Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-09
WHOLE NO. 1896.

prisoners on Johnson Island was held. and
an organization perfected the object being
to look after the graves of Confcderates on
the island.
Committed FOR Trial.
| PTTrsBURG, August 6th.-The twenty-five
men arrested for robbery and assault on
Lizzie Bradley three weeks ago had hear
| ing to-day and all but six were released.
! the evidence not being sufficient to hold
| them. Hilton. Grimes, Penn McAllister,
! Anson and Norey were committed to Jail
| for trial by the Court. Alex. Brown. the
| principal witness, could not bc found to-
| day, and it Is thought by the police has
| been spirited away by the friends of the
| prisone.s, as he started for this city early
this morning to attend the hearing. Miss
Bradley has nearly recovered.
Virginia Republicans STATE Committee.
RIcHNoED, August Sth.-The Republi-
! can State Committee met tonight. Cen
eral Malone presided. Several hours were
spent in discussing matters pertaining to
the conduct OF the campaign. filling date for
holdiuS District Conventions for Congress
sional nominations and apportionng the
number OF delegates from counties to those
conventions TbC committee is still in
session at 1850 A. NJ. and is not likely to
adjourn for an hour or two. The meeting
is pretty fuliy attended The session is
| carried or with cloScd doors.
Made an Assignment.
PrrrsBuRG, August sth.-Holmes, I.af-
fCrty K Co., the oldest and enc of the larg-
est firms dealing in live stock in this city,
made an individual anil firm assignment
to-day 20 Ira + Brainerd and Julius Volt
Ter, for the benefit OF creditors The liabil-
ities are about 10000, with assets suiti-
cient to pay dollar for dollar The failure
%as caused by complications growing out
Of the pennsy lvania Bank suspension.
Texas Fever.
Dz,vEH Coz, August Sth- About twenty
Young cattle, of "a herd of l5O being pas
tured nine miles from this city, died of
Texas fever in the last two days, and fiNy
| Others are sick with The disease, communi-
| eated from herd recently brought from
Texas placed in an adjoining pasture. All
| necessary steps 10 prevent the spread of the
disease arc being taken
The Repcrt Untrue.
CHICAGO. August 8th.-A telegram 10 the
Associated Press from the Mayor and prom
inent citizens Of FL Paso, Tex, denies the
! report which it seems has gained currency
| that yellow fever prevails there The Mayor
| says a case of yellow fever was never known
! in that vicinity.
Merchant Assassinated.
! FoEr WORTH, August Sth.-Charles VIII
| son, prominent merchant of kallachapa
| Choctaw Nation, was assassinated twelve
miles from his home while returning from
an electioneering trip yesterday. There is
no clue to the assassins.
Articles for a Prize Fight Signed.
New YORK, August Sth.-Articlcs of
agreement have been signed by HAL II.
Stoddard, the Syracuse Wonder and
Josh Burke, for prize fight, to take place
December Sth within 100 miles of New
! Orleans, the stakes to be $1,000 and the belt
representing the heavy weight champion
| snip of the world.
| Another Postmaster in Trouble.
| WASHINGTON, August sth-Inquiries at
| the Postofiice Department developed the
| following facts in connection with the
| financial irregularities and disappearance
of Assistant Postmaster Morton, of Brook
| lyn, \. !. At the expiration of the first
| month in each quarter, the employees of the
| Brooklyn PoStOiiicc were required to sign
the pay roll for full quarter, although
they had received pay for but one month.
Morton, who was i'll complete control of
the finances of the office was thus afforded
an opportunity of which he ayaiied, III
making up the pay roll to the full amount
in blanks for at least two months in each
quarter, with figures representing sums
larger than those actually paid out. The
total amount OF the discrepancy was small
some 800.
Movement, of Blaine.
AUGUSTA (Mc.), August Sth.-Blainc ar
rived at the muster grounds this afternoon
and was received by Assistant Adjutant-
General Sprague and conducted to the
Governors tent, where ne was received by
| -
an introduction TO the staff officers and
few minutes chat Blaine was driven away.
Mr. Blaine returned 10 Bar Harbor this
afternoon.
Refused Reconsideration.
WASHINGTON. July Sth.-The Secretary of
the Interior has refused TO grantthe motion
for a reconsideration of the decision i'll the
case of the Rancho Aqua, at Cahente. Cal.
in behalf of nearly all the defeated liti-
giants, on the ground of errors of law and
fact therein.
Failure of n Coal and Iron Company.
PHILADELPHIA. August 8th-A special to
he Press from Bedford, Pa says: Great
excitement was created here to-day by the
announcement that the Kimble Coal and
Iron Company, doing business at Riddles
burg, failed The liabilities are estimated
at S7000 000. The plant Is worth much
more, but it will scarcely realize half the
value atSheriiTa sale. For some time the
financial standing of the company has
been an object of suspicion and distrust,
and the crash is not a surprise to those who
were posted.
Failure of Liq;:or Dealers.
BosroH August Sth.-The liabilities Of
Altman, Demelman & Fuchs, liquor deal
ers, who failed to-day, are reported as $7G.-
600 assets nominally about $S4 900.
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