Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-13
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

S. D. Waterman, of Stockton, is again
candidate for Republican nominee for State
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The exercises of welcome to the members
of the eleventh National Convention of
American Instructors of Deaf and Dumb
are to take place at Berkeley Thursday
afternoon. Finely executed invitations to
it have been issued.
A boring made by the Prussian Govern
ment at Schladebach in search of coal, is
said to be the deepest in the world. Its
depth is 1850 feet, its breadth at the bottom
is two inches, and at the top eleven inches.
The temperature at the bottom is lis de-
grees. They must be almost down TO Fort
Yuma.
The Grass Valley Tidings of Saturday has
a very elaborate article upon Politics and
Politicians" and concludes it by jumping
from knee-deep in political slum INTO this
brief moral: Plant pear trees and pay
enough attention to politics to get good
men into Office, and this part of the country
will not only be saved, but will flourish
The coal mine recently discovered in
northern California is thus referred to by
the Millville Times: :" 1t is reported that
the railroad company has bought third
interest in the recently discovered coal
mine on Clover creek, and if, after running
a 70-foot tunnel, it continues to hold out
as good as present prospects, they will put
in branch railroad"
The Marysville Daily Appeal has entered
upon its fifty-fourth volume and twenty
seventh year. That places it among the
pioneer dailies of the coast, as it also justly
stands among the leading ones of the inte-
rior. Mr.. Smith, the editor of the paper, is
also prominent landmark of journalism
in the State, having been engaged as editor
upon the appeal since 1S64-a period of
twenty-six years.
The proprietors of the Grass Valley It'd
ings have issued special land and home
seekers edition of that paper, which con-
tains much valuable information concern
ing that section of Nevada county lying in
the vicinity of Grass Valley. 1t is highly
creditable number and can be perused
with profit by those engaged in - home
seeking" Already ample provisions are
made to supply all who desire water for
irrigation purposes in that part of the upper
foothills, and with this added facility the
entire foothill region must soon become a
paradise.
A method recently introduced into Aus
tralia for the determination of rabbits,
with which that country is cursed almost
to the destruction of all agriculture, shows
the desperation of the people upon the sub
ject. The plan is the importation from
Europe ofrabbits afflicted with scab, which
loath some disease finally ends in death
1t is expected the disease will spread
rapidly and prove effective. Professor
Watson, of Adelaide University, some time
ago went TO Europe and bought two dozen
diseased rabbits for this purpose but they
died on the voyage. He has, however,
ordered fresh supply, which are expected
soon to arrive in Adelaide, when they will
be turned loose.
There has been much said by the press
of northern California favorable to the
candidacy of n. D. Rideout for Governor
on the Republican ticket There is no
question as to Mr.. Rideouts high standing
in the estimation of the people of central
and northern California where they have
been intimately associated with him for
many years, nor of his qualifications for
any position to which the people may at
any time in the future elect him. He has,
however, disposed of the question as to
present purposes, by authorizing the Marys-
vile appeal to positively state that he is
not candidate for Gubernatorial honors.
Nor will he permit his name to be used III
that connection.
The advantageous position occupied by
Sacramento as q trade center, and its SUI
periority as to time for filling orders, and as
to lower prices to the trade from having
less expenses, shorter haul, day nearer
interior and transmontane points, have
often been referred to and set forth in the
columns of the RECORD UNION. The San
Francisco Bulletin of Saturday speaks upon
this subject as follows: "Once everything
consumed in California entered the Golden
Gate. Likewise everything exported from
it sought q market by the same route.
There was not much, however, to send
away besides gold in the early days Since
the advent of the railroad era San Fran
cisco has been reduced to position very
little above that of railway terminus. 1t
has been drawing simply by reason of it
greater wealth and population. But in the
importation of goods from the East it
stands on no better footing than Sacra-
trade of these places is concerned, it does
not stand on quite so good footing. The
water routes which gave it its original pre-
eminence, at least in domestic commerce,
have been dwarfed.n