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SERIOUS CHARGE.
A Sacramentan Claims to Have Been
SwindIed Out of Property.

A Sacramentan Claims to Have Been
Swindled Out of Property.
F. Mantle is a Sacramento citizen who,
like many others, was not quite sat
listed with the speed with which
riches were being showered upon him,
aud resolved to become wealthy at once.
He had some property south of the R.
street levee, which he agreed to deed away
to one P D. Gardemeyer, Manager of the
College Park Land Association of Suffer
county, for some alleged gilt-edged prop
erty within that Associations tract.
He alleges that in September last Garde-
meyer, by fraudulent promises and pre-
lenses, induced him to deed to the former
the west half of lot 3, between Eighth and
Ninth, R and streets, in return for which
Gardemeyer was to give him title, on No
vember LIST, to three lots in the College
Park addition to Suffer City.
In the meantime Mantle was to be al
lowed to occupy the Sacramento property
free of rent. Mantle alleges that the Sac
ramento property is worth 81 200 and the
Suffer property 5000.
On Thursday last Mantle swore out
complaint before Justice Henry, charging
Gardemeyer with obtaining property by
false pretenses. The warrant was given to
Constable George Martin to serve, and he
went to San Francisco and arrested Garde-
meyer in that city yesterday afternoon.
Mantle has retained E. c. Hart to prose-
cufe the case
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-26
The Coming Man.

/ imagine that when we look back from
our home in the unseen universe, ages
hence, we shall see, without much doubt,
a race of men differing from those of to-
day much as the man of to-day differs
from his simious, perhaps simian, ances-
tors. The brain will be developed to
meet the more complex and serious taxa
ton of more complex and trying civil
ization the vital powers will be intensi-
fed; the man, reducing the powers of
nature still more completely to his serv-
ice, will depend less on the exertions of
his muscles, and they will be correspond
ingly and comparatively less powerful,
though they will probably, nevertheless,
l imagine, continue to grow somewhat In
size, as they questionably have grown
since the middle ages; the lungs must
supply seration to larger and more
rapidly circulated volume of blood richer
in the phosphate elements especially
needed for the building-up of brain and
nerve; the digestion must supply its nu-
triment in similarly increased amount
and altered character and composition !;
the whole system must be capable OF
more rapid, more thorough, and more
manageable conversion OF the energies OF
the natural forces of the intellect and the
soul which inhabits it.-North american
Ps.is,r
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THE BLACK REPUBLIC.
Hayti Good Customer of Ours-Its BE.
generation Desired.
From the lion Age.l


Hayti occupies the western third of
the Island of Santo Domingo, its area be-
ing 2S,900 square kilometers, with popu-
lation of 100000 souls. 1t is often called
the Black Republic, three-quarters of the
population being negroes and one-quarter
mulattoes. The agricultural resources of
the country notably are great and mani
fold, and the cabinet and dye woods ex-
ported are of exceptionally good quality.
Coffee is the chief export article. Since
the rise of this staple a couple of years
ago, which is still sustained, the many
small farmers have fiourished, and as a
consumer of American flour, provisions,
and the less luxurious commodities, Hayti
became very important customer of ours,
taking nearly 100000 of our goods last
year and the year before. The total i'm
ports were 100000 per annum, and the
exports 100000.
When the civil war broke out early in
August last year the public Indebtedness
of Hayti had been reduced to S13, 100000
and the finances were in good shape, but
the ruinous strife between two rival Cen
erals, Legitime and Hippolyte, which
lasted over year, changed all this. Legi-
time caused 100000 paper money that
had been Withdrawn to be destroyed, to be
put in circulation again, and to this he
added 100000 Of new issue, besides In
curing bonded debt of 81, 100000. The
war was a costly affair, involving an ex-
penditure of over S5,000,000, while inter
rupting agriculture and commerce, and
causing outstandings TO be collected with
difficulty. Fortunately it was brought t
close just prior to the gathering Of tht
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-26
RAIN AND TEMPERATURE.
Signal Service Records Show Some Int
esting Facts.

Signal Service Records Show Some Inter-
esting Facts.
The rainfall from Friday night at 5 P. NJ
to the time it stopped yesterday morning
amounted to 134 inches, for the month
GAG inches, and for the season 90 40 inches,
as against 961 inches to an equal date last
year.
The present season has now been beaten
but by two seasons, to the same date in the
past forty years. Those were 1862 and
1856, when something over 25 inches
we're precipitated.
The highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday were 500 and 450, with rapid rising
barometer, southerly winds and cloudy
weather, with little sunshine and blue
sky during the evening a short time before
sunset.
The barometer al 5 A NJ. was 30 "A inches,
and at 5 P. NJ. % 90 inches, showing quite a
rise during that time.
The rainfall for the six hours ending at 3
A. NJ. yesterday was quite heavy in Central
and Northern California, if we can Judge
by the way it fell at the following Signal
Service stations, viz San Francisco 20S
inches: Sacramento, 40 inches, and Rec
Bluff, go inches.
The temperatures at 5 A NJ. and P NJ
Yesterday were 46o and 4So, and the dew
point 45o and 44'.
The highest and lowest temperatures one
year ago yesterday were Go and SO and
one year ago TO day Gle and $40. The
warm wave that is now over the Pacific
coast extended yesterday as far east SIS tbs
Missouri river, while at Denver the tenn
perature at 6 A. NJ. was warmer than it had
been at any time yesterday in this city.
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SUPPOSED FATAL FALL.
William Desmond Meets With Sad and
Terrible Accident.

William Desmond Meets With Sad and
Terrible Accident.
When the jsnitor of Armory Hall opened
that place yesterday morning he found
young William Desmond lying on the
floor directly under the gallery and uncon
scious. There was pool of blood under
him, while a small stream flowed from his
mouth, showing that he had evidently met
with terrible fall. On bench in the gal
lery was found the young mans hat, indi-
eating that he had fallen from there, dis
lance of perhaps fifteen feet. A hack was
called and the sufferer taken to the home
of his stepfather, Bernard Kane, at Fourth
and n streets.
The young man had been in attendance at
the Caledonian ball on the preceding night
and the supposition is that he went to the
gallery and lay down on one of the
benches and there fell asleep; that toward
morning, after the lights had all been ex-
tinguished and the place deserted, he rose
and in the dark fell over the low railing of
the balcony to the floor.
He remained unconscious all day and
was in that condition at last accounts last
night The probability is that he suffered
conclusion OF the brain, and no hope was
entertained of his recovery. Mr.. Desmond
has been faithful industrious mechanic
in the railroad shops, and is young man
greatly esteemed by a large circle OF friends.
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DR.. TALMAGEs MOTHER.
The Famous Preachers Pen Portrait of
Her Death.

/ never write or speak TO woman but
my mind wanders off to one model-the
aged one who, twenty-four years ago, we
put away for the resurrection.
About eighty years ago, and just before
their marriage day, my father and mother
stood up in the old Westinghouse at
Somerville, New Jersey, and took upon
them the vows of Christian. Through
long life of vicissitude my mother lived
harmlessly and usefully, and came to her
end in peace No child of want ever
came to her door and was turned empty
away. No one in sorrow came to her but
was comforted. No one asked her the way
to be saved but she pointed him to the
cross. When the angel of life came to a
neighbours dwelling she was there to re-
joice at the starting OF another immortal
spirit. When the angel Of death came to
that dwelling she was there to robe the
departed for the burial.
We had often heard her, when leading
family prayers in the absence Of my father,
say: 80 Lord, l ask not for my children
wealth or honor, but | do ask that they
may all be the subjects of Thy comforting
grace !" Her eleven children brought
into the kingdom of God, she had but one
more wish, and that was that she might
see her long. absent missionary son; and
when the ship from China anchored in
New York harbor, and the long-absent
one passed over the threshold of his pater-
nal home, she said: "Now, Lord, lettest
Thou Thy servant depart in peace, for my
eyes have seen Thy salvation"
The prayer was soon answered.
1t was an autumnal day when we gath
cred from afar, and found only the house
from which the soul had edforever. She
looked very natural, the hands very much
as when they were employed In kindness
for the children. Whatever else we forget
we never forget the look of mothers hands.
As we stood by the casket we could not
help but say, doesn't she look beautiful ?'
1t was a cloudless day when, with heavy
hearts, we carried Ter out to the last rest
ing place. The withered leaves crumbled
under hoof and wheel as we passed, and
the sun shone on the Raritan river until
it looked like FIRE; but more calm and
beautiful and radiant was the setting sun
of that aged pilgrims life. No more toll,
no more tears, no more sickness, no more
death. Dear mother Beautiful mother
sweet is the slumbeT beneath the sod,
While the pure spirit rests with God"
With such mother as an example, is il
strange that | should always have cher.
| ished the most exalted estimate of womaI
and womankind ?-T De VT Ialndge a
/: Ladies Home JoRrRal,
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new coffee crop, and with the high value
the latter still commands, plenty of money
will flow into the country from now for.
ward, and enable dealers aud consumers to
replenish the stocks of imported good:
cash in hand. Confidence being restored.
| credit will once more be given to a moder-
ate extent TO Well-known dealers. The
probability is, therefore, that brisk and
profitable trade will be done with Hayti
! in the future from New York, Boston and
other ports on this coast.
General Hippolyte entered the capital,
Port-au-Prince, at the head of his victori-
GUS army of 5000 men, on August 9th,
and conyoked the Constitutional Assembly
for September 24th. The latter remodeled
the Constitution, reducing the Presidential
term from seven years to four years, and
thereupon elected Hippolyte to the Presi-
dency of the Republic on October 18th by
a unanimous vote. While the struggle
was going on General Hippolyte had been
receiving material financial aid at the
hands OF certain capitalists and merchants
here, in return for which he has granted,
1t Is asserted, certain important rights and
privileges to an American syndicate, of
which the said firms are members This
syndicate proposes to furnish S13,00O,00
and the new Government of Hayti agrees
to concede to it exclusively all rights per-
tanning to the construction of railways,
telegraphs, mining, building or bridges, es-
adjustment OF banks and institutions of
credit.
With the exception of good national
bank, Hayti has no institutions of this
character no railways and no industries of
any consequence The field is excellent in
view of the magnificent resources of the
country and its fine geographical situation.
With better means of inland communica-
ton, coffee production may be increased
and more mahogany and logwood extracted
from the large forest area. Hence the
field for American capital and enterprise
is inviting, nor is it likely that these in
terests would be endangered very seriously
at any time, the case of the steamer
Haytian Republic having inspired the
people down there with due appreciation
of the energy of our Government should
anything occur demanding the naval inter
vention of the latter. 1t is to be hoped
that the regeneration of country where
our commercial interests preponderate
even now may be vigorously taken in hand
in the manner indicated, and that those
willing to risk their money down there
may eventually be amply rewarded.
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SAN FKaNolsoo STOCK SALES.
BAN FRANCISCO, January Is, 1890.
MORNING SESSION.
DIED.

Sacramento, January PSI. Frank, son of John
ana the late Bridget Talbot, native Of Cali
fornla, "a years, months and days.
lowing to sickness in the family, the funeral
wilhhe private.
Sacramento, January 24-Xrs. E. G. Sweetser, q
native of Maine, 65 years. Mother of Mrs. NJ.
j. Curtis.)
Friends and acquaintarees are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral from the residence
of her son-in-law, NJ. j. Curtis, No. 1916 Tenth
street, Monday morning, January 9th, at 10
o'clock. Interment private
Sacramento, January 25-Msry only daughter
OF Edward and Margaret AicEwen a native of
California, years, months and days.
Funeral private
Sacramento, January 25-Crispine Arraannas, &
native of Accupuco, Mexico, 30 years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
Near Davisville, January 24-Charles w Cox,
native of Yuba county, California, 26 years, Il
months and days
Funeral notice hereafter.L
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BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Harper, the stockton Pitcher. VIII Play
in Saarapnauto

Harper, the Stockton Pitcher, VIII Play
in Sacramento.
Manager Zeigler, of the Sacramento
Baseball team, succeeded last evening in
obtaining the signature of Harper, the ex-
Stockton pitcher, to a contract to play ball
in this city next season. Harper had
offers from several Eastern clubs, but the
local team out bid them and the popular
young twirler decided to remain in Cali
fornia. Harper, as the enthusiasts know,
is clever pitcher, in addition to being a
sober and gentlemanly young fellow. He
and Zeigler will be formidable box-men
next year. Borchers mas been shelved,
owing to the inability of the manager to
keep him straight.
Mr.. Zeigler says he only needs one more
Players left-felder-to make his nine
complete. He has been after Roberts, who
filled that position so successfully for the
Sacramentos last year. but that young man
believes he is too speedy" for California
club and wants TO GO East. Should no
Eastern club desire his services, however,
he might condescend TO play again in Sac
ramento. But Manager Zeigler says that
if he can get another capable left-helder IN
the meantime, he will not bother Mr.
Roberts.
A number of persons who are interested
in the formation of the Northern Califor
MIA League will hold a meeting in Wood
land on February 23d, when the ball
towns will be selected and schedule ar
ranged. A change has been made in the
circuit. Willows, falling to secure team,
has been dropped and Marysville sub
stituted. AS yet Colusa has not secured
team, and the chances are that that place
will not be represented. Efforts are being
made to have Auburn place team in the
League, and one also in Chico. If these
places are secured they will form good
circuit, and a successful season is antic
ipated. Manager Devine, of the Laven-
sons, of this city, feels little sore over the
signing of his prize catcher, McHale, whom
he says has signed contract to give his
services to the Lavensons for the season of
1890. Another catcher has been secured
by Manager Devine. and his team will not
be materially weakened by the loss OF Nc
Haln
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L. +. BAssETI
Sacramento, January 25, 1880.
HIS GENEROUS NATURE.
How Colonel Crocker Alisyiated tn,
Wants of Snowbound Travellers.

How Colonel Crocker Alieyiated the
Wants of Snowbound Travellers.
The RECORD UNION staff correspondent
on the Oregon Division states that, from
personal conversations with J. R. Satterley
of st. Louis, and others, who were on the
snowbound train at Sims with Colonel
Crocker, he learned that all were loud in
their praises of Colonel Crocker's kindness
and solicitude for his fellow-travelers. The
travellers state that he divided the contents
of his buffet, even TO the cigars, with all
hands and took "pot. luck" with the rest,
when there was nothing left but crackers.
He sent an order to Sims to have bread
baked, and when word came back of re-
fusal to do so, be quickly found means to
enforce his demands.
An instance of his kindness of heart is
related by Mr.. Satterley. The brakeman,
who had been injured some time before,
was not very robust, and was taken sick.
Colonel Croker ordered him brought into
his own car, where he was placed in a COM
Portable bed, A kind-hearted lady, who
was travelling with her husband, volun-
tered to look after the sick man, and the
Colonel gave up his own bed to the lady
man might have good care.
1t was suggested that the engine be cut
loose and endeavor TO work its way back to
Redding with the Colonel, but he would
not hear of it, his answer being that the
ill-luck had befallen them together, and he
would stay with them until all got out to-
gether. And, when they were finally re-
leased and got to Redding, he gave orders
at the hotel (which is first-class one, by
the way, to give the very best of every
thing to all hands and to charge the ex-
pense to the company.
These acts are remembered very CRATE
fully by the passengers, and they are
not mealy -mouthed about giving credit
where it is due The entire party got
along like one family, working in har-
mony, and cheerfully dividing the eatables
with each other and one passenger was
good natured enough to buy two cans of
oysters (all he could ge) for So, and make
soup for the crowd. The passengers were
also loud in praise of Conductor Jack An
stey. He was verywhere-hauling wood,
water, provisions, etc, and putting in his
spare time in looking after the comfort of
all.
The blockade is a God-send to some of
the passengers at Redding. Your CORE
5pondent learned that family of nine or
ten persons are living in the cars at the de.
pot, and in better style probably than they
have ever before lived. They are in no
hurry to have the blockade raised.
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THE RIVERS.
The American Blooms for While and
Then Lets Down.

The American Booms for While and
Then Lets Down.
Reports were received here yesterday
from Folsom and other points above on
the American river, to the effect that the
river was rising rapidly. Mayor Gregory
and Trustee Mclaughlin issued an order
during the morning calling for men to
work on the Y-street leyee. A large force
of laborers responded and were placed at
work in the afternoon.
The American river rose rapidly at this
city last evening, but not to serious hight.
The Sacramento river at midnight regis
tered 81 feet 10 inches-a rise of but
inches since noon-and it was nearly
stationary.
Reports from the North were to the effect
that the Yuba and Feather rivers were fall
ing, and a dispatch from Folsom last night
announced that the american had spent it
self and was then falling.
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BRIEF NOTES.

On Friday afternoon William Mester
was drowned in the American river near
Salmon Falls.
Ticket No. won the single-footer saddle
horse ratified last night by John Connell.
The winning throw of the dice was II.
If the Government has control of all
nayigsble waters, there is danger of Uncle
Sam stepping in and claiming some of our
so called streets.
1t is said that local street car drivers are
now required to study navigation, and that
anchors are about to be substituted for
brakes on the cars.
An officer will this morning take to San
Francisco Rose Martinez, the 13 year old
girl who was ordered committed to the care
of the BOYS and Girls Aid Society.
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Police Court Notes.

NJ. Herman was yesterday found guilty
in the Police Court of discharging firearms
within the city limits and malicious mis-
chief. Sentence was deferred until Mon
day.
The charges of malicious mischief against
"Ssndy" Howser and Fred Wake were not
proved.
Tom o'Brien was acquitted of charge
of battery.
Dan Carroll got forty days in the County
Jail for being q common drunkard.
George Smith, who battered boy IN the
Scroggs building, was sentenced to twenty
days.
Frank Steake, against whom there was
a charge of petit larceny, saved his bacon
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The Harris-simmons Decision.

In mentioning yesterday the decision in
the case of VIM. Harris VS.. DR.. G. L. SIM
mons, involving the ownership of a few
inches of ground, an error was made in
stating that the strip claimed by Harris ran
across the rear of the Simmons home pro-
perty. Instead, however, it is small lot
adjoining the doctors residence on the
west, on which is a small cottage.
In this connection the fact is worthy of
mention that the decision Of Judge Van
Fleet, referred to yesterday, is in line with
one rendered by Judge Armstrong in 1888
in the case of 0'Keefe VS.. Mccarthy, in
and not the surveys of City Engineer Bias
sett, must stand as the dividing lines.
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PLACER LAND SUIT.
The Land Office Decides Case Involv-
ing a Valuable Tract.

The Land Office Decides a Case Involv-
ing a Valuable Tract.
a decision has finally been rendered by
the Register and Receiver of the Federal
Land Office in this city in the case of Mary
Dornan VS.. Charles F. Vaughn, involving
the title to some forty acres of valuable
land in the vicinity of the town of Ophir,
Placer county. The issue was as to
the right of Mary Dornan to make q home
stead entry to the tract, or whether Vaughn
should be allowed the preferred right to
file presumption claim to the same.
The suit WAS instituted something over
two years ago, and owing to the valuable
character of the land in controversy has
been stubbornly fought and contested at all
points, The Land Office decided in favor
of Vaughn. Messrs. J. E. Prewitt, of
Auburn, represented the plaintiff, and ].
NJ. Fulweiler, of Auburn, and G. F. Gard
ner, of this city, were counsel for Vaughn.
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THE STONE RANCH.
a Sacramento Capitalist Has Claim of
Some SILL 900 Against 1t.

"A Sacramento Capitalist Has Claim OF
Some ST., 900 Against 1t.
James Bithell, of this city, has begun q
suit, through his attorneys, Taylor & Holl,
to foreclose a mortgage against Lucius
Stone, the young San Francisco bankrupt
on what is known as the Stone ranch, in
the southwestern portion of this county,
on which the defendant borrowed the sum
of $1,000 in August, 1887, at 10 per cent.
interest per annum.
The interest for but one year has been
paid, and plaintiff asks judgment for what
remains due, including $1,000 attorneys
fees, the whole sum sued for amounting to
$11, 697 80.
Plaintiff also ssks that receiver be ap-
pointed. The London and San Francisco
Bank, James A. Donohue, Eugene Kelly,
]. A Donohue. Jr., Howard Ravens, John
NJ. Flood and Fred Keema, who claim
some interest in the property, are made CO.
defendants
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high as s1O6 to theton, but the mines never
amounted to much.
1.-THE Marysville appeal first made
its appearance in January, 1860. with
George W. Bloor & Co. as publishers and
Harry r. Mighels as editor.
Andrew Black of this city was ap-
pointed State Printing Expert, by Governor
Downey, on January "a, 1860.
..... Sunset Cox was thirty years ago
q member of Congress from Ohio, and an
outspoken advocate of the Union.
.........On the 18th of January, 1860, John
Bellmer was married to Maria Grady IN
this CITY.