Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-31

and New Orleans Railway, and also to pro-
! test against certain railroad legislation now
pending before the General Assembly.
The officers of the Denver, Western and
force this week, push their railroad to COM
pletion. and have trains running to Long
mont by July LIST. The right of way has
been secured and the depot grounds also at
Longmont.
Racing Programme Adopted.
| CHICAGO, January 30th-The Directors
of the Chicago Racing Association have
adopted a programme for the summer meet
| ing for the week ending July Esd. The
premiums offered aggregate S39, 0G0-the
| largest for number of years. Extra purses
of s., 900 to $40, 600 are offered for the best
time on record in the various class races.
| Among others, a free-for-all $4,000 purse,
with SO, 600 for beating 2:10 MAUD S. and
| st. Julien barred Mr.. Bemis offers to make
race with his PAGER Sorrel Dan against
| Maud S. and st. Julien, each to put in 81, 500,
the Driving Park to add $4,000, and the
winner to take the whole or divide it at the
ratio of 70 to % per cent.
The sprague Matter.
PROVIDENCE Or. H., January S0th.-Dr.
J. 3. Greene, a distant relation of Governor
| Sprague, who for some months has been the
custodian of Canonchet, has been summarily
dismissed, and his family ordered out. II is
well-knOwn that Sprague has missed valu-
ables He has ordered their restitution, and
has ordered his old housekeeper, who super
intended the packing of Mrs. Spragues eff
fects, to prepare an inv entyry of the articles
missing.
The Presidential Fund.
NEW York, January 3O5h.-George Jones,
of the Times, says S225, GOO has already been
subscribed to the Presidential fund, which viii
likely be given outright to Grant Others
declare that Gould, Mackay, Vanderbilt and
Edwin ID. Morgan gave S25, 900 each.
Close of The Walking Match.
New YORK, January 30th.-The pedes-
TRAN contest ended at 9:27 o'clock last night
when Vint, the last man on the track, left it.
Seore-Hugbes, 56S3 miles and 165 yards /;
Albert 55S Vint, $50; Krohne, 529 How
ard, 515 Campana, 425. The managers, who
expected to reap rich harvest, will clear less
than $500 for themselves. The expenses
been great, the receipts limited, and losses
by counterfeit tickets considerable. The five
men will divide about IS, 600 among them.
Fires.
MADISON Und.), January 30sh.-Withrow
& Co.'s -four mill was burned to-day. Loss,
! S125, COO; insurance, $50 600.
YOUNGSTOWN IN. ", January 30th-Ar-
gersingers hat and clothing house was burned
to-day. Loss, S25, 600.
SEIGERsvILLE (Pa.), January 30sh.-E
Seiger's -four mill was burned to-day. Loss
heavy and insurance light; incendiary.
Census Bureau-EXpOrfs and Imports.
WASHINGTON, January 30th.-One thou
sand two hundred and forty-seven persons
are employed here in the Census Bureau.
The number of census enumerations is 81
| 265.
One hundred and ninety.three million
was imported. This excess is sixty million
less than in 1879.
A Place I'm the Cabinet.
AUGUSTA tGa.) January 3Oth.-A full
meeting of colored Republicans, with mem.
beers Of the State Central Republican Com.
mittee, was held yesterday. An address was
adopted indorsing Beach for place in the
Cabinet.
IneligtbiIify.
| MIDDLETowN IN. Y J, January 30th.-The
Court holds that William t. Thornton is in
eligible to Office because he tribed voters by
offering to serve for 81, 200 if elected Judge
of Sullivan county, the salary being 81, 400.
"Transitory Mania" In Kentucky.
OwENTowN, January 30th.-Tom Buford
has been acquitted on the ground of insanity,
and remanded to jail. He will doubtless be
sent to the insane asylum.
Train Wrecked and Burned.
MIDDLEBURY PENN, January 30th. FIT
teen persons were injured, five seriously, by
the ditching and burning Of passenger
train On the Sunbury and Lewiston Railroad.
The cause was broken rail.
A Veteran Bead.
INDIANAPOLIS, January Gosh. = General
John Love, of Mexican war and rebellion
fame, died to-day.
Visitors at Mentor.
CLEVELAND, January 30th.-Senator-e
Plat, Governor Cornell and General J. d.
Cox visited Mentor to-day.
Fatal COastiHS Accidents.
NEW York, January 30th.-Several fatal
coasting accidents are reported-mostly boys.
Anii-Polygamy society.
New YORK, January 30th.-A Ladies'
PolyGamy Society has been formed here.
Robbed on the street.
PHILADELPHIA, January 30th. = Charles
Boomer, an old German, had 81, 800 in bonds
stolen from him on the street yesterday.