Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-06

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domain by the original entry; therefore, q
military reservation cannot be declared upon
lands entered under the homestead laws.
The Mississippi Democrats.
JACKSON, August 5th.-After thirty ballots
to-day the Convention took recess during
which Stone and Barksdale were very busy
with their friends. After recess Barksdale
and Featherstone wers withdrawn, and Rob-
ert Lowery, an anti tithird-termer was nomi-
mated. The vote showed 12S TO liz against
Stone, but on motion of his friends the Con-
vention adjourned till tomorrow.
Lawry was nominated on the 3lst ballot by
a vote of 126 to 112. This is regarded as an
Endorsement of Barksdaie. G. ID. Sands was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
Important Capture.
ST. LOUIS, August 5th.-The Republicans
Carthage (Mc.) special says Taylor Under
wood. the leader Gf the desperadoes in South
west Missouri, and the murderer of Deputy
I Sheriff McElrath of Dade county three
months ago. was arrested at Carthage to-
| day, after desperate struggle with detective
Spike. Three Of Underwoods gang were
lynched by citizens of Dade county for beiug
concerned in the murder of McElrath.
German American National Association
of Teachers.
DAVENPORT Ia.l August 5th.-The Ger
man American National Association of Teach
ers closed a four-days' session to-day by the
election of the following officers: President
| l.. r. Klemm, of Cincinnati; Secretary, H.
| II. Ficke. of Cincinnati; Treasurer, g. ii.
Berger, of Cincinnati. Directors-I. Keller
| of Milwaukee; E. III. Hoho1en and w. S.
Hartman, of Detroit; A. l.. Soidan, of ST.
| Louis Const. Grebner, OF Baltimore. After
| the committees were appointed the Associa
| tion adjourned, to meet in Buffalo next year.
stewards RemaiEis-indicfmeptf for Libel.
| NEW YORK, August 5th.-The Grand Jury
have ordered an indictment for libel against
John w. Look, private detective, who sup
| piled the facts for q sensational article re-
Gently published in the newspapers here re-
garding the robbine of A. Z. Stewards re.
mains. The allege libel consisted in stating
that John F. Barrott had received S12 600
for returning the bonds stolen from the Man
haitian Bank.
Natures Contrasts.
MEMPHIS, August 5th.-The great rains of
yesterday have greatly benefited the crops
ST. PAUL, August 55h.-A heavy and gen
eral rain took place last night and damaged
the crops, but it is impossible to state as yet
how much.
Destruction by Fire.
CLEVELAND, "a ugust 5th,-J. Laysy & Co. 3 +!
rye Touring mills has been burned by incen..l
diaries. Loss, S25, 900.
BUFFALO, August 5th.-The epgine-hous |
of the Buffalo Greek Railway Company has
been burned. Loss, $50, 900.
Stealing Oriental Goods.
NEW York, August 5sh.-The Worlds |
special says regarding the arrest of Sam |
Shing, Chinese merchant He is accused of |
having stolen several thousand dollars worth |
of goods from r. 1ssacs & Bro, importers of |
Chinese and Japanese goods, Broadway, who |
have stores in PHILADELPHIA Charleston, At |
lantic City, n. j., Washington and San |
Francisco. It is said that Shing is wealthy. |
He has been only FIVE years in the country. |
The Coming Bankers Convention.
New YORK, August 5th.-The Convention |
OF the American Bankers Association, to be |
held at Niagara Falls next week, promises to |
be the largest gathering of this kind ever held |
in the country. There are to be fewer long |
essays a greater number of speakers and bet |
ter addresses. On the opening day of the !
Convention, Lloyd TeYis, of California, will |
read paper on "The Industrial Growth of !
California"
M0ngoIian Divorce Suit.
CLEVELAND, August 5sh.-Chang Lee,
Mongolian laundrymau of means, commenced |
suit here to-day against Elizabeth Lee, who |
was an Irish gi1l named Elizabeth Moore. |
This is said to be the first Chinese divorce |
suit commenced in Ohio, if not east Of the !
Rocky Mountains.
Railroad Celebration.
DENVER (Col) August 5th.-Tbe open
ing of the Denver and Rio Granae Railroad |
to Durango. 450 miles from Denver, in South |
western Colorado, was celebrated there to- |
day. This is the completion of one of the |
several extensions of that road now being |
constructed in this State. The extension Just |
finished is 200 miles long, beginning at Ala |
rnosa, on the Rio Grande river, and terminal. |
ing in the Auimas valley.
The DistiIlery Explosion.
PEORIA Qlll August 5th.-Fourteen |
deaths from the explosion at Woolnecs dis |
tillery have thus far occurred. The remain
ing four victims doing well.
8 What L Know About Internal Ma
Chimes"
PEORIA Un J. August 5th.-P. w. Grove,
of internal machine notoriety, is about to en-
ter the lecture field. His subject will be-
"What Know About Internal Machines"
He still insists that the machine sent to
Liverpool was manufactured by him.
Arrested for Embezziemenf.
NEW YORK, August 5th-Geo. Stewart,
Secretary of the Board of Education, was
arrested tonight on a charge of having en-
bezzled S10,0Ga
Unprecedented Heat.
MILWAUKEE, August 5th.-This was the |
warmest day known in. the history of Mil |
waukee. A fireman on the steamer City of |
Milwaukee died from the effects of the heat. |
Specials to the Republican from the interior |
of the State report a number OF fatal cases of
suustroke, and very many cases of prostra. |
ton, which will probably prove fatal; also |
four cases of drowning.
New YORK, August 5th.-There were 80 |
sunstrokes here to-day, six fatal. The ther- |
mometer marked 94' in the shade. The New !
jersey mills stopped work. 1t was the |
hottest day of the season in New England.
The North Carolina Election.
RALEIGH, August 5th-Seventeen coun-
ties give majority of q, 74S against prohibi- |
ton. The other counties will probably make
it SO. 900 to &c, ,00O The whites were divided,
but the negroes were solidly opposed to the
measure.
WILMINGTON, August 5th.-The election
returns continue unfavorable to the Prohibit |
tionists. Every county thus far heard from
gives majority against prohibition. The |
Star has specials from nearly every section Of
the State, and estimates the majority against
prohibition at $4,000 to 10000.
Remains Arrived.
DETROIT, August 5th.-The remains of
Governor Bagley arrived this morning. His
funeral will take place Sunday.
The Virginia Convention.
RICHMOND, August 5sh.-The Conserva-
tive Convention nominated P. W. Mckinney
for Attorney. General to-day and adjourned
sine die.
A Board of Education and Newspaper
Reporter In Court.
CINCINNATI. August 5th.-Judge Higley,
of the Police Court, to-day assessed the costs
against the Board of Education because its
Sergeant-at-A Arms had forcibly elected re-
porter who was present at the executive ses-
sion, and again refused to let him sit at the
open session: The reporter had the Presi-
dent arrested.
Colonel Mendell's Report.
| WASHINGTON, August 5th.-The annual
report of Colonel Meudell, of the United
States Board of Engineers for the Pacific
coast, having charge of the river and harbor
| improvements ia California. was received to.