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In the Clerks OHics of the Circuit Court OF Fair
fax county.
hereby certify that E. W. Moore, one of the
commissioners Of sale in the suit of Otterback vs..
Bohrer, pending in said court has, with spproyed
sureties, executed the bond required by the de-.
cree of sale therein rendered. Given under my
hand this 9Th day of April 1890.
W. E. GRAHAM,
oct13 wts Clerk Circnit Court of Fairfax CO..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-20
FOR SALE AND RENT.

EoR RENT AT $12-PART OF "A DWELLING,
l. south front, opposite Christ Church. Conve-
nient to depot. Apply at 12S south Washington
street. oct1S 1w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-20
AUCTION SALES.
ByR. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.


DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Circuit
d Court of Alexandria county, Va, rendered in
the chancery cause of Joseph E. Birch against j
W. Tucker, on the 21st day of May, 1888, the
undersigned special commissioner will sell st pub
lie auction, in front of til, County Court House,
on Columbus street, in the city of Alexandra,
Va, at ID o. clock noon on
SATURDAY,
the LIST day Of November, 1880,
the following VALUABLE REAL ESTATE, In
the county of Alexandrjs, Va; viz,
ALL THAT TRACr OR PARCEL OF LAND
which was conveyed to William Tucker by his
grandfather, Thomas Tucker, by deed dated on
the 18th of January, 1850, and of record in iber
L, No. g. folio 4S6, of the land records Of said
county, and which is described in said deed as
follows: beginning at chestnut tree below the
house and south of the Falls road then
acroas sad road and with the present road lesding
by my gate to the intersection of my line leading
from the walnut tree to the locust stump, running
southe1ly with tho lire between me and Samuel
Birch to locust sapling thence to the beginning,
contsining tWenty.f acres, more or less, with
all the rights and appurtenances to tho same bs-
longing
Terms of Sale: Ten per cent. Of the purchase
money to be paid iu cash, and the balance in three
equal instalments at six twelve and eighteen
months, evidenced by the bonds Of the purchaser,
with interest from the day of sale; the title to be
retained until the whole of the purchase money is
paid. Conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser.
FRANCIS L. SMITH,
Commissioner Of Sale.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
san FRANCISCO. September 5, 1890.
MOpSJNc srSSrOS
The Bible Tested by Science,

If scientific method, operating in the
region of history, of philology, of archeol-
ogy, in the course of the last thirty or
forty years, has become thus formidable to
the theological dogmatist, what may not
be said about scientific method working in
the province of physical science? For, if
it be true that the canonical Scriptures
have innumerable points of contact with
civil history, it is no less true that they
have almost as many with natural history;
and their accuracy is put to the test as Sc
verely by the latter as by the former.
The origin of the present state of the earth
is problem which lies strictly within the
province of physical science so is that of
the origin of man among living things :;
so is that of the physical changes which
the earth has undergone since the origin of
man SO is that OF the origin of the various
races and nations of men, with all their
varieties of languages and physical confor-
nation. Whether the earth moves round
the sun or the contrary; whether the bod
lily and mental diseases of men and ami
mails are caused by evil spirits or not !;
whether there is such an agency as witch
craft or not-all these are purely scientific
questions; and to all of them the canoni--
cal Scriptures profess to give true answers.
And though nothing is more common than
the assumption that these books come into
conflict only with the speculative part of
modern physical science, no assumption
can have less undation.-Professor I. H
Hurley an Popular Science Monthly.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
PROGRESS IN SCIENCE.

A commission of French experts has de-
cided that the best means of rapidly refrig
Grating viands andspreserving them at a
low temperature consists in spreading a
refrigerating liquid over mass of coke.
The air, striking the mass, is chilled by
contact, and is then conveyed to the stor-
age compartment.
The large sums of money that the Gov
ernment of India devotes annually as re-
wards for the destruction of snakes has
brought about an unexpected result. The
snakes are being bred and reared by the
natives for the purpose of obtaining the
usual head money offered
Experience has shown that an electric
street car can be comfortably heated by the
expenditure of one horse power of electri-
cal energy. The electrical heaters do not
reduce the seating capacity of the car,
which is kept clear of coal dust and Gin
ders.
Late investigations have determined
that the majority of sea-deep depressions
come from other than volcanic origin, and
that the coldest waters of the ocean stand
in the deep troughs instead of running, as
formerly thought to be the case
A passenger elevator to the summit of
Mont Blanc is proposed by an American
engineer. The shaft is to be of eight COM
partments, each six feet square, intended
to carry q triple-decked elevator for TWEEN
ty-seven passengers.
In a new arc lamp that has lately APP
peared hollow carbon is used to form the
arc, and the light is Increased by introdus
cling hydro-carbon vapor to the arc
through the bore of the carbon.
The Eifei tower is to be utilized for OBJ
tanning very high pressure by means of
tube running from top to bottom and filled
with mercury. A pressure of 400 atmos-
pheres is obtainable.
Experiments with brake shoes for the
purpose of doing away with the disagreea-
BILE noise made when a train is being
checked show that gun metal shoes are the
most satisfactory.
A new method of welding by electricity
has appeared, in which the enormous tenn
perature of the arc under conditions that
admit of exact regulation is employed.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
DRAINAGE CANAL.

The Supervisors and City Trustees will
Consult next Wednesday.
At the afternoon session of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday, Colonel McNasser
appeared and asked that some action be
taken toward getting the drainage canal
work under way.
1t was stated by Mr.. Bates that certain
persons living at Gait had threatened to
enioin the Board from paying for any of
the proposed work, and he wanted every
thing done properly and legally.
II was decided to have the District and
City Attorneys consult in regard to the
matter, and advise the Supervisors and
Trustees lust how to proceed.
Colonel McNasser reported to the Board
later on that the City Trustees would meet
on Wednesday next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for
the purpose of consulting with the Super
visors and others, and il was agreed to meet
with them at that time and sign definite
agreement.
Mr.. Greer offered the following resolu-
ton, which was laid over:
WHEREAS, AT joint meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of Sacramento county and the
Trustees of Sacramento City, and the Executive
Committee of the Drainage Canal Convention.
consisting of James McNasser, James O'Neill,
r. A. G. Gourlie, George Peters. VIM. Johnston
JOS Sims, and others, held on September =,
1890; and whereas, it was agreed by and be-
tween said parties that said Board of SuDervis-
ors. City Board OF Trustees and Executive Com
mittee will contribute toward the necessary ex-
pense for the dredging and construction OF a
drainsge canal from Snodgrass Slough 10 Sacra.
mento city, in the following proportion, TO wit:
The county of Sacramento, SIC 666 66; the city
of Sacramento, SIS ,SS3 80; and the Executive
Committee 5000, or at that ratio; therefore,
be 1t
Rcsolred, That there be established fund to
be known as the Drainage Canal Fund. said
fund to be used for the purpose of constructing
such canal, under the direction of said Board OF
SuperYisors.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
TWO DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court Reverses One Judg-
ment and Affirms the other.

The Supreme Court Reverses One Judg-
ment and Affirms the other.
The following opinions of the Supreme
Court were filed in the Office of Clerk ]. D.
Spencer yesterday in this city:
Chatfield (respondent) vs.. McDaniels &
Co. This is a Butte county case, and a
suit over an agreement between the two
parties in transaction regarding the sale
of some land. The Supreme Court reverses
the Judgment and remands the cause with
directions 10 allow the defendants to amend
their answer as to denlals, but in no other
respect.
Hammond (appellant) vs.. Wallace ct al
This is a Tulare' county case, in which the
plaintiff was the assignee in insolvency of
Uhlhorn & Naples. On June, 8, 1884, he
caused to be sold at public auction certain
lands belonging to them, and the defend
ant Wallace became the purchaser, and in
due time received deed of conveyance.
She afterwards sold and conveyed various
portions of the lands to the other defend
ants. On November 18, 1885, about one
year and half after the sale this present
action was brought to set aside the sale on
the alleged grounds that the property was
bid in at grossly inadequate price, and
that the defendant Wallace had conspired
with one Glove and others to prevent COM
petition in bidding. 1t is also averred that
the other defendants purchased of Wallace
with full knowledge of the fraud practiced
at the auction. The Court below granted a
nonsuit and rendered judgment for de-
PENDANTS, and plaintiff appeals from the
judgment and from an order denying a
new trial. The Supreme Court says it sees
no sufficient cause to reverse the judgment
of the Superior Court, AID affirm the same.
Chief Justice Beatty and Judge Works
dissent to the opinion.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Agnes F. Delaney is visiting in San Fran
cisco.
]. Brown, of Davisville, was in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. Sallie Turner has arrived home from
four weeks visit to Santa Cruz
F. w. Walker, of the Chronicle Record and T.
David, of Chico were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. F. F. Tebbets, who has been spending
several days in Folsom visiting friends, has re-
turned.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Clement and daughter
Fannie have returned to Galt after most de-
lighlful visit for TWO months with friends in the
East.
j. s. Barrett Jr., and Miss Nellie Barrett of
San Francisco, came up last evening from the
Bay on the overland train. They will be the
guests of Matt. Flynn, of this city, for few
days.
j. Il. Burnham and daughter Mana have re-
turned to Folsom from their trip in the hills
They came home much improved in health by
their sojourn amid the invigorating climate of
the lakes and mountains.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
FOLSOM sSD VICINITY.

From the Telegraph, September 6th.J
Superintendent ellis was up on Thurs
dayinspecting theroad between Sacramento
and Plaeeryille.
A number of Cinnamon were in town
this week looking after mining property
that they intend buying.
Notwithstanding the heavy winter, quail
are numerous, although the young ones
are smaller than usual at this time of the
year.
There was no meeting OF the Board of
Prison Directors on Saturday. Director
Sonntag was the only one who came to
town, and it could not be held.
The ranchers at Orange Vale are now
bringing in their second crop of water
melons. They are very large, and have a
better flavor than the first crop
School commenced in the new school
house at Orange Vale last Thursday. Mrs
Gould will be teacher during the present
term. A good attendance was had the first
day.
Will Burnham left Friday for Lake Ia
hoe. He will visit all the points of inter-
est in and around'there and will be absent
about month. He will take his photo
graphic outfit with him and make views.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

John Slater, the medium, made his re-
appearance at Pythian Castle last evening,
and was greeted with another crowded
house. Like his previous exhibitions dur
ing the week every test last evening was a
complete success. He told one gentleman
that he had left his home and faced the
world on his own hook when he was s
years of age, and the gentleman, after con-
sultipg his memory for WHILE admitted
that Slater was correct He told dozens of
the audience who their relatives, dead and
alive, were, and in each instance gave the
names and told of their Characteristic
and in each case the parties declared that
be was correct. On the whole the enter
tainment was equal, if not superior, to the
mediums former efforts. He may be seen
again this evening at the same place.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
WORLDS FAIR.

Sacramento Representatives Selected to
the State Convention.
The Board of City Trustees met yester-
day morning for the purpose of appointing
delegates to represent Sacramento city at
the Worlds Fair Convention to be held in
San Francisco on the 11th inst
Trustees Mclaughlin and Wolf were at
first indisposed to take any action, as they
were not certain that the Board had been
asked or had any authority to appoint
representatives. They thought that if the
Executive Committee desired anybody to
act for Sacramento city in the Convention
they ought TO have notified the Board by
letter.
The Mayor could not exactly explain who
authorized or requested the Trustees to act
in the matter, and it was not until a copy
of Executive Secretary Haynes letter was
produced that the members of the Board
understood what they were about. The
following-named gentlemen were selected
so as to represent, as evenly as possible, the
agricultural, manufacturing and CONNER
cial interests: Ex-senator Newton Booth,
Jabes Turner, Colonel James McNasser,
Colonel c. H. Hubbard and Thomas L.
Enright.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
POLICE FOR THE FAIR.
Special Detail to Look Out for the Cit
Zens, Inferests

Special Detail to Look Out for the Citi-
zens' Interests.
The ten special officers appointed by the
Police Commissioners Friday reported for
duty last evening at the police sta
ton. and were given their stars.
Chief Drew detailed the force as follows:
Day watch-Beat No 1, Wagner and Fred
ericks; No. 2, Lowell and Eldred; No. 81
Robert Stafford; No. 4, II. ]. Carroll; No. 8,
Frank Shook; No. 6, Robert Frazee. Night
watch-Beat No. /, Campbell and Flynn;
No. 2, Simmons and J. Stafford; No. 8, Far
rell and G. Karcher; No. 4, Wilson and
Davis; No. 5, Gibson and Morelli; No. 6,
Franks and Fitzgerald.
Officer Agner has been detailed for special
duty in the Pavilion.
Matt Karcher will endeavor to keep the
crowd at Agricultural Park orderly, and
officer Eldred will prevent attempts at
crowdiDg at the entrance gate to the park.
The Chief has notified each officer that if
he is found off his beat without having
been gwen permission, he will be sus-
pended.
1t was thought yesterday morning that
some one would have to take the place of
Captain Lee, who is i'll, but the latter was
feeling much better last evening and said
be would report for duty on Monday morn
ing
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

An Open Switch at Twenty-fi. st and
streets Causes the Accident.
An open switch at Twenty-frst and r
streets caused the wreck of freight train
No. 50 yesterday afternoon, but luckily no
one was injured.
A switch engine went out from the yards
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, and
was doing some switching on the winery
spur at Twenty.irst street when the in
coming Southern freight train suddenly
came along. The switch had been left
open, but before the engineer realized the
fact. it was too late to stop the train. 1t
was not moving very rapidly. but there
were forty loaded cars on it, and although
the air brakes were set with all force, the
train was SO heavy that the engine could
not stop quickly. The engineer and fire.
man Jumped from the cab, and the train
dashed through the open switch, and before
it came to standstill, the engine and the
first six cars were thrown from the track.
The first car toppled over down the en-
bankment. which was about seven feet
high, and the second car turned crossways,
so that the front wheels were at the foot OF
the grade and the rear trucks rested on
top of the embankment. The remain
ing four cars were simply derailed and
did not topple off the grade. The
third car would have, had it not been neld
up by the two ahead of it. The engine
plunged into the side of the bank and re-
mained in that position. half toppled over.
The third car contained four Norman
horses valued at $500 each, and all
of the animals would doubtless have been
killed had not the two front cars turned
over in such a manner as to support the
third and hold it on top of the embank-
ment.
The wrecking train was Immediately
sent for and upon its arrival the foreman
found the wreck such formidable one
that it was deemed necessary to build
track around it. Men were at
work last night building the track which
they expected to complete about midnight.
The main track is badly torn up for
about sixty feet, and it will be some time
to-day before it is repaired. The engineer
states that but for the fact that he had such
a heavy train, there being forty loaded cars,
he could have brought it to standstill
before the switch was reached.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
THE SUPERVISORS.

Another Day Is Consumed in Routine
Matters.
The Board of Supervisors met again yes
terdsy and disposed of large number of
road matters and demands against the
county.
Joseph Green, Jr., appeared before the
Board and asked permission to maintain a
fence projecting from his ranch, near
Courtland, on to the public highway. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, with power to act.
The demand of Mary A. Hensley was
rejected, and that of Warren F. Drew was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The sum of $S77 was allowed Overseer
Hamilton, of Road District No. III, out of
the general road fund, to pay for graveling
and other work done on the Freeport road
by order of the Board.
A demand was presented by Chief of
Police Drew and allowed for the amount
of his fare to and from Truckee and the
expense of bringing three prisoners here
charged with burglary.
The remainder of the day was spent in
examining and allowing various demands,
and when the Board adjourned it was to
meet with the Trustees on Wednesday, as
stated
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

our smiling valley, as well as protection
from the cyclones and fierce electrical
storms that ravage the country beyond.
And the clearness of the atmosphere is not
excelled even by far famed Italy, with no
such drawbacks as the deadly sirocco, pes
tilential fevers and aguish diseases. Only
the 'fVale of Cashmere" made immortal
by the poet Moore, can equal in beauty
this lovely valley of ours:
Oh, to see it at sunset. when warm oer the
mountain
Its splendor at parting a summer eve throws,
Or to see it by moonlight, when mellowly snln-
The light 'er its mansions. orchards and vines;
Or at morn, when the magic OF dayllght awakes,
new wonder each minute as Slowly |. @ pleans AZ,
When the spirit of fragrance is up with the DAY
From the harem of night flowers, stealing away,
And the wind, fullof wantonness, woos IKE
lover
When the east is as warm as the hgnt OF nrst
hopes,
And day with its banner of radiance unfurled,
Shines in through the mountainous portal tnas
opes -
Sublime, from that valley of bliss to the world.
And this beautiful valley is part OF
great State, the admission of which to the
great sisterhood of States, nearly half
century ago, will in q few days be eele-
brated in the Queen City of the West. that
sits by the "Sunset Sea-" As the Native
Sons of the Golden West march in process
sion on the ever-to aforementioned 9th OF
September, with waving banners and to
the inspiring strains of music, through the
streets of the beautiful city, will they, in
their joy and gladness, think of the re-
sponsibilities that are falling upon their
shoulders? 'Tis rich heritage, this fair
State, bequeated to them by the brave
Pioneers. But the argonauts are growing
weary; soon they will lie down to rest, and
when the Native Sons take the helm, as
many of them have already done, let them
consider it their sacred duty to secure their
fair State to our own people. We want no
alien offscourings overrunning our smiling
valleys and hiding away among our lofty
hills-men who cannot speak our language.
and who require the aid of an Interpreter
to enable them to become citizens. Men
are allowed to vote who do not know
whether this country is governed by
President or King; who think the COM
mands of foreign potentate superior to
the laws of their adopted country.
Not only this beautiful Golden State, but
our whole bread domain, on which the sun
never sets-every foot of it dear to the
American hearts ours. 1t was won by
hard-fought battles and honorable pur-
chase, and should be kept inyiolate.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
OUR HERITAGE.
A Glance at the Beauties of the Sacra-
,-aDfn

A Glance at the Beauties of the Sacra-
mento Valley.
EDS. SUNDAY UNION: wonder how many
people who travel almost daily through the
Sacramento valley realized what beauti-
full valley it is. Lying between two
ranges of mountains; watered by noble
river; enjoying an almost tropical climate,
where the fruits of the temperate and the
torried zones ripen side by side, and the
grapes of France and of sunny Spain grow
even more luxuriantly than in their native
homes: and fuchsas, heliotrope and tuber-
oses. dainty hot-house beauties blossom in
the same garden with the crysanthemum,
the hardest flower of the North. And the
roses of Shiray and Damascus are not more
beautifll than ours, while the mocking
bird and the oriole, birds OF Southern
cline, find The air OF this valley so genial
that they come here every spring to rear
their young.
In this lovely valley are elegant mansions
surrounded by gardens wherein grow
luscious fruits, and flowers most rare also
modest but pretty cottages OF the small
farmers, embowered in trees and vines,
and in whose orchards and gardens grow
the same fruits and flowers as IN those oil
theE more wealthy neiSuooto. OPAANS a.,
this valley is lovely, as spring is every
where. Summer is warm, rich, voluptuous;
but autumn = who shall describes its
beauties, after the first rains have come to
gladen the thirsty earth All nature
seems renewed, and the flowers which bad
languished under the fervent heat of mid
summer sun revive after the gentle rains
and give thanks in their own sweet way.
Some of our autumn days, | think, must
have escaped from heaven tc give US poor
mortals taste of future bliss. Even the
winter storms have certain wild beauty of
their own. Almost daily for half the year,
in this valley, there comes from the ocean
soft breeses tempering the rays of the sun;
and we are far enough away to escape the
unpleasant fogs and harsher winds which
prevail nearer the coast.
The grand mountains on our eastern
border form magnificent background for