Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-24
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excess of the % per cent. rule.
John Russell Young arrived at Chicago
Saturday very i'll from malarial fever.
Portland defeated Haggin's Ban Fox and
Preciosa at Monmouth Park Saturday.
1t is reported that Cleveland contemplates
a visit to Ohio before the October election.
The Democratic Convention of Mississip-
pi completed the nomination of its State
ticket Saturday.
The race at Rockaway beach Saturday be-
tween Hanlan and Lee was won by the
former by two lengths.
The hop crop of Central New York has
been injured to the extent of about 30 per
cent. by the heavy rains and bad weather
of the past week.
Thomas Kershoff, of San Francisco, was
Saturday elected one of the Trustees of the
Association OF German-American Journal
lists, in session at Milwaukee.
a Grant Monument Association was or
ganized at St. Louis Saturday afternoon,
with General Sherman as President. \
resolution to raise $4,000 for monument
was adopted.
The yacht Priscilla beat the Puritan by
CT minutes Saturday, in the second of three
ocean races TO decide which shall compete
with the English yacht Genesta in the race
for the America cup.
The Right Rev Bishop John J. Keane,
of the diocese of Richmond, has written a
letter to Hon. a. NJ. Kelley, in relation to
what he terms the shameful persecution"
that gentleman is suffering.
The Cunard line steamer Etruria, which
arrived at New York Saturday, made the
| fastest western trip on record the time of
the passage from Fastnet light to Fire
Island being six days and two hours.
The startling announcement is now made
that Preller was not dead when his muir
derer placed him in the trunk. There is
ample medical proof at hand that he must
have been alive when packed in this re-
| ceptacle.
| A forfeit Of 5000 was put up Saturday be-
| tween Paul Boynton and Wallace Ross for
| fve-mile race in rubber suits. A three
mile sculling race has been arranged be-
tween Hanlan and Ross. The articles are
TO be signed in New York on September
| 9th.
| The June statement of the Southern Pa
| citic Railway, including the Atlantic and
| Pacific system, shows an increase of $780,
| 600 in the net earnings over the correspond
ing period OF last year. This arises chiefly
| from decrease of 1891 600 in the operating
expenses.
Counsel for the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company will have hearing before
Assistant Secretary .Fenks, of the Interior
Department, on Monday, when arguments
| Will be presented in favor of the revocation
of the recent order of the department re-
storing land to public settlement within the
indemnity limits of the road.
! Concerning the crooked whiskey-barrels,
it is announced that the Government will
probably refrain from instituting proceed
! ings against the parties interested in the
recent shipments from Peoria, but steps
will be taken to prevent similar evasions of
the law in the future, and in case of detec-
ton and conviction the extreme penalty of
the law would be visited upon the offend
| ers.
The poet and dramatist, VIII. Carleton,
was buried at New York Saturday There
were no mourners and no religious eXer-
cises. He had been a Catholic, but a sui
cide's death prevented his burial by the
Catholic Church. A small space in lot
| belonging to the Actors Fund was given
him. No relatives were present, though a
dispatch had been sent to a daughter of the
deceased in Philadelphia.
The Treasury Commission, of which
Acting Secretary Fairchild is Chairman,
which was appointed to investigate the diff
erent bureaus of the Treasury Department,
with view of efiecting reduction of the
| expenses and an Improvement in the meth
DDS of business, had a meeting at Wash
| ington Saturday, and heard the report of a
/ special committee of clerlI detailed to
make thorough examination of the office
of the Supervising Architect. The report
| will not be made public until the Commits
| sion submits its conclusions thereon to
Il lNx1.,,
| mission will recommend several reductions
in the clerical force, and one or two radical
changes in the present system of business
| A New York reporter was shown q tele-
gram from the General Freight Agent of
the Union Pacific at Chicago giving the
record of the three tea trains which left
San Francisco August ID, 4th and 9TH and
arrived at Chicago August 18th, 9th and
| 10th, and were dispatched by the Fort
Wayne road August Sth, 18th and 18th,
| the last train making the run from ocean to
| ocean in 6 days, 3 hours and So minutes
which beats the recent time OF the North
ern Pacific more than two days, it is
| claimed, and eclipseS any freight time ever
made between the Pacific and Atlantic
The cargo of the ship Harmonic was $40
| tons, and made Ga full carloads the first
five of which reached Chicago on the aver
age time of five days from San Francisco.
The freight agent telegraphs that some of
| these shipments have been unavoidably
| detained here on account of arrival with
out billing.
Foreign.
There were ,220 deaths from cholera in
Spain Saturday.
The morality demonstration in Hyde
Park Saturday was decided success.
An English firm has contracted to build
a railroad connecting Picking with the
| Yellow Sea.
The removal of restriction on imports OF
hogs into Germany from Hungary has also
been applied to Russia.
The people at Three Rivers. Canada.
strongly oppose the proposed production of
the " Passion Play in their city.
Information has been received at Cairo
OF great massacre at Berber. The pop
ulace are starving and have seized the city
| treasury.
Bismarck has ordered the civil prosecu-
ton of Socialist deputies receiving pay for
official service through the contributions of
their party.
The New York Suns London special
says: An astounding bank robbery has
just been reported from st. Petersburg The
lplundered institution is the State Bank of
| Russia, and the amount of the roIfery was
$4,000 roubles.
The st. Petersburg Herald says Rus
STA, after a typographical survey of the
Afghan frontier, has decided to abandon
her claim to ZulEkar Pass" The Herald
denies that Russia has made any kind of
| agreement with Corea.
A steamer ran down and sank the yacht
Kalafsh off Oban, Scotland, Saturday. Two
of the persons aboard were subsequently,
saved, but all the others, including the
owner, Mr.. Crossman and his wife, are be-
lieved to have been drowned.
The Emperor William, influenced by
the Crown Princess has made overtures
to the Duke of Cumberland for recon-
Citation, and hes even offered to visit the
Duke. The Duke has made response
| that he is DESTROYS Of an interview with the
Emperor.
Cogordon goes as special French envoy to
Peldng for the purpose of negotiating a
treaty of commerce with China. He will
take the San Francisco route The draft of
the treaty provides that traffic on the from
tier of Tonquin shall be free of duty, and