Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-06
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN THE EAST.
Hancock's Fealty to the National Govern
ment Questioned.
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
Damaging Explosions of Gas in London
Earthquake in Switzerland.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
The NationalHoliday.

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The National Holiday.
CHICAGO, July 5th-A number of minor
accidents occurred here on account of the
unusually active celebration of the day. The
streets were thronged with country people
and pleasure seekers, and all the trains and
boats out from the city were loaded down with
women and children.
CLEVELAND, July 5th.-There was large
influx of strangers to the city to-day to Wit
There was a yacht regatta and an illumina'
tion of the parks.
CHICAGO, July neutrality-suspicious. Day
has been as faithfully observed to-day as
though it had not come on Sunday. The ex-
changes, banks and stores were closed, and
the frecracker and pistol reigned supreme on
the streets. Baseball and the races drew an
immense crowd of people, and vast numbers
sought less noisy and populous retreats in the
suburbs and neighboring towns. Tonight
there was a fine display of fireworks all over
the city. but the display, like the celebration
of the day, was for the most part individual
and not collective. A great number of acct
dents occurred, but few were serious and still
less fatal Among the saddest was the death
of Captain VIM. Hammond, who was shot
dead by his son while on board the tug Salts
faction They were firing at a mark, and
the careless handling of the pistol caused the
fatal accident. Charles Martel, a saloon
keeper, was seriously stabbed in an affray
with roughs. No fires occurred during the
day. Reports from other cities and towns in
the Northwest indicate pretty general OBJ
servance of to-day as holiday.
Yachting Observation-Disclosures and Chill
dren DrOwned-DasiardIyC Conduct.
ST. PAUL, July 5th-A yacht containing
a party of IA persons capsiZed on White Bear
Lake, II miles from here, this afternoon.
They were struck by sudden squat, and
having no competent sailor on board the
yacht went over. Eight of the passengers
were men, of whom seven were unmarried.
The rest were women and children. The
seven single men swan ashore without max
ing any efforts to save the lives of the women
and children, who were all drowned, with
one married man, who stayed and made an
effort to save his family. Other boats here
came to the rescue, but were only able to
recover part of the bodies. The lake is be-
ing dragged for the rest. Following is a list
of the drowned: Frank Gibson, wife and
wife of John Dow and his sister,
Tillie Dow; child of Thomas Cline. All in
the boat were laboring men, Gibson, Dow
and Cline being employed in the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad shops
The Democratic Campaign.
CHICAGO, July 5th.-It seems to be con-
ceeded according to Eastern specials, that
Tilden is arranging to assume control of Han
cocks campaign, as he has experience
and money, neither of which Hancock can
command from other sources. In return for
his labors, Tilden is to be allowed the power
behind the throne-the President, to all in
tents and purposes This arrangement seems
already to have disguised Tanmany, and
the Wallace faction in Pennsyl-
vania, where Randall will doubtless super
cede Senator Wallace in the management of
affairs, which would by right come
to Senator Wallace, he having been the
stanch friend of Hancock from the begin
ming.
HancOck's Feaity 10 the National Govern.
ment.
CHICAGO, July 5th.-The Tribune publishes
a special from Washing ton in prominent
way, and editorially comments on its state
ments as being very probable. 1t concerns
the fealty of General Hancock to the National
Government. In the same line it is known
by your correspondent that ran now emf
nent in legal and political circles in West
ern State has within year made statements
very damaging to Hancock and his loyalty
during the campaign in the Wilderness
These statements he is competent to make,
because he was, up to certain points in Han
cocks career, his confdant ard close friend.
The friendship was severed when he learned
that Hancock was scheming for cessation Of
hostilities on terms very favorable to the
Confederate Government, and designed to
politically aid the Democrats of the North.
This gentleman is starch Democrat, and it
is somewhat doubtful if the documents which
he has to sustain his allegations can be OBJ
tanned. Those who had seen them long be-
fore Hancock's name was mentioned for the
Presidency declare, however, that they are
conclusive, and that they will establish clearly
and irrefutably the disloyal intention and
intriguing with rebels of the Democrats NOM
inee when the country could i'll afford to lose
a friend. The following is the I'riJune's
special:
The Baltimore american has the following So
far the press has refraned from attacking General
Hancock, but if | am not rlisinformed some facts
will he made public which will inure the canvass OF
the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. Han
cock, it is alleged, violent partisan OF McCel-
lsn and when the latter was relieved from the COM
mand Of the Army Of the Potomac counsel OF war
was held, which included Fitz John Porter, Frank
lin, Hancock, Badly Smith and number Of other
officers of less note 1t is said that at the meeting
oehera' hancock proposed tbat Tue or1eI Ior
the removal OF McCIelian De Withdrawn ana inc
army march upon washington TO depose Lincoln
and stanton. inns revolutionary programme, the
story goes, was seconded by ritz John Porter. ana
would have been adop ed had Mcclellan had had
the nerve Of MS fierce friend Hancock. 1t is mat
ter Of history that there was great deal OF ndig-
nation expressed by McCeilans officers upon his re-
mova and 1t is believed that there is an unwritten
chapter IN which Hancock figures, but not to his ad,
about this matter. and that at the proper time the
whole story Will be told to an astonished public.
Hancock and the Tilden Campaign.
CHICAGO, July 5sh.-The 1,i5uae,s st.
Adams (Vt), special says: The statement
that Hancock was anxions to support Tilden
in 1S77-in the event of the latter taking the
Presidential oath, is further strengthened to.
day by a full statement Of Hiram Athens,
Chairman of the State Committee, and q
newspaper corresp pendent, the latter being
pledged to secrecy at the time Of the Demo
cratic conclave. Athens said that at dinner
gwen by nm TO General w. 1. smith, o.
New YORK, In montpelier last April, Smith
mace the tollo"ihg stAeenehe:
Prior to the establishment OF the Electoral Com
mission General hancock informed General sher
man ihas IL We ua ~ 10 h; S1ernan, .,a. u.
MAS in the ,natter Therefore he xon,d say that h.
considered Tiiden elected President Of the United
States, and that General Grants term of office ex
Plreu at niu. III .,e gu Vi male !, snat regard
clared Tiden elected he 0iauceck) believed iilder