Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-22
WHOLE No. lO,74O.

| won, Warrington second, Virgie Hearne
/ third. Time, i:45 The second heat Virgie
Hearne won, Warrington second. Ida
! Hope broke blood vessel, and was dis
/ tanced. Time, 1:464 The mile and an
| eighth race Hazarius Won, Editor second,
Philip 5. third. Time I:563 The five
! elghths OF mile race Moonshine won.
Schottka second. Belle of Louisville third
Time, l:Of. The mutuals paid S126 80.
The mile and quarter race Powhattan
| won, Glendelia second, Tennessee third.
| Tine 2lls. The mutuals paid S3S 40.
The Hilton Trophy Shot for.
New YORK, September 21st.-The Hilton
! trophy, worth $1,000 was to-day shot for at
Creedmoor by three teams OF twelve men
each--the nited States regular army team
and the New York and Pennsylvania State
teams The shooting was at 200, 500 and
600 yards seven shots at each distance,
standing at the first range aud optional atti-
tudes ut the others. The regulars won,
with 997 out of possible ,2Go points. The
New York State team scored sos, and the
pennsylvania State team 957 points.
Bicycle Record Lowered.
SrRINGFlELD (Mass.l, September 2lst.-
Richard Howell has lately made several
trlaiS on the Hampden Park track in this
city to beat Fred. Woods world-record tor
mile OF 235 80 on q bicycle This after
| noon with John Brooks, of Blossburs Pa,
| as pace maker, Howell succeeded in cutting
| one-fiith of a second from the record
The Civil Service Law in lac Courts.
New YogK, September 2lst.-A Wash
iagt0u special saws The resignation Of
Chairman Dorinan Il. Eaton, Of the Civil
Service Commission, was sent in before
Major Hinckley, of New York, brought the
action in the United States Circuit Court 10
test the coustitutiOnality of the civil service
| law, and there is good reason to believe, at
the request of the President. he will With
| draw II until the action has been tried.
The President has represented to him that
, his resignation at The present inncture
| would be interpreted as a retreat, and, a
sign OF weakness, and might influence the
result OF the trial. The President has
promised to the Civil Service Reform As
socialion thar the constitutonaiitv of the.
law SHALL be stOutly defended, ana the OBJ
ject OF Mr.. Eaton's visit 10 Washington at
this time is TO prepare defense i'm the
action, which IS To be brought before Judge
Wallace. III New York on FRIDAY
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
Foreign Mails.
New YORK, September 2lst.-The Pa
cifc Nail Steamship Company gives notice
that, dating from October Isl, il will cease
to receive, on any Of its steamers or at its
offices, any letters except such as are destined
for countries with which the company has
contracted to carry outward mails and ex-
| cept such as relate to the cargo on board OF
any OF the company steamers.
| Changing fsom Narrow to Broad Gauge
ST. PAUL (Minn.) September 2lst.-News
! received from Montana in railroad circles
| this evening say the Union Pacific and
| Utah Northern, the marrow gauge branch
| in the Territory, are changing the gauge Of
their bridges. 1t is believed here that the
company are preparing 70 make the line
standard gauge, in anticipation Of the
Northern Pacific building q broad-gauge 10
Butte City.
The Boston Sensation.
BosToN, September 2lst-A hastv in
ventory of Sanborn's property makes the
total about Sl72 600, exclusive of the $S2-
coo bequeathed him by his mistress. Julia
Hilton. The police to-day in talking Of
| the expose, tell OF many queer reminis-
cences of the strange couple. Miss Hilton
was known TO them as Annie BiCkfGrd.
and they are inclined TO be quite charitable
in their estimate OF her. She was not as
bad as they say most women Of her class
| are. Many times she informed the police
OF the whereabouts of wayward Urls who
have called at one or rnothcr of her differ
| ent resorts seeking opportunity To begin
| leading vicious life. She did not do this.
the police think, to curry favor but think
she was Influenced by better motives
An Ex-Governor OF Connecticut sued for
Breach Of Promise.
New YORK, September 2lst-A special
| from New Haven says Ex-Governor Eng
| lish, OF Connecticut, has been engaged to a
| young lady Of Brooklyn. He is IS years
! old, and worth S6,0U0OO0. She is very
| young. The engagement has been broken.
| and Miss Morris has sued for breach of
| promise
Another Outbreak OF the PIyIaoatI
! Plague.
| WILKEsBAKRE Pa, September 2lst.-An
| outbreak similar to the Plymouth fever has
| made IFS appearance in Nantiacoke for the.
! past few Gays. II is reported late this even
/ ing that several families are stricken down
! with the disease. A majority Of the cases
! are situated upon hill near town. which
| has always been considered the healtbiest
| part OF the place. The epidemic is said 10
be caused by the use OF well water polluted
III some unknown manner.
Wanted for Murder and Robbery.
NASHVILLE (Tenn). September Dist
Albert Waller was arrested here yesterday.
and u now seems that he is wanted f2l.
completely in the murder of an engineer
and fireman on the Union Pacific Railway.
and the attempted robbery of an express
sale a detective arrived to-day from
Nd1S't9 WIN q ItiulSlJlDn upon Governor
Bates for the prisoner and securing him.
left here tonight for Topeka
Attempt to SqueIch Rev. sam Jones with
Dynamite.
CARTERsvILLE (Ga), September DIST
Sam Jones home was the scene of great
excitement yesterday. The evangelist was
TO have closed the camp meeting last
night. The people Of Gainesville were
awakened carly yesterday morning BY
terrible crash, and the inmates OF Sam
Jones house leIi the buildings trenlble and
heard the windows rattle At the same
time man at the gospel tent, several nun
dred yards distant, saw q fash of light in the
direction ofJones' residence, accompanying
the explosion. The flash seemed like a
suppressed bolt Of lightning. crowd
gathered, and found that large stable had
been blown up by dynamite. The charged
fuse of the cartridge was found No one
was injured. On Friday night. in
the course Of his sermon Jones
made a very severe attack on the men who
are thanking the prohibition law in Carters-
vile, and ii is supposed that they did the