Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-22

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| from Postmaster-General Villas Com
plant was made to Mr.. Oberly by Demo-
cratic leaders at Aurora that 0. B. Knick
erbocker, Postmaster of that city, was an
active and offensive partisan, and charges
were made against him by Thomas O'Don-
NELL Chairman of the City Committee Of
Aurora, to the same effect. The letter Mr..
Oberlv forwarded to Mr.. Villas, who replied
that the charges would be considered as
soon as the business of the Department.
with proper regard to regular order, will
permit. He says the vast amount of De-
partment business neceSsitating the most
vacancies, may delay tor some time the
consideration of cases like this. Mr.. Villas
adds that when charges showing the Post
master to be an offensive and active parti-
san in his Office shall be sustained they
shall receive due consideration.
Death of a Lady Elocutionist.
New YORK, April 21st.-Mrs. George Van
derhoeff, actress, died of apoplexy, yester-
! day, in New York, aged so.
| The Herald says that Mrs. Vanderhoeff'
gave a course Of readings with her hus-
band, and soon after began teaching elocu-
ton, in which she became famous, num-
bering among her pupils clergymen, law
yers and physicians. Many of her scholars
| became teachers themselves. One of the
best on the Pacific slope was one of her
! pupils.
Enterprise of the World
New YORK, April 21st-There is no
! morning journal in Brooklyn-a city Jof
| three-quarters of q million inhabitants
| To-day the World commenced the issue of
Brooklyn daily edition. it will be sep
arate and distinct ISSUE containing a four
| i
| Ign and Long Island news and interests.
A Belief that Barrios was Assassinated.
New York, April 21st-A Suns Wash
ington special says: Advices We're received
| here from Guatemala describing briefly
the scene of Barrios' death. The contend
ing armies had hardly begun battle when
| the Guatemalan commander was killed.
He was not leading his troops on the field,
| but was passing leisurely along at some
distance to the rear of his troops when an
onslaught was suddenly made on him by a
band of the enemy. Barrios fell mortallv
wounded by bullet and died in few
minutes. A desperate struggle was made
to capture his body from the body-guard,
and twenty Guatemalans were killed before
the enemy were repulsed and the attempt
abandoned. 1t was in this fight that Bar
RIOS son fell. 1t is the common belief that
| piiiioo was utlIDSIdtclS dSSaSSlllateu
through the intrigues of Zaldivar and that
responsibility for the crime rests with him.
Frau Materna to Come With Thomas.
New YORK. April 21st.-Frau Materna
said yesterday: " After | have sung at
Damrosch's memorial concert, Friday, /
shall sing once in Philadelphia, and then
set out to Join Thomas at Kansas CITY.
| From there we 90 to San Francisco, which
place shall leave in the end of June for
| New ork, sailing for home in July.
sing in fifteen concerts with Thomas. seven
| of which will be in California. | need not
tell you how much | should like to return
next season, but | fear my own country
will keep me next winter, at all events
A San franciscan Buys into the Provi-
| dence "Journal.''
New YORK, April 21st.-A TriJuae' s
| Providence special says An agreement
| has been made whereby one-third interest
in the Providence Jooaum owned BIZ the
widow of George W. Danielson. former
editor, is 10 be transferred to Richard 5.
| Rowland, recently of San Francisco. for
$4,000. Rowland married the daughter
OF Mrs. Hoppin, sister Of Senator Anthony.
Another Freight War.
CHICAGO. April 21st.-It is declared this
morning that the Omaha roads are quoting
a freight rate of 30 cents per 100 pounds for
| lirst-class from Chicago to Omaha, and 10
cents for lower classes. 1t is also claimed
that the rates are being quietly cut by all
| the roads 10 per cent. less than the tariff
| between Chicago and st. Paul. The state
ment is also made that the Eastern trunk
| lines, despite the agreement, arc shading
rates, but this is denied by the roads.
The New York Billiard Tournament
NEW YORK, April 21st.-The billiard
| tournament for the championship. 14-inch
balk-line game, was inauglirated at Irving
Hall last night, in the presence of over
loo persons. The game was between
George SlOsson and William Sexton. Slos-
son won easily. He made runs of So. As.
-, 10 and al, finishing the game in two
| hours, with an average of 122. Sections
best runs were 50, % and 100 The score
was: Slosson, 500; Sexton, 169.
Colored Officials Not to be Removed,
RALEIGH On. c., April 21st-The Presi-
| dent is reported here as saying that he did
not intend TO remove Mr.. Bruce. who has
made good officer, nor did he intend to
remove James Hill, the colored Collector in
| Tennessee.
Warm Weather and Smoky Atmosphere.
NEW YORK, April 21st-Yesterday was
the warmcst day of the season. The Their
mometer reached 100, and still warmer
weather is promised to-day Rain is sadly
needed. The air is filled with smoke and
a strong smell of burnt wood caused by
| numerous forest fires prevailing in all di-
| rectionS.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, April 2Ist-The rally in the
stock market, which started late yesterday
afternoon, continued at the opening this
| MOI be
| sQtt for the active stocks compared with
last evenings closing figures, and during
| the first half hour further advances, varying
| from to per cent, were made. This was
| followed later by q reaction; during which
Il portion of the advance was lost. Prices
| at II o'clock were generally shade above
| the opening, most of the stocks being
stronger. Omaha preferred is . lower, and
| the rest of the Changers are heavy The
active stocks were Northern Pacific, Pacific
Mail, st. Paul, Northwestern and Lacka-
wanna.
New YORK, April 21st-Noon-Th stock
market continued weak between II and
1880 during which the early advances
were generally lost. Pacific Mail and Union
Pacific, however, continued comparatively
strong, and did not sell below the opening
quotations, while Omaha preferred fell 81
per cent. For the last half hour the mar
! ket has been dull and heavy, and 1T noon
shows no change.
A Charge of Arson.
CUMBERLAND (Md), April 21st-William
+. Hartman, leading business man of
Homecoming, Md. is under arrest on a
charge of arson. He is charged with hav-
ing set fire to his store March 22d, which
resulted in the burning of six buildings
and loss of $4,000. Hartmans loss was
estimated at $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Destruction by Fire.
CAssoPoLIs (Mich.), April 21st-At mid
night last night fire broke out in Bailey &
Sons dry goods store and totally DESTROYED
two brick blocks and the hotel Loss. 500
600. There was no insurance on the build
ings; Baileys' stock was insured for 81. 900.
Mrs. Langtry's Investments
New York. April 21st.-3lrs Langtrv has
Just loaned $4,000 on New York real estate.
This makes her investments about SI35, 900.
FOREIGN.
The Manitoba War-Painful Rumor.