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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-08


When the old man had concluded that his
muscular pets had become sufficiently accli-
mated and at home he released them from
their pens, and early in the morning, while
it was yet cool and the snakes were still half
benumbed or asleep, he went up the mountain
TO spot where he knew the reptiles dwelt
by the thousand. All along the pathway he
dropped grains of corn until he reached the
side of the snake pit, sunken spot in the
side of the mountain, containing about half
an acre. Here he threw down a bushel Of
loose corn, and, together with the boys
Jim and George, took shelter in low trees
Within a few minutes the satisfied grunts
of the porkers We're heard as they followed
the trail of corn, until the whole drove
| of hogs broke into view from the under-
| brush. They came on until they arrived
at the pit, where they stood for min
| ute or two until the old boar, an i'm
mense fellow, came up, when he took the
lead and went grunting down the bank into
the pit. All the other members of the family
| followed, until the twenty-five hogs were all
within the small amphitheatre of a half acre.
The hogs quickly picked up the corn, but by
the time they had thoroughly cleaned it the
snakes, aroused by the heat of the morning
sun and the noise of the porkers, began &c
| appear from the crevices. A dozen, ther
twenty, and directly several hundred Ameri
can rattlers writhed their 1.-THE bodies from
their holes and looked at the porkers witt
brilliant, shining eyes and darting tongues.
Two or three hundred snakes in O mass o.
Shiny, surging bodies began to draw them
selves toward the hogs, but they had no
crawled more than thirty or forty feet away
from the crevices in the rocks before the oil
boar gave shrill, infuriated squeal. whel
the whole drove of hogs was among its enc
| r,iss
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-08
SNAKE-KILLING HOGS.
TWENTY-FIVE PORkERS DESTROY
500 SERPENTS IN ONE HOUR.
The Terror of Black Mountain-OId Abe
Lockhart Puts His Wits to work-A
Battle More Desperate Was Never Be-
fore Beheid.

Battle More Desperate Was Never Be-
fore Beheid.
tie between horde of rattlesnakes and a
bunch of hogs occurred a few DAYS since on
Abe Lockhnrts place, at the foot of Black
mountain. This branch OF the Allegheny
has been long noted as the home and rendez-
vous of thousands of black and rattlesnakes
of the dusky brown species, which have been
looked upon with dread by the hunters from
the fact that they have always been ex-
ceedingly aggressive and dangerous. For
years this mountain has been the terror and
dread OF the people Of the vicinity, and it is
seldom that any traveller or hunter has had
the temerity heretofore to cross the ridge at
or near certain point, so numerous and
| deadly have been the poisonous reptiles.
But that has all been changed, owing to
the fact that old Uncle Abe Lockhart has
| imported from North Carolina a bunch OF
| the long nosed, lank, long legged species OF
| hogs, which from their elongated personnel
| have been identified under the title of slug
| diggers. Uncle Abe had been so pestered and
| annoyed by the army of snakes which in
tested his farm that he put his wits to wori
and finally hit upon the happy plan of i'm
| porting his lank and bony swine, which have
had the reputation of being inveterate enc
mics of the snake family. He hauled ovel
the mountains twenty-five big, bony hogs o.
the species above described, and placed then
in pens, where he kept them well fed ant
| treated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-08
Cause is in the Liver.

and one thing more is equally certain, no
one will remain dyspeptic who will
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Permanent Exhibit of Products.

Mayor Gregory last evening received
from the railroad company lease of the
piece of railroad plat of ground immedi-
ately southwest of the passenger depot, for
the use of the city, upon which to erect a
building for the permanent exhibition of
products of Central California. The piece
OF ground thus leased contains about an
acre, and the nearest portion is only about
$50 feet from the depot. The use of the
ground is granted for term of five years,
at nominal rental of 81 per annum, the
lease to terminate at any time when
the ground shall cease to be
occupied for the purpose named.
The company also makes the further res
ervation that should the land be required
for railroad purposes before the expiration
of five years, it is to be vacated upon sixtv
days notice. There is no reason to sup
pose, however, but that the exhibition will
be permitted to remain there as long as de-
sired, whether it be five years or much
longer. The lease is made to Eugene J.
Gregory, P. E. Plat and G.. w. Hancock,
as Trustees.
Mayor Gregory stated last evening that
the work of preparing the ground for occu-
pancy, and the erection of the building,
would be proceeded with at once,
and pushed to early completion
This project has been carried on by COM
mittees appointed by the Improvement
Association, and the exhibition will be
conducted AID maintained by this Asso-
citation, aided by the generous subscriptions
which are being made by the people of
Sacramento for this purpose. Those who
have not already subscribed to the fund,
will have an opportunity to do so, and
cannot help to increase the prosperity of
the city and county in any more effective
way than by liberal aid to this exhibit and
the immigration work to be conducted in
connection with it.
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metropolitan Theater.

very large audience last night assem-
bled to hear the new opera " Dorothy"
There were very few seats in either of the
three sections of the house unoccupied. 1t
was, indeed, one of the kind of houses that
make managers smile amiably The
carleton company appeared to good adyan-
tage and was very warmly commended by
Its hearers. The opera is rich in character
istic English song the music is not at anv
time brilliant. but is throughout sparkling
and very taking. The quartet in the first
act, the Tally-ho solos and choruses, the
goodnight sons and the sextet in the
second act, the 'Squire's Toast" by Muir
ray, he duet by Carleton and TAYLOR, and
the solo of the former in the same act,
Taylors song in the first act, were the prIn-
clpal gems, to which, as scarcely secondary,
should be aided Miss Beaudets solo in
the third act. Without being music of the
order that inspires, the scores of Dorothy"
are pleasing throughout, and render it COM
prehensible why the piece should run
about 200 nights in the English capital,
where it is represented with great strength
OF chorus and orchestra. The novelty of
the harmonies, the amusing character of
the hbretto-which suggests strong leaning
upon the dramatic thought in She Stoops
to Conquer and the spirited STYLE of
composition, secure the opera its success.
1t was richly costumed, and notably so by
the leading ladies of the company. The
encores were numerous, and were re.
sponded to without exception Few, if
any, comic operas have been given here
that yielded better general satisfaction for
result. This afternoon for matinee
Dorothy will be again sung, with prices
| at so and IS cents for family circle
and dress circle, respectively, and 81
for reserved seats. Tonight the COM
pany makes its last appearance, giving
The Mikado." Carleton was the first to
present the popular musical travesty to
this public, and none have since given it
with such excellence. He has stronger
and larger company now. with three OF the
original and chief characters filled as at
| first. Carleton as The Mikado, Drew as
ko-Ko-and the best-known-and Miss
Wisdom as Katisha. The company leaves
tomorrow, and opens in San Francisco
Monday night. The management requests
that it be stated that if any grievances
against the management exist, or any one
has been uDjustly dealt with, Mr.. Crouch,
at w. P. Coleman's office, will respond and
correct any wrongs, but that it will not
heed complaints preferred through sensa-
| tiOnal agencies
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Installation and Presentation.

District Deputy James McCaw last even
ing installed the officers of Red Jacket
Tribe No. IS, l. o. of r. NJ. as follows
Sachem, Jacob Murbach; Sr. Sycamore
Martin White; Jr. Sycamore, Z. c. Roeder;
C. of R., A. Dunbar; First Warrior, George
Nichols; Inside Guard, Charles Stephens
First Sanap, A. Becker; Second Sanap. ].
Haberkorn After the ceremony of in
stallation was over X. of W., J. J. Nagele,
took the floor and commenced addressing
the warriors in true oratorical style. He
dwelt upon the beauties of nature, and
said the noblest work of the Great Father
was brave, honorable, upright and honest
warrior. One who never did wrong; one
who never turned his back to foe !;
one ever ready to smoke the pipe
of peace; to bury the Ratchet; 10 di-
vide the comforts of his wigwam
with a friend and neighbor. Such
brother was a member of this tribe, and
as such his brothers desired to give souve-
mir as q trophy, not to hang to his belt, but
TO wear upon his waistcoat, and which in
the future would prevent the street gam
ms from crying out to him, Pull down
your vestr' He referred he said to George
J. Scully, the retiring Sachem, who had
filed thai important position for three terms
with honor and ability alike to himself and
tribe Handing Mr.. Scully an elegant gold
watch and chain, he said 4 Take it, my
brother, and may it ever serve as q remem-
brance of the good feeling of fellowship
that goes out tonight from Red Jacket
Tribe to their retiring chief. The watch
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Finest In the World.

J. H. Caldwell, the renowned horseman,
who has been the starter in most of the big
races in the East during the past season
and for many seasons previous, has re-
turned to San Francisco from J. B. Hag-
gins ranch, near this city, where he was
making an inspection of that gentleman's
stable.
"What do l think of Mr.. Haggin's
stable?' he replied, when Intercepted on
that point by an Examiner reporter. well,
l just have this to say. l have been through
all the big stables in Kentucky, and all the
others in this country, excepting Baldwin's
at Los Angeles, and Governor Stanford
stable, and have come to the conclusion
that It is the most remarkable stable have
ever seen in my life. Just imagine three
or four hundred horses of all ages in one
stable, all in the best of condition and not
one sick. Why, never saw or heard of
anything like it in my life. To give the
names and sires and dams of Mr.. Haggin's
horses would fill page of your paper. l
think he has the finest lot of horses ever
owned by one man."
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Those Suffer County Bonds.

The RECORD UNION few days since pub
lished the fact that large number of bonds
were presented TO the State Treasurer for
payment, and as there was no money avail
able for that purpose, payment was refused.
They were issued by Reclamation District
No. D, IN Suffer county, and are held by
residents of Ohio and Kentucky. The Sat
ter County Farmer thus explains the debt
The facts, as we understand them, are
briefly these: The State Legislature about
twenty years ago, passed Swamp Land
Act under its provisions reclamation dis
tricts were organized in the several valley
counties. The same power created a Rec
lamation Funding Commission which
funded the Indebtedness of the districts,
No. of this county included. The debts
so contracted were not secured by the State
or county, and rested solely on the value of
the districts. The bonds were purchased
at a great discount, but the price paid we
have forgotten, if we ever knew. The
value of the property Though not reclaimedl
is much more than all the debts standing
against it hence, sooner or later the bond
holders will get their money, or the swamp
lands upon which they hold this mortgage
But as already remarked, none of these
bonds are direct or indirect claim against
the county or State, fact that must have
been understood by these Cincinnati capt.
talists when they purchased them at such a
heavy discount"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
SOCIAL Asu Personal.
W. P. Coleman went below yesterday.
John c. Walling. of this city is spendin

W. P. Coleman went below yesterday.
John c. Walling. of this city is spending
few days in Woodland
Colonel William Hawkins and wife. oil
Chico, are in this city visiting relatives.
Miss Eta Birdsall, of this CITY. is visit
ing her brother, Lieutenant Birdsall, at
Auburn.
Deputy Sheriff Riley and Marion Wilson
came down from Folsom yesterday ami
continued on to the Bay.
Mrs. L. W. Grothen has returned from
the State Convention of ladies of the G. a.
r., held recently in Oakland.
Senator Reuter- came up from San Fran
cisco on the overland yesterday, and went
to his home at Reuters Station.
Marcus d. Boruck and wife and State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction Ira G..
Holt went to San Francisco yesterday.
The Rev. John +. Won Herrlich arrived
from Elmira, N Y, via Los Aneeles Fri
day, and is guest of Mrs. J. J. Brown, at
1910 n street.
Rev. G. l.. Conner has rendered his resig-
nation to the Congregational Church at
Auburn, and will preach his farewell SER
mon tomorrow.
Grove L. Johnson was out of doors yes
teFudy Ior tue nfSt time since his long SICK
ness. Mr.. Johnson is slowly regaining
his strength, and expects TO be able to at
tend to his law practice by the end of the
month.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: J. L. Green, Jr., w. J. Smith,
CORTLAND; Fred. a. Taft. Truclee; Samuel
Mogan, St. Paul; George Forrest, New
York; w. G. Hamilton, Colusa; A. B.
Weber, J. G. Smith, C. w. Anasmuth,
CORTLAND; W. A. Johnston, Richland;
Chas. Kelley, Sheldon; George A. Pierce,
Oakland; George A. Miller, San Francisco;
j. c. Bidell Colusa; Mrs. a j. May, Hay
wards; b. Fernandez Pinole.
Arrivals at the Capital Hote! Yesterday ::
Mrs. w. s. White, Boston; F. E. George
Ashland; George 2. Runyon. w. Jagan
John Williamson, 0. R. Runyon, Dwight
Hollister, a. B. Hustle, CORTLAND; F. e.
Baker, John Pendegast, Eugene Aram,
Woodland; ]. NJ. Stephenson, Franklin:
). F.. Morse, CORTLAND L. Huseman,
Yreka; George Rolb, Philadelphia; w. S.
White, San Francisco; Robert Wilson and
family, Rochester, Mimi; J. Z. Manlove,
Brighton r. E. Munroe, San Francisco:
Eugene Desmond, CORTLAND; C. X. Dam,
Wheatland; Benjamin 2. Tabor, Lakeport,
Cal, and Charles H Fish San Francisco
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
Hounds and Haras.

There will be a coursing match at Whit
combs ranch tomorrow, several miles
south Of this city, under the auspices of the
Alta Coursing Club. The judges will be
Thomas Waite, John 0'Brien and Edward
Sheehan. Dogs have been drawn as fol-
lows: L. Harrgan's Governor D., w. It.
Dolans Tramp, Ed. Sheehan's Lady S. and
Black Jack. p. Nash's Maid of Limerick,
G. +. Hooks Gimlet, Phil Calahan's Chip
pie, c. NJ. Zeitler's Blue Nell, Cato and Fox,
l.. w. Mahoney's Bill Dolan and Notidle
Silas Chances Black Joe, Siwash Chief and
Lady Grant, Homer Buckman's Lady AL
pha and Longfellow, James S. Hanrahan's
Fanny, w. J. 0'Brien, Jr's, Grover c..
Sandy Halls Gladstone, Thomas O'Brien's
Dynamite, John O'Brien's Bouncing Bessie,
Al. A. Towards Maude Jones, Thomas
Waite's Frank Pixley. The drawings were
as follows: Notidle against Siwash Chief,
Lady Grant against Governor B., Tramp
against Grover c., Longfellow against Bill
Dolan, Fanny against Dynamite Black
Joe against Fox, Maude Jones against Lady
s., Black Jack against Frank Pixley, Maid
of Limerick against Cato, Gladstone against
Blue Nell, Gimlet againt Chippie, Bouncing
Bessie against Lady Alpha.
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Investment for Small Capital.


In country of fine resources, that is
growing ard improving, there is perhaps
no safer Investment for money than real
estate selected with good judgment The
returns from investments of the kind are.
as rule, much larger than those to be OBJ
tanned from the loaning of money at in
terest. The profits are particularly large
where land can be bought in large pieces,
improved in more or less degree, and sold
again in small subdivisions. Investments
of this kind, however, require considerable
capital, and preclude persons of moderate
means from engaging in them. 1t is to en-.
able persons of small means to obtain for
their investments a percentage of profit
equal to that secured by the wealthy CAPT
talist, that some of the most prominent
business men of Sacramento have Just in
corporated under the title of The Capital
Land and Investment Company" The
company will purchase land subdivide
and sell 1t, purchase water rights. etc.
Their field of operation is not limited, but
for the present attention will probably be
confined to Placer, Sacramento and adioin-
ing counties. The capital stock is $3.50 600,
$4,000 shares of SIS each. The shares are
worcestershire, may be paid up in FIVE
monthly installments of So each. and as
taken, even those of most modest means
can invest on equal terms with weather.
stockholders. 1t is the intention to declare
dividends from time to time as the profits
warrant, always reserving the original cap
ital for investment. The personnel of the
Directory would indicate safe and profit
able business for the new corporation. 1t
includes L. l.. Lewis, President; J. B.
Wright, Vice President; E. X Alsip, Sec
rotary; G. H. Hubbard, Treasurer; R. T.
Devlin, Attorney; B. U. Steinman and S.
p. Doan. Such:a corporation ought to be
profitable to stockholders and great bene-
tit to this portion of the State. There has
long been felt the want of such an institu-
ton in our midst, and the stock should be
taken at once, as it will soon demand q
premium. The books are now open at the
office of the Secretary, No. 1015 Fourth
street, where stock can be subscribed for.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A Steam snow-pIow.

On the side-track at the depot few days
ago was q new fashioned snow-plow that
attracted great deal of attention. Ii has
been sent mp on the Oregon Division, and
is now engaged in fighting the snow on the
Siskiyou mountains. II was a curious
looking affair and is operated by steam. II
is in the shape of car. being wholly IL
closed, with numerous side and end win
dows. IL contains q large boiler and about
thirty -horse-power engine. The front
end presents fiat surface TO the snow as il
runs in, and with the exception of circu
lar space in the center is covered with heavy
boiler iron, whose outer edges are fanged
so that the snow is forced towards the CEN
ter. In the center of the frontis the digging
apparatus. 1t is circular, about seven feet
in diameter, and is shaped somewhat ON
the principal Of windmill. Like the
arms OF q windmill, this wheel has iron
projections set diagonal!y with the plane of
the circular, which catches the snow as it
revolves and forces it into center hopper.
whence the snow is forced out of 6 spout
which discharges it on either side Of the
track. 1t is said that it will clear snow
from the track at the rate of ten miles an
hour. Il is curious invention, and ought
to do good work on road not hampered
with show-sheds.
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is beautifully chased and appropriately en-.

Sho-So dii0 XII
graved.
Mr.. Scully said he would not say he was
taken by surprise" because that savored
too much OF chestnut. However. he
would say that this was a totally nnex-
pected demonstration of appreciation on
the part of his brother braves, and the only
thing that bothered him was to know how
they became possessed of so much wealth
to make such a purchase. He appreciated
1t most highly. He accepted it liz rhe same
spirit in which he knew it was given, and
would cherish it with kindly remem-
brance of the donors until time" for him
would be no more. When, in after years.
he beheld its clear, bright face he would
remember the kindly beaming counten-
ances that surrounded him at this time.
Its soft tick and dancing second hand
would remind him of the membership of
Red Jacket Tribe, whose hearts toward
each other beat as one. The minute hand
would ever remind him of the many pleas
ant moments sDept in the wigwam. The
hour hand would recall the many hours
they had spent together in relieving the
sick and distressed, in hurying the dead
and caring for the widows and orphans.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Filled January IS, 1888. ]

Filled January 49, 1SSS.l
?. H. Duffy to NJ. Dufiy-East half of lot G,
Z and F, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets; S5.
David Osborn to Donna E. Elliott-l60 acres
on Suffer Island; gift.
Patrick Duffy to Michael Duify-Ten shares OF
Union Building and Loan Association; S5.
W. B. Sherman, L. S. Parker. George Buck
man and Edw. Carragher 10 Augustus Buck
MANIFEST half of lot 8, block Y and Y Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth streets; S.
Maggie r. Stevens to Alice L. Gardner-Lots 9
and 10 of block 10 of Oak Park; SO.
Deborah Kerl to Levi q. RodmaL-West half
of lot 6. block NJ and \, Twentieth and Twenty
first streets; grant.
James Holland to Thornton A. Snider-65 acres
in American Township, what was formerly
blocks 49, &C. 81 so 81, 50, 81, S. So Co. g. 20, 55
Sc, a. u and rs of the city OF Sacramento;
S321 5f
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Auction To-pAY-Bell & Co. will sci

AUCTION To-DAY.-Bell & Co., will sell
at 10 A. NJ. to-day, at their salesroom,
No. 927 K street, one house of furniture,
removed to salesroom for convenience of
sale, including elegant walnut bedroom
set, latest style; Eastern bedroom set, very
handsome; fine easy rockers. tables, chairs,
Brussels carpet, oil paintings, oilcloth,
above sale at the same place, will be sold
by the same firm, eight or ten head of No.
1 work, track and carriage horses; also,
one span of spotted ponies. very handsome.
All of the above are well broke, sound
kind and gentle.
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WHAT the Austria Hungarian Orchestra
artists say This is to certify that the Up
right Mathushek style of piano we have
used at our concerts at the Clunie Opera
House is a splendid instrument in every
particular, meeting all the requirements of
a strictly first-class piano, and We hereby
recommend and indorse it. Edward NJ.
RO5uer I,eader
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POLICE CoURr-The case of disturb
ing the peace against James Lewis was
yesterday continued 10 January 18th by
the Court. Desmond Swift charged with
disturbing the peace, was dismissed for
want of prosecution. John Goodman,
booked as drunk, delighted The Clerk by
forfeiting his deposit. James Hit was con-
victed of disturbing the peace, but preferred
the prononncing of sentence deferred until
to-day. Pat Duffy also forfeited his S.
deposit for not appearing to answer to the
charge of being intoxicated. James Sulli-
van will be tried to-day on the charge OF
being healthy beggar. William Bentley,
James Kennedy, Jay Martin and James
Brady, four individuals arrested for
vasrancy, will be tried to-day.
AN UPTOWN BLAzE.-The fire whistles
shrieked No. 81 yesterday morning about
II:30 o'clock, in response to an alarm
turned in from that box. The fire depart
ment found great difficulty in reaching the
scene OF the fire-Twenty-seco and /
streets-on account of the mud. Arriving
there, the grocery store owned by Charles
Williams was found to be mass of flames.
After considerable work the fire was SUBJ
dued, though not before most of the con-
tents of the store were destroyed. The
stock was insured for $500, which will
cover about half the loss. Mrs. Bearnsen
owned the building, the lower portion OF
which was totally destroyed. The fire is
supposed to have originated from the stove
on the first floor