Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-06

IgrE1AL DISPATCHES TO TEE eEooRD-UEIoNJ
DOMESTIC.
Handled without Gloves by the Presi-
dent.
.s.-NE,R YORK. August 5th.--A Times Gin
cinnati special publishes the correspond
ence between a certain Ohio man, unnamed,
and President Cleveland. The former had
recommended person for appointment to
a Judgeship simply to get nd Of him, not
believing the President would consider the
natter. The President, however, appointed
the applicant. The signcr Of the petition
then wrote 10 the President, detailing all
the facts in the case, and expressing sur
prise and sorrow that the President had
appointed u mere bore, who had no quail
ification for the Office Following is the
Presidents reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsHISGToN, d. C., August l. 1855.
Dear Sir; have read your letter OF The oath
ult. with amazemeng and indignation . There is
+ but one mitigation to the perlidy which your
letter dIsclOses and that is found in the fact
that you confess your share in It. don't know
whether you are Democrat or not but IL you
arc tee crime which YOU confess is more I'M
pard0naDle. The dea that this Administration,
pledged - give To the people 4 better govern
mtni and better officers. and engage in a hand
to-hand fight with the bad elements of both
parties. should be betrayed by those who ought 10
be worthy of implicit trusti atrOcious and such
treason % the people and TO the party ought to
b. punished by imprisonment Your confession
comes tool1te 20 be of immediate to the pub
nc service, ani can only say that while this
Is not the first time haze been deceived by ~
Ing ana tTrdchcrOus representations, you are the
first one who frankly owned mis- grevious fault
II amy comfort is 20 be extracted from this as
surancc you arc welcome to il. Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The American Tart.
SARATOGA August jth.-The weather is
ma nilicen; and the track fine. The first
race, three-quarters of a mile was won bv
Mona with Editor second, Bessie third.
Time, III
- The second race, one mile and five fur
longs, vas won by the California horse
No'antc, with Title Doe second, Pegasus
third Time 3 minutes.
lac third race. one mile and seventy
yards, was won by Slrathspey, with Decoy
Duck second, Emma Manly third Time,
l:t9{
The fourth race, five furlongs, was won
by Rock and Rye, with Mamie Hunt sec
ond, Buestone third. Time, 1:O44,
The fifth race, one mile and a half over
SIX hurdles. was won by Farquin. with
G!enarm second, Mystic third Time,
2;5G2.
At BRIGHTON BEACH
Wv YoRE, August 5th.-At Brighton
Beach to-day the features We're good races
and large attendance. The first race. for
non-winners three-quarters of 4 mile, Ben
Woody won by one length, Eros second !
Riddle third. Time, 1:19l The second
race, for two-year-olds, threc-Quarters of
mile was won by Juliet by two lengths,
Lulu second, Clone third Time, ll9l.
The third race one and one-eighth miles.
selling race, was won bY Lucas by three
lengths, Donald A. second, Marie third.
Time, 2.0l. The fourth race, for maidens
OF all ages. Seven-Cighths of a mile. was
won by kittlne by one and onc-half |
lengths, Ben Pryor second, Burton third. |
Time, 1887. In the fifth race, for all ages. |
handicap, one and one-quarter miles, the |
starters were Tattler, WoodAower, Barney |
Aaron, Kansas and Emma Kramer 1t |
was won b. Tattler by half length, Kansas |
second, Barney Aaron third. Time, 2I3}. |
The sixth event, a handicap hurdle race |
over six hurdles, one and one-half miles, |
was Won by Wimbledon by three lengths |
Quixote second, Willie d: third Time |
2:56.
voLANTEs EASY VICTORY.
New YORK, August 6th-A. M.-The |
World says of the race for the Sequel stakes, |
run at Saratoga yesterday: The feature of |
the card was the old aud popular Sequel /
stakes, which, for the third time, was run
at mile and five furlOngs. 1t was won by !
Drake Carter in 1888, and by Modesty last |
year For seven previous years the Sequel |
was run at mile and three |
quarters. The Sequel was first won by |
Kentucky, and has since, in turn, |
been won by some of the most famous |
horses bred in Kentucky, Tennessee and |
other points, the last including England |
but the winner to-day halls from the Pacific |
Coast, ana Lucky Baldwin adds the stake !
to those already won by Nolante. and who. |
although carrying the full penalty of 125 |
pounds, won with the greatest ease, fol- |
lowed by Telie Doe and Pegasus.
Civil Service National League.
NEWPORT I'd. August 5th.-The fourth |
annual meeting of the National League of |
me Civil Service Association opened this |
morning in Charming Memorial Church |
Fifty 10 seventy-!iye members We're present |
from all parts of the country. There was |
a good attendance of the public and large |
sprinkling OF ladies. Among the more
prominent members present were George |
William Curtis, the President; William
Potts Secretary: Everett =. Wheeler Col |
SlLas VI. Burt, Naval Officer of New \ ork
G. @. Graves, Chief of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, and Carl Schurz Of
New YORK. Al ll:30 \. N. Slr. Curtis was
introduced, and delivered the annual adj
dress. He was frequently interrupted by
applause.
After tuc conclusion OF Mt. Gurus al
OTeSS. the members OF the League adjourned
TO the Charming parlors, where business
meeting was held. George William Curtis
was elected President amid applause. The
Treasurers report was read, ana showed
that there was Il larger balance on hand
than usual Secretary Potts made report.
which showed that the League was in
HOurshng condition. He said there were
at present sixty Associations, which are do
ing excellent work. The reports of the As
socia;ions were then presented
The Puritan's Triumph.
New YORK, August 5th.-A Newport
special says: Nothing has created such
excitement in this old town for years as the
splendid yacht race of yesterday in which
the Boston sloop Puritan defeated the
Priscilla, built by Bennett to defend the
America cup. II IS a. good as decided now
that the Genesta win have to meet the
Puritan in the grand contest for the cup
one month hence. The Prisciilas cham
pions say that had she carried lighter rig
in the heavy weather yesterday she would
not have been beaten. They also say the
rig she now carries will insure her winning
in the smoother waters Of New York Bay.
New York Stock Market.
New YoRK, August 5th.-Stocls are dull
and somewhat irregular, and the market
rather feverish. This morning prices at the
opening III tel>eS were II Sildit higher.
and there wits further slight advance in
the early dealings for some stocks, while
Jersey Central rose y. The advance was
soon checked, and in the reaction which
followed the quotations fell to 3 Western
Union being prominent for its weakness.
Union Pacific was also heavy all morning
most Of the trading having been in Western
Union, Union Pacific and Lake Shore
New YORK, August th-Noon.-Stocks
= af~ 90 L IL.
ing from TO H. the latter being Lacka-
wanna. The decline was checked shortly
before midday. AMI n slight reaction fol-
lowed. At noon the market was generally
active and steady at little above the morn
ing prices.
NEW YORK. August 5th-Central Pacific.
) 3l2 Burlington, 12l{ Northern Pacific.
22l; preferred, Al; Northwestern. 9S3
New York Central, 96s; Oregon Nayiga-
ton, "a Iranscontinental 1881 Pacific
Mail, al Panama, 9S; ST. Louis and san
Francisco. Isl; Texas Pacific. 144 Union