Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-19

pretended At Hannibal the river is only
about a foot below the freshet of last spring.
The railroad tracks on the levee are sub
merged and tie Easements in South Hanni-
bal filed with water. Several miles of
keokuk and st. Louis Railroad is under
water, and q number of washouts have
taken place. The same levee which broke
last spring and caused the inuudation of sew
eral thousand acres of farming land and the
destruction of much valuable property. is
again in danger, and if the water rises two
teet higher it will give way. At Davenport,
Dubuque and other places the wash is en-
croacnlng uponthe levees and river fronts,
and fears are felt for the safety OF property.
DUBUQUE, October 1Sth.-The river began
rising again last evening, and is three or four
inches higher. After decline from the
highest point last week of six inches it raised
steadily from Sunday morning to Monday
noon without intermission. A big hocd from
above is locked for.
DAVENPORT ia J. October 1Sth.-The river
has fallen an inch in twenty-four hours, and
the worst is believed to be over.
Professor Kings Missing Balloon.
CHICAGO. October 1S.h.-The Times Fargo
special announces rumor that balloon
was seen yesterday from the hotel observatory
there.
CHICAGO, October 1Sth-The opinion is
freely expressed that the King balloon is not
lost, but is being secluded to further the pur-
pose of the firm which sent it up as an adver-
tisement. This theory is strengthened by
the fzst that Mrs. King, wife of the aeronaut,
has started East, which she would not be
likely to do we're her husband lost in a West
ern wilderness.
CHICAGO, October 19sh.-No further news
is received from the balloon, though the
newspapers are sending out correspondents
from towns supposed to be in the vicinity of
where the aeronauts descended, TO gather in
formation and look for the missing men, The
Western Union operators are instructed to
scan every spsck ia the sky and give informa-
ton OF any appearance of the balloon. The
Signal Service at Washington, one of whose
employees accompanied Professor King, is be-
ginning to express some anxisty. A sugges-
tion has been made that cavalry be sent out
from Fort Smelling, MINI, and other points
where United States troops are stationed, TO
seour for the aerial yoyagers. Mrs. King is
said to have gone East because annoyed by
the visits of newspaper men and by the cries
of the newsboys about the lost balloon. She
has the utmost confidence in her husband, and
believes that he is in the forests of Wisconsin,
Northern Minnesota or Dakota. The chief
cause of anxiety is the fact that the balloon
took only twenty-four hours supply of pro-
visions.
Additional Cabinet Gossip.
New York, October 1Ssh.-The Times and
San announce it as almost settled that ex-
Senator Frelinghuysen is to be- Secretary of
State.
The Sun says. editorial:y, ex-senator
Howe will be Secretary of the Treasury, and
Ben. j. Brewster, of Pennsylvania. Attorney
General"
The Times Washington special says: It
seems to be generally accepted fact that the
President has selected several gentlemen for
Cabinet officers, and that their nominations
will be made to the Senate within few days
after his return from Yorktown, Il is be-
lieved that Howe will be named for the De-
partment Of Justice, Judge Folger for the
Treasury, Sargent for the Interior and Cen
eral Longstreet for the Navy.
The New York Democrats.
New York, October 1Sth-The county
Democracy this afternoon made the follow
ing nominations District Attorney, John
McKeon; Surrogate, Charles A. Jackson !;
Judges of the Marine Court, Robert A. Van
Wyck and Adolph l.. Sangera; Coroner DR..
Lewis Schultz; Aldermen at large. Robert
Hall, Bernard Kenny, Robert B. Roosevelt,
Henry G.. Autenroth.
Tammany Hall made the following nomi-
nations Delano G. Calvin, Surrogate j. II.
Hsrnell, Marine Court; DIR. Philip Menkle,
Coroner, and James j. Selvin and Ferdinand
Levy, Aldermen at large.
The Irving Hall Democracy, havisg united
with Tammany Hall, will make the remain
der of the nominations for city and county
Offices
Domestic EnFsltciiy.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.h. = Congress-
man j. c.. We'll, of Missouri, to-day lett his
wife, whom ne married while she was dash
ing young widow several months ago. Since
the marriage she has become SO much more
dashing thab he was urabls to live with her.
He will ssk for divorce.
GuItenu Becoming Suspicious Of His
Counsel.
WASHINGTON, October Sth.-Guiteau has
been again secluded, and become morose He
is suspicious of his counsel, and threstens to
cosduct his case himself.
A Wife Who Gbeys Orders.
WAsHINGToN, October 1Sth.--A number Of
coupon bonds have been received at the
Treasury minus the numbers. The owner
writes that he telegraphed his wife in Chicago
to send the bonds TO Washington and mail
him the numbers. She complied, literally
cutting off the numbers.
A loud Call for Funds.
NEW Ohh, OCbOuSE lOgu.-1llC
can State Central Committee have sent
notice to the Custom-house employees that
contributions to defrsy the election expenses
of this State are in order, and a considerable
body of clerks have waited on Collector
Robertson for advice. He is reported to have
promised TO see the committee about it, and
get change or modification of their plaus.
Grant Pats Ano her Eron in the Fire.
n,Fo
says: General Grant has accepted position
on the Board of Trustees for the United
States of the Standard Fire Insurance Com
pany Of London, whose recent arrival in this
country and reinsurance of New York city
fire insurance companies has been already
announced.
senator Farley Criticised.
New York, October 1Sth.-The Tri5une's
Washington correspondent sharply criticises
Senator Farley for moving to postpone the
resolution asked for by Senator Sherman,
investigating the conduct of the latter while
Secretary of the Treasury. The Tribune
calls attention that the unpleasant charges
have all been made by Democrats, and that
Farley, himself Democrat, stultifed HIM
self and party by his actions.
Another Railroad War of Hates.
CHICAGO October 1Ssh.-The Grand Trunk
made another savage drive at the Vanderbilt
lines to-day, which must almost inevitably
bring them to fighting attitude with that
railroad. It ordered the Detroit and Chicago
Offices to sell tickets to all points reached by
the Michigan Central, in Michigan, at re-
duced rates. The insimation was thrown out
that the amount of money that the purchaser
might be able to spare would be the price
charged in each case.
ChieaoO's DeafI, RATE
CHICAGO, October 1S5h.-Last weeks
deaths include So from typhoid fever, 81
from smallpox, 15 from diphtheria and %
from other zymotic diseases
The Melville Troupe at HaverIy's.
CHICAGO, October 18th. h.-Haverly's Thea
ter was musically dedicated last night by
superb California organization, the Emelie
Melville Opera Company. whose opening
performance was success, in an artistic, as
well as in financial sense. They are most
favorably mentioned by the critics.
Four Children Burned TO Death.
MALONE IN. W, October 1Sth.-Sunday
night the house of j. Mccarthy. at Cooks
Corners. was burned, and four of Me- cCarthy's
children persisted.
Imprisonment for Life.
CHICAGO. October 1Sth.-Iu the Circuit
Court of Cook county yesterday DR.. Thomas
N. Cream was convicted of the murder of
Daniel Scott, of Gordon Prairie, and was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life. after
an application of his counsel for a new trial
had been overruled.