Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-12

Haul, Minnesota and MANITOBA hallroau
have suffered much less from the wet weather
and rust, and not at all from bugs. while re
ports from the Northern Pacific country ant
Red River valley. where the rains were no
followed by warm weather as in the south
are uniformly favorable.
A Dime Novel Slaughter.
CHICAGO. July 10th.-An army officer sta
toned at Fort Keosh, now in this city, give
an account of a buffalo hunt which recent,
took place on and in the Yellowstone. Grow
Indians. getting a little short of meat, wen
in pursuit of bison. Finding herd of 4, 600
they attacked it savagely. The animals be
came infuriated after while, ond started IL
a panic for the river, followed by the no less
excited redskins. Soon there was an in lis
tinguishable mass of Indians, buffaloes anG
ponies in the stream, and the current being
strong, many of each were drowned. 1t ii
estimated that thirty savages went down tt
death, and that ponies and buffaloes almost
innumerable met similar fate.
New Money Order ofiices.
WASHINGTON, July 10th.-Following is a
complete list of new money order offices that
will be established in the Pacific States and
Territories on the I'd proximo: In Califor.
nia-Adin, Arbuckle, Boca. Calistoea, Fort
Jones, Lompoc, Loyalton, Orange, Redding,
San Mateo, Tomales. Turlock. West Berke.
ley and Willows; in Nevada, Camp Halleck
in Oregon-Centerville Dayton, East Port.
land, Hillsboro, independence and North
dale ind Spokane Fslls; in Idaho-Bonanza
City, Challis, Calsar, De Atene and Malad
City; in Utah-Frisco, Salt Creek and
Tocqueville.
Sharp Practice by Dominion officials.
TIL, 0el I
Yorle Hind, employed by litigants on both
sides to prepare analyses and index of docu-
ments of the Halifax Fishery Commission,
publishes letter exposing the manner in
which official statistics of the Dominion fish
cries were falsi6ed in documentary evidence
presented to the Commission. The Professor
instances that the official statements Of Prince
Edward Island Custom authorities show the
value of fish exported to the United States in
1873 to be S137,746, while the value of ex-
ports to other countries was S35, 102 These
figures were manipulated to make it appear,
without changing the total, that the value OF
the fish exports to the United States was
s92, ,S3S, and to other countries, sS0,010.
LIE Due's Tea scheme.
CHICAGO, July 10th.-The much.laughed
at Commissioner of Agriculture, LIE Due, has
just arrived from the South, where he has
been experimenting and investigating. He
states that the question of tea culture ia this
country is settled. 1t can and will be raised
extensively in the future in the principal
Southern Gulf States. 1t can be raised fol
thirty cents per pound, and sold for fifty, and
250 pounds can be raised per acre, after the
plants are well matured, say in the thirc
year, and the profits will be immense He i.
thoroughly IN earnest over the matter, and is
confident that tea. raising will become one Of
the American industries, and that by it we
shall in time become largely independent Of
foreign Powers.
A Modern Lucretia Borgia.
CHICAGO, July 1oth.-Mrs. Mary Var
Kirk of Milwaukee, arrested on suspicion OF
having poisoned her stepmother and hall
brother, has been held to bail in the sum OF
S., 600. The chemist who analyzed the con-
tents Of the stomachs of the woman's alleged
victims testified that he found arsenic in both
Mrs. Van Kirk is married into well known
family, and has hitherto borne an excellent
reputation. Her motive is supposed to be to
gain possession of her stepmother's property.
First Comptroller OF the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, July 1Oth.-Yesterday in a
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Judge
Lawrence of Ohio declined the Office Of Firsl
Comptroller of the Treasury, recently rendered
This letter was forwarded to Secretary Sher.
man, who is in New York. It is rumored
that since forwarding the letter of declination
Judge Lawrence has accepted the position
Nothing has been heard to that effect, how
ever.
An Impending Flour Boom.
NEW YORK, July 10th.-Chas I'll. Johnson
a leading -four merchant, who has recently
returned from the West, said yesterday tina,
tba, ind hot fnv
-four would prevail for the next thirty days
A large proportion of the winter wheat in
the Northwest still remains unharvested, be.
cause of the wet weather, and of that which
had been cut only small amount had beer
thrashed. The kernels were too soft to grind
into flour for some time to come.
The Nicaragua Canal.
WASHINGTON, July 10th.-Admiral Am
men and Blanchet, the French engineer, in.
terested in the Nicaragua Interoceanic Canal
called upon the President to-day. and ad
dressed him upon the subject. The Presi
dent, in reply, stated that he was aware o
the conflict which occurred at the Congress
and of the partiality shown. owing to the
special interests involved; hut he looked
upon the Nicaragua route as the most avail
able one.
Western.bOund Passengers.
OMAHA, July 10th.-The following passen'
gers were on to-day's train, leaving at 12:1;
p. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento July 18th
T. j. Carlan, Louis Cleve, Mrs. w. w
Trailor. Miss J.. f. Matthews, J. G. Hager
man, f. w. Bahis, San Francisco; Dr. g. II
Lord and wife, Tucson ; G. F. Clough, Bos
ton John Brown, Australia Kazro Hato
yama, Toxic, Japan.
Forty.seven through emigrants left on last
mir NJ fpat, 70 arrIyyo in
mento July 18th.
A Big Demand for Mines.
New York, July 10th.-The Posts fnan-
cial article says: New mines are being sent
here from the West for sale, at something
like one hundred per week. The idea has got
abroad that a great demand has been created
in New York and Boston for mines, and hun.
dreds of men are industriously prospecting
the great mountain ranges of Colorado. Utah
Nevada, California, Montana and Idaho ir
search of material to supply this supposed
want.
An Omaha Elevator Burned.
OMAHA, July 10th.-The grain elevator
here was destroyed by fire between midnight
and 2 o'clock this morning. The Insurance.
on the building was S23, 600, and insurance or
grain in store S42. S00 The estimated loss il
about SS5, 900. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the friction of the machinery
Ratifying for Hancock.
CINCINNATI, July 10th.-A large meeting
was held tonight at Music Hall to ratify th,
nomination of Hancock and English. W. r
Groesbeck, George III. Pendletou, Durbil
Ward, Samuel +. Carey, Samuel Hunt
John A. Follett and others made addresses.
The Crops in Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, July 10th.-A report of tn,
crops to the Cotton Exchange shows tina
cotton is in fine condition as whole, but tina
wheat and corn are very poor. Wheat is al
most 2 dead failure from rust.
Shooting In Colorado.
DENVER, July 10th.-The Ee,cs Gunnisol
City special says: On the Sth instant, a.
Gothic City. james J. Jennings shot and in
stantly killed Joseph Thompson The troubl
was in regard to a house owned by Thomp
son, which Jennings had taken possession o
in Thompson's absence.
B0gardus Beats Rime!l.
PITTsBURG, July 10Th. The shooting
match this afternoon between Captain A
Rogardus and George Rimell, of England
for S400 a side, resulted in Bogardus KILN,
96 birds out possible 100 Rimell killed 90
Coinage Resumed.
WASHINGTON, July 10Th. = Coinage ha
been resumed at all the Mints recently close,
to make annual examinations, with the ex
ception of the Philadelphia Mint, where som
repairs are being made.
The Gailows Tree.
MEMPHIS Tenn. l July 10th. h.-George San
ford and Richard Mckee, both colored, wer
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