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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

d. VOORHEES,, of Suffer Creek, and B. Isaaos of
lone City, are in town.
Mrs. William Devin and son, frankie, of Gait,
are visiting IN Sacramento.
Mrs. E. A. Petrie and Mrs. John Barrett have
returned from San Francisco.
Miss Electa Brusie, of Swiss Station. is visit
ing Mrs. John Dobson, of Gait.
Mrs. W. o. Homes, of this city, visited Mrs G
W. Harvey, of Gait, on Friday.
Miss Esther Leyey, of San Francisco is the
guest OF the family of G. ReginsKy.
A. /. Rider, John Thomas and Luther Wood
ruiz and families, of Gait, have gone TO the Big
Trees.
Miss Matte Bates of this city, who has been
visiting her sister at Calf, returned home a few
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Orr and little daughter
Annie left Gait for Canada last Monday even
ing to visit relatives. They will be absent
about two months.
will be augmented by The prese.ce OF A. A Jost
and family and Mrs. G H. Jost, who will leave
this morning for two weeks visit to that
place.
Mrs Kate B. Lewis and daughter Aida have
gone TO Alameda 10 attend the wedding of Miss
Lizzie Sefens, formerly OF Sacramento, to Mr.
Dodge OF that place. The wedding will occur
this morning
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: J. NJ.
Stephenson, Franklin; H. Harris, H. Ebrieht,
NJ. Depanger, J. II. Hunolt, c. sweeney. ".
Whitehead, w. Stickney. F. Fudger, T. Buckley.
H. Smith, San Francisco; John McCar.y, La,
trobe; J. B. Hobson, Iowa Hill.
A pleasant surprise party was rendered to Mr..
and Mrs, V. Lemay by their many friends at
their residence, on street, on Saturday even
ing. The Hussar Band furnished music for
dancing, which was continued until a late
hour, when fine lunch was served. The guests
departed, wishing them much happiness in
their new home.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
]. III. Hamilton, VIM. Hoehn and wife, San
Francisco; w. F. Hall, Fresno; E. H. Jones, San
Francisco: J. w. Nassaner. New York; s. A.
John J. Ruddy, New York; B. Isaacs, lone: E.
c. VOORHEES,, Suffer Creek L. Euphrat San
Francisco; b. s. Heitner, B. B. Armstrong New
York; K. Armstrong Lodi: John Thomann ST.
Helena; w. W. Moreland, San Francisco; o. 7.
Over. Riverside
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solution of this irrigation problem. Major, y

solution of this irrigation problem, Major, !,
said the RECORD UNION representative.
es, sir, do" rejoined the engineer.
1t IS the greatest question to-day in Amer
lea, and the Government, as well as the
people, are but just awaking to its impor-
lance. We have the land, and the water to
make it productive; why, then, should
they longer be allowed TO lie dormant and
valueless? Every few acres of irrigated
land means home, and every home means
SO much more productive wealth to the
States and the Nation
gu spoke more particularly of Central
and Northern California few minutes ago.
What are the prospects in the southern
part of the State, as regards the reclamation
of arid landst"
81 referred to this part of the State" re-
piled the Major, because l am personally
familiar with its general character. know
that Nature has done much for it, but
know also that mans enterprise and indus.
try can do much more. In the southern
counties the people are already solving the
water problem. They have already trans
formed hundreds of thousands of acres of
desert soil into productive fruit and grain
growing land. The great trouble in some
sections has been the scarcity of water In
dividuals can, by the employment of capt.
tai, harness the waters of running streams,
but where there are no streams, or where
the volume of water is small, individual
enterprise can do but little. The Govern
ment has DOW come to the peoples aid,
and by constructing storage basins in the
mountains and saving the winters water
supply for summer use, these arid lands
can be made productive and populous.
The committee now on its tour of observa-
ton will visit the southern portion of the
State and gather facts and data for present.
alton to Congress, and the prospect is that
great changes are in store for that section"
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ROLLING PALACES.

The New Cars for the California on
Wheels" Exhibit.
Frequent reference has of late been made
in the San Francisco papers to the compile
ton of the new cars for the California on
Wheels" A RECORD UNION reporter last
week called upon w. c. Fitch, foreman of
the railroad paint shop in this city, where
the cars will receive their finishing touches,
and found that they are not nearly COM
pleted. Indeed, the work on them is pro-
ceeding quite slowly. They are not to 90
East with the new exhibit until some time
next November, and no necessity exists
for rushing the work.
The cars are two in number, and when
completed will look very fine. They will
possess many conveniences that the present
exhibition cars do not. The latter are or
binary day coaches, and no special pains
were taken with them. The new ones are
remodeled sleeping coaches, from which
the seats have been removed The yesti-
bules will be retained, however and there
will be other conveniences for those travel
ing with and having charge of the exhibit.
One end of each car will be fin
ished in the vestibule style, and
they will be connected as one while
vi TIE ClICult. L ne rlC0 Interior
finish of the sleeping-coaches will be pre-
served, and the shelves and cases for the
articles tor exhibition will be in keeping
Herewith. The cars will be lettered the
same as those now ON the road. The orig
inal order for their construction mentioned
the Pullman color for outside finish, but
this is liable to change. One thing is
certain, the train will be a moving palace
of California industries when it starts on
its winter tour of the Eastern cities. The
fitting up of the cars will cost in the
neighborhood of 5000.
The present exhibit is at Milwaukee,
where the National Encampment of the
Grand Army will be held this week, and
when that ends the cars will strike for
home. The exhibit has been replenished
with fresh fruits, ETC., for the occasion. thfs
been on the road since last December, and
has been viewed by the people of every city
OF any size in the East.
The Missouri-Pacific Railway is now fit
ting up some of its cars in which it is
planned to display Missouri's resources.
They will be called Missouri on Wheels"
in imitation of the California train.
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RoBBING FREIGHT CARS.
Two Men Under Arrest for Stealing Ca
ifornia Wine and CLicaarr, I.-s-

Two Men Under Arrest for Stealing CAL
ifornia Wine and Chicago Eggs.
About week ago the RECORD. UNION
mentioned the fact of number of stolen
bottles of wine having been recovered from
an L-street saloon, where they had been
sold by one Kelsey. Nobody had called
for the wine, and the officers were puzzled
to know where it had been stolen. 1t
turned out few days ago, however, that a
car had been broken open on Sixth street
and lot Of wine and eggs stolen there
from.
Ben True, railroad detective, sent to
Chief Crowley, OF San Francisco, the de
scripton of man whom he suspected of
having been concerned in the robbery, or e
Frank Blakely, and he was arrested there.
He was brought back to this city Yesterday
by the officer, and placed in jail, where
Kelsey yet remains. The latter, it will be
remembered, claimed that "his partner
had stolen the wine (from whence he did
not know and gave it to him to sell.
Blakely now asserts that Kelsey himself
stole it, and between the two the truth will
probably come out.
Kelsey had been employed to watch the
cars, it seems, and it looks as if an ugly
case would De made out against him, ifnot
against both of the men.
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GODS COUNTRY

An Engineers Opinion of Central and
Northern California.
"Ah p CALCULATED Major Powell. Director
of the Geological Survey, as the Senatorial
party's special train rolled down the slope
of the Sierra Nevada on Saturday, ard the
grand panoramic view of the Sacramento
valley was unfolded to vision, There lies
Gods country, the future paradise of the
Pacific slope! / tell you, gentlemen, this
central and northern portion of California
has great future before it. / always
thought so, and | am now more convinced
of il than ever"
THAT is indeed beautiful picture" re-
marked Senator Jones of Arkansas, scan
ming the broad yellow fields of the valley
that stretched away toward the west till
they were lost in the dim blue haze that
developed the Coast Range, ''and these CAL
ifornians ought TO be a happy people
blessed as they are with climate and
broad acres of fertile soil.n
"Yes," said Major Powell, "but wait
until the people learn what wealth they
possess in the waters of the streams that
enter this valley and are now running USE
lessly out to the sea. Wait till these tillers
of the soil awake to the realization of what
irrigation cen do for them, and then you
will see these broad plains made more pro-
ductive than they now are, and you will
see. too, an empire grow up where there
are now but few thousand persons
You seem to take deep interest in the
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Pick-Ups and Liners.

Selma must be the Stocktons' mascot.
Burke played an errorless game on the
bench yesterday.
Veach was presented with an elegant
silk handkerchief the second time he went
to the bat. He says it will be "only for
Sundays"
Zeigler was at his greatest yesterday.
His curves were as crooked as pretzels.
Robert McHale, local amateur player,
occupied seat on the visitors bench, but
he was not given a chance to become pro-
fessional.
The Stocktons showed some life in the
sixth inning and began to touch the ball.
They made two runs and might have
made more had not Harry 0'Day made a
phenomenal catch of a fly when the bases
were occupied.
Thompson, the new catcher for the home
team, caught a good game, despite his
three passed balls which loom up on the
score.
Ebright could not have stopped balloon
yesterday-no, not exactly that, it will be
remembered that he did make one stop,
and that was heartily cheered.
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WATER DID IT
Irrigated Grapes Sold in Chicago at the
Rate of S160 a Ton.

Irrigated Grapes Sold in Chicago at the
Rate of S160 Ton.
Postmaster r. d. Stephens, who is one OF
the extensive growers of fruit in this
county, is quite enthusiastic over the re-
suits of his experiment in irrigating his
orchard and vineyard, He informed the
RECORD UNION yesterday that a week ago
he shipped to Chicago quantity of irri-
gated grapes grown on his place near
Brighton, and had just received a telegram
announcing the fact that they sold for S. a
crate, which Melted him eight cents a
pound.
This would amount to $l60 a ton. The
reporter neglected to ask Mr.. Stephens how
many tons per acre his vines yielded this
year, but 1t is quite safe to assume that,
being well irrigated, the product was five
tons to the acre. at this rate an acre of
grapes would bring at the price mentioned
$500. Allowance may be made for far
lesser yield, and even a lower price, and
yet the profit would be several hundred
dollars an acre.
Mr.. Stephens remarked that, in his opin-
ion, the irrigated grapes are not nearly so
palatable as those grown without irriga-
ton, and would not, of course, make good
wine; but irrigation forces the growth and
produces large, beautiful berry, which
catches the eye and sells well in the mar
ket. 1t seems little odd, certainly, that
one grower should make profit of $160 a
ton on his grapes, while others near by
cannot get enough for choice, non-irrigated
wine grapes to warrant their picking.
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ROBERTS GRACEFUL po1sE.


The ball came, but it went too high for
Roberts. 1t went too high for the Stockton
catcher, too, and he could not stop it. The
result was that two of the three men on
bases tailed.
Roberts looked mad. He wanted the
honor OF bringing in those men himself.
The cranks in the grand-stand observed his
disappointment, and called his attention to
the TACT that there was man on third who
was anxious to score. Roberts looked
pleasant again and resumed his statuesuue
polse. Two balls were thrown, and, as the
umpire said they were both strikes the
cranks gave up all hope of "Robby' distin-
gushing himself. But the youth had not
and the very next ball that came he
smashed for home run. And maybe the
cranks didn't yell. Two more runs
were made after this, making six for that
1nn&g. To make the contrast all the
greater the Stocktons did not score at all
in their half of the inning.
The Sacramentos made another run in
the next inning and their last in the eighth
and this last one was home run by Cap
tain GagUs, who had become tired of seeing
all the players under him making four.
baggers, and thought he would try It him
self, just to see how it felt.
Stockton bettered her score by three runs
during the last four innings, but even then
they did not have half the score of their OPP
ponents.
Sylvester oficiated as umpire, and as u.s.
ual, gave the crowd plenty of opportunities
to boot him Both mines suffered alike
from his decisions. In the second inning
Hunolt was at the bat and tipped foul
over Thompson's head. A Stockton run
ner took two bases on it, and Sylvester up
held him, saying that it was passed bali.
The crowd iairly stormed at the umpire,
and treated him to all sorts of uncompli-
mentary remarks. Sylvester tried to
square" matters with Sacramento in the
next inning. Fudger made clean steal of
third base, and McSorley, TO whom the ball
was thrown by Thompson, did not come
within foot of touching him with the bali.
Sylvester, however, called the runner out.
Following is the official score:
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STOCKTON RATIFIED.
THE sACRAMENTos HAD A wALKovER
IN Yesterdays CONTEST.
oakland Defeats San Francisco by a
Score of Eight to Four-Games
Played Elsewhere.

The Stocktons had bad attack of that pc.
culiar baseball malady known as the razzle-
dazzles'' yesterday, and could not play ball
little bit
Their bad luck started in at home when
their big first baseman Selma missed the
train for this city, and upon arrival here
Manager Harris had to change the batting
order and positions of his players all
around. Sweeney was placed on first.
Ebright on second, Hunolt in the box in
stead of Fudger, and the latter in the field.
DE Pangher, who never could or never will
be able to keep pace with California League
players, was pressed into service and placed
behind the bat. In this position he was
anything bat bowling success. He could
not throw within ten feet of second base,
and had hard time stopping anything be.
hind the bat. Ebright also proved to be
misfit at second, and the great Whitehead
was way off in his throwing. Hunolt was
weak in the box, giving six men bases on
balls, and being touched up for eleven base
hits. His arm appeared to be stiff and he
NLu hOl ScSAA " nave Ills speed
with him
The score speaks for the home teams
work. The players all had on their batting
clothes and played very good ball through
out. They opened the game with two runs
made principally on Stocktons errors.
Stockton also made two in this inning.
Both sides were shut cut in the second. In
the third the Sacramento boys piled up
three more runs, but Stockton could not
score. The fourth gave one run to each.
The fifth was great inning-for Sacra-
mento. Through Hunolt's inability to put
the ball over the plate and some hitting
thrown in. the bases were all filled Rob-
erts stepped up to the plate, amid the
cheers of the audience.
Hit 'er fer tree Dagger, Robby," yelled
cross eyed boy who occupied reserve
seat on the railing.
Robby" nodded confidently, and the
cranks all held their breath. The youthful
left-felder assumed that peculiarly charac-
terlstic poise of his balancing on his right
leg with The left foot pointed gracefully
downwards, la Big Brouthers) and waited
for the ball.
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Fire in the Country.

The Gait Gazette of Saturday saws ::
Shortly after noon yesterday a fire broke
out on the Harper place, south of the lone
Railroad track. The fire spread rapidly,
taking southerly direction, and travelled
over the ranch of A. Marengo, destroying
some fences and other property, and finally
crossing into the quarter section owned by
j k. McKinstry, near Dndley's old corner,
about two and half miles east of Gait.
Here the fire completely encircled three
large stacks of grain and house and barn.
A fierce fight was waged by about dozen
sturdy men with wet grain sacks, who sue
cessfully fought back the flames in the
stubble field and saved the grain and house
and barn from destruction The wheat
stacks BELONGED to A. A. Clough, he having
farmed the McKinsry place this season."
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STUPID BAsE-RUNNERs.
Oakland Takes a Game Away from Ii
Leaders of the League.

Oakland Takes a Game Away from the
Leaders of the League.
SAN Francisco, August 25th.-The Oak
lands defeated the San Franchises to-day,
partly by their own brilliant work and
partly through stupid base-running on the
part of the home team. Wehrle and STALL
ings filed the points for The Colonies, the
former holding his opponents down to SIX
hits. Concannon, late OF San Jose went
in to pitch for Firms men, but gave way in
the third inning to Barry, but it was too
late to save the game.
The feature was Hardie's batting. SWEET
drove the ball over the left field fence, but
was called out for not touching second.
O'Neill was retired from the coaching line
for talking 10 the batsmen. Twelve thou
sand people were in attendance. The
score was:
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They Distributed Bug-Eatinc Bugs

Secretary Lelong of the Board of Horti-
culture and State Quarantine Officer Rice
have returned to San Francisco from their
trip to Sacramento and other counties.
They report an enthusiastic meeting of
fruit-growers at Yubs City last Wednesday,
and that the orchards and vineyards of that
locality are in healthy condition. They
distributed necessary quantities of the
pedotia CARDINALS, the parasite which feeds
upon the cottony cushion scale, and made
several inspections of the orchards in the
npiphhorhood
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The senator and the Cranes

When the Senatorial Arid Lands Com
mittee were on their way hither from
Truckee on Saturday, their train halted for
few minutes at Colfax, where a number
of boys came about with fruit to sell. The
grapes were especially fine, and Senator
Jones of Arkansas remarked TO Senator
Reagan
Senator, feel at home. never eat any
grapes but those grown in California.
When / can't get them in the East, eat
none at all. None other seem like grapes
to me-" And from the manner in which
the Arkansas Senator proceeded to stow
away bunch after bunch beneath his vest.
1t was evident he meant what be said.
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Auction To-mnrrnw.

AT the residence, No. 1916 N street, Bell
& Co. will tomorrow, at 10 O'CLOCK, sell all
of the choice furniture therein, consisting
of cherry and antique oak bedroom sets,
bedding, pictures and parlor ornaments,
portieres, carpets, dining-room fprniture,
kitchen goods, glassware. crockery, cutlery,
etc all in excellent condition.
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That NIysterinns Shot.

Shortly after midnight on Saturday night
a pistol shot was fired in the vicinity of
Fourth and 4 streets, and it was said that
man was seen running with blood on his
face. The police have not been able to
learn anything further of the affair." and
nobody has since shown up who claims to
have seen the CORY. faced victim.
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PIGEONS AND PELLETS,

The Pacific Sportsmen's Club Shoots I'm
der the New Rules.
The Pacific Sportsmen's Club held its
regular monthly shoot at the club grounds
on the Gerber ranch yesterday. The shoot
ing was done under the American rules
five traps and only half-moon bound
airy, which caused many birds to be lost
which fell dead behind the shooters, I'm
der these rules all guns weighing over
eight pounds are placed at thirty yards,
and those under eight pounds at twenty.
eight yards. Following are the scores:
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Earned runs-Sacramento, 4: Stockton. l.
Home runs-Roberts, Gagus Three-bas hit
Eeaeh Two base hit-SIiekney. Base steals
Goodenough lS), Nelch, Gagus (S) Newbert (2),
Hunot. First base on errors-Sacramento. 5;
stockton, 3. First base on balis-Sacramento 6;
Stockton. ,. Struck out-By Zeigler 6; by HUI
G. Double plays Stickney, Ebright and Swee.
ney. Hit by p tcher-Newbert 81. Passed balls
- thompson, 3; De Pangher 9 Umpire-Syl-
NeSter. Ofhcial scorer-Young. Time of game
Two hours and 10 minutes.
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Earned runs-Oakland. 5. Three-base hits
Lew. Two-base hits-McDonald, Hardie,
0Eeill, Daley, Dooley, Sweet. wehrle Stolen
Powers ~, Perrier. wehrle, First base or,
errors-San Francisco, 2; Oakland a. First
base on called balls-San Francisco, /; Oak
land, 5. Left on bases, San Francisco, 2: Oak
land, 6. Struck out. by wehrle. 8. First base
on hit by pitcher-Smalley Double plays
Snalley, Dooley and Mcdonald Shea. Donahue
and Powers. Passed balis--Stallings, l ; swtet,
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The Amateur OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

SANTA CRUZ, August 25th-The game here
to day resulted: Santa Cruz IL, MERGED 8.
The batteries were: Santa Cruz, Sprague
and Roxburgh Merceds, Borchers and
Stanley. This gave the amateur cham
pionship to Santa Cruz.
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BRIEF NOTES.

Tom Barnhart, of Gait, has an apple
tree in his garden bearing the second crop
of fruit
The farmers are finding an excellent use
for their surplus straw. 1t is scattered
along the country roads, and serves ad-
mirabiy to keep down the dust Perha1 8
that's what all the straw was intended fl r
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ADJUSTMENTS

The Russell Company had nearly full
house last night and was as warmly ap-
plauded as any of its members could de-
sire. 1t goes to San Francisco this morn
ing, and unless all signs fail will make a
hit in the metropolis
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A Cool and Deli,htf,1 n,r

The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was 7S0 and $50,
with brisk southerly wind. The highest
and lowest for the same time last year was
92o and 62e.
The highest and lowest one year ago to-
day was 94o and $50.
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WEDNESDAY,. AUGUsT 90 1880
SCHOOL NOTICE.

DUBLlC SCHOOL PUPILS WHO WISH TO
i continue their studies during vacation can
find the best advantages in the English Train
ing Department of the Sacramento Business
College. No extra charge for Penmanship. For
further information address
Spit E. C. ATKINSON PRINCIPAL
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ScRoFULA more formid is able enemy
than either consumption or cancer alone,
for scrofula combines the worst possible
features of both. 1t is cured by Hood s
Sarsaparills, the blood purifier.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them castoriA