Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-26

tHe previous year, 303, ,054.
captains Matthews and Howison, Naval
constructor Much and Chief Engineer
BAKER have been appointed Board to ap.
praise the work upon and the material
nsed III the construction of the unfinished
cruisers Chicago, Boston aud Atlanta.
Secretary Manning saws Special Agent
Morton visit to New York has nothing to
90 with the Sterling case" 1t is learned
from another source that the President
himself will conduct the Investigation, hav-
Ing the charges and answers sent TO him in
documentary form.
J. f Moore has been appointed Post
master at Pnneyille, Or, and Dudley Z.
oheliman az Goiierdale, w. T.
The American Turf.
LOUISVILLE, September 25th.-The good
weather continues, but is somewhat warm
ana The track dusty. The attendance to-
oay was very good. In the three-quarters
OF mile heats race. the first heat Conkling
won, Hermine second, Cleaner third.
lime, ll6. The second heat Conkling won.
Gleaner second, Hermine third. Time,
lIo3. The mile and quarter race Mono
gram won, Emma Manlev second. Lady
| Wayward third. Time, 2:114. The mu-
tuals paid S13 60. The mile and a half
race keene Yon, Powhattan second, Lucky
b. third. Time, 1881. The mutuals paid
81 20. The three-quarters of mile race
Ganbaldi won, Sir Joseph second, Moon
SHINE third. Time, 1;16t. The mile race
torest won, Doubt second, Crow Wallace
| third. Time, 1:45.
AT WASHINGTON PARK.
CHICAGO September 25th.-To-day's trot-
ting at Washington Park was witnessed by
a large crowd. The day was fine and the
track hard and fast. In the race for a purse
| of 81 Utl1 lnr1tla VI
| Cobb and Meta Medium won Charley Ho-
gan and Adelaide second, Time, 2:214-
2:lS&. In her trial to beat her two-mile
record OF 445, made at Minneapolis this
season, Fanny Witherspoon trotted to-day
IN 443. The--stake for four-year- olds.
omar won, James 6. second, Gertrude C.
third. Time, 2:2S4-2:2SI-2: The
stake for three-yearo olds was won bv Man
zanlta, Sllyerone secoad, Eagle bird third,
Patron fourth, Greenlander fifth. Time,
2:23l-2::2344-2:25
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
New YORK, September 18th. = AT
| Brighton Beach to-day there was one Of
the largest crowds in attendance of the
present season, and one of the largest pro-
grammes of events, the second race having
no less than twenty starters. As a conse-
| quence some We're bound to get left in
who was one of the favorites in this race.
was held by his owner, c. w. Daley. till
ne was left standing at the post As d
large amount was placed on his horse the
remarks applied to such singular proceed
| ing We're very much more strong than ele-
CANT In the same race the rider of Joe s..
Immediately after the start. pulled up his
| horse and left the race. This horse sold
Iayolte IN the auction pools, and the judges
held an investigation. The Jockey said
| that owing TO the large number
| OF horses in the race he
could not get away, and would
| not punish his horse when there was no
show for winning. The first event. for
maiden three Year-olds and upward, selling
race, three-quarters of a mile, Becky B.
won, Archbishop second, King Robin third.
Time, 1I7l. The second was q selling
| race, one mile, which Cardinal McCloskey
won Frolic second, Fellowplay third.
| Time, la. The third race, for all ages.
one mile and an eighth, Tom Martin won.
| Dutch Roller second, Highfight third.
lime, 1:56f. The fourth race, fer all ages,
handicap, one mile and 4 quarter, Punkaw
won, Nettie second Leman third. Time.
Iii. The mutuals paid S110 40. The
liIth race, handicap steeplechase over the
snort course, Judge Griffith won. Odette
second, viii Davis third Time 3:124.
The Tipping" of Government Baggage
Inspectors to be Stopped.
| New YoEK, September 25th.-A dispatch
from Washington yesterday to the Asso-
Grated Press gave the substance of a letter
from Secretary Manning to United States
| District Attorney Dorsheimer. of this citv.
asking the latter's aid in suppressing the
| prevalent custom among incoming travel
ers on ocean steamers of 4 tipping Gov
eminent baggage inspectors. Dorsheimer
to-day sent reply TO the letter, in which
| he says beg to assure you that your in
structlons Will be Zealously carried ont and
that gil the power of this office will be used
TO break up this pernicious and most dis
reputable practice. The first person who
snail be found paying an officer money.
and the first officer who shall be found re-
celvlng money III contravention of the
laws will be presented TO the grand Jury.
ana upon indictments being found against
them will be promptly brought to trial"
Brutal Murder the Highway.
CLARKsvGLLE (Texas), September 25th.-
VIM. MeSsick a planter, was riding 10 town
| to-day, when he met jim Ward. who. with
out warning, raised a Winchester and shot
Messick down, and then cooIly emptied his
winchester into the PROSTATE form of his
VICTIM Ward fed and a posse is now
SNN4 NAAAAAS ipA nm. Ilt Will Dt INllcneu II
caught. Some time ago negro was mvs-
teriously murdered on Messfcks planta
ton, and Messick suspected Ward OF the
crime.
How Long Would He Have Lived if
Married?
PouGHKEEPsIE On. ", September 25th.
Moses Marrenellah. a Christian Jew. 106
years old. died to-day in the County Poor
hDngn n a IN fha toI
Germany seventy years ago, having tray
eled all over the world. In 1S49 he walked
to California, and worked in the gold
mines tor several years, meeting with sue
cess, For many years he took prominent
part IN camp meetings and other religious
gatherings, and preached in Sunday
schools, or wherever he could secure an
audience. He was never married
Husband Murder and Suicide.
HILLTowN (Pa.) September 25th.-Thos
v thompson married Maude Jones. an
abandoned woman, last spring. and has
been in trouble ever since. Some DAYS ago
while drunk, the woman threatened to
murder him if he did not turn away his
aged iather and mother The husband
locked her in room for several days. untiI
her debauch wore off. She made threats of
revenge when released, and TODAY She car
rled them out by killing her husband with
an ak, nearly severing the mans head from
ms body, while he was lying on lounge
III his office. Mrs. Thompson wrote a note
explaining that she had consummated The
murder, and then committed suicide hy
cutting her throat with razor.
The Defeat of the Dauntless.
.NEwYoRK, September 25th.-Captain
Montgomery, sailing master of the yacht
Dauntless, which was so badly beaten bv
the English cutter Genesta in the Brentonis
Reef race, attributes the fact to the light
wind which prevailed during the first half
of the race and is confident his yacht can
outfoot the Genesta in heavy weather. He
says that he is authorized by Caldwell II.
Colt owner of the Dauntless, to match her
against any yacht afloat for a race across
the Atlantic ocean, either way, for wager
Of $4,000.