Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-27
Duel In "a Darkened Room.

DALLAS (T-x J, September Goth Fifteen
years sgp George Hollenbeek and William
Stratten quarrelsd in Palmyra, n. Y. Yes
terday they met near Carlo Pass, and de.
termined to settle the old feud. They went
into darkened room and fought duel
Stratten fred four times. when Hollenbeck
fired, killing S.ratten Instantly.
Cause Of the Disaster 10 Sells Circus
Train.
LANCASTER (Ky), September 26th.-The
Corener's inquest on the bodies of the men
killed by ths wreck of Sells Bros circus
train developed tie face that Sells Bros. had
removed a nunher OK brakes from the train
in order to facilitate loading thu wagons,
leaving only four, which were INSULT lent, so
that III going down the heavy grade the train
became unmapageabls and ran with a high
rate of speed, probably causing the spreading
sof the rails. Three men were instantly kill.
ed, two fatally hurt and twelve more or less
seriously injured.
Railroad Collision.
New YORK. September 26sh.-The way
train on the Pennsylvania II aiiroad, which
left Newark for jersey City at lt:45 last
night, was run into at curve Just below the
East Broadway station by the Lehigh Valley
train. due at the same time. Both trains
were completely wrecked, and the passengers
had great difficulty ia getting out of the cars.
Some of them were seriously injured.
Yellow Fever.
BROWNSVILLE (Tex), September 26sh.-
The water Is disappearing from the streets
Five new cases of yellow fever We're reported
to-day, and one death. There were nine neg
cases at Point Isabel to- day. DIR. Murray,
OF the Marine Hospital OF the Arroyo Colo.
rado, is perfecting his Gordon. Communica-
ton with Matamoras has been opened under
the supervision Of the health officers. TIE
fever in Matamlras is considered nearly over,
there having been but one death since yester-
day. There is no fever on the Texas side
from e poiut twenty miles above this place.
| The fever ID increasing at Reyncsa, Camargn
and Mir, with great mortality.
NEWARK IN. j., September 26sh.-A fus.
pected yellow fever snip is anchored in New
York hay. Th9 case has been referred to the
Nsw York authorities.
PEysa COLA Fla }, September 26;h The
fever is not subsiding, bus is rather On the
increase. Much destitu.ion exists among the
poor classes.
National Woman Suffrage Convention.
OMAHA (Nsb.), September &c h. - The
National Woman Suffrage Association Com
vertion met this evening at Boyd's Opera
House. An address Of welcome was made
III RshalS Of the citizens by Hon. A J, Pop
pleton, to which Miss Susan i. Authoay re
sponded, and NIiss Evaline NJ Jason, of Nil.
waukee, delivered az address on the subj c.
Of Queens at Home" Mrs. Mary Wright
Seawell spoke next on Objection to Woman.
The Coming Tioat Races.
PORTLAND (Me). September 26th.-Han.
Ian, Courtney and Kennedy met here to-day,
and after a lengthy discussion decided to
postpone their races till june 1888 Tie
stakes are TO be put mp three weeks in ad-
vance Of the races The date of the races is
10 be named six weeks previous, and the date
to be mutually agreed on. Three weeks mus
intervene between the race of Hanlsn and
Ross and Hanlan and Kennedy.
Alter Stage RObbcr.
ST. LOUIS. Septemter 265h.-Csptain |.
W. Lees, of San Francisco, and Charles AulI,
a detective of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express,
have arrived here to procure John G. Pstter-
son, aliss kehoe now in jail for burglary,
who is charged with robbiug a stage coach
between Moore's Flat and Nevada City, Sep.
tembar l, 1879, and being accessory to the
murder of VIM. J. Cummings, banker of
the former place.
Verdict OF UpiusttfiabIe KILLING.
HoT SPRINGS (Ark.) September 26tb.-
The jury Of itqlsst in the case of Charles
Matthews, editor II the Hornet, killed last
Friday, this afternoon returned verdict that
deceased came to his dssth by three or more
blows from hickory club in the hands Of S.
w. Fordyce, and by three pistol or revolver
shots from the banda Of S. w. Fordyce, D.
G. Rngg and frank Flynn, and that the kill
ing of Charles Matthews was unjustifable.
Registration for the Fall Election.
NEW YORK, September 26th.-This was
the first day of registration in Brooklyn fer
the fall election. The number of cisiz. ms en-
rolled was %, 2S6, against IS 0S7 last year,
aad 43, 6S4 in 1880, the Presidential year.
ThermOmetricaI.
sew York, September 26th-Midnight.-
Highest temperature to-day. 6So; lowest, 54'.
CHICAGO. September 26th.-Highess TEN.
perature to-day, 62': lowest, Sc.