Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-08
FriehtfuI Tragedy,


corner of Thirtieth and Bank streets. Mi
chael Kaielin, aged 40, killed his wife in
cold blood, and then cut his own throat
The suicide and murderer is a German, and
his wife was pretty little German woman.
who attracted much admiration from the
neghbors. He frequently showed jealousy
of his wiies attention from his workmen,
and would become greatly excited. At times
they quarrelled, and last night a quarrel
of unusual violence occurred between them.
This morning, about II o'clock, Mr.. Snv-
der, neighbOr who was at work in his
garden, was called by the little children of
Kaielin, who said Come and help Door
mamma. Papa has killed her He went
Immediately, and found the wife living
dead in pool Of blood in one room, a
CHASTITY wound in her throat. The husband
was still breathing, but there was a horrible
knife thrust in his throat from the knife
which he still clutched in his hand. His
wlndpipe was completely severed.
Fatal Family Fracas.
ATLANTA (Ga.), August 7th-A snecial
from. Lafayette, Ala, to the Constitutions
says: Eight miles from LAFAYETTE VIM.
Hancock, farmer, aged 81, and his son,
VIM. Hancock, were partners in a thrash
ing machine Yesterday they quarreled
oy er division of the tools. The old man
got a gun and made threats of assault
against the son, but no violence occurred.
The father, with another son, named
John, then went to Williams
house. Soon after that William arrived
and procured a gun, and told his father
that he was ready to fight it out The old
man raised his gun to fire, but William
being quicker, fired first, striking but not
disabling his father. The old man fired
without effect and William fired his sec
ond barrel, killing his father instantly.
John Hancock seized his fathers gun and
shot his brother under the eve. William
drew pistol and began firing, while John
ran. One shot took effect in Johns side
and William overlook and carried him
back home. William has been arrested
and seems to care but little for his terrible
deed
Appointments by the President.
WASHINGTON, August 7th.-The Presi-
dent made the following appointments to
day To be Secretary of the Territory of
New Mexico, George W. Lane, of Buffalo.
N Y; to be Indian Agents-Joseph Emery.
OF Oregon, klamath Agency, Oregon: {.
H. Potter, of Nebraska, Omaha and Win
nebago Agency, in Nebraska William 4.
Spaulding, of Nebraska at the Santee
Agency, Nebraska; Robert L. Owen, of In
man Territory, at Union Agency, in Indian
Territory
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, August 7th-Professor J.
Il. Hllgard, the suspended Superintendent
OF the Coast and Geodetic Survey. rendered
his resignation to-day, and il was accented.
to take effect Immediately.
The President to-day amended a rule of
the civil service Act, defining the class Off
ces excepted from examination so as TO
make il read Medical examiners are not
to be classed as professional persons ex-
cepted FROM examination.
--9.0nel 4. G. Sharpe Chief Postofiice
inspector, has resigned his position, 10 take
effect tomorrow.
Commander Wildes, Of the Yantic, IN
forms the Navy Department that he sailed
to-day from Colon for New Orleans. He
also reports that he seized one of the Pan
anna Railroad COmpanys vessels, which
the revoluionists had captured and were
using. and returned It TO its owners.
The American Turf.
SARATOGA, August 7th.-This IS the
seventh extra day of the meeting. The
weather is fair ard the track in good con
ditiOn. The first race, one mile, was won
by Excelsior, with Aunt Alice second,
Dolly l.. third. Time, 1:43. The second
race one mile and quarter, for horses
not having won a race At this meeting was
won by Belle Pate, with Una B. second.
Time, 2:15. The third race, one mile and
hall, was won by Nettle, with Leman
second, Spaulding third. Time, 2:42 The
fourth race, three-Quarters of a mile. was
won by LilerO with Velvet second. Miss
Bowley third. Time 1:19f The fifth
race, one mile, was won by Gold Bar, with
Carrie Stewart second, Avery third. Time.
1;455
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
BR1GHToN BEACH, Augurt 7th.-There
was a heavy attendanc and large fields of
starters to-day. The three-Quarters of a
mile race Rednette won, King Victor, sec
ond, Unique third. Time, I:19l. The
seven-eighths of a mile race Buzzard won.
Granite second, King B. third. Time. 1911.
The mile race OiiYette won, Barney Aaron
second, Ligan third Time, I:45. The
mile and an eighth race Whisperine won
Bahma second, Stanford Keller third.
Time, 2001 The mile and a quarter race,
for all ages, FrOlic won, Ten Strike second. |
Sullivan third. Time, 2:13. The steeple
chase over the full course, Telford won.
Dangertfeld second, Shortcake third Time.
6:37,
At ROCHESTER.
ROCHESTER, August 7th.-The weather
was fine, the attendance large and the track
heavy. The race for the 223 class Debarry
won, William Arthur second, Nobby third
4'NSb tA4l4t- -.4J2. L It IdCt lDT llle 10y
class Kitefoot won, Maggie Knox second.
Katy Ishler third. Time, 2:234 The free
for-all race Clemmie G. won, Phyllis sec
ond. Best time, 2:lS. There were only
two starters. The race for the 2:l9 class
Kenilw0rth won, Joe Davis second Felix
third. Best time go.
Heavy Rainfall in New England.
New YORK, August th.-Meteorologists
assert that last week rainfall in New Eng
land exceeds any similar event on record.
The great rain of the 1st and ID of October,
1869, which made such ruinoUs work
throughout Connecticut (chiefv by the i'm
mense precipitation on the second day.,
did not exhibit such a steady and tremen-
dous down-pour as that of August 4th last,
between and 3 o'clock in the morning in
the White Mountains. The gauge at the
Signal Service station on the summit
showed y inches. This great rain came
INLAND from the Gulf of Mexico. following
he Mississippi valley northward 1t is
--nposslbie to estimate the quantity of
water which fell
Bloody Fight at an Open-air Dance.
ST. LOUIS, August 7th.-A dispatch from
Springfield, No, says that at an open-air
dance, some four miles from that place
last night, bloody fight occurred between
Cook Ashbridge and William and Joseph
Hoover on one side, and Baxter Dulin Le-
man Thomas and Isaac Messick on the
other. Knives were the weapons used, and
the three last named were literally carved
to pieces, two of them being reported dead
and the third dying Ashbridge and the
brothers Hoover were arrested late in the
night, and are now in jail. The people in
the neighborhood are greatly excited over
the event, and threats OF lynching the muir
derers are numerous.
Two Dead Bodies.
ST. LOUIS, August 7th-A brief dispatch
from Nevada Mo- says two dead bodies,
with their Threats cut from ear to ear, were
found on a byroad six miles from there, to-
day A man and woman, who were seen
unloading the bodies from a wagon last