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THE setting in Of earnest hot weather
starts disquieting rumors about the cholera.
II has certainly appeared as far west as
Egypt, and il will only be happy chance
If it is kept from gaining foothold in the
pesiileniial quarters Of Constantinople, Ma
pies, Genoa, Rome, and Marseilles. Then ali
Europe, aud perhaps America, will suffer
The place for the civilized world to unite
in stamping out cholera is in the hotbed
where il is always germinated-ihe country
Immediately around Mecca Every year
about 900 MahOmetans make pilgrim
aye 10 this holy place. Naturally ignorant
Of sanitation and filthy in their habits, they
become incredibly more so in their long
Journeys over the hot desert. Their path is
marked by immense quantities Of decaying
oiIal Of the cattle slain FOR their food and the
other filth Of their eamps. Very many die
by the way and their bodies are unburied.
All manner Of diseases are propagated In
these motley crowds, but principally cholera,
which finds plenty Of material among the
dirty pilgrims. who are weakened by i'm.
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Its UsE.

Loud mouthed Tourist-say, landlord, why
have you got this great, broad, hOmely awning
all around tho hotel?
Landlord oklahoma House)-Tosave bother
We don't allus have time to lead in fools from
the East when it rains
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HOW THY MADE MONEY.

Comrade Wm. Robertson, Commissary, Cd
Ohio Cav, Kansas City, NO., sends us the
following return Of provisions turned over
by him al Washington, May %, 1865, 10 show
how the people who stayed at.home during
the war made money by raising food to
supply the army:
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Aan 0a dome yoar duty in getting ono more
sNara J0r TIL N4zIOEAL 7RLBUREP
. 1'oH s.sa'5d0 this, FORT Is die tcst pay 10 help
l0AI -..l.-a
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supply the army:

How our farmers nowadays would jump
at the chance Of getting S3G7l barrel for
pork, q cents pound for potatoes, 81 cents
pound for beans, and 10 $40 cents a pound
for beef
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Matt. f. Johnson went to Colusa yes
terday.
Lawyer Levinsky was over from Stock
! ton yesterday.
George A. Blanchard is confined to his
home with la grippe.
Miss Eva Trumpler is visiting Miss
Ruth Davis in Marysville
j. S. Painter and wife Of Pacific Grove
will spend the holidays with friends in
this city.
Miss Naomi Blair has gone to Oakland
TO spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs.
c. a. Williams.
Philip Driver, the attorney. returned
lasg evening from San Francisco, where
he has been for few days.
Division Superintendent J. B. Wright
and Assistant Superintendent Jones went
up to Truckee yesterday.
Governor Markham will leave this
morning for Pasadena, to spend the
Christmas holidays with his family.
Justice Of the Peace James B. Devine,
who has been confined to his bed for over
week with a severe attack Of la grippe.
was sufficiently recovered yesterday to be
out on the street couple of hours.
The wedding of DR.. Wallace A. Briggs
Of this city and Miss Grace Rideout VIII
take place at the residence Of the brides
Francisco, on Thursday evening, the
3lst inst.
Barley w. Cavanaugh, ST., was yes
terday reported to be at the point of death
III san Francisco, but in the evening his
son BARLEY received message to the eff
feet that he was resting easier. The other
members of the family are with him.
David Ahern, the well-known horse
shoer, was united in marriage Sunday to
Miss Maggie O'TOole, formerly of Free
port. The marriage took place at the
cathedral, and was witnessed by a great
many of the happily young couples
friends. Miss Maggie Ahern acted as
bridesmaid and James O'Toole served as
groomsman. Father Grace performed
the ceremony, after which the bride and
groom, with the immediate relatives of
each. repaired to the residence Of the
BRIDES mother, at Seventeenth and
streets, where an elegant wedding dinner
was partaken of. Ia the afternoon the
happy couple departed for San Francisco.
where they will spend their honeymoon.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: Mrs. Libbie Bradshaw, Horace
Greenwood, Knights Landing; Mrs. w.
d. Butler, Denver; George Il. Elliott
Chicago; Arthur l.. Levinslzy, w. b.
Mathus, Stockton; S. p. Cooney, Miss
May Irwin, Miss Florence Irwin, Otto
Harlan, George Marion. w. B. Wood and
wife, b. j. Whiteside, Ignacio Martinetti.
Louis Funk, Sam Driuff, Miss II. l..
CapleS, New York; Miss NJ. Ward, Miss
Hamilton, Auburn; Marston Campbell,
U. S. Browneli, Oakland; Charles Sooy,
Chicago; Miss Maria Brownell, Harry
Brownell, Albany, \. Y; J. II. Miller,
Colusa; G. a. Alexander, Portland, Or;
f. w. Moore, San Jose; II. B. Wood, +.
c. Davis, San Francisco.
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BRIEF NOTES.

It is expected that the pay-car viii be
here tomorrow or next day.
The Treasurer of Mariposa County,
paid S2,3 1872 81 into the State Treasury yes
terday.
The rooms of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association are being renovated and
renodeled.
To-day and tomorrow will be the
shortest days of the year. From this on
the days will begin to lengthen.
Superior Judge Catlin yesterday de-
cided the case of w. B. Matthews VS.. Mary
Ives Crocker, in favor of the plaintiff.
Abe Jones, the Shasta County stage
robber, passed through here yesterday
en- route to San Francisco. He was in
charge of an officer.
Yesterday a cook named Charles Smith.
employed in restaurant at Third and J
streets. was badly bruised by falling
through trap-door in the sidewalk.
Louis Ricke was sentenced to fifteen
days Imprisonment by Police Judge
Cravens yesterday for knocking the
pickets off fence in the suburbs. Merry
Christmas
a burglariou5 tenderfoot came near
getting into the residence of Policeman
Gibson about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. 1t is pity he got away before the
stalwart officer got hold of him.
Lime Steele and another negro gam
bier got into row in the notorious Rose
bud dive, on Sunday evening, over a
game of craps. Each took shot at the
other with the same pistol, but unfortu-
nately neither was injured.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Comstocll
and Trustee Mclaughlin inspected the
work now in progress at the old Jail
building. Contractor McCaffrey contends
that the old building viii hold up with
the tank full of water. Perhaps it
will, but if it doesn't somebody win be
apt to Get hurt.
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THAT INDICTMENT.
7. o. Miller Makes a Statement in
Reference Thereto.

i. o. Miller Makes a Statement in
Reference Thereto.
Reference was made yesterday to the
fact that the Grand Jury of this county
had found an indictment against L. o.
Miller of Visalia, one of the Trustees of
the State Library. for alleged subornation
of perjury. The cause thereof was the
allegation that Miller had induced a lady
employe of the library to file on tract of
State land by making affidavit that she
was familiar with its character, when in
fact she was not; and that the land was
by her decided over to him for nominal
sum.
Mr.. Miller was in the city last evening,
and being seen by a reporter relative
to the Indictment, said II learned
last Friday, for the first time, that
the Grand Jury was investigating the
newspaper talk concerning myself, and [
Immediately telegraphed District Attor-
ney Ryan, asking that the jury suspend
final action until l could appear before
them and be heard. He replied, All
right, and asked me to come at once.
Il took the first train for Sacramento,
and arrived on Saturday evening. and
with my witnesses went this morning
and asked a hearing. which was denied
District Attorney Ryan was i'll on Friday
and Saturday last, and therefore was not
aware of the jury's action when he wired
me-"
81 am entirely innocent of any wrong
doing, and all | ask is for the people to
suspend their judgment until L can be
heard"
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WORK SOON TO BEGIN.
Designs Accepted for the New Yorl
and New Jersey Bridge.

Designs Accepted for the New York
and New Jersey Bridge.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2I.-The Acting Sec
retary of War has accepted the designs
for the New y York and New Jersey bridge,
and work upon the structure viii be be-
gun as soon as possible. The designer,
j. w. Ballet, states that his plan will
unite the efficiency Of the suspension
cable with the rigidity of the cantilever
system. The under side OF the bridge will
be $50 feet above high-water mark The
openings will be wide, beginning from
New York 500 feet, ,700 feet, 800 feet
and 800 feet. These large openings are
necessary, because no obstruction should
stand in the channel of the river.
The bridge will be l20 feet wide, have
three tracks and be composed Of five
girders and eight suspension cables, the
whole to be so constructed as to be able
to carry load OF "A, 400 tons, which will
never be put upon it at the same time. In
addition to this, it will have an extra
system of girders to Withstand the wild
est hurricane.
The cables are to be composed Of 1921
steel wires of three-sixteenths of an inch
in diameter. The weight Of the eight
cables viii be 5,400 tons, the weight of
the girders 5000 tons, and of the bridge
y, so tons. The aim of the company in
erecting the bridge is to concentrate al
the railroads coming from the East,
North, West and South into one great
union depot
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TROUBLESOME sPARRoWs.
A Chicago Boy Invents Method of
(,:a.nhinc. Them.

n chicago Boy InVeTtS Method of
Catching Them,
The crusade in Chicago against the Eng
lish sparrow is developing a marvellous
amount of ingenuity. One little fellow
on the south side has already brought in
over one hundred heads, and got his
bounty money. He ex plains his system
as follows, and it might do to try it here:
You see.' he said, "I didn't have no
gun nor no money to buy one, an if [
had the p'liceman d arrested me for shoot
in. AM me mother wouldn't let me
poison 'em. She said it was cruel. Any
way, you couldn't never tell whether you
got all the sparrers you poisoned. So [
just got up a scheme OF my own, me an
another boy that lives on the street do.
1--WE made lot of paper tunnels out of
writin' paper bout half as long as lead
pencil, the top of 'em just big enough for
a sparrer to get his head in. We put
blrdseed in the bottom of 'em an set 'em
up in the alley back Of our house, where
lots OF the SparrerS come. the sparrers
come peckin' around an find the bird
seed In 'em an stick their heads in to
get it.
"Well, it's down at the bottom, you
know, an so they just push their heads
right in an then the tunnels stick to their
heads. They can't fly, cause they can't
see, an, b'sides, it s'prises 'em so they
forget TO fly; then we come right mp and
catch 'em. It's lots of fun watchin' 'em
trYin' TO get the funnel off. The other
boy had his tunnels marked with his
name, an l had mine marked with mine,
so we'd know which was mine and which
was his. He couldn't come down to-day
cause he's been Vaccinatcd.'
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PETALUMA NOTES.
Two Pioneer Citizens Join the Silent
Majority.

No 1IOnceF SlliLSnS JOIN LnG silent
Majority.
PETALUMA, Dec. 2l.-Thos G. Schlos-
ser, a native of Pennsylvania and actively
identified with Petaluma's business life
since 1858, died at his home, on Liberty
street, about 7:30 o'clock this morning, of
Bright's disease of the kidneys He was
i'll long time and his death had been
momentarily expected for several days
and nights past.
Captain William II. Hedges, who has
lived in Petaluma for the past thirty
years, also died this morning. For a
long time he had been feeble, and an at
tack of the prevailing influenza, which
commenced about week ago, was more
than his shattered constitution could
bear. Captain Hedges was rs years of
age. He had served as Deputy Sheriff of
this county for six terms, and as Consta-
bic for number of years.
The San Francisco and North Pacific
Railroad Company has donated 81 900 TO
the Petaluma Silk Factory. This, to-
gether with the subscriptions heretofore
taken, insures the success of the enter
prise. a lot has already been purchased
for the buildings. Work will be pushed
until completed.
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Charged with onlcial Misconduct,

READING (Pa.), Dec. 2l.-The court to-
day commenced its investigation into the
Graves scandal growing ont of the escape
of Beatrice Collins, a female counter
feiter, from Jail. Warden Mensch, for
whose removal the present proceedings
are instituted, put in denial all official
misconduct. Night Watchman Rhodes
described the wild orgies and drunken
carousals III which the female prisoners
and officials took prominent part.
The record-union., 1891-12-22
PIG Hats at Thante1.S

MINNEAPoLTs, Dec. 2l.-A travelling
man will bring q suit against Manager
Conklin Of the Grand Opera-hoUse on ac-
count of two big theater hats. At Satur-
day evenings performance his view of
the stage was obstructed by two enormous
hats in front of him. The usher declined
to give him another seat and COnklin re-
fused to refund the price of admission.
Hence the suit
The record-union., 1891-12-22
Visible Grain Supply.

NEW York, Dec. 21.-The visible sup
ply of grain on Saturday, December 10Th,
as compiled by the New York Produce
Exchange, was as follows: Wheat, 43.-
263, 900 bushels, an increase of ], 600, 900:
corn, 3,9l5,000 bushels, an increase OF
1850, 900; oats, 3,S43, coo bushels, decrease
of 5000; barley, 2,428,U00 bushels, de-
crease of 10000.
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insurance Companies Dissolved.

HARRISBURG (Pa.), Dec. q. = Judge
Simonton to-day made decree dissolv-
ing the Farmers and Mechanics Fire In
surance Company of Millersburg, the
Merchants of Altoona, and the Dauphin
Fire Insurance Company of Dauphin.
and appointed a receiver. The compa-
MES are mutual fire companies and are
jnCplVpOt
The record-union., 1891-12-22
Non-Union Miners Emnjoved.

Brazil Ind.), Dec. 2I-About 100
striking coal miners from Coal Bluff and
vicinity came here early this morning
for the purpose Of keeping miners from
going to work. The ''black legs'' went
10 work without hindrance. Fear is still
entertained of trouble.
The record-union., 1891-12-22
Daughter of Bayard Marrted.

WILMINGToN (DeI.), Dec 21. = Miss
Louie Lee Bayard, daughter of ex-Sec-
retarv of State Rayard, and DR.. Frank
Angel of New York were married this
afternoon at the home of the brides
father.
The record-union., 1891-12-22
The TiIden VIII Case

WHITE PLAINS IN. ", Dec. 21.-The
Tilden viii case which was set down for
further hearing to-day in the Surrogate's
court, was again postponed till December
29th.
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Can Vote Now.

Thomas Newton, q native of Ireland,
renounced his allegiance to Queen Vic
toria in Judge Van Fleets court yester-
day, and was declared a citizen of the
United States. Charles and William
Newton were his witnesses.
The record-union., 1891-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS

The "Boys and Girls'' farce comedy
was played at the Metropolitan Theater
last night to good house. The play is
nothing, but the speciality performances
were all good. The Irwin Sisters, Ignacio
Martinetti, Otis Harlan, w. i. Wood and
George Marion are fun makers in every
sense of the word, and kept the audience
IN the merriest of humors. Could the
troupe have remained another night its
pronounced success would have assured
il of a crowded house on the second occa-
sion.
From 7:30 to $50 o'clock this evening,
at the Congregational Church, Will be
given an exhibition of beautiful pictures.
Among the views will be beautifully coll
ored scenes in the life of Christ, by the
celebrated artist, Hoffman. The story of
Cost Three" illustrated by twelve
views, viii he told by Guy Durrell. In
all there viii be about eighty pictures
thrown on the canvas by the stereopti-
con. The admission will be ten cents.
The members of the Sundav-school of
the church, the Marguerite Sunday-school
and the children Of the orphan asylum
viii be admitted free.
At the Congregational Church, on Wed
nesday evening, Henry w Foster, the
blind boy pianist, will give one OF his en-
tertaining concerts. Foster is but f3
years old. He is Of Swedish parentage.
and was born blind. It is said of him that
at the early age OF seven years he began TO
attract attention by his wonderful mu-
steal talent. He plays equally well on
most band Instruments, but as pianist
he Is superior, executing with remarka-
bic facility and ease the most difficult
compositions of List, Wagner, Thalberg
and others. His memory is phenomenal,
which is shown by the fact that he plays
the most intricate music after it is once
read over to him.
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-gp..nn.

r OST-PAIR DOG SLIIS, BETWEEN
L. kunsman's ranch on MarysVille road,
and Sacramento Return to PHIL. CAl4I.A-
HAN at grocery store Seventeenth and NJ
streets, and be rewarded. d22-3t*
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EYOR SALE OR TO RENT-THE UNDER
l. signed offers for sale or to rent her ranch
III 4olo County, on the Sacramento River,
about eight miles above the town of Wash
mgtOn. 1t contains nearly four hundred
acres of hrst-class bottom land and will
produce grain, alfalfa and vegetables of all
kinds in great abundance. The property will
be leased for from one to five years on reason
able terms. For particulars inquire of Hou
& Damn, 500 Fifth street, Sacramento City
d1U-tf SARAH MCKEARNEY
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EOR SALE, OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR
/ farming land-16O acres tabout so acres
in full bearing trees Placer County land, seven
miles from Loomis, Rocklin and Rosevile,
rooms; rented last year for $500. MILLS
q HAWK Third and sts.. Sacramento
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3l1ul1trH.

JITANTED-TWO OUNFURNISHED ROOMS
w in central locality by single man,
Address a. j., this Office. d2I-2tE
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row TO BECOME A MEDIUM
4 i Send 20 cents (stamps) for details. DIR.
CLAIR, 13S Eddy street. SAN Francisco cal
dlS-lm
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- Mail Orders Carefully Executed Samples and Prices Free on Application
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atrsti4te sstntirrs.
Gcttr1,ui 5stntireH.

&kO n00 TO LOAN ON REAL, ESrrArE
.UUU Apply to ISAAC JOSEPH. 53I
h street. doo'1 D.
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Nnr Sale.

NOR SALE SEVERAL YOUNG ENGLISH
Il pug dogs. Inquire southwest corner of
Eleventh ana Z streets. dl 9-3tE
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NTANTED-JANUARY 1sT, ROOM TO
w occupy permanently by single gentle
man; not toe expensive; exceptionally quiet,
prefrred. Address T. w. this Office d2I-2fk
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ONE THOUSAND CHRISTMAS TREES
" for sale at the American Cash Store cor
Eighth and X; prices 80, 40 and SOC dI 7-7ts
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pICYLEs BOUGHT, SOLD, RENTED OR
II exchanged. \ Victor Safety and Ordinary
cHcap MELVIN, us h street. dl6-tf
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NTANTED-FIVE GENTLEMEN, WIDE
w awake, with good address; salary or
commission Apply to the SINGER MANU-.
FEATURING COMPANY, 500 ] street.
NTANTED-MEN. FOR FARMS, VINE
w yards, dairfes and all kinds of labor:
women and girls for cooking and general
Apply at EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Fourth
street, X and l..
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HANDKERCFITEFS

Some of Handkelciefs will awake the enthusiasm critic
Bear mind that have ankerccfs child
in Sacramento and plenty left fer surrounding Ladies White Initial
Handkerchiefs in boxes Of Six S. box.
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TOR SALE-LOTS 40 OR sOx16O FEET,
L north side OF street, between Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets; one of the finest loca-
tions in the city-above all possible floods. w.
+. CHAMBERLAIN, 1918 NJ street.
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DR. 7. WAH HING, ENGLISH AND CHI
II nese Physician and Surgeon, graduate of
hongkong Medical College. Office In room 20,
Postoffce Building. d4-lm
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EIOR SALE-ONE OF THE FINEST AND
Il largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance; best location; stock and lease. In-
nlIirp NJ this Office
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-22
DIAMOND SMUGGLING.
How n Dog Was Used to Beat the Custom
Officers.

How Dog Was Used to Beat the Customs
Officers.
"Talking about smuggling reminds
me of trick saw resorted to by pas
senger on one of the big Cunarders
couple of years ago." said a loquacious
commercial traveller "You know there
is duty on diamonds, and one of the
passengers had three large stones
worth several thousand dollars, which
he had purchased in London. The
problem of how to evade paying duty
on the stones worried him considerably,
but at last he evolved a plan, and few
days before the steamer arrived in New
York he proceeded to execute it.
"The chief officer had a little skye
TERROR, and the passenger after consid-
cradle coaxing induced him to sell the
dog. AS soon as the smuggler gained
possession of the animal he tied him up
and gave him nothing to eat until just
before we were to go ashore. He then
procured some fat meat from the cook,
ana cutting off piece little larger
than walnut made q hole in it into
which he placed one of the diamonds.
"a dog will generally bolt piece o.
fat without chewing it, and of course, q
diamond will go down with it. The
hungry dog swallowed the meat, as his
owner expected he would, and in a
short time the diamonds were safely
slowed away in his interior, The dia
mond smuggler had no difficulty in
evading the vigilance of the custom
house officials and was soon on his way
up town, leading the dog by string
81 met him again few days after
ward, and asked him how he rec VereC
the stones. Easily enough lie replied
AS socn as got home | shot the dog
and found the diamonds after shor
search. OF course was sorry for the
dog, but dogs are cheap and the tariff
on stones is high, and l neyer allow
sympathy to interfere with business
Jewellers Weekly.