Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-02

/ icEIy oo1l. aud says IN an instant the gu2rCS
| citizens and all who happened to be in The
vicinity started in pursuit. Every body who
could run seemed to be already armed with
carbines or revolvers. A. the bank o.
the river the pursurers halted
and fred upon the swimming fugitives
Meantime party of police and citizens or
| the Mexican side began firing on the crowd
on the American shore, with the evident in.
tention of aiding the fngitives. The Texans,
however, maintained their fusilade until the
| prisoners had disappeared or were recaptured,
firing altogether about 200 shots. Twenty OF
more shots were returned from the Mexican
band. OF the IL prisoners were killed or
| drowned, q Iecaptured, and the remainder
( are missing. The Vice-Consul saws he un.
| derstands an effort will be made to erin.
inally prosecute all citizens who fred at the
| escaping prisoners. One of the latter, as far
| as Known, was killed by the officers, but all
were virtually murdered by persons who had
no official authority. The statement that two
convicts were rescued by Mexieans is denied
! by them.
ColIiery Disasfcr-Onc Man Killed and
Others Injured.
| SHENANDOAH (Pa.l. September 1st.-This
afternoon George 0umrod, Superintendent
of the Kelly Run colliery, with six others.
descended into the mine for the purpose OF
putting door In the man battery, to see
what progress the steam which is being in
| jected into the mine was making on the fire
IN the breasts. When the opening for the
door was nearly completed fall of earth oc.
curred near the face, causing conclusion
which blew the men in all directions Simon
Gregory was killed, Qrmrod had leg broken,
and Joseph L. Jones an arm broken All
the Others Were severely burned by the steam.
Gregory's body has not been recovered, the
black damp being so bad the miners could
not venture far in without being overcome
by it.
shocking Accidental Little Girls Arms
Cut OF by Train.
OMAHA, September 1st.-A girl named
Rogers, four and a h.lf years old, fell from
the west-bound Union Plcific emigrant train
last night near Eikhorn station, and was soon
missed by her mother, who had allowed her
TO so to the water-closet alone, and from there
she went out on the platform. The alarm
was given, the train was backed up, and the
child was found sitting up in the inside of the
track with both arms taken eff at the elbow.
She was taken on to Fremont where she and her
mother and the other children were left. The
amputations of her arms was performed, and
the child is reported as doing well to-day.
Mrs. Rogers and family are from Ohio.
~ tEtC ny "a JsODs
COLUMBUS (O.), September 1st-Thomas
McDonsld, aged about 2S years, farmer,
living near Commercial Point, Pickaway
county, was taken from his house last night
by mob and hanged to tree near his resi-.
dence. Mcdonald came from Kentucky
some years ago, married into highly re
spectacle family, owning a farm. He has for
long time been regarded as desperate,
quarrelsome and vindictive. A feud has
existed between Mcdonald and his neighbors
during the past year, owing to his actions.
Saturday he commenced a quarrel with Thos.
Beavers, neighbor, and was badly beaten.
The neighbors, thinking to quiet the neigh
borhood, believed it wise to commit this hor-
rible murder. 1t is not likely that the public
will ever know who were concerned in the
outrage.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, September 1st.-The debt
statement shows reduction of the public
debt during August to be S12.027, 167 cash
in the Treasury, 81, 966, 6S3 so; gold certii-
Gates, 81, 697, 900; silver certificates, S1S,-
13S, 040; certificates of deposit outstanding,
S11, 800, 600; refunding certificates. S1,106.-
$50; legal tenders outstanding, 1916, 6S1, DIG F.;
fractional currency aatstanding, 81, ISL, 995.
The Presidents Western Trip.
CHICAGO, September 1st. = President
Hayes, accompanied by his family, General
Sherman and others, will arrive here to-mor-
ROW morning at s o'clock, en- route to the
Pacific Coast. They will leave by special
train ON the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad at ii \. NJ, expecting to reach
Omaha Friday morning. They will leave
there at once via the Union Pacific Railroad
for San Francisco.
The standard silver Dollars.
CHICAGO, September 1st.-The Journals
Washington special says There can be no
doubt that silver dollars are at last beginning
TO float Small money has become absolutely
necessary in the rural districts, and the de-
rnand for dollars, which do not come back, is
increasing rapidly. Three hundred thousand
more were put out in August, 1850, than in
August, 1879 and those which were placed
last year came straight back into the Treas
ury.
silver and Stocks.
New York, September 1st.-Silver bars,
49,; money easy Mt 2@S; Governments
quiet stocks closed firm; Western Union,
1899 Quicksilver. 49, Pacific Mail, 394
Mariposa, !; Wells-Fargo, 100: New York
Central. 129@1294; Erie, $50; Panama,
1911; Union Pacific, SO; bonds, 112i; Cen
trail Pacific, IA bonds, 112; Sutro, L.
clearinghouse Exchanges.
New YORK, September 1st.-The PuJltc's
table OF Clearing house exchanges for this
week. as compared with the corresponding
time last year, shows that every city except
Louisville has increased, and at Louisville
the loss is only one per cent.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, September 1st-The following
through passengers were on days train,
leaving at 12:l5 P. NJ. to arrive in Sacra-
b t,n- ]
Mrs. NV. Cole, n. Hirsch, Gustaf Reistke.
San Francisco Dr. B. II. Fairchild and
wife, Detroit g. E. Stone, Marysville, Cal !;
Mrs. d. 2. Hatch, with remains Of child.
Santa Barbara J. W. Summerhayes and
family, q. S. a.
Maud 8. TO Continue on the Track. q
CINCINNATI, September 1st-Vanderbilt
telegraphs Captain Stone that Maud S. may
continue on the track for the season, provid
ing she be not strained in an effort to beat
her record. Stone thinks he will take her to
the Chicago meeting this month.
ST. Julien Moving West.
CHICAGO, September 1st.-St. Julien is in
the city, on his way to Indianapolis, where
he trots next week. The management of the
Chicago Trotting Club have about concluded
an engagement with his driver to bring him
here the last of this month.
Jockey Killed.
NEW York, September 1st.-At the
Brighton Beach Course to-day in the hurdle
race, the horse L. J. fell heavily, and his
rider wss killed.
General Mcclellan in New Hampshire.
WIERs, September 1st.-McClellan was
welcomed at the reunion of the New Hamp-
shire veterans to-day, and made brief
speech. About %. 600 persons were present.
Mass Temperance Convention.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (Me.) September
1st.-A mass Temperance Convention met
here to-day. Elk Governor Merrill presided.
He severely criticised the temperance political
movement OF Joshua Nye and his followers
Several other addresses were made, all the
speakers opposing the temperance movement
as separate political organization.
An Agricultural Fair on Wheels.
DAVENPORT ia September 1st-An agri-
cultural fair on wheels, consisting of finely
decorated car containing the products from
along the line o: the North Pacific Railroad
arrived this afternoon, and excited much iu-
terest. It goes East, and will arrive at the
New England Fair at Worcester on the 9TH
instant.
CounterfeitcFs and Burglars Arrested.
BUFFALO, September 1st.-George Haw-
thorne, Edward Anderson and one more have
been arrested, charged with manufacturing
and issuing spurious coin, and with the con-
mission Of several burelaries in this State and
Canada. Charles Gottholtz to whom was
sold a large quantity of stolen goods was