Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I,nDroyement.

than six months, 1t Is expected there Will
be trouble.
- River and Harbor Improvements 80
WASHINGTON, July 31st-Generaif New
ton has received the annual report of
Colonel Mendell, of the corps of engineers
who had charge of the Improvements upon
rivers and harbors in California. Append
ed is statement of the river and -harbor
work contemplated, the amount OF money
available and the amount asked for for the
fiscal year 1856: Oakland harbor, Cal,
increasing tidal prism amount available,
S203, $50 amount asked for, 100000. VIII
mingten harber, CAL, dredging sand at the
entrance and extending the jetties; amount
available, $50017; amount asked for, $780,
900. Sacramento and Feather rivers, de-
stroying snags, scraping bars and building
dams; amount available, $3.50, 036; amount
asked for. 100000. San joaquin river,
dredging and constructing restraining bar
riers amount available, $50, 997; amount
asked for, $4,000. Petaluma creek, Cal,
amount available, 50, 343 Humboldt Bay
and harbor, making deep entrance; amount
available, S62,5S1 amount asked for,
$1,000
In reference to the work on the Sacra-
mento river, the report says: The snag-
boat Seller, ON the Sacramento river, was
in commission 175 days during the year,
and removed and destroyed 1,13S snags and
80 trees during the past three years, which
is the extent of the service of the Seller.
Three thousand three and sixty-four snags
have been removed and destroyed, 915 trees
felled and five wing-dams have been built
over the lines of the Sacramento and
Feather rivers and Georgiana slough. 1t
has been remarked in previous reports, and
it is now repeated, that the absence Of per-
manent banks capable of resisting the &C,
ton of the river currents in freshets causes
the channel in the river above Colusa to
change position, not only from year to year,
but often during the same season.
If the river could be held between firm
banks permanent improvement would
be possible; but the cost of establishing
this condition of things is so great that the
proposition cannot now be entertained.
The most eXpedient treatment is that now
pursued namely, to maintain in commits
sion during the greater part of the year a
boat equipped to destroy snags, TO scrape
bars and to build wing dams when neeessi-
ty arises. But for the operations of the
Seller, the river above Colusa would now
have become unnavigable, and navigation
below Colusa would have been dangerous.
1t is proposed to continue these operations
with the funds asked for in this report.
The aggregate of the appropriations made
for these rivers, beginning March 3, 1879, is
S445, 900. of which there has been expended
$194963 81.
Chicago and Monmouth Park Races.
CHICAGO, July 31st-The first race to-
day. one mile, for all ages, Niphon won,
Centerville second, Ascoli third. Time,
1:599 The second race, mile and an
eighth, for maiden three-year- olds, Ahad
won, Nodaway second, Scout third. Time,
2:15. The third race, three-quarters of a
mile, juvenile stakes for two-year-olds,
CELSIUS won, Courthan second, Lady of the
Lake third. Time 1:233. The fourth race,
one mile, for beaten horses, Australian
won, Trix second, Easter third. Time,
1:53f The fifth race, half-mile heats,
Transition won, Wellington second p. d.
Q. third. Best time. 52i.
NEW YORK, July 31st.-In the Monmouth
Park races to-day the first contest was
three-quarters of a mile for all ages.
Glideaway won, Caramel second, Pinafore
third Time, 1:l9 The second race Red
Bank stakes for two-year-olds, three-quar-
tiers of mile, Chimera won, Guano Sec
ond Cholula third Time, i:I7i. The
third race, for the Newark stakes, one
mile, st. Savior won, Burton second, En-
dymion third. Time, 1:4S. The fourth
race, for all ages, mile and quarter,
Aranza won, Bondholder second, Trafal-
gar third. Time, 2:20l. The fifth race was
selling allowances, one mile. Itaska drew
away in the stretch, and won by half a
length, Dan X. second, Hartford third.
Time, 1:484. The sixth race was steeple
chase. Charley Epps won, Trombo sec
ond Aurelian third. Time, 1886.
The Texas Cattle Disease.
CHEYENNE tWyo.), July 3lst.-Last May
band of Texas cattle were herded at
Ogallala, ia miles east of here. The place
where they were herded was afterward
fenced in, and there small herd of native
cattle contracted the disease. About twenty
have died So far as the Stock Association
know, there is no case of affected Texas
cattle in the Territory. A band of 100 ma
tive bulls which. have been grazed at
Ogallala are now affected at Rawins.
Twenty-Five have died, and the remaining
seventy-five are expected to die. As the
disease, when contracted by native cattle
from the Texans, is not communicable, no
fear is felt here The Union Pacific Rail-
road pens along the line of the road, and
all cattle cars, have been thoroughly cleaned
and diSinfected.
A Judge Surprised.
LONG ISLAND Cry On. ", July 31st.-
Colonel G.. B. Warning on trial for some
days for the murder of his brother-in-l law
named Freund, was found guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree. Judge
Bartlett expressed surprise at the verdict
! as nothing had been said during the trial OF
| manslaughter in the second degree, yet the
verdict must stand The Judge denied q
motion for arrest of judgment, and SEN
fenced Warning to fifteen years in the State
Prison and to pay fine of 81 900.
Gang of Burglars Run to Earth.
PITTsBuRG, July 31st.-A gang of burg
lars, for the past three months operating
extensively among the wealthy residents OF
the East End, were run down to-day by the
police, and Aft Hogan, Sonny Hogan,
Charles Hicks and John Scholes TALL col
ored) were captured, together with six
large trunks filed with gold watches, dia-
monds, silverware, sealskin goods, silks,
etc, valued at over $4,000. The detectives
are still at work, and it is expected that
large additions to the stock of goods will
be made in the next twenty-four hours
Sonny Hogan, one of the robbers, is be-
lieved by the police to be wanted in Wash
ton City for murder.
Destructive Fire.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), July 31st.-The
Gdzette'S Hot Springs special says: A fire
broke out early this morning in the kitchen
of Bruen's restaurant, OH Central avenue,
and spread to the surrounding buildings,
destroying nearly the whole block. The
guests at the Commercial were forced to fly
in their night clothing, losing most of their
effects. The fire was soon beyond control
of the tiremen, and destroyed nearly the
whole business part of town. 1t originated
in the explosion of Il coal oil lamp. Total
loss sos 900, insured for about one-fifth.
Pilot Boat Run Down and Sunk.
New YORK, July 3lst-The German
steamer Roma which arrived tonight from
Swansea, ran down the pilot boat Wash
ington, No. %, about three miles east of
the light ship. All hands were saved ex-
cept the cook, James Freeman.
Emancipation Day.
NEW YORK, July INSTRUMENTATION
Day will be celebrated by the colored peo-
pie of New York, Brooklyn and vicinity to-
morrow at Myrtle-avenue Park and prom
Uses to surpass all previous celebrations.
The clubs from New York will go in four
horse carriages and the others in tallv-ho
coaches. Five thousand tickets have been
issued for an excursion to Coney Island.
The Telesraphic Combination.
NEW YORK, July 31st.-The new tele-
graph combination, consisting of the Ben
t-Mackay Cable the Boston Telegraph.
the Baltimore and Ohio and the Bankers
and Merchants, goes into effect tomorrow.
the lst of August 1t embraces about 120,-
O00 mi nS of lind wirpS Tho nor b;po+;o,,