Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-12
during the day, but there were no disturb
Suffrage Convention.

during the day, but there were no disturb
| ances.
Women Suffrage Convention.
NEW York, October 11th.-The annual
meeting of the American Woman's Suffrage
Association adjourned to-day, after two
days session. Delegates were present dur
| ing the session from ten States.
Not Declined.
CHICAGO, October 11th.-H. M. Hoxie,
| Vice-President of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road, to-day received telegram from John
| G. Gsult, saying the statement telegraphed
| from ST. Louis that he had declined to serve
| as Commissioner of the Western passenger
pool, was unauthorized. 1t is believed that
| he will accept.
The Fire Record.
NEW YORK, October 11th.-A fire in the
| kitchen Of the Brevoort House, Fifth avenue
| aud Eighth streets, early this morning, caused
a commotion among the guests and male SER
wants. while the female help were wild with
| panic, and with difficulty were kept from
| lesping from the windows to the street. For
tunately no one was injured, and the damage
| by the fire was very slight.
Tbs Recent Earthquake In san Francisco.
NEW YORK, October 11th.-The Sun issues
warning to Californisns. based on the re-
| cent earthquake. "San Francisco Is full OF
lofty buildings. The alarm excited by the
| last earthquake having subsidized long ego, o
shock q little more severe than that of yester-
| day might make Cslifornians with that they
| had stuck to the plan of building low and
strong"
SuOw-stOrm In the Northwest
OMAHA, October 11th.-Ths sudden fall in
the temperature, followed by snow, has sur.
prised the ranchmen on the plains to-day.
About six inches of snow had fallen at IL
o'clock last night at Denver, and it is still
showing hard, with no wind blowing. -Four
inches Of snow lay on the ground at Sidney
last night, and it is still showing, with the
thermometer at 4S'. Between one and two
inches of snow fell at Cheyenne at IL o'clock
last night, and slight snowfall continues.
Frightfui Outrage In Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, October 1lth.-News is re-
c5ived that three men br ke in the door of
Elisha Curtis last night at Sand Rifle,
uinety-fvs milos from here. took him
out in the yard, while others
violated the persons of his wife and daughter,
the latter aged Is years, The girl is reported
dying. The men have been identified, and
warrants issued for their arrest. They are
worthless characters living in the neighbor-
hood.
The FOur-Xear-OId TrOtting Record
Lowered.
LEXINGTON (Ky.). October 11th.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Stanford's bay mare Bonita, years
old. trotted mile against time at the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association
meeting here to-day in 2:1S4, beating Jay.
Eye-See's 4.ysar.old time-the best on record
until to-dsy-by quarter Of o second. She
made the first quarter in 50 seconds, and the
half mile in 1:09. The three quarters was not
caught. Bonita is owned by Ex-Governor
Stanford, Of California, and is a splendid
looking mare, IA hands snd inches higb.
The race was timed by w l. Simmons of
Kentucky, Hugh Hewitt and j. II. Bush, of
Rochester, N. Y.
Escape Of a Murderer
CINCINNATI, October 11th. - Five noted
murderers made desperate attem pit to escape
from the penitentiary this afternoon. Four
got over the walls, and one escaped.
BIOOdshed In Western New York.
ROCHESTER IN. W October 11th-At
Mschais, Cattaraugus county, postal tele-
graph mon attempted to place poles in front
of the property of the Napier brothers,
wealthy residents. 4 fight ensued, and Ed
ward Napier struck the foreman of the tele-
graph gang, j. Tyrrell, with pick axe, in-
fiictiDg q fatal wound. Another man
stabbed Napier. Pistols were fred and
riot followed, Napier fed,