the dailyrecord-union. the chinese new^^ j;...the land troubles have broken out afresh in tu-lare...

WIRES STILL DOWN.

The wires are still down in the Sierras,and no Eastern or foreign dispatches werereceived night.

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NEWS OF THE MORNING.The demand for miningstocks in San Francisco

yesterday morning was very limited, and prices weregenerally weak and lower, especially on the regularcall at 11 A. M. The variations, however, were allunder the dollar mark. •

The land troubles have broken out afresh in Tu-lare county, and the settlers are again manifestingan aggressive disposition.

Near Salinas City,yesterday, Charles Imes fatally

shot George Mattart.

Tub weekly list of letters remaining uncalled forat the Postoffice willbe found thijmorning on thefourth page. yi^J'jJ

FtRTiiER facts in relation to<he great storm onthis coast are ghen this morning. Considerabledamage has been done to railroads, bridges, crops

and wagon roads, but no loss of life is reported.The Oregon Republican State Convention ad-

journed sine die at Portland yesterday.Near Vancouver, W. T., yesterday, a young BBS

ruined Ogden shot himself through the head.Thr fishermen's strike at Astoria, Or., is at an

end, and over 200 boats went out last night.

Favorable reports in regard to the richness and

extent of the Skagit mines in Washington Territorycontinue to be received.

The overland telegraph wires have been downnow for about three day, and not a d spatch hasbeen received from the East during tint time. Thestorm along the line of the telegraph is substan-tially at an end, but at great has been the damagethat through working connection willprobably notbe established before to-night. .

BROKEN COMMUNICATIONS.

I.For a little while California is thrustback into something more than her oldisolation. Iherailroad has taught us tolook upon the Sierra as having been abol-ished, but the storm has suddenly forcedupon us a realization of the fact that those

Igrim peaks do not rise so many thousandfeet for nothing, and that it is alwayspossible for them to become a ChineseWall for us. And so it happens that we

are literally and absolutely cut off from allthe rest of the world, and are driven, likeall solitary people, to introspection. "Weturn our attention perforce to the onlynews available, and we magnify and dilateupon our own storms as though there wasno longer any country beyond the mount-ains. Nor is there for us while the breakcontinues. To those who do not knowwhatis happening itis the same as thoughnothing happened. The blinddeaf mute isas isolated from the universe as if no uni-verse existed. For him there can be few-sources of emotion, pleasurable or painful,

• and it is easy to perceive how the absencej of communication with the rest of the

world must dwarf and shrivel the im-agination and the reflective facultiesof communities. To-day we feel thetemporary deprivation of our usualnews facilities as a positive misfortune,but it is not so very long ago since this

\u25a0 was the normal situation of California, andwhen the uncertain and tedious overland

.route and pony express afforded all ouropportunities for ascertaining what wasgoing on in the rest of the world. Hadthat condition of things been continueduntilnow it is possible that the averageCalifornian would have been much morestrongly individualized than at present.That is to say he wouldhave been muchmore provincial and insular than he is.Local affairs and interests would have ac-

quired a disproportionate magnitude inhis mind. He would have been more con-

;' ceited and narrow-minded. HeWould, infact, have been less civilized. The rail-road and telegraph have done a great dealto equalize the intellectual levels of thisand

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the trausmoutane regions. Thiseffect Jtas naturally been less perceivedthan the material changes produced byimproved Vcommunications, but it is not

A among the least important of the benefitsderived from the building of the Pacific

VRailroad. We have only to analyze theimpressions made upon us by such a tem-porary break in the communications as thepresent, to realize how much we havegrown through the privilege of full inter-course with all the world. And thisuniversality of communication is one ofthe most influential factors in moderncivilization, though it has never \u25a0 yetbeen adequately appreciated. It is thiswhich causes thought to operate to-daywith such vastly increased power andscope. The railroad, the telegraph, thepress, have made every scientific discovery,every literary creation, every inspirationof genius, every feat cf statesmanship, thecommon possession of civilized mankind.What this means "willbe readily per-ceived. It means the addition to thecivilizing forces of the race of hithertounattainable impetus. and energy. It-means the concentration upon every newidea of a greater and more diffused intelli-gence than could ever before be secured.

..' Itmeans the advance of communities, notas in the past, by slow and painful andhesitating steps, but by leaps and bounds.Itmeans a gain to progress equivalent tomany centuries of old- Id existence. Itis the strongest guarantee for the perpe-tuity of human advancement the world. has hitherto possessed. And it is thereforewellthat we should be uneasy and impatient

jwhen deprived, even for a single day, ofour communications with the rest of the

V world,and that we should deem the thought; of reversion to our old isolated condition,

intolerable. .... »..-

THE WEST POINT FARIAH.

The most painful feature in the case ofthe colored cadet Whittaker, at presentbeing investigated, is the disclosure madeby him of his proscription. It has beendeveloped that his colorand race have beenvisited upon him with all the cruelty andbrutality conceivable. He has livedalone.His comrades refused to associate . withhim. Even the waiters in the mess-hall,taking their cue from the cadets, treatedhim with studied contempt and neglect.'Atevery step he was made to feel that hewas regarded as an inferior being, and thatbis presence was resented as an in-trusion. We - cannot believe that thispersecution would have been possibleif the officers of the institution haddone their duty. Itappears, however, asthough these officers had sympathized withAVhittaker's persecutors, rather than '. with'him. \u25a0 This feelinghas certainly been shownquite grossly in the method of the inquiry,and It is discreditable to all concerned. ;iIfthe :National Military Academy at WestPoint icannot .be conducted on a basis ofexact !and equal justice to all its inmates,

'.without distinction of race or color, it had'. better be abolished. i;The American peopler have not contended j these

'many years

"against race prejudice and '\u25a0 enmity to per-mit the \u25a0 perpetuation of that odious andbarbarous sentiment ina national establish-

,ment. , The colored cadets ought toIbejtreated ;on;precisely ;the same footing asthe white cadets, and such of the latter as

seek to set up lines of.demarcation between.them are ';very!unlikely to;graduate £as"officers and gentlemen.'!^^^^^^

rrf^Trtiirtri"i111nri"rtft-i nr-ir"•Army**Ir^rf^^WttiWa^Ti

ANATURE AGAINST MAN.

Inthe tremendous struggle nowgoing on jIin the Sierra the power of Man is squarely| pitted against the power of Nature, andjthe comparative impotence of the former isstrikinglydisplayed. Whatever unlimitedcapital, energy,,skill, determination, me-

chanical appliances, numerical strength,undaunted bravery and persistence can do,

is being. done to keep open the railroadthrough the mountains. There is no lack

jof anything that can in any way contributeto the end sought. Itmay confidently beasserted that whatever human beings arecapable of accomplishing under likecondi-tions is within the reach of the gallantcorps now battling with the tempest. Nordid they approach the workat a disadvan-tage. On the contrary, every precautionthat engineering skilland experience couldsuggest had been taken beforehand.Wherever there wa3 danger of snow slidesor fills, massive and enormously strongsheds had been builtover the track. Theponderous timbers of these structureslooked to the inexperienced eye as thoughthey were unnecessarily substantial,and the traveler, winding for milesthrough their dim galleries would natu-rally have concluded that here, at least,

the winter storms had been effectuallyguarded against, and that nothing short ofa convulsion fierce enough to rend andshatter the mountain peaks themselvescould affect these solid defenses. But therailroad men, better acquainted with thedangers they had to contend against, did

. not regard the snow-sheds as an adequateprotection. They were \u25a0 supplemented byample store of powerful snow-plows,-which, driven by five, ten, or even moreengines, seemed capable almost of opening

a pathway through the granite wallsof themountain. In addition to these safe-guards watchful sentinels were posted atshort intervals throughout the area ofdanger, and every device for securing swiftcommunication and relief that science fur-nished was availed of. The storm couldnot take the guardians of the railroad bysurprise. It appeared incredible that itcould prevent the steady operation of theroad. But the forces of Nature are not tobe measured by human capacities. Atlength a storm has arisen which seems tolaugh every exertion of feeble humanity toscorn, and which makes no more accountof the most massive fabrics science, skilland capital can erect, than of the frailhutof the savage. The snow descends, thegale rages, and in a littlewhile the ava-

lanche sweeps down the"mountain side,the surface soil comes away inenormousbodies, and at a score of points the snow-sheds are crushed down as if they hadbeen builtof paper. Then rain falls uponthe snow, and packs and hardens itinthedrifts, and the great snow-plows with

their long trains of engines recoil beforethe solidmass, and can make no impressionupon it. The snow-sheds are gone, thesnow-plows are rendered useless, and stillthe snow and wind and rain continue tobeat upon the exposed and incumberedtrack, until at last the task of the braverailroad men becomes a.thousand-foldheavier than when they began.

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Indomitable energy, pluck and endur-

ance beyond praise, are at length defeatedby the irresistible force of Nature in hermost wild and mischievous mood. Allthat man can do i3done. No precautionhas been neglected, no duty slighted, butthe storm allows no breathing-space, and

disaster followsswiftlyupon disaster. Nosooner is a slide cleared away in one placethan half a dozen more are reported. No. sooner are demolished snow-sheds removed|here, than other snow-sheds yield to theIpressure of their burden there. The Su-;perintendent and his assistants forego allrest and refreshment. The gallant men

hold back from no labor, however pro-longed or exhausting. Gang after gang ofworkers retire utterly fatigued. On everyside the demand for fresh exertion is heard.But still the furious storm rages on,and tramples out the work of hoursin minutes, as though it recognized theantagonism of the situation, and was re-solved to make no concessions to its adver-saries. Never inthe history of railroadinghas so protracted and tremendous a duelbetween Man and Nature been witnessed.Itis an episode which deserves to be im-mortalized, but it is being participated inby men who do not think of anything be-yond the duty of the hour. To conquerNature in such a strife would be to win afar more glorious victory than ever re-sulted froma stricken field,but the oddsare terribly unequal. For Nature isfighting with elemental forces as herweapons, and the battle resembles thefabled struggle between the Titans andthe Gods. The former did all thatmerely human power could achieve,but the dread thunderbolts of Jovebeat down their desperate arms, andhurled them in ruin to the plains below.In the end the brave railroad warriors willjdoubtless succeed in re-opening the com-munications which have been interrupted ;but the almost inconceivable exertions andexpenditure necessitated must turn publicattention more significantly than ever tothat new trans-continental road which isnow so quietly extending its long line to-wards the Gulf of Mexico, and whichfrom terminus to terminus willtraverse alevel and perfectly protected region, safefrom allstorms, and incapable of elementalinterruption. Inthe Central Pacific thereis no recourse but to encounter Nature asan opponent. Inthe Southern Pacific shewillbe circumvented.

A FLOWER SHOW FOR SACRAMENTO.

The San Francisco Bulletin suggests aflower show for that city as a promisingdevice for aiding charities. We avail our-

selves of the suggestion, but beg leave tomove a change of venue. If flower showsare to be held, we respectfully but firmlysubmit that Sacramento is the proper placeto hold them. San Francisco is welcometo make the experiment, but if she does itwillonlybe to experience the mortificationinseparable from an attempt at competitionunder impossible conditions. Itis indeedsomewhat remarkable that a flower showshould never have been thought of hitherto,in connection with the State Fair or atany other time of the year. Perhaps theState Fair comes somewhat . too .latein ;the year to allow of a full displayof our horticultural triumphs ; but lateas it is, we venture to assert that Sac-ramento can produce more and finer flowersfor jthe occasion, if she ;- tries, than SanFrancisco can raise in '\u25a0 May. And:wethink it wouldbe a good thing to hold a

flower show here. A-We;have almost un-rivaled. opportunities

'for horticulture.

Even now, without the'stimulus of emu-

lation, many of our gardens are perpetualcharms and ornaments, and ;if.our \u25a0 ladieswere inspired by the hope of;triumphingover competitors .and winning prizes fortheir productions, we have no doubt theywouldenter upon the work with new zest,and produce .correspondingly splendid re-sults. A The;cultivationjofT flowers '. is of

i. u,m— rVßm&mm4m ?*r^t'-'ammf?*m''mmmmmm y—a *?.-**,-

itself a 1very fcivilizingj.taste, |and jthere- .jaomiamaima^Ammmmmat^laßaa^hmmtm\aaiiumll

fore to be encouraged, and.there . are notmany places in; the '.' world wheA

'flowers

of every description can be grown moreadvantageously

'than [in. this city. j'j:We

need '\u25a0 no protection of jglass. ; Even j ourcoldest winters are seldom fatal ",. totropical and semi-tropical plants. Palmsof every species flourish inthe open air, andthe flowersof temperate as well as tropicalregions prosper on our genial soil. V Theconditions necessary to the successful prep-aration of a flower show, inshort, all ex-

ist here inpeculiarly favorable !forms, andwe are very sure that if our flower-lovingladies willput their 'heads together theycan without any difficulty organize a hor-ticultural show for the present summerwhich willprove a great attraction, andwilllay the foundation for a flower culturethe limitsand possibilities of which can-not be overestimated.

SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

[From San Francisco exchanges of Aprillid.]

There are now on the way'and loadingfor this port 113,000 tons of tonnage.

The South Pacific Coast Railroad willrun regular trains through to Santa Cruz inabout ten days..The steamer City of New York is at

hand from Sydney on schedule time. Shebrings the usual cargo.

The Southern Pacific is nearly finishedto a point thirty miles the other side ofTucson. Colonel Gray is completing thesurvey from San Antonio to El Paso.

The extended cold weather this springhas delayed sheep-shearing, and the de-liveries of wool have been therefore re-stricted. The arrivals are now becomingfree. \ AAAAA \u25a0

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• J. M. Bassett, publisher of the GoldenEra, was arrested yesterday on a chargeof libel preferred by Rodman M. Price,based upon an article published in thatpaper April10th.

Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor ofQueensland, Australia, was among thepassengers of the Pacific Mail steamshipCity of New York, which arrived here lastnight from Australia.

The appeal papers in the case of L. J.Gannon, sentenced to six months in theHouse of Correction and to pay a fine of§1,000 for having used incendiary language,were filed in Department No. 11 of theSuperior Court yesterday. Judge Frcelonwillhear the case May Ist.

Now that the Legislature is no longer insession, and a communistic agitation haspractically ceased, there is a disposition toinvest in allfirst-class local dividend secu-rities. Prices show an advancing tendency.Confidence is evidently being restored, andcapital is coming out of its hiding-places.

The meeting and organization of theBoard of Railroad Commissioners havebeen postponed untilMay 3d, owing to theinability of Commissioner Stoneman toleave Los Angeles at the present time.Workmen are now engaged in fittinguprooms for the use of the Commissioners inthe Haileck buildingon Sansome street.

The Quarantine Officer reports that vac-cination has taken on 51 of the 79 cabinpassengers on board the CityofPeking, 20show signs of recent vaccination, and 8have had the small-pox. The white crewand Chinese passengers are being trans-ferred to quarantine hulks preparatory tobringing the Peking to the Pacific MailSteamship Company's dock. An effort isbeing made to obtain permission from theSecretary of War to use the barracks onAngel Island for quarantine purposes.

An attorney-at-law was indulginginoneof his flowery harangues before one of theJustices of the Peace a day or two ago,when a brother attorney suggested that hemight be punished for contempt for hisintemperate speech. The Justice over-heard the remark, and picking up a four-pound paper-weight which was lyingonhis desk, remarked:

"There will be no

contempt of this Court as long as Ihave' this paper- weight." The attorney whoj was addressing the Court immediatelyi moderated his tone of voice and senti-

ments.

)George W. Henning, a member of the

(Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association, has• written a letter to Postmaster Coey, ask-

i ing what assistance California can give the. colored population of the South. The let-ter says that Kansas has 25,000 of thesepersons already, and cannot take anymore. It is expected that 50,000 willleave the South during the summer. Mr.

\u25a0 Henning suggests that some could bebrought to California under labor con-tracts, or in colonies to take land, forwhich the money willbe forthcoming. Itis requested that Postmaster Coey speakto some of our prominent citizens on thesubject.

A private letter, dated Shakespeare,April18th, received in town to-day, givesa vivid account of the insecurity to life

; and property in the southern belt of NewMexico on account of Victorio and hisApaches. Prospecting parties go out instrong force and armed. . The UnitedStates colored cavalry appear to be worth-less against the enemy, and there is "aglut in the scalp market" in consequence.The letter continues: "The Apaches areworse than ever. Victorio defeated thenigger troops the other day, killingtwenty-live men and seriously wounding CaptainCarrol, who was in command. Were itnot for

'the timely arrival of Major Mc-

Lennan, with a troop of the Sixth Cavalry,Carrol's command would have been ex-terminated. There is some talk of callingout volunteers."

Alady visiting a matinee performance inthis city recently had the misfortune tohave her purse stolen. Among its contentswere a visiting card, some trivial trinketsand loose change. A few days after astranger called at the office of the lady'shusband, and, after making some pertinentinquiries, produced the lost, purse. Hestated that he had attended a certain mat-inee performance, and having taken hisseat, thrust his hand in his outside coatpocket for his opera glass, when he drewout the identical purse. The man wasconsiderably surprised, and on opening thepurse he found the articles above enumer-ated, minus the money. By means of thevisiting card he discovered the owner.The theory of the robbery is that the thief,after abstracting the money, had droppedthe purse into a stranger's pocket.

Charles Crocker, President of the South-ern Pacific Railroad, recently purchasedthe Cosmopolitan Hotel property, at thecorner of Bush and Sansome streets, andthe impression prevails that the railroadcompany intends to move their main officesinto the building. That is not the presentdesign. Mr.Crocker purchased the prop-erty and a 50- vara lot adjacent as an in-vestment, believing that it was a goodtime to buy real estate in San Francisco.He has adopted plans for converting themain floor into spacious and convenientstorerooms. Already merchants who re-gard the location as a good one for whole-sale business have applied for storeroomsin the building. The offices of the Centraland Southern Pacific: Railroad Companieswill remain at the corner of Fourth audTownsend streets. .If jthe building inwhich they are located could be ,sold togood advantage the offices might be movednearer the business center of the city.•. j

Captain , Webb's Sixty-hour Swim.The English exchanges to hand give theparticulars of the sixty-hours' swimof Cap-tain '\u25a0 Webb.

-The -itank ;in Westminster

aquarium was forty feet long, twenty feetwide, and ovrr six feet deep ;the waterbeing, by. the aid of salt and chemicals,prepared as nearly similar to the "sailseawaves

"as possible. V: He was to remain in

the water for sixty hours, except his allow-ance of thirty minutes' rest to the twenty-four hours.

—seventy-five minutes lin all.

: In the fortieth hour of his task he left thewater for:21m.'\u25a0 405., this Ibeing his onlyrest. The wager laid was £100 to £20 that

j he would not accomplish the feat. Itwasa trial of endurance rather than of swim-'ming, as no attempt was made to cover anyspecified 7 distance. •; His \u25a0 food • was \u25a0 princi-pally minced beef and eggs ; tea, coffee,- aleand cigars [being occasionally indulged in.The temperature of the water was from75°to SO*. He successfully accomplished the' task, 1and was in excellent physical condi-

,Ition at the close.

'...; Gloves last ;the '\u25a0\u25a0 longest '.with':the jladywho has . a diamond ring.A-{Boston Tran-script.

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

VIEWS OF JUDGE FIELD, OF Tff2 V. S.A rSUPREME COURT.

A Response to a Recently Published Arti-cle on the Absorbing Topic—The Evils

of Chinese Immigration.

V.,7. [San Francises Call.]The March number of the Californian

contains a very forcible and well-writtenarticle from the pen of General John F.Milleron "Certain Phases of the ChineseQuestion.'', Itwas sent to Judge Field, ofthe Supreme Court of the UnitedStates, byGeneral Miller, who has received inreplythe letter which we publish below. Someof 'our citizens, learning from GeneralMiller the purport \u25a0of the letter, tele-graphed Judge Field forpermission to pub-lish it,and obtaining his consent, we arenow enabled to give it to the public :

Washington, March 5, 18S0.Hon. John F. Miller Dear Sir :Ihave

much pleasure in acknowledging the re-ceipt of the ornian for March, whichyou were kind enough to send me, contain-ing your article on

"Certain Phases of the

Chinese Question." lam glad, as a Cali-fornian, to see that another effort is beingmade to resuscitate the publication of amonthly periodical in our State. The firstone was commenced, Ibelieve, .by Mr.Ewer, now an Episcopal clergyman of dis-tinction in New York. The second onewas edited, Ithink, for some ti-ne by BretHarte, whose contributions to it firstbrought himinto prominent notice.

-This

new publication contains several interest-ing and instructive papers, and will,doubt-less, soon win its way to popular favor.Your article on the Chinese Ihave readwith great pleasure, and Iheartily concurwith you inmost of the views you expressin it. Ihave always regarded

THE IMMIGRATIONOF THE CHINESE

Inlarge numbers into ourState as a seriousevil, and likely to cause great injury to-the morals of our people, as well as totheir industrial interests. No one whovisits the Pacific Coast can failto perceiveits injurious results. Your article, Iven-ture to say, willbe productive of muchgood, as it is temperately and dispassion-ately written, truthful in its statements,forcible inits argument, and statesmanlikein its suggestions ; and coming from onewho holds a high position with the partyin power, it cannot fail to have

'great

weight with its members who desire toreach a corn solution of the Chinesequestion. Ithink that you have handledthe subject so ably and pointedly, and insuch a way, too, that you can hardly failto obtain the approval of the more thought-ful and.enlightened on this side of theContinent. Iagree with you that it is ourduty

"to preserve this land for our people

and their posterity forever ; to protect anddefend American institutions and republi-can government from the Oriental gan-grene. And this is the duty of everyAmerican citizen." These opinionsIhavelong entertained ;indeed, ever since theevil began to loom up in its present propor-tions, though Ihave had no sympathy withthe violent, illegaland

MISDIRECTED EFFORTS _ ' "

So often made to get rid of it...You willfind them stated in an interview with theeditor of the Argonaut and reported withsubstantial correctness in its issue ofAugust 9, 1870, an extract from which Ibeg to subjoin for your perusal. Ithensaid that "no good can come from a resorttoemail vexations against the Chinese. Todeny to them the privilege of sending toChina their dead, to cut off their cues, tosubject them to inconveniences and pettyannoyances is unworthy a generous geople,and willresult in no practical benefit. Irecognize the Chinese question as one ofprominent importance —

a national questiondemanding the consideration of jurists andstatesmen, and not tobe solved by a resortto sanitary laws, nor by local and. munici-pal police regulations. It is a broad ques-tion, to lie discussed by broad-minded men,and determined upon principles of law thatgovern nations in their intercourse witheach other. This question cannot besolved by San Francisco nor California,nor is it a local one, nor are its conse-quences to be confined to this side of thecontinent.

* *-. * ,*.. lam awarethat commercial intercourse 'with China isa one-sided affair, and that the Knglish,German and American merchants are beingdriven out of the Chinese trade, and thatthe Chinese merchants have monopolizednot on'y their foreign commerce, but thenavigation of their own coast and thb in-terior waters.

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NOW WHAT IS THE BXKKDT ?

To me it seems plain. We have a treatywith the Government of China. We findthat treaty, in its practical workings, one-sided. It is not equal, iThe Chinesehave denied to our people the privilege oftrading with the interior of China, Theyopen certain ports, known as treaty ports,and practically deny to our merchants theright to enter any other. Americans arenot allowed to digin their mines,:work ontheir farms, build railroads, navigatestreams, obtain franchises, and are re-stricted in the enjoyment of any but themost limited privileges. They are notallowed the freedom of the country. Wemay not peremptorily abrogate this treaty,because to do so would be a declaration ofwar, but we may say to the Chinese au-thorities, that because we find this treatyworks unequally, and to the disadvantageof our people, we desire to modify it;wemay give the required notice of six monthscr one year ; we may then make anothertreaty and give to the Chinese the privi-leges they practically accord to us. Wemay say to them, your people shall onlycome to the United States and .shall onlyremain hero for the purpose of generalcommerce ;you shall be welcome to cer-tain ports and to none other; you shallengage only in foreign trade ; you shall be

EXCLUDED FROM ALL EMPLOYMENTSNot connected with or incidental to for-eign commerce ;you shall be allowed theprivilege of crossing our continent in pur-suit of business ; you may be welcome tovisitany port of our land ;you may edu-cate your youth in our colleges. But youshall not send to us an immigration to en-gage in the general industries of our coun-try;you shall not send a population to be-come permanent residents in our country ;you shall not come into competition withour laborers ;you shall not engage in me-chanical and manufacturing employments :you shall not own or tillour agriculturallands ; nor shall you fillmenial employ-ments.

* * * *Thus, the question

may be solved, rationally, speedily andpeacefully."

The want of reciprocity in the benefitsof the treaty is fully stated in the follow-ing extract froma communication made byour Minister inChina to the State Depart-ment, dated May 10, 187S :

"Avery few words are needed to indi-cate the lack of reciprocity between u5."..- 1think that there are no opportunities ofresidence, or of enterprise, from which theChinese among us are debarred. . They cango where they willand do what they willin allour broad domain. But it is not sohere. Our countrymen may reside in afaw cities only,:and they may engage in noenterprise [outside of the ordinary inter-change of commodities and their transpor-tation between defined points. :OPPORTUNITY EXISTS jTO DEVELOP MIKES,To establish furnaces and factories, to con-struct roads, - canals, railroads and jtele-graphs, -to:operate these, and V steam orother vessels on many routes not now opento them ;but |from all these .and manyother important branches of enterprise weare effectually, ;\u25a0 and, :perhaps, hopelesslyshut out.APerhaps, then," the time has ar-rived when we;may say .to;this Govern-ment that we may expect ;a;\u25a0 more perfectreciprocity, and that, if;our people cannotbe admitted here to air the privileges en-joyedby theirs in our country, they mustnut blame us ifwe demand such a revisioncf our treaties as willleave us free to meetthe necessities of our situation." \u0084;Itis verycertain that LChina twould not consent tothe extension of the privileges J enjoyed byforeigners |in'. this Icountry, v and it is pos-sible that, rather than do this, she wouldagree to such arevision lof our treaties asIhave indicated. V Butifshe should notdoso, and should plant ;herself ifirmlyon ex-isting treaties, :refusing ito igrant us Iany-thing, or assent to the withdrawal ofIanyprivileges fromher people,*,we would haveproceeded, nevertheless, as Ihave said, inan honorable way, and could then considerthe |whole Csituation ]and determine thepolicy whichIwould not

'conduce ]tojour

welfare." .. ',

A modification; of,THE TREATY

Is, inmy "opinion,"-,the only way to dealwith the problem of their exclusion. Theycannot •be forced out:of;the country byraids of jmobs maltreating their - personsand 7 burning their houses. The publicopinion of the country will not tolerateany such violence. Itis in vain to expectany countenance from j the!people of theEast to such attempts. Articles like thatofyours in the

"Californiau" willdo in-

finitelymore good ;and willconvince themthat it would be wise,' just and politic,andnot in conflict with our traditional policy,to insist upon a revision of our treaty soas to place the Chinese inthis country uponthe same footing as Americans are placedin China, and thus restrict them ex-clusively to the business of foreign com-merce. This would be a practicable andstatesmanlike solution of the whole, diffi-culty. Again thanking you for your ar-ticle,Iam, dear sir, very truly yours,

Stephen J. Field.

ITEMS OF MINING NEWS.Miningon the east fork of the Hassay-

ampa, in Arizona, better known as theCrook canyon, is getting livelyagain asthe snow disappears.

While ground-sluicing on Poor Man'screek, in Oregon, Thomas Keaton pickedup an JB7 50 nugget in the claim of Kea-ton, Kilppcl& Co., last week. This is oneof the largest nuggets found recently andis a perfect gem. „

There have just been bonded three ofthe most important mines in Carlisle dis-trict (Meadow Lake), to men who :haveabundant means for testing the wo**1",

the mines, and who have manifested thedisposition to do so.. On the north-side hills, in the shade ofthe timber, says the Arizona Democrat, .there is snow four feet deep in places yet,but it is melting rapidly, and there is wa-ter everywhere, and lots of green grass onthe southern exposures. This will be agay season for miners and prospectors inthe mountains of Yavapai county.

Afew days since a miner at RemingtonHill,Nevada county, inattempting to movea bowlder, discovered a bonanza. The rockwas about two feet in diameter, aud in at-tempting to turn it over some gold on thesurface attracted his attention/and on fur-ther examination it was found to be liter-ally fiUed with gold and worth severalthousand dollars.

There vrafirecently found inthe Ford &Mullen claim, on New York Hill,says theNevada Transcript, a beautiful gold speci-men. Ithad been imbedded incrystallizedquartz, and had taken a shape almost as ifit had been wrought into an ornament bythe hands ofa skillfulartisan, being studdedhere and there with small crystallization,that took on a resemblance of pearls. . Thegold was as bright as if it had been bur-nished. . \u25a0'--:'

We have talked with several experienced-miners just down from the Skagit goldfields, says the Seattle Pott, who say themines are the richest struck since 1849, andestimate that Ruby, Canyon, Granite andPanther creeks will turn out millions ofdollars this summer and fall, and that thereis room for 20,000 miners as far as at pres-ent prospected, and there is a vast eraof gold-bearing country there as yet un-prospected.

-The Sampson Flat mines in Fresno

county were discovered in January, butthe matter was kept a profound secret bythe discoverers untilquite recently. Theirobject was to have ample time to discoverand locate the best ledges before the excite-ment. Their success has been good. Theleading claims are Big Sampson, owned byLittle,Mcßee & Co.

—this ledge is eight

feet wideand assays £00 to §100 gold perton ; the North Star, owned by Fenwick,Rape, Converse &Lewis, assays from 8150to 8200 per ton, and is three feet in width;the Monitor, owned byDavis, Lewis, Shan-non &Case, is five feet wide, and gives anaverage assay of 81,200 per ton. They allare in slate formation and carry free gold.

The recent developments in the Empiremine at Tombstone must be encouraging tothe Boston parties who purchased it onlylast December. Work upon it has beenpushed with that energy peculiar to Massa-chusetts men. Hoisting works of excellentcharacter and capacity for sinking from1,000 to 1,500 feet have recently beenerected over its new working shaft, nowdown 140 feet. Inthe o'd prospect shaft,down 200 feet, rapid drifting has been go-ing forward on the vein, now in some«l3ofeet, in its approach toward the new shaft.Inthe cast cross-cut of the old shaft, about30 feet from the opening, a body of freemilling ore, chloride in character, wasstruck, about nine feet inthickness, assay-ing 8187 per ton. In the new shaft assaysfrom vein shoots have been made from $84to $212 per ton. The Empire is lookedupon as a mine having prospects of perma-nency and richness second to none in thecamp.— [Tucson Record.

AUSTRALASIA.

i»y the steamship City ot .New York,

which arrived at San Francisco yesterday,we have later dates from Australasia :

During the morth the New ZealandMinisters have been busy throughout thecolony, and there are now signs that theyare preparing for the session of Parliamentwhich is to commence in May. The Hon.Mr. Hall, the Premier, reached Aucklandon the Sth of March, and was followed ina fewdays after by the Hon. M.Kolleston,Minister of Lands, .Justice and Immigra-tion.

Business during the month has been dull,especially in the southern provinces .ofNew Zealand, and there have been com-plaints from various quarters of want ofemployment. In the circumßtarces__theGovernment has sent home instructions' tothe Agent-General that the immigrationsystem hitherto in operation should belargely modified. The only immigrationnow to be encouraged is that of personsskilled inagriculture and possessed ofsomecapital.

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Native Parliament" assembled atOrake;,New Zealand, AprilISth. Orakeiis a small native settlement, about fourmiles from Auckland, where live the rem-nants of the tribes who formerly ownedthe Auckland districtunder the chief PaulTuhaere. These people, with their kins-men from Kaipara, "

and some Ngapuhichiefs from the Bay of Islands district,have gathered, to the number of about200, todiscuss subjects interesting tothem.

Thomas Birch, who was a passengerfrom Dunedin to Auckland by the UnionSteamship Company's vessel Penguin, ex-nired suddenly on board, on the 12th ofMirch. 1" -J'On Thursday, March 4th, a destructive

fire occurred at Tan. New Zealand.Commissions are sitting on the public

works ofNew Zealand, in order to decideon the roads of railway to be completed,and to report as to the efficient and econ-omical working of the present lines.

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Commission is also sitting to consider thebest means of promoting the industries ofthe colonies.

The net land jrevenue of New Zealandfor the quarter ending the 31st of Decem-ber last was £66,037 9jBd. Of this sum£27,457 1 Is 3d was the result of the landsales, £37, Is SJ obtained for depastur-ing licenses, rents, etc., and £793 lbs !IJ,miscellaneous receipts. ..'.•\u25a0•\u25a0 • A

Splendid rain has fallen all over the col-ony of Victoria.

Mr.Duffyis appointed Victorian Minis-ter for Agriculture, without salary.

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Under the new rule, females are beingadmitted to the Victorian University. Ay E. Ward, M.P.' for South Australia, in-tends asserting jhis privilege of freedomfrom arrest for debt within fortydays oftheiassembling or jprorogation of Parlia-ment, bybringing an action for heavy dam-ages against Wickliu and winden, who re-cently had Ward imprisoned.V The Northern Territory, South Austra-lia, police found ;the tracks jofiHolmes'murderers and followedthem fortwodays,tilldriven jback jby swamp J country, pre-venting any further tracking on horseback.':They tried. to :proceed on

'foot,' but couldnot carry jthe provisions, =and the South-port blacks refused jto assist the police onthe

-;plea that \ they were Iafraid. AImme-

diately the country is dry enough the policewillstart again.

Given an audience that :reads \u25a0. nothingoutside of the catechism and the marriagesand deaths in{the !daily paper,' and jtheclergyman who cannot knock Darwin, Milland Huxleymuch higher than the mythi-cal Gilderoy ever flew his equally mythicalkitemust be a wofullypoor specimen of aminster.

PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

v.Out of 213 newspapers now published inthis State only 74 are over ten years old.It'Forty-seven prisoners in the AlamedaCounty Jail \await the action of the lawand the Grand Jury. jA It cost the city of Portland, Or., 8110during the month of March forkillingandburying 56 worthless canines.

Geo. Albert, who was recently cut byWarren at :Rough • and Ready, Nevadacounty, died at 10 o'clock Sunday night.-

Professor George Davidson is at presentstationed on Mount Diablo with a corps ofassistants, taking observations for thegeodetic survey.

A new town has been laidout on the rail-|road about six miles north of Kingsburg,Tulare county. Itwill be the center of avery prosperous farming community.

San Bernardino is about to take heroicmeasures with the hoodlum element thatinfests that place. The most aggressive oftheir kind have been ordered to vamose.

T. H.Hyatt, Jr., of Winters, has beenappointed by Hon. R. J. Hudson short-hand reporter for the Superior Court ofLake county. Mr. Hyatt is :also short-hand reporter for the Superior Court ofYolo.

The Stockton Paper Mill Companyshipped about seven and a half tons ofprinting paper Wednesday

—five tons in

rolls and two tons and a half in bundles.The lot was consigned totwo San Francisconewspapers. _

Adelegation of business men, appointedby the citizens, has left Prescott, Arizona,.lay before the managers of the Atchi-

son, Topcka and Santa Fe Railroad Com-pany the advantages to be derived fromrunning their railroad through that towninits route to the Pacific ocean.

The number of unemployed men whohave been about town nearly all winter,says the Inyo Independent, have scatteredout, leaving the place looking more or lessdepopulated. \u25a0 We have heard of severalinquiries during the week for good miners,for places which have not yet been filled.Itis not generally known from whence

c£me the name of Paskenta and what isthe meaning thereof. The Indians used tocall a high bluffor a succession of precipi-tous hills and rugged tracks of country"

Paskenta." As this name seemed veryappropriate to the surrounding countrythe place was so named.

The Jacksonville (Or.) Times suggeststhat, as the warm weather approaches, thethousands of carcasses of dead animalswhich have perished during the late severewinter and ar,e lyingaround in many por-tions of Lake, Jackson and Siskiyou coun-ties be either buried orer nated, and thusprevent the foul and pi rescent stenchfrom filling the air we b eathe. Some-thing should be done at one both by indi-viduals and the county and township au-

thorities, to ward off the danger threat-ening the health of the people.

The steamship company, we learn, saysthe Los Angeles Herald, intend to buildtwo warehouses on the bluff, or, rather,one on each plateau of the double bluffback of the site for the new wharf, tofacilitate the shipment of grain. The firstwill be ten feet below the roadway atwhich teams willdischarge their loads, thegrain being passed through a chute intothe storehouse where it willremain untilrequired for shipment. As needed itwillbe passed through a second chute to thewarehouse below and thence through athirdchute to the deck of the vessel. Bythis method, it is claimed, that two menin the second warehouse willbe able topass down as much grain as ten men canstow, a material saving of labor and a sav-ing which will undoubtedly inure to theprofit of the shipper.

In early days "sledding" was thefamiliar initiation of a stranger at Middle-town, Lake county. He was first made totreat and then be treated until his senseswere nearly gone. An invitation was ex-tended to • him to cress the street toanother saloon, when hardly had he passedthe threshold of the door when his legswere tripped from beneath him, and somerough would get between his legs and tak-ing a foot in each hand would drag him upand down the street until his clothes weretorn from his body, and his head wasscratched and scraped so badly that awhole month was required to get it intogood condition again. There were manysudden disappearances about that time,unaccountable to the outside world, butwell known to the few desperadoes whoinfested the town. They have all goneno<v, and the town appears as quiet as aNew England villageupon a Sunday.

The great problem of the day is thesolution of the soul-provoking fifteen-blockpuzzle. AMormon in Utah tried it theother day by making squares in bis backyard and arranging his numerous wives soas to represent the desired numbers. Theywere much interested in the game, andthing3went smooth enough until he gotdown to 13, 14, 15. By this time therewas evidence of uneasiness in the upperrow. The wives from No. 1 to 12 weretired of standing, and growing impatient atthe non-success of their spouse, began tochip in with such suggestions a«, Movered-headed 14 to the left." Push thatsnaggle-toothed object with15 pasted onher cheek to the other square," Send lopeared 13 withthe dirty finger nails fartherdown the row,"and in about ten minutesit was hard to tell whether that back yardwas a second-hand clothing store or a de-funct hair shop, and as soon as that Mor-man'gets out of hospital he is going tolook for the man who invented the game.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

By the steamship City of New York,which arrived at San Francisco yesterday,we have files of Honolulu papers to April7th. . a;.' The rain record for the first three monthsof the year is less in the sum total than thesame period of last year, but for bothFebruary and March, ISSO, the fallis muchgreater than for those months in 1879.The rainfall for January, 1870, was, how-ever, very, heavy. At W. W. Hall's, atNuuano avenue, which gives about themean fall, the figures are : First quarter,1579, 10.73 inches; 18S0, 15 70 inches;but in January, the comparative figuresare: IS7O, 13.09; 1880, 4.01, while forFebruary and March, ISSO, the fall was7.05 and 4.72 inches.

The report of 'the Health Officer forMarch is interesting. Be states that thepublic health is generally good, though thenumber of deaths exceeded what he hadexpected. The total number ofdeaths pre-sumably for Honolulu only is 55, of which

[ 40 are Hawaiian*and 4 South Sea Islanders.The rumors of Ministerial resignations

are unfounded.A gratifying illustration of the increase

jof business in the community, is the changeInow making in the Postoffice quarters,I whereby the accommodations willbe nearlyIif not quitedoubled.

Most of the plantations on Maui aregrinding, and doing good work.

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A four-year-old Sunday-school girldidj the best she could with a question that wasasked of the infant class. Said the teach-er, reading :_ 'And itcame to pass, whinKingHczekiah heard it, that he rent hisclothes.' Now, what • does that mean,children

—he rent his clothes*"

Up wenta little hand.

"Well, if: you.know,tellus."

"Please, ma'am," sai.l the child,-

tiikidly,"Is'pose he hired 'em out."

.- .. .-... The |Rochester. Express complains thati the mornings get up too early.

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THE DAILY RECORD-UNION.FRIDAY Arriii23, IHSO.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ;j;Special Meeting „r Sarr.......... «\u25a0--

Royal Arch ChapterT No. £at "he hL 1 ATHIS (Friday) EVENING, at 7:30 o?clock 'tfVSojourn,,,;.- Companions are cordially iu-/^r\vited to attend. Byorder of

'A.A.Redlngtos, Secretary^' *'DAVIS, PA. A.Redisoton, Secretary. ap»-lt

GENEBAL NOTICES^"Fori* In all 'antes have devoted lavish

praise upon that which so Justly constitutes thepride of womanhood— glossy, silky, wavy and richbead of hair. Boldness in olden times was con-sidered a great imperfection, and still greater nowwhen an unfailing, safe and agreeable means teavcid it is within the reach of all. Even Incase*where the application of the ORIENTAL TONIC isnot exactly demanded, by disease, it is prudent toa 'optitas a hair dressing, since it cannot do anyharm, and will, on the contrary, keep the scalpfree from all blemish, and impart to the hair anenhanced appearance becoming to all. Gentlemenof taste adopt it a*ahair dress ng, and extend itsuse to the beard, because it imparts to it a richgloss, giving an appearance of refinement and neat*ness, iotto be overlook cd. For sale by all dealersin perfumery and drug stores throughout theworld. ap23-lt*

fapllalColonnade. So. 1017 Tenlh street.Pnvate rooms for families. The best of wines, 'liquors, cigars, etc JOHN HF.CTOR, Proprietor.

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"Consomme, al tin- Forrest!" everyevening from8 to 12 '.!7-lm

•Assessment Notice or the Fonnlninaiming Company.— Location of mine, Amadorcounty. Othco and principal place of business,sacrjinento city, California Notice ,- bi rabv riventhat at a mcefngof the Board of Directors of slidcompany, held on the Jilst day of -MARCH, IS3O, anassessment, No.10, of one ceut per share was leviedupon the capital stock of the corporation, payableon or before the Ist day of HAT, t. D. DierssenSecretary, corner Ninth and I.streets. Any stockupon which said assessment shall remain unpaid onthe Istd-vof JIAY,ItSO, will be delinquent andadvertised forsale at thee flice of the company onthe 16th day of MAY', 1880, Inpa; delinquent assess-ment, together with costs of advertising and ex-pense* of sale. D. DIEHSSEN, Secretary.

Sacramento, March "1, ISWO. ap2-law4wF

AMUSEMENTS,~

I.O,O.^^PMIC!TO COMSTOCK GBOVE,

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TO MAI IT, IKS".

E. M. MARTIN,Trepidant.W. B. Davies, Secretary. ap22-3t

GRAND MAYDAY PJCNIC—AMI

—TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION !iAT TAMMANY CR2VE, DAVISVILLE, :• ' *

SATURDAY MAY1, ISSO.

E&mSa^^immiAPROGRAJIJIE OP LITERARY EXERCISES

willbe presented as follows, during the after-noon :President of the Day.. Robert Thompson, of San

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Invocation Rev. M. O. Brin*,of San Francisco.Song Frofessor J. A. Jiaxham, of Vermont,Oration Edward Carswell, ofCanada.

uratePoem Geo \u25a0_< Aspden, ofSacramento.Song Professor J A.Jiaxham, of Vermont.Address.... Rev. 11. O. DeWitt, D. D.,ofNew York.

Church, Jones m ßeebe'l Full Band will furnishmusic.

\V. P. Peterson willprovide rcfreshmcjits.Suitable prizes have been offered for Baa BaH

and other outdoor amusements.Anew platform, MxlOO feet, has. ]„,\u25a0,, erected.All that van will be done to contribute to the

comfort and enjoyment of all Each ticket-holderwillbe furnished a seat on the ears, as passengers arelimited to fiftyin each coach.

Tickets (for the round trip, Including all privi-lege*), .SI.

t-g weed*for the Benefit of the Good TemplarsHome forOiphaus. a|»l4-td

HOIT & GRANT.]I|"USIC FDRNISIIED FOR ALLOCCA- <«ItJL sions. E. S. GRANT, No 10 ft Sixth JVstreet, between d and K. N. S. 11, -IT,.... >*J*

1021 Fourth street, between J and—-

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FIRST ARTILLERY REG'T. BAND.

MUSIC FURNISHED FOR PAP.TIES, #«Serenades, Parade*, Picnics, cc. Leave jfij

orders at headquarters, ho, 7:10 X street;*?*F. A Pueh. Twelfth and 0 streets. Leader. vaatttIJ W. DAVIS, No. 1324 Istreet. apC-lm'

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WE HAVE SUBDIVIDED THAT DESIRABLE* V and eligibly located block between IandJ, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, into lots40x100 or SOxICO. and offer them for prices belowany lots that are offerea i<rsale inthat vicinity.

KS See the prices before purchaing elsewhere.Applyto

SWEETSER & ALSIP,REAL ESTATE

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INSURANCE AGENTS,NO. 1015 FOURTH STREET.

I., i«,-;-:i .1 and K.»ncraiiiiiilo Col*mrfS-Snlm

FEIEHD * TERETLUMBER COMPANY.

MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALE AND RE-tail Dealers in every kind and variety

of BUILDING and FINISHING TIMBER and

LUMJBER.IS Cargoes, Car-loads and Special Orders

promptiv filled, and shipped direct iron, theORKGON, REDWOOD and SUGAR PINE MILLSof the Conn any.GrxEKAtOrncs, No. l3loSrc kd Stkkut, nkarM.Brascu Yard, Corner Twelfth and J Streets.

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STEINWAY & SONS' PiANOS

AHEYMAN,SOLE AGENT, '-^•f,l^^.street, bet. Sxth and Seventh, |MM|opposite Court-bouse. PIANOS T'.ilI111LET. Piano* sold oninstallments.

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DAMAGEDBY WATER.

KS WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION To A

LOT OF GOODS DAMAGED BY WATER ATTHE RECENT STORM. ALSO, ALARGE LOT OF

DRESS GOODS!REDUCED 10 10,15 AND20 CENTS, FORMERLYSOLD AT 25, M AND 15 CENTS.

tall Early ami ferurc Bargain* :

S. LIPMA^9&CO.,CORNER FIFTHANDJ STEEETS, SACRAMENTO.

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FOR SALE OR LEASE,THI

Grand Hotel Propertj !

SITUATED ON THE CORNER OF FRONTand X streets, Sacramento city, directly op-

posite the steamboat landing, and near the railroaddepot. The best location in th>. city for a hoteland business property. Will be sold low, with favor-able terms as to payments, or

-leased for a term of

years at a low rental. Inquire of E.CADWALADER,.No. 61J street, Sacramento; orS. P. DEWEY, No308 Pine street. Sar Francisco. \u25a0-\u25a0...'\u25a0: ap*!^3ptf, AG. GRIFFITH'S

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A»A AAAGranite Bnildins: Stone A A VCat, Dressed and Poli*;dtoorder. JyU-lpfim

NEW^^ ADVEBTISEMENTS.Notice. —

The Social'

announced farTO-MOKROW evening, at the First Baptist Church,baa been postponed until further notice. ap23-lt

H. S. G. -Parlor So. .I.—Yonr regularweekly meeting willbe held THIS (Friday) EVEN-INO, in Pioneer Hall, at 8 o'clock sharp. A fullIattendance is de-ired. Byorder.. HERBERT W. TAYLOR, President,

L. O. Dickmax. Assistant Rec. Sec. ap23-ltCiiy Guard Attention.— Company \.ii

A,hirst Regiment Artillery,X.G. C. You jrU^are commanded to assemble at your Armory**«WTHIS (Friday) EVENING, at half-, ast 7mia

clock, sharp. ByorderM. J. BURKE, Lieutenant Commanding.

P. F. Bucklet, Recording Secretary.'ap23-lt [b.C.)

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TRADESMAN'S FOE!

THE SAN FRANCISCO

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ITO TIIE CITI/.EVS OF SACItllll.Mll:."J '-''\u25a0. .aa*. \li.'-.,? •..;-: -\u25a0'• ;J. \u25a0'.. \u25a0-'\u0084 *\u25a0, :

On the Ist of April the proprietors of the SanFrancisco Chronicle called together the printers intheir office and demanded of them that they accepta reduction of 5 cents per 1000 ems, or 10 per cent,

of their wages. The printers of San Francisco tookthe matter under advisement, and, after due de-liberation, came to the conclusion that they couldnot work forless wages than they were then re-ceiving. On the 14th instant the DeYoungs suc-ceeded in scraping together a sufficient number ofunfair technically termed "rats"—to takethe place of the majority of the compositors in theiroffice, and thirty-one of them left the establish-ment— only seven of their old force remaining.

The interest we, the Sacramento printers, hare inthe matter is this :It has only been about eighteenmouths since the printers of this coast quietly sub-

Imitted to a reduction of eighteen and three- fourthsper cent, of their wages. At that time the reduc-tion was brought on by the San Francisco Chronicle.We recognize the fact that the Chronicle again aimsa blow at the typographical fraternity generally.Printers are to-day receiving less wages, in propor-tion to the hours employed, than any other class ofskilled tradesmen. Many of us are men of families,and our wages are now as low as men can bereasonably asked to work for—so Io*-,in fact, that,notwithstanding the longhours employed, even withthe most rigid economy and steady habits, we arekept constantly on the ragged edge" ofpoverty.

Ifthe Chronicle succeeds in this reduction in thepriceof composition initsoffice, other journals comingin competition with it will demand a reductionalso. The onlyrecourse left forus—our only hone-is to take up the battle of our San Francisco fellow-craftsnj en. We ate satisfied that the onlyavenue tothe hearts of the DeYoungs is through their pockets-The support of their paper comes lirgely fromlaborers and tradesmen, and those patronized bythem. To curtail this patronage of the Chronicleis the object and aim of this address.

There are journals in San Francisco and Sacra-mento (of equal ability and far greater reliabilitythan the ronicle) whose proprietors are willingto"live and let let." Every subscriber transferredfrom the Chronicle to one of these journals is adirect rebuke to that everweaning avarice which

j would reduce the man who works for wajes to acondition of abject poverty, and clothe his family

Politically we have no war with the Chronicle. Itis its disposition to refuses fair day's compensationfor a fair da] 's labor upon which wemake war.

Finally, all classes of labor are so closely alliedIthat wh.iever strikes a disastrous and remorselessblow at one class of tradesmen, docs an act thatwill tell with more or less effect upon every otherclass. For this re ison werepectfu l.v ask, and con-fidently hop*, tint every justice-loving man, be he alaborer or one who receives the patronage of labor,will transfer his patronage from thai systematicoppressor or honest toil,TIIE .-A\ I'KAX-CIM'O IIUJoMlll:. t) some other journa"that is willingto render unto him who works histtist and fair reward. We urge our friends not todelay in this matter, lint lo Withdraw Iheirsupport front Ihe IllttO.Ml11. nl cure."Now is the accepted time." A few days of delayand hesitation, and our cause may be lost.I

transfer his pitn.nage tram Ilu.I>y-lem:illrn-sior of lionet foil.THE s.l\ lICA>-'O < ll;in\ni.i:. t. some other fooraais willingto render unto him who works bisand fair reward. We urge our friends not to

in this matter, bat lo Milhi!run llioirinrl Oiiiu (he < lIKOMILElit net..v is tbe accepted time." A few day* of delayu-iJjition, and our causcm Qf b*lost.

V. Dresher, John H. Kiernan,Ceo. Ed. Barber, Fred. W. Day,T. I.Foard, v. S. Shields,C. M. Harrison, J. C. Loughlii' :.*W.P.Lyon, H.R.Lewis,John X. Howe, D. F. Drvden,Thomas Gorman, F. 11. .In,C. A. Horsey, Frank M.'l'attce,Jlatt. Cuddy, i, .r.-e E. place,W. 11. Davis, Nick B. Kerry,Conrad Vogd, John H. Peters,John Hall, G. W. Green,Fran. M. Jiillikan, A. J. Johnston,Thomas Wright, Wm. Miner,Thomas O'Brien, O. 11. Tubbs,A. Jord C. T. Ingham,J. E. Murphy, John W. Barrett,L. Littlcfleld, A. S. Bennett,Lyme M. Potter, W. D. Haley,F. K. Tiel, Wm. li. JlcKenna,C. P. Owen, Win. Halley,A S. York, J. B. Harris,D. M. Bishop, W. J. Collier,J. A. Thomas, S. W. Harris,W. E. ougbtoii, E D. Burhngame,Thomas Gardiner, Charles S. Hall,IIB. Schindler, J. J. Glacken,A. E. Hornlein, Lnuis Spillner,James Benson, Charles SchniJtt,Geo. L. Suydam, James Wilson,John Simpson, F. S. Thomson,. Joseph Brown, L. R. Kidd,Nap. Donovan, Wm. H. Donovan,Joe Goddard, Andmany others.

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AMERICAN LAUNDRY.

"VI'TK-y. INCONSEQUENCE OF BEING PAR-i.I tiallyflooded by ate rise of, water, our patrons

Iare notified that packages willunavoidably he 'inc.what delayed, hut will be delivered as speedily as|»s.ible. , S. B. COOLEY,

apgllf 18. C.[ Proprietor.

UNION PICNICSixth-street, Kingsley Chapel and M.E.

Church South Sunday school*.

Mk\^<*mm^^mmm*^am^im^At Cothrin's Station, on line of Placerville and

Sacramento V.i11,;. Railroad, on Friday, Vac 7, i««.iThe grounds at this place, being -\u0084:..,\u25a0 3s miles

from Bacramento^ hi the mountains, offerunusualfacilities fora day of enjoyment. Cars letve.N'ewDepot promptly at 8 A. a., stopping at Tenth andTwenty-first streets

Refreshments and Amusements on the Ground*.Tickets— Adults, il;Children, 80 cent*. ap23-lt

LICK HOUSE,SAN FRANCISCO.--

THE ELEGA^LYFI'KNISHED ROOMS A&\.ot this popular Hotel null be rented here- illil!

after without board-the dining-room being tem-porarily closed.

The house, as away*, willbe strictly firs',class.

ISSpecial inducement* to Families, Merchants,Tourist* and Commercial Travelers.

THE LICK las the most desirable and centrallocation in the city.

*p23-2plro WM. F. nAP.RISON, Mtnsger

SWEETSER & ALSIP,REAL ESTATE AK3 INSURANCE AOENTS

Votary Publieand Commissioner of Deed*.

Real Estate Bought and Sold on Commission.. £S*Hotißcs rented and rent*collected. "ta '--.

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Agents for the followingInsurance Companies :IMPERIAL,r..i...r.J............r..-. of LondonLONDON ........ ..:;....;..;...of LonoorNORTHERN ............... ..:..;....o LondotJUELN ............................... of LiverpoolNORTH BRITISH akdMERCANTILE l{*£&s£££JET5AjJ...!.. ........ ....AA.of Hartford, Conn.

Aggregate Capital. AM.7M,S&3., ISSo. 47 Fourth street, between J and X, S. c,•m .nto. corner of the alley. ' :-' 'ap'J3-lrtf..

LIONA ISAKM>

fioMHISSTON MERCHANTS ANDDEALERS 15

Prodnce. Vegetable*. Butter, Eggs, Ch«e* .>j Poultry, Oreen andDryFruits, Honey, Beans, etc. 'r

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?i ISPotatoes incar-load lets or lea*.'•\u25a0 --•;'--:.ap3-lptl-- No*.21 and 28 J street.

MARRIED.Meridian, Sutter county, April 15 George W.'-. Kob'nsun to Ella Long.,.

BORN.Fresno. April14—Wife of C. H. Hiwn. a son.Santa Ito,a, April lj—Wife of W. E. McConnell, aa son. '-\u25a0•;

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I'DIED.Sacramento, April 21— 'harlotte A., wife of Peter1limes, a native of Kew York,46 years.

(Friends and acqnainta- are respectfully invited\u25a0 to attend the funeral, which willtake place from

late residency Nineteenth and Istreets, this.'morning at 10 o'clock.] J. ,-1Percy* Ranch, -utter county, April Andrew J.-

rercy, 51 years. \u25a0 .-;- v->v^'i»*™gi«g^K3S»gsSanta Kosa, April Katie Wright, 5 years.

STBAYEDIToTTnE] PREMISES OF i!\.IJACOB KUXSTLE, a small BLACKiiaTXHOUSE, white on the left hiid fout.*The /CI?A--

owner can \u25a0 get ,the horse by calling at JaCoBKUN'STi-E, Kreeport Iroad,*!tear WillowISlough.;•>-» \u25a0;?\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0•'>•\u25a0*- jjj,-ra.i-i ap2S3t*,"v;y^tr'-rrj;.'\u25a0;-< --*%,a-rra:r^ aaa -a-Jra.-- „-.,,*..\u25a0 a -v .- \u25a0 ,aja.r%.