Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-18

half mile, that is from tie quarter to the
three-quarter post, was the fastest hall mile
ever trotted or paced. being covered in the
astonishing time of 1:o33 or at the rate Of
mile in 2:o7. The best half mile trotted pre-
vious tt that was by Judge Fullerton as
Utica, where he covered the middle half in
LOIS, a 2:09a gait. In the fourth place, it
was the fastest thrse-quarters of mile ever
trotted or paced. When ST. Julien made his
record at Hartford he covered the first three
quarters of mile in 1;SSf. At Minneapolis
he trotted the three quarters in 1871, and it
remained for the mare to cut three-fourths of
second from it by doing the distance in
beaten the records at the posts all around ex-
cept the first, she could have just failed to
win the crown by smashing the time-pieces.
Racing In Chicago.
CHICAGO, September 17th.-At the Jockey
Club Park the pacing race was the most in
teresting event of the day, the famous
pacing quartete" appearing in race for
purse of $4,000. Some very fast quarters
were made, Matte Hunter and Lucy making
the third quarter of the first heat in 80 Sec
onds-a 2:0S gait. The race was driven for
all there was in the horses, and was thorough
ly enjoyable. Time, 2:153-2:1S-2:16-2:174.
George Sprague, fve-year-old, weighing
nearly / 500 pounds, was sent full mile for
the first time in 2:2S.
The Association have offered 81 coo purse
as special inducement for Maud S. to lower
all records, and Captain Stone is very conf
dent of winning the money.
Terrible ENplGsi0n-A Building Blown 10
Atoms and Five Men Missing.
BRIDGEPORT Conn. J, September 17th.-A
terrible explosion occurred this afternoon in
small wooden building occupied by the Union
| Metallic Cartridge Company Illuminating
building, situated some distance from the
main factory. At the time OF the explosion
| FIVE persons were at work in the building. and
all are supposed to have been killed, as none
| have been seen since. The building was CONF
| pletely torn to atoms, the debriss being blown
a great distance. A small lake. some distance
| from the building, is literally strewn with
fragments of the building. Two bodies were
found in the lake, one with the head and
arms gone. TIE cause of the explosion is not
known.
westward.bOund Passengers.
OMAHA, September 17th.-The following
| through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento September Dist Peter Dean, George
A. Fisher, San Francisco Mrs. NJ. A. Reed,
Miss f. NJ Reed, Oakland; Master Leslie
II. Lord, Maine; Mrs. III. j. Taylor, Coop
erstown, N. Y; Mrs. G. Bomatter, Marys-
vile; c. C. Barrows and family, Blooming
ton, Ill ID. G. Kerr and wife, Modesto; w.
II. Martin, wife. two children aud sister,
Woodland; j. G.. Condor, Alonzo II. Hatch,
G. w. Bremeyer, II. w. Norwood. j. e.
Stanton, n Y; Edmund Richards, Daven-
port, Ia; I. B. Laughlin, wife aud child,
| New Zealand.
Also, rs through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive IN Sacra-
mento Seq tenber oath.
Grand Celebration at Boston.
BosToN, September 17th.-The weather is
beautiful, and the streets through which the
procession is to pass and the adjacent
thoroughfares are so crowded that it Is diff
cult to move on them. Business is entirely
suspended, and there is every indication that
memorable Bunker Hill celebration three
years ago will be dwarfed when compared
with to-day's event. The literary portion of
the celebration was held in the Old South
Church at 9 o'clock. The Governors of
States and Mayors of cities, invited guests
of the city. occupied platform extending the
entire length of the church. Mayor Prince
delivered the oration. The delivery occupied
two hours, and st the conclusion the Mayor
and guests were taken in carriages and es
corted into the line of procession. The city
is very gaily and lavishly decorated. The
grand procession moved at noon.
The procession was three hours and thirteen
minutes long, and was heartily enjoyed.
The Virginia Readjusters and COnserva
tlves.
RICHMOND, September 17th.-The letter o1
the Conservative Committee to that of the
Readjusters, accepting the latter's plan for 8
primary election, and submitting certain
amendments to said plan, has Just been made
public. The committee say: 1--WE propose
to amend the third section of the plan of con-
ciliation submitted by your committee, SO as
to require that none but legal voters, who are
National Democrats shall participate in the
election proposed. We by no means wish to
exclude any person, of whatever political
profession, from voting for Hancock and
English. On the contrary, we welcome all
who wish in good faith to support them"
Annual Congress of the National League.
CHICAGO, September 17th-The fourth
annual Congress of the National League be-
gan its session to-day. In the afternoon Mrs
Lucy NJ. Coleman, of Syracuse, n. Y, made
a speech relating how badly she had been
treated because she had written q book on
delicate subjects, and how her publisher had
been imprisore ed. II. l.. Greene, Chairman
of the Executive Committee, followed, speak
ing upon the separation of Church and
State-the real object of this Convention.
Committees were named and several other
speeches made, but the real business of the
the absence of its President, Hon. Elizur
Wright.
Railroad Through Indian Territory.
ST. LOUIS, September 17tb.-A party, in
cluding two Directors Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad, left Venita, Indian Terri
tory, the present terminus of the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad, yesterday, to
make a reconnaissance of the line as surveyed
through the Cherokee nation and other parts
of the Territory, thence to Albuquerque
New Mexico. This movement indicates
preparations for constructing the railroad
through Indian Territory.
Report of Steamboat Inspectors.
New YORK, September I7th-The Graphic
says: The United States Steamboat Inspect
ors have forwarded from New London their
reports of the investigation of the collision on
the Naragansetta and Stonington line of steam
ers. The Providence and Stonington line is
fined $1,000 for derelictiou, and the licenses
of both Captains are revoked.
Nominations for Congress.
PHILIPsBURY IN. J.), September 17th.-
| The Republicans of the Fourth District have
nominated General Judson Fitzpatrick for
Congress.
BALTIMORE September 17th.-The Repub-
licans of the First District have nominated
DIR. Washington R. Smith for Congress-
FOREIGN NEWs.
| Albanian Resistance.
| ANTIvARI, September 155h.-Six thousand
Albanians are massed in position in the Ma
zura range, and intrenched with FIVE lines of
earthworks, but are within range from the
sea- All the Albanians between here and
Beriana have joined the party OF resistance.
| General Petrovich is near Antivari. He has
5000 men, six guns and three mountain bat