Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-22

Newark sang a song of welcome. Then
Carl Knelp. speaker of the Newark Turn
Verein. delivered an address of welcome;
Gottfried Krurges, Chairman of the Citizens
Committee, also made an address, and
Mayor HAYNES welcomed the visitors on
behalf of the city. Max. Sachs, Chairman
ofthe Turner'S Committee OF arrangements,
made brief speech, formally opening the
festival. and turned over the affair to the
Bundesvovort or governing body Hugo
Munich of ST. Louis, the acting speaker of
the Bundesvovort, replied. After this the
visitors were given banquet.
Senator Sherman Converted.
ST. PAUL, June 20th.-Senator Sherman
and party arrived from the Pacific coast this
morning and will leave for the East Mon
day The Senator says Hoadly is the
strongest Democrat to oppose Foraker, bat
the latter will. defeat even him this time
While the Senator had voted against the
Chinese BILL he says he is glad it is law,
and is satisfied from personal investigation
there are quite enough Chinese on the Pa
citic coast and the influx of such aliens
tends to degrade labor.
Locusts and Grasshoppers.
New YORK, June 20th.-It is reported
this afternoon that locustS have made their
appearance by millions in the middle OF
Long Island They cover the roadways
and are crushed under wagon wheels
in countless numbers. Staten Island and
New Jersey are also infested. In Prospect
Park they are said to be intolerable.
CHICAGO, June 20th.-A gentleman in
this city has received living samples of the
California grasshopper The chief interest
of the consignment consists in the fact that
the gentleman, who was resident of Kan
sas in 1868, 1874 aud 1873, finds them to be
identical with the pests which ravaged that
State in the years named, completely de-
stroying the crops wherever they appeared.
The specimens on hand seem to have lost
little of their activity in their journey from
the Pacific Coast
On the Lookout for Cholera.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has asked the Secretary of
State to appoint medical inspectors at all
the Cuban Consuates in view of the
spread OF cholera in Spain and the constant
intercourse between that country and parts
Of Cuba. The duty of these inspectors will
be to watch emigrantS from Spain, and to
make prompt reports of their movements
to this Government so as to prevent the
introduction of cholera into the United
States from that quarter.
Release of Santos to be Demanded.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.-The United
States steamer Iroquois, of the Pacific
squadron, has sailed from Panama to
Guayaquil, Ecuador under sealed instruc-
tons from the Secretary of State in regard
to the case of Santos, the American citizen
held there under arrest. 1t is understood
that the commander of the Iroquois is in
structed to make a formal demand in the
name of the United States for the prompt
release of the prisoner, and to afford him
all possible assistance.
Inspecting the Land Grant Roads.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.-Commissioner
of Railroads Joseph +. Johnson, accompa-
MED by S. p. Pickerell, will start about
July lst on his annual tour OF inspection
OF the land-grant railroads, going west by
the Central Pacific and returning over the
Northern Pacific. Thomas Hazard, the
engineer of the office, accompanied by &C
countant 7. J. Walker, will start about the
same time on tour over the Texas Pacific
and Southern Pacific.