Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-16

Rock Island tomorrow morning. The Wyo-
ming delegation passed through this after
noon. The Colorado delegation will pass
through tomorrow afternoon.
CHICAGO. August 14th.-Most of the Com
manderies will be here tomorrow, and all
will reach town on Monday The streets
already show the influx, and delegations of
visitors are now coming by special and extra
large regular trains. From eight to ten
thousand are expected from st. Louis.
An Ex.Hu bands Revenge.
BATH IN. ". August I4th.-About 5
o'clock this afternoon, X. f. Parkhurst, a
young lawyer of this village, shot and killed
Fannie Howell. the daughter of prominent
merchant here, and killed himself. They
were married about four years ago, but i'm
mediately divorced. They were in a room in
q hotel when the tragedy occurred. The
young man and woman belonged to the best
families in the place, and quite romance is
connected with their lives. Six or seven
years ago they were married at picnic, but
their parents interfered, and the Courts de-
clared the marriage null and void. Since ar
irving at age Parkhurst desired remarriage,
but the girls parents objected, and i'll feeling
was engendered. To-day Parkhurst again
tried to persuade the girl to live with him,
and upon her refusal he drew revolver,
shooting her and then himself.
A Fierce Storm.
CAsTRovILLE TEX J. August 14th -Hando
Mills was washed away last night. The Me
dina river is exceedingly high and still rising
The water has reached the second story of
Cannon's mills. At Indisnola, on Thursday
evening, the water of the Gulf rose to the
depth of three feet throughout the town.
The wind was forty. eight miles an hour. A
number of people left the city by railroad for
Lavara. On the morning of the 18th the
water rose very rapidly. The wind reached
the rate of seventy-five miles an hour. The
track and ties of the Morgan Railroad were
literally lifted from the bed and carried half
a mile by the wind. No lives lost. The
water and wind have entirely subsidized.
Shooting at CrecdmoOr.
New YORK, August 14th-A long-range
rife match between Canada and the United
States teams took place to-day at Creedmoor
The shooting began at 10:15. The firing was
rapid, and in about an hour each side had
finished work at the 300 yards range. Fol-
lowing is the score: Americans, 439; Cana
dians, 427. At 900 yards the score was
Americans. 416; Canadians, 407. Wind and
rain prevailed. At 200 yards the Ameri-
cans made 41S; Canadians, 40l. The grand
Americans, or an average of 212 in posi-
Bile 225. Pleasant speeches were made at the
conclusion of the shooting.
Items from Denver.
DENVER, August 14th.-Dan. Linehan,
whisky dealer at Buena Vista, last night
fatally shot Deputy Sheriff Murray Farms
worth, and slightly wounded Rath Eastman.
another officer. A disturbance occurred in
Lnehan's establishment, all having been
drinking. Pistols were drawn, and Farms
worth's first shot extinguished the lamps,
after which thirteen shots were fired in the
dark. Farnsworth was shot through the heart.
Frank Happier, German, was burned to
death at the City Hospital at Silver Cliff to-
night He fell out of bed and pulled lamp
over on himself.
TanneriZed.
New YoRK, August 14th.-Chas. Riley, So
years old, was found yesterday in space in.
closed by piles of lumber near Pier AZ, almost
dead from starvation. He says that about
ten days ago he went to Pier AZ to look for
work, having had very little food for ten days.
He climbed up on pile of lumber to rest,
and accidentally rolled into the space where
he was found. Weakness prevented him from
climbing out, and his voice was not strong
enough to cry for help. He had laid for ten
days without food, exposed to the weather,
and expecting each day that he would die.
Exports and Imports of Coin.
WASHINGTON, August 14th.-An official
statement OF imports and exports OF specie
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, has
been prepared at the Treasury Department
In regard to the movement of gold, iC shows
that during the last fiscal year the imports of
gold to the United States amounted to ST.
l53. 33i, larger gain than ever before in the
history of the country. The figures in re-
gard to the exports and imports of silver sre
not as complete as cesired, but are sufficiently
full to show that the United States exported
much more silver than it imported.
A Heavy Failure.
DETROIT iA1ich.), August 14th-Business
circles were wholly taken by surprise this
forenoon to learn of the assignment of
Thomas McGraw, President of the Globe
Tobacco Company, and also of the Michigan
Savings Bank, and large real estate owner.
The cause of his failure is said to be large
losses in wool transactions, and overlooking
himself with real, estate His assets are
roughly figured at $3.50. 900, aud his liabilities
represent much larger figure, but cannot
yet be stated.
Best on Record.
BUFFALO, August 14th.-John Dobler of
Chicago won O'Leary's 72-hour pedestrian
contest, making Ala miles, being the best on
ecord in contest of this kind
A Humorous Census-Taker.
NEW YORK, August 14th. h.-JohnJ. Murphy
. cripple of 156 Prince street, one of the
United States census enumerators, was held
or examination to-day by United States
Commissioner Shields on charge of making
,ut false and fictitious census returns in
,iolation of United States statutes. As resi-
lents of 1871 Green street, q house of ill-fame,
le had entered the names of James A. Gar
ield of Ohio, book-keepsr; Chester A Arthur
# New York, collector Edward Cooper of
New York, glue maker James ConkliDg of
New York, notion storekeeper; John Fox of
New York, liquer-store proprietor; James B.
Blaine, of Maine, stock-broker; Samuel Til
len of New York, money-broker, and Lewis
Sanford of New York, cook. The prisoner
ays he was given these names by people at
he house, but residents there say they gave
lin their proper names, and that Murphy
must have altered them. The penalty of the
,ffense is S5, COO and two years imprison-
nent.
Collapsed Bull Fight.
NEW York, August 14th.-1he bull fight
which was to have come off this afternoon
was postponed until Wednesday, on account
,f the threatening weather. superintendent
Hatfield, of Bergh's. Society, was present
With twelve men and Police Captain Leary.
With thirty officers, but their services were
not required. Deputy Sheriff SNYDER has at
,ached the animals for board bill of about
5000 claimed by Serapia Hotiaga, Spanish
lostler.
Our Surplus Wheat.
NEW York, August 14th.-The Commercial
Bulletin, accepting the most liberal estimates
advanced as to the import requirements of
Europe, and reducing Russias probable ex
port to an extreme minimum, the quantity of
wheat required for our use will be under
loo. .O0O, 600 bushels. Yet we are likely to
nave some $50, 900, 600 available for other pur-
poses than our ordinary domestic consump-
ion. Nothing but exceedingly low prices
will enable this enormous surplus to be dis
posed Of.
He Drove into the Lake.
SPRING LAKE (Minn), August 14th.-R.
[. Smiley drove into the lake to water his
,orses to-day, with his wife and three boys, |
.ged sixteen, ten and one year, in the wagon |
With him. The horses became restless and
and overturned the wagon. |
The three boys were drowned, and his wife |
rarely saved herself. Smiley is nearly crazed
With grief.
Taking the Black Veil.
BALTIMORE. August 14sh-Fifty- five young
Fomen took the black veil to-day in the Con. |