Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10

Senator Dorsey was here in the lobby with
Monroe Salisbury of California. the biggest
contractor of them all, and Joe McKib-
ben, the self confessed lobbyist. He was
foremost in the fight to prevent a reduction
of the extravagant system of expedition.
s. J0e " Mckibben was as much the agent of
Dorsey as any other contractor, and the
money was disbursed in the lobby. Dorsey
undoubtedly contributed his share. Thus,
according to the Republican theory, ridicu-
lous as it is, the present Secretary of the
Republican National Committee was himself
one of those who, it is now charged, con-
spired to nominate Hancock.
The Philadelphia Regatta : Third a d
Last bay.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9th.-On the third
and last day OF the annual regatta OF the Ma
tional Association the races were between
winners Of the last two days. to determine the
recipients of prizes.
The first race for the junior single SOULS
was won by Whitaker of Pawtncket, Jack
son of the Palisade Club of Yonkers, second.
Time, 10:433
The race tor six-oared crews was won by
the Mutnals of Albany, the Institutes of New
York second. Time. S:5l3.
In the third race, for the senior single
SOULS, f. Z. Holmes of the Pawtucket Club
was drawn. leaving I. J. Mumford of the
Perseverance, Club. New Orleans; Harry
Ball of the Zephyr Club of Detroit, and W.
Murray of the Elizabeth Club of Ports
mouth. Va, TO start. At the half mile post
Murray pulled out from the western shore
and steered direct for Mumford's shell, max
ing deliberate foul, and was ruled out by
the Umpire. The race was won by Num-
ford in l005a, Ball being five lengths behind.
The pair-oared race was contested by the
German brothers of Albany, and Levin and
Childs of New York. The race was won easily
by the Albany crew in 10:15i, the other crew
finishing twenty lengths behind.
There were but two entries for the double
scull race--Holmes Whitaker, representing
Pawtucket. and Barney and Hanford Top
ham the Wahwahsums of Saginaw The
Pawtnckets finished ten seconds ahead in
9:41a.
The exciting race of the day was for four
cared shells, in which there were four en-
tries Wyandotte of Wyandotte, Mich;
Eureka of Newark Hillsdale of Hillsdale,
Mich; and Crescent of Philadelphia. The
Hillsdales won by four lengths, Crescents sec
ond place. Nearing the finish the Wyan-
dottes ran into wharf and crushed their
shell, and the Eurekas, who were three
lengths behind, finished third. Time of
Hillsdales, 3d.
The last race was for eight.oared shells.
There were four entries, but the Crescents OF
Philadelphia withdrew, leaving Nassau, Res
olute and Dauntless-all of New York-to
compete. The Dauntless came in first, Reso
lutte second, Nassau third, the winning boat
finishing ia SIN. 53s
At a meeting of the National Association
this evening, the challenge cups were deliv
cred TO the winning crews, and, III addition,
each winning crew was presented with a
handsome silk banner, and each member of
winning crew received a gold badge.
Proposed Indian statistics.
CHICAGO, July 9th.-The Journals Wash
ington special says: A set of special sched-
ules for recording statistics relating to the
Indians is being prepared by Colonel Mall
lory of the army The schedules will be so
arranged that ali material facts regarding the
situation, number and condition of each
tribe will be given under their appropriate
heads. Walker, Superintendent of the Cen
sus, has assigned the task of procuring as
tull and accurate census statistics as possible
of the Indians not taxed to ajor Powell
and his assistants, who are working under
the Smithsonian Institution. Superintendent
Walker, in order to give wide circulation of
the result of his work, has devised plans
whereby special portions of it may be avail
able without costing great amount of
money. He proposes that each one of the
more important subjects Of inquiry be pub
ished in volume by ITSELF in quarto form,
that they may be bound together, if so de-
sired, and also to issue pocket edition for
the use of business men.
The Indian Territory Trouble.
ST. LOUIS, July 9th.-Private dispatches
from Arkansas City, Kansas, says: Captain
Payne. who left the Southern border Of Kan
sas last Monday with some 800 men on a
second invasion of Indian Territory, has
reached his destination without molestatien.
1t will be recolected that Captain Payne in
vaded Indian Territory last spring in viola
ton of tbs Presidents proclamation, and was
elected by the military. He now eefes the
authority of the Government. and courts ar
rest and trial, to determine in the Courts
whether his acts are in violation of any law.
Parties are here purchasing machinery of diff
ferent kinds, goods. etc, for shipment to
Payne's colony, and it is said an Office will be
opened here to induce emigration to that Ter
ritory.
ST. LOUIS, July 9th.-Further private ad-
vices from Arkansas City, Kansas, say an
other party of invaders have entered Indian
Territory. and will join Captain Payne's
colony. A dispatch from a reliable source at
Wichita, Kansas, says only % to so men left
there for the Territory, instead of $780,
Hanged for Murder.
CINCINNATI, July 9th. = George Allen
Price tcolored) the murderer of Willie Black,
tobacco merchant, was hanged in the yard
of the Hamilton county jail at 20 minutes
past IL O'clock to-day, and cut down dead
20 minutes later. He was formerly Catho-
lie, then Baptist, and later of no faith
whatever, except that he expressed himself
as resting on divine clemency if there was
hereafter. He refused priestly Intervention,
hoped for pardon from the Governor until
two hours of the end and was especially anx-
ious about his surviving wife and children.
He drank great deal of whisky this morn
ing, and wrote to Judge Longworth, who
sentenced him, asking him for forgiveness for
the abusive letter he had written. He ex-
pressed hope that there might be here
after, SO that he might repay the many kind
nesses done him by the ladies. He fully re-
allied the justice of his punishment.
AUGUSTA (Ga.l, July 9th.-Henry Ryan
county, Ca, to-day, for the murder of a
negro woman named Mary Thomas in De-
cember last. He killed her to get her money.
about Sc. He confessed yesterday that he
committed the deed. The execution was wit
messed by fully 1000 people.
GoLDsBoRo On. CO, July 9th.-The execu-
ton of the negro Alex. Howard, for the mur-
der of an old white man named Babel Ru-
trey, July 7th, took place here to day, and
was witnessed by about 1000 people. How
ard protested his innocence to the last, and
made very bitter harrangue from the scat
fold, but the crime was fully proved against
him by his stepson, who was his accomplice
in the deed.
wiping Out Family Disgrace.
DANvILLE tVa.), July 9th.-Last night,
about midnight, Thomas ID. De Jarnette en-
tered bagnio. inquiring for Mollie De Jar
nette, and, at his request, the two went to a
private room. Repeated pistol shots followed,
the police broke into the room, and the girl
was found ON the floor, her brother standing
by, pistol in hand. He Immediately confessed
to shooting his sister, saying he had done it
to wipe out her disgrace of the family. The
girl was shot five times, two shots fatal. She
protests that her brother was right in taking
her life. and begs that he be not punished
Before the brother was taken to prison he and
his sister embraced. The brother is a tele-
i m