Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-16

announcement of the discontinuance of the
Australian line by the company. The
stock opened lower and declined II from
the opening. Union Pacific and Jersey
Central were also specially weak.
New YORK, July 10Th P. M.-After
2:15 P. NJ. stocks again became strong, Lack
awanna selling up to par and New York
Genital TO 90, and the rest of the list ad-
vancing a small fraction. Before o'clock
the market became weak, led by the two
stocks mentioned, and closed active and
weak at fraction below the best prices of
the day.
Virginia Republican State Convention.
RICHMOND, July 15th.-The Republican
State Convention met here to-day in the
Richmond Theater, about 600 delegates and
alternates being present. OF these, nearly
200 were colored At II o'clock General
Malone made his appearance on the stage,
and was received with tumultuous applause.
He made short address. Temporary or
ganization was then effected
The question whether the Committee on
Resolutions and Platform should be ap-
pointed by the Chair or by the district del
egations caused great commotion, but it
was finally decided that the Chair should
appoint. Colonel w. E. Lamb was made
Secretary. 4 resolution, limiting the de-
bate on any question to thirty minutes on
each side, was opposed by Senator Riddle
berger. who created sensation by charging
Chairman Lamb with being prejudiced, and
being unable to control the mob behind
him, while he (Riddleberger) had gentle
men at his back [Cries of Shame y
Shame. and Kisses. Captain McCaull
advocated the resolution, and gave Riddle
berger a severe rasping. The resolution
was adopted almost unanimously
The platform is one of unusual length.
II says: We declare our resolute opposi-
ton to the present Federal Administration,
as the fit creature of the immoral and
faithless relations of the apostate Repub-
licans with the national Democracy, and as
the natural product of folly, fraud. force
and pertidy, which has already displayed
all the traits of its origin by pro-
claiming test for Office that at
once finds its most fragrant violation
in the offensive partisanship of the
President and his Cabinet, by parading
the mean hypocricy of reform that awards
premium to false witness and calumny
by servile obsequiousness at the North TO
the men whose treachery betrayed Repub-
licanism and stole the crown of power and
victory for barter, and by the insolent We
nality and brutality in the South, and espe-
cially in this commonwealth that have
conspicuously identified it with the worst
elements OF rapine and corruption, and
made it the accomplish of that Bourbonism
whose effective strength consists of or
ganiZed repudiators ballot-box suffers
and assasSins. to the grief and in
dignation of good men of all parties.
Free ballot. free schools, the readiuster
4,ftf a. IL
to railroads and the eight-hour law, are
warmly advocated. During the discussion,
Senator Riddleberger went ON the stage
and undertook TO speak, but the Chair
ruled him out of order. Bedlam followed,
loud cries and oaths ringing out amid the
din and confusion. Senator Malone asked
that Riddleberger be heard whereupon the
latter said Right here | will shake
hands and make peace" Instantly Rid
dleberger and Malone were in each other
arms. and this was the signal for general
embracing.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, July 15th.-E. 3. You
mans Chief Clerk OF the Treasury Depart
ment, assumed the duties Of that office
to-day fTheo. F. Sawyer, of New Jersey,
the former Chief Clerk, accepted an 81, 500
clerkship, and has been assigned TO the
loan division of the Secretary's office.
L. C. Moore, formerly colored member
OF the Mississippi Legislature from Issa-
quena county, has been appointed mes
senger in the Secretary's office Interior
Department.
Brighton Beach Races.
INV YORK, July 15th.-The attendance
at Brighton Beach to-day in honor of Bar
tholdi Goddess Of Liberty, was the largest
ever seen within the Enclosure. The great
event was the heats race for the Liberty
handicap, which resulted, after two heats
had been run, in a dead heat between Belle
g. and Norena the latter winning the run
Off amidst the greatest excitement. The
seven eighths of mile race, for maidens OF
all ages, Ralda won, Warder second. Te-
cumseh third. Time, 1:35. Tie mile race,
free for all ages, Miss Brewster won, Joe S.
second, Florence NJ. third. Time, 1:4Sll.
The mile and a sixteenth race for all ages,
Charley B. won, Eulogy second, Lucy
Lewis third. Time, 1881 In the Liberty
handicap race six furlong heats, for all
ages, the first heat Belle B. won, Norena
| second, King Fan third Time, ISL. The
second heat Norena won, Belle B. second,
King Fan third. Time, 1:1S4. In the
third heat Norena and Belle B. ran a dead
heat. Time, 1:1S?. The second mile race
for all ages Barnum Won Woodfower
second, Mantauk third Time, Id The
third mile race for all ages, Pericles won,
Blue Peter second, Treasurer third. Time,
1:45I
Another Husband Shoots His Wife and