davitt thinks Ireland can afford to
wait for home rule, and he believes it to be
only question of time. A possible re-
sort to coercion by the Tories he regards as
no great evil, as it would cause reaction
in Ireland's favor,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
New York Bank statement.

New YORK, August Sth-The weekly
statement of the associated banks shows
the following changes Reserve decrease,
81, 23l ,475; loan increase, s., ,S41 800; specie
increase, 1912, 500; leSan tender decrease,
$5,26S, 500 deposit decrease, 1896, 900; circu
lation increase, $162, 700. The banks now
hold $S,647, $50 in excess of the % per cent
rule.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
SALOONS, ETC.
CAPlTALEXCHANCESALOON
No. 1917 Second street.

FORMERLY THE BRIC-A-BRAC.-THE
L best of WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, etc,
always in stock. An invitation is always ex-
tended our friends and the public
Ap AlBERT LOOMAN5. Proprietor.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
Destructive Forest Fires.

MILWAUKEE (Wis.), August Sth.-Forest
fires are raging in Marathon and Clark coun-
ties. 1t to-day communicated to the towns
of Spencer and Colby, and laid the former
completely in ashes, and scorched the lat
ter. Fires are also raging in the outskirts
of Chippewa Falls, and citizens are ready
for an alarm. AT Spencer, town of 900
population, on the Wisconsin Central, the
loss is 100000. Two large sawmills, the
depot, a wood d-turning factory, several
churches, the schoul-house, Music Hall,
and many residences are lost. AT Colon
bucket brigade are contending with the
flames, and the damage is comparatively
INSIGNIFICANT
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
A Big Blaze.

CINCINNATI, August Sth.-The mill and
grain-house of Fleischman's distillery, in
the Milock bottom, were burned shortly
after midnight this morning, The ware
house and distillery proper are located on
the opposite side of the street, and there is
great danger that they may catch. The
loss so far is over 100000; partially in
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09

July %, 1SS6-L. K. Anderson TO C. W. Shurtz-
East half of lot2, I and q, Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Streets 81 80.
July 81, 1SS6-Thomas Anderson to NJ. Hanra-
han-Lot 3, NJ and n, Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09

property in that vicinity. It is not yet
definitely known that the Staten Island
terminus will be entirely abandoned, but
if used it will probably be only Tor freight
traffic
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
WAS BRIGHT.

Just before old Sam Piles got into trouble he had boasted that he was the smartest man in Arkansaw, but when the justice of the peace attempted to impress upon Sam's mind that stealing a shoat was great crime, Sam said
 "Jedge, femme tell yer. I aim right bright"
 ~why, the other day you declared that you were the smartess man in the xtate."
 ~Did yessef heah me say dat iedge p
 "Yes.n
 wy, jedge, ef had been night bright [ wouldnter said dat. Er bright man doan' talk dat way. Fore l los my mine yex neber woalder heard me make sich sr 'spression. No, jedge, ain't right bright"
 We'll, l am glad you told me. If you were bright I would let you go, for you'd have sense enough not to steal again, bat as It is it will take a long term in the peaihen6asy to impress lesson on your mindr
 "Dar's q good many men dat ain't no brighter den 1 is," Sam replied. an fAck, my mine's been impsubin' nightly Asah q Late. Pse gitsin' edycated right now. On, yes, ef does say 1t myself I'm sx6out q smart CT man ez dar is in dis heah community. I'se CT bright man. Does yer say ken go, jedger
 sYes, to jail"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

When the act was finished, he leaned for ward and, addressing the man with whom he had been talking, said:
 They'll keep this up all night, l reckon"
 "Oh, no, they'll stop just before day. Say, do you think that you'd make good congressman
 "Wall, now. my frien', who Is it that don't think he would make a good one ? It's human natur ter rnlnk so. 1sas . allus one thing that Washin'ton county man can say, an that's this: He ken make as good a congressman as the fel- Ter what's jest sarved his time."
 "Who are you in favor of for gover- nor2"
 Josh Bates"
 "Who is he ?"
 "What, don't know Josh p
 "Never heard ot him before"
 "Wall, that's mighty strange. His place tines mine an he runs still house" !"
 "Who is your choice for secretary of state?'
 "Phil Gray"
 "Never heard of him, either"
 "Wall, that's curi's. He uster practice law but he's runnin' still-house now"
 "Whom do you think would make a good state treasurer ?"
 "Nat Sanders, an he'll get thar, too."
 "Who is her"
 "Wall, I'll sw'ar, don't you know Nat ?"
 "Does he run a still?'
 "Oh, no, he sold out last year. He sells whisky now. You folks down here don pear to know anything. Isnuntest set O folks ever seed, an sides that, they don't know how to treat a body. l. I've been down here three days an no body haint axed me to come in an eat a snack yis. They'd let a man go haungry in this part o'tie county"
 A policeman, in talking to a friend stated that a negro had just been shot tn the eastern part of the city.
 "What," said the old fellow, " auigger shot7'
 "Yes," the policeman replied.
 " Kill him r'
 "Yes."
 "Not jokin' with me ?"
 "Ne.D
 "Wife, stay here tell come back. I've got to go an see that nigger. Haint had no 'joyment sense come down here an Pm goin' to 'dnlge myself for one time, anyhow"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
A SHARP MAN.

A veil known congressmsn of Arkan. saw-psevious to his sisctlon purchased stock In nssionsl bank of Little Rock. He continued to own the stock untii the pan-electsie " kabkub, ]" wkss ks seId eat. 4 friend in writing to him asked why hs was 70 anxious to dispose Of stock which wss % valuabls. h reply tAs coagrsss- man said
 "As rule lack judgmsnt. bat thsss are timss when am not tool. dou't think that any eoogrsssmss os high sev. ssnmsns official ought to ssgags h asy speculative sss!ssss. Whsa yoa hasr any of my cosssitasnas ssy that haven't got any sssss, please % cut Isso tbs woods. sit os Ios, ssd smliA WitAeut judgment hosssey doo't smeust b kiia dried dam.o
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
DESERVED HICKORY.

While the professor of West Branch Academy was busy, working sums for one of the Peterson boys, . red "hidsd " man from Hallelujah Springs entered the school-house, approached the professor and said
 "Air you the man that runs this here erfair2"
 The professor put down his slate and pencil studied the features of the visitor and then replied:
 "That's what came here for.'
 "Ah hah, my names Jowerson."
 "Clad to meet you, Mir. Jowe.scS"
 "Wall, you mout not be so glad agin I'm dun with you. My son has been go- in to school to you. Little feller, names Tom"
 "oh. yes." said the professor, "Ibe- lieve remember him"
 "Ycs, reckon you do. Tuther day you whaled him with oak split. I've come to maui you"
 "My dear sir" said the professor, "I did whip your son with white oak splits, but he deserved it. During q recita- hon of arithmetic, 1 asked him this ques- hoa: fyou were to go out with a jug to fill is and there was . still-house half mile away and a spring . quarter of . mile away what would you bring back? He ssudied moment and said svaser.' Then 1 took up a white oak split and whipped him."
 "Wall," said the the visitor, q must be goin'. In the transaction that we vas jes' saikin' about l agrss with you all bat one thing. A boy thas didn't have no more sense than my chap has deserves hickory instead of white oak"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
A PHILosoPHIcAL MAN.

A merchant wrote a follows to an Ark aniaw man "i am on my death bed and would like to have the money you owe me. My physician says that ! can live bu, few days longer"
 The ArksnsAw man replied as follows "l received your letter fsw days ago and 1 expect you will be dead by the time you receive this. Ii not beg your pardon for not seeding the monsy. My experience teaches me that dying man does no. need money. II were dying 1t wouldn't make any difference with me whesher had ten dollars os was h debt.
 l have never been dying, you undsss,asd, and cannot speak from experiences, bu. am a man who can forecast things pr city well and therefore do not speak in hap- hazard way. Some fellow, 1 have for. gotten who, said that dying man can do nothing we'll. Perhaps you know msrs about this thdn do, but allow me to say that dying mas Is devilish poor bill collector. if were sent out to And an efficient bill collector, would never select dying man, no matter what his standing in the community might be. Let me see, have owed you tor some time. I regret this very much but don'. suppose that regret 1t any deeper than you ds. If had paid you would not now owe you anything. At first this may not strike ysu S the truth but msture reHecsion has taught me that 1t is . fact. Al one time after receiving the last letter which l shall doubtless ever get from you, 1 thought that would immediately for. ward the amount which owe you, but then thought that you might be dead and would never know It. When do . man favor wan. him to know 1t. Iu. gratitude Is one of the roots of aiI evil. 1 would rather pay . man ten cents and impress him with the fact, than to pay him ten dollars and know that he would fos- ever remain in ignosaoce of the fact therefore, hope that you wil under. stand my position. Ba. what ls the uss of al this7 Yoc may be dead by the time this rsacass you, in which event you ~ould never give me credit lor all thsss expressions Of sympathy. As previously remarked, . dying man has 10 nssd of noosy. Material things are of but littis sse to him. WslI msa cisss. If yos Ass not dead whsn yoa receive dis pisass l ss me know and viii wits yoa anothsr l stsey."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

only tell yer whu, l'se heard. Pears like Mr. Gayarlan' an CT man name Harris seed de stock an wanted 'em. Now, says Harris ter Mir. Gayarlan. take CT stan on dis log am watch out Mo- said Ms. Gayarlan. T neber takes CT stan cn anything Wall. they 6ggered round, driv de stock inter CT 6el', hemmed 'sm up, got de leader turned right. let down de fence an driv 'sm erway. Alter da got 'em whar da wanted 'em da 'vided 'em. Pears dat da wanted dat man Cox - dat white man dats allus full O bis pranks sn' jokes--tes take some O de cattle but he says, says Es, No, l'se much erbieeged eryer. It's Jes erbout ea cheap ter buy milk s1 1t is ter winter CT lot O cows so he wouldn't take none."
 Look heah. da. 'splAins t."
 "'Splains whut5'
 "Whar all dat tough beef is CT comin' rum. Dem men is CT sendin' dem tough cattle down heah."
 "Wouldn' be s'pEised ef dat ain't CT fack"
 know 1t is. Wall, wall, who would CT thought dat O sich CT 6ne lookin white pussonf Wy, sAh, when wuz ct jss,ics O dc peace d'reckly alter dc war jes eIbout dc time de bottom rail clim on top, Mir. GsyaTlan' practiced law fore me, | neass though; hs wrz Sw:ae.e. turn ca. ter be wus den CT cowboy. He drunk CT good deal uv whisky in dem days"
 Say he did2"
 "Yas. an when he quit de gubeEmsnt tuck him up. Tell yer whut's CT fack.h
 "Whut's datP
 He'd bette. stack ter his whisky"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
GENERAL srEELE,s BUTCHER.

General Steele, who at one time during the war commanded the post at Little Rock, was very fond of beef. He found much fault with the tough beef which the government furnished, and was greatly pleased when a countryman agreed to supply him with tender meat. The beef gave entire satisfaction, and Steele's table was soon renowned. One day an officer, who had invited a number of friends to dinner, sought the man who furnished Steele with meat, and said:
 "You are a strong Union man, sup pose2"
 "No, kain't say am. Would been in the rebel army ef hadn't had rheu- matix."
 "i am sorry to know it howevsr, that has nothing to do with the busin ess in hand. You have, for some time, fur nished General Steele with beef. Now, 1 am going to give a dinner next Tues day and want you to bring me tender roast, the very best you've got, the kind you furnished Steele"
 Kaint bring you one uv them thar sort"
 "Why"
 "'Ca'se ther cows that died a eaiin' buckeyes is all dun used up."
 When General Steele heard of this conversation he secured the country in search of his butcher, but could not find him. It afterwards transpired that the butcher had joined the Confederate army.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
MORE ABOUT THOSE CATTLE.

@Hol' on dar, Ant'ny," called old Sol omon, "s.op an tell me ef yers heerd nothin' mo- erbout Mr. Cayarlan' an da, cattle bus'nesss."
 Wall" said Anthony, "I desn know mach. Has yessef heard much ["
 "Nothin' dats hardly wuth. dividia .r
 "Me sutheE, but hsesd sr white man say dat Mir. Cayarian' mout halter sine his office."
 "Whut goodT dat do7 Won't pay de folks whut hab los de cattle. Like sendin' CT man ser jail widoas malEin' him gin up de money whut hs stols."
 "Wall it's in CT mighty bad shape. Mir. Csyasian' is CT mighty good kisa' tere
 Hisse'f, das's who. He's CT good man, an all dat, bat did yss sbez sotics how wiliin' he is fur his fyisa's ter hep him. Oars suthin' mighty euT's srbo Ut dat man- He ken do Less an git mo- fur it den any pussoa ebsr sesd. Yas, as' 90 tsr him ter git his visvs on any p'fps an yern come wsy ssssr ssliis' al yssss'f knowd an won't knos nothin'. Dat man is es sly q CT fox"
 "How yer reckon hs got d. csstis widout gittin' cotch is ds ack1"
 Wall yer see, doas k.ov an ken
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
A MISTREATED MAN.

"Now, gentlemen" said an old tellow from the bottoms when the Democratic party rises up an crushes man, " then 1 say that It is time for the honest, hard. working people to look out. was doln' very vel! nll the government squslsAsd me, all through spite, too, jest because had the rhsumat's and couldn't git out and vote for Cleveland"
 "How did he squelsh you !" some one asked.
 "Well. lt was ,his way. was the post master at Briar Swamp. The salary want but eighsy.six cents a year, but les me tell you, gentlemen. that slghty-slx cents ls 6 devilish sight better than no cents tall. The Republicans never took no notice Of me, but let me run alsag with them. have always bsea . Dsm- oera, and thought that when the Demo ctats 10, into power my salary would bs raised. bu, whut do you suppose they done
 "HAve no idea"
 They cut down the salary"
 "Cut down the sAlaryp"
 "Cut down the salary an still not sat. is6ed, they abolished the office,"
 "Tha, was indeed calamity on you."
 |" It ruined me, sir, not only financially but socially. My chiidren went iss ;ss bes, society in the community, but now they are ashamed to aspire so high. Yes, IL was all Cleveland's fault Some busy body went an told that dldnt vote ior |him. This made him mad an from that time on he has hsd t in fos me"
 Did you saP:aibs"
 "Oh, yes. Alter the Anal blow had come wrote to him. told him why didn't go to the polls, but he never even answered my letter."
 "Didn't treat you with courtesy"
 "W'y, sir, he treated me like dog, that's how he treated ms. got up u. ti,ion 10 have the office Ye.sssablished-- had fifteen sigasn, with sIch names as Hu oSSsst "tsSt bs~~S0p J"a~ s"e1 - Eli Shipp, and forwarded it on, but Ms. Cleveland never took no notice of lt. wsn. to town an .slsgrAphsd him, askins him li he had received the pstisioa, bat he didnt snswer the telegram. No, slr, he's got it in for me. and there ain't 10 two ways about IL. 1 would haze votsd for htm n hadn't hesn down with the rheumasIx, bat my Democratic days arc done"
 "Why didn't you vnss to Garland '"
 [" did, sn' he answered the letter, but 1 couldn't fad anybody that coaiA read Ii. That's the way with Garland. Hen answer your letters, but when you sthks him on . question ths. he doat wAat to talk about, nobody ia the world can read one of his lstiers."
 "Coing to light the sdmiuisus tios, suppose r
 "Yes, sir"
 How are you going about its"
 I'm going to ciose up svery saloon ia my Deighborhosd."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
MIR. SABBERLY AGAIN.

The Aflasfie MssfAiy is likely to se- cure. as 6 contributor, Mr. George Sab- berly, of Dry Fork, Ark, gentleman who has written for the Noyn Amsyitan Rsviry and the CtsaSyy Magasi~s. His matter, however, has failed to appear iu either of those publications, which slight, whether intentional or not, has caused the eminent writer to address the following letter to the editor of the As- iasht MosfAH:
 "DRY FORK, Ark, Feb. 1886.
 "My Dear Sir: hear that Sou air grea, lover of fresh, original matter 90 l thought I'd j':ne you. The New York pamphlets haven't treated me fairly. They said that they would pay we'll for literature bu. they don't do 1t. regar d . liar as being about as bad as the ordi- naty hoss thief. When tell a man I'm going to do thing I'm going to do it. Some time ago advertised that had a couple ot calves for sale and when par ties come to buy them, although meat had riz, let them go a, the advertised price. Now, stand in with mo and I'll get you a good lis. of signers in this neighborhood. The Tally boys air great hands to read when they aint out stealth stock, an l know they'll sign ef l tell them to do 1t for I've sorter got 'em on the hip. Two years ago they stole a hsifer from me an by threatening to pr O. secute 'em can make 'em do anything Now abou, the pay. Good literature, l understand, Is sissin' h;ghe, all tho tim 6 an'll therefore don't want to eater into . long contract. You may have the enclo sed for three hundred dollars. would n | sell it so cheap. but the fact Is I've got to have money"
 DRY FORK ITEMS.
 We look for early spring.
 The river is falling fast.
 Some fiend in human shape knocked horn offsn Nose Phillips COW the other day. The community ought to hown down on such acts. We hate a man that1l hit COW.
 Uncle Jesse Patterson has the thanks of your correspondent for nice mess of squirrels. We are very fond of squirrels, especially at this season Of the year. A big bee tree vas chopped down on the McQ Querter place the other day. A good deal of honey was found, and Mack has our thanks for bowl fall Uncle Nick Boyle died last week. He was respected and esteemed by ali who knew him. He was great rassler in his young days, and is the man that flung Black Buck at Scroggins' store before the war. OBSERVER.
 "Now, sir" Mr. Sabberiy continues !, "yos couldn't get these facts rem any other source, for am the only literary man in this part of the country. Please excuse mistakes and send money as soon as convenient Say, fl you'd give away some pictures you would be helped in this neighborhood."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
CONFINEMENT.

Oh, I'se not erfeerd O de jedgment day, Oh, rockey my soul in de cradle; Fur all desc yeahs I'se been CT picken out de way.
 Oh, rocky my soul, good Lawd. Mister Peter want afeerd an neider wuz Paul,
 Oh, rocky my soul in de cradle; Case da bof worked tergeder like de wedge an' de maui. Oh, rocky my soul, good Lawd.
 Oh, de Lawd He dc Tub de pol, An de white man do Tub de rich, An I'd ruther be lubed by de
 Lawd don't yer know, oh
 honey don't yer know, know
 know,
 Den ter waller in merlasses an
 sich. Ole Aaron had dc bells an de golden calf, Oh, rocky my soul in de cradle: An when Moses come he jes hadter laff, Oh, rocky my soul, good Lawd- Ter think dat his bruder an de camp fire chief, Oh, rocky ny soul in de cradle, Would melt his money inter sicher pol beef, Oh, rocky my soul, good Lawd.
 Oh, de Lawd He do Tub de pol, An de white man do tub de rich, An I'd ruther be lubed by de
 Lawd don't yer know, oh,
 honey don't yer know, know,
 know,
 Den ter waller in merlasses an
 sich.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20
THE LATE MR. FRY.

@Whss is year asms !" aakad ths aAg- iG Of an old ssCo vhe hsd coms is to psy his taxss."
 @Jim Fry, ssh, iodss q ds lac Ms. Fry-
 How Iosg has yous son ben dssdr
 He aiat dead, ds lass M. Fry sis't.s
 ~Thsn how cas hs be ths lsis Ms. FErr. ,.,. ,.,,., ., ,,,,.-.,,.. =. sah.s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

Germany, having discovered that mo- nometalism is disastrous, is nov consider ing of the question of bimetaiism. Who knovs but the American hog may in that county be remonetixed.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

Prof. John Cisss, . travsling slight Of hand performer has bssn aussssd h van Baren eosnty, Ask. It vas diseovssed that Mr. Ciass was . tries too smooek.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

The lord mayor of London is polite to Dmcb. h this resped hs can aimsse equal an Amsricaa politician.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-18

Captain Gerstel, of the Austrian
army, was tried by court martial at Vienna
for slight offense and was convicted AS a
matter Of form a light sentence was imposed,
whereupon he bowed respectfully to the court
drew q revolver and shot himself twice
through the head, falling dead
The Duke of Seville has received q
pardon for the ofense Of insulting Queen
Christina
A Paris newspaper asserts that q
serious differences Of opinion between France
and China has arrested the progress OF nego-
tiations for settlement Of the Tonquin ques-
ton.
The boiler of the tug Riheman ex-
ploded in Cardiff ONales) Harbor The vessel
and crew, consisting OF six persons, were
blown TO atoms The cylinder OF the engine
struck a passing Italian ship quarter Of a
mile distant and killed the pilot ~
Mr.. Gladstone, Il is announced, is
suffering from a severe cold The physicians
do not look upon the Premier's aiiment az
serious
The steamer Acton. which arrived nj
Queenstown, reports meeting with fearful