Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-22

AN-e..'~N Vi AsAOOhl H. various iDdl-
ters of interest TO the fraternity were dis
eussed, after which the visitors, 100 in num-
| Der, took carriages, which were furnished
| by one of the large brewing companies oi
! the city, to whose brewery the editors were
drawn, and there entertained for the re-
malnder of the afternoon Tonight q
grand banquet is in progress, having been
arranged in honor of the visitors by repre-.
sentative German merchants.
Test Yacht Race at New York.
New York, August 2lst.-The first OF q
| series of three trial races between the cen
! ter-board sioop yachts Puritan and Pris-
ctlla, 20 decide which viii be the defender
OF the America cup in the September races
| VAN S!r tichard Sutton's cutter Genesta
was sailed to-day, resulting in fatterine
victory for the Boston yacht Puritan. Nc
test race was ever sailed under more favor
able conditions to competitors. Tie course
was twenty miles dead TO windward. meas
ured by the log, and return. A stiff breeze
| that compelled both contestants to house
! the top-masts, but which was steady from
| the start to the finish, made the contest an
extremely satisfactory one. The windward
work covered fully thirty miles, making
| fifty miles in all sailed by the contestants
The Puritan's 5 actual time was hours, Sc
minutes and l9 seconds. 1t is said that il
is the fastest time ever made By a sailing
vessel under similar conditions, averaging
as 1t does, over ten miles an hour. The
Pflscllia S time was ten minutes longer.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, August 21st.-T. V. Pow
deTly, Grand Master Workman of the
knights of Labor, arrived here to-day, and
this evening had conference with num-
! Der of leading Knights of Labor here. in
reference to the Wabash strike. Nothing
definite was determined upon, and fur
ther conference will be held tomorrow. at
! which committee of the order from ST.
Louis will be present, and 1t is thought a
| plan OF action will be decided upon.
Acting Secretary Fairchild this afternoon
received telegram from Brooks. The
newly-appointed Assistant Treasurer at San
francisco. saying that he took possession OF
| the Sub-Treasuy this morning, and formal
! ly entered on the discharge of his duties
Also, that the count OF the moneys and Sc
curlties was in progress.
The usual semi-weekly purchase of silver
for coinage into standard Silver dollars was
omitted to-day. Several offers were re-
ceiyed at the Treasury Department, but all
were rejected as being excessive. An official
| said that while the price of silver had de.
clned, there was no corresponding reduc.
ton IN any of the offers received.
The Bank Trouble at Fort Worth.
-GALyEsToN, August 2lst-A special tc
| the Ne1Qs from Fort Worth says The City
National Bank remained closed to-day, II
pursuance OF Yesterdays order from the
comptroller of the Currency. The Bank
Examiner is expected tomorrow. NJ
statement OF the banks affairs can be OBJ
tanned until the Examiner reports. Major
X: NJ Vanzandt, President of the For
Worth National Bank, has been appointed
Clty Treasurer, and is making thorough
examination Of the affairs of the default
ing Treasurer. Nichols The last will O.
Nichols was submitted for probate TODAY
1t IS dated January 81, 1885 and bequeath.
to his wife and children equally all the
property he might be possessed O
at his demise. Il was developed to-day
that Nichols purchased a bottl,
OF strychnine only half an hou
before his death. This IS con
hrning the suicide theory. Presiden
Britt, OF the City National Bank, TO-DAY
received a telegram from the Comptroller O
the Currency, ordering postponement o
the sale OF the Fort Worth Daily Gazette
under a deed Of trust held by the above
pank i reply was sent to the Comptrol
Ter, asking him to rescind the order pro
hlbltng the sale.
PoRr WASHINGTON Il. ~, August Dist
A ilre, causing the loss of over 500 600
broke ont on board the steamer Colorado
lying Oft Plumb beach. near here. tbi
evening The flames spread from the Col
orado TO the following ships, all of whicl
| were burned To the waters edge and sunk
Minnesota, Susquehanna, Congress. Soutl
Carolina, Iowa, Lotta and Grant. all viii
the exception OF the last two. formerly be
longing TO the United States navy. The,
had been condemned and were bough
from the Government by Stannard & Co.
who were 10 break them up for the ole
IRON and planlls they could get ont o
them. The fire broke out on tn,
forward deck of the Colorado where
men We're at work breaking III
planks to get the iron spikes. On the
right Of the Colorado was the Susoue
hanna TO which the flames spread rapitllv
and before either it or the Colorado coui(
be towed out the flames spread 10 the othel
boats. Mr.. Stannard, in conversation wifi
your reporter, said the loss to him was no
less than 100000. as it was only for tn,
iron in them that he bought them. HaC
The boats been seryiceable, the loss would
nave footed up TO millions. The loss OF
the schooners 1t is said, will not be les.
than $4,000,
'tsstESSr rates Advanced.
New YORK, August 2lst,-The passengel
agents OF the trunk lines, except the Penn
sylyana met late this afternoon an(
agreed to advance the passenger rates tc
chicago and proportionately TO all othel
Western points.
New York Stock Market
New YORK, August 2lst.-Central Pa
citic, 375 Burlington, 1905 Northern Pa
q of I
| lO23; New York Central, 1909 Oregon NAY
lgatlon, S04 Transcontinental, 213 Pacif,
Mail. 504 Panama, 9S; St. Louis an(
San Francisco, IS; Texas Pacific, II: IN
ION Pacific, 5f9; Wells Fargo's Express
10; Western Union, 70s.
NEW YORK, August 21st-Stocks activ,
after noon, and in the last hour there wa,
a slight yielding of prices in the genera
ist, led by Union Pacific, which declined l
but has since recovered small fraction
The market closed steady about midwa,
between the highest and lowest prices o
the day.
Not to Nominate a State Ticket.
BOSTON (Mass.), August 21st.-At a con
ference of leading Democrats here TODAY
general opinion was seriously expressed
that, IN view of the disturbed condition o
tue Democratic party in this State, and il
Boston especially, it would be wise not Z
nominate State ticket this year.
False Report.
PLATTsDURG IN. W, August 21st.-Th,
report that President Cleveland is i'll, ant
that DR.. Ward summoned DR.. SAWYER O
Sable Forks, for consultation, is false.
Field Hands Killed by Aiehtning,
New ORLEANS, August 2lst-In st
charles parish, this afternoon, while a lo
OF colcred field hands took refuge under ;
tree during a storm, lightning struck th,
tree, killing five of them.
THE BELLE VINO TURNED BLAcK-A col
ebrated Parlsisn belle, who had acouiree
the habit of whitewashing herself, so t.
speak, from the soles of her feet to the root