Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-27

rlosy.
At Monmouth Park Saturday, in the
steeple.chase, two jockeys and one horse were
thrown.
The Relief Committee at Rochester, MINI,
has issued an appeal for the aid of the cyclone
sufferere.
New York papers contrast The opening of
the Northern Pacific road with the opening
of the Central Pacific.
The fifth session of The Summer School Of
Christian Philosophy was begun at Richheld
Springs. N. Y, Saturday.
The decision of Judge Sever. Of Cheyenne,
against the fencing of public lands meets
VITA favor AZ Washington.
Tt is reported that Gould, Vanderbilt and
Willard have formed an allisnce and will
work their roads in conjunction.
There comes from Montana dime-povel
csnard about the organization of band of
outlaws 20 seize President Arthur.
A rich vein Of luhricstiug oil was struck at
depth OF thirty feet. fifteen miles down the
river froni GAINESVILLE, o., Friday. Ii is flow.
ing rapidly.
A. NJ. RockaFelIel's double team, Clara
and Independence, trotted at Charter Oak
Park Saturday for a record, making one mile
in 2:l61, The previous record was 2:1S4.
Christian Duesuer, proprietor of a saloon
in Toledo, o., shot aud instantly killed Cor
bin Caswell, of Wood county. Csswell, with
others. had become qusrrelsome and attacked
Dussner.
The monument 10 the late Senator Morton,
the work Of Simmons. an American sculptor
in Rome, will arrive in Indianapolis ths 1st
of October, and will be unveiled ia Circle
Park, November 14th.
John B. Sweeny, who is suspected OF being
implicated in the Vienna train robbery. was
arrested on Fridsy 8. Missouri City by the
Sheriff of Clay county. Swetny was visiting
some relatives waen captured.
Ex Governor Benjamin Corley, postmaster
1T Atlanta, Ga, and i've attaches of the post.
Office, were removed Saturday. the removal
was wholly unexpected by the public. The
cause is ssid to lie general dissatisfactiOn.
At Macon, Ga, on Fridsy, George Stewart
shot and killed Walter Tracy. The murder
grew out Of the refusal on Iracy's part to
live With Stewsr5's sister, whom Stewart
compelled Tracy to marry few weeks ago.
ct Manitowoc, Wis, Saturday, the ice
house and store sheds of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore aud Wisconsin railroad were
burned loss, $4,000. Three new engines, q
tender and baggage car and considerable
timber were burned.
A Boston sugsr refinery wants to send its
goods by certain railroads. The pool Com
missioner, with the check born Of the rail-
road. says it shall not. The Boston men have
brought suit to find out whether they or the
railroad own their goods.
The two mile consolation race was rowed
at Point of Pines, Mass, Saturday afternoon.
The water was rather rough. The following
is this order and time; Lee, 1913; Mckay,
1S:4S Caser. 1854; Argey, 14:ll3; Plais-
TED, 14:17; Elliott, l4:lS.
The court-msrtial which tried Captain
John A. Kress, of the Ordnance Depart
ment at San Antonio, for neglect of duly &c
exceeding tho amount appropriated for the
erection Of military barracks at that pest,
has recommended his acquittSl.
The peril of attending too closely to bust
ness is clearly ehown in the fate of cllcred
man in Barnwell c5unty, S. q. While he
stole softly toward squirrel on fence-sail,
keeping both eyes on tue animal, rattle
snake fatally puncsured hi9 hee'.
In tie recent cyclone at Rochester, Mimi,
| 635 houses were dsmolished, 81 persons killed
and 100 wounded, humber of these fatally.
| One hundred ard twenty.rins families are
wholly destitute. Besides there are num-
Der IL the country who have lost all.
Under authority Of law. passed last year,
Governor Ireland, Of Texas, has addressed
| the President Of the United States, asking
that he take steps to raise joint commission
TO run and define the boundary line of Greene
county, which is claimed both by the Unitsd
States and Texas.
Among the passengers by the Elbe, which
arrived in New York Saturday morning,
were a party Of Germans, members of Par,
| liament, military officers, university profes'
sore, bankers and representatives OF the lead
| ing journals of Germany, who have been IN
/ vited TO be present at the opening ceremonies
of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Union Pacific has entered into an
agreement with the Oregon Railway and
| Navigation Company, whereby they obtain
| important connections with San francisco
| independently of the Central Pacific, and at
the came Tins increase their freight mileage
upon California freishts 800 miles over their
present mileage via Ogden. This advantage
! will, however, not probably be utilized unless
| serious difficulties should arise between the
Union and Central Pacific companies.
! Valley Falls. Ks, which was the scene Of
| q suicide last wesk, has another to report.
| Young George Poaey, who committed suicide,
| hsd for a year or more had intimate relations
with his brothers wife, and on being discov-
ered felt the shame end disgrace much that
| be determined to take his life. The woman
! had fed to Colorado aud wanted the boy &c
| follow, but when she learned of his death she
returned with her husband. who had gone af-
| ter her, and on getting home Saturday morn
| ing took poison and ended her life. The
woman confessed TO having tried to poiaou
her hutband a short time ago.-