Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-26

Tibbles on his crusades and delivered lectures
She is an Indian girl. the daughter of Joseph
La Flesche, or Iron Eye, who was for fifteen
years chief of the Omaha Indians, and who
was the first Indian to advocate the making
of Indians to be citiz Ems of the United States
and self-sustaining. She is better known as
Bright Eyes" or Inshta Theamba" She
is well educated, having graduated at q we'll
known boarding-school at Elizabeth, New
Jersey. She is quite writer, and has con-
tributed to Scribner's Magazine and other
publications.
The Railroad War.
NEW YORK, July 25th.-The railroad
ticket war continues. All the trunk lines
are now selling tickets to Chicago at 50.
The New York Coilectorship.
New York, July 25th.-Judge Robertson
this afternoon took the oath of office as Col
lector of the Port.
Comet &C" Seen at Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 25th.-A new comet,
or comet &C." was seen at the Naval OBJ
servatory here yesterday morning, and again
this morning. Professor Eastman, of the
Naval Observatory, said to. day :" I saw it
last night, or rather this morning. l had
only five minutes in which to observe it, no
account of the clouds, and Of course did not
see very much. l expect it will be visible to
the naked eye in about ten days. 1t will not
go 50 far north as the other. We will be
able to see it early in the evening in the west
and early in the morning in the east 1t
has something of tail. which will grow
more distinct. The comet is labeled as comet
c. being the third discovered this year.
The comet up by the pole star is comet B. J"
A Fiendish Act Promptly Punished.
MEMPHIS. July 25sh.-The Aralanche's
Yazoo City Miss special says: A rape was
committed last Saturday on a young lady by
a negro named Isaac Fisher. He threw her
in cistern to drown her, but the water being
too shallow he slid down the chain and held
her head under water until she drowned. He
then tried to climb the chain, but found HIM
self Gagged and was soon detected. The demon
was summarily dealt with, and in all proba-
bility is now taking chat with Tobev Wells,
who was hanged here last Thursday.
The Missouri Train Robbers.
| ST. LOUIS, July 25th.-The Governor will
offer the largest reward the law allows for
the capture of the train robbers. He GEN.
sures the citizens and authorities of the
county 10 which the robbery occurred for not
being diligent in the detection and arrest of
these men. A consultation between the
Governor and the railroad authorities will be
held tomorrow.
The Lumbermen's Strike.
EAU CLAIRE wis }, July 25th.-The strike
has apparently ended, but many of the strik-
ers have left. and the owners of the mills can
hardly supply their places.
An Easy Victory.
LEADv1LLE (Col), July 25th.-The ten
mile race between Miss Minnie Pinneo, Of
Greeley, Col, and Miss Curtis. of Topeka,
Ks, resulted in an easy victory for the for
mer. On the eighth mile Pinneo was one mile
and half ahead, when Curtis dismounted
and tainted on the track. Pinneo finished
the race in twenty six minutes.
Body Found,
DENVER (Col.l, July 25th.-A Santa Fe
special says: The body of man named Won
Veg. of Waterbury, Conn, has been foundry
the Pueblo Indians in the Rio Grande river.
The body contained two bullet holes, and it
is supposed that Won Veg was murdered by
two companions with whom he was travelling.
New Bishop.
CHICAGO, July 25sh.-Bishop McMullen
was consecrated here to-day as Archbishop
of the newly created diocese of Davenport,
Iowa. There was large attendance of
Catholic clergy.