Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-22

NEW YORK, August Plat Geo. Rookie chal-
ierges Wilson or Sullivan to fight for 81, 500
to 80, QUO side. within $40 miles Of New Or
leans, In October or November. He ex.
presses contempt for their pugilistic abilities. |
Yellow Fever News.
WASHINGTON, August 2lst.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has ordered Surgeon Muir
ray, OF Memphis. TO take charge CT the marine
hospital and yellow fever patients at Browns.
vile, on request of the Governor of Texas.
Surgeon General Hamilton to-day received
telegram from Brownsville, dated August
2lst, as follows Thirty-two new cases and
three deaths"
BROWNSVILLE, August 2lst.-Thirty.
new cases and two deaths-one Mexican and
Mrs. G. T. Smith. This makes three out of
family of four in two weeks.
MATAMoRAs, August 2lst.-Sever deaths,
but few new cases. The weather is showery
and sultry.
Rise OF the Rio Grandc.
LAREDO TEX J, August 2lst-A sudden
rise last night Of the Rio Grsnde river car.
ried away part of the International and Great
Northwestern Railway and the Mexican ma
tional bridges, which will prevent train com.
nunicatio, with Mexico for several days,
though the damage is not necessarily detri-
mental to traffic.
Grandma Garfield.
KALAMAZOO Mich. j August 21st-Grald-
ma Garfield. General Garfeld's oldest son
and sister of Mrs. Lucretis Garfield passed
here this morning, on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad. Mrs. Garfield
is on her way to visit her son at jamestown,
Mich. Grandma bears the journey remark.
ablysw.li.
Caurt-Martial In Session.
CINCINNATI, August 21st.-This morning q
Court-martial was organized at Newport bar.
racks, General &. O. Augur, President. to try
Major Joseph III. Taylor, Assistant Adjutant-
General. for attempting to use political influ-
| erce to procure revocation of the order
from his superior officers transferring him
from this post to the West.
Negroes Plot 10 tssassinase whites in
Alabama One OF the Hineleaders
Hanged.
NOZZLE, August 2lst-Ir Choctaw cour.
| ty, AlaSama, on the 10Th instant "a bundle
of papers disclosing a wsll-ors anizsd plot
among the negroes to kill the entire white
population OF that county was found near one
OF thsr rendezvous by two gentlemen, who
laid the matter before the Solicitor On the
10th aquiet meeting Of citizens of Nit. Sterl-
ing and Butler was called at Butler, to con-
slider the best mode of suppressing the ia
tended outbreak aud massacre. After dis.
l SaSotVh, ~ Wao dSiccu tLtt tilt lets
Jack Turner. +. d. Barney, Jesse Wilson,
Peter Hill, Willis Lyman. Aaron Scott and
Range West, to whom had been assigned the
duties of leading their respective squads to
Butler, Nj. Ster!iog, De Sotovills and other
places, and kiiling all the whites at
each places - should be arrested and
lodged in Jail. Their arrest was
effected on the 17sh without disturbance
or blsodshed. The same day mass meeting
| rf ell piasaaa nalloi fnr a, - IL
eide the fate of the prisoners. The plot bad
been in existence since 1873, and the con.
spirsEors now number 400. They have pow
der. shot and guns, and think themselves
sufficiently strong to accomplish their fie1dish
design. Sunday night, the II ii Of Ssptem-
Der, had been appointed for its consumma.
ton. The papers further showed that this
day vas selected because then the white peo-
pie would be at camp-meetiDg unarmed,
and could offer no resistance The meeting
called for Saturday brought together shout
700 men, among whom were about 150 ne
groes. who, after hearing the papers read, by
an almost unanimous vote decided that Jack
Turner was turbulent and dangerous char.
acter. regular firebrand in the community,
and that the public good demanded his i'm.
mediate death. He was accordingly hanged
at l:1o the same afternoon, in the presence Of
an assembled multitude The crowd then
dispersed. and all signs of disturbance ceased.
Everything was quiet Saturday night. The
other prisoners are still in JAIL to await
further developments.
Train PurposeIy Wrecked.
Boston, August 215t.-A train which left
Boston for the White Mountains was
wrecked near Nor'h Haverhill at an embank-
ment by obstru3inus purpossly placed on the
rails. Part Of tbs tain plunged down, bu.
the parior car was left standing on the en-
bankment at an angle of forty. five degrees.
The engine now lies nearly fifty feet below
the track. No one was seriously injured
Eidiied with Shot.
SULLIVAN Tod J. August 21st.-Last even.
ing Mrs. Sarah Reed, Of Merom, shot Mau.
rice Ward. who was stealing her money.
Thirty eight shot were lodged in his body,
and he will die.
Boiler Explosion.
SULLIVAN lind J, August 2lst.-The boiler
OF A. Il. Pakens & Co.'S sawmill exploded
Today, completely demolishipg the mill
TIN g" Trs.- -a-4b~eiy mi --<SJ, r--hALl--
fatally.
1 NEW YORK, Aug ast 81 st.-At the Brighton
Beach races to-day the first, three. quarters of
mile, was won by Manitou. Electriier
second, Odette third. Time. 1:19. The Sec
ond race, three quarters of mile. was won
nv Virginia. Belle of the North second, King
Nero third. Tune, 1:19. The third race,
seven-eighths of q mile. was won by Mar.
cbioness, Ida B. second, Tonawapd, third.
Time, 1:30. The fourth race. one mile. was
won by Iittlebat, Kate Creel second, 10 Nav
third. Time. 1:45I The fifth race, three.
quarters of mile heats, was won BY Bouncer,
Rob Roy second, Wakefield third. Time.
1:173-1:17.
SARATOGA, August 2lst.-Iu the FIRST race
| a. II I'll n
second, Helena Wallace third Time. 2:O9.
The second race, II miller, BaSy won, George
Hokes second, Stsrtle third. Time. l:55f
TIE third race. steep,e chase of IL miles,
Rose won. Turfman second, Woodcock third.
Time, 2:55.
Proposed Monument TO the Memory Of
John Brown.
CHICAGO, August Piston Wednesday
| there will be celebration at OgGen's Grove,
for the purpose of raising funds to erect o
monument TO the memory Of John Brown.
Mrs. John Brown arrived from Califc rnia
this afternoon to take part in the ceremonies.
She denies the report she is living in a5jact
poverty IN California, but states that she has
an interest in farm there. She will visit
her husbands grave before she returns to the
coast. She is &c years old.
Withdrawal as Candidate.
Boston, August 21st.-Congressman B w.
Harris will print letter tomorrow evening,
announcing his withdrawal as candidate for
Congress.
| The Louisiana Split.
New ORLEANS, August 21st.-A Donald.
sonville special says: The Republican Dis.
trict Convention meets here tomorrow. Two
Conventions will be held. Senator Kellogg
will be nominated by the regular Republican
Convention, aud Judge Besttie by the