Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-04

Of putting hat.ers plush on the free list; also
in favor OF putting on the free list sulphur ore
Tor Me manufacture OF sulphuric acid for fer
titizsrs.
suspended Operations.
CHICAGO, August 31-The Anglo-Ameri-
can Packing and Provision Company have
suspended killing hogs. and 5000 men are
thereby thrown out Of employment. The
scarcity and high price of corn has sent that
cereal to market instead Of into hogs, and
grass will not make good packing hogs for
,ho foreign trade. In any event, Mr.. Fow.
Ter, the senior partner in the business. says
the Irish and German markets can undersell
him now. Other establishments are running
very light. A good corn crop would bring
great relief.
Nominated Minister TO Rome.
WAsHISGToN. August 3i.-The President
to day nominated William Waldros Astor, of
New York, to be Minister to Roms, vice G.
Z. Marsh, deceased. MIR. Astor was one Of
26 in the New York State Senate who voted
from FIRST to last for the reelection Of M.
Conkling, after that gentleman resigned from
the United States Senate.
Confirmed
WASHINGTON, August 3d.-The con6rma-
tons OF William Hale, of Iowa, as Governor
| Of the Territory Of Wyoming. Andrew J.
Smythe as Superintent OF the Mint at New
Orleans, and many army promotions, were
confirmed to-day. Also the nomination Of
William LAWYER Welsh, of Pennsylvania, as
United States Consul at Florence.
Congressional Nominations.
lola lKas.) July 3i.-The Greenback
Convention Of the Second District in this
state o-day renominated Colonel M. +. Fin
nican for Congress. Allen Williams was
nominated as candidate at large.
ST. LOUIS, August 3i.-The Democrats of
the sixth District of Texas to-day nominated
Oliver Wilborn for Congress. after a bitter
contest, during which the friends OF Colonel
w. l.. Crawford withdrew from the Convsn.
| ton.
The Republicans of Olney District, Illinois,
have nominated E. B. Green for Congress.
MEMPHIS. August 3d.-The Democrats Of
| the Second Congressional District of Missis-
| s'ppi, at oxford to-day renominated Van II.
Manning.
CHICAGO. August 3i.-A Kansas CITY
special says: The Democrats of the Fifth
District have nominated Alex, Graves for
| Congress.
Eau CLAIRE wis J, August 3l.-The Re.
| pub!icans of the Eighteenth District have
nominated w. I. Price for Congress.
SIOUX CRY lia). August 3d.-Ths Rspub.
iican Congressional Convention of the Eles.
enth District on the ninetieth ballot, nomi
mated Isaac Struble.
New Telegraph Line.
New YORK, August 3i-Tbe Central and
South American Gable Company announces
that its lines will be open for public rse by
the close Of the present month. Connections
VIII be made at Galveston with the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company and at Callao
with the Transcontinental and + .stern Tele.
graph Company. and the system of South
America.
Railroad Wrerk-Injsrsd.
MILWAUKEE, August 3d-rhe wreck on
the Chicfgo and Northwestern Railroad Just
| outside the city was caused by a wsshout.
which the local passenger traias from Wau.
keshs hrst struck. William S German, fire.
man, Frank Percei,, engineer, and w. F.
Hell, baggage man, were injured, She, m IN
very seriously.
Reported Resignation UncOnnrmed.
WASHINGTON, August 3d.-Secrstary Ere.
urghuyssn said tori ht, with regard TO the
reported resignation of Montufar, Minister
OF Guatemala to the United States, that the
State Departments was without adyices on
the subject. The Secretary added that he
had received no notification that Montufar
contemplated resigning.
Strike OF Telegraph OPERATOR.
DENVER (Col.l. August 3l.-A dozen opera.
tors 10 the Western Union office here quit
work in a body last night, upon a refusal Of
the manager to advance their salaries, come
thing entirely out Of his power. Later in the
evening Superintendent Dickey, of Omaha.
| requested the men toxeturn to work until the
matter could be properly referred to the gene.
raj management This they refused to do.
Their places were immediately filled, and
there has been no interruption in business.
Refuses to Remit the Fine.
CHICAGO, August 3l.-A Sprinefel Gil. J
special says: Governor Cullum refuses to
remit thu 81, 900 fine imposed on Edward
Murphy by the Cook County Criminal Court
tor ballot box frauds. He has served his ad-
/ ditional fine of year in the penitentiary and
now asks remission Of the penalty.
yellow Fever Spreading on the Mexican
Side Of the Rio Grande.
AUSTIN lTex.). August 3l.-The Mayor
OF rio Grande City yesterday telegraphed to
the Governor that yellow fever had broken
out IN towns on the Mexican side of the river.
and panic existed, Rio Grande City being
overrun with refugees. He wants q uuaran.
| tine and the Governor has instructed him to
use his discretion until the health officers Of
the State arrive0.
Forest Fires In New Jersey.
CHICAGO, August 3d-A special from New
al
has been destroyed through southern New
Jersey by forest ires. There has been great
excitement and much hard fire fighting. They
were arrested yesterday by showers.
Lottery Men Pardoned.
JEFFERSON CRY mo. J, August 3d-The
Governor has pardoned the three lottery m.
Pate, Lehdolf and Glardon, in Jail for lottery
business. They have been imprisoned six.
teen days. The Governor pardons them be-
cause they promise not TO gamble while Il 9
present law exists, and Pate promises to Dc.
vote. his talents to the prosperity of ST.,
| Louis.
Trouble with Strikers.
McKEEsPoRT pa, August 3I.-Tha non.
Union men are likely to have trouble. A
mob molested the men going to work this
morning, hooting. yelling, etc. One man was
hit. None left their work on account of IL
Citizsns and the better element of the strik.
ers disapprove this matter.
Denies the Report.
MISNEAPoLIs, August 3j.-Dr. Collins of
this city, brother of jerome Collins. denies
the accuracy of the recent interview with aim
by local reporter, which was telegraphed to
the press. He says he saw Eisenhower once.
but did not see Newcomb while in New Y k,
and that the ground upon which he asks an
investigation into the loss Of the Jeanette
Is Information that has been given to the
public through other sources.
VIII Not Have Cardinal.
CHICAGO, August 3d.-There is some
chance that Chicago will not have Cardinal.
as it is alleged from New York that Arct.
bishop Feshsn will not be created Car.
diaal at present,
American Archives Safe.
| WASHINGTON. August 3d.-The acting
| American Consul General in Egypt teleeraphs
to Secretary Frelinghuyser from Alexandra
that the archives of the consulate, which it
was feared were destroyed, have been found
| at Cairo, and that he is on his way to Port
Said to attend to G sneral Stones family, who
have been saved by faithful Bey, and are
supposed to be ct Ismailia.
serious Railroad Accident.
BELoIT (Kas.l. August 31.-This morning
the east-bound passenger train on the central
branch Of the Union Pacific met with o seri.
GUS accident at Granite Creek, sixteen miles
west OF here. The engine and mail and ex.
press cars went through q burning bridge.
distance of over twenty feet, Engineer Bull.
toncraft and Fireman G.. MCGEE were badly
bruised and scalded by steam, and both died
! before reaching this city