Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-21

is expected the company will be able 20 find
positions for nearly al the strikers within q
couple OF weeks. Il is empisaticaliy denied
that there is any dispo-ision on the part Of
the company TO punish strikers by refusing
them employment.
aanian Meets WITH HIsiiap sRd Loses a
FALL RIVER tAIass }. August 20sh.-The
professional scull rsea postponed from Sstur-
day was not stsrssd uLtil uearly o'clc ek,
owing TO rough water end stiff breeze. The
men were called back from . false start.
Some returned, but others, including Hsnlau,
| Hosmer and Teemer, rowed ever the course,
Another race was ordered. Hanlsn took the
| lead ard turned the buoy first, followed
closely by Ross and Hosmsr, the Others not
far eff. An excursion steamer from Prov
! idence ran among the boats. and the So ell
from her paddlts Rwamped HaulaD, Elliott
and Hosrer. Darkness coming on rapidly,
I It was almost impossi5ls t. distinguish
ct tha huish. Lee upBat gfeer cross
ing the line, and Drigcoll drew as half Q
| mills from The start At the close half
dozsn oarsmeR surrounded tbs judges boat, !
several of them claiming tirst pesitioa. This
| Vas given TO Tesmer, who Rads two ssd
| helf miles in Is Hibutes and 26 sec6sis /; |
/ Hcsmer second, IS minutes and 80 secords !
/ Ross third Is minutes end 50 seconds. Han
len said he was beaten, hut did rot feel badly |
about t. lie didn't outa boat, wasn't struck |
| on the head, and DIDN'T get eny one 60 pnt
g Wits around ais buoy. BE wss glad Of ,,
! one tsing-n0 mouey vas bet on hin. The
! ether oarsuen cain tbat Hsnlan really out |
TOwsd them.
Besths.
LOUISVILLE, August 20h h-Charlss Gill, |
prominent lawyer q r "a city and Prosacut- !
/ ing Attorney Of ti,s City Court, did sria
/ evening.
LoSe BRAEoF rast 2o3h.--Chsrlss W.
| Griswoid for msly yeaFs g member OF tina
firm Of Dsriine. Gslswold & Co., Fifth Av-
1 enus Hoe, New York, disd todsy from
Bsights disesse CT the kidneys, after 40 i'll
/ ness of several months
Tbe Ohio Campaign.
] CHICAGO. August 20ih.-Sscretasy New at
Washington ID reported as ying tnat ne
! took particular paius 70 find out the facts as
to the state Of the campaign in 0aio, aud
! he has no doubt that Foraker will be elected |
J by an ample majority. Hs says be sought !
the candid opinions Of a number Of tbs best |
! informed politicians. and they were all conf !
| dent of ForakeE's success. He was told there |
/ was much dissatisiaction among the Demo- |
cra's. O'd-tima members Of the party fels |
that ID ths defeat oi Ward they had been /
badly used. The naminstion Of Hoadiy |
! struck them very much as tina festivities at |
| tendant on she fetura u the pr0digal son I
| struck his older brother. There WAS very |
general feeling among the Democrats that /
| Hosdly had paid on literal scala for his |
| nomination, snd this msde the friends Of /
! Ward only more Indifferent
& Pension sharp DsabaTred for Collect |
sss Illegal Kscs.
/ CHICAGO, August 20h.-A Washineton
!
! sharp, has again been oisbsreJ as the Pen !
! sion Office. The troubis this sims was . too |
ingenious devies for the cslec Ion or Illegal I
/ fees. After getting ail no legally could out |
| Il his clients, hs would send them formidable I
/ lookiog packages with Q. o. d charge Of |
| SO and express fees This peusioner would |
suopCss that the package contained his |
money and pay the amount demanded, and |
| fad.nothiug inside except q duaning letter. !
| Jeu kaus seems to have done this on . consid- |
cradle scale. for numerous complaints have |
| come in. When hauled up for his perform
snces the fellow had the efrontery TO insist |
! thas it was a legitimate transaction. 1t was |
not SO regarded at the Pension Office, and he /
| hss cncs more been disbsrred.
VIII swim the whirlpool.
CHICAGO, August 20sb.-Advices from Nj |
agara Falls say that Captain Rhodes inspect |
| cd the river bsuk carefully and examined the |
current to the whirlpool, il order to select a
suitable landing place. He has abandoned !
| the ides OF stretching rope tcros5 ths en- |
trance to the whirlpool. buS will trust TO his |
strength TO reach shore. On Tuesday after-
noon he will put large deg in the rapids,
sncssed in armor. Rhodes agrees to
! abandon h's reckless pisns II the
dog be dronned but II ths
dog guccssds, Rhodes viii swim the whirlpool
on Wednesday. Prominent citizaDs have
contributed sufieieat go build a fac simils OF
| .he Msid of ske Mist. 10 be ssnt through the
rapids eIone next month.
Tie Opening OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
CH1cAeo. August 20th.-The programme
for the opening Of she Northern Pscihc Rsil-
rosd has been outlined here at great length.
In the history Of railrosding in the United
States, there nas perhaps been no occasion of
the kind thas has appropriated the trip 10
contemplation, the details Of which ara pow
being made perfect. The trains will be coua-
posed Of baggage cars, dsy and dining cars snd |
! Pullman coaches, and will be equipped with
| everything nsedful and convenient for the
Eaussts, who will be expected TO be "at
home in the cars from the time they start
from their place of abode until they are re-
I tuned and Landed where thsY begsn. their
trip scross. she continent to assist IN the in
augurstioa. Of the third great artery cf com
melce that stretches two thousand miles
away from the shores of the great lakes
Of tae~North 90 thu Western shores of The
broad Pacific. The excursiouists viii leave
New York Wednesday, August 29sh.
The Postal telegraph.
CHICAGO. August 20sh. .-Maokay announ-
ees the early construction Of postal wire to
Sau Frarcisco. and connection with all the
large citiss. Two new cables sre also to be
laid The Western Union officials here ad-
. [ k@E A4sotyarrSa -
threatening power sgainst the Western I'm.
ions supremacy.
The Trial OF Frank James.
GALLAT1N [No.) August 20sh.-The trial
of Frank Jafess was begun in the Criminal
Court to-day, but nothing of importance was
done. The real work viii bsgin when the
| jury is.impanelsd. A large delegation Of wit
nesses have arrived.
Attempted wife Murder and Suteide.
SELMA Qndl y August 20sh.-Last night
| Mortimer Hill shot HE wife in the breast as
she was lying in bad with her babe, then
shot himself in the head and through the
heart. the latter causing instant death. Hill
had betn married hut little over year and
lived unhappy, owing to his habits # drink
ing. A short time ago he sent his wife to her
fathers, saying he could ra. support her.
Last night he went to her fathers house. took
| off his boots hundred yards away, crept to
the window OF his wlfe5 roou', and did the
shootiog as described. Mrs. Hill was seri-
ously hurt, but is not yet dead.
Sensational story.
PTTTsBURG, August 20sh.--A Sensational
story, TO the effect that Sac fsilure OF the
telegrsphers' strike had resulted in the form
stion Of an alliance between telegraphers,
printers and locoTaotive engineers, ard thst,
as soon az an orgsrization could be perfected.
a strike would be ordered, was in circulation
60 night, but careful inquiry failed to trace it
70 any seiisbls source. A nuuber of promi-
rent members Of the Telegcaphers' Brother
hood pronounced it entirely without founda-
ton.
That Firaticai schaoEer.
NEWARK IN ~, Angus 20th.-Dr. Hol-
den telegraphs from Bsaohhsveu, n, J., that
the story about vessel carrying the black
flag having been sunk with all on b5ard ia
without foundation. The account was . Gre
alton of fancy by his coschmsn.
ATLANTIC CRY IN J J. August 20th. The
vessel reported lost Of Beachhaven carried a
signal of distress, and nos black fitg. The
steamer in palsuit was On ocean steamer at
tracted by The signal. She remained at the
place half an hour to rescue the crew OF tie
sunEan vae.al