Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-27
New Y0rk's Holiday.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
| New Y0rk's Holiday.
| NEw YORK, November 26th- The dav opened
with dull, leaden sky. At sunrise the forts and
ships fired a salute of twenty-oue guns At o the
| people took possession of the streets and every
| means Of conveyance leading down town. They
| filled the cars, omnihuses and carriages, and the
| sidewalks on Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues and
1 Broadway presented dense mass OF humanity
All places of business were closed, and the entire
| population OF Manhattan and Long Islands gave
themselves up to the enjoyment of this patriotic
| casion.
President Arthur and Governor Cleveland and
| staff are at the Fifth Avenue Ho'el Other GgDi-
taries from other St1tes are also present Included
| among these the Governors Of twelve OF the
| original thirteen States
| fine rain commenced falling at 10 o'clock
SECOND DISPATCH.l
NEw York, Novem Der 26th notwithstanding the
rain all the details Of the Evacuation.Dly celebra-
tion were fully carried out. About o'clock Presi
| dent Arthur, accompanied by eX-Presdent Grant
| and General Varnum, left the Fifth-Avenue Hotel
for the point where the head of the column be.
| ing formed, and there took theic places in the line
| 1t was nearly 10 before the line put in notion
The police had great difficulty in clearing passage
The head of the column reached the Battery at 1890
P. NJ When President Arthur arrived at the Battery
| stand he assigned place there with the Gov
Of States and reviewed the procession. Later
he was driven off to review the river parade after
which he went to the Sub Treasury to witness the
| unwilling Of the Washington statue.
THIRD DISPATCH.I
| NEW YORK, November Goth The unwilling OF the
statue of George Washington on the steps of the
Sub Treasury attended by brilliant company
| including the PRECEDENT Of the United States, mem
bers OF his Cabinet, the Mayors of New York and
Brooklyn, Bishop Potter, Rev. DIR. Storrs, Collector
Robertson and VIM. NJ. Evarts
George W. Lane, President Of the Chamber of
Commerce, opened the ceremonies with brief ad-
dress, speaking of the associations connected with
| the spot.
Rev. Dr. Storrs made short prayer, after which
Royal Phelps on behalf Of the Statue Committee Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, presented his report to
| President Lane,
Governor Cleveland then unveiled the statue and
after the cheering had subsidized, President Lane
turned to President Arthur and said that, as Pres-
dent Of the Chamber Of Commerce, the pleasant
duty devolved on HIM of rendering, through Presi-
dent Arthur to the Government OF the United
States the custody of this statue Of Washington,
ere cted by the citizens OF New York pursuant
Act of Congress, TO commemorate his taking the
oath of office this spo; as the first President
President Arthur, replying, said " Mr.. President
and Fellow citizens II is fitting that other lips than
mine should give voice to ths sentiments OF pride
and pleasure which this occasion cannot fail to in
| spre in every breast In myself has been assigned
but slight part in the days services, and | shall
| not exceed its becoming limits. have come to this
historic spot, where the first President of the Re
public took oath to preserve, protect and defend
its Constitution, simPiy TO accept in behalf of the
| Government, this tribute to his memory. Long
may the noble ststue you have here set up stand
where you placed it, monument alike to your own
generosity and public spirit, and to the wisdom and
| virtue and genius of the immortal Washington"
The Chairman then introduced George William
| Curtis as orator of the day. A synopsis of Mr..
| Curtis address will be found elsewhere--EDS.
REcoRD-UNIoS
At the close Of Mr. Curtis Grafton the vast assem-.
blage united in singing " Praise God from whom all
blessings flow
Rist on Potter then pronounced the benedction
and the people went off to look at the procession.
Thousands Of persons witnessed the ceremonies
from the windows of adjacent buildings.
In the evening there were many social gatherings.
The Seventh Regiment held grand reception in
honor Of the visiting Governors and staffs, and at
the theaters national heirs were given by the or
| chestras.
The Last Train Robbery.
! CHICAGO. November 26th-General George A.
FORSYTH was questioned to-day in regard to the rob
berry of the Southern Pacific express at Gage station
| A. T. The General is commander at Fort Cum
| mings which place he left only few days ago.
Gage station was % miles in direct line from Fort
| Cummings, where two companies OF the Fourth
| United States Cavalry we're stationed. These so'-
diers would be put on the trail Of the ro bers at
once but they will not be able to catch the thieves
| as the latter would 90 south into Mexico The Mex
lean line was - miles south Of Gage station. The
| robbers would enter the Chiricahud mountains
which are on the dividing line between New Mexico
and Mexic Once there it Will be impossible to
catch them, the country is uninhabited for over
| lO1 miles directly south of the MeXican line, and
hore and there parallel ranges OF mountains to
| cross before reaching Bovispe, the first Mexican
| town Of any account. Since the completion Of the
| Silver City and Demug road, and the Lordsburg
and Clifton road, large numbers OF men OF the
rOugher sort such as gamblers, saloon-keepers,
etc have been obliged to close their aces Of bus
ness, go that more money is distributed in the
vicinity, and these men take {, sort Of half c)w
| boy life not to be confounded with good citizens
who really are herders Civilization from the North
| and West has moved near this pOins, so that the
rough element has to be put down with the strong
arm OF :he law. General Forsyth did not anticipate
| any trouble, because the train men viii be
| apmej.
! DEN1NG (N. NJ, November 26th-The robbers,
after ordering the mail agent to fold his arms, az
dressed him " Have you any arms? Have you any
! tobacco?' Then one of them opened drawer,
a small piece of tobacco and said " Sou are poor
devil yourself and you need all Of it, He was also
/ asked, Have you any interesting letters?' Then
another ro6ber with white mask entered the car,
and asked for the registered letters. The mail
agent told him he did not know, for the bags were
all locked Then a robber of about % years OF age
| took a large Mexican letter. cut it some with
bowie-knie, and said, HI! there is nothing in
| the id letters" The robbers addressed them
| selves as /" Jim and Aeck" There five
robbers all mounted, and the conductor was told
when they entered the car that he could not do any
thing, and that the best way was for him to give
himself up.
A NEWSPAPER OPINION.
| NEw York, November 26th.-A Times editorial
says: A gang of cowboys, five in number
stopped train Saturday about dusk on the South
Pacific road, killed the engineer and robbed the
express of several hundred dollars. The puZzling
| question suggested by such event is how sane
| community, which produces little knot Of desper
ADDE'S suffi GENTLY audacous to commit such crime,
should not he provided with enough way passengers
with pluck to resist it We shall next expect to hear
that the train is held for ransom by half dozen
| New Mexico bandits.
HEAVY REWARD.
| ST. LoUs, November 26th. "A dispatch from the
| West saya tie Southern Pacific Railroad Company
and Wells, Fargo & Co. have offered reward of
900 for each either, and $4,000 for the whole
party that robbed the passenger train near Deming
on FRIDAY 1t is believed John Price, the notorious,
New Mexican desperate, was the chief of the gang.
THE ROBBERS AGAIN HEARD FROM.
| LoRDsBuRG N. NJ, November 26th.-A party of
| outlaws supposed to be the who ditched and
robbed the train near Gage station before leaving
Clifton created row by shooting and cutting up
After leaving Clifton the next heard of them was at
| Sheldon, on the A. and N. NJ. narrow gauge road,
where they obtained by force all they wanted to
eat and all alo their route they made threats Of
! running Judge Sheldon out OF the county and OF
berating the prisoners held at Solomonville Sheriff
| Tucker, with company OF cavalry and posse Of
| citizens from Lortsburg and Demng, accompanied
by Frank Bennett, chief of scouts, left here on
special train for The ella river in pursuit. ana as the
paric9 are well Known, some hope OF their capture
| il entertained The place where the train was
stopped is favorable for such business The cars
there run through narrow cut, the Windows of the
| cars lust beng level with the grouud| One Of
| the small rods that joins the rails together was
taken off and the rail laid side. NThe train
came along the usual speed, and consisted Of the
engine, postal, baggage and five passenger cars. A
hjrt curve right here in the road, causing
the engineer to keep sharper lockout than before.
| The banks OF the cut hired with greasewoOj,
| and ii was in this brush where the robbers were
concealed on the approach of the train. II is be
lisved that the Rancho San Bernardino Which hes
southwest of Deming, near the Sonora lire, is the
headquarters for large Gaad Of American and
Mexican outlaws.
BiOady Riot Among LabOrers
PIITsBUR6, November 26th Intelligence was re-
csiyed tonight OF bloody riot at the natural gas
wells in Murrayvllle, Westmoreand county, forty
| miles east Of Pittsburg, between the lahore OF
rival gas and fuel companies, the result being the
| death of one and the serious injury of four
others The burning well at that point is claimed
| by the Pennsylvania Fuel and Coal Company, and
| also by Milton Weston, Chicago capitalist The
| Pennsylvania Fuel Company have been in posses.
| IL.