Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-14
CONVERSATION PROM LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHED

| to lecture ana visit his son.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is
in trouble over the decoction known as ''rock
and rye"
joseph Steinhsrt shot his young wife in
| New York Thursday, and then shot himself.
Neither are dead. Jealousy was the cause.
Lizzie Robinson, a niece of William C.
Ralstoa. again attempted to kill herself 10
New YORK Thursday night with laudanum.
1t is believed in England the Governn ent
will refuse TO enter upon legislation touch
ing cattle diseases ct this session Of Psrlia-
| ment.
An Internal machine has been found in
Whitehead's house, at Birmingham, Eng.
1t was small enc, and is supposed to be
bogus.
Near Lemont, ILL.,. Thursday, derrick
! fell among & crowd OF fifty workmen, four of
whom were caught directly under the timbers
and Instantly killed.
Orange Judd, the New York publisher, has
assigned for the beIett Of his creditors. His
debts are individusl, and do not affect the
Orange Judd Publishing Company.
The Civil Services Commission has exam
med eighty-nipe application for c.erkships in
Washington. half Of whom were women, six
being colored and one or two deaf mules.
A refrigerator car, containing thirty-two
large caIcasses Of dressed beef, covered with
mold, was seized by the Inspector at East
Buffalo and sold TO rendering company.
The Indiana University, st Bloomington,
Ind. was destroyed by fire Thursday night.
The building caught from Fighting IN the tel.
ephone wires. Loss, $500 600; insurance,
$50, 600.
The Nebraska State Board Of Agriculture
makes the following statement of the conGi-
ton of crops in that State Corn. 80 per
cent; spring wheat, Sc; rye, 80; oats, 100 ;
barley, 10S; fax. 107.
Gebhardt and Largtry left Long Branch
in a private car early yesterday morning for
Atlantic City and Cape May. Gebhardt is
represented to have lost from SIS, 900 to
| $50, 900 on Eole Thursday.
The Emperor Francis Joseph mas COM
muted the sentence of death upon Sabidina,
| Overdank's accomplish, recently found guilty
| of high treason. the Supreme Court will
fix Sabidinas term Of Imprisonment.
In the competition for the st. Leger prize.
London, any rife, Human, Of the American
team, scored 48 out of a possible 80. DolaD,
of the same team, scored 81 out Of possible
50 in competition for the Bodine prize.
Yesterday the first permanent iron bridge
over the Rio Grsnde, uniting the sister re-
| Vi UIoAiSO Will I4AC - uiNc0 c5abco OF
Eagle Pass, Texas, was finished by and for
the use of the Mexican and National Rail
way.
The Rail1ony Age, in its statistics of rail-
way building tor the first half of the current
year. shows the construction OF 9, 500 miles of
main track, not including switches or sidings,
in ia lines in thirty-hve States and Terri.
tories.
The New York Express says: The ocean
passenger traffic has decreased in week over
3S per cent. Nine steamers which sail for
different points in Europe to-day will carry
an average of less than seventy-6ve passen-
gers each.
General John Newton, President of the So
| ciety of the Army OF the Potomac, has been
| invited to attend the reunion Of Parsons
| Cavalry Brigade (Confederate), at Dallss,
Texas, August 9th. and respond to the tosat,
{" The Boys who Wore the Blue"
A Long Branch special says: A gang of
thieves which operated last year in the bold
| est and successful manner near Monmouth
| Beach, Atlantaville, Oceanic and vicinity,
appear to have extended operations hither-
ward. several cottages having been entered.
The President has appointed Byron An
drews, Of Washington, William ii. Bridg-
man, of Stamford, Conn.,, and Dudley +.
! Phelps, of New York city, a Commission to
examine and report upon twenty iv5 miles of
the Northern Pacific Railroad on the Mis-
souls division, Montana.
General Bonet, commander Of the French
troops in Tonquin, arrived at Hanoi June
18Th Tne defenses at Haiphong are com-
pleted, and those at Nomdink and Hanoi
are progressing rapidly. On the arrival of
| 5000 reinforcements operations will begin
Immediately against Soatai.
I Z i. ! i
ploded in the prees room of Dupont'5 powder
works at Wilmington, Del, yesterday morn
morning. Thomas Pearl, foreman of the
press-room, and Patrick Haley, la5orer,
were killed, and Alexander Biliiagsly, an
other laborer, slightly injured.
A sheet signed by Chief Boucauhea, in
citing the people TO rebellion, has been put in
circulation at Havana. 1t says that bands
are being recruited with men. horses and arms
for revolutionary purposes. The Vo1 de Cuba
urges the Government to organize guerrilla
companies 10 suppress the bandits.
James II. Marriott, who was arrested in
| New York for stealing $4,000 worth of dis.
monds from Franz Ksramer, jeweler of
| Paris, France. who, after being convicted of
grand larceny, was granted new trial and
discharged, was Immediately rearrested in a
civil suit to recover the value of the dia-
moDds.
Don Marco a. De Soto, President of Hon
duras, Central America, accompanied by a
membership of his Cabinet, arrived at New
York yesterday. A committee of the Board
| of Trade met the party soon after their ar
rival, and rendered them an informal recep.
ton on the floor Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The death of Samuel McWillisms, who
was poisoned while handling East India buf.
| falo hides, has caused no little excitement
among leather dealers. The only theory aG.
vanced is that the buffalo died from murrain,
and the curing of the hide with arsenic had
created poisonous virus, with which he was
innoculsted.
The records of the Treasury Department
show that Mira. Langtry is the owner Of S12,-
700 in 81 per cent. Government bonds. Her
name is on the list of foreign bondholders,
and the Treasury officials have been directed
to forward the interest as it becomes due " to
the account of Lily Langtry, Union Stock
Bank, London, England"
The Parnell fund in ireland has risen to
over 800, 600. In Chicago it is small frac.
ton of $1,000 In Massachusetts it has
reached nearly s., 000 So that. not counting
Australia and districts of the United States
and Canada not yet reported, the testimonial
to the Irish leader is now over 100000
| tlAIu Cdhu. IL Will Uc Edlscu W At lCaoe g1OOB
600.
Attorney. General johnson. Of Kansas, has
| commenced two quo warranto suits against
: the Kansas and Union Pacific Railway COM
panies, which were dirscted to be brought by
6 concurrent resolution passed by the last
| Legislature. The suit is to forfeit the fran
chise of the Kansas road, because of its fail
ure to perform certain duties, and because OF
consolidation with the Union Pacific.
The Northern Pacific Express Company,
with capital of $40, ZOO, 900, filed articles of
| Incorporation with the Secretary of the State
of Minnesota Thursday. This Express Com
psny was formerly run by the Northern Ps-
cific road 1t was announced here to-day
that H. II. Raupt, now General Manager OF
the Eastern division, will be General Man.
sger of the whole Northern Pacific road upon
its completion.
| It Ia understood that the Mexican Govern
nent has modified the contract signed in Lon
| don Tor thu sattlament of the debt, to con-