Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-03

maintenance Of the tariff rates by the north.
ern overland lines. To meet this the south
err lines now threaten to bill California
ireight In the same way, via st. Louis and
oeher points, thus inaugurating freight war
between the Atlantic and Pacific casts. Ii
the threat is executed. all the Calf ;rn:a bust.
ness VII be taken az Western, iRste5d Of
through rates, which would exclude the lower
classes OF California freigats from rail car.
rlase. COMMISSIONER Fisk has called on the
lines to discontinue the practice at once.
The Chiie-Peru Investigation Report
Warns NJ. shipherd.
WASHINGTON, August 2I.-At meeting
OF the House Committed on Foreign fairs,
report respecting the recent Chile. Peru in.
vestigation vas unanimously adopted. After
reciting the various House resolutions which
led to the Investigation, tbs report says that
the committee is Of opinion that the missing
papers from the files Of the State Department
we're not OF such character or Importance
| as tofurnish motive for purlonipg them from
the hies; but the loss suggests greater caution
| MIXTURE. Afserrehearsipgth condition of the
| South American States and the differences
which led to the war between Chile and
Peru, etc, tie committee next refer 10 the
private interests which became go conspicu.
GUS, the Cochet and Landreau claimants and
Credit ldustriel, representing the Peruvian
eondhoiders, and these were exceedingly
anxious the United States should interfere
| on behalf OF Peru, in order to preserve her
autonomy and enable her to discharge her
pecuniary obligations. The committee finds
/ that neither patriotism nor international
policy had nything TO do with them. The
eomnlittee also finds that there was no truth
IN the allegations of Shipherd against Hurl-
but. and that w. III. Hurlbuts' testimony
relieves his brother Of all suspicion, and that
| there Is no evidence on record of epproyai
by this Administration of the project Of the
Credit Industriei in all its details, any more
than there has beer by its predecessors and
| they ind that Blaine's instructions to Hurl-
but were as guarded ss those of Evarts to
Christiancy. TIE committee dismiss the
matter as unworthy Of any serious or further
consideration, and ask to be discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
Nominations for Congress.
Council BLUFFS tIa.), August 2I.-The
Greenbackers OF the new Niltn Congress ionel
District to-day nominated for Congress DR..
j. b. Hattou, Of Montgomery 5uLty, a
former Democrat.
KEoKUK ia August 2d.-The Greer.
hackers of tbs First Congressional District
held their Convention at Mount Pleasant to.
day, and Hon. james Hagerman, of Kenkuk.
was nominated for CcnereFs.
JACKSONVILLE (Vs.), August 2l.-J. j.
tlnlay has been nomiHated for Congress by
the Democrats in the Second District
RALEIGH IN. c.. August 1.-The Repub-
llcan Convention of the Fourth District in
dorsed the candidacy of Thomas P. Deve-
reux, Indepsndsnt for Congress.
The Water-SDeut-namage by the Lick
Ing 'iard-Iujury 20 Crops.
CINcINNATI August 2l.-The total dam
age by the Licking rivsr a ,od is now asti-
| ma taH Of G1l0 uDn Id. a
barges, floats and a few stone h1sts slight
damages to the steamers Vint, Shinkle, Ben
Franklin and Jennie Campbell The Licking
is still running out furiously.
LEXINGTON. Ky, August 2 l.-Yessert,ay's
storm has caused greet damage to the to-
bacco and corr crops in all the surrounding
country.
MILLERsBURG, Oaio, August 81. - The
damage by the water-spout 5esfsrdsy Was
greater than at first supposed. Ths storm
WAS confined TO an area of about six miles
east and west and four miles north and south.
The town of Millersburg was about in the
center.
1t WAS the most devastating rain ever known
and although it lasted but three hours, hun.
dreds OF acres of corn were covered with rlud
many acres OF potatoes were washed out, and
haystacks and other crops we're ruined. The
Bacon coal mine was filed wi b water so rap.
idly that the miners barely had time to escape
One old man named, G. Hoops, saved himself
by jumping on the back of a mule that swan
out with him. An eye witness was astounded
to see great waves several feet high roll
over the land, which, a few minutes before
was parched from the drought. No loes of
life.
AKRON 20 J. August 2i.-Great damage
to the crops in s lmnit county was done by
yesterdays heavy rain.
FALMOUTH (Kyl, August 3D. Two
branches Of tho i.i4.iiag river rose forty feet
last night. Tee Storm was unparalleled.
The damsge to the crops cannot be est-
mated.
Enforcing Quaran:ine-YeiIow Fever.
LITTLE Rock Ark, August 2i.-Gov-
ernor I. II. Roberts is considering the ad
visibility of sending TCxas rangers 10 the Rio
Grande TO aid 10 auatantining against Mata-
moras and other points ia Mexico where yell
| low fever is spreading.
GALVESTON, August pa report from
Matamoras says there are over 400 cases of
yellow faver in the city, and that its sanitary
condition is frightfully bad.
LAREDO, Texas. August 2i.-Number of
cases of yellow fever tonight, 100: six fatal
cases reported.
| NEW ORLEANS. August 2i.-One fatal case
of yellow fever here.
Adverse to More Bonds.
| WASHINGTON, August 2i.-The adverse
action taken by the Senate Finance Commit
tee to-day upon the House bill to authorize
the Secretary OF the Treasury to issue $780,
900, 900 of two per cent. bonds, to be ex.
changed for other bonds bearing q higher rate
Of interest, was, upen motion Of Aldrich,
adopted unanimously. In the discussion the
opinion was expressed that no sufficient assuT-
ance had been given that these bonds could
be placed in the manner and for the purpose
asserted by those who had advocated The bill.
and to issue them would be, in effect. simply
to entertain proposition to inf ate the cur
rency to that extent. The bonds, under the
provisions of the bill, being of convenient
denominations, would readily circulate as
currency. .,
An Editor Biotted Out-A Riot.
ST. LOUIS, August 2l.-A Republican
special says that Judffe Julius Schultz. of
Austin, a well-known Republican politician
ard editor of the Wacheablatt, was Shot
and killed eday at Fayetteville by Hartman
Heay, a bad citizens.
A riot occurred at the tow Of Mex inney
last night, in which three negroes were Shot.
one of them killed and another morsally
wounded. A large number of arrests were
made.
An GldTime Hotel Closed.
New YORK, August 2i.-French's Hotel
is closed and the boarders and dodgers have
gone, all bus one or two of the employees have
been dismissed. and yesterday the trunks of
the lost people were carried away. Since 1S49,
when the house was built to compete with q
half dozen famous old houses, in TIE neigh
borhood of which only the Astor House re.
mains. Its door has not been closed, and its
business has suffered no interruption. It is
closed now, because of a disagreement be-
tween the owners Of the estate.
Lands TO the Southern Pacific Railroad.
| WASHINGTON, August 2d.-The House Ju.
dietary Committee has adopted, by a vote of
~ to L, Knots resolution declaring the for
feiture of the lands granted to the Texas and
Pacific Railway Company, and that the grant
be transferred TO the Southern Pacific Rail.
way of California. Some objection was made
to the phraseology of the resolution, and The
committee will meet again tomorrow fer the
purpose of revising it.
Pension Agent Benneft's Case Settled.
WASHINGTON, August 2i.-The Treasury
Department has rendered decision in the
case of Messrs. Stetson and Eastman, of San
Francisco, sureties for Bennett, late Pension
Agent at San Francisco. The case involved
about 81 GOO and was set led on the BIS sis pro-
posed by the bondsmen.
Amaigamated Iron and Steel Association.
ShicAGo, August Zt--Io days seS on of
the Amaigamstsd Iron aud Steel Association
was chiefly devote 10 reports. The commit.
tee on the present strike 10 the iron trade re-
ported, approving the action thus far taken,
and recommending that for the future, both
IN shis and other strikes, the action taken by
the Pit.sburg district should control in other
districts.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
ST. PAUL, August 2d-The twelfth annual
Convention of the National Catholic Total
Abstinence Uuion began its session here to-
day, the Rev. Father j. B. Cotter presiding.
Five hundred and ninety -one votes are repre-
sented. indicating an equal number Of subor.
dinate Unions. The report Of the General