Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-28

position, was returning home on horseback
from visit TO friends near Grayson yester-
day, she was seizsd by man, who held her
riding habit tightly around her head, dragged
her iato ravine near by and brutality raw
ished her. a party of neighbors Immediately
started in pursuit of the fend, overlook and
hanged him on the spot. The ravisher proved
to be a mulatto, a married man, and a neigh
Dor of the VIM family.
Meeting OF surveyors.Cencral Called.
WASHINGTON, September 27th.-General
Williamson, Commissioner of the General
Land Office, has called meeting of Surveyors
General of all the Western States and Ter
ritories, in Salt Lake City, on the 9TH of De-
tober next. The object of the meeting Is to
discuss the present method of making sur
veys, with the view of instituting certain re-
forms tending to better and more permanent
work under the present laws.
Circular Issued 10 Greenbackers by
Weaver.
INDIANAPOLIS, September 27th.-Foliow-
ing is a circular letter addressed to the
Greenbackers of the Union by their candi-
date for President:
INDIANAPOLIS, September 81, 1880.
To the Greenback Labor Men Throughout the
struck off by the Thousand, Tor circulation in each
county, full extracts from Mr. Bayard's New York
speech in which he says the Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President and the Demo-
cratic party are in favor OF his bill to destroy the
gre nbacks, and that they will carry out that policy
Publish the Bayard resolution, with full extracts
from his speech, so that the people may know Just
what it is that the Democratic party ard Its endi-
dates are pledged 70 carry cut. The Issue IS now
fully made up. Let every GreenbackeT in the Union
himself to the real situation and brand as an
infamous traitor to our holy cause any man, with
out regard to his former standing in party, who
intends TO transfer voters 10 either OF the old
parties. (signed) J. B. WEAVER.
vigorous Response by weaver.
INDIANAPOLIS, September 27th.-Weaver
replies to Frank Hughes: Il am opposed to
Joint Electoral ticket with the Democrats
in Maine or the Republicans in West Nir-
ginis, and will prevent such action in any
section of the Union if within my power. AS
to your insinuations that | am aetuated by
sinister motives, denounce you as SIAN
derer."
Nominated for Congress.
ST LOUIS, September 27th-The Demo
Gratis of the Second District of this city nom
mated Hon. Thomas Allen for Congress this
morning.
CHICAGO, Sept mber 27th.-The Green
hackers of the Second District have noni-
mated Chas. q. Dixon for Congress.
New York Democratic state Convention
Gathering OF the Clans.
SARATOGA, September 27th-Nearly all
the delegates to the State Convention, which
meets to morrow, are here. The State Com
mittee has chosen Rufus w. Pockram Chair.
man, and adopted resolution recommending
that the Convention add the following per-
sons to the State Committee Augustus
Schell. John Kelly and Edward Kearney, of
New York Erastus Corning, of Albany, and
Wm Purcell. of Rochester. All except Pur.
cell opposed Robinson's election last fall.
Jessie Rayrnond's suit AgaInst senator
Hill Dismissed.
WASHINGTON, September 27th.-The case
of Jessie Raymond against Senator Ben Hill,
in which plaintiff claimed $40, 900 for alleged
seduction, was dismissed to-day, under the
rules, by the Supreme Court of the District,
for failure to print and record. Chief Justice
Carter, in dismissing the case, said to Mrs.
Lockwood. plaintiffs counsel, that the suit
never ought to have been brought, since the
alleged ofense was no cause of action here.
Postal Statistics.
WASHINGTON, September 27th.-The fol.
lowing statement obtained from Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Hazen's forthcoming
annual report, shows the amount of second
class mail matter-newspapers and periodicals
derived therefrom, during the fiscal year
ended June so, 1880: Weight in tons during
1880, 80, 661 increase over 1879. 3 09S tons.
Postage collected in 1880, 81, 226, 452; In
crease over 1879, S122 267.
The Washington Safe Robbery.
WASHINGTON, September 27th.-The Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury has written
Secretary Sherman on the subject of the safe
robbery. He says 1910 in money and
bonds, including interest, have been missing
from the safe since December last. A thor
ough investigation has established the fact
that the funds have been distracted by
Charles F. Herring. Auditor. who died No
vember go, 1879. There is no evidence that
single dollar of the missing funds belonged
70 deceased soldiers. On the contrary. the
bulk of it consisted of bonds taken from
soldiers at the draft rendezvous in 1864 and
1865, as security against their desertion. As
neither the money nor bonds have been called
for the soldiers from whom they were taken
become bounty-jumpers.
official CroOkedness at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, September 27th.--James
Oliver Wright, Cashier Of the late Civil
Sheriff Ganthreaux. has been arrested, charg-
ed with the embe zzlement Of SS3 coo in trans
fer claims due the city, and valued at $780,
Coo He was also he'd TO answer charge of
having connived i'll the ENLIGHTENMENT of
S24, 600, converted by the late Civil Sheriff
Ganthreaux to his own use.
Bricks in Exchange for Gold.
CNcTNNATI, September 9th. - William
Sly, of Nicholasviile, came to the city to day
and exchanged So 500 OF four per cent. bonds
for gold. putting the gold in a valise. On the
cars, ON his way home, lie found his valise
exchanged for one containing three bricks.
There is no clue to the robbers.
CrasshOppers in Texas.
JAcEsBoRo Tex J, September 27th.-This
morning lmmense swarms of grasshoppers
appeared coming from the north, at times
obscuring the sun. Farm products near here
are completely demolished, even the cotton
stalks being devoured.
silver and Stocks.
New YORK. September 27th.-Silver bars,
112s; money, %; Governments weak and
lower stocks weak; Western Union. 96;
Quicksilver, III; Pacific Mail, 37s; Mari
posa, 6: Wells. Fargo. l10s New Y ork Cen
trail. l2sI; Erie, S7s; Panama, offered at
1876 ; Union Pacific, 50 3 bonds, liz; Cen
trail Pacific, ~; bonds, 1llf; Sutro Tun-
mel, II.