Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-05
A Church Organ o. ,yoman,s pres

DOMESTIC.
A Church Organ o. yyoman's Dress.
New YORK, February 4th.-The Church.
man, the leading Episcopal organ, has this
week severe denunclation of what the
editor calls the fashionable attire of scan.
tily-draped women. Even secular iour.
nalism,h he says ais scandalized and
affronted OF the insolent indecencvi in dress OF
reputable women now in vogue in public
assemblies. The Ch,rchbtuH goes on tC
saw The people have long suffered from
the moral perversity of modes of fashion
The old question of religion and art is in.
yolyed, but the esthetics of dress are lin.
tied by moral determinations. We have
nothing to do with those candid pagans
who attire themselves literally in the sery.
ice of the world, the flesh and the devil
but as to Christian women the question
changes, and we are justified IN demanding
practical recognition of St. Paurs ipiunc.
tions concerning the costume and tie pres.
ence of baptized women Rev. Morgan
Dix, rector of Trinity, is said to be the
writer of the article
The Ohio Tangle.
COLUMBUS, February 4th-The Confer.
ence Committee and caucus of the Senate
factions has agreed on report, which will
be adopted by the Senate in the form of q
resolution this afternoon. 1t provides for a
subcommittee from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to proceed at once
to Cincinnati, make full investigation and
report the evidence and findings to the
Senate within a reasonable time. All the
matters relating TO contested cases in the
Senate are waived till the subcommittee
reports on the investigation.
Silver Excitement in Ohio.
New York. February 4th.-The Posts
Chillicothe Ohio, special says: The citizens
of Concord township, in this county, are
excited over the discovery of silver A H
Fisher, of indianapolis, has been on a visit
to his father, Jacob Fisher, of Concord
township, for two months. He spent
many years at mining, and is very familiar
with the details pertaining thereto. About
one month ago he was taking a walk
through an adjoining farm, where he dis
covered signs of silver. He found several
specimens which he was satisfied were rich
in silver deposit. He sent the specimens
to Colonel Pedrick, of Emporia, Kansas, a
INNING expert. Pedrick pronounced the
specimens rich silver quartz, and tele-
graphed Fisher to procure lease of the
land. The lease has been made Upon
the arrival of Pedrick a shaft will be sunk.
The silver fever has arisen to such a hight
that the land adjoining the leased land has
advanced 100 per cent. in value.
The New York Street Car Strike Ended
New YORK, February 4th.-The difficulty
with the Fourth-avenue line ended this
afternoon by an arrangement between the
company and drivers. AT go P. N. the
cars started running. The difficulties now
have been adjusted on all the lines and the
strike is at an end.
BASIS OF ADJUSTMENT.
New YORK, February 4th.-The difficulty
on the Fourth Avenue Railway was adjust.
ed late in the afternoon The company
agreed to fixed schedule of trips, which
will constitute days work, and the pay
for which shall be S2 per day. Stablemen
hostlers and switchers are to work 12l
hours, with two hours for meals. Old
| employees will receive S12 per week, anG
new men S11 so per week for the first six
months. The cars began running soor
after o'clock.
Ice Carnival at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, February 4th.-With the mer
curry deep below the zero mark, the enthu
siastic citizens of St. Paul fairly worked
themselves into a perspiration welcoming
King Boreas into the city YESTERDAY after
noon. This parsonage is a full brother o.
Rex of the New Orleans Mardi Gras. and
is to rule with the same supreme power
His arrival was the signal for the opening
OF the carnival, and to-day is really the first
great day of the winter celebration. Thou
sands of people are tiocking into the CITY
and already the hotels are overcrowded
cots in the cold halls being sold at pre-
MUM. Every spare bedroom in the city
is occupied, and the Carnival Committee is
busily engaged in searching for private
families which will accommodate visitors.
With no place to sleep, hardly any place to
eat, and with the mercury marking 26o
below zero, thousands of strangers wan
dered about st. Paul yesterday. At the
reception and ball last night there were
nearly 5000 persons present The King
and his Queen held high court, and all the
guests and clubs were presented with great
ceremony. The building was Handsomely
decorated, and the ball was a magnificent
success.
Chinese i'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, February 4th - Twenty. five
handsome Caucasian young ladies received
calls from 250 Cinnamon to-day. in the
rooms OF the Third Presbyterian Mission
on West Madison street. The reception
was held III honor of the Chinese New
Year, to-day being the second of the three
days celebration. The young ladies were
all teachers in Chinese Sunday schools in
the city. The guests were entertained from
p. NJ. until 10 P. NJ. The Young ladies
served the Cinnamon with coffee and sand
wiches, sang songs and gave recitations
During the intervals bowls of soapsuds and
long-stemmed pipes were brought in. Then
ali the Cinnamon and the young ladies
had merry time seeing who could blow
the biggest bubble, and whose bubble
MOI hn l. hf,rl,<
ing about together like little children.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, February 4th-11 A. M-Stocks
opened easy and quickly rallied 3@s for
the general list, while Lackawanna ad-
yanced 3s to 13l and reached 1872. Union
Pacific advanced II.
43l; Burlington, 3s2 Rio Grande, IS;
Northern Pacific, 277 preferred, 598
Northwestern, 1893; New York Central,
l054; Oregon Navigation, Al; Transcon-
tinental, 32s; Pacific Mail, 5Sl: Panama.
9S; Rock Island. 2Ss; st. Louis and
San Francisco, %; st. Paul and Omaha,
39s; Texas Pacific, 12s; Union Pacific,
22s; Wells, Fargo d Co.'S Express, 12O
Western Union, 70.
New YORK. February 4th.-3 p M
Stocks active and heavy. During most of
the afternoon the general list declined / to
I, but just before the close there was a
slight rally and the market closed firm at
quotations.
Resolutions of Approval.
New YORK, February 4th.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Civil Service Reform
Association of New York have adopted
resolutions approving the Senate PROPOSE
ton to consider executive nominations in
open session, and also favoring the prohi-
bition by law of Senators and Congressmen
taking part in the solicitation for public
offices.
Eighteen Hundred Men and Women Out
of Work.
LEWISTON (Maine), February 4th.-The
entire works of the Bates Manufacturing
Company were shut down Yesterday,
throwing out of employment more than
800 men and women The shutting down
of the mill is the result of the strike of the
loom-iixers-forty in number-which was
ordered by the KuiohtS of ahor OF n