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Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
An Intelligent sheen.

Several years ago when | was at home
with my father and mother, we had a very
cunning sheep among large flock. The
intelligence Of the sheep was shown by
many ingenious tricks, one of which | will
mention. Father had very large barn.
and on one side was a shed in which we
kept the sheep. In the side of the barn
next to the shed there was large oat-
bin in which we had several hundred
bushels of oats. At various times
when we were not at the barn, we could
hear very peculiar noise-knock, knock,
knock-in the she'd We did not pay any
attention to it at first but as the strange
knock, knock, knock continued, we began
to wonder what it could be. So we tried
in various ways to end ont, but failed in
every attempt.
One morning about four O'Clock, father
arose, and, hearing, the noise in rapid sue
cession, set about to solve the mystery
and to the satisfaction Of all, succeeded
He walked very slowly and care
fully to the barn, and stopped
down and peeped under the door before
the sheep were aware of it. lie saw the
sheep referred to, which had long horns,
standing beside the oat-bin, with its tongue
in spoon shape placed underneath knot
hole, ,whileit would hammer the plank with
its horn, and thus cause the oats to run
out. On examination we found that it had
poured out several btishels.-John B. Bd-
ker, IN Central Christida AdUocdte.
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4 ChInese nninn1 sln,.u

Since the introduction Of opium intC
China, says the Chicago Tines, million,
and tens of millions have given themselves
up to its use, its victims being found in al
the ranks and conditions of life, among thg
old, the middle-aged, the young and ever
children. But case of an infant becoming
4 victim to its pernicious influence ha,
just come to our knowledge. A man anC
his wife had been in the habit of taking
opium for years. and one of their chief de,
lights was III indulging themselves ovel
the pipe in each others company, each
taking alternate whiffs. One day the wo-
man gave birth to a boy, and all the
household was in an ecstatic state of ioy.
fulness. But before long the baby began
to show signs of illness, and, although q
physician was sent for, they could not dis
cover the cause of its symptoms. Every
effort was made to save the child; but he
only grew worse and worse, until his pa
rents gave him up for lost. In despair
they took their pipe to solace themselves,
and behold as they puffed at the pipe the
smoke was waited to the child's nostrils,
and, giving sneeze, he instantly revived
and began to cry. Upon inhaling more oI
the smoke he changed his crying into
laughing and became exceedingly lively
After that he was all right as long as he
inhaled the smoke at regular periods ot
the day. One day, however, his parents
neglected to give him the accustomed dose
of smoke, and before they were aware he
died
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

General Boulanger has the support of the
Monarchists.
The stock of the New York Breweries
Company has been all floated in England
MoDsignOr Persico will try and arrange
an alliance between the Vatican and Eng
land.
A barge foundered at sea near Cape
Henry on Thursday. Three coiored peo.
pie were drowned.
DIR. Dennis d. Mulcahay, of Newark, n
j., will go to Spain to try and recover an
estate valued ct 5000 600.
Oscar Moeller, who recently eloped with
Elsa Elias, New York heiress, will be
taken to Germany for trial.
The Australian Government has agreed
to subsidze the mail steamers between
there and San Francisco another year.
At Mount Pleasant, Utah, two children
lost their lives and another was seriously
injured by the explosion of a can of coal
oil.
n. l.. Thompson, carpenter of Selma.
Fresno county, who was bitten by spider
some four weeks ago, died on Monday at
that place from the effects of the bite.
A motor and car on the South Side Elec-
trio Railway, in Pittsburg, Pa, ran away
yesterday and was completely wrecked
Seven persons were seriously injured, one
probably fatally.
The Southern Pacific Company has dis
bsndoned the force at work on the Stock.
ton and Tulare Railroad The grade is fin.
ished TO point within about eight miles
of Poso. Track on this line has been laid
several miles past Porterville.
Mrs. Kate Z. Porter, of Chicago, widow ot
. 4 1-N- i n
firm of Porter Brothers, and one of the
wealthiest women in the West, has mar
ried young sailor boy in her employ
She will soon be worth million dollars.
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Wine, Etc. for the columbus Ezh,h,t.

Two carloads Of California products fol
the exhibition to be maintained at the
Grand Army Encampment at Columbus
next month are now on the way Eastward
and tomorrow third carload will follow.
This last car, according to arrangements
with the railroad companies, will be sent
along so as to reach Columbus September
4th. Joseph Mcdonald and w. II. Platt
of the State Board of Trade, will start East.
ward tomorrow and aid in arranging the
exhibition. This last carload contains
chiefly wines. and the notice of lack of an
exhibit of this kind made by this journal
served to make the large exhibit forthcom-
ing 10 time to do any good.
1t was noted in recent article, when the
other cars were being loaded, that wines
representing one of the greatest and most
promising industries of the State. were
sadly lacking. Robert Barton, of Fresno
in reading his Bulletin, chanced to see this
mention, and determined to send some Of
his choice Fresno vintages. A consignment
of thirty-fve cases and three barrels re.
suited. NJ. NJ. Estee, similarly reminded
sent thirty cases from his "Hedgesidep eel.
lar. Watermelons from Lodi, dried and
preserved fruits ard other things helped to
I'LL up the last Cars 4. Bulletin. 1uous
2Sth
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arha World Mnuns. .

Maintained Calico, when his tormentors
racked him for advocating the true system
of Copernicus. Certain follies hold out
however, against the illumination of dis
covery and experience. There are hosts OF
people who, because they have adopted
certain principles, continue to swallow
them to their dying day in defiance of the
laws of common sense. Mercury, drastic
purgatives, super-potent narcotics and sed.
atiyes, though they have given ground be-
fore the irresistible progress of Hottetter's
Stomach Bitiers, national, painless rem
edy for disorders of the liver, the stomach
and the bowels. still continue TO make am
bulsting apothecsry shops Of many stom-
achs. The symptoms of liver trouble are
easily remediable without any abdominal
disturbance with this bene6cent Alternative
So also are constipation, sick headache
heartburn and sn inability to digest salts
factoriiy It cures fever and ague, rheu
matisnt ard kidney trouble.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

The inquiry into the causes of the recent
steamship disaster is still in progress.
The Republican State Central Committee
has announced that the campaign will be
opened all along the line on September 1st
The ram of the cruiser San Francisco
composed of $4,000 pounds of steel, was
successfully cast at the Union Iron Works
on Monday.
Mrs. Crittenden Robinson denies the al.
legations of her husband in his suit for di.
vorce, and in turn charges him with
cruelty and adultery.
An attempt was made on Monday tc
smuggle ashore 81 600 worth of opium
from the City of Sydney, but the Customs
officials captured the stuff.
Jackson, the Australian colored pugilist
declines to meet McAuliffe before Decem.
Der, as he wants to star it through the East
in company with Godfrey.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
HOME AFFAIRS,
ALLEGED CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN
MICHIGAN.
Three Men Killed at Pole-Raising
Race Troubles Down South
Baldwin's Big Winnings.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD us1os.l ]
FREIGHT RATES.
Chicago Merchants Complain of the New
Pacific Coast Schedule.

SodSt SCneuul6s
CHICAGO, August 28th.-Not since the
Interstate Commerce Act went into effect
has anything here done by the railroads
caused so much excitement and ill-feeling
among Chicago merchants as the action
of the trans-contnental lines in making
the rates from Chicago to the Pacific coast
twice as high as the rates from New York.
The merchants of Chicago fail to compre-
hend why the Chicago roads should
consent to become parties to
any arrangement that discriminates so
outrageously against Chicago's interests,
and is calculated to prevent Chicago from
competing from the East for Pacific Coast
traffic. Even the trunk line managers, who
have all the advantage under the new tariff,
have emphatically refused TO join in the
new through rates on the ground that they
are contrary to The interstate law, and that
they could not afford to join in a tariff that
makes the rates from interior points in
their territory to the Pacific Coast so much
higher than the rates from seaboard points.
Some firms declare that they will refuse
to ship any kind of freight by the lines that
accept the new tariff. Many leading West
ern roads declare that Mr. Midgely has
acted without authority in approving the
new tariff
Three of the roads wired Mr.. Midgely,
and Chairman Leeds, of the Transconti-
mental Association, on Saturday evening,
that they repudiate the new rates and
would not accept them, unless fixed so as
to give Chicago fair show, A reply was
received from Chairman Leeds yesterday
saying that the tariff had been revised, and
that the rates on commodities produced in
Chicago would be made the same as from
New York. This, however, comprises only
about 25 articles, while there are thirty
pages of commodities in the new schedule.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29

of a committee before its formal report had
been made, and said that he had taken tes-
timOny from traInps without calling q
meeting of the committee.
Senator Hale answered that the sessions
of the committee were held publicly.
In regard to tramp witnesses, he
said the reason why the whole commit
tee was not present was because Blackburn
and other members could not be found
Senator Hale also had considerable to say
regarding the discrimination of the Admin
istration in favor of granting large appro-
priatioDs for buildings in small Southern
towns and against large and more import
ant towns in the North.
Sherman spoke with reference to the
course of the Secretary of the Treasury in
making large deposits Of public funds in
national banks. He said that the
system by which the Government
deposits over 81 100000 with banks
on their deposit of million
in bonds, enables these banks to deposit in
the Treasury greenbacks as security for
their notes, and in withdrawing the bonds
they get ITO cents on the dollar, instead of
80 cents, which they got when bonds were
deposited for national bank circulation
He thought this was dangerous. If a
financial panic should come, the Govern
ment would be obliged to withdraw it's de-
posits from the banks, which in tiule must
withdraw their loans with the result of
great financial distress.
Cockrell thought the present system was
the reverse of what Sherman considered it,
and said it should be continued as a safe
guard against panics.
After some further discussion over the
sundry civil bill the Senate adjourned
The House.
WASHINGTON, August 28th.-The House
this morning granted leave OF absence to
several members who expressed intention
of taking part in the Maine campaign.
Last Saturday it was announced by several
Democratic members that objection would
be made to granting any more leaves of
absence, and these persons boasted they
would keep quorum here until adjourn
ment. The political exigencies are such,
however, that members of both parties
hnd it necessary to visit their districts,
and the number of absentees from this
time forth will be greater than at any pre-
vious time
Filibustering against taking up tie Okla
homa bill was then resumed.
The Oklahoma bill was taken up in the
House this afternoon. The debate was
limited to three hours.
Representative Payson spoke on his
amendment to the bill requiring that the
land be thrown open to settlers to be dis
posed of by homestead entry, instead of by
pre-emption.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
An Exnlanafinn

What is this nervous trouble" with
which SD many seem now to be afflicted ?
If you will remember, a few years ago the
word malaria was comparatively un-
known-to-day it is as common as any
word in the English language-yet this
word covers only the meaning of another
word used by our forefathers IN times past.
So it is with nervous diseases, as they and
malaria are intended to cover what our
grandfathers called biliousness, and all are
caused by troubles that arise from a dis
eased condition of the liver, which. in per-
forming its functions, finding it cannot dis
pose OF the bile through the ordinary chan
mel. is compelled to pass it off through the
system, causing nervous troubles, malaria,
bilious fever, etc. You who are suffering
can well appreciate cure. Werecommend
Green's August Flower. Its cHres aye
marYeloug,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
ING S6nHte.
.Copyight, 1855, By 0e Catifozria Associated z,

Copyright, 1888, by the California associated rress'
WASHINGTON, August 28th.-After dis
posing OF the morning business Senator
Hoars resolution as amended by Senator
Edmunds, which calls upon the President
to submit to the Senate all his communion
fions with the Government Of Great Britain
and the replies thereto, if any, OF the SUBJ
lect OF wrongs perpetrated on American
fishing vessels by the Dominion OF Can
| ada. was agreed 10 by the Senate.
a bill introduced by Senator Morgan 10
give the President power to retaliate at his
discretion for wrongs committed by Can
ada against American vessels was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Allison spoke on the sundry
civil appropriation bill and deprecated the
| action of the House in cutting down the
appropriations made by the Senate, espe-
cially in regard to public-building appro-
priations. He said the House was SO per
sistent in this reduction scheme that the
Senate conferees had to agree 10 allow the
appropriations for buildings costing $1OO, GOO
| or more to be cut down one-half Mr.. ALI
son was indignant that 100000 sums for
| buildings in Southern villages could be
railroaded through Congress and pass the
scrutiny of the President, and yet a city
ike Sioux City, Ia, with 80 O00
people, must have no building and
a veto message from the President,
| sneering in tone and undignified in
| character, should be projected against bill
| for ecch purpose. He referred TO items in
detail that the House would not allow to
remain in the bill, and said the appropria-
tion of 100000 for survey of the Mexican
| boundary ought to remain, as all of the
| boundary marks have gone, thus placing
the boundary in dispute He said that the
Senate, IL making any appropriation, con-
suited the Cabinet Ministers about that
which came under their department, but
the House cut down here and there and at
tached appropriations for unauthorized
purposes, which made up for any redue-
lions
After Senator Allison had finished his
speech on the sundry civil bill, Senator
Hale spoke on the same subject. He at
tackled the civil service policy of the Presi-
dent. quoting from testimony taken by his
committee
To this Blackburn took exception, saving
that Hale bad no right to report the doings
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
Auckland. The teams will play both base
ball and cricket in Australia.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Work of the State Convention Now in
Session at Saratoga.

WORK or the state Convention Now IN
| Session at Saratoga.
| ICoppfgM, 1885. blythe California Associated Press!
SARATOGA, August 2Sth.-The Republi-
; can State Convention was called to order at
| the Casino shortly after noon by Chairman
Knapp, Of the State Committee. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Loeb, of Albany, and
/ the roll-c followed. Candidates for Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of Court
| of Appeals and four Electors-a Large are
to be nominated.
The roll-call by districts being completed.
temporary organization was effected, Ben
jamin F. Tracy, of Brooklyn, being elected
| Temporary Chairman.
The Morton Glee Club sang melodies,
and the names of Harrison, Morton and
Blaine were enthusiastically cheered by the
delegates.
Chairman Tracy struck the keynote of
the campaign in brief speech. He said
that the free-trade message of Cleveland
and the Mills bill make up an issue of
greater importarc than any since the
Democratic National Convention in 1864,
which declared the war a failure The is
sue OF 1864 involved the very existence of
the nation the issue of 1888 involves the
continued existence of our manufacturing
industries and commercial prosperity.
There is little doubt the ticket nomi-
mated will be Miller for Governor, and
Cruger of New York for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. The New York and Kings county
delegations caucussed this morning, and
both delegations resolved on Cruger.
After the appointment OF the usual COM
| mittees recess was taken till four o'clock
Pm.
WARNER MILLER NOMINATED.
SARATOGA, August 2Sth-Warner Miller
and Colonel S. V. r. Cruger have been
nominated by acclamation for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor by the Republi-
can Convention.
The platform ratifes that of the National
Convention, and also the nomination of
Harrison and Morton; pledges the States
electoral votes for them; praises the Senate
for rejecting the fisheries treaty, and de-
clares that Cleveland, through his retail
atory message, confesses that his admins
tration has been grossly negligent of its
duties in protecting the American fisher
| men, and has invited new amnesty and
aggression by the Canadians; censures
Governor Hill for vetoing the meas
ure aiming to purify the ballot;
emphatically declares for high license. and
unequivocally condemns Governor Hill for
obstructing by veto the proposed legisla-
ton in that direction demands the en-
forcement of the laws to prevent the i'm
portatiOn OF contract labor, and denounces
the National Administration for the failure
of prott cion against the degradation of
American labor. 1t also demands further
legislation against the influx of pauper and
criminal immigration and q thorough re-
vision of the naturalization laws. Ii also
opposes the placing of the product of con-
ttact labor in competition with that of the
wage workers.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
PROMINENT CHARACTERS.
The Floating Gossip About Mrs. Langtry
and Fred Gebhardt.

and Fred Gebhardt.
New York, August 2Sth.--Various are
the rumors which are flying about New
York now concerning Mrs. Lsngtry and
Fred Gebhardt. The widest of all has it
that Gebhardt has sailed for Europe in the
hopes of being restored mentally, and that
he is in fair way TO lose his mind. Ru-
NOR No. says he has sailed to buy horses
to replace those burned in the recent acci-
dent. Besides this, somebody has whis-
pered that the Lily has tired of Gebhardt,
has given him the mitteu, and has resolved
to transfer her affections to another young
man whom she has frequently met at Long
Branch.
At any rate, there is hitch somewhere.
Nothing has been done about the arrange
ments for a divorce settlement between
Langtry and her husband, and it is said by
the Lily's immediate friends that Mr.. Lang
try positively refuses TO consent to d.
vorce. He is quoted as saying: "She left
my house without cause to crafty her van
ity Whenever she desires to return the
door is open to her"
In spite of all this it is known beyond
doubt that al the Monmouth races the
other day gatekeeper saluted Mrs Lang
try boldly as Mrs. Gebhardt. She did not
resent the remark, smiled sweetly at Fred
die and passed on. Why the pair have not
left for California, as they intended, puzzles
even their friends, many of whom shake
their heads and wink as much as to say,
You Will hear something soon"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29

CURINNATI, August 2Sh - Hermann
Klein & Sons stocking factory was burned
this morning. The loss will reach $100 600
partly insured.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29

S.. PAUL, August 2Sth.-The State Con
ference of the Farmers and Laborers' or.
ganization met in session here to-day with
about 1000 delegates, mostly from the
" twin cities,n and nominated Ignatius
I1nnn ell,- fcr Gnrrerr,nr
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
MORE RACE TROUBLES.
! a Negro Desperate Kills the Wrong
| Man, and Himself Is Shot.

Negro Desperate Kills the Wrong
Man, and Himself Is Shot.
FLORENCE Is. CO., August 2Sth.-Great
excitement prevails here, and fears are en-
tertained of general conflict between the
white and black people, because of a shoot
ing ailray which occurred yesterday, which
resulted in the death of negro desperate
and an innocent respectable white man.
On Thursday w. c. Blount, constable,
arrested John Muldrow (colored) for steal
ing. Three negro women, armed with
hoes, rescued the prisoner, for which they
were arrested on Friday and fined $40 each.
These women were relatives of A. Walter
Howe, q negro desperate, who swore VEN
geance against the constable.
Yesterday Edward Blount, the consta-
ble's brother, was walking along the street,
when Howe. who mistook him for the con-
stable, ran out of a store and shot him
through the groin. Blount, though des-
perately wounded, drew his pistol and fired
three shots at his assallant, killing him in
stantly. Blount died to-day.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
IMMIGRATION.

Peculiar Condition of the Workingmen
of Lawrence, Mass.
copyright 1883. by6s California associated Press,
Boston. August 2Sth-The Immigration
Com mittee resumed its hearing this morn
ing. James Dauby, of Lawrence, testified
that he and five others came to America TO
accept situations, a manufacturer offering
to pay their passage money. Seven-e -eighths
of the force of the village is imported.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29

Testimony Before a House COMMITTEES
Regarding the Fur Seal Industry.
Copygit, 1888, by the California Associated Iressi
WASHINGTON, August 2Sth.-The inquiry
into the fur seal fisheries of Alaska by the
House Committee on Merchant Marine and
the Fisheries was resumed to-day. W. B.
Taylor, an ex-Assistant Agent of the Treas
ury Department at the Seal Islands in 1881,
was called to the stand The general
tendency of his testimony in regard to the
character OF the natives and their treatment
by the Alaska Company was in keeping
with that given by former witnesses.
The natives were without anything
to do for ten months in the year, and the
consequent enforced idleness gave the peo-
pie time for their chief and only pastime,
that of gambling. He did not believe ii
would be a wise nor judicious course to
change the policy of leasing the seal fish
cries, and 10 open them to the public
would be suicidal and foolhardy, and
would destroy the industry in few years.
His recommendation was that the Govern
ment should provide revenue cutters
around both the Seal Islands from May un-
fill OctOhnr
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
Trotting at Albany.

ALBANY (N.Y. }, August 2Sth.-The Grand
Circuit meeting began at Island Park to-
day. The weather was cool and the track
dry.
The 2:30 class Golden Rod won, Grace B.
second, Ollie w. third, Charley NJ. fourth
Best time, 2:23.
The Odd class T. T. s. won, Clara second,
W. X. third. Jeans Smith fourth. Best
time 2.203
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-29
FISHERIES INQUIRY.
A House subcommittee to Investigate
the Canadian Treaty.

WASHINGTON, August 2Sth-In the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day, the
preliminary discussion having impressed
the committee with a feeling that there
might be fair ground for a difference of
opinion as TO the effect of existing statutes
based on the treaty of Washington, it was
decided that the Presidents message and
the Wilson bill be referred to sub-com
mittee to investigate the subject, collate all
treaties and statutes bearing upon it aud get
together all information necessary for the
guidance of the full committee The SUBJ
committee is under instructions 10 report
to the full committee on Thursday.