Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-19

burg yesterday. L. NJ Truxell, in respond
ing to an address of welcome denounced
Ex-Governor Curtin as the only public man
III the land who did not have good word
to say for our old commander, Grant.
Truxell added "This man Curtin is on
the list of speakers for to-days reunion. |
consider this an insult to us ALL The ex-
Governor. who had been announced 10
speak, failed to make his appearance.
The American Turf.
LEXINGTON, September 18th. = The
weather was good, the track fast and the
attendance very good to-day. In the mile
and an eighth race Berlin ard Malaria ran
dead heat, Lepanto third. Time, 1:574.
The owners decided TO divide the money.
The mile and tlIree-quarters race Ten
booker won Craftsman second There
were only two starters. Time, 3:214 The
mile race Mamie Hunt won, Sir Himyar
second, O'FaIlon third. Time, 1:4G The
tive-eighths of mile race. for maiden two
year-olds, Ma.va K. Won. kalooiah second,
Schottka third. Time, 104. The mutuals
paid $76.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
New YORK, September lSth.-The at
tendance to-day at Brighton Beach was
very large, and the track in splendid con-
| diti0n. The first race, for two-year- -olds,
selling race, three-iourths of mile, was
won by Grand Duke by short neck, Bis
| cult second, Bessie B. third Time, 1:17I
The mutuals paid 800. The second race,
| selling, one and one eighth miles, Legm
| won, Leman second, Bonnie S. third.
Time, 1851. The mutuals paid $l4 10.
The third race, for all ages, to carry 100
pounds and winning penalties, one mile
Analalon won, Tom Martin and Pericles
| running a dead heat for second place
Time, 1;43. The mutuals paid SI2 The
| fourth race, for all ages. handicap, one and
one-quarter miles, Tenstrike won, Leroy
second, Mollie Walton third Time, 2:11
| The mutuals paid So sc. The fifth race,
! for maiden four-y year-olds and upward, sell
| ing race, seven-eighths of mile. Satapsco
| won, Leonard second, Kisber third. Time
| l:33. The mutuals paid $31 95.
NO RACES AT BEACON PARK.
BosToN, September 1Sth-As result of
| the raids on the booksellers at Beacon
| Park, the races of this, the concluding day
| of the meeting, were declared Off. there be-
| ing no money in the affair for the man
| age,nent without pool-selling.
Two Accidents and Three Deaths.
NEW YORK, September 1Sth-Two acci-
dents, resulting in three deaths occurred
| to-day at the shafts on the new aqueduot.
| III tlit lllSt q pOA TWO
| tons of rock fell upon Patrick Collins and
| John Butler. In the second case, William
| Brady, ascending to the surface, was thrown
| from the bucket, and fell to the bottom of
the shaft, 129 feet.
Presidential Pardon.
PHILADELPHIA, September 1Sth-Captain
| Nathaniel Percy, of the ship Standard who
| was convicted of cruelty last Monday, and
who was sentenced to thirty days impris-
onment and $500 fine, has been pardoned
| by President Cleveland.
GRAND RACE IN PROSPECT.
New YORK September 18th. - The
| World says: The main topic of converse.
| ton during the afternoon yesterday was the
| proposed sweepstakes for three-year- olds,
| intended as a sort of sequel to the race of
! Thursday. The stake, if run, will be at
| 81, 600 each, with $1,000 added, provided
| three start, the distance to be mile and
| three-quarters. Ashe has signified his de-
sire to start Alta, and Morris & Patten
Biersan, and it is expected that Baldwin
will also start the others anxious to run.
| With good day and track, a grand race will
probably be witnessed by q large crowd of
people.
Constiiutionality of the Civil Service Law.
New YORK, September 19th-A. M.-The
| World says: Dorman 3. Eaton has an au-
tographic letter of recent date from Presi-
dent Cleveland, urging a vigorous defense
of the Hinkiey suit, brought to test the
constimtionali;y of the civil service law.
The President is said TO have expressed
himself sternly in favor of maintaining the
law, and having it rigidly enforced. Being
interviewed Eaton said: have no more
doubt of its consttutionality than | have
of my existence. The law is perfectly
sound in my judgment and the Court will
probably sustain that opinion
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, September 1Sth.-Stocks were
irregular at the opening this morning,
Northwestern, Union Pacific and Jersey
Central each being down {, and Lake Shore
!, while Louisville and Nashville was up /,
, and New York Central, Lackawanna and
/, st. Paul unchanged. The earlier dealings
were characterized by slight movement
up and then down, and later back to prices
which were a shade above the opening fig
ures. The rally was from the lowest of the
morning, being from 4@s, while the Coal
stocks were conspicuous for their strength,
Jersey Central advancing I, and Lacka-
wanna II. There was a fair amount OF
business done, but no special feature to the
F operations The market is now quiet and
steady.
New York, September 1Sth.-Stocks dull
since II o'clock, except for Lackawanna
and ST. Paul, in which fair business had
been done. There were further slight ad-
vances after II o'clock, but toward noon the
market became weak, declining from ! to
(, st. Paul being prominent i'll the decline.
At noon the market was quiet and heavy
within slight fractions of opening figures.
New YORK, September 1Sth.-Central Pa
cilic, 36s; Burlington 1881; Northern Pacific,
21s preferred, AZ; Northwestern, 963
New York Central, 97g; Oregon Naviga-
ton, so: Transcontnental, 22 Pacific
Mail, 462 Panama, 9S; st. Louis and San
Francisco, 1Si Texas Pacific 10; Union
Pacific, 50s; Wells-Fargo's Express, ia
Western Union, 70g.
New YORK, September 1Sth.-After 215
p NJ stocks were extremely dull and about
steady, although st. Paul advanced ! and
Louisville and Nashville ]. The market
, closed very dull and steady at prices gener-
ally higher than those OF last evening.
Boston Wool Market
BosToN, September 1Sth.-This has been
another excited week in wool. The total
sales We're 10y, 900 pounds of all sorts. and
prices advanced 1@2 cents. The demand
for California has been better, with sales of
II 100000 pounds, as follows A. 200 pounds
spring, at "a cents; 81 600 pounds spring,
at 22tdT4 cents; 1UO,OoO POUNDS at ll(d 10
cents; the balance at q wide range of prices.
Unwashed woods had large sales, at full
prices. Montana, 1925 cents; Oregon,
20@ 22l cents.
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Anonymous Letters.
There is probably not newspaper Office
in the land that is not in constant receipt of
anonymous communications of various
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