Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-26

ment will be delayed several days.
No Interruption Of mails for Egypt or the
Orient has been announced to the Postof6ce
Department. and mail matter is being for-
| warded as usual.
An order was issued from the Treasury De-
| partment to-day to the Deputy Collector of
Customs at the San Juan Islands, empower
| ing him to issue enrollments and licenses to
| vessels, under the direction of the Collector
of the District.
A new Postoffics has been established,
| called Blaine, in Minor county, Dakota, with
John G. Hoff as Postmaster.
Judge Lawrence, First Controller of the
| Treasury, to-day received letter from MrP.
| Garfield, stating that she has no objection to
| the proposed purchase by the Ohio Republi-
can Association of the former residence OF
General Garfield in this city, and that she
will impose no restrictions as to the future
use Of the building.
Lieutenant j. w. Eisenhower passed
| through the city to-day en- route to Canyon
| Springs, w. Va. He says his report Of the
circumstances attending the loss of the jean
nette will not be ready before September 10 IN.
| Acting Secretary of the Navy Walker has
| received cable messags from Minister Hunt,
stating that Lieutenant Berry, of the
Rodgers. and Chief Engineer Melville and
| Noros of the Jeanette, left 81. Petersburg
yesterdsy for Liverpool,
IGF tOuSFcSSs
MAGNOLIA (AIiss), August 25:h. = The
Democrats of the Sixth District have nomi.
mated I'll. S. Van Eaton for Congress.
| NASHVILLE, August 25.h.-Ths Democrats
of the Third District have nominated John
E. Hancock for Congress.
ST. LOUIS, August 25sh.-The Democrats
of the Fourteenth District, after three
days session, nominated l.. I'll. Davis this
morning for Congress.
! KNOXVILLE Tenn August 25th.-Wm.
Rule was nominated for Congress yesterday
| by portion of the delegates of the Second
District, and l.. G. Houk by another set.
Both are likely to run.
CoNNERsvnLE Tnd }, August 25th.-The
Democrats Of the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict have nominated Luther Benson.
SELMA (Alal August 25.h-The Republi.
CARS of the Seventh Congressional District
nominated John w. Jones (colored) for the
vacancy, and ex-Judge George III. Craig for
| the full term.
GALVESTON, August 25sh.-The Ners' Pal.
estine special says: Judge j. H. Regain has
been nominated in the Second Congressional
District Democtatic Convention.
The Soldiers Home.
WASHINGTON, August 25sh.-General NJ.
| l. Hardin, OF the retired list, is TO be Gov
ernor of the Soldiers Home in Washington,
General Sturgis having been ordered to take
charge of his regiment In Dakota.
Governor sprague "HoIding the Fert."
Providence (R. ~ August 25th.-Gov.
ernor Sprague having to-day refused admit
lance to Frank Moulton. who recently bought
his place, and having eating guns, mitrail
leuses and rifles to defend the place. the en-
forcement Of the law has been turned over to
! The State.
Convention of Colored Men.
| JEFFERSON CITY, August 25.h.-The Col.
ored Mems Convention organized to-day, and
drew up plans for schools, etc,
The Death Penalty.
AIKEN IS. C.). August 25th.-Robert Par.
ker (wnite) was hanged to-day for the murder
OF his wife. He maintained his innocence to
| tie last.
| NEW CASTLE DELI, August 25sh.-James
q criminal assault committed on little girl
in February last.
Circus In Trouble.
| DETROIT August 25sh.-Coup's circus went
to pieces here, after making a brave stand
| The attachments amount to S25 000, and the
| Sheriff has the concern.
Suit for Libel.
NEW YORK, August 255h.-A suit has been
begun against Kelly, the book-maker, for
| libel, growing out of charges made against
Walton (the plunger) at the Long Branch
meeting. Walton and w. Donohue, the
| jockey who rode Marathon, begun suits for
$50. 900 and $4,000 respectively.
| wasaaut on the Texas Pacific.
DALLAS (Tex.l, August 25sh.-There have
| been no through trains on the Texas and Pa
| ciGc since Wednesday. Another washout
| occurred this morning at Grand Prairie, cut
ting off communication between Dallas and
| Fort Worth.
Railroad Differences Adjusted.
NEw YORK, August 25sh.-A San Fran
cisco dispatch 20 Sidney Dillon, of the Union
| Pacific Railroad, from S. H. III. Clark, Gen
eral Manager, says that all differences with
the Central Pacific have been satisfactorily
adjusted.
Heavy Hoods In Texas.
GALVESTON, August 25th-A Ne1rs' Con-
cho special says: Heavy rains from 8 P. n.
yesterday until to-day are filing the North
and Main Concno, and iuundatipg the towns
of San Angelss and Benfcklin, washing
away houses, hotels and stores. The loss IS
estimated TO run no in the thousands. No
loss of life is reported as yet. All the people
fad to the adjoining hills, awaiting the sub.
sidenoe Of the water. The river is slowly
falling. Among the buildings washed away
| in San Angelas are Mrs. Lsckey's hotel,
Patterson & Longwitz's tin shop, Weeks
warehouse, Miller & Weeks livery stable.
four dwelling. houses and an engine. house.
The loss at Benfcklin is not ascertained.
| Heavy damage is apprehendei below these
points.
Free Thinkers Convention.
WATKINS IN. ", August 25sh.-Seven
hundred delegates are In attendance on the
| Free Thinkers Convention to day. The fol
lowing committee on the establishment of
Free Thought University was perfected
Colonel Inge.soll, CORTLAND Palmer, of New
York; Hon. A, 3, Bradford. of Pennsyl-
vania; George Cbainey. of Boston J. III.
Burnham, Of Michigan; q. II. Walser of
Missouri Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of New
Jersey; Colonel NJ. E. Billings, of Iowa
ex- Governor Charles Robinson, of Kansas
Hon. G. B. Wait. of Illinois John +. En-.
gle, of North Carolina. Addresses were
made by George Chsiuey, Matilda Joselyn
Gage, George q. Milne and Thad. B. Wake
man. Tomorrow afterhooa the delegates
take boat excursion to the house where
Robert q. 1ngerson was born, twenty-five
miles down the lake.
Wholesale PeIsoner.
SPRINGFIELD Mass J. August 25sh.-Chas.
Sperry, Brookheld boarding. house keeper,
tried on Thursday to poison his family and
nine boarders with paris-green poison. 1t
was fortunately discovered before any harm
was done. SperrY has fsd.
Death Of a judge.
RICHMOND (Va.l August 25th. - Judge
Richard o. l.. Moncuza, President of the
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, died to-
day, aged n.
Yellow Fever Reports.
BROWNSVILLE lTexasl August 25th.-
There were ftty-two cases to-day and four
deaths also five csses of fever at Point Isa-
bei DE-. hurry and his corps are looked for
anxiously. Guards extend along the Rio
Grands from its meuth to Santa Maria,
distance of sixty miles. There were five
deaths in Matamoras during the last twenty
four hours. The weather is hot, with oeca-
sionsl showers.
| President nj Eewn0rf