Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-13

etent as he to sr1perintend the erection of |
he new bullrhnE, and who should have |
ne opportunity of coming in from duty in |
lstant localities, and enjoying the pleasure |
Q residence at the national capital
State Convention of Greenbackers.
CLEVELAND, August 12th.-The State
of the Pennsylvania Greenback
n National Labor party was held to-day at
zrie. Twenty-One counties were repre-
ented by forty-two delegates. William
OF Schuylkill county, was made
permanent Chairman. Speeches were
made by several delegates, and resolutions,
submitted by Thomas A. Armstrong, of
Pittsburg, were adopted. They indorse
he national platform adopted at Indian
lpolis i'll 1884; denounce the policy of
boarding money in the treasury; favor the
ssuance of full legal tender money in
place of national bank notes: demand the
enforcement Of laws prohibiting railroad
and demand that the right
Of petition shall never be abridged by
State or national Government. A resolu-
lion to submit the proposition to popular
vote was tabled. DR.. Whitney, of Warren
county, was nominated for State Treasurer,
and L. p. Rynder, of Butler county, was
made Chairman of the State Committee.
Almost as Bad as Offensive Partisan
ship"
DENVER Coll, August 12th.-C. p. Judd,
by the President, May 10th last,
to be special agent of the National Labor
Bureau for Nevada and the Territories.
was brought here from Alamosa to-day, on
a warrant charging him with horse steal
ing. Judd drew up and signed a state
ment to-day, admitting his guilt, and that
he has served a term in the penitentiary at
LeayenwOrth, Kansas, and two terms in
the penitentiary of Colorado for similar
otfenses. Judd claims that his application
for Government position was signed by
several well-known Democrats of Colorado,
to whom the State appointments are ac-
Deserted Wife Determines to Starve to
Death.
CLEVELAND (O0, August 12th.-In the
hospital here is woman who has not
touched food for four weeks. She Is Mrs.
Alexander Grover, Il wife only eighteen
and not yet - years OF age. She
has a strange history. Her husband, a
painter by trade, has deserted her six times,
and has once tried to poison her. Last fall,
after Grover had been mysteriously miss
ing several days, his wife heard that he was
in Toledo, and, going there, found him.
He consented to come home and, under
some pretext, lured the unsuspecting wo-
man into the woods five miles from town,
and left her to her fate. She was found the
next morning lying unconscious by the
roadside. Mrs. Grover tried to Starve her
self 20 death last summer, but was pre-
vented from doing so by friends. Four
weeks ago her baby died, and last week
Grover again deserted her Since the death
not a particle of food has passed her lips
W Wednesday she visited the house of a lady
friend on Wilson avenue. a physician,
who CHANGED to be there, saw at a glance
that her mind was affected, and had her
taken to the hospital. The unfortunate
pleaded so piteOusly to be allowed
to remain i'll her home that her request was
granted and an attendant placed there to
watch her and prevent any forcible at
tempts at self-destruction. She is very
weak from the effects of her long fast, but
steadily refuses to receive nourishment,
saying that she does not care to live. Mrs.
Grover will receive small sum of money
in September, left her by deceased rela-
tive. The police are on the lookout for
the runaway husband, though Mrs. Grover
still processes a willingness to forgive his
offenses, and declares that, as she loves him
and cannot live without him, if he refuses
to live with her the only alternative left
her is death.
Serious Labor Riot in ichigan.
BAY CITY (Mich.) August 12th.-This
about . o'clock, a telephone dis
patch was received by Sheriff Brennan.
stating that the strikers had forciblY shut
down Carrier, Heath Il Co. s salt block, and
asking assistance. He responded with
number of deputies and reached the scene.
rs the strikers were leaving. He ordered
them TO disperse, AT which they yelled and
booted him. He proceeded to talk to them,
but they refused to dispense; whereupon
he undertook to arrest one who he thought
was the leader. The strikers interfered,
and for some minutes great disorder
-eigned. Clubs were drawn and used on
The officers, and they pulled their revolvers.
Sheriff Brennan was shot in the forehead
by some one unknown in the back of the
crowd. The ball grazcd the skin as the
officer happened to turn his head. He also
received a blow on the left side of the head
with a club. He fired two shots from his
revolver, and few other shots were ex-
changed by the other officers and the riot
Frs. When blood began to flow the rioters
began to disperse in all directions. The
deputies arrested nine and now have them
N Jail. Three or four rioters were wound
ed. This is the first blood shed since the
third day of the strike.
Launching of Large Ship.
NEW York, August 12th.-A special from
Rockport, Maine, says: The four-masted
ship Frederick Billings was launched to-
lay at Rockport, Maine. She is the second
largest ship ever built in the United States.
Her tonnage is 1928. Her nasts will ex-
END seventy feet above the Brooklyn
bridge, and three of the four sections will
n hea nd 10
hat structure. Her total cost is $4,000.
The ship Frederick Billings is designed for
5he clipper trade between New York ana
San Francisco. 1t was learned this morn
ng that within q week or ten days Sutton
& Co. will undoubtedly charter her for the
New York berth. She is only a trife
smaller than the Great Republic, is square
igged, length 291 feet, from deck to main
truck Isl feet. The mainSticks of the masts
ire ninety feet long and of Oregon pine;
ength of fore and main yards, ninety feet
each. She will spread l 200 yards of can
-as. The oak frame of the ship came from
Virginia, and her hard pine planks from
south Carolina. Ten thousand people
the launch yesterday, which was
highly successful, the great hull sitting on
he water like duck.
Grants Remains
NEW DIRK, August J2th.-Ihe HeTGLd
iays The members of the Grand Army
If the Republic in this part of the country
ire deeply agitated over the demands made
1t Washington and in the West that the
'emains of Grant shall be removed from
Riverside Park. Under the laws of the
State of New York Mrs. Grant is the only
person who can grant permission for the
'emoval. Many Grand Army men were
spoken to yesterday on the subject, and all
we're utterly opposed to the idea.
The Grant Monument Fund.
New York, August 12th.-The Executive
committee of the Grant monument fund
met to-day. Charles Cornell was appointed
10 designate agents for the reception of
in the different Staets. 4.
Fox, cashier of the Merchants National
Bank at Deadwood, Dakota, was appointed
agent there. 1t was resolved to establish a
branch in Riverside Park, and, if possible
70 erect place neal General Grants tomb
10 place photographs on sale. The total
amount received up to date is $3S.6I9.
Speculation in Corn and Wheat
New York, August 12th-The Com
merciot Bulletin says The large business
n actual wheat and corn, with exporters
he buyers, reported yesterday, is under
stood to be on a somewhat speculative
basis. The grain may be resold on the
market, though the bulk of the wheat and
III of the corn will probably be shipped.
Recent Gold Shipments.
New YORK, August 12th.-The fact that
hoy