Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-16


OF the detained vessels were now consuming
the provisions of the Jeanette. The in
formation at hand confirmed the opinion then
expressed.
The Cruise OF the Cerwin.
PORTLAND tMe.), July I5th.-Ths 4-oas
OF yesterday says: Captain c. L. Hooper.
commanding the cutter Corwin, writes from
Plever Bay, Siberia, June l2sh sav;n@ :.
we reached st. Lawrence Island NAV
Zssa, and entered the Arctic regions on lime
I'd We lost a rud3er in the ice in latitude
90 ~ north, and had to steer several DAYS
by jury ludder. The same day on which
the accident occurred we landed iientenants
Herring and Reynolds, one seaman and two
natives, equipped with twenty-five DOGS and
four sleds, with two months rations. arms
ammunition, plenty of fur clothing. tents and
a skin-cOat with instructions to EXPLORE the
coast of Asia far north of Jachiut. fo-
tidings OF the Jeanette. A report has been
recsiyed that saal-hunters have seen the
wreck Of the two whalers Nigilant aud Mount
Nollaston. Natives boarded the Vieilant
last November at North Cape, and found the
bodies of the crew. The Woilaston was
found eighty miles further north. Both YES
sells were stove 10 and full of water Captain
Hooker said he would endeavor 20 get every
information, and get back to st. Michaels by
July 18th, in time to catch the steamer st.
Paul, and forward details. The season in the
Arctic has been very open.
The Proposed Breaking Up OF the Chs.
Bese Educational scheme.
New York, July 15th.-The Times Hart
ford special says There is a probability that
the promising educational scheme which the
Chinese Government has been irving in this
country for the past ten years will speedily
come to an end. There is reason to believe
hat Min on1 IT,
ambassadors to this country have been su-
perseded BY a new Minister, who is instruct
ed to put stop to the educational racket,
and have all those connected with it, stu
dents, instructors and attendants, sent back
to China. The headquarters of the Commie-
sion has always been in this city, where
it cwns q fine building for residence.
There are at least one hundred young
men in the country, about fifty being in the
various colleges, while the others are in pre-
paratory schools. They are picked boys of
good families, have exhibited great aptitude
for study, and have made themselves favorites
everywhere. The abandonment of the en-
terprise, il it is decided upon, will occasion
regret. 1t was originated by Yung Wing,
himself graduate of Yale, and one of the
most progressive Chinese statesmen of tie
age. He has resided in this country during
the past ten years. and with the sanction
of his Government adopted the American
DRESS and married an American wife, an in
telligent lady of Avon, in this State. For
several years ne has been associated with
Chin Ian Pin in charge of the Chinese En-
bassy to this country. 1t is reported that
both these gentlemen are preparing to return
to China, and that the first boys to be re-
turned will be those of the recently formed
school of telegraphy.
One Hundred Cases of sunstrOke in One
Week.
COLUMBUS tO), July 15th.-Several cases
OF sunstroke occurred here to-day. All were
serious, but none fatal. About 100 cases of
sunstroke have occurred within the past
week. The weather is somewhat cooler to-
day.
Double Execution In ATkansaT.
MEMPHIS Tenn J, July 15th-A Mariana,
Ark, special says: Isaac Green and John
Harden (both colored) were hanged here To-
| day, in the presence of about ) 900 people,
| four ffths IF whom were colored Green was
convicted of killing John Richards in Council
Bend last April. Harden killed VIM. Brown.
in Phillips county. Full confessions were
made by the condemned men on the
scaffold. Harden, just before the trap
| fell, called in front of the stand a
half-brother of the man he murdered,
and implored his forgiveness, saying that an
| other negro was responsible for the killing.
| Nearly two hours was taken up with singing
and praying. Several colored women made
| themselves conspicuous by shouting, while
half dozen tainted from the extreme heat
Green died in IL minutes. but Hardin's pulse
beat fer is minutes after the drop fell. This
is the first judicial hanging that ever took
place in this county.
An Execution stayed.
ST. LOUIS, July 15th.-Notwithstanding
| the fact that Chief Justice Sherwood yester-
day granted stay of execution in the Gaze of
Charles T. Kring, sentenced to be hanged to-
day, Circuit Attorney Harris sent instruc-
| items to Sheriff Mason this morning to pro-
| coed with the execution. The Sheriff consulted
counsel and notified Mr.. Harris that he de-
clined to recognize his authority in the mat
ter. Opinion is somewhat divided as to
whether Judge Sherwood had authority, I'M
der the circumstances, to grant stay or take
| any action at all in the case. Public feeling
! Is quite strong here against Kring, and per
haps a majority of the people wish to have
him suffer the penalty of the law for the
| atrocious crime he committed.
Charged with Numbering His Wife and
| Child.
ST. LOUIS, July 15th.-Jones Atkinson,
| has been arrested among the Mississippi
islands in the extreme southeast portion Of
| this State, charged with numbering his wife
! and child July 4th and throwing their bodies
| in the river, where they were found. Family
! troubles was the cause. Other relatives were
also arrested as accessories.
Road Agents Brought TO Grief.
DENVER, July 18th. = The Republicans
Santa Fe IN. NJ special says: Two road
| agents stepped a Japanese travelling with O
team from Black Range towards Tombstone,
Arizona. They robbed and tied him to a
tree, then rode off with his team. The Japs-
nese escaped and notified the authorities of
Socorro county. On the 18th instant a
Sheriff's posse surprised and killed both rob
bers near Eagle station. One of the robbers
was wounded fifteen times.
Ten thousand Dollars Stolen.
New YORK, July 15th.-Word was re-
ceived az the police headquarters this after
noon from the Grand Central Depot that
three men, apparently peddlers, had stolen
$4,000 in bills at the depot and escaped.
The men were in a licensed vendors wagon,
the number of which is known so the police.
Particulars are not given, but it is surmised
that the money was stolen out of the express
safe or Office. general alarm was sent out
and detectives put to work.
Dissatisfied Brewers.
CINCINNATI, July 18th. = Journeymen
brewers, 600 in number, presented demand
to their employers to-day to reduce their
hours OF labor from 10 hours to 132 hours
daily. Three brewers acceded to the demand,
but the others are holding out. At noon the
strikers are marching in procession, with a
band of music, visiting the different brew
cries.
The Ceunfry's Wheat Crop.
WASHINGTON, July 15th.-The Agricultural
Department returns of July 1st report the
condition of the wheat crop as much better
than June 1st, and averages SO per cent. for
the whole country.
P@HElGN.
Reduction OF atlantic Cable Rates.
LONDON, July 15th.-The Anglo American
Telegraph Company, the Direct United