Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-05
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National Laundrymen's Association was organ
lied in Chicago Wednesday.
A contest has been begun by relatives over thu
will Of c. Hammersey, the dead New York million
aire
It is affirmed that the Commander Of the French
feet at Madagascar requests immediate reinforce
ments.
Owing to repeated anti. Jewish disorders in Kaber
instar and other districts OF south Russia, martial
law has been proclaimed therein.
A bid from the United States Mint for $4,000
pounds of nickel was met by Joseph Wharton, oil
Philadelphia, at 81 cents pound.
At Rising Fawn, Ca, after quarrel, Ben John
ston thrust the muZzle OF his gun in the mouth OF
Wat Woodson, and blew Of his head.
Antoine, Deputy from Alsace in the Reichstag,
and member OF the Alsace Protest party, has been
arrested in Berlin on a charge OF high treason.
The Chicago Tribune favors Senator Edmunds, Of
Vermont, the Republican candidate for PRESIDENT
and Senator Miller, of California, for Vce-P1esdent
Some miscreant cut the ropes from one million
feet of logs at Burlington, Ia, Tuesday night let
ting them float along the river IS far as Fort Mad
ison.
Certain firms in Chicago having sent out circulars
outlining movements for specializing Oh Change on
small SCALE are to be disciplined by the Board oil
Trade.
A frightened horse plunged in front OF a train
with rage, at Dayton o., causing the death OF
Mrs George Trimback, and seriously injuring Miss
Newsock.
A public meeting has been called at Neufchatel,
Switzerland, for next Sunday, to demand OF the
authorities the expulsion from the country OF the
Salvation Army.
A Rockport (Tex.) special says pest, supposed
to be the army worm, has appeared in great num-
bers throughout the adjacent country, eating the
grass and green stuff clean.
J. L. Stranger, young farmer of Wayne City,
Ill, blew the gas out in'his room az the Prescott
House, New York, and was found nearly dead. 1t
is thought he will recover.
L. B. Hitchcock, formerly Of Hitchcock, McCrury
& Co., grain merchants, and one OF the most proml-
nent and wealthy citizens of Pitt:buIg, Pa, dlsap
peared mysteriously from his home last Monday and
suicide or foul play is suspected
special from Iowa Falls, Iowa, says Rice A.
Beal, proprietor OF the Ann Arbor Courier, an old
settler and influential Republican Of Michigan died
Of pneumonia at Iowa Falls yesterday.
The South Pennsylvania Railroad Company, be
longing to the Vanderbilt system, has filed notice
OF an increase OF capital stock from $4,000 600 to
so, 000 00o and to issue $40. 100000 bonds.
According to reports John Swinton will sever
his connection with the New York Sun and start a
new three cent Sunday paper October 14th. 1t Will
advocate what he calls the new force in politics
The Supreme Tribune of Norway having i'm
peaehed the whole Ministry Of that country, Their
trials began yesterday, with that of the case OF the
Prime Minister. Each Minister will be tried sepa-
rately.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax and Ex-Governor Bross, Of
Illinois, arrived at Minneapolis Mimi, Wednesday,
and left at night by the Northern Pacific for Puget
Sound. This is the third trip the party has made
across the continent.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad authorities have
modified their new departure in the matter OF pas
sengers carrying parcels. Now it only imposes ex-
press charges GA what they consider baggage, such
as large saJchels, etc
The Insurance Examiner OF Massachusetts, IS III
vestigating the affairs OF of the leading insur
ance companies Of the State 1t is said the report
will disclose a worse condition of affairs than ex-
listed in the Metropolitan Company
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, has received letter. from Surgeon
MaD of Brownsville, Texas, in which serious appre-
tensions are expressed concerning the importation
of yellow fever into the United States from Mexico.
W. o. Owen, c. S. Greenbaum and W. K Sinclair,
members of the Laramie Bicycle Club, returned
Wednesday night from a tour of the Yellowstone
Park on their wheels. They feel pardonable pride
in having taken the first bicycle into this wonder
land.
Wednesday night, as Deputy Marshal Young en-
tered the Lee county jail at Fort Madison, la one
of the prisoners threw pepper in his eyes, and an
other knocked him senseless with stick OF wood,
and all the prisoners escaped. The Sheriff was a5-
sent
5 A ballad singer at Limerick, ireland, named
HAYNES, has been sentenced to imprisonment for
one month for singing praises OF ODonnell, the
slayer Of Carey, and calling on 1rshmen to act to-
ward other informers as Oponnel did toward