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WIRES STILL DOWN. The wires are still down in the Sierras, and no Eastern or foreign dispatches were received night. ' |||f NEWS OF THE MORNING. The demand for mining stocks in San Francisco yesterday morning was very limited, and prices were generally weak and lower, especially on the regular call at 11 A. M. The variations, however, were all under the dollar mark. • The land troubles have broken out afresh in Tu- lare county, and the settlers are again manifesting an aggressive disposition. Near Salinas City, yesterday, Charles Imes fatally shot George Mattart. Tub weekly list of letters remaining uncalled for at the Postoffice will be found thij morning on the fourth page. yi^J'jJ FtRTiiER facts in relation to <he great storm on this coast are ghen this morning. Considerable damage 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 Territory continue to be received. The overland telegraph wires have been down now for about three day, and not a d spatch has been received from the East during tint time. The storm along the line of the telegraph is substan- tially at an end, but at great has been the damage that through working connection will probably not be established before to-night. . BROKEN COMMUNICATIONS. I. For a little while California is thrust back into something more than her old isolation. Ihe railroad has taught us to look upon the Sierra as having been abol- ished, but the storm has suddenly forced upon us a realization of the fact that those I grim peaks do not rise so many thousand feet for nothing, and that it is always possible for them to become a Chinese Wall for us. And so it happens that we are literally and absolutely cut off from all the rest of the world, and are driven, like all solitary people, to introspection. "We turn our attention perforce to the only news available, and we magnify and dilate upon our own storms as though there was no longer any country beyond the mount- ains. Nor is there for us while the break continues. To those who do not know what is happening itis the same as though nothing happened. The blind deaf mute is as 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 absence j of communication with the rest of the world must dwarf and shrivel the im- agination and the reflective faculties of communities. To-day we feel the temporary deprivation of our usual news facilities as a positive misfortune, but it is not so very long ago since this \u25a0 was the normal situation of California, and when the uncertain and tedious overland . route and pony express afforded all our opportunities for ascertaining what was going on in the rest of the world. Had that condition of things been continued untilnow it is possible that the average Californian would have been much more strongly individualized than at present. That is to say he would have been much more provincial and insular than he is. Local affairs and interests would have ac- quired a disproportionate magnitude in his mind. He would have been more con- ;' ceited and narrow-minded. He Would, in fact, have been less civilized. The rail- road and telegraph have done a great deal to equalize the intellectual levels of this and ' the trausmoutane regions. This effect Jtas naturally been less perceived than the material changes produced by improved Vcommunications, but it is not A among the least important of the benefits derived from the building of the Pacific V Railroad. We have only to analyze the impressions made upon us by such a tem- porary break in the communications as the present, to realize how much we have grown through the privilege of full inter- course with all the world. And this universality of communication is one of the most influential factors in modern civilization, though it has never \u25a0 yet been adequately appreciated. It is this which causes thought to operate to-day with such vastly increased power and scope. The railroad, the telegraph, the press, have made every scientific discovery, every literary creation, every inspiration of genius, every feat cf statesmanship, the common possession of civilized mankind. What this means "willbe readily per- ceived. It means the addition to the civilizing forces of the race of hitherto unattainable impetus. and energy. It - means the concentration upon every new idea of a greater and more diffused intelli- gence than could ever before be secured. ..' It means the advance of communities, not as in the past, by slow and painful and hesitating steps, but by leaps and bounds. It means a gain to progress equivalent to many centuries of old- Id existence. It is the strongest guarantee for the perpe- tuity of human advancement the world . has hitherto possessed. And it is therefore wellthat we should be uneasy and impatient j when deprived, even for a single day, of our 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 of the colored cadet Whittaker, at present being investigated, is the disclosure made by him of his proscription. It has been developed that his color and race have been visited upon him with all the cruelty and brutality conceivable. He has lived alone. His comrades refused to associate . with him. Even the waiters in the mess-hall, taking their cue from the cadets, treated him with studied contempt and neglect. 'At every step he was made to feel that he was regarded as an inferior being, and that bis presence was resented as an in- trusion. We - cannot believe that this persecution would have been possible if the officers of the institution had done their duty. Itappears, however, as though these officers had sympathized with AVhittaker's persecutors, rather than '. with ' him. \u25a0 This feelinghas certainly been shown quite grossly in the method of the inquiry, and It is discreditable to all concerned. ;i If the : National Military Academy at West Point i cannot .be conducted on a basis of exact ! and equal justice to all its inmates, '.without distinction of race or color, it had '. better be abolished. i ; The American people r have not contended j these ' many years " against race prejudice and '\u25a0 enmity to per- mit the \u25a0 perpetuation of that odious and barbarous sentiment in a national establish- , ment. , The colored cadets ought toIbe j treated ; on ; precisely ; the same footing as the 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 "i1 11 nr i "rt ft-i nr-ir"•Army** Ir^rf^^WttiWa^Ti A NATURE AGAINST MAN. In the tremendous struggle now going on j I in the Sierra the power of Man is squarely | pitted against the power of Nature, and jthe comparative impotence of the former is strikingly displayed. Whatever unlimited capital, energy, , skill, determination, me- chanical appliances, numerical strength, undaunted bravery and persistence can do, is being. done to keep open the railroad through the mountains. There is no lack jof anything that can in any way contribute to the end sought. It may confidently be asserted that whatever human beings are capable of accomplishing under like condi- tions is within the reach of the gallant corps now battling with the tempest. Nor did they approach the workat a disadvan- tage. On the contrary, every precaution that engineering skilland experience could suggest had been taken beforehand. Wherever there wa3 danger of snow slides or fills, massive and enormously strong sheds had been built over the track. The ponderous timbers of these structures looked to the inexperienced eye as though they were unnecessarily substantial, and the traveler, winding for miles through their dim galleries would natu- rally have concluded that here, at least, the winter storms had been effectually guarded against, and that nothing short of a convulsion fierce enough to rend and shatter the mountain peaks themselves could affect these solid defenses. But the railroad men, better acquainted with the dangers they had to contend against, did . not regard the snow-sheds as an adequate protection. They were \u25a0 supplemented by ample store of powerful snow-plows, - which, driven by five, ten, or even more engines, seemed capable almost of opening a pathway through the granite walls of the mountain. In addition to these safe- guards watchful sentinels were posted at short intervals throughout the area of danger, and every device for securing swift communication and relief that science fur- nished was availed of. The storm could not take the guardians of the railroad by surprise. It appeared incredible that it could prevent the steady operation of the road. But the forces of Nature are not to be measured by human capacities. At length a storm has arisen which seems to laugh every exertion of feeble humanity to scorn, and which makes no more account of the most massive fabrics science, skill and capital can erect, than of the frailhut of the savage. The snow descends, the gale rages, and in a little while the ava- lanche sweeps down the" mountain side, the surface soil comes away inenormous bodies, and at a score of points the snow- sheds are crushed down as if they had been built of paper. Then rain falls upon the snow, and packs and hardens itin the drifts, and the great snow-plows with their long trains of engines recoil before the solid mass, and can make no impression upon it. The snow-sheds are gone, the snow-plows are rendered useless, and still the snow and wind and rain continue to beat upon the exposed and incumbered track, until at last the task of the brave railroad men becomes a. thousand-fold heavier than when they began. • Indomitable energy, pluck and endur- ance beyond praise, are at length defeated by the irresistible force of Nature in her most wild and mischievous mood. All that man can do i 3 done. No precaution has been neglected, no duty slighted, but the storm allows no breathing-space, and disaster follows swiftly upon disaster. No sooner is a slide cleared away in one place than half a dozen more are reported. No . sooner are demolished snow-sheds removed | here, than other snow-sheds yield to the I pressure of their burden there. The Su- ; perintendent and his assistants forego all rest and refreshment. The gallant men hold back from no labor, however pro- longed or exhausting. Gang after gang of workers retire utterly fatigued. On every side the demand for fresh exertion is heard. But still the furious storm rages on, and tramples out the work of hours in minutes, as though it recognized the antagonism of the situation, and was re- solved to make no concessions to its adver- saries. Never in the history of railroading has so protracted and tremendous a duel between Man and Nature been witnessed. It is an episode which deserves to be im- mortalized, but it is being participated in by men who do not think of anything be- yond the duty of the hour. To conquer Nature in such a strife would be to win a far more glorious victory than ever re- sulted from a stricken field, but the odds are terribly unequal. For Nature is fighting with elemental forces as her weapons, and the battle resembles the fabled struggle between the Titans and the Gods. The former did all that merely human power could achieve, but the dread thunderbolts of Jove beat down their desperate arms, and hurled them in ruin to the plains below. In the end the brave railroad warriors will jdoubtless succeed in re-opening the com- munications which have been interrupted ; but the almost inconceivable exertions and expenditure necessitated must turn public attention more significantly than ever to that new trans-continental road which is now so quietly extending its long line to- wards the Gulf of Mexico, and which from terminus to terminus will traverse a level and perfectly protected region, safe from all storms, and incapable of elemental interruption. Inthe Central Pacific there is no recourse but to encounter Nature as an opponent. Inthe Southern Pacific she will be circumvented. A FLOWER SHOW FOR SACRAMENTO. The San Francisco Bulletin suggests a flower show for that city as a promising device for aiding charities. We avail our- selves of the suggestion, but beg leave to move a change of venue. If flower shows are to be held, we respectfully but firmly submit that Sacramento is the proper place to hold them. San Francisco is welcome to make the experiment, but if she does it will only be to experience the mortification inseparable from an attempt at competition under impossible conditions. It is indeed somewhat remarkable that a flower show should never have been thought of hitherto, in connection with the State Fair or at any other time of the year. Perhaps the State Fair comes somewhat . too . late in ; the year to allow of a full display of our horticultural triumphs ; but late as it is, we venture to assert that Sac- ramento can produce more and finer flowers for j the occasion, if she ;- tries, than San Francisco can raise in '\u25a0 May. And :we think it would be 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 perpetual charms and ornaments, and ; if. our \u25a0 ladies were inspired by the hope of ; triumphing over competitors . and winning prizes for their productions, we have no doubt they would enter upon the work with new zest, and produce . correspondingly splendid re- sults. A The ; cultivation jof T flowers '. is of i. u,m— rVßm&mm4m ?* r^t '-'ammf?*m''mmmmmm y—a *?.-**,- itself a 1 very f civilizing j.taste, | and j there- . jaomiamaima^Ammmmmat^laßaa^hmmtm\aaiiumll fore to be encouraged, and . there . are not many places in; the '.' world wheA ' flowers of every description can be grown more advantageously ' than [in . this city. j'j: We need '\u25a0 no protection of j glass. ; Even j our coldest winters are seldom fatal ",. to tropical and semi-tropical plants. Palms of every species flourish in the open air, and the flowers of temperate as well as tropical regions prosper on our genial soil. V The conditions necessary to the successful prep- aration of a flower show, inshort, all ex- ist here in peculiarly favorable ! forms, and we are very sure that if our flower-loving ladies will put their ' heads together they can without any difficulty organize a hor- ticultural show for the present summer which will prove a great attraction, and will lay the foundation for a flower culture the limits and possibilities of which can- not be overestimated. SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS. [From San Francisco exchanges of Aprillid.] There are now on the way' and loading for this port 1 13,000 tons of tonnage. The South Pacific Coast Railroad will run regular trains through to Santa Cruz in about ten days. . The steamer City of New York is at hand from Sydney on schedule time. She brings the usual cargo. The Southern Pacific is nearly finished to a point thirty miles the other side of Tucson. Colonel Gray is completing the survey from San Antonio to El Paso. The extended cold weather this spring has delayed sheep-shearing, and the de- liveries of wool have been therefore re- stricted. The arrivals are now becoming free. \ AA AAA \u25a0 - • • J. M. Bassett, publisher of the Golden Era, was arrested yesterday on a charge of libel preferred by Rodman M. Price, based upon an article published in that paper April 10th. Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Queensland, Australia, was among the passengers of the Pacific Mail steamship City of New York, which arrived here last night from Australia. The appeal papers in the case of L. J. Gannon, sentenced to six months in the House of Correction and to pay a fine of §1,000 for having used incendiary language, were filed in Department No. 11 of the Superior Court yesterday. Judge Frcelon will hear the case May Ist. Now that the Legislature is no longer in session, and a communistic agitation has practically ceased, there is a disposition to invest in all first-class local dividend secu- rities. Prices show an advancing tendency. Confidence is evidently being restored, and capital is coming out of its hiding-places. The meeting and organization of the Board of Railroad Commissioners have been postponed until May 3d, owing to the inability of Commissioner Stoneman to leave Los Angeles at the present time. Workmen are now engaged in fittingup rooms for the use of the Commissioners in the Haileck building on Sansome street. The Quarantine Officer reports that vac- cination has taken on 51 of the 79 cabin passengers on board the City of Peking, 20 show signs of recent vaccination, and 8 have had the small-pox. The white crew and Chinese passengers are being trans- ferred to quarantine hulks preparatory to bringing the Peking to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's dock. An effort is being made to obtain permission from the Secretary of War to use the barracks on Angel Island for quarantine purposes. An attorney-at-law was indulging inone of his flowery harangues before one of the Justices of the Peace a day or two ago, when a brother attorney suggested that he might be punished for contempt for his intemperate speech. The Justice over- heard the remark, and picking up a four- pound paper-weight which was lyingon his desk, remarked: " There will be no contempt of this Court as long as I have ' this paper- weight." The attorney who j was addressing the Court immediately i 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 these persons already, and cannot take any more. It is expected that 50,000 will leave the South during the summer. Mr. \u25a0 Henning suggests that some could be brought to California under labor con- tracts, or in colonies to take land, for which the money will be forthcoming. It is requested that Postmaster Coey speak to some of our prominent citizens on the subject. A private letter, dated Shakespeare, April 18th, received in town to-day, gives a vivid account of the insecurity to life ; and property in the southern belt of New Mexico on account of Victorio and his Apaches. Prospecting parties go out in strong force and armed. . The United States colored cavalry appear to be worth- less against the enemy, and there is "a glut in the scalp market" in consequence. The letter continues: "The Apaches are worse than ever. Victorio defeated the nigger troops the other day, killing twenty- live men and seriously wounding Captain Carrol, who was in command. Were it not 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 calling out volunteers." A lady visiting a matinee performance in this city recently had the misfortune to have her purse stolen. Among its contents were a visiting card, some trivial trinkets and loose change. A few days after a stranger called at the office of the lady's husband, and, after making some pertinent inquiries, produced the lost, purse. He stated that he had attended a certain mat- inee performance, and having taken his seat, thrust his hand in his outside coat pocket for his opera glass, when he drew out the identical purse. The man was considerably surprised, and on opening the purse he found the articles above enumer- ated, minus the money. By means of the visiting card he discovered the owner. The theory of the robbery is that the thief, after abstracting the money, had dropped the purse into a stranger's pocket. Charles Crocker, President of the South- ern Pacific Railroad, recently purchased the Cosmopolitan Hotel property, at the corner of Bush and Sansome streets, and the impression prevails that the railroad company intends to move their main offices into the building. That is not the present design. Mr. Crocker purchased the prop- erty and a 50- vara lot adjacent as an in- vestment, believing that it was a good time to buy real estate in San Francisco. He has adopted plans for converting the main floor into spacious and convenient storerooms. Already merchants who re- gard the location as a good one for whole- sale business have applied for storerooms in the building. The offices of the Central and Southern Pacific: Railroad Companies will remain at the corner of Fourth aud Townsend streets. .If j the building in which they are located could be , sold to good advantage the offices might be moved nearer the business center of the city. • . j Captain , Webb's Sixty-hour Swim. The English exchanges to hand give the particulars of the sixty-hours' swim of Cap- tain '\u25a0 Webb. - The -i tank ; in Westminster aquarium was forty feet long, twenty feet wide, and ovrr six feet deep ; the water being, by . the aid of salt and chemicals, prepared as nearly similar to the "sail sea waves " 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 the water for : 21m. '\u25a0 405., this I being his only rest. The wager laid was £100 to £20 that j he would not accomplish the feat. It was a trial of endurance rather than of swim-' ming, as no attempt was made to cover any specified 7 distance. •; His \u25a0 food • was \u25a0 princi- pally minced beef and eggs ; tea, coffee,- ale and cigars [ being occasionally indulged in. The temperature of the water was from 75° to SO*. He successfully accomplished the ' task, 1 and was in excellent physical condi- , I tion at the close. '. ..; Gloves last ; the '\u25a0\u25a0 longest '.with': the j lady who has . a diamond ring.A-{Boston Tran- script. THE CHINESE QUESTION. VIEWS OF JUDGE FIELD, OF Tff2 V. S. A r SUPREME 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 Calif ornian contains a very forcible and well-written article from the pen of General John F. Milleron "Certain Phases of the Chinese Question.'', It was sent to Judge Field, of the Supreme Court of the United States, by General Miller, who has received in reply the letter which we publish below. Some of ' our citizens, learning from General Miller the purport \u25a0of the letter, tele- graphed Judge Field forpermission to pub- lish it, and obtaining his consent, we are now enabled to give it to the public : Washington, March 5, 18S0. Hon. John F. Miller Dear Sir : I have much pleasure in acknowledging the re- ceipt of the ornian for March, which you 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 being made to resuscitate the publication of a monthly periodical in our State. The first one was commenced, I believe, .by Mr. Ewer, now an Episcopal clergyman of dis- tinction in New York. The second one was edited, I think, for some ti-ne by Bret Harte, whose contributions to it first brought him into 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 I have read with great pleasure, and I heartily concur with you in most of the views you express in it. I have always regarded THE IMMIGRATIONOF THE CHINESE In large numbers into our State as a serious evil, and likely to cause great injury to- the morals of our people, as well as to their industrial interests. No one who visits the Pacific Coast can failto perceive its injurious results. Your article, I ven- ture to say, will be productive of much good, as it is temperately and dispassion- ately written, truthful in its statements, forcible inits argument, and statesmanlike in its suggestions ; and coming from one who holds a high position with the party in power, it cannot fail to have ' great weight with its members who desire to reach a corn solution of the Chinese question. I think that you have handled the subject so ably and pointedly, and in such a way, too, that you can hardly fail to obtain the approval of the more thought- ful and . enlightened on this side of the Continent. I agree with you that it is our duty " to preserve this land for our people and their posterity forever ; to protect and defend American institutions and republi- can government from the Oriental gan- grene. And this is the duty of every American citizen." These opinions I have long entertained ; indeed, ever since the evil began to loom up in its present propor- tions, though I have had no sympathy with the violent, illegal and MISDIRECTED EFFORTS _ ' " So often made to get rid of it. . .You will find them stated in an interview with the editor of the Argonaut and reported with substantial correctness in its issue of August 9, 1870, an extract from which I beg to subjoin for your perusal. I then said that "no good can come from a resort to email vexations against the Chinese. To deny to them the privilege of sending to China their dead, to cut off their cues, to subject them to inconveniences and petty annoyances is unworthy a generous geople, and willresult in no practical benefit. I recognize the Chinese question as one of prominent importance — a national question demanding the consideration of jurists and statesmen, and not to be solved by a resort to 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 that govern nations in their intercourse with each other. This question cannot be solved by San Francisco nor California, nor is it a local one, nor are its conse- quences to be confined to this side of the continent. * *- . * ,*.. lam aware that commercial intercourse 'with China is a one-sided affair, and that the Knglish, German and American merchants are being driven out of the Chinese trade, and that the Chinese merchants have monopolized not on'y their foreign commerce, but the navigation of their own coast and thb in- terior waters. - '- ' '--.- y> j NOW WHAT IS THE BXKKDT ? To me it seems plain. We have a treaty with the Government of China. We find that treaty, in its practical workings, one- sided. It is not equal, i The Chinese have denied to our people the privilege of trading with the interior of China, They open certain ports, known as treaty ports, and practically deny to our merchants the right to enter any other. Americans are not allowed to dig in their mines, : work on their farms, build railroads, navigate streams, obtain franchises, and are re- stricted in the enjoyment of any but the most limited privileges. They are not allowed the freedom of the country. We may not peremptorily abrogate this treaty, because to do so would be a declaration of war, but we may say to the Chinese au- thorities, that because we find this treaty works unequally, and to the disadvantage of our people, we desire to modify it ; we may give the required notice of six months cr one year ; we may then make another treaty and give to the Chinese the privi- leges they practically accord to us. We may say to them, your people shall only come to the United States and .shall only remain hero for the purpose of general commerce ; you shall be welcome to cer- tain ports and to none other; you shall engage only in foreign trade ; you shall be EXCLUDED FROM ALL EMPLOYMENTS Not connected with or incidental to for- eign commerce ; you shall be allowed the privilege of crossing our continent in pur- suit of business ; you may be welcome to visit any port of our land ; you may edu- cate your youth in our colleges. But you shall 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 with our laborers ; you shall not engage in me- chanical and manufacturing employments : you shall not own or till our agricultural lands ; nor shall you fill menial employ- ments. * * * * Thus, the question may be solved, rationally, speedily and peacefully." The want of reciprocity in the benefits of the treaty is fully stated in the follow- ing extract from a communication made by our Minister in China to the State Depart- ment, dated May 10, 187S : "A very few words are needed to indi- cate the lack of reciprocity between u5."..- 1 think that there are no opportunities of residence, or of enterprise, from which the Chinese among us are debarred. . They can go where they willand do what they will in all our broad domain. But it is not so here. Our countrymen may reside in a faw cities only, : and they may engage in no enterprise [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 j tele- graphs, - to : operate these, and V steam or other vessels on many routes not now open to them ; but | from all these . and many other important branches of enterprise we are effectually, ;\u25a0 and, : perhaps, hopelessly shut out. A Perhaps, then," the time has ar- rived when we; may say .to ; this Govern- ment that we may expect ; a;\u25a0 more perfect reciprocity, and that, if ; our people cannot be admitted here to air the privileges en- joyed by theirs in our country, they must nut blame us if we demand such a revision cf our treaties as will leave us free to meet the necessities of our situation." \u0084;It is very certain that L China t would not consent to the extension of the privileges J enjoyed by foreigners | in'. this I country, v and it is pos- sible that, rather than do this, she would agree to such a revision lof our treaties as I have indicated. V But ifshe should notdo so, and should plant ; herself i firmly on ex- isting treaties, : refusing i to igrant us I any- thing, or assent to the withdrawal of I any privileges fromher people,*, we would have proceeded, nevertheless, as I have said, in an honorable way, and could then consider the | whole C situation ] and determine the policy whichI would not ' conduce ]to jour welfare." .. ' , A modification; of,THE TREATY Is, in my "opinion,"-, the only way to deal with the problem of their exclusion. They cannot •be forced out : of ; the country by raids of jmobs maltreating their - persons and 7 burning their houses. The public opinion of the country will not tolerate any such violence. Itis in vain to expect any countenance from j the ! people of the East to such attempts. Articles like that of yours in the " Californiau" will do in- finitely more good ; and will convince them that it would be wise,' just and politic, and not in conflict with our traditional policy, to insist upon a revision of our treaty so as to place the Chinese in this country upon the same footing as Americans are placed in China, and thus restrict them ex- clusively to the business of foreign com- merce. This would be a practicable and statesmanlike solution of the whole, diffi- culty. Again thanking you for your ar- ticle, I am, 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 the Crook canyon, is getting lively again as the snow disappears. While ground-sluicing on Poor Man's creek, in Oregon, Thomas Keaton picked up an JB7 50 nugget in the claim of Kea- ton, Kilppcl & Co., last week. This is one of the largest nuggets found recently and is a perfect gem. „ There have just been bonded three of the most important mines in Carlisle dis- trict (Meadow Lake), to men who : have abundant means for testing the wo** 1 ", the mines, and who have manifested the disposition to do so. . On the north-side hills, in the shade of the 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 on the southern exposures. This will be a gay season for miners and prospectors in the mountains of Yavapai county. A few days since a miner at Remington Hill, Nevada county, in attempting to move a bowlder, discovered a bonanza. The rock was about two feet in diameter, aud in at- tempting to turn it over some gold on the surface attracted his attention/and on fur- ther examination it was found to be liter- ally fiUed with gold and worth several thousand dollars. There vrafi recently found in the Ford & Mullen claim, on New York Hill, says the Nevada Transcript, a beautiful gold speci- men. Ithad been imbedded incrystallized quartz, and had taken a shape almost as if it had been wrought into an ornament by the hands ofa skillful artisan, being studded here and there with small crystallization, that took on a resemblance of pearls. . The gold was as bright as if it had been bur- nished. . \u25a0'--:' We have talked with several experienced- miners just down from the Skagit gold fields, says the Seattle Pott, who say the mines are the richest struck since 1849, and estimate that Ruby, Canyon, Granite and Panther creeks will turn out millions of dollars this summer and fall, and that there is room for 20,000 miners as far as at pres- ent prospected, and there is a vast era of gold-bearing country there as yet un- prospected. - The Sampson Flat mines in Fresno county were discovered in January, but the matter was kept a profound secret by the discoverers until quite recently. Their object was to have ample time to discover and locate the best ledges before the excite- ment. Their success has been good. The leading claims are Big Sampson, owned by Little, Mcßee & Co. — this ledge is eight feet wide and assays £00 to §100 gold per ton ; the North Star, owned by Fenwick, Rape, Converse &Lewis, assays from 8150 to 8200 per ton, and is three feet in width; the Monitor, owned by Davis, Lewis, Shan- non & Case, is five feet wide, and gives an average assay of 81,200 per ton. They all are in slate formation and carry free gold. The recent developments in the Empire mine at Tombstone must be encouraging to the Boston parties who purchased it only last December. Work upon it has been pushed with that energy peculiar to Massa- chusetts men. Hoisting works of excellent character and capacity for sinking from 1,000 to 1,500 feet have recently been erected over its new working shaft, now down 140 feet. In the o'd prospect shaft, down 200 feet, rapid drifting has been go- ing forward on the vein, now in some«l3o feet, in its approach toward the new shaft. Inthe cast cross-cut of the old shaft, about 30 feet from the opening, a body of free milling ore, chloride in character, was struck, about nine feet in thickness, assay- ing 8187 per ton. In the new shaft assays from vein shoots have been made from $84 to $212 per ton. The Empire is looked upon as a mine having prospects of perma- nency and richness second to none in the camp.— [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 Zealand Ministers have been busy throughout the colony, and there are now signs that they are preparing for the session of Parliament which is to commence in May. The Hon. Mr. Hall, the Premier, reached Auckland on the Sth of March, and was followed in a few days 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 .of New Zealand, and there have been com- plaints from various quarters of want of employment. In the circumßtarces__the Government has sent home instructions' to the Agent-General that the immigration system hitherto in operation should be largely modified. The only immigration now to be encouraged is that of persons skilled in agriculture and possessed of some capital. -A " Native Parliament" assembled at Orake ; , New Zealand, April ISth. Orakei is a small native settlement, about four miles from Auckland, where live the rem- nants of the tribes who formerly owned the Auckland district under the chief Paul Tuhaere. These people, with their kins- men from Kaipara, " and some Ngapuhi chiefs from the Bay of Islands district, have gathered, to the number of about 200, to discuss subjects interesting to them. Thomas Birch, who was a passenger from Dunedin to Auckland by the Union Steamship Company's vessel Penguin, ex- nired suddenly on board, on the 12th of Mirch. 1" -J 'On Thursday, March 4th, a destructive fire occurred at Tan. New Zealand. Commissions are sitting on the public works of New Zealand, in order to decide on the roads of railway to be completed, and to report as to the efficient and econ- omical working of the present lines. - A Commission is also sitting to consider the best means of promoting the industries of the colonies. The net land j revenue of New Zealand for the quarter ending the 31st of Decem- ber last was £66,037 9j Bd. Of this sum £27,457 1 Is 3d was the result of the land sales, £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. Duffy is appointed Victorian Minis- ter for Agriculture, without salary. - V Under the new rule, females are being admitted to the Victorian University. A y E. Ward, M. P.' for South Australia, in- tends asserting j his privilege of freedom from arrest for debt within forty days of the i assembling or j prorogation 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 jofi Holmes' murderers and followed them for twodays, tilldriven j back jby swamp J country, pre- venting any further tracking on horseback.': They tried . to : proceed on ' foot,' but could not carry j the provisions, = and the South- port blacks refused jto assist the police on the - ; plea that \ they were I afraid. A Imme- diately the country is dry enough the police will start again. Given an audience that : reads \u25a0. nothing outside of the catechism and the marriages and deaths in { the ! daily paper,' and j the clergyman who cannot knock Darwin, Mill and Huxley much higher than the mythi- cal Gilderoy ever flew his equally mythical kite must be a wofullypoor specimen of a minster. PACIFIC COAST ITEMS. v. Out of 213 newspapers now published in this State only 74 are over ten years old. It' Forty-seven prisoners in the Alameda County Jail \ await the action of the law and the Grand Jury. j A It cost the city of Portland, Or., 8110 during the month of March for killingand burying 56 worthless canines. Geo. Albert, who was recently cut by Warren at : Rough • and Ready, Nevada county, died at 10 o'clock Sunday night. - Professor George Davidson is at present stationed on Mount Diablo with a corps of assistants, taking observations for the geodetic survey. A new town has been laid out on the rail- | road about six miles north of Kingsburg, Tulare county. It will be the center of a very prosperous farming community. San Bernardino is about to take heroic measures with the hoodlum element that infests that place. The most aggressive of their kind have been ordered to vamose. T. H. Hyatt, Jr., of Winters, has been appointed by Hon. R. J. Hudson short- hand reporter for the Superior Court of Lake county. Mr. Hyatt is : also short- hand reporter for the Superior Court of Yolo. The Stockton Paper Mill Company shipped about seven and a half tons of printing paper Wednesday — five tons in rolls and two tons and a half in bundles. The lot was consigned to two San Francisco newspapers. _ A delegation of business men, appointed by 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 from running their railroad through that town inits route to the Pacific ocean. The number of unemployed men who have been about town nearly all winter, says the Inyo Independent, have scattered out, leaving the place looking more or less depopulated. \u25a0 We have heard of several inquiries during the week for good miners, for places which have not yet been filled. It is not generally known from whence c£me the name of Paskenta and what is the meaning thereof. The Indians used to call a high bluff or a succession of precipi- tous hills and rugged tracks of country " Paskenta." As this name seemed very appropriate to the surrounding country the place was so named. The Jacksonville (Or.) Times suggests that, as the warm weather approaches, the thousands of carcasses of dead animals which have perished during the late severe winter and ar,e lyingaround in many por- tions of Lake, Jackson and Siskiyou coun- ties be either buried orer nated, and thus prevent the foul and pi rescent stench from 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, says the Los Angeles Herald, intend to build two warehouses on the bluff, or, rather, one on each plateau of the double bluff back of the site for the new wharf, to facilitate the shipment of grain. The first will be ten feet below the roadway at which teams will discharge their loads, the grain being passed through a chute into the storehouse where it willremain until required for shipment. As needed it will be passed through a second chute to the warehouse below and thence through a third chute to the deck of the vessel. By this method, it is claimed, that two men in the second warehouse will be able to pass down as much grain as ten men can stow, a material saving of labor and a sav- ing which will undoubtedly inure to the profit of the shipper. In early days "sledding" was the familiar initiation of a stranger at Middle- town, Lake county. He was first made to treat and then be treated until his senses were nearly gone. An invitation was ex- tended to • him to cress the street to another saloon, when hardly had he passed the threshold of the door when his legs were tripped from beneath him, and some rough would get between his legs and tak- ing a foot in each hand would drag him up and down the street until his clothes were torn from his body, and his head was scratched and scraped so badly that a whole month was required to get it into good condition again. There were many sudden disappearances about that time, unaccountable to the outside world, but well known to the few desperadoes who infested the town. They have all gone no<v, and the town appears as quiet as a New England village upon a Sunday. The great problem of the day is the solution of the soul-provoking fifteen-block puzzle. A Mormon in Utah tried it the other day by making squares in bis back yard and arranging his numerous wives so as to represent the desired numbers. They were much interested in the game, and thing 3 went smooth enough until he got down to 13, 14, 15. By this time there was evidence of uneasiness in the upper row. The wives from No. 1 to 12 were tired of standing, and growing impatient at the non-success of their spouse, began to chip in with such suggestions a«, Move red-headed 14 to the left." Push that snaggle-toothed object with 15 pasted on her cheek to the other square," Send lop eared 13 with the dirty finger nails farther down the row," and in about ten minutes it was hard to tell whether that back yard was 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 to look 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 April 7th. . a; .' The rain record for the first three months of the year is less in the sum total than the same period of last year, but for both February and March, ISSO, the fall is much greater than for those months in 1879. The rainfall for January, 1870, was, how- ever, very, heavy. At W. W. Hall's, at Nuuano avenue, which gives about the mean fall, the figures are : First quarter, 1579, 10.73 inches; 18S0, 15 70 inches; but in January, the comparative figures are: IS7O, 13.09; 1880, 4.01, while for February and March, ISSO, the fall was 7.05 and 4.72 inches. The report of 'the Health Officer for March is interesting. Be states that the public health is generally good, though the number of deaths exceeded what he had expected. 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 j of business in the community, is the change I now making in the Postoffice quarters, I whereby the accommodations will be nearly I if not quite doubled. Most of the plantations on Maui are grinding, and doing good work. \u25a0\u25a0'j\ y '\u25a0."\u25a0" — — A four-year-old Sunday-school girl did j the best she could with a question that was asked of the infant class. Said the teach- er, reading :_ 'And it came to pass, whin King Hczekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes.' Now, what • does that mean, children — he rent his clothes *" Up went a little hand. " Well, if: you . know, tellus." " Please, ma'am," sai.l the child, - tiikidly, " I s'pose he hired 'em out." .- .. .- ... The | Rochester. Express complains that i the mornings get up too early. • THE DAILY RECORD-UNION. FRIDAY Arriii 23, IHSO. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ; j; Special Meeting „r Sarr .......... «\u25a0-- Royal Arch ChapterT No. £at "he hL 1 A THIS (Friday) EVENING, at 7:30 o ? clock 'tfV Sojourn,,,;.- Companions are cordially iu-/^r\ vited to attend. By order of ' A. A. Redlngtos, Secretary^' *' DAVIS, P A. A. Redisoton, Secretary. ap»-lt GENEBAL NOTICES^" Fori* In all 'antes have devoted lavish praise upon that which so Justly constitutes the pride of womanhood— glossy, silky, wavy and rich bead of hair. Boldness in olden times was con- sidered a great imperfection, and still greater now when an unfailing, safe and agreeable means te avcid it is within the reach of all. Even In case* where the application of the ORIENTAL TONIC is not exactly demanded, by disease, it is prudent to a 'opt it as a hair dressing, since it cannot do any harm, and will, on the contrary, keep the scalp free from all blemish, and impart to the hair an enhanced appearance becoming to all. Gentlemen of taste adopt it a* a hair dress ng, and extend its use to the beard, because it imparts to it a rich gloss, giving an appearance of refinement and neat* ness, iotto be overlook cd. For sale by all dealers in perfumery and drug stores throughout the world. ap23-lt * fapllal Colonnade. So. 1017 Tenlh street. Pnvate rooms for families. The best of wines, ' liquors, cigars, etc JOHN HF.CTOR, Proprietor. mrlS-lm t "Consomme, al tin- Forrest!" every evening from 8 to 12 '.!7-lm •Assessment Notice or the Fonnlnin aiming Company.— Location of mine, Amador county. Othco and principal place of business, sacrjinento city, California Notice ,- bi rabv riven that at a mcefng of the Board of Directors of slid company, held on the Jilst day of -MARCH, IS3O, an assessment, No.10, of one ceut per share was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable on or before the Ist day of HAT, t. D. Dierssen Secretary, corner Ninth and I. streets. Any stock upon which said assessment shall remain unpaid on the Ist d-v of JIAY, ItSO, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at thee flice of the company on the 16th day of MAY', 1880, In pa; 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, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x POSTPONED I X x XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX TO MAI IT, IKS". E. M. MARTIN, Trepidant. W. B. Davies, Secretary. ap22-3t GRAND MAY DAY PJCNIC — AMI — TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION ! i AT TAMMANY CR2VE, DAVISVILLE, : • ' * SATURDAY MAY 1, ISSO. E&mSa^^immi APROGRAJIJIE OP LITERARY EXERCISES will be presented as follows, during the after- noon : President of the Day.. Robert Thompson, of San Ira,, <\u25a0".-*•• \u25a0. Invocation Rev. M. O. Brin*, of San Francisco. Song Frofessor J. A. Jiaxham, of Vermont, Oration Edward Carswell, of Canada. urate Poem Geo \u25a0_< Aspden, ofSacramento. Song Professor J A. Jiaxham, of Vermont. Address.... Rev. 11. O. DeWitt, D. D., of New York. Church, Jones m ßeebe'l Full Band will furnish music. \V. P. Peterson willprovide rcfreshmcjits. Suitable prizes have been offered for Baa BaH and other outdoor amusements. A new platform, MxlOO feet, has. ]„,\u25a0,, erected. All that van will be done to contribute to the comfort and enjoyment of all Each ticket-holder will be furnished a seat on the ears, as passengers are limited to fiftyin each coach. Tickets (for the round trip, Including all privi- lege*), .SI. t-g weed* for the Benefit of the Good Templars Home for Oiphaus. a|»l4-td HOIT & GRANT. ]I|"USIC FDRNISIIED FOR ALLOCCA- <« ItJL sions. E. S. GRANT, No 10 ft Sixth JV street, between d and K. N. S. 11, -IT, .... >*J* 1021 Fourth street, between J and — - IV. ap!7-istf 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. vaattt IJ W. DAVIS, No. 1324 I street. apC-lm ' \u25a0\u25a0 — \u25a0—^ ii ' . WE HAVE SUBDIVIDED THAT DESIRABLE * V and eligibly located block between I and J, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, into lots 40x100 or SOxICO. and offer them for prices below any lots that are offerea i<r sale inthat vicinity. KS See the prices before purchaing elsewhere. Apply to SWEETSER & ALSIP, REAL ESTATE ASD INSURANCE AGENTS, NO. 1015 FOURTH STREET. I., i « , -;-:i .1 and K. »ncraiiiiiilo Col* mrfS-Snlm FEIEHD * TERET LUMBER 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, the ORKGON, REDWOOD and SUGAR PINE MILLS of the Conn any. GrxEKAtOrncs, No. l3loSrc kd Stkkut, nkarM. Brascu Yard, Corner Twelfth and J Streets. : ap!3-2plin STEINWAY & SONS' PiANOS AHEYMAN, SOLE AGENT, '-^•f, l^^ . street, bet. Sxth and Seventh, |MM| opposite Court-bouse. PIANOS T'.il I 111 LET. Piano* sold on installments. " a*)* ap- 1 -*™! •* DAMAGED BY WATER. KS WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION To A LOT OF GOODS DAMAGED BY WATER AT THE RECENT STORM. ALSO, A LARGE LOT OF DRESS GOODS! REDUCED 10 10, 15 AND 20 CENTS, FORMERLY SOLD AT 25, M AND 15 CENTS. tall Early ami ferurc Bargain* : S. LIPMA^9 & CO., CORNER FIFTH ANDJ STE EETS, SACRAMENTO. ap!3-3plm FOR SALE OR LEASE, THI Grand Hotel Propertj ! SITUATED ON THE CORNER OF FRONT and X streets, Sacramento city, directly op- posite the steamboat landing, and near the railroad depot. The best location in th>. city for a hotel and 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, No 308 Pine street. Sar Francisco. \u25a0-\u25a0...'\u25a0: ap*!^3ptf , AG. GRIFFITH'S ta GRIFFITH'S I'lMil X GRABITE WOEKS rWjggf }y\. IJSU i, J :AU \u25a0 fl=-^3 U Eglj- milE BEST VARIETY AND - \u25a0 - '-^m^*^ JL ;?. Largest < Quarries on the Pacific Coist. Polished Granite Monuments, Tomb- stones and Tablets made to order. *>.>'j- .'.. i'--. A»A AAA Granite Bnildins: Stone A A V Cat, Dressed and Poli* ;d to order. JyU-lpfim NEW^^ ADVEBTISEMENTS. Notice. — The Social ' announced far TO-MOKROW evening, at the First Baptist Church, baa been postponed until further notice. ap23-lt H. S. G. -Parlor So. .I.— Yonr regular weekly meeting will be held THIS (Friday) EVEN- INO, in Pioneer Hall, at 8 o'clock sharp. A full I attendance is de-ired. Byorder. . HERBERT W. TAYLOR, President, L. O. Dickmax. Assistant Rec. Sec. ap23-lt Ciiy Guard Attention.— Company \.ii A, hirst Regiment Artillery, X. G. C. You jrU^ are commanded to assemble at your Armory **«W THIS (Friday) EVENING, at half-, ast 7mia clock, sharp. Byorder M. J. BURKE, Lieutenant Commanding. P. F. Bucklet, Recording Secretary. ' ap23-lt [b. C.) — t ne — TRADESMAN'S FOE! THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'S >.-.-:,^>. i.-^r.j-.-i.r..": \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:,.- -\u25a0 . \u25a0 J,. - : BAPSISTESS ! ITO TIIE CITI/.EVS OF SAC Itllll.Mll : ."J '-''\u25a0. .aa*. \li .'-.,? •..;-: -\u25a0'• ;J. \u25a0'.. \u25a0-'\u0084 *\u25a0, : On the Ist of April the proprietors of the San Francisco Chronicle called together the printers in their office and demanded of them that they accept a reduction of 5 cents per 1000 ems, or 10 per cent, of their wages. The printers of San Francisco took the matter under advisement, and, after due de- liberation, came to the conclusion that they could not work for less wages than they were then re- ceiving. On the 14th instant the DeYoungs suc- ceeded in scraping together a sufficient number of unfair technically termed "rats"— to take the place of the majority of the compositors in their office, and thirty-one of them left the establish- ment— only seven of their old force remaining. The interest we, the Sacramento printers, hare in the matter is this : It has only been about eighteen mouths since the printers of this coast quietly sub- I mitted to a reduction of eighteen and three- fourths per 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 aims a blow at the typographical fraternity generally. Printers are to-day receiving less wages, in propor- tion to the hours employed, than any other class of skilled tradesmen. Many of us are men of families, and our wages are now as low as men can be reasonably asked to work for— so Io*-,in fact, that, notwithstanding the long hours employed, even with the most rigid economy and steady habits, we are kept constantly on the ragged edge" of poverty. If the Chronicle succeeds in this reduction in the priceof composition initsoffice, other journals coming in competition with it will demand a reduction also. The onlyrecourse left for us—our only hone- is to take up the battle of our San Francisco fellow- craftsnj en. We ate satisfied that the only avenue to the hearts of the DeYoungs is through their pockets- The support of their paper comes lirgely from laborers and tradesmen, and those patronized by them. To curtail this patronage of the Chronicle is the object and aim of this address. There are journals in San Francisco and Sacra- mento (of equal ability and far greater reliability than the ronicle) whose proprietors are willing to "live and let let." Every subscriber transferred from the Chronicle to one of these journals is a direct rebuke to that everweaning avarice which j would reduce the man who works for wajes to a condition of abject poverty, and clothe his family Politically we have no war with the Chronicle. It is its disposition to refuses fair day's compensation for a fair da] 's labor upon which we make war. Finally, all classes of labor are so closely allied I that wh.iever strikes a disastrous and remorseless blow at one class of tradesmen, docs an act that will tell with more or less effect upon every other class. For this re ison we repectfu l.v ask, and con- fidently hop*, tint every justice-loving man, be he a laborer or one who receives the patronage of labor, will transfer his patronage from thai systematic oppressor or honest toil, TIIE .-A\ I'KAX- CIM'O IIUJoMlll:. t) some other journa" that is willing to render unto him who works his ttist and fair reward. We urge our friends not to delay in this matter, lint lo Withdraw Iheir support front Ihe I llttO.Ml 1 1. nl cure. "Now is the accepted time." A few days of delay and hesitation, and our cause may be lost. I transfer his pitn.nage tram Ilu. I >y-lem:illr n-sior of lionet foil. THE s.l\ lICA>- 'O < ll;in\n i.i:. t . some other fooraa is willing to render unto him who works bis and fair reward. We urge our friends not to in this matter, bat lo Mil hi!run llioir inrl Oiiiu (he < lIKOMILE lit net. .v is tbe accepted time." A few day* of delay u-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, II B. 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. ap23-tf • AMERICAN LAUNDRY. "VI'TK -y. IN CONSEQUENCE OF BEING PAR- i.I tially flooded by ate rise of, water, our patrons I are notified that packages will unavoidably he 'inc. what delayed, hut will be delivered as speedily as |»s.ible. , S. B. COOLEY, apgllf 18. C.[ Proprietor. UNION PICNIC Sixth-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.i 11,;. Railroad, on Friday, Vac 7, i««.i The grounds at this place, being -\u0084:..,\u25a0 3s miles from Bacramento^ hi the mountains, offer unusual facilities for a day of enjoyment. Cars letve.N'ew Depot promptly at 8 A. a., stopping at Tenth and Twenty-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*, will be strictly firs', class. IS Special inducement* to Families, Merchants, Tourist* and Commercial Travelers. THE LICK las the most desirable and central location 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 '--. ' Agents for the followingInsurance Companies : IMPERIAL,r..i ...r.J.... ...... .. r. .-. of London LONDON ........ ..:;... .;..;...of Lonoor NORTHERN ............... ..:..; ....o Londot JUELN ............................... of Liverpool NORTH 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 .. LION A ISAKM> fioMHISSTON MERCHANTS AND DEALERS 15 Prodnce. Vegetable*. Butter, Eggs, Ch«e* . >j Poultry, Oreen and DryFruits, Honey, Beans, etc. 'r ->.:v.-; «, a j--. .-.,- ALFALFA: SEED. J. ... , \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0' - : "•?. ?i IS Potatoes in car-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, a a son. '-\u25a0•; - ii".; KH J I' DIED. Sacramento, April 21— 'harlotte A., wife of Peter 1limes, a native of Kew York, 46 years. 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Page 1: THE DAILYRECORD-UNION. THE CHINESE NEW^^ j;...The land troubles have broken out afresh in Tu-lare county, and the settlers are again manifesting an aggressive disposition. Near Salinas

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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x POSTPONED IX xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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

taGRIFFITH'S

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GRABITE WOEKSrWjggf }y\. IJSU i,J:AU

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fl=-^3UEglj- milE BEST VARIETY AND-\u25a0

- '-^m^*^ JL ;?. Largest < Quarries on thePacific Coist. Polished Granite Monuments, Tomb-stones and Tablets made toorder. *>.>'j-.'.. i'--.

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 '--.

'

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

->.:v.-; «,a j--. .-.,- ALFALFA:SEED. J.... , \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'-:"•?.

?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%.

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