Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-19

wagon and other effects. or the money s4o6
was found on their persons Duprez was
travelling south alone, and stopped in tent
over night. One of the Mexicans shot him
while asleep, while the other stood by with
an ak ready 20 afford assistance ii necessary.
American Bar Association.
SARATOGA IN. W. August 1Sth.-The
American Bar Association was to-day called
to order by Luke z. POLAND. who introduced
President Benja; H. Bristow. The Presi-
dent said IN his annual report that most
noteworthy changes in the statute law on
points OF general interest had been made in
several States and by Congress during the
preceding year
| The thanks Of the Association were voted
the President. Many new members were
elected and an Executive Council chosen.
Adjourned.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, August 18th. - The following
through Passengers passed here on to,days
tram, leaving at 12:15 P. NJ. to arrive in Sac
ramento August 22i: l.. Harrison, WASH
ngtcn Charles NJ Holton, Iowa Mrs. S
Dudley, Seio, o.; Miss Anna Stewart
Siakeville, Wis; Miss Ella f.. Graham, ST.
Louis Miss Britain, New York Mrs j. s.
Crow and child, Crows Landing, CAL; Rev
Edward Thomson, DR.. George Smith. EdiI
burg, Scotland.
| Also forty through emigrants left on
last nights emisrant train, TO arrive in Sacra-
Inento August 2Sd.
! Commenced Paying OF.
! NEW YORK, August 1Sth.-Receiver Rice
OF Chicago. in whose hands the affairs of the
Rockaway Beach Improvement Company has
been placed. this afternoon began paying off
The mechanics employed on the great Rock
| away Hotel.
business Of the Country.
NV YORK, August 1S.h-The Clearing
| house exchanges for the week arr surprising
only in the smallness OF the transactions in
| this city. Not for long time have ex-
changes been so small as they were last week,
and allowances for the difference in the
activity of stock speculation accounts for not
more than $50, 600 900 of the exchanges, leav-
| ing New York little more than ON level
with its transactions for the corresponding
week of last year, while nearly every city re-
ports an important increase as compared with
the corresponding week in 1879.
/ Railroad Accident In Tennessee.
/ KEoxvILLE, August 1Sth.-0ne girl was
| killed and many persons injured by the ditch
| ing of train on the East Tennessee and
l.
washout.
Little Girl Found BrutaIIy Murdered.
| Boston, August 1Sth.-The Herald's Barn
stable special says: The naked and terribly
mutilated body of Mary Cassidy, aged 10
years, was found to-day in a brush heap in
the woods. The head was nearly severed
! from the body, and Ia the child's side was
large butcher knife TIE ground about bore
evidence of the struggles of the little girl to
| free herself from the villain who so fearfully
assaulted and cruelty murdered her.
Murder In Chicago.
| CHICAGO, August 1Sth.-Last evening Free
man T. Gross, man of bad reputation, who
had been on spree, shot and instantly killed
Michael Flemming, q boiler maker. Elem
ming interfered to protect the family of Gross
! from abuse. The latter claims that he acted
in self-defense.
Terrible Storm I'm Dakota.
FARGO, August 1Sth.-The storm of last
evening was terrible southeast of Fargo.
Houses were blown down, and one man was
killed and three severely wounded, fourteen
miles from this city on the Cheyenne river.
The Country Full Of IL dams.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), August 1Sth.-A Bis
marck special says: The Indian Agent at
| Poplar river has abandoned his post, and
says the country is full of Indians, aad there
il much danger. Sitting Bull Is only twenty
miles from the Agency, and is clamoIous to
be fed The Agent gave him feast the
other day. Troops have been sent to Poplar
river
ssaranding Indians In Custody.
WASHINGTON, August lS5h.-The Com
missioners of Indian Affairs is informed that
the six Brule Sioux who left Rosebud Agency
stole seven horses and killed white man be-
fore returning. They have been surrendered
| by Spotted Tail, and have been sent to Fort
/ Randall.
The Alleged Cessus Crookedness In the
+ south.
L CHICAGO. August 1Sth.-The Inter Oceans
| Washington special says: While the census
officials are 10th to admit anything is wrong
with the enumeration in the South, they ex
press determination to have certain suspi-
cious counties enumerated under the SUI
pervision OF agents sent from Washington.
In this way it will be very easily determined
whether there is any grounds for such heavy
| gains Ii sample counties taken IN this way
show fraud, probably the whole South win be
gone over again, with provisions OF such
character as to forbid cheating. Of course
Southern politicians will resent any such
move, and if it is not accomplished, ii neces-
sary, before the Confederate Co gross assem-
bles again, the Brigadiers will forbid it on the
score of economy, or some other pretense.
American Citizens Prisoners In Peru.
PITrsBURG, August 1Sth.-The two sons
of Felix Campbell, of Allegheny, who were
| taken prisoners in the Chilean war last
spring, and were reported as suffering great
privation, are still captives in Peru. Mr..
Campbell has made application to Secretary
| Evarts, asking his interference in their be-
half as subjects of the United States.
Mysterious Murder.
DENVER (Col) August 1Sth.-A travelling
4 salesman Of the we'll known tobacco house OF
! Abel Bros, named Marbuyer, was mysteri-
! ously murdered tonight about half hast IL at
/ a house of iil-fame. The bullet went through
his mouth and brain. His body was found
| in hallway at the rear of the building.
| Suspicion centers on two men who came to
the house with him in the early part of the
evening.
! General Grant and the Republican
Ticket.
/ NEW YORK. August 1Sth.-Writing to the
Republican Committee here, regretting his
inability to be present at the proposed mus
| ter meeting, General Grant says: " You
have my full sympathy in support of the
ticket headed by Garfield and Arthur. l
have lost no opportunity Of saying what [
could in private conversation in behalf of the
ticket, and shall not stop doing so"
The Vacant Abide Campsiip.
| WASHINGTON, August 1Sth.-General Sher-
man, speaking of the vacant position of aid
de camp on his staff, says that he will not
| make the announcement of the officer he hf 8
determined upon IN his own mind till after
his return from his visit to the Pacific Goa t
with the President which will consume
about two months.
A Plethora OF Gold.
| WASHINGTON, August 1S5h.-The extraor
| binary statemer now comes from the Treas
ury that even gold has become nuisance in
business, and propositions have been submit
ted from various quarters that certificates be
issued in exchange for it upon the principle
| that governed the issue of silver certificates.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Afghan War.
| BOMBAY, August 1Sth.-Candahar is safe.
| Ayoob Khan is occasionally firing shells, but
| little damage is being done. The siege is
scarcely formed.
! QgETTAH, August 18TH. = The enemy's
forces, in an attack on the garrison at kuch,
Sunday night, is estimated at 2,000. Their
loss was 200 killed. instead of so, as pre-
viously reported. The British loss was Is
killed and 25 wounded.