Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-29

journey. After dischargiDg her cargo, which
consists almost entirely OF railway supplies,
the Umatilla will come down the coast to San
Francisco, and will then ply between Seattle
at the head of Puget Sound in Washington
Territory and San Francisco.
Another Effort by Maud s.-Best Three
Consecutive Heats Ever TrOfted.
BELMONT PARK (Pa.l. July 2S5h.-Ten
Thousand people saw Maud S. try to beat her
record to-day The crowd was the largest
ever congregated at this track. and was good
natured and well-behaved. The mare, after
| jogging around the track, was sent of on the
first heat. She reached the quarter in 1881, the
half in 1:055, the three-Guarters in 1891, and
completed the mile in PIP, without the
slightest indication of break. In the Sec
ond heat she reached the quarter in :S2a, the
half in 1:03af, the three-quarters in 1:374 /, but
here she hesitated, swerved, and finally made
a bad break, but recovering came under the
wire in 2:134 The third and last heat was
almost repetition of the first, being trotted
clearly and squarely, without even skip.
The first quarter was made in 1884, the half
in Los, the three quarters in 1881, and the
mile in 2:l2ai. These three consecutive heats
are the best ever trotted by any horse
in the world. Vanderbilt was present, and
watched the race from the judges stand.
! lnDSe hntcFudt Mtcntilcss
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth.-Secretary of the
Treasury Window to-day addressed a letter
to the Collectors of Customs at Boston and
| New York, from which ports it is alleged
that the Internal machines and combustibles
which recently arrived at Liverpool were
shipped. The letters contain instructions to
the officers to use every endeavor to ascertain
the name of the consignor of the packages.
| The Secretary, speaking of the subject, said
that while it may be impossible for the Col
lectors to ascertain directly the name of the
person, he hopes at least to discover clue
which may lead to the detection of the guilty
ones.
New YORK, July 2Sth.-The shipment of
the internal machines to England consider
ably agitates the representatives of the
various steamship lines here over the proba-
bility of the shipment of dynamite by their
vessels. They say they are using all the
precautions in their power to avoid similar
possible occurrence, and agents in charge of
outward bound freight to English ports are
watching the packages, especially those
shipped by strangers, that might contain
dynamite. The agents have had confer
ence, and as a result ODonovan Rosa has
| been deprived of sub-agency of the Allen
line.
PEORIA Gil July 2Sth.-I. J. Van Mar
ter, editor of the National Democrat, stated
to-day that he had discovered that the in
fernal machines recently received in London
were manufactured in this city. A director
of the Association of United Irishmen lives
here, and is supposed to know all about the
matter. The machines were made here and
shipped to New York, where they were
loaded with dynamite and then shipped to
London. The mandatory is on South
Washington street. A reporter has been in
vited by one of the interested parties to wit
ness an exhibition of the destructive powers
of the machines. The trial is to be made
within mile of the city.
4 Sheriff and Two Other Men Killed by
Desperadoes.
MINNEAPOLIS (SIinn.), July 2Sth. = A
special to the EreRing Journal from Lake
City says: A gentleman has just arrived
from the Eau Gale woods, and says party,
headed by Sheriff Doolittle, came upon the
Williams brothers. desperadoes, yesterday,
and were fired on by the latter, and the
Sheriff and two others were killed. The
desperadoes then escaped.
THE REPORTED KILLING DENIED.
ST. PAUL, July 2Sth.-It is not true that
the desperadoes-the Williams brothers
killed three of their pursuers. The pursuit
is hot.
Shocking Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, July 2Sth.-John T. Garbett,
heater at A. Helmbachers forge, went
home from work at $3.50 this morning, and
undressing for bed took revolver, and in
spite of the plsadings and physical efforts of
his wife blew his brains out. He had fire.
quently threatened to commit suicide, but no
reason for the act is known.
Chinese Boys Going Home.
New YORK july 2Stb.-The TeleorqD, has
dispatch from Hartford, Conn, to-day,
signed by Kwoug XII, Chinese Educational
Commissioner, who says that the twenty-one
boys who have been learning telegraphy
will sail from San Francisco August 10Th.
The Postal Telegraph Company.
New YORK, July 2Sth.-The Trustees of
the Postal Telegraph Company met to-day
at James R. Keene's Office Mr. Keene was
elected President, and G. FL. Haskins, the
well-known telegraph man, Vice-President.
The organization is now completed. The
programme and full list of Trustees will be
made known to the public in few days
Haskins. has been prominent in telegraph
business in Milwaukee and was one of the
American Commissioners Of Geographic af
fairs to the Paris Exhibition.
The Public Still the Gamers.
NEW YORK, July 2Ssh.-1he Central Rail-
road to-day met the Pennsylvania roads re-
duction in the passenger rate to Chicago of
ST. This afternoon the Pennsylvania road
will make the rate to Chicago Sc 30 on the
rebate plan.
Death of the Secretary of the United
States Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth.-Colonel John
G. Burch. Secretary Of the United States
Senate, died here to-day of heart disease.
Disastrous CONFEDERATION,
CATTARAUGUs IN. Y. July 2Ssh.-Eight-
cen buildings were burned here to day. Loss.
$4,000.
Stroke OF ApopIexy.
CHICAGO, July 2Sth.-Judge j. r. Slack,
of Morgan Park, was struck by apoplexy on
the street this morning, and is in critical
condition.
Homestead Entries on Public Lands.
WASHINGTON, July 2Stb.-Attorney-G Cen
eral McVeagh has decided that where q
homestead entry on public lands has been
made by a settler, the lands entered cannot,
whilst such entry stands, be set apart by the
President fer a military reservation, even
prior to the completion Of the full title in the
settler; but that where pre- emption has been
made of public lands, the land covered there
by may be set apart by the President for
such reservation at any time previous to the
payment and entry by the settler under the
pre-emption law.
The Boundary between the Argentine
Republic and Chile.
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth-The Minister OF
Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic
sends the following cablegram regarding the
long-disputed boundary question between
that Republic and Chile A treaty has been
signed with Chile through the good offices of
the United States and the Ministers of both
countries.
No Mere Gold Quarters" and "HaIves."
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth.-The Treasury
Department has ordered discontinuance of
the manufacture and sale of gold tokens
stamped quarter" and "half dollar"
Persons manufacturing or selling such tokens
are rendering themselves liable to penalties
both of fine and imprisonment.
Bond Approved.
WASHINGTON, July 2Ssh.-Secretary Win
dom has approved Judge Robertson's bond
as Collector OF Customs of the port of New
York.
The Fellow Who Went GINNING for New
York 0mcial
TROY, July 2Sth.-AcLean. arrested in
Albany yesterday, charged with threatening
to shoot Governor Cornell, left Whitehall this
/ week, as he said, to seek the sunken treasure
Of Captain Kidd Mclean, who is regarded
as insane, says: ave have toe many Gov
| arnora He hes several documents from the