Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-15
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
NEARLY COMPLETE RESULT OF
THE MAINE ELECTION.
Postal Matters - Chinaman MUIR
dered in Chicago-Itcms
from Abroad.
IsrEcrA1 DISPATCHES TO THE RzoopD-uSIoS.I
DOMESTIC.


! The Treasury Portfolio.
WASHINGTON, September 14th.-The re
| port that the President has offered the
/ Treasury portfolio TO General Gresham is
generally credited here Gresham, il is
! understood, has not rs vet decided whether
! or not he Will accept the position. but the
| general belief is that he will The General
| could not be seen to-day, but those who
are presumed to know his intentions in
the matter say that while he is not anxious
to leave the Postoilice Department just at
present preferring TO remain there a; least
until ne completes some important mat
| ters in connection with the workings of
! the Department. which he has undertaken.
he will not decline the appointment. The
| transfer of Gresham to the Treasury
! Department Will il is generally believed
| be followed by the promotion of Assistant
! Postmaster-Geueral Hatton TO the head Of
the Department. 1t is known that Hatton
| is anxious to get into the Cabinet, even if
| only for few months, and the President,
it is said, is equally anxious 10 reward
him for past services. The matter viii
| probably be settled within day or two.
The Maine Election Nearly Complete
Returns.
| AUGUsrA, September 14th.-The Keune-
| bee jo'nHdi will tomorrow publish The
vote of the State nearly complete, from the
! official returns The vote of this wear for
| Governor IS compared with the Governors :
vote of 1880. Following is a summary
Total vote for Governor, 140, ,3i6 R0bic
has 77,779, Redman 5000 Ii. b. Eaton
| 3l47, w. II. Eaton ISS, EuStis 1,157, scat
tering 50. Robies majority over Bedman
| in 1884 is -. 7O7. against a Democratic ma
| iority in 1850 Of 169 for Plaisted over Davis.
| The total vote is the largest ever cast for
| Governor at any election. The
! Republican gain since 1850 by the official
vote is 1888, with eighteen small towns
and plantations 10 hear from, which will
not materially change the result.
Pacific Coast Postal Affairs.
WASHINGTON, September l4th.-The fol-
| lowing postmasters were commissioned
| yesterday Thomas J. Rumcry. Browns
| vile, Cal. Alexander A. Anderson, Park,
| Whatcom county W. 7. Schedules on the
star route between La Grande and Summer
Vile, Or, have been changed to leave La
! Grandc daily at , p. ". and arrive at sum
merville at P NJ; leave Summerville at 6
\. NJ. and arrive at La Grande at IL A. u.
Mexican Steamer Sunk.
| WASHINGTON. September I4th.-The Sig
nal office at Smithyille, y. c., reports as
| follows: The 90-ton stern-wheel Mexican
|
| to Mexico was sunk off Frying-pan Shoals
| last night. The captain, two engineers,
one deck hand and the cook We're lost.
| The remaining four of the crew were saved.
| The tug Blanche, of this place, started for
the wreck and picked up the four surviv
OrS floating ON raft three miles at sea.
! The wind was blowinga gale at the time of
the sinking A deck-hand reports that
the raft hoated within 200 yards OF the Cape
Fear life-saving station, but no effort was
made to save the men.
Looking Up an Inheritance.
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.), September 14th.-
| Carlos RarmOn. 4 Spaniard. nearly 40 years
of age, employed in the Evans House in
this city, is in New York, consulting with
the Spanish Consul regarding an inherit
ance of several millions by the expected
death of an uncle in Spain. Three titles
90 with the fortune. Ill health forced him
10 come to friends, and he was given light
work in the Evans House about month
| ago He came 10 this country nearly
| twenty years ago with a handsome fortune
which he invested in real estate in Chicago
The great fire swept away his possessions
and lie has since been a teacher.
whisky, Again.
New YORK, September 14th.-Joseph
country from Alsace nine weeks ago
drank heavily Saturday night. Joseph had
to drag his brother along the street as the
latter was intoxicated. On Barrow street
both fell, and later were discovered by a
policeman. John was dead and Joseph
was asleep on his body. During the even
ing the brothers had visited Johns wife. .
servant employed on Fifty-ninth street
Joseph is held TO await the action of the
Coroner.
The YonI<ers Sensation-Re of the
Elopers.
NEW YORK. September 14th.-Mrs. ErneS
J. Schilling nee MorOsini. returned to th,
house of her parents in Yonkers in com
pany with her husband, on the train tha
arrived here from Troy at 5:22 this morn
ing The return was the result of negotia
tons pending foe two days between thu
runaway couple and MorOsini. Mr.. anl
Mrs. Schillng, who had been stopping il
Troy since the elopement took carriage
at the station and drove to the Morosin
residence. Mrs. Schiiling entered tn,
house alone, her husband remaining
short distance away. The young woman
remained indoors about an hour Wha
took place is not certainly known, but 1t i
understood that the griet-striCken parent
besought their daughter to renounce he
husband and return to their care. Th
father, however, absolutely refused to recog
nize Schilling as his daughters husband
The daughter as resOlutely refused to CIV,
up her husband and left the house and re
joined Schilling. The newly-marrieC
couple then drove 70 hotel ON Riyersid,
avenue. Mrs MOrosini's condition was re
, ported extremely critical in the evening
and she was not expected to live throug!
the night.
Over Niagara Falls in a Rubber Ball.
BUFFALO. September I4th.-Oliver Wor
maid announces that he intends to 90 owe
Niagara Falls in a rubber ball, for
purse of 81 600, as soon as arrangement
can be made. The ball is to be fifteen fee
in diameter. and made of rubber three
quarters of an inch thick
Change in the weather.
New York, September 14th.-The wealth
er has grown quite cold, with the ther
mometer at midday in the sixties. Cone
Island and other resorts were well nigh de
serted, and OyercOats were very comfUrtabl
in the evening. This has been the wors
seaside season ever known.
Chinese Laundryman Murdered in Chicae,
CHICAGO, September 14th.-Sang Foo wa
found dead in his laundry this morning
with two bullet-holes through his body
Eight hundred dollars belonging TO him il
missing. He had recently quaTeled witt
his partner.
Blaine in Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, September 14th.-James G
Blaint will attend the fair of the AgricUlt
ural Society in this city Thursday.
The Manly Art.
PHILADELPHIA, September 15th.-A mil
took place early yesterday morning OF
Reed Flats between Terrence Murphy anC
| John Higgins. Twenty-seven rounds wer
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