Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-25
Wholesale Land Steals.

| WASHINGTON, August 24th.-Sometime
! since the Commissioner of the General
| Land Office ordered q survey of certain pub
| lie lands in Colorado and Nebraska, with
view of bringing suits at the next term of
Court against the cattle companies that
have illegally dealt in large tracts of land
in those States. A special agent, who has
been experimenting the survey in Colora-
| do in his report to the Commissioner, saws
eight cases have been found against the
Prairie Cattle Company. composed of
Scotchmen. An examination has been
made of tracts containing respectively one
hundred square miles, twenty-five square
miles, sixteen square miles and
seventy-five square miles, and the
agent is at present examining tract con-
| tanning over 100 square miles. All of these
| lands are under the control of the Prairie
| Cattle Company, and the agent says are il
| legally fenced in. Officials in the Land
Office say the practice of illegally fencing
| in large tracts Of land and, making fraudu-
| lent entries has been greater the past year
than ever before. They claim that be-
tween five and six millions of acres are
now illegally fenced, and that several
millions of acres are fraudulently entered.
THE Mountain Labored," Etc.
New YORK, August 24th-For a long
time the Herald has been threatening the
community with a document from William
Henry Hurlbut, formerly editor of the
World, which would effectually kill Blaine's
chances for election. Hurlbut shot his
thunderbolt yesterday 1t consists of
letter from French watering-place, in
which he describes Blaines action towards
American citizens of Irish birth while Ian
gushing in British prisons. There is
nothing new in the story, and ii consists of
rehash of Blaines leyity in action and
great friendship for Minister Lowell.
Murder of a Two-Year-Old Boy by His
Father.
CooPERsTowN On. y. }, August 24th-This
morning Fennimore Clayton, in the town
of Middletown, shot and killed his only
son, aged two years. Clayton had had de-
lirium tremens for several days previous to
the murder. He took the boy out into the
yard and shot him through the head, say
ing, He is now in heaven, and better off.
He then went into the house and tried TO
kill his wife and mother, but they secured
the weapon, but not until they had given
him several severe blows upon the head
with a baseball bat. Clayton was arrested
He is a farmer of about 80, and of re-
spectacle family.
Private Henry's Remains.
New YORK, August 24th.-It has been
decided to exhume the body of private
Henry, Of the Greedy party. An autopsy
will be made tomorrow.
Memorial Services in st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, August 24th-Memorial ser
vices in honor of DR.. Octave Pavey, of the
Greedy Arctic expedition, were held in
Christ Episcopal Church this afternoon.
The services were very simple, but i'm
j.,
audience. The civic memorial services
have been postponed until October 1st
Rough Day on New Hampshire Lake.
TACOMA, August 24th.-This has been
rough day on Lake Winnipiseogee. 1t was
reported here that the steamer James Bell,
from the Alton Bay camp meeting, had
gone ashore. She had about 1000 passen-
gers. Particulars are not obtainable at
present, but it is not believed that any per-
sons were lost or injured.
4 Score of Race Horses Burned to Death.
CYrHIANA (Ky.), August 24th.-At l
o'clock this morning the Abdullah stables
were burned, and a score of fine race horses
persisted, among them Long Branch, Chest
nut Wilkes and jersey Lily. Different
owners had their horses quartered in the
stables. w. II. Wilson places his loss at
1000 The total loss is estimated at
500 000-mostly in horses
Observatory Burned.
CONCORD On. H., August 24th-The Or
chard Grove observatory at Weirs was
burned tonight.
The "Herald's" Figures.
NEW YORK, August 24th.-The Herald
has table giving the probable result of
the election. Cleveland, by this, is to re-
ceive 277 votes and Blaine 124 Oregon is
going for Blaine, but California, Nevada,
New Work. New Jersey, Connecticut, In
diana and Ohio will 20 for Cleveland.