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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.
A blizzard is raging in Minnesota and
the Dakotas.
There are twenty-eight steamships over
due at New York.
The Congregational Unitarian Church of
Boston was burned.
The Reichstag mas passed eleven clauses
of the Socialist bill.
A Convention of Nebraska bankers is
being held at Omaha.
Cold weather has ended the epidemic
of influenza in New York.
Secretary Tracy recommends the con-
struction of eight line-of-battle ships.
Robert P Emerson has been appointed
caterer at the Capitol at Washington.
Peter Jackson and Jack Ashton have
agreed to spar at New York theater.
shot and killed Mary Petrikoysky at New
York.
Mitchelrs bill, providing for light
house tender for the Thirteenth District,
passed the Senate.
Fastnet lighthouse is displaying flag
of distress, but no vessel has been able to
approach it for several days.
Secretary Window has Commissioned
John G. Gohrman as store-keeper and
gauger in the First California District.
Southwestern France has been visited
and devastated by fearful hurricane.
Telegraphic communication in that direc-
ton is interrupted.
An Army Retiring Board has been or
dered to meet at Los Angeles, Cal, to
examine Major Leonard Y. Loring, Sur
geon at San Diego, Cal.
Ffeemdn's Journal says that Michael DAY.
lit, in lecture at Cork last evening, de-
clared his undated confidence in Parnell
and his steadfast loyalty to him.
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lawyer on the Citizens ticket, has now, in
writing or orally, taken this position, that
a new charter will be subject to precisely
the dangers that this journal, in common
with the Bulletin and Alta of San Fran
cisco, pointed out many weeks ago. 1t
may be assumed now that the Trustees
will withdraw the proclamation for an
election for freeholders. When the cleo
ton of next November comes on, con-
stitutional amendment is to be voted for
to cure the clause in the Constitution that
strips municipalities, under charters framed
under the Constitution, of their independ-
ence, and it will then be well TO remember
that it is duty to vote for the adoption of
the amendment-and we are by no means
certain that, even after that, it will not be
necessary to propose still another amend
ment, as heretofore pointed out by this
journal, before it will be wise to make a
new charter.
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An Extraord,narv clerk.

al knew an entry clerk" said the Rev.
w. S. Grove, in a lecture before the stu
dents of Eastman College, "who would sit
him and read their items-not the
amounts but the item; 144 yards Of
cloth at 7S4 cents yard; 225 pounds
of lard at IL cents per pound
reading right along with a rapid voice
and when the last item was an
nounced he would have the total, and
when the last salesman announced the final
item be would have the grand total, and
would put on his hat and go home with
the rest. l asked him how he did it; if it
was a gift. Not much said he; at least
l paid very dearly for that gift then he
told me how he came to be a genius
Once he said, L could tell that in a
group of me1, or a pile of boxes, there
were three or FIVE, without counting them.
Now / can just as readily tell that there
are nineteen or twenty-six or thirty
five without counting. l have ac-
quired this ability by persistentlv count
ing thousands upon thousands of groups OF
objects, and assoeiating the correct number
with the size and appearance of each
group. / learned addition in the same
way, by infinite practice, until now l can
sum up four or five columns at time as
readily and accurately as one column.
learned fractions the same way, by cease
less persistence and care. For many years
l have dwelt in world of figures, till all
their combinations are as familiar to me
as the keys of his instrument to skilled
pianist ~ Commercial Educator.
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Feminine Pharmacists.

In the past week a Connecticut woman
has been regularly licensed to do phar-
macy business, Miss Eleanor Bird, of
Waterbury. A few years ago she was a
teacher in the home school, then she
became clerk in Callender's drug store,
where she learned the druggist trade, and
lately she passed successful examination
before the State Board of Pharmacy at
Hartford She is now a competent drug
gist according to the State law, but she
has not opened drug store as yet. There
are few female druggists in the United
States, and most Of them are in Connecticut.
There is one at Bridgeport, one at Mantle
on the Sound, third at Pennington, Miss
Eleanor Bird at Waterbury, and Mrs.
Ellen L. Wilson at Rockville. Mrs Wilson,
it is asserted, is the pioneer female drug
gist in the State She manages the largest
drug store in her town, and has large
force of clerks. Miss Bird is now the
prescription clerk in Mr.. Callender's store.
There are several girl clerks in the New
Haven drug stores.
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NO NEW CHARTER.


At meeting held last evening by gen.
tlemen nominated on the Citizens ticket
of freeholders for the framing of a new
charter, it was unanimously decided that
the Trustees be advised to withdraw the
call for an election, as it is inexpedient at
this time to undertake the making of a
charter. This conclusion WIS reached on
the ground pointed out several weeks ago
by the RECORD UNION, that nc charter we
can make will be free from assault by
legislation hereafter, in the enactment of
general laws. That while the charter that
might be made would be free from inter
ference by any special laws, il would be
subject TO general laws, and hence be the
shuttlecock Of the Legislature, precisely
as was tie unfortunate new charter of the
city of Oakland, which an apparently in
nocent Act of the Legislature, passed to
accommodate a southern town, has prac-
tically nullifed.
Every lawyer named by the Trustees
for the Freeholders' ticket, and every
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

Some time ago gentleman visited pen
of tame ostriches in Africa. At his call
two beautiful birds came up to him. Be
ing DESTROYS of testing their speed he ar
ranged with the keeper that they should
run race. So ne caressed the birds and
showed them a handful of figs, of which
they are very fond. The ostriches were
held while the visitor walked to certain
distance. AT signal they were set free,
and began to run for the figs. They came
bounding along at a terrific rate, taking
twelve or fourteen feet at a stride. They
ran neck and neck for more than half
the distance, their wings working
like arms, and making a great sound.
Presently one drew ahead, and, looking
behind, as you may have noticed boy in
foot-race do to see where his rival was,
and finding him beaten, the winner slack
ened his pace and gently trotted up for the
prize of figs.
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ALONG TEE PACIFIC COAST.
Steamer State Of California Crowded
With Passengers.
INDIAN MURDERER CONVICTED.
Ell Dorado County Bug Inspectors
Death of Pioneer-The Clan
Mckenzie Raised.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UNos.l
NO SIDE LIGHTS.
The Haytian Republic Crushes Into the
Schooner Elvenia.

The Haytian Republic Crushes Into the
Schooner Elvenia.
SAN Francisco, January 23d-Careless-
ness on the part of Captain Soderman, of
the schooner ElVenia, was the cause of a
collision on the bay at an early hour this
morning. The schooner was run down
and all but sunk by the steamer Haytian
Republic, and Captain Soderman is down
for heavy fine from the Collector.
The Haytian Republic passed into port
from Port Townsend long before daylight
and her master, Captain Brown, was on the
bridge. When between Meiggs wharf and
Alcatraz Captain Brown saw the schooner
loom up in the darkness before him and
he endeavored to stop his vessel before the
crash came. The steamer had too much
Roadway, however and the Elvenia, which
was riding at anchor without her lights dis
PLAYED, was struck sidewise and all but up
set. She lost her jibboom and the steamer
lost a portion of her bulwarks and her
after boat, as well as sustaining other dam
age.
This morning Captain Brown reported
the matter to Deputy Surveyor John T.
Fogarty, complaining that the Elyenia did
not exhibit sidelights as required by law.
Fogarty gave the complaint thorough in
vestigation, and finding it well founded re-
ported the matter to Collector Phelps, as
the same time recommending that Solder
man be fined 5000 for his neglect. The fine
was assessed this afternoon.
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THE report comes that Ruskin is rapidly
sinking, that he has for some months been
a mental imbecile, and that latterly he has
been insane to a degree of violence. All
which is not improbable. Such great
minds as his not infrequently give way
suddenly, when the physical man is re-
dueed by illness or very old age. Rus
kin's has been a wonderful life of activity
and Yigor in the realms of art, architect
ure and varied line of literary labors,
His versatility and his marvellous indus
try have long been the admiration of the
world. It is pitiful to see him go down to
the grave mental wreck, but no matter
how he dies, the useful, fruitful life he has
led viii always stand splendid monu-
ment to one of the most gifted minds of
the century,
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with the seat given him by the head-usher.
without being able to secure the one he
wanted. Finally working himself into a
passion he left the dining-room and came
down to the landlord with long story of
the fancied wrongs inflicted upon him by
the walters. He demanded card of admis-
sion to the diningroom, which was given
him, and which he Immediately presented
to the usher who had short time before
seated him. He seemed satisfied with the
seat given him that time, although the
place was no better than the one assigned
him at first. The next erratic move he
made was to demand wine card and
write an order for zone glass of pure
water" After that everything seemed to
suit him.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

The RECORD UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are The only papers on the
0Oast. outside Of San Francisco, that receive
tbs full Associated Press dispatches from all
parts Of the World. Outside Of San Francisco,
they haze no competitors either in i'lfuenceO
Nome and general circulation throughout the
State.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Tug Wilson Cony1cted-The Death Rate
Union League Club.

Tug Wilson ConyIcted-Ihe Oeath Rate
Union League Club.
SAN Francisco, January 23d.-Out of 16S
deaths during the past six days, II were
caused by an affection of the lungs, the
chief ailment being pneumonia, of which
80 died; consumption, "a bronchitis, s;
congestion of the lungs, 3.
Tug Wilson, the pugilist, was found
guilty of manslaughter for shooting and
killing John Whalen, his cousin, during a
row several months ago. Wilson, whose
name is Wilkerson, claimed he acted in
self-defense, and that Whalen hit him
with loaded cane.
The Union League Club has elected
William H. Chamberlain President.
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The RECORD UNION has two special re-
porters in the Sierra Nevadas and one at
the front on the Oregon line, who are fur
nishing excellent and graphic accounts of
the great battle with the snow. Their dis
patches reflect the excitement of the situa-
ton, and they may be pardoned some ex-
uberance of language in describing the
scenes with which they meet. 1t will be
noticed that our reporters were the first to
reach and send news from the imprisoned
trains east of Shady Run, and the only ones
who succeeded in reaching the west-bound
train at Blue Canyon.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

Cslifornia-Rain, preceded in southern por-
ton by fair weather. sou.herly winds, brisk to
high in northern portion; nearly stationary tenn
perature.
Oregon and Washington-Rain souther
winds, high on coast; slightly warmer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

GovERSoR ALBEIT of Rhode Island has
declared in favor of ballot reform. At this
rate the Democratic leaders will presently
outnumber the Republican politicians who
are finding safety in the ballot reform boat.
They viii all get aboard in time.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

There is curiosity along the Fairmo-t,
Morgantown and Pitisburg Railroad, -houi
six miles above town, worth noticing, says
the Morgantown (Pa.) Post. Two syca-
more trees, standing about ten feet apart,
are Joined together by limb fifteen inches
in diameter, and it's dollars to doughnuts
Which tree it started TO grow from. They
are the only Siamese twins in this yicin-
IL
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

AND now there comes demand for the
payment by the Government to the men
who furnished substitutes in the war of
the rebellion, the sums they expended to
secure such substitutes. If this is not the
last straw then there never was camel's
hacl
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24
san Francisep Asencies.

This paper is for sole at the following places:
L. p. Fishers, room q, Merchants Exchange
California street, who is also sole Advertising
Agent for San Francisco; the principal News
Stands and Hotels and at the Marketstreet
Ferry.
AS- Also. for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento.
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OREGON ITEMS.
An Indian Convicted of the Murder of
Squaw.

PORTLAND Orr, January 22d.-Pellio,
the Indian who cruelty murdered an aged
Indian woman on the Pendleton Reserva-
ton, was found guilty of murder in the
first degree in the United States Court to-
day.
The wires are down this side of Ashland
and we have no news concerning the
blockade since early this morning. The
weather report from Ashland states
there is heavy snow and 1t is cold. The
Ashland train for Portland is snow bound
The Union Pacific fear another blockade as
snow is falling heavily on the road.
The State of California is crowded to its
utmost capacity with passengers.
The Clan Mckenzie has been raised.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

FFTY-s1x graduates of New York
schools, including some from normal col
leges, applied at the Cooper Institute re-
Gently to enter the first class in stenogra-
ply. Out of the entire lot, coming from
thirty-nine schools, not more than three
could correctly answer all of the five simple
questions propounded requiring some
thought. These questions were upon top
les that they had all pursued as studies.
One of them was, "Can you write the num-
Der of the current year in Roman numer-
ais" Amazing as it may seem, but FIVE
could do it. No doubt such question
would puzzle good many business men
of capacity for few moments, but it ought
not to embarrass pupils fresh from high,
grammar and normal schools, where Ro-
man numerals are taught. The question
is very much occupying the public mind
now whether our system of educating in
the common schools is not proceeding from
the wrong end? Certainly this is true,
that when we have turned out large
body of pupils, we find but few of them
with enough knowledge of practical things
to enable them to become self-helpful
without long additional training. Was
Professor Kennedy right in the statement,
made the other evening in this city, that
our system proceeds upon this line: "The
hammering in of expression, with the idea
of aiding the pupil to form conception,
that he may understand the object ?" Ifso,
there ought to be no two opinions about the
soundness of his charge. There is some
thing dangerously wrong when friend of
the school system like the New York
Erening Post feels justified in speaking Of
the young men and women in the exami
nation referred to in these words; ut is
enough to say that the whole ffty-six ex-
aminations not merely showed scarce a
trace of the power of original thinking,
but were very weak instances of even of
what the late Roger Riderhood would
have called Poll-parroting,' betraying
hopeless, hideous ignorance, heart-break-
ing to the friends ofthe schools and popular
education"
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Cranky cnstnn,ers

A st. Louis hotel-keeper, speaking of
the cranks he frequently encounters. says
that fine looking man from the East, ap-
parently perfect gentleman, the first time
he entered the dining was dissatisfied
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-24

SA8I JONES says: II know the year 1890
is going to be an epochal year, aud some
things have gone just as far as they can
GO" Possibly Mr.. Jones is one Of them.
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Hirh-RnIlinc Englishmen.

SEATTLE (Wash.), January 23d.-Dr. ].
B. Guthrie, said to be the son ofan English
Member of Parliament, is wanted here fol
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Guthrie has been here year, and brought
letters of introduction to the best people.
He has boarded at the best hotels and lived
high Two weeks ago he played pool at
the Raineer Hotel with Calthorpe, alias
Mullaby, a brother-in-law of the Attorney
General of England, and when they fin
ished Calthorpe was indebted to Guthrie
for s., 100. He did not pay, but left for
Canada, and is now under arrest in Victo-
ria on a charge of the same nature as that
for which Guthrie is wanted here. The
latter's debts amount to about 81 900.
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THE copYRIeHT CONGRESS.

international copyright won decided
victory in the agreement reached by the
late International Congress held at Monte
video. 1t was there agreed that an author
should enjoy in any of the signatory States
the same rights as to his literary work that
he has in his own State, Or where the
work was first published. Property in
literary and artistic work is then affirma-
lively recognized, and unauthorized edi
lions are declared to be unlawful. The
punishment for infringement is to be
melted out under the laws Of the State
where the ofense is committed. Three of
the South American States did not have
representatives at the Congress, but a
protocol provides that the signatory Pow
CPS shall, on approving the treaty, express
themselves whether States not represented
in the Congress shall be permitted to sign
the treaty and receive its benefits as fully
as if they had been represented.
The question remains whether the
United States of North America shall be
permitted to become party to the treaty.
Our nation was not invited to attend the
Congress, but there is a strong belief en-
tertained at Washington that Congress is
not ayerse to becoming a party TO the
treaty, and Spain and France are likely to
express similar desires. 1t is the opinion,
as expressed in the New York Times by
Senior Pena, the Argentine lawyer, who
was member of the Congress and is a
representative in the Pan-American Con-
gress, that the intention of the signatory
representatives was that dHy foreign State
may be admitted that desires to subscribe
to the agreements of the Convention. If
this develops as the true Interpretation of
the matter, the question arises, viii the
United States longer delay entering into
the agreement? Let us hope not; we
ought to be very glad to secure for our
writers and artists the privileges of copy
right in South American States, and for
the matter of that, in Spain and France
also. We produce ten books to one issued
in the southern continent, and our liter
airy producers would therefore benefit
greatly more than those of South America.
So, too, we outstrip Spain immeasurably in
literary and similar works, and there is at
the same time in that country broad
field for the circulation of American books,
We meet France more nearly on level.
but probably in her case we have pre-
ponderance of the business of publishing
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PEARs' Soap is the purest and best soap
ever made
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POLITICAL.
ELECTION NOTICE.

THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION IN THIS
L city Thursday, January so, 1890, for
the purpose of electing FIFTEEN FREEHOLD
ERS, who shall have been for al least FIVE years
qualified electors of said city, to prepare and
propose Charter for the city of Sacramento.
The election will be conducted according to
the General Election Laws, excepting the cleo
ton returns nust be made to the Clerk Of the
Board of Trustees.
The qualification Of voters is that their names
are on the Great Register of Sacramento county.
The polls Will open at sunrise and close at
O'Clock P. NJ.
The polls win be held at the following places,
10 wit:
First ward-Polls at Fifth and streets. b.
B. Nielsen and John f. brennan. Inspectors; n.
s. Bennett and VIM. Miner, Judges Walter Van
Guelder and VIM. Hanlon, Clerks.
Second Ward Polls st Fourth, K and / streets.
W. D. Stalker and r. D. Singleton, Inspectors;
VIM. Coyne and W. H. Benning Judges; NJ.
Desmond and Charles a. Root, Clerks
Third WaId-Polls at Twelfth and ! streets.
Dougsld ellis and NJ. ]. Burke. Inspectors;
Robert Barry and T. H. Berkey, Judges; r, o.
Creyeus and H. G. Brown. Clerks.
Fourth Ward-POlls at Fifteenth and n streets.
SEQ. F. Bronner and Geo. Murray, Inspectors;
Vim. Craig and NJ. M. Drew, Judges; J. W.
Bailey and W. A. Gett Clerks.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
Sacramento, January 6, 1890.
(. II. MCKEE, Clerk.
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