Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-21

| without any demonstration the brawny oarsman
| with his hackers and few friends on one side and
sports holding the negative views and money on the
other, got together with few hundred country
| people this afternoon 10 witness the trying OF
| aquatic conclusions. Cayuga Lake was as smooth
as sea OF glass. and 1t evident before Courtney
took his seat IN the shell that 10 obstacles which
had formerly been urged as excuses for his defeat
| and fniure confronted him. In a manner fully
satisfactory TO both Sides he was given fine send
J OF, and sped away straight as an arrow under the
| influence OF that steady, evermagnifcent stroke,
which sporting men, and oarsren in particular
! learned long ago 10 admire Courtney had said to.
| his friends, i know what can do, even without
being pushed, and I'm going to do 1t this time. You
bet all you want to on that" When to-day he-
started with his standard stroke at thirty-two to
the minute, he Appeared frequently before as
starting, but 1t was at the finish, thereabouts
that his opponents expected be would begin to-
weaken, if at all They astonished TO see him
keep up the same speed, without materially quick
ening his stroke till three miles and turn were
covered, and he had made the best time on record
in twenty minues and five seoonds-nine seconds
better than the best previous time.
New Masonic Temple.
PEORIA Qll) September 2Oth.-The new Masonic
Temple just completed hers at e cost Of 100000.
was dedicated to-day in unostentatious manner
Ola Rough and Ready" Remembered
LOUISVILLE (Ky) September 20sh.-The monu-
ment erected by the State q Kentucky to the
memory OF General and President Zachariah Taylor
After speeches and benedictioD, the flag covering
the monument. which is Of marble thirty feet high
aud surrounded by statue of General Taylor was
then removed, and the Mexican Veterans forming
monies closed.
The BIcyclists.
SPRISsFIELD (Mass }, September 20th.-The at
tendance at the bicycle tournament to day was lb-
COG. In the drill the Rochester IN W Club won
George Nash, Of Springfield gave an exhibition OF
fancy hieycle-Tiding. The one-rnile scratch race
was won by Corre, Of B0steD. in 261 40 beating
the record Robinson, an EnglisAman, beat the
record also in 2:52 Hendee, OF this city beat the
record IN the first three-qnarters but gave out
neaT the finish on account OF injuries re eved YES
terday when the crowd broke into the track. The
hVe mile amateur handicap race to ontestants
was won by Charles 5. fisk, OF Springfield by hala
a length in 1899 3-5 Charles Frazer, oi Smith
vile, N. j., was second and A B. Prince, Of Fitts-
field, third.
A split Convention.
COLUMBUS (ol, September 2Oth-A mass State
Convention Of coOred voters was held here to-day,
which was captured by the Democrats, and alter
wards organized BIZ the Republicans, when the for
mer bolted, and two Conventions were held. The
boilers appointed Peter H. Clarke. BichaTd Jones'
A. j. Davidson and j. Allen Ross as delegates to the
National Convention at Louisville September oath,
and adopted resolutions condenning the Republi-
cans. The other Convention refused TO appoint
delegates, and indOraed the Republican ticket.
The Cotton Case.
New YoRK, September 20tb.-The commission ap.
pointed by a California Court in the case Of Mrs T.
NJ. Cotton against Leland Stanford, Z. P. hunting
ton Of the Central Pacific, and the Mark HopkinR
estate has been for several days engaged in taking in
this city the testimony Of c. p. Huntington.
The soyerelsn Grand Lodge of Odd fell
lows.
PROVIDENCE Or L., September 2Oth.-The Odd
Fellows refused TO STRIFE the word {" white from
the constitution. Minneapolis was chosen for the
next annual meeting
E0ossrss RurtaI
MANCHESTER (Hass( September 20th. - The
funeral of the late Junius Brutus Booth this after.
noon was largely attended.
Thermemetricai.
new YORK, September 2oth,-TemperAture 70
aud SO.
CHICAGO, September 9Oth-High hes. tempsraturs
to day 81; lowest, go.