Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-26

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sons assassin, accompanied by the latter S
father, at Young Grahams grave Angry
words passed, leading to a desperate battle,
resulting in the death of both fathers and
the young assassin.
Desperate Murderer ard Incendiary
Captured.
VIENN. Qu), August 25th. - David
Avery, WHO a week ago shot and killed a
feliow-armer named Daniel George, and
afterward excited the population for miles
around by other atrocities, especially acts
of arson, utterly waiiton, was captured to-
day near Shawneetown by Sheriff Whit
| aker and an assistant. Intense feeling pre-
walls here, and lynching is predicted.
The Death Penalty.
| MACON (Ga.l, August 25th.-The negro
| Clark was hanged to-day for the rape of q
! white lady at Dawson. The negroes de
| clared that he should not be hanged, and
made many threats. The Sheriff tele-
| graphed the Governor for troops, and two
companies from Albany were ordered &c
the scene. When a mile and a half from.
| Albany the engineer found Instructions on
! the track, but too late to stop, and three
! cars were derailed Nobody was hurt. An
other train carried the militia to Dawson
| this morning. Clark was executed at
o'clock, in the presence of a large crowd
| There was no disorder, the military pre-
venting it.
Damage Caused by Frost.
Bosrox, August 25th.-Dispatches indi
cate that last nights frost caused great
| damage to growing corn and buckwheat in
northern New England. In many places
the corn is still in the milk, and the croE
will prove total failure. Following the
drought, the frost will cause q serious los
| to farmers.
At Waterbury, Vt, the corn was dam
aged on high lands. Near Bennington, IL
many fields the buckwheat and crop is
ruined or greatly damaged.
At Lewiston, Me, the frost was confined
to the lowlands, and no damage is yet re-
ported.
Considerable loss to farmers is reported
| from the vicinity of Littleton, n. II. Con,
| toocook reports considerable damage there
and in the Warner river valley. Concord
| n. H., reports quite heavy frOsts in the
Merrimack river valley last night. causing
| considerable damage to vegetation. Al
Canaan, this morning, the mercury stood
at $50, being change of more than 100 IL
temperature since Thursday last. A large
amount of garden stuff was destroyed
there by last nights frost.
| Several other towns in central Vermont
! had very heavy frosts last night. Ice formed
in the vicinity of Middlcsex, VT, and the
garden crops were much injured.
MONTGOMERY On. y, August 25th.-A
| heavy frost prevailed in this section last
night. The damage done is not ascer-
| tanned.
PoRT JERvIs On. ", August 25th.-A
heavy frost was observable in this vicinity
this morning. At Monticello, Sullivan
county, it was much heavier, and at Spar
rowbush ice formed. Buckwheat and
grapes will suffer much in consequence.
Disastrous Forest Fires.
EAST TAwAs Mich j, August 25th.-We
have had a heavy gale from the south
accompanied with light rain, but not
| enough to subdue the fires. Yesterday
afternoon a fire, driven by northwest
wind, swept down on Harmon City, burn
ing every building but large lime kiln
! and one house and warehouse containing
| tea and merchandise. The property be
| longed to the late firm of Harmon Il CrOwl
of Cleveland. Fires yesterday and to-day
We're burning fiercely on both sides OF
| TawaS Lake. The .black muck in the
| swamps is burning to the depth of several
| feet, burning under the roots of large trees
| which topple into the burning mass. TIC
some the fire is benefit III clearing then
| land and to many others a loss i'll crops
and buildings. Mr.. Esmond reports about
| 5000, 900 feet of logs burned belonging tC
| Smith Bros, of West Bay City.
Another Naval Vessel in Peril.
PROVIDENCE, August 25th.-The naval
| squadron went out from Newport this after
noon to West Island. Secretary Chandler
was in the Tennessee, the other vessels be-
| ing the Swatara, Fandalia and Alliance
| On the Alliance were the Senate Commit
tee on Ordnance, their ladies, and Attorney
| General Brewster. The purpose of going
to West Island was to pay their respects t.
President Arthur, and salute him. On the
way the Tennessee, when outside of Sea
Rock, went on Il blind ledge Captain
| Selfridge says the chart gives nine fathOms
of water to the spot where the vessel went
on. She came off without assistance, after
Il delay Of fifteen minutes, and was unin
jured She joined the other ships on theil
| way down. President Arthur was fishinl
when the squadron hove in sight Then
after a brief tarry, the fleet returned, ar
| irving at Newport about o'clock.
Another Arctic Expedition on the Tapis
| PHILADELPHIA, August 25th.-The New
| York Yacht Club, of which James Gordon
! Bennett Jay Gould and Cyrus w. Field
Jr., are members entertained the officers o
the Greedy relief expedition at a dinner {
| few days ago. Chief Engineer Melville, o
this city, made long speech, in which he
| set forth the feasibility of settling once fol
all the question of an open Arctic sea, anc
that too, without loss of life. He stated
his willingness to take command of sucl
an expedition, and that modest sun
| would be sufficient to cover all the eXpen
SEES. Young Mr.. Field, i'll answer said tina
he was convinced of the truth of the theory
advanced by Chief Engineer Melville anC
that he was perfectly willing to advance
half the sum required to meet the eXpen
scS of the expedition, provided the othel
members of the Yacht Club present would
put their names down for the remainder
This they at once agreed to. The money
was subscribed on the spot, and there is NJ
doubt that an Arctic expedition under
Melville's command will sail from al
American port in the fall of 1885 Lieu
tenant Melville will obtain leave of absence
from the navy, without pay, for two year:
for this purpose.
| A Fast of Jne Hundred and Sixty-seveI
| Days.
FoRr PLAIN IN. y, August 25th.-Katc
| Smolscy is in about the same condition Il:
the past few days, and apparently not much
| weaker. She is conscious, and converse:
with her family. She takes no nourish
ment and desires none, and swallows NJ
drink Of any kind. This is the one hundred
and siXty-Seventh day of her fast.
Women Applying for Admission to III,
Poor-hsuse.
Coal CENTER pa, August 25th.-Th,
miners camp was reinforced to-day bY The
wives, mothers and children of the miners
| arrested last week. This afternoon abOu
fifty of them, headed by an old, gray-haireC
woman 20 years of age, marched to tn,
office of Squire Dawson, at California, ant
applied for admission 10 the poor-houS
claiming that they had no means of sup
port. The application was refused, anC
the party then took up their march t
operator Neel's house, but special officer
would not permit them to enter the grounds
and they returned TO the camp.
| The American Turf.
SARATOGA, August 2jth.-In the three
quarters mile race for two-year-old non
winners, Rapido won. Reed second, Lull
5. third. Time, 1:16!. In the mile and
quarter race for non-winners, Sovereign
Pat won, Easter second, Yelwerton third
Time, 2:1I4. The mile race Mammonis
won, Gano second, Anolosta third. Time
ia. In the mile and five furlongS race
over six hurdles, Scalper won, Botlrkt
Cochran second. Time, 3:03.
New York, August 26th-A. Nat Sara
| tOca Yesterday tho first race waS fo1. fro