Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19

an offer of 81. 600 to reduc, the assessment on
| the property of the Pullman Company in tina,
town. The announcement created q ssnsa.
ticn. Tbs attorney for the company was in.
| terviewed, and denied the truth of the aft
dsvit. 1t is understood that the matter will
be hroUght to the attention OF the grand jury.
The Yellow Fever scourse.
| WASHINGTON, August 18Th. = Surveyor.
General Hamilton last evening received the
following telegram from Brownsville, Texas
Thirty-two new cases of fever here to-day,
and three deaths from fever"
WASHINGTON, August 1Sth.-Noshipy has
been received at the Possotice Department,
about the mails being quarahtined in Texas
on account OF the prevalence of yellow fever.
WASHINGTON. August 1Ssh.-In reply to
the application from the Collector at Browns.
vile for aid for destitute people, the Secre.
tary OF the Interior said the request must
come from the Governor.
| WASHINGTON, August lS.h.-A late dis.
patch this afternoon to Surgeon General
| Hammond. from the acting Collector of In
ternal Revenue at Brownsville, Tex, reports
80 new cases OF yellow foyer since yesterday.
BROWNSVILLE TEX J, August Is Thirty.
| eight nsw cases and one death from yellow
fever to-day. The fever is increasing among
the Americans. The di;eAse seems to be on
| the increase in Matamoras, though the DEATH
| rate Is more favorable. There were only
three deaths there to-day
! Sports OF the Turf.
| SARATOGA, August Is h.-The first race
to-day, three.qusrters Of mile, was won by
Stanton, Ssandoff second, Patti third. Time,
| 1:152
Iae second race, mile and 500 wards.
Blenheim won, Farragus second, Apollo
third. Time, 2:l34.
was FIST, BOtherem second, Sir Hugh Third.
Time, 1:474
| In the fourth race, three.qusrters OF a mile,
Lytton won. Tine, LIS.
| UTICA IN. ", August 1Ssh.-The unin-
ished race for the 2:26 class was won by Cor.
nelia. Time. 2:21t-2:241. The special pu,se
was Won by Edgar Tborne, Clipgstons sec
ond. Time, 2:1si-2:20l- The race
for the 30 class was won by j. P. Morris.
| Fanny Witheispoon second. Time. 2:264-
2:20-2:2Sa-2:241.
NV York, August 1Ssh.-At the Coney
| Island races to-day the three quarters of a
mile dash was won by Major Hughes, Belle
of the North second, Carolus third. Time
1:194.
The one and one.eighth mile race Tug
Wilson won, Dadeste second, Barney Aaroa
! third. Time, 1:599.
The one mile dash Aleck Ament Won,
Hostage second. L. b. Sprague third. Time,
1:4Sa.
Tne one ard one-eighth mile race was won
by Flanders Major Hughes second, Rsgicids
| third. Time, 200.
The seven turlongs dash Joe Murray won,
Bouncer second, E!ector third. Time, 1921
The Labor situation.
LONDON (Pa.). August 1Ssh.-It is now
likely that the strike OF driver bows and run.
ners of the Lshigh and Wiikesbarre Com
psny will become general.
PITTsBURG, August 1Sth.-Iti is reported on
reliable authority that oae Of the Amalga.
mated Associations Lodges, at meeting last
night, after q very heated session, passed a
resolution to submit the old pcale to the
manufacturers for their signatures, provided
the President of the Lodges would give his
| consent. If the report is true, this will have
an important bearing on the strike.
BLooMISGToN Qil.), August 1Ssh.-In con.
sequence of reduction in the hours of labor
from ten TO nine hours a day, nearly all the
| laborers In the Chicago and Alton machine.
| shops quit work to day. They ask an ad.
vance of 10 per cent, in order to make the
| wages the same as before the reduction.
PITTsBUBG. August 1Sth.-The most i'm.
portaut break yet in the ranks of the striking
miners took place to-day, when the miners
LETT the strikers aud proceeded to the works
| OF the Mansfield Coal and Coke Company
| and offered their services at the three and a
halt rate. This Is regarded BY the operators
| as the forerunner of general break, which
will follow in few days.
FALL RIVER (Msss.) August lSsh.-The
Wampsnonsg mills have closed, on account
of the strike
Congressional Nominations.
FREMONT (O.), August lssh.-The Green
hackers of the Tenth Congressional District,
at Clyde, nominated Fl. j. Rhodes.
Dies MoINEs Ua), August 1Sth.-The
Democrats of the Seventh Congressional
District have nominated Major G. T. Gilpen.
Gailette, the Greenback candidate, only got
II out of 76 votes.
WINNEMAc (Ind.), August 1Sth-The Re.
pubiicans OF the Tenth Congressional Con-
| vention have nominated Mark L. Dematt.
RICHMOND Iva J, August 1Ssh.-George d.
Wise has been renominated by the Demo-
| Gratis of the Third District,
The Observation-Disclosures Coalition Con-
vention nominated J. Bowen for Congress
| from the Ninth District. He is son of ex-
Congressman Bowen, of the same section.
SEDALIA MOI, August 18Th The Demo-
| Gratis of the Sixth District to-day nominated
John Cosgrove for Congress on the 3lOsh
ballot.
NEWARK TO-, August 1Ssh.-Ths Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention of the Six.
teenth District. after a session of two days
ard casting III ballots, without making a
nomination, adjourned to Coshocton August
sd.
destruction by Fire.
MONTGOMERY (Aia.) August 1Sth.-Wads.
worths steam dry kilns. lathe and planning
mills, fifteen miles from this CITY, were burned
Wednesday night. Loss, S25, 600; no insur-
apce.
New YORK, August 1Sth.-A fire occurred
tonight IN the nine-story piano factory, 400
tn 49s West Fifty-seventh street, and $50 to
$40 Fifteenth street, owned by Hartman.
Bowling h Peck. Three alarms were sound
| ed. The flames are now burning furiously.
The loss viii probably be heavy.
Forest Fire in Rev York.
| PoUGHKEEPsIF, AUGUST 1Ssh.-The woods
on The crests of Crow Nest sad Storm King.
In the Highlands, are burning. The farmers
are fighting the fire. and as it appears to be-
spreading towards West Point. enlisted men
have also bsen sent forward to check its
progress. Considerable cordwood is endsn-
gered.
Connecticut Republican state Couyeu-
| ton.
HARTFORD. August 1Sth.-The Republican
State Convention is called to meet at New
Haven September 20sh
oaieers Shot tn the Performances of their
| Bufy.
RICHMOND SPRINGS IN. W August 18th.
| Tae Chief of Police and an officer were shot
this evening. while attempting to arrest
burglars from Cooperstown.
The Beath Penalty.
MCKINNEY Tex. August 1Ssh.-Shudruck
Caldwell tcolored) was hanged here to-day
| for the murder of W. r. Norville in October.
| 1881. A great crowd was present
Accident at a Rolling afiI.
CHICAGO. August 1S.h.--Last night at a