Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-20

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| In the chess tournament at London yester
| day Steipitz beat Mason, thereby securing
| the second prize. Mackenzie and Englisch
played drawn game.
| It is believed at the War Department that
| the report that Major Nickerson was seen
at ST. Louis is true. He is thought to be
making his way to TIE Pacific coast
Jehu Dewey, editor of the Irish Nation,
convicted in New York Thursday Of libeling
August Belmont, has been sentenced to sixty
days imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
The President has recognized Joseph Win
chester as British Vice Consul az San Diego,
California, and Charles White Mortimer as
British Vice Consul at Wilmington and Los
Angeles.
The publication Of documents relative to
Ireland caused some differences in the Ro-
man Curia. a special commission has been
appointed, which in future will examine
Irish questions.
The steamer Sophia, with Professor Nor
denskjold and his Arctic exploring expedi.
ton, arrived at Reykiavink, Iceland, on
June 6sh. The party intended to stsrt for
Greenland on the 10Th.
The body of Isaac Lehman. one of the two
cousins, and successful button-makers, who
SO mysteriously disappeared from New York
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found in North river yesterday.
Frederick Layton, pork packer of
wealth, has determined to build an art gal
lery in Milwaukee at cost of $1,000 900,
and preseut it to the city. There will be no
conditions attached TO the gift.
The Secretary Of Wsr hiss Informed Secre-
tary Teller that the military have taken all
necessary precautions to expel Captain Payne
in the event Of another raid by his party
upon the Oklahoma lands of Indian Terri
tory.
NE. Miner. aged 20, who committed sui
eide in New York Saturday evening, in a fit
Of depression, left paper on which was writ
ten loves labor lost, and requested his
parents in California to be communicated
with.
La LBerte of Paris says negotiations BE-
tween France and England in relation to
the abolition of capitulstion il Tunis have
had satisfactory results, England agreeing
to give up the right of asylum H. her Con-
sulate.
After Cabell, colored detective, had Coz
cluded his testimony at Catiettsburg, Ky,
Monday, and was leaving the Courthouse,
he was attacked by q party CT colorad men
aud shot in the leg. The Marshal interfered
and saved his life.
| Al new OEk = III 12SNS uCCIAteu JONI
Gill unfit to take care OF himself or property.
The Woodruff sisters, who, it is said, OBJ
tanned from him quantity Of Government
bonds end deed to Sl3. 600 house, are said
to have escaped to Europe.
A Chicago firm on Mondsy received the
first carload of California fruit that reached
| that city this season. The car was attached
to the passenger train, and the fruit-apricotg,
peaches and pesrs-arrived in fine condition.
The freight charges from Sacramento to Chi
cage were $3.50.
The President had another consultation
with Secretary Folger yesterday upon the
| subject Of the proposed consolidation of III
terRal revenue districts. 15 is understood
that for all States except Indiana and New
jersey plans for reorganization have been
already agreed upon.
Captain Cooper, of the steamer Tropic,
| just from Port Antonio, Jamaica, says the
Haytian Government made an attack on Mi
ragoane from the sea and were repulssd with
the loss OF two vessels and many men. The
r1bels have captured Jacinet and have pos.
SESSION of nearly all the western coast.
Captain Webb, the champion swimmer,
who will undertake to swim through the Nj
agara whirlpool performs the feat on the Dist
| of July. The So 900 subscribed is raised by
| the railroad companies, who are using it as a
grand advertisement. and will run special ex.
! cursions from every town and city within
reach.
President Arthur has appointed the follow.
| ing cadets at large to tue West Point Mill
tary Academy Manning j. Logan. of Illi-
nois. a son of General Logan; Andrew Cur
tin Quay. Of Pennsylvania, and Pierrepont
Ishsm, of Illinois, with Robert A Emmett,
of New York, and Samuel D. Hatch, of lowe,
alternates.
Concerning the caterpillar pest in the parks
| of New York city, the French entomologist,
De Guichainville, says: II maintained at
first that the caterpillar, or Orgiia Antique,
had probably been imported from France /;
but after further research | am positive that
the pest in question has certainly been
brought from Calais"
| Frank Chambers, the young woman who
has been mssquerading SO long in male attire,
vas fined $50 By Justice kaufman in Chicago
yesterday, and will have to work out the
penalty IN BIidewelI. For tbs frat time
since her arrest Frank showed her feminine
nature by dropping few womanly tears
when she heard the sentence.
The Secretary of the committee in London
TO place Longfe!low's bust in Westminster
Abbey has presented the American committee
with 500 letters from persons of note who
euDsCtiDeuy 70 DC AHps III SUMS PuoilC lussitu-
ton of NeE England, as testimonial Of the
high esteem in which thu poet WAS held by
the best minds of Great Britain.
United States Circuit Jvdge McCrary's
opinion il the case OF tire PhiIbTook heirs,
wac claim the ownership Of the land on
which nearly all the city Of Little Rock,
Ark, IS bGilt, has been rendered. He de-
eidss that whatever was the original merits
of the claim, The claimants slept too long
on theiz rights, and are now without remedy.