Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-18
General Toombs, Funeral.


NEW YORK, December 17th.-A Wash
ington, Ga, special says The late General
TOombS will be buried to-day, Thursday
at the cemetery here. The body of his late
wife was yesterday removed from the
old Toombs' burying- ground, five miles
west of Washington, and brought here and
deposited in the vault of w. w Simpson.
The remains of General Toombs will be
laid to rest beside those of the one to whom
he was greatly at ached, ami to whom he
attributed great deal of his success in
life. The Masonic Fraternity, of whom
General Toombs was an illustrious mem
Der, offered to take charge of the burial if
the family did not object. The arrange
ments have not yet been fully decided on
The family all expressed a wish that the
burial be without any demonstration.
WASHINGTON ga }, December 17th.-The
funeral of General Robert Toombs took
place here to-day, in the NJ. E. Church.
The whole town is in mourning and the
church w&s appropriately draped. The
casket was of bronze, with wrought leaves
OF beautiful workmanship ornamenting it.
Governor Mcdaniel and many prominent
citizens of the State were present The
funeral discourse was preached by Bishop
Beckwith.
Mission Work in New York City.
PHrLADELPHIA, December 18th. - The
Ledgers New York special says: | have it
on reliable authority that q wealthy capi-
talist of this city has offered tie Rev. W.
Hay Atkin, the Trinity Church missionary,
a salary of 100000 per annum if he will
remain in this city permanently and con-
tinue his labors. This munificent offer is
the offspring of conviction that the man is
accomplishing great good, and that the
money wild be better invested by keeping
him in New York than by donating it to
the Board for Foreign Missions. rhe prop
oSition, however, has been declined, the
reverend gentleman preferring an itineracy,
as it were, rather than parish. His labors
among Wall-street business men at Trinity
will terminate Saturday, on which occasion
Assistant Bishop Porter will be present
with other clergy of the diocese to testify To
the widespread influence that has attended
his preaching. 1t is understood that he
goes from here to New Orleans in expecta-
ton OF deriving some benefit from the
mllder climate for a bronchial affection
with which he is troubled, after which he
will return to England.
Liberal Racing Proposition.
New YORK, December 17th.-The Nail
and Express turf reporter says: Ed Corri-
gan, owner of Freeland, has s., 900 to $40
900 to wager that Freeland cannot be
beaten by the Pacific coast wonder, Bea-
consfield, or by any other horse in Amer
lea. He will meet the Beaconsfield party
half way, but will not send Freeland to
California to fight an equine battle If the
Californians should send Beaconsfeld,
Phillips, Glendon, jim Douglass, Alta and
King of Norfolk to the East to re-enforce
Billow, Ben Ali, Tyrant and other horses
i'll the Rancho del Paso stable, next racing
season would be without parallel in in
terest on the Atlantic seaboard, and the
cracks Of the Lorillard, Cassatt Scott,
Dwyer and Withers' stables woulOhaye to
lower their colors in many races.
Successful Hebrew Charity Fair.
NEW YORK, December 17th.-The prom
inent Hebrews of this city opened a large
fair at the Metropolitan Opera House
Tuesday, which has already netted $4,000
for the Hebrew free schools, and attracts
crowd of society people daily. Pianos,
billiard tables, sewing machines and paint
ings by well-known artists have been do
mated, and before the close Mary Anderson
and Margaret Mather will sell flowers tor
charity's sake.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK. December I7th-11 A. M
Stocks sold to I lower early, but rallied
@ /, Missouri, Kansas and Texas gaining2,
but the entire list again fell back. The
market is now ruling heavy.
New YORK, December 17th-Central Pa
cific, 424; Burlington, 13S; Northern Pa