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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

LORD SALISBUEY is reported to have
sent assurances to Canada that there Is
no ehansoe IN the status of the Behring
Sea question. and viii not be until the
United States consents to arbitration;
and that in the meantime British sub
jects viii continue TO be protected in
lawful pursuits
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

A NEW law against the Jews viii be
promulgated IN Russia with the open
ing of the new year t forbids selling,
leasing or mortgaging 20 a jew any es-
tate within the empire All privileges
heretofore granted TO certain Jewish
merchants as to the ownership of real
estate are cancelled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

Two THOUSAND people. principally
school teachers from New York, Jer-
sey City and the New England States
Cd an excursion to Washington, at
tended the Presidents reception on the
Slst- The President shook each visit
or's hand Secretary Tracy received
the teachers from Brooklyn in his pri-
vate office at the Navy Department
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

IN OCTAVE FEUTLLET. the distinguished
Trench novelist and dramztisf. died on
NE eS,h- in the seventy-second year of
bis age He was a member Of the
Ac.demy and an Officer of the Legion
II Honor
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

A POLL of the Democratic editors Of
Wisconsin for choice for United States
LDws: Colonel William r. Villas, 80.
0eneral L 5. Bragg. 9; scattering, J.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

- NEGOTIATIONS are being conducted
tween the Portuguese Government
I'D French syndicate for the consoli-
nfion of the floating debt of Portugal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

A fire. supposed TO have been started
BY negroes gam bling in stable loft.
did sl0o. 900 damage at St Augustine.
FIz-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

The Flood block at vi-ksbury. Miss.
vas destroyed BY FIRE Loss. sss.O .Ooo. in
sured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

Az enseric fever. having most of the
Vmptoms of typhoid. Is raging at Am
U1crsiam, -. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

LATE advices from Peru say that on
the afternoon of December s. several
of Pierola's chosen followers obtained
admission to Fort Santa Catalina with
about eighty of their men A prear-
ranged signal was given and the insur-
rectionists suddenly took possession of
the fort The government troops were
called out. and for two hours . fierce
fight was waged. which ended in IL
defeat of the revoIutionists
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

On the LIST day of February, 1891, the
Georgia bill for the relief of the widows
of Confederate veterans viii become eff
feetive- This bill was passed by the
last Legislature, and provides that the
widow of every soldier who served in
the late war. and who became the wife
of the soldier either before or during
the war. shall be allowed a yearly pen
sion of s1o0 from the State
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

= JUDsE C. C. HIKES, of Rutland Vt
formerly law partner of President Har
rison, who was stricken with apoplexy
recently, is still, living and shows signs
of Improvement His family have beer
greatly panied by false reports of his
death Published in New York and Res
ton PaPers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08
Niles Instructions are Elastic Enoaxh.

WASHINGTON. Dec 3l--The Presi-
dent. Secretary Proctor and General
Sehofield held conference on the In
dian situation II was agreed that the
general instructions under which Gen.
erzl Miles Is acting were sufficiently
elastic and broad without any additional
instructions being sent him No tele-
grams from the seat of the Indian war
were received at the War Department
this morning
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

wAsHIxsIoS, Dec 3I--The officials
of the Indian Bureau and those imme-
diztely connected with Indian affairs a.
the Interior Department are retieent
concerning the battle al the Pine Ridge
Agency. Indian Commissioner Morgan.
who had been eongrztulating himself on
the quiet suppression of the Indians.
was greatly surprised At the dispatch Of
Indian Agent Royer. He has practical
ly turned over the future policy Of the
administration 10 Secretary Noble The
latter laid the agents dispatch before
the Cabinet .; It's me<tisg yesterday
a~ynirg.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

MISSEAPoLIs. MINI. Dee s1--A Jour
nal Rushyille (Neb- special says:A scat
tering fire at long range was kept up
most of last night between Two strikes
band from the heights northwest of the
agency and the troops This COM
meneed upon the arrival of .
Ninth cavalry troop from Colonel
Henry's command in the Bad Lands
The casualties thus far reported are one
soldier killed and one wounded At 4
a m an unsuccessful attempt was made
by Two Strikes band to capture the
Seventh eayalry's supply train return
ing from the scene of the battle
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A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE.
- Esau" Describes Hamlet Into
Which He Strayed.

y
CITRUS CITY, December 10, 1891.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN When you con-
ceived the idea of having this town writ
ten up by an impartial observer You
struck it rich. When your suspicious
were aroused that the descriptions of our
picturesque cline, written up by local
boomers here for New Years editions,
We're a little overdrawn, you were in
spired; and when you sent me here to
write up this home of the orange and the
palm you distinguished yourselves at my
expense.
There's no such place as Citrus City.
The name by which this attempt at a
town has always been known is GinYille.
i had to ride half mile on a milk
cart, behind blind white mule and be-
side a barbarian, to get here. The rail-
road turned half mile out of its proper
course to miss this town, and did wrong
IN not making it a mile.
The Constable here is the Mayor, JUS
tIce, Jailor, keeps the Ho !-teIl, and gets
his chickens at night and, as postmaster
has his seven children for clerks. He's
The most influential citizen, and owns
ten acres of town lots on Main avenue.
The only thing raised here is children,
and these thrive without irrigation.
There are no choice varieties. They are
eown in the fall, and harvest themselves
volunteer crops are good.
The town proper is situated on a branch
of a mining ditch which had water in it
in early dayS-when it rained. The chief
public buildings consist of the jail, with a
saloon in the corridor. Here the bar
keeper has a full stock of wines and liq-
lors, plain and fancy drinks, in two bot
ties, which never hang fire. The Con-
stable has charge Of ali these buildings.
The altitude of Ginville has not yet
been determined, but it is either too high
or too low, or both.
The mean temperature summer and
winter, however, is the meanest ON the
coast.
l will go on TO other towns immedi-
ately. Forward my mail as far as you
can, and will go after it. SQUINK.
y. BIT will not do. in writing up
such towns as Ginville, TO be too literal,
hence l have made the most Of its more
salient and pleasing attractions. The
Constable takes the paper; hence he de-
serves brief mention. S.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Health in Old Ace

Edward Collinson, Queens, n. Y, saws:
II commenced using BRANDRETH' $
PILLS over fifty-five years ago. I first
bought them in London, and have con-
tinued using them since l came to this
country in 1886. / am now over seventy
five years old, hale and hearty, and at
tribute my wonderful health to the per-
sistent use of BRANDRETH's PILLS.
Occasionally have a bad cold or severe
attack of rheumatism, indigestion or
biliousness, but four or five doses of
BRANDRETH' PILLS always cure me-
Whenever my children have been sick
with scarlet fever, measles, mumps, acid
stomach, disordered digestion or costive-
ness, a few doses of BRANDRETH's PILLS
restore their health at once"
The record-union., 1891-12-11
TWO MASKED ROBBERS.
They PIunder the ShingIe Springs
Express Office.
And Do 1t in Broad DayIight-Agent
Morebeck FORCED TO Empty the
Company's Safe.

The little village Of Shingle Springs,
situated on the line of the Sacramento and
Placerville Railroad, was more excited
last evening than it had been at any time
since the days wheH Joaquin Murietta,
the bloodthirsty bandit, used to roam in
that vicinity, swooping down at night
upon ranches and running off the best of
the horses, or holding up a purse-laden
merchant from some mountain town on
his way to Sacramento to buy a bill Of
goods.
The excitement last evening was caused
oy one of the boldest robberies that has
occurred in this part of the State in sew
eral years.
1t was committed, too, IN broad day
light. About 3:15 o'clock two masked
men walked deliberately into the office of
Wells, Fargo & Co. They were armed to
the teeth, and approaching the agent, t.
Q. Morebeck, covered him with their
pistols and compelled him to surrender
the keys of the safe.
They took therefrom all of value that
It contained, consisting Of watch and
500 in money.
A telegram to the REcoRD-UNIoN
stated that the robbers We're men about
Ave feet eight inches in hight. They
wore duck clothing, and the masks that
concealed their features We're of the same
material.
After securing the booty they left the
office, and, mounting their horses, were
soon out of sight among the hills.
Agent Morebeck promptly notified the
Sheriff of FL Dorado County, by wire,
and also all the Constables within reach.
A party was at once organized at
Shingle Springs, and at last accounts
were searching the chaparral thickets
and canyons for the desperadoes.
AS the robbers had good start of their
Dursuers, and struck out into the most
anfrequented portion of the hills, they
viii not be apt to be readily captured,
unless headed off by telegraph. In early
days, when the hills and gulches teemed
with miners and mining camps, Murietta
and few Of his band eluded the officers
n that locality for months while COM
mitting depredaUions almost daily.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
HELPING THE POOR.
Relief Extended by the Towards Dur.
inc

Relief Extended by the Howards Dur
ing Last Month.
The present cold spell of weather has
largely increased fhe demands upon the
Howard Benevolent Association for the
relief of distress, and for the ensuing two
or three months its resources viii be Sc
verely taxed.
at the city election last Monday the
following sums were donated at the vari-
Gus polling places: First Ward, 81 90;
second Ward, 81 %; Third Ward first
precinct, 81 IS; second precinct, SIC;
{7ourth Ward (first precinctA, So; second
I,recinct. S6 95: total, S36 04.
In his report for November the Stew
ard of the association reports that assist
ance was extended to 66 men, IS women
and IQ4 children, making a total of 23S
persons. There were $50 grocery diSpen-
fations, 26S articles of clothing. SO miscel-
IAneous orders, meals. etc. of the esti-
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Now Incorporations.

The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the Secretary of States office
yesterday:
American Oil Company of Los An
geles; Capital stock, $4,000. Directors
ID. Ellsworth w. f. DeGroot, j. z. p.
Peck, f. NJ. Reach and G. c. Stephens.
California Fruit Evaporating and
Manufacturing Company of Los An
geles. Capital stock, $4,000. Directors
r. ?. Sibley, j. II. AIonteith, w. a.
Spaulding, S. NJ. Boobst and f. E. l..
Marsh
The Children's Home Society of Cali
fornia. Principal place of business, Los
Angeles. DirectorS-J. ID. Easter, j. w.
Phelps, D. d. Hill, Thomas Armstrong,
A. J. Bell, E. Edgar Galbreth and Moore
HeslIeth.
Mayfield Fruit and Land Company Of
San Francisco. Capital stock, $40, ,O00.
Directors-Otto Blankart, A. d. Grim
wood, John Lloyd, S. P. Middleton and
Harry d. LaWrie.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
MURDERER MADDUX.
he Goes to Folsom for the Remainder
of His Life.

lie Goes TO FOLSOM Tor the Remainder
of His Life.
George Maddux, one of the trio of ne
groes who murdered George Ball of
Marysville, about year and a half ago.
was in the city yesterday, accompanied
by Sheriff Saul of Yuba, who was escort
ing him to San Quentin Prison, where he
is to live during the remainder of his life.
1t viii be remembered that Maddux,
George Collins and VIII Ousley over
powered Ball at his house, and after beat
ing him into insensibility with bar of
iron, burned the place.
After several months had elapsed Mad
duX and Ousley were captured and the
latter turned States evidence He told
in detail how the murder was committed,
end informed on Collins, who, however.
had been stabbed to death by a negro
named Ferguson, at Stockton
OuSley died in Jail of consumption, and
maddox is the only one of the three left
10 serve his sentence.
Sheriff Saul took every precaution to
prevent an escape. Maddux carried a
heavy Oregon boot on his right leo and
his hands were cu1ed. He appeared de-
iected, but shook hands with many at the
Jail whom he recognized.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
No Epidemic Here.

The Placer Republican of the 9th says: !:
''The public schools at Sacramento are
still closed on account of the epidemic of
diphtheria and scarlet fever"
The schools are not ''still closed" Some
weeks ago there were a few sporadic cases
of scarlet fever in the city, and the Board
Of Education deemed it prudent to close
the primary and grammar schools for
two weeks, as matter of precaution.
But the schools were reopened nearly two
weeks ago. There is not, nor has there
been, any ''epidemic' either of scarlet
fever or diphtheria
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Sign Your NaIne.

The correspondent who wrote to the
RECoRD-UNIoN yesterday on the subject
of the Ballots at the Late Election"
should have signed his name, not for
publication, unless so desired, but as
guarantee of good faith. We have re-
peatedly announced that we will pay no
attention TO anonymous letters, no matter
whether the matter contained therein is
acceptable or not. The correspondent re-
ferred to has sent several other communi-
cations which have all found their way
to the waste basket, for the same reason.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
KATIE CAFBBRAs BETRAYER.
Andreas Mettier Brought Here to An

Andreas Mettier Brought Here to An
swer the Charge of Seduction.
Some weeks ago Miss Katie Cafebra, a
young woman employed at laundry in
this city, swore to complaint charging
one Andreas Mettier with the crime of
seduction, but when the officers sought
to arrest him they found he had flown.
Last week the young man was located
by the police of this city at Los Angeles,
and his arrest followed. He was brought
back to this city yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Fay for examination and trial,
and gave bond in the sum Of $500 for
his appearance.
The girl asserts that he accomplished
her ruin under promise of marriage.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
.The Chief Value of Life,

At the funeral services of the late
George w. W.Newbert Rev. Mr.. George in his
remarks referred, among other things, to
the telegram which Governor Stanford
and wife sent to Mrs. General Grant, on
the death of the General, in which ap-
peared this sentences:
1.-THE chief value of the present life con-
sists in the fact that it gives opportunity
for immortal life hereafter"
The pastor dwelt at some length on the
significance of this expression, coming
as it did from one who had never made
any SPECIAL claim to being a church
member, and said he considered it one of
the noblest thoughts TO which the tongue
or pen could give expression.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
CHINATOWN ALLEYS;
The Mayor IS Complaining of the SaI
tary Inspector Again.

The Mayor IS Complaining of the Sani-
tary Inspector Again.
Mayor Comstock is after Sanitary In
spector Starr again.
Il took walk through Chinatown
recently" said the Mayor to reporter
yesterday, "and don't see where Starr
has effected any improvements since the
last time l complained of him. The alleys
are as dirty as ever, and appear to be in
about the same condition they were in
when l looked at them before. 1 wanted
Trustee Conklin to go along with me and
look at the places, but he wouldn't do it.
de said he didn't wan'tto get into another
row. | have been there, however, and,
as | said before, the alleys show no inn
provement.''
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Reducing Straet-Car Exnenses.

The Electric Railway Company has
laid off some of its cars for the mid-win-
ter months. Under the new schedule
cars Will run on street, below Fifteenth,
every seven and a half minutes, and
every fifteen minutes beyond that point.
The O-street horse-car line has, as a
rule done better business III the winter
than in the summer and any reduction
in the number Of cars on that line would
be seriously felt by residents in the south
eastern portion OF the city.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Il. d MI 25@1 BOY. Jacket..1 1O@1 J
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers ha
hanrl recnrlad since nrI. Lost rnrnort.


been recorded since our last report:
E. n. Ferguson to E. NJ. Ferguson
Lot 2, block 30, of South Sacramento; $40.
r. NJ. and j. G. Hunt to James Wea-
dick-West half of lot Z, G and II. and
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets;
$40.
aCatherine A. Jackson to J. L. Jackson
One hundred and eighty-five acres in
sections Y and %, township north, range
5 east; $4,000.
S. Prentiss Smith to Mrs. NJ. Decker
Lots 10 and 10 in block %, and lot in
block y of South Sacramento; $40.
X. Wlttenbrock to VIM. Counsman-
East half of section 13, township IOnorth.
range east, containing 800 acres; $40.
Monta Vista Land Company to Monta
vista Water Company-Tract 100 feet
square in lot 43 of Monta Vista Tract: 81.
r. G.. Gross to Arthur Millon-Lot ii in
block 9 of South Sacramento: 10.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
a Rather CoId snan.

The Weather Bureaus reports show
the temperatures at 8 A. NJ. and P. NJ. to
have been $50 and 51o, while the highest
and lowest were SO and $40, with high
winds and clou6less sky.
The highest wind velocity reached
twenty-four miles per hour on numerous
occasions during the day.
The highest and lowest temperatures
and one year ago to-day, 440 and $40.
The record-union., 1891-12-11

mated value of sos As; 80 wood orders,
Sll2 IS; II rents paid. s92; 81 pairs of
shoes, $50 rs; 7 railroad fares, $40 45,
making total of l $40 dispensations.
The Secretary of the association says:
Two of our beneficiaries have died dur
ing the month. The calls for help are
very urgent, and something will have to
be done to increase our income if we de-
sire to keep up the good work. Deaths
and removals from the city of some of
our oldest contributors have reduced our
income materially.n
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Confidence operator at work,

John e. Sexton is the name given by a
slick youth who has been working the
moie tender-hearted of our citizens for
some days for their loose dollars The
story by which he has managed to enlist
the sympathy Of people is that he had
just arrived from another county and had
come away without his purse.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Protectine tic River Rank.

The work Of riprapping the river bank
near Y street is progressing rapidly and
soon the outer slope will all be faced with
blocks of granite. About twenty-five
men are engaged in the work, and from
fifty to sixty cars of granite are arriving
daily from Folsom. Some 800 feet of the
IeYee has already been comnleted
The record-union., 1891-12-11
A Timely Discovery.

Yesterday Deputy Constable Mcdowell
found three starving horses in a stable in
the alley between n and o, Sixth and
Seventh streets. They belonged to
man named w. P. Hawkins, and APP
parently had not been fed for several
days.
Hawkins is said to have been on a pro-
tracted spree.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
MURPHY'S THUMPING.
Judge Cravens Concludes He Got None
Too Much.

Too Much.
There was but solitary case on the
Police Court docket yesterday morning,
that of Lem Strein, charged with battery.
The complainant, j. A. Murphy, ap-
peared in court with his head bandaged.
City Attorney Hart said that Murphy
would swear to no complaint, and the
case would have to be dismissed.
DO you decline to prosecute this
case ?" asked Judge Cravens of Murphy.
The latter replied in the affirmative,
and the court dismissed the case, remark
ing, well, i guess you got just what you
deserved, and maybe not enough
The spectators smiled audibly and the
court adjourned
The record-union., 1891-12-11
The Doctor Kas Arrived in sacrameuto.

The principal and chief surgeon of the Euro
pean staff of German and English physicians,
ITO O'Farrell street, san Francisco, will give
for ten days only. All who call on the doctor
before December goth win receive three
months services free of charge. All diseases
and deformities treated, but in no instance
Will an incuIabe case be taken for treatment
II your case is incurable we VIII frankly tell
you so. Also, caution against Spending more
moEey for rise tess tire ttuaent
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Commeudab1e.

All claims not consistent with the higb
character of Syrup OF Figs are purposely
avoided by the California Fig Syrup
Company. Tt acts gently on the kid
neys, liver and bowels, cleansing the sys-
tenn etfectually, but it is rot a cure-alI
and makes no pretensions that every bot
tie viii not substantiate.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Slight Rise in the River.

The river yesterday marked nine feet
two inches, having risen several inches
during the preceding night, the water
from the upper Sacramento having come
down.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Ee-1in Couch Cure

For coughs and colds and all lung and
throat affections this article has superior
merit 1t is perfectly harmless, gives imme-
diate relief, and cures the worst cases in from
two 10 three days. Indorsed by our best ply
sicians. Try a bottle and you will always
keep II. Price, so cents bottle. The w. 81.
Bone Company, san Francisco. sole proprie-
tors. Kirk, Geary q Co, sole agents. Try c.
c. Liniment for aches and pains
The record-union., 1891-12-11
HOLIDAY GOODS
The Different Kinds Of Goods That are to be
Found in Our Toy Department
FIRsT FLooR-BAsEMEN1Y:

Christmas Cards in great variety and up
Story Books, 1OX8, with many illustrations..3Oc
Dickens Works, and books by other authors,
neatly bound. per volume
The Dore Bible Gallery, illustrated by Gustave
Pore bound IN cloth gilt edge.
Palestine, illustrated, $1 95; pages neatly bound
and profusely illustrated, size 11x9.... 81 25
F7ogarth's Works. bound in cloth, SO ilIustra-
TONS 1873 pages........... .......S ST %
Dantes Inferno, illustrated by Gustave Dore, 162
- Pe'Ye9 p1
Russian-leather Writing Desk, nickel locks,
+l o =;
Silk Plush Autograph Albums, 1Ox7. x7...........5Oc
Scrap Albums embossed covers, 15x12.........25c
Flush Albums, ike, cabinet and small pictures,
Scrap Books, embossed covers 12x1O. O...........7c
Scrap Books embossed covers 15x12.. ...........2Oc
Scrap Books, embossed covers, 141zt1 ........1Oc
Scrap Books, embossed covers, 16x12.
iron Express Wagons steel wheels, sheet iron
bodies Cpalnted red) neatly lettered~............
90 Size 21x11, 81 75; size 25x18,
BBoys; Tool q Chest 1879 containing 28 pieces Pl
name and tail, saddle and bride, horse 27
lncnes hlgh.;;... ............... 81 so
Doll Carriages, 25-inch bodies, with parasois 49,.
IS
The record-union., 1891-12-11
oroville Oranges Coming In.

Yesterday orders were received here to
send refrigerator car to Oroville, where
it will be loaded with consignment of
oranges for the East. The shipment is
the first from California this season.
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Funeral Of John oschwald.

The Pioneers attended the funeral of
John Oschwald yesterday, which took
place from the Masonic Hall under the
auspices of Tehama Lodge, of which he
was member, as well as of the Pioneer
SOpiefu
The record-union., 1891-12-11
Suing an Estate.

Oliver Sanders has commenced suit
against the estate Of Mary w. Lansing,
deceased, for the recovery of 1906 81
which amount is alleged to be due on a
judgment given Sanders against the de-
ceased in her lifetime.