Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-24

road was to pasI, donated to them 100000
acres. Not one dollar of capital has been
| put in by the fortunate quartet, but they
have simply bunched those heavy donations
with the charter of the Georgia & Western
Railroad, owned by General Gordon, and
transferred the whole to the Georgia Pa
cifc Railroad Company, and will receive
| in return $3.50, coo and twenty-nine seventies
of the first So, 600, 600 taken in by the Georgia
| Pacific. The subscription books of the COM
pany will be opened at once, and work upon
| the Georgia Pacific will be begun by the
Richmond and Danville Construction Com
pany Immediately. General Gordon still re-
mains President This master stroke has
made Governor Colquitt and the Gordons
immensely rich men. The contract will be
| let to the construction company tomorrow.
and the road. which will run from Atlanta
| to Texarkana, will pass through Birming-
| ham.
The Address of the Irish Revolutionary
Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23d.-The Ledgers
| New York special says: l hear from good
authority that the British Consulate cabled
| the home Government the substance of the
address of the so-called Irish Revolutionary
| Convention, which has been held In secret
SESSION here during the past few days; that
the address. without the slightest qualiilca-
| ton, proclaims an intention to destroy British
vessels wherever they can be found, and de-
clares that it is just as well to begin the work,
| which is most easy of accomplishment, and
| by the time few English merchant vessels
| are destroyed the world may witness the
bene6cent sight of all the shipping merchants
| and insurance companies of England pre-
senting petition to Gladstone to reconsider
the Irish question.
New York POIItics-A Treaty OF Peace.
New YORK, August 23d.-The Mayor and
John Kelly are said to have made treaty of
peace, the first result of which will be the
confirmation of the Mayors nominees Tues
day. Mr.. Grace and the ex. boss, it is said,
were at Saratoga the other day, and some
mutual friends improved the opportunity to
bring them together to talk the thing over.
| The experiment proved signal success as
both Barkises were willing. The basis of the
treaty, it is understood, is an equitable divi-
sion of the city patronage. In other words,
a recognition of Tammany at the public crib.
The vierna Boat Race Base Treachery.
ITHACA IN. ". August 23d.-The Daily
Journal says: Shinkels of the Cornell crew,
Michael Casey, saloon keeper, and Samuel
| w. Reed, wholesale liquor dealer, made up
party that had agreed that Cornell should
lose all the races abroad after the frst-the
| Stewards, or Visitors'-which it was ex-
pected the crew would win. The Journal
says there is documentary evidence of treach-
cry, and states that Shinkel wrote Casey
| from London, before the Cornell crew had
| started for Vienna: bet that the Cornells
will lose the Vienna race"
Fruit Warehouse Burned.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23d.-The fruit
warehouse of Warner & Merritt, 80 and 81
| North Delaware avenue, was burned to-day.
Loss, 100000; stock and machinery,
| Sl25, 600; partially insured. Falling walls
| demolished several small adjoining buildings.
The fire originated in an explosion of gas.
Freight Trains Trying to Pass Each other
on the Same Track.
RICHMOND IVA J, August 23d-Two freight
trains on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
| Potomac Railroad came in collision at North
| Anna, and both were wrecked, interrupting
travel. Engineer Carroll and colored fire.
man are reported seriously injured.
The Signal Service.
CHEYENNE ivy. T.l August 23d.-The
Leader has info, nation that movement is
progressing in official circles to have Vennor,
| of Canada, supersede Hazen as Chief of the
| Signal Service. Prominent military men
and scientists are said to be interested.
POLES Commissioners Removed.
NEW YORK, August 23i-Mayor Grace
to-day removed the Police Commissioners,
after trial on charges of failing to keep the
streets clean. The Mayor has sent the Gov
ernor long review Of the testimony taken.
Not to be Removed.
| WASHINGTON, August 23d.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, in view of the report
of Inspector Haworth, will recommend the
retention of Agent Z ,stman. of the Navajo
Agency, New Mexico.
What Gambling Brings Men To.
CHICAGO, August 231.-Charles Wright
has been arrested here, charged with embez-
zling So, 900 from Fred S. Jones & Co., in
surance agents, for whom he was cashier. He
has confessed, attributiug his fall to gam
bling.
Too Cheap to be Good.
NEW YORK, August 231.-The Tribune re-
ports the case of man named Lautens SELL
| ing to carpenter named Jansen his nau-
tensD wife for 81. Mrs. Lautens had been
unfaithful, and the bargain seemed to please
| all concerned.
Hotel Destroyed by Fire.
BUENA VISTA SPRINGS (Ky.), August 23d.
The large frame hotel here is burned The
loss is heavy. The guests ara being taken to
neighboring farm houses.
More Negroes LynciIed.
NEW ORLEANS, August 23d.-The Demo-
Graz = Monroe, La, 5peClai says: Early JnlS
morning unknown parties entered the Jail,
took out Perry Mason and Alex. Wilson
(colored), charged with murder, and hanged
them.
Robbery OF Jeweiry.
ATLANTIC CITY, August 23d.-Mulligan's
store was robbed tonight of $40 coo worth of
| jewelry.
Not Known In Chicago.
CHICAGO, August 23d-No such person is
known here as james s. FarwelI, reported
from San Francisco as being native of
Chicago, drowned there.
Business Portion OF Town Burned.
CHICAGO, August 23d.-The Inter Oceans
Nakomis, H., special says: The little town
of Raymond suffered the destruction by fire
to-day of all the business portion. Loss,
| So, 600; insurance. $40 geo.
The Wafer Famsne 1t Richmond.
RICHMOND tVA), August 231-The water
famine continues. By order Of the Mayor
several mill dams will be cut, stopping the
mills.
Resumed Work.
| HoRNELLsvILLE N.Y.. August 23i.-The
switchInen here resumed work at the old
wages
Ice and Coal Fire.
PoUGHKEEPsIE IN. W, August 23l.-A
fire at Barrytown to-day caused loss of
$50, coo, mainly ice and coal.