Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-02


concern, and it is now definitely ascertained
that Jay Gould has no connection with it.
THE STOCK MARKET
Was decidedly sick to-day. A feeble effort
was made at the morning session to sustain
prices, but the effort was unsuccessful, and
after the Board prices dropped all around.
The California assessment of 80 cents was
added to-day, but the stock failed to carry
the load and fell off 10 cents share.
MOSQUITO FLEET REGATTA.
Owners of small boats around the bay are
arranging for mosquito feet regatta on the
same plan as Eastern events This will be
the first regatta for small craft ever sailed in
California, and the report that such an affair
would take place shortly has already created
quite connection along the water front.
PROPOSED NEWSPAPER CONSOLIDATION.
ID. E. Mccarthy, proprietor of the Viz.
ginia New Chronicle. is in this city arrane-
ing consolidation of his paper with the
Territorial Enterprise, Of the same place.
The latter named journal is said to have been
losing money at the rate of 81, 600 month
lately, and the hackers of it are getting tired
of their burden and have offered Mr.. Me-
earthly the Enterprise office as gift.
woRKINGAEN's NOMINATIONS.
The Desmond Woikingmen tonight nom-
mated Thomas Desmond for Sheriff, j. ?.
Dunn for Auditor. W. F. Seefus for Treas
urer and j. II. Grady for Tax Collector.
COALITION ACCOMPLISHED.
The Yosemite branch of the Democratic
party met in Convention tonight, and by
vote of 70 to 80 adopted report making the
combination with the Desmond wing of the
Workingmen's party. This coalition gives
the Workingmen the Sheriff, Auditor, Tax
Collector, Treasurer, two Supervisors and
two school Directors. Adjourned till We'd
nesday, when nominations are to be made.
The Manhattan wing appointed COM
y of five to confer with like committee
FROM the Yosemites and County Central
Committee, with the object to compromise
the trouble 10 the Democratic camp.
RESIGNATION OF COUNTY CLERK STUART.
William A. Stuart, County Clerk, re-
signed tonight, ard General John McComb
was elected to fill the vacancy.
THE APACHE MASSACRE.
America Lomprax, OF Natchitoches, La,
arrived in this city to-day from Mexico. He
was with the party of surveyors that were
attacked by Apaches south of FL Paso, State
of chihuahua, and thirteen killed. Lomprax
says he joined the party the day before
the attack. The night before the mas
sacre he lost a horse and a hired boy, and
thought he saw Indians signs. The next day
the party started on, and he fingered half
mile behind. When the party got among
the sand hills the fighting began. Lomprax
says the party were well armed and brave
men, but had no leader. They did not know
how to fight Indians. He tried to join the
party, but was taken prisoner by the Indians,
and would have been killed, but his lost
Mexican boy appeared and told the Indians
he was wealthy, and would be ransomed. He
was secured and could not see the fight. The
surveyors fought desperately against the In
dians, who numbered 45 or &c, Of whom six
were killed and nine wounded. All the
whites were killed, six of them being
dispatched while lying on the field wounded.
Lomprax says the Indians were under rigid
discipline. After the battle the Indians
took Lomprax into the Sierra mountains,
where they buried their dead. For week
or mora the Indians deprecated around Urls.
in Sonora, committing number of MUIR
ders. They went down the coast of the Gulf
of California, and in crossing to an island
Lomprax made his escape and got safely to
GuaYmas, after g severe five days tramp.
Lomprax says the Indians were under COM
mand of Victoria, as he knew that chief very
well by sight. Lomprax is on his way to
Washington, to lay the subject of the mas
sacre before the Government.
LITTLE GIRL FATALLY BURNED.
Annie Hopkins, s years old, was burned
so badly to-day in the yard of the Bryant
street school that she will die. She had re.
turned from lunch, and when just Inside the
yard her clothes caught fire. it is supposed,
from stepping on match, and before one of
the teachers succeeded in putting the fire
out she was fatally burned in the lower part
Of the body.
ASSESSMENT REDUCED.
The Alameda Supervisors to-day reduced
the Central Pacific Railroad assessment in
that county over $50, 900.
BUSINESS FAILURE.
James E. Blethenmayer, of Oakland, failed
to-day. Liabilities, over 100000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a dividend of per cent. will be paid by
the Central Pacific Railroad Company i'm.
mediately.
A large meteor is reported to have fallen in
the bay near Goat Island about o'clock
Saturday morning.
The newly-erected Presbyterian church on
Fell street was dedicated on Sunday. Rev.
z. L.. Nash is the pastor.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
will redeem $1,000 of its mortgage indebt-
sdness, il presented by August 10Th.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
House fer the past week were Sl60,744 II,
making a total since January LIST of So, 1885,
S54 70.
The Father Mathew Society gave very
interesting musical and literary entertain
rnent at Irish-American Hall on Sunday
evening.
A Sub Postoffice is to be established at the