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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-04
The Death of John E. stanton.


Cox & Clarke have received letter from
Judge Holl, who was sent up to their
ranch in Shasta county = the ranch lies
partly in Shasta and partly in Lassen-to
investigate the circumstances connected
with the assassination of John B. Stanton,
their foreman, last Friday evening. 1t is
learned that ON the day of his death Mr..
Stanton and q young man named Sweigert,
who formerly lived on the Costumes, but
has been in Stanton's employ lately, worked
until late in the evening about 9 o'clock.
They then cooked and ate their supper and
Stanton. getting up from the table, moved
toward the window and was looking out,
when the report of gun was heard. Stan
ton exclaimed, What was that" Swell
CERT, glancing at him, said, :" 1t was a gun
shot, and you are wounded" The charge.
which subsequently proved to be composed
of buckshot. slugs and small shot, had
struck the unfortunate man on the side of
the face, almost tearing away the jaw, and
yet not disabling TO such an extent that he
could not speak. He was assisted to bed,
and his companion said he would go to the
neighbors for help, but Stanton requested
him not to leave him He sank quite rap
idly afterwards, and Sweigert hurried to
neighbours and got assistance, but when
they returned Stanton was unconscious. A
doctor was sent for to Fall City, about seven
miles distant, but when the physician ar
rived the patient had ceased to exist. In
the morning tracks were found which
showed that the murderer rode up to the
corral on horseback, hitched his horse and
made his way to the kitchen window,
where he laid in wait for opportunity to
make fatal shot, and, after firing, fastened
back to his horse and rode off Cox &
Clarke have made application to the Gov
ernor for the offering of the usual reward
$4,000 for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer, and will give that much in adj
dition themselves. There is very strong
clue as to the parties connected with it,
and a good officer should be able to unravel
the mystery in a short time.
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Memorial services at Newcastle.

EDS. RECORD UNION In your to-day's
dispatches concerning memorial day ex-
ercises, l see this enterprising little burg
ignored. On Sunday, the 30th, one of the
best sermons, appropriate to the occasion,
we ever listened to, was preached here by
the Rev. L. Ewing to well-filled house.
The sermon was repeated to large and
appreciative congregation in Ophir, at
night On Monday all the business houses
of this place were closed during the after
noon, flags were at half-mast, the hall was
lastly decorated with flowers and flags,
and the day very appropriately celebrated
by Col. E. ID. Baker Post, No. II, G. A. r.,
Womens Relief Corps, No. %, of same
| name, and the generous and patriotic pub
lie from this and adjacent towns. Aside
| from the usual decorations of the soldiers
graves, including the tributes to the I'M
known, four little girls sang nicely poem
entitled Memorial Day" A. q. Abbott
| recited very impressively THE Answer to
the Blue ard Gray" written by loyal
| lady; and a very eloquent and patriotic
| Grafton was given by the Hon. J. NJ. Full
weller, of Auburn. All of the exercises
were interspersed with appropriate music,
furnished by the relief corps, who also fur
nished detail of three young ladies to
strew the graves of the dead. The cere-
monies were all performed under the direc-
ton of NJ. ID. Lininger, Post Commander.
The post most heartily extended a vote of
thanks to the w. r. c., the orator, and all
who so plentifully provided the floral trib-
utes and in any way assisted to make the
day of impressive significance, as it was.
The successful and heartfelt services of the
day prompts the feeling that we truly have
loyal and patriotic people here among
which to live. CROCKETT.
Newcastle, Cal, June 1, 1886.
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The division on the lioase
nile bill in the House of Commons will
take place Monday .....,The fisheries to15le
on the coast CT Nova Scotia is still unset
ted. Yellow fever is epidemic on the
Isthmus Of Panama ..,s,- The London Times
severely scores Blaine for his recent home
rule speech In raiiroad accident near
Constantinople eight persons were killed
ard five wounded......Si in London,
459d;'consols, 1923; As, 1881 As, 11a4.
EASTERN John huir has been appoint
ed General Traffic Manager of the Ohesa-
peake and Ohio reilroad system,,.... Miten-
wurzer. the Vienna tragedian, will visit
California in July......The Maxwell case at
ST Louis will probably not reach the jury
until Saturday.. Buddensick, the con-
tractor, has been taken from New York to
Sing Sing to serve ten years..-...M Mary An
.derson has sailed for England. The An
,arehist Most swings blacksmiths ham
Iner at Blacl1vell's lsiand.....-A fire in Du-
aango, Col, caused loss of about $4,000
The Knights of Labor Convention has
adjourned sine die......The annual overflow
of the Rio Grand is taking place..
Government bonds are quoted in New York
at 126 for As of 1907 111s for 4ls; 101 for
IS; sterling, 81 S8@4 80; silver bars, 99s.
WAsHINGroN.-Pres and Mrs. Cleve-
land are quietly sojourning at Deer Park,
Md......The oleomargarine bill has been
passed by the House....--Commodore Bel
KNAPP, the new Commandant of Mare Island,
leaves for his post Saturday.
Pacific SLoPE.-Redding has decided
not to incorporate. -Giaccomi Bullet
fell from second-stery window at st.
Helena, and was killed.. Patrick Harri-
canvas found dead in field near Chico.
Aaron Cornet dropped dead near Oak
dale Sianislaus county......At Victoria, b.
c., the Chief Justice has sentenced Sproule
10 be hanged June 9Th, which is next Sun
day.. Field fires are causing considerable
damage near Ellis, San Joaquin county.
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1t is true that i. very slightly affects north /
ern California. The maximum of so cents |
reached rs far north as Redding before the
change. 1t now extends to the Oregon
line Southwardly the maximum of 80
cents reached to Monterey from Sacra-
mento, so that business from the region
south Of that point is benefited by the re-
duction, and to the broad and growing area
below Monterey it is very considerable
advantage, as also to those having Business
with it. That it is not of greater material
benefit to the central section must not rem
der US oblivious to the gain 60 business
deae soutawardly, So far as inquiry re-
salts in obtaining information as TO the
outcome of the Eew policy, 1t develops that
the plan has worked wei, and the j9dg-
mont that advised it r. thus justified.
1t proceeded upon the principle that a
large volume of business with a narrower
margin of specific profit, secures greater
aggregate of income and of earnings. En-
| fanced volume is the result of the en-
larged ability of the patron of the Business
to deal with its promoters. This is in
turn based, not alene upon financial ability
to pay a given rate, but upon oheapness
within the lines of fair profit making it
inviting. The telegraph company, in other
words, has broadened the capacity of the
public to indulge in telegrapring by low
ering the tariff of rates, and without re-
ducing the wages of its employees. The in
creased volume resulting has not been
merely represented by greater number of
words telegraphed for the amount of the
former local income of the company, but in
such greater number of words sent as to
materially add to the aggregate of income.
Cheaper Geographic rates have simply in
duced men to spend more money in tele-
graphing than they did before. They dis
patch more business for the aggregate
formerly expended, and then add to that
much new business. The statement reads
its own lesson. The demand for all things
used by men increases as they come down
from the plane of luxuries. The company,
! shortly after the reduction referred to, an
nounced a lessened tariff for Atlantic cable
Transmission of dispatches. This reduction
to California, the most distant point, was
from 80 cents to "a cents per word, affects
all the States proportionately, and at the
far East the rate now runs as low as half
the latter sum- In the case of the cable
reduction, we apprehend that the actual
ing cause most potent was competition.
However, the principle already referred to
may have entered in, to some extent. 1t
would apply just as forcibly, as in the case
of local rates. In this State, however, the
telegraph company has no competitor, and
it is fair to treat its reduction as entirely
voluntary, as it certainly was wisely bust
ness-like. 1t is to be hoped that the result
of its policy may lead it to take still other
advance steps.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
High Water in the Rio Grande and Col
cr.,do-Pegseneer Rates.

lsan Francisco Bulletin. June Sd.
Through travel by the Atlantic and Pa
cife road is still impeded. 4 special train
was received from the Atlantic and Pacific
road last night by the Southern Pacific, the
passengers on which had been transferred.
A dispatch was received this forenoon that
the Rio Grande was very high and still
rising rear Ell Paso. 1t is probable that
some cd the Atchison, Topeka and SAINTS
Fe read this side of Albuquerque is cut OF
Dispatches received at the railroad Office;
say that the Colorado river is high, but NJ
trotble is anticipated By the Southern Pa
eife officials.
Damages caused by the storms of the pas
season to the Southern Pacific overland
line have not been wholly repaired. Be
tween Yuma and Indie there IS basir
into which the water flows from the east
west and north, and which is below thu
| sea-leyel. 1t is probable thai it Will b.
years before that section of track is perma
nently established on stone foundation, a
stone must be hauled long distances
Working trains will be busy all summe
between San Fernando ana Los Angelo
making repairs.
An excursion rate of sic to Truckee am
return, tickets good for Friday to Mondas'
has been made by the Southern Pacific
Company. The excursion tickets to Taho
and return enable tourists to spend TIL
summer at the lake, as they are good unit
September 3oth TIE rate is SIS.
Overland tickets jumped up So suddenl.
at noon to-day, the reason for this beinl
the action of passenger agents of the trans
continental roads, who met this forenoon
and voted TO do away with all commits
sion between the Pacific coast and Missouri
river points. The overland rate is still Gu
about SO.
Dispatches were received at the offices o
the Atlantic and Pacific road in this cit
this forenoon, which encourage officials @
that road to hope that they will be able q
latest to dispatch trains by Sunday mex
| Still this is not certainty.
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Charles Croker will leave New York for
California June 10th.
There are now lying in the harbor many
ships ready to sail, but unable to get crews.
Yung's lot, on Sacramento street, shut in
by Crocker's twenty-foot fence is offered
for sale. The former owner is dead.
The new school census of this city shows
that there are about $4,000 children of
school age in the city, an increase of about
5000 over the census of last year.
1t has been decided by the Spreckels
brothers, and others interested in the
Oceanic Steamship Company, to employ
Cinnamon to fill the places left vacant by
the striking crew of the steamer Mariposa.
The Railroad Commissioners unani-
mously adopted Commissioner Carpenter S
order fixing the rates of freight upon the
San joaquin Valley end Yosemite Railroad
from Berenda to Raymond. The rates
adopted correspond with those south of the
Berenda junction.
Rev o. P. Fitzgerald, who was Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction in California
for four years from December, 1867, was
recently defeated for Bishop of the Metho-
dist Church South by Rev. DIR. ]. S. Key,
of Georgia Three other Bishops We're
elected at the same Conference.
Coiner Gorham of the local Mint reports
a coinage of 81 $50, 600 in gold in the month
of May, of which $4,000 was in eagles
and 81, $50, 900 in half eagles. The coinage
for the same month last year was 81. &c.
600, of which 81, 10000 was in double
eagles and 100000 in standard dollars.
For some months, only eagles and half
eagles have been coined.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-04
JURY BROKERS.

The men charged with attempting to
bride jurors in San Francisco have been
held to answer for the alleged crime. We
cannot treat these men as guilty as yet.
They stood dumb before the Court when
brought to bar for contempt for that which
is now laid against them as a crime-that
is, they chose not to plead there, and 81
lently accepted the penalty the Court
affixed AT the time it was announced by
their friends that this action was taken to
prevent their cases being preiudiced on
trial for crime. The prosecution, how
ever, has held that their silence was due to
the hope that the contempt proceedings
action in the matter. Whether the fines
laid for contempt will bar subsequent
criminal proceedings against them has not
been decided in their cases. We cannot
conceive that it will Indeed, we do not
believe they will raise the question. 1t has
never been heard Of that the action OF
Court in preserving its own dignity and
protecting its processes and officers, inter-
posed to prevent the pursuit of the of
fender against the law, though the one act
of contempt and crime might result
in double punishment. If such doc
trine could prevail it would result
in making Courts powerless to
punish for contempt, practically, and
hence powerless to preserve order in Court
or protect themselves from insult and alb
solute outrage. The law presumes these
alleged jury bribers to be innocent until
they are convicted, and ON the theory an
nounced regarding contempt proceedings
we cannot justly take the conviction for
contempt into account. All this is under
have been adjndged guilty by the people.
True, all the public knows of the matter is
what has appeared in the press, and news
paper trial is by no means safe. Yet here
we have the sworn statement of reputable
men that these defendants did offer to
bride them to render given verdicts as
jurors in a Court competent to impanel
them. This is so simple and direct
statement that the public is at loss to
conceive what the defense viii be on trial
Of one thing, however, there is absolute
certainty, and that is, that the people are
universally indignant at the disclosures,
and demand, if these men be found guilty,
that severe punishment be inflicted as
warning to others. 1t is probable that
jury brokerage has been more common
than the general public supposes. If the
exposures now made will tend to deter the
brokers some good will have been accom-
plished
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Frightful Fall of a Young Lady.

ASPEN Coll, June 2d-This evening a
party of young ladies climbed to the top OF
the fire-bell tower, sixty feet high, for the
purpose OF obtaining a good view of the
city. Epna Stewart stepped to the edge of
the tower. and was leaning against the
corner post looking over the country, when
the janitor, not knowing the presence of
the ladies, seized the bell rope to call a
meeting of the fire company. The sudden
art, and losing her balance she plunged
from the dizzy hight to the pavement She
was carried into a neighboring house,
when it was discovered that both legs were
crushed to the extent that both feet were
within few inches of the knees, the left
arm broken into splinters, five ribs on the
right side broken and torn loose from the
spine. She is still alive, but her recovery
is impossible.
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Weddings at IsIeton.

EDS. RECORD UNION Tuesday morning,
at the residences of the brides parents,
Miss Laura .E. Smith, daughter of Judge
II. F. Smith, was united in marriage to
Irwin E. Deity. of CORTLAND. and Miss
Sallie B. Poage to Leonard NJ. Limbaugh,
of this place. The occasion was one of the
most enjoyable witnessed here, rendered so
by the gathering of relatives and many
friends of the contracting parties. After
the hymeneal ceremonies, which were
performed by the Rev. J. s. Hutton, a
sumptuous feast was prepared to which all
did justice, and many were the toasts hop
ing for many more such enjoyable occa-
sions. The presents received were many
and handsome. Among those present
were Mrs. Reilly, Sacramento city: Mrs. ]
Poage, Mrs. E. Limbaugh, Mrs. H F.
Smith, Mrs Dotty, Mrs. G. P. Hensley, Mrs
G. A. Knott. Mrs W. C. Harvie, Mrs A ]
Runyon, Mrs. P Thisby, Messrs. Judge H
F. Smith, Francis Dotty, Julius Poage, f
Limbough, 6. A. Knott, O. Knott, B
Knott, p H. Gardiner, II. Vance, c. F
Bump, J. Mccarthy A. Runyon, F
Hodapp, C. Vance, Professor Wallace, T
Mcbride, B. L. Hensley and others
Yours, w. H. III.
Isleton. June ., 1886.
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The weather and the crops.

The following hrlietin for May has been
issued from Signal Service headquarters at
San Francisco, by Lieutenant w. A. Glass
ford;
TGmNerature-The temperature has been
normal ON the immediate coast line and
near Puget Sound, with the single excep-
ten in the vicinity of San Francisco, where
Il has been two degrees above it; in the
interior it has been above the average
about two degrees, except in the lower Sac
ramento valley, where II has been as much
below.
Monthly rainfall-On the Washington
Territory coast, in the mountains and dis
tricts of northeastern California, portions
of Colusa, Napa, Santa Cruz and Monterey
counties the heavy rainfall has been slightly
above the average: elsewhere over the ess-
! tire Pacific States it has been slightly def
ciens.
Seasonal rainfall-The few reports near
| Puget Sound and the Willamette valley
show deficiency of from eight 10 three
/ inches for the season, while along the coast
/ the excess has been above the average.
Southern Oregon and the entire State of
! California show decided excess, being an
average of 81 per cent for the State. In the
Sacramento valley this excess is As to 10
inches, in the San Joaquin valley from 3 to
0 inches. In the Napa, Santa Clara and
| Salinas valleys the excess has been from 8
! to inches. In the southern part of Cali
! fornia the excess has been from to 5
inches.
Frosts-A few very light frosts were re-
ported the morning of the list.
| North winds-There has been an absence
of the dreaded, drying north wind in the
interior valleys, which has left the good in
! fluence of the bounteous seasons rainfall
upon the agricultural and fruit products
undisturbed.
| General weather characteristics-Dur
the month no decided cyclonic or anti
cyclonic conditions have prevailed. Fol
fifteen days of the month the area of high
barometer has rested over the north Pa
cifc, and for twelve days on the Californis
coast during the prevalence of the latter
between the Sd and 18th, most of the rain
during the month fell over northern and
central California and Oregon and Wash
ington Territory No rain fell in the
southern part of the State. The data fol
this bulletin is based upon reports from
fourteen Signal Service, forty-three rail
road, one post surgeon and one voluntary
| observers.
Sergeant Barwick reports as follows
The highest and lowest temperature during
May for Princeton was 500 and AZ; rain
fall, 80 of an inch; effect of weather Oh
crops, unexeeptionally good-so says David
Bently, the Observer.
The rainfall at Folsom city for May was
% of an INCH Hay has been cut, and is
an immense crop. Plum trees in this vicn-
ity are covered with aphis. Grapes are look
ing very fine. and bid fair to be the largest
crop we have ever had-so reports j. Fl.
| StIrges, the Observer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-04

THE rumor runs that England has
ordered large body of marines and troops
to Halifax. We do not believe that Eng
land contemplates any such folly as pre-
cipitating war over the fishery question.
She has reason, as have we, to avoid it. 1t
is not worth war. Two nations, such as
England and the United States, Will be
laughed at by all the world if they fight
over that which is so easily settled by
arbitration or diplomacy. But this is his
tory-England does not wait until the
last moment to get ready rs we do. She
intends to protect her people wherever
they are, and brave men will honor her
for it. We do not believe she has ordered
troops to Halifax, but if she has, ii is her
right. 1t may justify inquiry of her on
our part, but shosld not be pretext
for war over fishery question that in it
self can be warped irso a war question,
only be passion and Che biggest kind of
tomfoolery.
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TELEGRAPHIC RATES.

A month ago the Western Union Tele-
graph Company announced reduction Of
rates in this State from maximum Of all
fl .ures in excess of so cents, to that figure.
for ten-word messages within State bounds.
The prior maximuha ran from 60 cents to
IS cents. There was nc pressure brought
to bear, We believe, for the reduction,
though there vas abroad sentiment that
something of the kind should be done, and
that it would be good business stroke to
do it. 1t is probable that this conviction
as to economic business management was
the actuating motive with the company.
IL was short road TO increase Of business.
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A Prize i'm the Lnttery

OF life which is usually unappreciated un-
til it is lost, perhaps never to return, is
health. What priceless boon it is, and
how we ought to cherish it, that life may
not be worthless blank to US. Many OF
the diseases that flesh is heir to, and which
make life burdensome, such as consump-
ton (scrofula of the lungs}, and other scrof-
ulous and blood diseases, are completely
cured by R. " Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery after all other remedies have
failed Dr. Pierces treatise on consump-
ton mailed for 10 cents in stamps. Ad-
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, 663 Main street, Buffalo, n. Y.
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If a Dyspeptic will take
Simmons Liver Reg
ulatOr.

"Up to a few weeks ago l considered my
self the Champion Dyspeptic of America.
During the years that have been afflicted
/ have tried almost everything claimed to
be a specific for Dyspepsia, in the hope of
finding something that would afford perma-
nent relief. / had about made up my mind
to abandon all medicines when l noticed
an indorsementof Simmons Liver Regulator
by prominent Georgian, jurist whom
knew, and concluded to try its effects in my
case. have used but two bottles, and am
satisfied that have struck the right thing
at last I felt its beneficial effects almost
Immediately. Unlike all other preparations
of similar kind, no special instructions
are required as to what one shall or shall
not eat. This fact alone ought to commend
it to all troubled with Dyspepsia N.
HOLMES, Vineland, n. J.
s211yMWF&w1y
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THE Democratic thundex is to be stilled
for once. Nothing has pleased Democrats
more than to charge, and apparently prove,
that the Republicans in Congress have de-
seated anti-Chinese measures. Now Re-
publican Senate has passed without dissent
a restriction bill interpreting the old
law and strengthening and enlarging its
provisions. 1t cannot now be said with
reason that the Republicans at Washing
ton have stood as the enemies Of restrictive
measures. Whatever we have now of re-
striction came upon the statute books
through Republican Administrations.