Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-28


The Kewanee tTll.l bank-robher has been
captured.
The Cliff House at Newport, X. L was
burned Friday night.
The Atlantic and Pacific has reached q
point 36j miles west Of Albuquerque.
There were thirty three new cases of yell
low fever at Brownsville Saturday.
&The Republicans of the Second Illinoi,
District have nominated J. R. Boies for Con.
gress.
Coker, the negro, who outraged and muir.
dered white woman at Montgomery, Ala,
has been lynched.
San Angeles and Ben Ficklin, Tex, are
under water. Great damage has been done
to property, and at least forty lives have been
lost.
The house Of Lyman Ware, at Walpole
Plains, Mass, was burned Friday night. Two
young men, George l.. Ware and Calvin Gay,
were burned to DEATH
Mrs. Maggie Copeland was brutality muir.
dered Saturday near Kewanee, Ill. by SONS
person unknown, who entered the house,
knocked her down with board, shot her
twice through the body and crushed in her
head with club.
The regular passenger train leaving Sara.
to,a. n. Y. at $3.50 Saturday afternoon was
run into by the local train between Water
ford and Callstos. AZ few passengers were
injured by the conclusion, including Ter
Eyck, the oarsman.
A propeller was burned Tuesday night
abreast of North Fox island, Lake Michigan
All hands were saved. She was an old yes
sci, plying betw cen Chicago and Buffalo. in
the grain trade. The loss is estimated a,
S25, 900 insurance unknown.
General Singleton publishes letter to the
voters of the Twelfth Illinois Congres,iopa
District, explaining and vindicatipg his in
dependent candidacy, but though tacitly in
dorsed by the GIeenback and Republican
conventions, he makes no sllusion to them
or any promises as TO his independent action
10 Congress. The letter is rather directed &
vindication of his Democracy in boiling tn.
regular nomination.
A member of the Chinese Legation visited
the State Department at Washington Satur
day and informed Acting Secretary Dayi
that party of Chinese play -scters from
Panama had been denied permission to lane
at San Francisco. Secretary Davis Gale,
upon Secretary Foiger in reference to tn
matter, and the result was that Secretary Fol
ger telegraphed the Collector of Customs a
San Francisco that the department did no
regard play.actors as lahorers within tn
meaning OF the Chinese Act, and suggested
that the facts in the case might bring it with
in the late decision Of Judge Field that tn
law did not apply to Chinese who had shipre
before the passage of the act.
FOREIGN
In q single province of the Philippine ia
lands 1000 have died of cholera.
A decisive battle is expected to take pIac
at L'gazig. The Egyptians lost 1000 men i
the recent battle. Is is reported tina
Arab is losing ground in the interior. Tw
thousand Albanians have been enlisted fo
service in hospitals. De Lesseps still think
Arab is a patriot, aud prophesies British di:
aster. Dufferin adheres to his policy tha
Turkish troops shall Only land at Rosetts
DAmietta and Aboukir. General Wolsele
has applied for more troops.
PACIFIC COAST.
Three lspers have been found in Los Al
gsles.
There is no truth in the re port of revolt
ton in Sonora.
Burns, Deputy Sheriff of Pascal, n. NJ
was shot at Silver City Saturday.
Thomas Williams was killed and three othe
miners were badly wounded by cave in
Grass Valley mine Saturday.
The City Marshal of Nevada City hs
issued notice to several hangers on at house
Of bad repute to leave town by Monday
suffer the CONSEQUENCES. Among those thu
notified are two or three parties who hay
been employed as piauo-plsyers.
The negro Harris, who murdered his fan
lily on Tuesday last, was found two and ha
miles north of Visalia Saturday, at moor
and while attempting to s.sans-hSA Yas she
by John Dics faXnT. He hal come ro>tt
house where hetcommitted the murders DIN
iog tbs nig2f&nd was tracked to the plac
OF reade1f and killed. He will be burie
grave.
A dispatch from San Rafael Gays The r.
ported prizs fight at Saucslito is hoax. tn
only foundation for such a report is that tw
antiqusted citizens of that burg named Cha
Dram and George Emerson, who have sper
most OF their time IN drinking and standin
the saloons off for their gin, were yes.erda
prevailed upon by prominent member Of ii
Saucelito Lying Club to put on the glove
and have friendly set-to for the drink
Both men were upward of sixty years of az,
and neither received any punishment, unlel
it was in being cheated of the promise
tsngle-foot. This morning, Dram not pu
tiag in an appearances at bis customary r,
sort. his adversary of the Gey before went i
seasch of him, that they might go togeths
and get their morning dram. To his surpris
he found o.am lying in his bed dead. Tn
Coroner was at once notified, and an examir
alton of the body failed TO disclose sinel
bruise. A post norton was had, and the r,
suit showed that Dram died of valvuiar di
ease of the heart. An Inquest was held til
afternoon, and the jury brought in verde
according to the above facts. The graph
description in the papers emanated from th
versatile brain of a member of the aforesai
lying club, who desires to be It's president d
the mex. election. No arrests were made, an
none thoupht of