Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-13
COMPENSATION FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHES
DOMESTIC,

meet st Cincinnati next year.
The accounts of the situation of the teleg-
raphsrs strike are very conflicting.
At Canyon City, Gel. mob shot and
killed man on account of cattle stealing.
The Convention Of the General Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Mazons will meet to-
day at Denver, Col.
At Pueblo, Col, man in s drunken fury
mortally wounded woman with whom he
was living, and then killed himself.
Rev. DR.. Jordan, clergyman residing
near Wabash, lad, attempted to commit
suicide because Of scandal about him.
A reunion took plaza on the Wilson Greek
| (Missouri) battle ground, Friday, and there
were from Il, coo TO 20 900 people present.
A fire at Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard,
Saturday, burned large number of cottages
and business blocks, causing loss OF $780,
600.
A farmer named Joe Tulford was lynched
by the citizens of Miller county, Ga, for the
murder of his wife, IN which be was aided by
two negroes.
Army officers IN the East are signing Pc
| tition to Congress for Law to retire company
| officers at the age of 80 years, if they have
rendered service for 80 years.
At Parkersburg, W. Va, Saturday, the
jury in the case Of the pilot of the steamer
| Scioto, which came in collision with the
steamer John a. Lomas, on July 4tb, where
in fifty lives were lost, disagreed.
Mrs. Mary Lynch died at Scranton. Pa.
Friday, in her 1l0sh year. She probably was
the oldest person in the United States of
whose age there was accurate data. She was
born in Sussex county, n. j.. in March, IVA.
Charles Truesdalo created something of
sensation Friday at Niagara Falls by rowing
through The rapids from the American shore,
starting from near the head of the hydraulic
canal and landing at the upper end of Goat
Island.
It is said there is good reason to fear that
three tramps and boy, besides those en-
! ployes of the company that have been already
recorded, were burned to ashes in the fire
which followed the Troy and Boston railroad
collision, one week ago.
The Treasury Departments, having been in
formed of the seizure at Richmond of the
schooner Z. c. Irwin for carrying munitions
| If war in violation Of the neutral laws, hes
ordered Captain Vissell dstained until the
matter ia fully investigated.
John OMAHA, born at Brszo, Mayo coun-
| ty, Ireland, il 1879, died Friday at CIeve-
| land. o. He was a remarkably well pre-
served old man. He came TO America twenty
five years ago. He was then 70 years of age,
and followed the occupation Of laborer.
The First National Bank of Indianapolis
opened Saturday morning at the usual hour,
and paid out money on small cheeks, but did
not cash any large drafts. Ii is stated that
they will be able to honor all demands to-day.
The Indiana Banking Company still closed.
a train of forty coal cars on the New Jer-
sey Central Railway were t rown from the
-, - he Dh;ltrslurnr IN l GoA.,
day morning. Fourteen of the cars were
wrecked and their contents were scattered
along the track for distance of several hun
died yards.
During heavy thunderstorm at Lincoln,
New, Saturday, three boys-Robert Miller
and William Miller, brothers, and Ernest
Smith-were instantly killed by lightning.
They had taken refuge under tree. Four
other persons were injured. The Telephone
Exchange was set on fire and several houses
were damaged.
General Patrick, Governor of the Soldiers
Home near Dayton. O., had seveuty-eight
men drawn up la line before him Saturday.
After deuouncing them in various ways, he
notified them that il they were caught in the
institution after next Wednesday they would
be driven cut They are all cripples. Some
| are lsgless snd some are dying with consump-
ton. Il is reported that others will be driven
ont in thu same way.
The War Department is just now puzzled
how to dismiss Majsr Nickerson from the
military charges which have been preferred
against him as deserter. He complies with
the law by reporting his address to the De-
psrtment OF the regular intervals prescribed,
but when the Department looks for him at
his given address it finds he has flown and
left no trace behind. The case will be re-
b for caftIaYnout
The agents Of MorTnonism are actively at
work in Carroll, Fayette. Campbell, Frank
lin snd other counties of Georgia. Their
methods are so stealthy that intelligent peo-
pie are seldom aware Of their presence.
Their plan is to make nocturnal calls, and
when enough subjects are brought over to
their views, to hold late meeting at lonely
places, where converts can be instructed, and
in time depart, ostensibly for Texas, but
really for Utsh. Several families in Clayton
are known to have taken this course lately.
a Charleston, s. c., dispatch says: The
most discoursging reports OF the condition
OF the crops are received from all parts of the
State. a drought has continued for more
than six weeks, which has cut down tho yield
of corn and badly damaged the cotton. Rains
have been general during the past week.
There is but little hope that the damage al
resdy done can be repaired. To add TO the
general encouragement Of planters, caterpil.
lars have appeared in large numbers on the
sea islands, and it is feared that they will
play havoc with Sea Island cotton. The
present rainy spell is favorable for their dep.
redstions.
OF sixty.four railroads, whose July state.
ment Of earnings was published In the New
York Financial Chronicle Saturday morning,
two show decrease compared with July of
L., H., ak1tln
which heads the list with loss of 500, $50
on the business of the month, Wabash fol-
lowing with 1902 42S in earnings for seven
months, ending July 31st. OF sixty.two
roads, that aggregate S156, Goo, no, thirteen
show decrease amounting TO $l9 940, S92,
making the net increase over last year 81, 256,-
979, on an increased mileage of about 4 600
miles. Among the decreases are found the
Central Pacific. SILL 40; Illinois Central,
1888, 474; and Union Pacific, SS9S, 264.
FOREIGN.
The Count de Chambord hss suffered o re-
lapse.
at Sunderland, England, music hall was
burned but the audience escaped unhurt.
The citizens Of Montreal are preparing to
fete tbs officers of the United States frigate
Vandslia.
A correspondent of the London Times at
Durham says Cetewayo is now on bis way to
Pistermaritzburg.
Canon Bernard, accused Of stealing the
moneys of the Diocese of Tourney, Belgium,
has been acquitted.
The Nile Saturday reached hight of
twenty cubits and one ksrst, against twelve
cubits and nineteen ksrats at the same date
last year.
The Austrian, German and Turkish Gov.
ernments are engaged in negotiations for the
complete annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govins by Austria.
There were % deaths from yellow fever at
Havana in the past week. George Stetson,
formerly purser on the steamer Niagara, died
of yellow fever Saturday morning.
Great damage hss been done 20 crops by the
rapid rising of the Nile in the vicinity of As
siol, Egypt. The harvest viii be destroyed
unless measures ara taken previous to the
approach of the waters.
Prince Karagovgevitch and Princess Scar
kay, daughter and oldest child of the Prince
of Montenegro. were united in marriage ut
Cettinje Saturday. The ceremony was per.
formed with great pomp.
An English doctor, now resident of Al
exandria, who has had experience in India in
cholera epidemics, reports the disease now
prevalent in Egypt as of 9 distinctly differ