Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-05
DOMESTIC NEWS.
DAY OF Prayer Proposed.

folIou;ng proclamation has been issued by
Governor Hovt in the name and by author
;tv Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ::
"The people of Pennsylvania are invited TO
assemble in their respective houses of wor-
shin on Tuesday, the 9th instant, between 10
o'clock A. NJ. and u noon, to unite in public
PRAYER and supplication to Almighty God for
restoration to health and strength of the
President Of the United States, and invoke
divine aid and blessings upon the Nation and
State"
The following has also been sent to the Gov
errors of the several States by Governor
Hoyt: cat the request of large number of
the citizens of Pennsylvania, | have named
Tuesday next, between 10 a. NJ. and noon, on
which they are invited to meet for prayer for
the restoration to health Of President Gar
field. l venture the hope yon may see your
way clear to summon the people OF your
State to unite with us in this appeal for di.
vine mercy and aid to the Nation and several
States."
To carry out the object expressed in the
above correspondence it is desired the Gov
ernors of other ties shall communicate
forthwith by aph with Governor Hoyt
at Rarrist
ought In the South.
- Va. September 3l-The drought
IS. Distressing reports come from
,inia and many points of North Carolina.
.eliable information shortens the tobacco
and peanut crops nearly two thirds, and the
cotton crop of Virginia and North Carolina
one-fourth. The corn crops west of the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad are almost a
total failure, aud many Virginia farmers are
selling stock for want of forage. The people
as well as animals are suffering for water, and
81 lie byxu tpro eJ1S
pended. Fires in the lumber swamps are
feared.
Escape OF Desporado.
ST. LOUIS, September 3l.-William f.
Martin. desperate of southwest Missouri,
under sentence 10 be hanged, jumped through
Che window of o passenger car while ascend
ing Dixon hill, on the St. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad, about 2 o'clock this
morning, and at last accounts had not been
captured. He was in charge of Sheriff G0od-
all. of Lebanon, who ia now in pursuit of him
with posse of men. Martin is the man who
was released from Lebanon jail last Novem-
Der by young niece of Sheriff Wilson, named
Maggie Wilson, who fell in love with the
murderer while he was in jail, and ran away
with him after she effected his escape. They
were recently found in East Tennessee by
Sheriff Goodall, and were being returned to
Lebanon when the second escape was made.
Martin was handcuffed when he jumped from
the car, but as he knows the country well,
and has many friends all through that Sec
ton, the chances are largely against his cap
ture. The girl was taken to Lebanon.
Female Equestrians.
OMAHA, September 3d-The ten-mile run
ming race at Council Bluffs this afternoon,
between Mrs. Burke, of Omaha, and Miss
Lizzie Pinneo, of Colorado, fer purse of
81, 800, was won by Mrs. Burke in twenty
Que minutes and forty-nine seconds-the
fastest time on record. Each rode FIVE
horses, changing every mile. Miss Pinneo's
tins was twenty-three minutes and forty
seconds. Miss Minnie Pinneo, who was the
lady challenged by Mrs. Burke, could not
ride, owing to alleged i'll health, and her
sister was substituted Mrs. Burke. while
being thorough and intrepid rider, had the
best horses. She has already several engage
ments, and challenges any woman in America
to ride her ten or twenty miles.
Farmer Killed by a Bull.
CEDAR RAPIDS Ga.), September Sd.-The
mutilated body of a Bohemian farmer in
Putnam township was found in the field this
forenoon. He had been attacked by Jersey
bull, which almost literally tore his body into
8hreds His head was entirely severed from
Inc body, and the entrails strewn about tbs
field. One leg was hanging to the brute's
horns The animal endangered the lives OF
all who attempted to approach him, and had
to be shot six times before he fell.
Verdict in the Jennie Cramer Case.
NEw HAVEN Conn, September 3d-The
verdict of the jury of inquest in the Cramer
case was, that Jennie Cramer came to her
death by poison and violence, and that James
Malley, Jr., is criminally responsible, and
Walter E. Malley and Blanche Douglas
morally responsible for the same. The post
norton examination does not reveal the
cause of death. The body generally is in a
normal condition, but there was considerable
congestion of the membranes of the brain.
More Apache Hnrders-HOrses Stolen.
Ell PAso Tex September 3i.-Reliable
information is received to-day of the killing
Of Two Americans and three Mexicans by
Apaches early in the week at Eagle Springs
100 miles southeast The Indians crossed the
Rio Grande for the Candelaria mountains,
Mexico. Mexican troops under Colonel
Terraces are pursuing them.
Valuable horses were stolen here last night,
and also from Socorro, fifteen miles below.
The ranchers are pursuing the thieves.
Two Men shot In seIr-Defense.
BREcKENRIDGE, September Sd.-On Thurs
day last, at New Dillon, ten miles north OF
here Patrick O'Brien, a saloon-k keeper shot
and probably fatally wounded John C. Nc
CIellan and l.. l.. Lanborn. O'Brien was to
day examined and discharged, on the ground
of aelf-defense.
Fatal Fight.
NASHVILLE (TeuD.), September 31.-In a
fight between four men in Smith county yes
terday, man named DENIM was instantly
killed and another named o. Dow fatally
wounded.
An old Californian Dead.
Boston, September 3d-Captain VIM.
Hanscom, Naval Constructor, who was on
the retired list, is dead. He was one of the
forty miners of California.
Delm0nicO Dead.
NEW York, September 3d.-Lorenzo Del
monico died at Sharon Springs yesterday,
aged 6S.
GuIfeau Hanged in Enigy.
BUFFALO, September Sd -Guiteau was
hanged in effgy tonight in Niagara Square,
in the presence of 5000 people.
Hanlan Again the Victor.
WHEELING wv. Va.), September Sd
Hanlan beat Knake of this city in three
mile sclll race to-day.
F0REIGN NEWS.