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A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Proposed Gigantic Canal Scheme in the
Southeast.

Proposed Gigantic Canal Scheme in the
Southeast.
[By telegraph to the REcoRD-UMoN.l
New YORK, November 30th.-The Post
saws: A syndicate is in process of forma-
ton to carry out the plans of the Atlantic
| and Mexican Gulf Canal Company, which
has received fresh charters this year from
| the Legislatures of Georgia and Florida,
together with grants of valuable lands and
water power Secretary Curtis, now here,
to-day gave an account of the company
project, to the following effect The route
of the proposed canal has been surveyed
by General Quincy A. Gilmore and officers
of The United States Engineers, under
resolution of Congress, directing
them "to ascertain the best water
line for transportation from the mouth of
ST. Mary's river, on the Atlantic coast,
through Okeeffeenokee swamp and the
State of Florida to the Gulf of Mexico
The importance of the proposed canal, as a
national work, was urged by President
Grant in two messages to Congress, in
which he declared that, valuable as the
opening of this great internal waterway
would be time of peace, its existence and
custody in time of war would be of abso-
lutely
lNCALCULABLE VALUE IL IRE NAHUM.
The surveys made by General Gilmore ex-
tended over two years, and their results
caused him to report a canal scheme emil
nently feasible. AS evidence of the import
ance of the enterprise to the country at
large, it is stated that no less than twenty
two States and Territories are vitality inter-
ested in the opening of a waterway, the
practical results of which would involve
for the most part the traffic of the Missis
sippi valley and all its tributaries. Gen
eral Gilmore stated that the products along
10000 miles OF rivers and waterways, al
ready teeming with commerce, could in
this way be borne to safe and commodious
harbors, and that only by this route was
it possible to avoid the heavy and almost
prohibitory taxes on commerce necessitated
by the approach to the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river through the Gulf of Mexico.
THE CANAL,
In the language of the company's charters,
" Is to be of such dimensions as shall be
deemed suitable and capable of being used
by all such boats, steamboats,, tugs, barges,
and other craft as navigate the Mississippi
river about New Orleans" Beginning at
the mouth of st. Mary's river, which forms
the dividing line between the States of
Georgia and Florida, it is to run through
Okeetfeenokee lake. which is to be used as
the summit level supply; thence to St.
Marks, on the Gulf of Mexico thence it
will follow the already existing line of
waterways which extend almost untrav-
ersed from that port to New Orleans. The
advantages of this route will be a saving
to commerce of the heavy rates of insur-
ance made imperative by the dangerous
navigation of the Bahamas and the reefs of
Florida and in tha cOa STING Sorvipa SOW
ing in distance of 200 to 1,500 miles.
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ARMY DEsERTIoNS.

General Sheridan reports that the deser-
lions from the regular army have greatly
decreased, from which fact he derives
much qualification. The reasons for the
declination of desertion totals, he attri-
butes to the many improvements made in
the barrack and field life of the soldier
Only two years ago the desertions from the
army in a twelvemonth aggregated 5000, or
nearly one-eighth of the entire regular
army force of the Republic, but for the
year ending June 80, 1886, the assertions
were about 1,500, or one-sixteenth of the
enlisted men. Even this would signify
still continuing need for reforms. The
comforts accorded the men should be such
as 10 induce them to faithfully serve their
terms. 1t is probable that the material of
the force has not been of as good quality
rs is desirable. The army has been, in
time of peace, a sort of asylum for good
many-a refuge for men indolent by dis
position, and not of the best habits in the
world With the augmenting of physi-
cal comforts the standard of character
should be raised, and the companionship
of the army be thus more congenial for
the better class of men. There appears
every reason for the requirement for ad-
mission to the army being placed on at
least as high a plane as those established
for reputable forces of police.
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NEWS OF THn MoRN1Na.

EAsTERN.-It is said that Senator Ed
munds desires reconciliation with Blaine
The cattlemen of the West appeal for
Government protection for their herds
against contagious diseases. Tom Bige-
low, wealthy bank robber, was buried
Yesterday at Detroit. DIR. Carl T. Liebold
died in New York, from apoplexy "A
spirited appeal has been made to Irish
Americans by the National League Presl-
dent, in behalf Of the people of Ireland......
All fremen Under the manageable age
have been discharged by Pennsylvania
railroad company......Two lives were lost
by the burning of steamboat on Red river
49,. David Harris shot his wife and then
MORALLY wounded himself last evening,
near Indianapolis. Silver in New York,
999c.
FoRE1eN.-Dillon defies the English Gov
eminent to do its worst with him..
Wheat is in fair demand in Liverpool.
Socialism is on the increase in Germany.
Russia will not, it is said, insist upon
the election of Prince Nicholas to the Bull
garian throne......France wants to know
all about the Suez canals affairs. "A
prominent American cattleman is seeking
range privileges in Canada. cholera
is increasing alarmingiy in Buenos Ayres.
.....Silver in London, 46d.
PACIFIC CoAsT.-Work was yesterday be-
gun at Willows, Colusa county, on the pro-
posed railroad TO Mendocino. 1.-THE house
of Rev. Father Valentine, at Saucelito,
with its contents, was destroyed by fire yes
terday WA child of W. F. Baker. Co.
lusa farmer, was killed on Monday by a
kick from horse......E. w. Jones, the Los
Angeles poisoner, has been sentenced to
four years imprisonment......Th ship
Belvidere is reported ashore at Bonilla
Point Mrs. James Cox and infant were
thrown from a buggy at Ukiah yesterday,
and the infant was killed, while the
mother is not expected to survive. Three
carloads of immigrants passed through
Nogales, A. r., yesterday. bound for Topo-
lobampo, Mex. Billy Long, one of Law
toms scouts, shot and killed negro at No
gales, A. T., on Monday ~ Perry Buckley,
another of the MERGED fire-bugs, has been
arrested.
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soPHIsTICAL DEFENSE.

The Alta labors to defend President
Cleveland for his shortening and incon-
sistency in the Burton-Stone matter, and
this is the gist of what it has to say: "Mr
Stones course was an assault upon good
government. 1t tended powerfully to de-
stroy the only processes of reform by which
good government can be Secured. He
aimed his activity, as a moral proposition,
not at one party for the benefit of the
other, but against good government for the
benefit of bad government. His final dis
missal, then, is not partisan but moral
matter entirely, and every student of
ethics at once applauds it and comedies its
propriety."
That is TO say, Mr.. Stone because hold
ing office by tolerance of the Administra-
tion, should not have INDUCED in criti-
cisms of the Democratic party, to which
the Administration pins its political faith.
All this attempt to lift the matter out of
the political mud by debate of the moral
obligation to support good government, is
veriest sophistry in defense of that which
its very PRONUNCIATION confesses to be weak
and needing defense.
We do not defend Mr.. Stone; but it is
indisputable that if Stone violated civil
service proprieties by advocating the policy
of the Republican party, IN his belief that
it would produce the best results in
government, then Benton was equally
guilty in advocating the doctrines of the
Democratic party as most conducive, IN his
belief, to good government. We must as
sumo that both men are sincere over the
conscience of neither can the President
exercise censorship; nor is it given to him,
as President, to Judge their political faiths
but as Cleveland the politician he did, and
therefore the act of removal in the one
case and of reinstation in the other was
partisan action.
But, says the Alta, every officer shares in
the responsibility of The Government; he
shares blame and credit alike. Stone did
not agree with the Administrator, and SC
took the stump against it. He was, there
fore, if honest, bound to resign trust
under the Administration which he con-
demned. By no means. He held the office
of the people of the United States, not the
office of the Administration of President
Cleveland. He must not remain an officer
of bad Government if he is sincere, says
the -Afa. Here is the veal. point in the
AiGs armor. Stone was not the officer OF
bad Government, for bad government and
unwise policy of an Administration are
two very distinct things. Moralize as it
may the Alta cannot get away from this
fact; the result of Mr.. Cleveland's act
amounted to just this, the awarding of the
spoils to the victor; recognizing the viola
tion of disciplinary regulations by pc
litical enemy, and closing the eyes to the
violation Of disciplinary regulations by a
political friend. That is the long and the
short of it, and the people cannot be
blinded to it by the sophistical floundering
of the Alta
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PROPOSING TO BRIDGE IT.-A scheme for
bridging Carquinez Straits between Bulls
Head, above Martinez, to Navy Point, at
Benicia, is being contemplated by the
Southern Pacific Company, it being feared
that the expensive transfer steamer SolaHo
cannot last much longer. There is also
another plan, as a substitute for this, by
which the transfer boat is to run to South
Vallejo, thus doing away with the extra
service now performed by the steamer Julia
If the latter plan, which is the simplest
should be carried out, and the proposed
Santa Rosa and Benicia Railroad runs to
the same place, South Vallejo will be one
of the most important railroad centers on
the bays. Z. Chronicle.
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THE Chicago Anarchists have intro
duced another European custom. one that
attaches to all Anarchist methods in the
cid world-assassination of the witnesses
against them. The attempt was made last
week in Chicago to kill two witnesses
against the bemb-throwing murderers. 1t
begins to look asif the necessity is upon the
country Of enacting some summary laws es-
pecially aimed at Anarchists. In sanitary
regulation we proceed to extreme ends to
rid ourselves of disease-breeding causes
1t may become imperative to set up an
anti-Anarchist cole that viii be as relent-
less as it should be severe. We have held
the ordinary laws against crime to be am
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pie for the detection and punishment of
Anarchist incendiaries, murderers and
ruffians, but when secreted assassins shoot
down witnesses, there is danger of such
terrorism being exercised as will prevent
the conviction of murderous bomb-throwers
and conspirators to burn and kill. 1t may
not be unadvisable to gather up the whole
mountaineering, law-defying gang and
export them to a cline where they can
experiment on each other with their new
tangled ideas of government by dynamite.
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Instantly Relieved.

Mrs. Ann Lacour, of New Orleans, La,
writes i have a son, who has been sick
for two years; he has been attended by our
leading physicians, but all to no purpose.
This morning he had his usual spell OF
coughing, and was so greatly Frustrated in
consequence that death seemed imminent
We had in the house bottle of DIR. VIM.
Halls Balsam for the Lungs, purchased by
my husband, who noticed your advertise
ment. We administered it, and he was in
stantly relieved"
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SABBATH PURIFY.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the Sabbath
Union.

Yesterdays proceedings OF the sabbath
Union.
By telegraph to the RECORD UNIoN.I
SAN Francisco, November 30th.-A meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the Sab
bath Union was held to-day, at the Young
Mems Christian Association building, Rev
Mr.. Anthony acting as President pro tem
The session was executive and no outsiders
were admitted. The purpose was said to
be to canvass the situation and devise
measures to extend the organization
throughout the State. General Howard
resigned the position of President of the
organization, and in the following letter set
forth his reasons for so doing:
SAN Francisco, Cal. November 80. 1886
To the Executive Committee Of the Sabbath Union
GENTLEMEN: l feel constrained to resign imme-
diately the Office that you have so courteously
pathiZe deeply in the objects of the convention
and would do anything in my power to aid in
establishing law for the proper observance of
the Sabbath. Not forgetting to be generous to-
ward those who differ from me as regards the
manner of its observance certainly | would
favor with all my heart shutting up of those
places which have become the centers of disor-
der and often of crime. But there Is delicacy
on my part in accepting any position like the
Presidency of this convention which belongs
exclusively to the State of California. am an
officer of the General Government and, while I
would work with you heartily in an Christian
effort on the Sabbath day or on any day which
does not interfere with my duties as an officer
feel that cannot accept the position rendered
me. l therefore give you my resignation and
ask you to fill my place Immediately, that your
work may not be hindered. Fraternally and
with great esteem, yours, o. o. HOWARD.
Several names were proposed for the va
cancy occasioned by this resignation.
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PLENTY OF DEER-The storm and snow
fall of ten days has caused considerable
migration of deer from the mountains to
the foothill country. and now they are
more numerous through this section than
at any time during the past year. Scarcely
a day passes but their presence is reported
in different localities, and one individual
reports seeing seven in herd on the
Placer side of Bear river one day last week,
while others have seen them by twos and
threes frequently of late. BY the way,
over in Placer no attention is paid to the
close season for deer, and the only i'm
munity they have from slaughter is from
poor Workmanship of hunters.-Grass Val
len Union.
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OLD MEXICO.
An Outrage on Americans.

Benson "a. t., November 30th.-Gen-
tlemen from Sonora state that it is fact
about the Mexican Government taking
measures to coeree United States citizens
who live in that country to file papers
proving their citizenship, or be treated as
Mexican citizens and liable to be forced into
the Mexican army. Our people Indignantly
express themselves about such treatment.
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DECEMBER IL. 1886.
PROPOSALS
Furnishing Wood and Coal for the
State Capitol.
OFFICE OF THE
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS,
SACRAMENTO, November u, 1886.

y at this office until 10 o'clock NJ, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1886,
To furnish more or less Wood and Coal, as fol-
lows:
One hundred Tons 1900 pounds to the tom
Coarse Screened Sidney or Wellington Coal;
price of each to be specified.
Four hundred Cords q FOOT Seasoned Noun
tain Live Oak Wood
Twenty Cords a FOOT Dry Pitch Pine Wood.
Said Wood and Coal to be delivered at the
Capitol Sacramento, at such times and in such
quantities more or less than the amount above
stated as the Secretary of State may direct, be-
tween the date of contract and the first day OF
December. 1888. Wood to be measured and Coal
to be weighed at the place and time of delivery.
Proposals TO furnish Wood and Coal must be
made on separate bids.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check on some bank of good standing, drawn
to the order of the Clerk of the Board OF Exam
liners, for sum equal to 20 per cent. of the
amount of the bid, which check will be for
feited to the State if the bid which stHh check
accompanies is accepted, and the party making
the bid shall refuse to give a satisfactory bond
for the performance of the contract awarded to
him.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids
if deemed too high.
All bids must be directed to the undersigned at
Sacramento, Endorsed Proposals for Wood" or
Proposals for Coal" as the case may be.
J.J. TOBIN,
Clerk of the State Board of Examiners.
N
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ARIZONA.
Emierants for nIexico.

NoGALEs, November 30th.-Three emf
grant coaches loaded with colonlsts, num-
boring l35 people, from Colorado and other
Eastern points, destined to Topolobampo,
Mex, passed here tonight in good health
and spirits. Colonel a. X. Owen, General
Agent of the colony, has been here some
days awaiting their arrival and making ar
rangements to pass their baggage and
household goods. He proceeds with the
party to Guaymas. Other smaller parties,
numbering from twelve to fifteen each, left
here few days ago for the same colony.
No Renegade Indians.
NoGALEs, November 30th.-The report
that Indians escaped from Geronimo's band
at the time of the surrender are committing
depredations in the Montezuma district is
untrue. The robberies and other outrages
are being committed by renegade Ameri-
cans and Mexicans.
A Scout Kills His Assailant.
NoeALEs, November 30th.-A shooting
ARRAY occurred in this place last night in
Brick Woods gambling saloon. Billy
Long. who was a guide and scout with
Captain Lawton throughout the Indian
war, a quiet, peaceable man, who is spoken
highly of by that officer in his annual re-
port, shot and it is believed MORALLY
wounded a negro named Charley Ander-
SON. Anderson, who was drunk. had
words with Long and drew pistol, which
Long wrenched out of his hand and told
him to go away. Long left the Elite sa-
loon, where tie difficulty originated. and
went to Brick Woods. Anderson procured
shotgun and followed Long On entering
Brick Woods, Long drew two pistols and
commenced shooting, hitting Anderson
three times. One shot entered the right
breast, passing completely through the
body There was no arrest. The general
verdict is that it served him right.
Beginning of a New Era
! Benson, November 30th.-Several pros
pectors have arrived in this Territory. and
are looking around with view of work
| ing several of our valuable mines. Indian
troubles being at an end, capitalists are
coming here to plant their surplus capital,
A large number of cars from Fairbanks
have reached Benson loaded with ore and
concentrates destined to Vallejo Junction,
Cal. Copper matte has passed here from
points on the New Mexico and Arizona
Railroad, consigned to Liverpool, Eng
Tanbark is being shipped from the port Of
Guaymas, State of Sonora, Mex, to Ham
burg Germany.
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Rumel was arraigned to-day on an indict-
ment fore unlawful cohabitation. He
pleaded guilty, He made a statement to
the Court that he had always aimed to be a
law-abiding man. and would hereafter
abide by the law as construed by the
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LAKE TAHOE LoeeISe.-The men in
Chubbuck's camp, Lake Tahoe, are now
banking logs. When the snow gets too
deep for the use of trucks, they will use
bobsIeds. That portion of the railroad
which has lately been extended up Cole
creek, is nearly completed. 1t is expected
that work will continue in the camp until
Christmas. Emo Gd.e.te.
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S. s. 3 Il. L. southworth. Dentists
DIR. w. r. WIZARD,

FORMERLY PHYSICIAN AT MERCY HOS
4 pital, Chicago, Graduate of Chicago Medi.
cal College. Special attention given to treat
ment of catarrh and diseases of the eye. ear and
skin. ONCE, 513 street, between Filth and
sixth Office Hours to II A. NJ. 2 to 5, and
to SIP Residence. 1907 Sixth street. IT
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THE ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE BIZ WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB
~ will be held at Siebenthaler's Rooms,
Twentieth and II streets, on
Wednesday Evening, December L, 1856,
For Election of Officers and other important
business Every member is requested 70 be
present. Nm DENTON, President.
q. L. TAYLOR, Secretary, lB CT nSo-zt
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HONEY LAKE APPLES.

TTHEsE APPLES ARE FROM A SECTION IN
i this State not yet reached by the Goblin
moth. Try some, especially the old fashioned
Rhode Island Greetings, equal in flavor to any
ever raised in the East, and finest ever seen in
this market. Car just in and for sale in lots to
suit. idl-4tl LYON & CURTIS.
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OFFICE HOURS.

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ADY PHYSICIAN, CORNER SEVENTH AND
ID | streets Sacramento. Office Hours to 9
A. NJ II to 8 7. N, to 81. ".
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Mr.. HARRY J. MILLER, indianapolis,
Ind, was cured Of severe rheumatism by
st. Jacobs Oil.
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bleeding Nostrils.-It has done me SO
much good want you TO send me two more
bottles Immediately. haze been afflicted with
Catarrh for over ten years-frequently my nose
would bleed and leave the nostrils in dry, in
famed condition, W tn constant soreness. 1 ex-
perienced relief after the first trial of Ely's
Cream Balm. 1t is the best of great many
remedies have tried, and can fully recon-
mend it-E. GILL, Madison, o., Editor of the
LIde1 d7-1yMWF
Advice to Mothers.-Mrs. Winslow's
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little
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by relieving the child from pain, and the little
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S. 8. 3 r.. L. southworth. Dentists, Sac.
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UTAH.

A Converted Polygamist.
SALT LAKE, November 3Oth.-John H.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
RIeeding NostriIs.-It has dome me

Loss of hair, which often mars the pref
test face, prevented by PABKERs HAIR BALsAN
If sick, don't delay, but try PARKER's TONIC
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The DOMINO PARTY,

A DVERTIsED TO BE GIVEN BY SUMNER
n Relief Corps has been recalled. The Corps
will give SOCIAL DANCE, with refreshments,
at TURNER HALL, on THURSDAY EVENING,
December 2, 1886. Tickets, soc. n27-StSW1h