Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-29


ing point IN connection with the natural
lzation laws has just been settled by the
| Secretary of the Interior in disposing OF
the case of Ross VS.. Poole. Ross made q
! pre-emption filing while an alien. sup,
| posing that the declaration OF intention ot
has father, who had not been naturalized
was sufficient to qualify him as pre-
emptor upon attaining his majority. Be
! fore he discovered his error and filed again
Tor the tract, Poole made a homestead
| entry upon il. The Secretary held that
the removal of the disqualification came
too late to inyalidate the Intervening rights
| of Poole
Fourth-Class Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, August 28th.-The follow.
! ing fourth-class Postmasters were an.
| pointed in California day Potter Valley,
Mendocino county, J. F. Compton, vice W
|. Rice; Fall River Mills, Shasta county.
Samuel J. Fitzwater, vice Anna Macarthur;
South Ranch, Sonoma county. L. s. Good
man, vice Joseph McGarghry Alturas
Modoc county, John Madden, vice J. S
Laird.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, August 2sth.-Keilev was
at the State Department to-day settling ur
his accounts. He has not yet resigned as
| United States Minister TO Austria. but will
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| in diplomatic service.
| The President has decided to reappoint
julius Stahel as Consul General to Slang
| hal, China. Stahel is now in Washington
| on leave of absence. He has served IN
| the Consular service in China for ten or
twelve years.
| The Treasury Department has paid ont
! about $1,000, 600 on account of pensions so
far this month. 1t is therefore expected
| that the decrease of the public debt for
! August will not be as large as usual.
| Sixth Auditor MeConville has returned
an opinion in regard to letter carriers
leaves OF absence. He decides that thev
are entitled 10 fifteen DAYS leave in each
year, but that the time of the leave is in
the discretion of the Postmaster of the office
where the carriers serve
The American Turf.
New YORK, August 2Sth.-The round of
| fall races begins at Sheepshead Bav to.
! morrow. Thus far the season has proved
remarkably interesting and successful. A
greater number of races has been run and
larger amounts of money distributed
among the owners of race horses than ever
before. Rapido's winning at Saratoga yes
terday was surprise 10 the knowing ones.
Corrigan's Irish Pat was the favorite at
even money. Baldwin himself did not
think Rapido could do more than earn a
place, and backed the gelding accordingly.
Irish Pat ran good race, until the betting
quarters were reached, but there he swerved
badly and acted as if he wanted to stop.
Murphy had to hit him over the head TO
keep hia straight, but the swerve threw
HIM of his stride and he lost the race to
the California representative.
Murphy, III letter 10 q sporting paper,
denies, over his own signature that he has
signed with Baldwin for the next season.
1t IS known that Baldwin, who was in
town this week, tried hard to induce Pat
Duffy to ride under his colors next wear,
but without success.
RACES At SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, August 2Sth.-In the first race.
three-quarters OF a mile. for three-year-olds
and upwards, with penalties and allow
| ances. the starters were COnkting, Florence
E., Nora NJ, Nesta, Violin, Sir Garnet and
Maggie May. Conkling won Nora NJ. see
ond, Vesta third. Time, III. The second
| race was one mile and n furlong. The
starters were Nettle, Girofa and Blanton.
| Girofa won, with Nettle second. Time.
2:04. The third race was one and one
quarter miles. The starters were Mono
! gram, Lenan and Aunt Alice Leman
won, Monogram second. Time 2:15. In
| the fourth race, one mile, the starters were
! Lady OF the Lake, Monocrat, Minnie Me-
teor, Una B., Young Duke, Bald Hornet,
| Huron and Salvador. Una B. won, Huron
| second, Lady of the Lake third. Time,
l:47. In the fifth race, three-quarters of a
mile, the starters were Tabitha. Pat Dennis.
Carrie Stewart, Amber, Beechenbrool.
Moclling Bird, Sir Garnet, inspector and
Vacillatcr. 1t was won by Tabitha, Amber
second, Carrie Stewart third. Time ll72
BRIGHTON BEACH.
BRIGHTON BEACH, August 2Sth.-The
weather was fine, the track fast, and the
attendance large to-day. The fve-eighth
| of mile race for two-year-olds Saluda
won. Ursuline Nun and Scottish Lass ran
| dead heat for second place. Time. I03I
The seven-eighths of q mile race Joe S
won, Hickory Jim second, Bincon third
Time l:294 The mile race Whizgig won
WiudsaiI second, Broughton third. Time
1443. The mile and an eighth Bonnie
Australian won, Punka second, Kansas
third. Time, 1:59. The mile and a quarter
race for all ages resulted in g dead heat
betweea King Fan and Miss Brewster. Bur.
gomaster third, Time, 2:10. In the run-of
Miss Brewster won in 2I5 The hurdle
race, over the short course, Tilford won
Revenge second, Harry Mann third
Time 3:14.
HAhPDEN PARK.
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.), August 2Sth.-Tht
attendance was 5000 at Hampden Park to.
day. The track was fast The class 2;2s
race Fides won, Kate Ishler second. Ine7
third. Best time, 2:22l The class 2:3O
race Jose s. won, William Kearney second
| Abbey third, Eddie Wilkes fourth. Best
time, 2:23l.
Clingstone and Guy were driven three
heats to beat 2;17, but were unsuccessful
| Best time, Dob In the class 2I9 race. un.
finished, Billy Button won the first heat
and Adele Gould won the secend heat
Best time, 2:192.
just Deserts of a Monster.
AUSTIN (Texas), August 2Sth.-The re-
ported lynching of AL Locke, the whole.
I sale murderer, at Blanco City, is confirmed
by stage-driyer who arrived here TODAY
He says that at o'clock Wednesday night
| a party of about sixty unmasked men
stormed the Jail, overpowered the Sheriff
and carried Locke TO neighbor.
ing grove. When asked whether be
rumored, Locke replied that hf
had not. He did not inquire whether
his daughter was dead or not. and
| wSs under the impression that he killed
six persons outright instead of FIVE. for he
said he had intended killing six more. and
had not done so only because his amrnuni.
ton gave out. At this point the mob, not
caring to hear more of his bloodthirsty re.
cital, strung him up to a tree, and left him
hanging there. The driver also stated that
the body was still hanging to the tree wher
! he passed the spot at II o'clock Thursday
! morning.
| Hops In New York.
New York, August 2Sth.-A Tribune.
Albany special says: In Schoharie and
0tsego counties hops are the greatest pro-
duct. Within week everything was fa.
vorable to large yield but picking had
scarcely begun when the rainy period set
in. An examination of the flower the
past two days shows in large number OF
yards that the rust has injured it. The
market has been fiat for several weeks,
with prices below the cost of production
Under these circumstances the destruction