Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-03


Goldsmith Maid and General Knox have
been entered; also Spendthrift by Keene.
Among the special premiums are $500 in
plate Tor the handsomest thoroughbred
stations $500 for the best thoroughbred
two-year-old colt or FLY; hunting saddle,
worth S130, for the best ladies' horse, to be
ridden by the owner over hurdles; 1875 set
of double harness for the best pair of horses
driven in a cart by their owners. Among
those Offering prizes are A. +. Cassalt, Shep-
perd Knapp. Z. d. Morgan. Vanderbilt and
James +. Keene.
"Grand Army Day"
PITTsBURG, October 2i.-This is Grand
Army day. and the city is in holiday at
tire, in honor of the veterans To-day
opened gloomy, with steady rain, which
ruined many decorations; but at noon the
clouds passed away. and at this hour Il
o'clock) the sun is shining brightly and the
city is throDged with people. The visitors
are from the surrounding towns of western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. This afternoon there will be grand
parade. IN which it is estimated that not less
than 10000 men will participate.
How kentueltians Punish Adultery.
CHICAGO, October 2d.-In Hillsborough, a
little town in the edge of the mountain re-
gion, in the eastern part OF Fleming county,
KY, lives Mrs. Lueretta Mungle, widow,
young and well-to-do. Michael Kelly, a
miner, who is also young and good.looking,
took fancy to her, which she reciprocated
de spent good deal Of time at her house
when not at work. This had been noticed
for some time, and some of the ladies of
the town appealed to Mira. Mungle's sense
of self'respect. She paid no heed to them.
Then committee of men visited Kelly, and
advised him, but he told them to mind
their own business. Since then the pair
have been more than ever together. On
Wednesday night body of persons masked
and otherwise disguised, broke into Mrs.
Mungle's house suddenly after midnight.
There they found Kelly and Mrs. Mungle,
and in j'tfy they pulled Kelly out and also
Mrs. Mungle, only they were q little more
gentle with her. Five minutes later they
were lashed naked to trees in sight of each
other, aud whipped. The mob admonished
the victims that they would not be respon.
slble for their lives if they did not get out of
the country in ten days.
Frishiful Instance OF Domestic Infe-
Iicity.
TERRE HAUTR Ind.). October 2d.-Anna
Helms, an 1S-year-old girl, to-day committed
suicide at her mothers residence in this city,
by taking arsenic, and her mother, upon dis
covering that her daughter had taken the
drug, attempted suicide by licking the froth
and vomit as it poured from her dying
daughters mouth. The girl died in fifteen
minutes after taking the dose, but the mother
will recover. The mother and daughter had
for some time been quarreling, on account of
the daughter assOciating with and receiving
attentions from her step-father, M. G.. Mo-
ran, from whom the mother had recently OBJ
tanned divorce.
Killed with a Rock.
CLEovRDALE Qud), October 2d.-Bill
Grimes to-day tried TO quarrel with farmer
named Will Smith. The latter drove out
into the road, when Grimes threw rock,
striking Smith IN the temple, killing him in
stantly. Grimes is at large.
American Board of Foreign Missions.
DETROIT. October 2d.-The seventy fourth
annual meeting of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions assem-
bled in this city this afternoon, and was
called to order by the venerable ex-Presi-
dent, Mark Hopkins, of Williams College.
Bloody Battle In Church.
GALVESTON Tex, October 2d-In meet
ing house at Comanche, Sunday, after the
preaching was over and the congregation had
gone to creek to witness the ordinance of
baptism, Robert Butchee and his brother
William, both Of whom had remained in the
building, became involved in quarrel with
Mr.. Harris. Robert Butchee received the
contents of gun carried by Harris, and ex.
pired in moment. Will Butchee and Harris
then engaged in scuffis for the gun, and
during the struggle Harris was pounded on
the head SO badly that he may die. William
Butchee was arrested. The origin of the
difficulty is not stated.
Bursted Elevator.
FARGO ID. IT,, October 21.-Pillsbury &
Hulberts elevator at Harwood burst to-day
by the pressure of 90, 900 bushels of wheat
therein. Most of the grain will be saved if
the weather continues pleasant.
Twenty carloads of winter wheat from the
Pacific arrived to-day. which had been in
transit eight days.
Cave in a sewer-RemarkabIe Escape.
CHICAGO, October 2d.-While fifteen work.
men were employed in the construction of a
sewer in the suburban village of Rogers
Park this afternoon, and while engaged in
digging twenty-five feet from the surface, q
cave occurred which threatened for time to
swamp the entire party. Patrick O'Donnell
was instantly killed, and Henry X. McNic-
hols wAs injured so seriously that he probably
cannot survive. 1t is estimated that twenty
five tons of earth was precipitated into the
opening, and for time it was thought all the
men had met their death. Their escape was
little short of miraculous.
Awful Deed Of Mother.
MONMOUTH (In.), October 2d-Mrs. Bal
ley, sged 45 years, wife of a commercial trav-
eler, and her daughter aged 16 years were
found dead in cornfeld near this city this
morning, and from note found on the per-
son of the mother it was evident that she had
killed her child with a razor and then took
her own life with the same weapon. The
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and the mother had of late given herself up
to brooding over her daughters condition,
which impelled her to the awful deed.
Tragedy In Nebraska.
OMAHA, October 2d-This evening, at
York, Neb., W. 81. Armstrong, an old resi-
dent of York county, was fatally shot by
John and Walter Gilmore near the fair
grounds. Walter Gilmore two weeks ago
married Mr.. Armstrong; daughter against
her fathers wishes, and he swore vengeance.
One week sfterwsrd Armstrong met his SON.
in-lsw and shot at him twice without effect.
Walter had him arrested, and to-day Arm
strong and his two sons were brought into
| town, and were released upon giving bonds
for their appearance next Thursday. AS they
were returning home they met Walter Gill
more and his brother John at the fair grounds,
each party being in wagon. 1t is claimed
shoS VIC nSAObd WH6tls, anu aTm-
strong sprang into the other wagon and
clinched with the Gilmore brothers, when the
shooting occurred. Armstrong was shot
twice, one ball passing through bis stomach,
and the other near the heart. He lived long
enough to make dying statement. The
Gilmores surrendered, and are in Jail. John
Gilmore says ne did the shooting. Walter
Gilmore's wife and Elias Gilmore, the father
of the boys, were with them when the trag-
edY occurred.
Departure OF the EvaagelIsts.
New YORK, October ID. = Moody and
SankeY sailed to-day for Ireland.
Panic In n schooI-RO0m.
| New YORK, October 2i.-Kate Kingston,
pupil in the Grammar School on Christy
street, was taken i'll to-day, and with shrek.
I ing and screaming alarmed the children.
Some one shouted Fire - and everything
was excitement. The fire department. was
summoned, and the alarm was communicated
throughout the school. When the fire en-
giRes arrived the children were rapidly es-
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