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ALonrwinded Orator.
.ehes are common.

Long speeches are common.
a Philadelphia lawyer will frequently
extend his remarks through three or four
days.
In the Georgia legislature, when the
question of eNpelling the negro members
was IN, Aaron Alpeoria Bradley spoke four
days.
The Tiehborne trial brought DR.. Kenealey
30 the front with speech running through
140 days
But these speakers did not talk contln-
uously. Adjounmonts for dinner, and over
night, aud for Sunday made their work easy,
The longest speech ON record is probably
the one made by Mr.. DeCosmos, amember Of
the legislature Of British Columbia. some
time age. A bin was pending which, ii
passed, would deprive many settlers Of their
lands. and the temper Of the majority made
Il certain that il would pass. The legisla-
turo was within day and q half Of the
hour Of It's final adjournment and the vote
was about to be taken.
At this juneture. DeCosmos rose TO sd-
dress the body. 1t was ten o'clock In the
morning, and the members thought that he
would finish In an hour or two. The clock
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is the result Of a disagreement the school
committee got into concerning the use Of
Swinton's history. Objection had been
made to the committee that this history was
prejudiced against the Roman Catholic
church and for that reason was unsetisfac-
tory TO the Catholics Of the city. The par
ticular feature to which the Catholics OBJ
| jected was the references to the sale Of
"induigences'' by the Roman church in the
sixteenth century. Swinton's statements
concerning this have been strongly defended
! as we'll as vigorously denied, many holding
him to be justified in what he says, and
Others charging him with unjust reflection
on the church. The majority Of the school
committee decided that he was incorrect
and misleading, and that his book might
justly be regarded as grievance by the
church. 1t was therefore ruled out of the
public schools.
The cry was at once raised that the COM
mttee's action indicated a willingness to
peryert or suppress the truth Of history in
Difference to the Roman Catholics. That
church has been very active in establishing
parochlal schools In the city, and has been
open in its policy of Withdrawing its chill
dren from the public schools so that they
may be educated under Catholic influences.
The agitation over the matter has awakened
a surprising interest among the women Of
Boston who are qualifying themselves in
great numbers to participate in the election
Of the school committee.
On the one side are the women who wish
10 exclude Roman Catholic influence from
tbeschoof committee, or TO restrict II, and
on the other are those who would extend
and increase it. Both sides throng the as
SCISSORS Office TO get their names on the yot-
ing list. The Roman Catholic clergy, which
has always been ayerse TO woman's suffrage,
has openly discountenanced the partcipa-
ton Of women in these elections, and has
constantly advised them TO stay from
the polls. But 1t seems that the influence
Of the priesthood cannot control the women
in this election as the Catholics are register
ing in large numbers, as well as the other
side.
This is novel fight, but 1t Is to be re-
GREETED that the necessity for it exists.
Such contests will give rise to bad feeling
among the denominations, which would be
most unfortunate for all concerned. Let us
hope that the people of Boston can settle
such questions among themselves without
appealing to religious prejudice. 1t is a
ball Which, IL once started rolling, grows
larger as 1t goes, and can only be stopped
after 1t has done much injury, and even
then with the utmost difficulty.
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A Wise Despot.

The action Of the sultan Of Turkey in pro
hibting the publication of morning news
papers was a wise stroke of craftsmanship
from his standpoint. He did not prohibit
the evening newspapers-he doubtless
thought that they did not count, that they
had but little circulation and influence.
The willy Turk knew that one great morn
ing newspaper in Constantinople was more
to be dreaded than hostile army. 1t would
naturally drift along with the current of ad-
vanced thought, and would oppose his des-
potic methods. It would do more than any
other one agency to ciyilize Turkey, and
with civilization despotism would have to
go.
Despots have always hated great news
paper. a royal governor OF Virginia once
thanked God that there was no newspaper
in his commonwealth. Napoleon denounced
journalists as meddlers and grumblers, "the
regents of nations, the tutors of sovereigns."
No doubt the sultan win be able to regu-
late and control the evening newspapers in
his domiJdons. But even the fear Of his
eZecutioner's bow-string will not keep the
enterprislng correspondents of the great
morning newspapers Of the world from in
vading his clpital city and exposing his dark
secrets 1t is useless for him to attempt to
bar out the morning n.e4g spapcf---it- is every
where; it will get the news at any cost, and
print it regardless of the consequences.
Willthc Ottoman empire down the morn
ing newspaper, or viii the morning news
paper down the Ottoman empire? There
can be but one answer to the question.
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have no place in national campaign. They
are state issues" ,
This is decided advance on the part OF
Brother Blaine. What at Portland was
'largely private affair."" becomes at Foxsl
croft state issue. This would seem to BE-
sufficient change for one man TO make irt
his views, but it did not suit the nationaF
committee, for we observe that BrotheH
Blaine, in his western campaign, has, irt
response to the commands of the republican,
committee, entirely revised his views aboue
the trusts.
At Portland they were ''private affairs;'e1
at Foxcroft they were state issues; but at
Goshen, in Indiana, where Brother Blaine
has recently been campaigning, they take on
another hue and color. They become vile
and indecent, so to speak, and Brother
Blaine goes so far as to say that they (thel
trusts) ''are levying countless millions uporE
the pockets of all the consumers of this
country But this is not all He goes on
to say that the trusts are completely influence
ing legislation and shaping the policy of the
government; and these conflicting state4
ments and rumors go to show that Brother
Blaine is quite as big humbug as any Of
the trlsts
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A KANSAS ENoCH ARDEN.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, October IA ripple OF
excitement has been created in this communal
ty by the discovery that George w. Ockers
eight years ago an attorney at this bar, and
time, is alive and well in Colorado, whera
he is enjoying a lucrative law pracj
tlce under his right name. Iii
the fall of 1880 Ocker disaps
peared and left no trace of his whereabouts
Hir young wife was crazed at the loss of he'd
husband, but as she was penniles5 she was uns
able to institute vigorous search for himi
and in few weeks the matter was forgotten1
and she took her child and went to her frienda
IN the country. In January following Ocker'a
disappearance, the mutilatedand un-recognizeJ
aple remains OF human being werq
found in o olump Of trees near the Village oA
Monroyia, on the Central branch of tha
Union Pacific railroad, in this county,
The coroner instituted tile usual iuyestiga-
ton, and from watch very like one Ockea
had owned, it was decided that the bonea
were those of George w. Ocker. The sorrow4
ing wife and mother accepted the body aa
their dead, and reiigiously buried it in thd
Monroyla cemetery, where the mother has
been frequent visitor to care for the grave;
and keep II covered with flowers ever since,
In due time the supposed young widow was
woood and won by gentleman, who took he's
to his home in Nehama county, where she had
borne him several children. They have pross
peTed and lived happily together and now
t44S AhtSiliEenCe comes ike bllSht that Shq
was wife when her second husband married
her. The statement that Ocker is sliyH
Is made by Nicholas Meyer, young man Wild
was Payment and schoolmate Of
Ockers in their youth, both having beerI
raised in this county. Meyer has
been living in Colorado about ted
years, and is back here on visit. He saya
Ocker appeared In the town where he lives I'd
1883. He recognized him and talked with
him, but had not heard Of the trouble heres
Ocker opened a law office Of his own, and now
enloycs very lucrative practice. Meyer arg
rived in Kansas on visit short tlmc agof
and in conversation relative 70 old frlendA
was incidentally Informed Of 0oker's troubl4
and tragic death. This brought out Meyert
knowledge Of Ocker's whereabouts.
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CURRENT COMMENT,

SO THE CHEROKEE FREEDMEN are to receive
$4,000 from the government to compensate
them for their lands taken from them some
years ago. 1t is all right. If q Georgia slave
is entitled to pay for his bale of cotton taken
by Shermau's soldiers the Cherokee negroes
should have fair shake at the surplus.
ALTHOUGH JOHN MINOR Boris was strong
union man, General Lee continued his frienG
during the war. just before the march int6
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Bolts said to General Leo
''You have been fighting an armyIaway fronG
their homes, but when you strike thenorthern
freside you will find it different matterS
They will rally like blackbirds. They ara
made of just as good stuff as we are, and you.
will be defeated" The general shook his head
sadly. 81 know it, he said. "It is not rliyss
plan. L am opposed to it. I only obey orders. :
A WRITER IN BELFoRD's Magazine says :
I'VE seek to be excessively nice, forgetting
that we may be so nice as to be nasty 4
The English people have added quito nunna
Der of skin diseases to the awful list OF cutanes
GUS disorders through overwhelming To pefa
sistently wash the natural oil from tho pores ID
to fetch on frightful eruptions Wera
Dickens alive now, and entering upon hid
wonderful career rs an author, his books would.
be incontinently condemned as low and coarses
A New York manager of leading theateS
said that Shakespeare had ceased to be populaE
because Of his vulgarity. The day id
not distant. as infdelity and refinement prof.
gress, when the Bible itself. like Shakespeare
will be pronounced coarse and vulgar, so m1cls
so, indeed, that an expurgated edition viii ba
necessary. But we must remember tho
tabled story of the demigod that in his DEATH
struggle gained strength from the earth I'd
which he was cast. lie came up dirtier, Of
course, but he came up stronger. wa
say then to the youthful author, Do NOD
bother yourself about the dignity of your lans
guage or the nicely of your style. Study the
vulgar tongue; and if you have thought til
express so word it that the masses may comb
prehend." Such advice will do incalculabld
harm, if followed We need more writera
who will bother themselves about the dignity
of their language and the nicely of their styles
We have too much slovenly, slangy writing
these days. A writer should present his besa
thoughts to the world in their best dress. H@
can do this without being $50 nice as to be-
nasty" and without being finical,
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The Boozy 9Ir. Binford.

In these days notoriety is everything.
Without it man can do but little; with 1t
all the prizes of life tumble into his lap.
Sane men and women have their fads
and Alterations in order to attract attention,
and cause themselves to be talked about.
Men attempt ridiculous and impossible en-
terprises, knowing that they viii fall, simply
because they need notorety to help them
into good position.
II does not matter whether this consplcu-
business is creditablc or otherwise. Men
want it for revenue only, and they cannot
afford TO be too nice about it. A case in
point is Mr.. Berry Binford. a few weeks
ago Mr.. Bnford was sent to n hospital in
Memphis as yellow fever suspect. He
was unconscious at the time, but when he
opened his eyes the next morning he tcle-
phoned for a cocktail and conducted him
self in perfectly rational manner. After
the citizens had been scared out of their
wits tho doctors discovered that their patient
had simply been on big Spree The story
went abroad, and the festive Mr.. Binford
was the sensation of the day. Now comes
the upshot. A New York man who wanted
to advertise his business, offered the booty
Mr.. Binford steady employment and a large
salary. The offer was accepted, and the
lucky man at once left Memphis for his new
field of work.
It is queer piece Of business. A sober,
industrious man with needy family might
have strained every nerve without avail to
get that situation. But Mr.. Berry Bnford
without the slightest effort boozed himself
into It. 1t is funny, and yet it is sad.
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the whites will each play their part in the
civilization of the south.
Senator Ingalls's picturesque vision offers
an interesting study, if nothing else.
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Boston is about to try novel experiment
that Of lis women voting.
In tho next city election Il Is estimated
thai 10000 women viii cast their votes for
she choice OF a sity school committee, this
privilege having been extended to them.
The prospect for such g full women's vote
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the severest enforcement of the law down
to mere child's play, IL is very difficult
task to collect facts and figures that viii
form the basis of correct general conclu-
siOns.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
lFoptsi, 1855, ty dc cal5e,,,ia As,oca,,, D.,

sUsANYI54F, September JSth-At baIf-past
one o'clock this morning the house of Eli Ne W
ton was DESTROYED BIZ fire in this town Toss
s25V9 insured for l,2s0. The origin Of the fire
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
GuldeDson Curses His Father, Who Com
tn Bid Him, Eareweu

SAN FRANCISCO, September 13th.-TSpecial l.
The Supreme Court to-day refused TO grant u
writ of mandate for Goldenson's examination as
to his mental condition, stating that no one
could now interfere to prevent the execution OF
The death sentence tomorrow, except the Gov
ernor.
Goldensons father called to-day to bid his
son last farewell. The prisoner, seeing that
the old gentleman was roughly dressed, said
C d you, why didn't you dress more de
cenily2' and then went on with a game OF
checkers he was playing with his death-watch
lie took little or no further notice of his father
HIS MOTHERS ANGUISH.
SAN FRANCISCO, September I3h-P M.--Nrs
Goldenson paid her last visit 10 her son in Jail
this evening. She had to be assisted TO the
! room where the interview took place Golden
son tried to appear calm but when she stretched
out her arms and between her sobs cried, Ny
boy come to me, my bOyr he sprang into her
arms, ensconced himself at her knee drew her
face to his and kiss d it over and over. Then
the natural feelings produced by that awful
moment awoke in fuil force, and the mother
and son gave way to violent bursts of weeping.
tie was the first to recover, aud said: Hush
hush. What's the use of crying, any way?'
The mother replied q know 1t is no use
but how can help it?
leave she gave him parting kiss. He sank on
the bed with groan, ana she was led away.
PLAYING CARDS AGAIN
The scene was piteous in the extreme. Gold
ensOn's prostration did not last long Half an
hour after his mother left the jail he was play
ing game OF cards with the death watch
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Acquitted of EmbezzIanept.

8"Fg'''l' Io'o. by-ae cdlloT7id Aisseidtel Press.
SANTA Cruz, September 18th .-Durssg the trial
Of ex=Mayor robert Efey this afferDGoo. Judee
&eGann instructed the jury to acquif, as the
ehsFzies had not beeu proven. The jury accord
lngiy brought in verdict of scquiitaF
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14

TIE rumor comes upon fairly we'll
founded statements that the Democrats IN
the Senate propose to vote for the recor-
sideration of the Scott Chinese restriction
bill. If they should succeed, by the aid of
few Republicans, weak fro.1 the begin
ming upon the Chinese question, the bill
will so to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, and probably die there. 1t is not
outside of possibilities that the Admins
tration is privy to the scheme, and that it
has not intended at any time that the
measure should become law, after Il had
served for campaign purposes. If the De-
mocracy can afford this shutting is the
face of the action of the Republicans in
favor of the bill, and confronted with Gsn-
eral Harrison's emphatic declaratioa
against Chinese immigration, the Republi.
can party can afford TO have them do it.
Its record is clear upon the question, and
no harm can be done TO it by any chicar-
cry of the dominant party.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14

THE sudden death of Prof Richard A.
Proctor, the eminent astronomer, removes
from the scientific werld one of its most
useful working people. Prof Proctor was
more a popular astronomer than several
others whose knowledge of the
science is broader and deeper than
was his. Very few men have done
SO much as he did to make a
knowledge of astronomical science invit-
ing, attractive and popular-so to speak.
He was one of the best lecturers upon
astronomy the world ever had; in fact no
other name is now recalled in astronomical
history, that has been so well known for its
relation to the lecture field and to writing
for popular reading upon the wonders of
the enhancing science. He was the au-
thor, we are told, of more than sixty books
upon astronomy and his contributions to
magazine and newspaper literature could
be numbered by the thousand. His death
creates vacancy that may not be filled
for many years.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14

THE San Francisco Bulletin is another of
the leading journals of the coast that has
discovered in the State Fair field for the
Employment of skilled writer and one
Of conscientious spirit. 1t has shown that
in the States annual exhibition there is
an immense amount of good to be found
and that the exhibits in its three chief
departments are teaching in the highest
degree and of infinite value to all the
people of the State in promoting stock
raising, agriculture, horticulture, etc.
The Bulletin representative evidently
came to Sacramento to intelligently ex-
anime into the exposition rather than to
wrestle in the Sums OF city cursed with
The overflow of vicious characters from the
metropolis. journalism is helpful to the
people not only when il is bold to expose
vice and error, but when it seeks out the
good and disseminates the lessons of ex-
positions Of the industry, production and
skill Of the people and lends itself to pro-
pagating the truth concerning the State,
its capacity and its invitation to the home
seeker
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14

Awful Destruction OF Life and Property
Along tho Cuhan Cnnst


NEW ORLEANS, September Isth-A picaDttp,
special from Havana says: In some localitie,
along the coast, during the recent hurricane
entire fish. villages were swept away.
AT Sagua one hundred corpses have been dis
covered, which were washed from graves, and
1t IS believed that as many more are in the man
grove bushes.
Between Carahachas and Carahats sixteen
coastlpg. schooners are high and dry in the
woods, damaged TO such an extent that they
VIII be total loss. Fish were killed in vasl
numbers. Hundreds of cattle wera drowned III
the river. aud their carcases now endauger the
health of the city.
At Santo Domingo City the dead exceed fifty,
ana the injured seventy five.
At Cayo Francis the lighthouse was blown
down and the inmates drowned, and two large
unknown vessels were wrecked. or SC native:
known to have persisted at CaTibarlen, the
bodies Of but five have been recovered
In the Nuelta Arriba and Vuelta Abajo dis
tricts the ruin is complete. In Vuelta Abajo q
number of dwelling huts were blown down
and the loss is estimated at 81 500 900. Tue en-
tire fruit and vegetable crop is a complete loss
The total number Of deaths throug hout the
island is stated at 500
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
NUTS FOR LryERMoRE.
The Natoma Orchard Man Wins Suit
Brought by the Government

" V'IV OVFVI
SAN FRANCISCO, September 13th.-ISpeciaI. +
Three years ago II. r. Livermore sent to Spain
tor hundred pounds of acorns of the cork oak
intending TO distribute the same throughout
California. When received the Appraisers en-.
tered the aeorns as forest-tree seeds. The entry
which the duty was two cents a pound Liver
more was not informed of the arrival of the
acorps till three months after they were laid IN
the warehouse. then they were rotten, and he
rsfused to pay the duty. The Government sued
to recover the amount Of the duty in opposi-
ton to the expressed wishes of Hi;b0rn, then
District Attorner, AID OF Carey the present
District Attorney.
The fase was tried to-day, ami III &c Hofi-
man in his Charge severely scored the Treasury
Department for bringing the suit he seeds
wee brought h r. for phi.apthg.pic p lr1oses
ana were NOT duliable. Yet the Govern ent
forced the suit in which il knew it could not
recover Tie =. rcrsics was for the de.
fendaut
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14

The nomination of Hill for Governor
of New York improves the Republican
prospect in the Empire State. Hill has
divided his party and it is unlikely that
the several thousand Democrats who pro-
tested against his choice will submit TO it
and help consummate the rig scheme of
which he is head center.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
ALONG THE YuBA,
Scarcity OF Water in the Streams-Poii-
tics and BasehaI.

tics and Baseball.
,Copy-ig@ 1855, By tie California associated Press
MARYsvILLE, September 13th.-The water in
the streams is very low. An estimate was made
ing only about eight thousand inches of water.
Its average depth is nine inches, in some of the
toothil districts, where irrigation is practiced,
there has been much complaint this season oil
the scarcity OF the water supply.
The Ma1ysville baseball players are making
up team to compete in the tournament al
Quincy, Plumas county, next month.
Inc Republicans are preparing for another
ronsing demonstration here on the 22d or 18th
inst.
The County Convention to make local non.-
nations is to be held next Saturday.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
GREAT DISCOVERY.

The Iiuias of an AAcient cry Uncovered
in Dnlnatia.
coPgT7gS, 1885, Byte California 4 associated Press
LONDON September 13th.-Near lara Capital
of the Austrian province of Dalmatia, thou.
sands Of coins OF the Diocletian period and
other early times, rare specimens of Grecian.
Roman sculpture and Byzantine architecture
probably discovered along the Dalmatian, an
amphltheater, temples, cdtacombs aud other
evidence of very highly civilized community
have been uneaIthed
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-14
WIDE AWAKE.

Enthusiasm Among tue Republic rs Of
slsizioyou Couaiy.
. pJrsg&t, 1855 By o. California -4ss-cia,1l Press
YREKA, September 19th-The Republican
Monkey; CLERK, a H. Burrows; D striet Alto.
ney, J. s Beard Treasurer g. A. Nordheim .
Coroner, Theodore Young surveyor, G. H.
mitchell; SuperyisorS-H. . Mckinney joseph
Cavanaugh and Oliver W. Goodale
Cheers for Oregon Maize, Vermont, Harrison
and Morton and the county ticket were given,
with speeches by Beard Foulke, Judge Howell
and others
The Assembly District Convention met after
wards and nominated l.. j. Coburn. of Del
NoTte county, for the FirstDistrict, composed of
Siskioyou and Del NJrte