Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-21

self. he has not ceased complaining, ana
demands better treatment, but his manner is
changed. He is now more subdued, and ap-
parently begins to realize that others
do not regard his crime in the light
he does. The other day he complained
that he did not get coffee enough. The War
den allowed him two cups at meal, while
the other prisoners got only one. This re.
vived his spirit Of selfimportance, and ne
| forthwith began to put on airs again. linen
| his extra allowance of coffee was cut Cd,
whereupon be wrote lengthy letter to the
| Warden, couched in offensive language, say
ing he was not fit to have charge of man OF
such Importance. The Warden paid no at
tention to the letter, except to determine not
to allow Guitteau another favor, but to
confne him to the most rigorous prison
| treatment. The Warden and his
deputy, and the District Attorney and
his assistant, are the only persons who are
permitted to exchange any words with the
prisoner. When it is necessary for one OF
these officials to see Guitteau, he is brought
into the Warden's office, and locked inside
with the official and guard stationed at the
door Guitteau has abandoned all his Top.
pishness. At first, in jail, he was careful
with his toilet; but now he comes to the
| Warden's room, when sent for, sometimes
only half-dressed. One time he appeared
with only shirt and pants on, and the pants
| rolled up. aid the last time he had on nothing
but his pants. Mr.. CoIkhills order to put
him in solitary confinement and shut him off
| from the sight Of others. has not been COM
piled with, as the jail has too many prisoners
| to admit of this besides, the Warden con.
siders Guitteau's present mode OF confinement
about as satisfactory as can well be In all
30 full of prisoners. Guitteau has no desire
to escape He knows the danger he would
| - IL ipdi Hc
first heard that the President was getting
well from the talk of his guards. He antici.
pates big sensational trial.
MiscaIcuIatiOns OF the Sports In the
/ Horses at the Stallion Race at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 20th.-The Tribune says
In yesterdays race there were several some.
what curious complications. The splendid
performanc of Santa Claus at Rochester on
the 4th led many horsemen to believe that
in the stallion race here he would be next to
| invincible, and consequently they bet their
money on that basis with such iberality that
the California stallion was made first choice
in the pools on Monday night, and continued
TO hold that position until after the start OF
the race yesterday but while Santa Claus
had many friends, other horses in the race
were not without followers. McGregorites be-
ing undoubtedly the strongest in number,
|
cash than were Santa Claus men. A select
coterie, mostly from Boston, came on here
and secured nearly every Wedgewood pool
that was sold, evidently believing if the
heats were split Splan's horse would have nc
difficulty in winning first money. Hannis
was also backed to some extent by those who
remembered that John Turner never starts a
slow horse, or one out of condition, in a race.
In fact about the only horses not more than
! 4 L.. IL. tsaIr on a
Monroe Chief. 1t has been an opensecret for
some time that the. frst-named animal was
out of form, and as neither his owner nor his
driver had more than the faintest hope of be-
ing able TO win yesterdays race, they did not
| back him to any extent in the pools The
| drivers Investment in this direction was
| limited to So which humble amount pro-
duced return of something like $500. AS
the race turned out, Piedmont not only
! fought for every heat from the beginning OF
the first to the ending Of the last, but he also
| improved as each heat was trotted, until in
| the fourth he was able to obtain a clear lead
from his competitors at the start, and retain
it easily to the finish, Simply jogging under
| the wire in 2:174. After that he had things
all his own way, none of the other horses be-
| ing able to get near enough to him to be dam
gerous in any part Of a mile. The victory of
| Piedmont is all the more notable from the
| fact that he is one Of the few trotters mostly
owned in Chicago that are always trotted to
win, and that he is driven by man whose
honesty of purpose has never been questioned,
| and owned by another man who taught the
| feet footed son of Almont all he knows about
trotting.
The Central Pacific and Hts Land Claims.
| WASHINGTON, July 20th.-The Secretary
of the Interior to-day referred the case Of the
| In.l no Gtaf IS Caf,
fornia, involving the right to the title to GER
tain lands within the limit of the company's
grant in Alameda county, to the Attorney
General, for an opinion on the questions of
| law involved This action on the part of Sec
rotary Kirkwood will probably result in a
| speedy and final settlement of the long con-
tested case. Tbs lands in question were Sc
lected by the State of California as indemnity
school lands, after they had been withdrawn
| by the Department for the benefit of the road,
and they were certified to the State in Sep
TENDER, 1870. The company, however, has
! fully completed its road, and has therefore
earned its lands under the original granting
! Act. In June, 1879 when the case was first
| brought before the Department, Schurz, in o
decision, held thai while be was Of opinion
| that the company had the better
! right to the lands, yet be consid-
cred the cerSi6cation to the State final. and
| therefore that he had no further jurisdiction
over the lands, nor any authority to issue
patents. The railroad company subsequently
| filed an application with Schurz for recon
sideration OF 30 much Of his decision as denied
| the jurisdiction and power Of the Depart
ment to issue patents to the railway com.
pany. No further action was taken by Sec
rotary Schulz. Secretary Kirkwood, soon
after taking charge of the Department, took
this under consideration, aud submitted a
statement of facts relating to it to the After
ney General, requesting his opinion upon the
following questions of law First, Has the De-
partment jurisdiction in the premises; sec
ond, Is their authority under general and
express provisions OF the granting Act OF
July, 1862, to issue patents to the railroad
company for the lands in question?
Carving Ont the law Against ;iie dull
teratiOn Of Food.
| New York, July 20th.-The Times says
| Within the past few days the State Board of
Health, through its Sanitary Committee, has
taken a step which viii be likely in due time
| to produce no little commotiop. Inspectors
have been appointed to collect and analyze
samples Of butter. beer baking powders,
| bakers chemicals, cocoa, coroials canned
| food confections, cereals cheese, meat ex-
tracts, fish and fish extracts, fruit and senses
of ether, gelatipe, honey, lea cream. milk,
| molasses, lard oil, olive oil. quinine, sugar,
syrups, soda water. spices. spirits, tes, wine,
and all pharmaceular preparations of this
analysis. 1t is for the purpose of carrying
into execution law enscted by the Legisla-
ture at its present session to prevent the
! adulteration Of food and drugs. judging from
similar investigations already made in this
and other States, startling results can be
looked for from these examinations.
Mysterious Murder,
ST LOUIS, July 10th. Colonel John c.
Woods, rich old man living alone in Frank
lin county. Missouri, was inysteriously muir
dered last Monday. His throat was cut,
stabbed in several places. dragged from his
bed, and left thirty feet from the house. No
clue to the murderers or their motive.
United states Deputy Collector Murdered.
CHARLESTON Is. CO.. July 20tb.-A special
to the Nelcs and Courier from the central
part of Pickens county, says Thomas l..
Bray ton. United States Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue, was murdered by Illicit
distillers.
Dying from HIS wounds.
New YORK, July 20th.--Mr. Coleman,
under arrest for shooting Coles, Treasurer Of
the Miners Theater, was committed to await
the result Of Coles injuries. Coles lies at
the hospital in dying condition. In his
ante-mortem statement he states he visited
the woman a number of times but did not