Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-28
HOME HAPPENINGS.
WOMAN CONYILTED OF BEING
A COMMON SCOLD.
Another Collapsed Tenement House
The Presbyterians = Ma
tionaI Capital Matters.


tional Capital Matters.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIos.l
The First Presidential Postmaster APP
pointed in California.
WASHINGTON, May 27th.-Richard II.
Piatt, who was to-day appointed Post
master at Napa City. is the first Presiden-
tial Postmaster appointed under the present
Administration in California. He succeeds
George W. Francis, who resigned. Henley
Endorsed Piatts appointment.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, May 27th.-The appoint
ment of Robert c. mcfarland to be Regis
ter Of the Land Office at Cnur dAlene,
Idaho, was made to-day.
The appointment of Edward Campbell,
Jr as Marshal of The Southern District OF
Iowa, is in place of C. W. Williams who
was originally selected for the office, but
whose commission was withheld in order
to allow the President further time to con-
slider fully the wishes Of residents of the
district
Secretary Whitney has ordered the United
States vessels at Aspinwall, with the ex-
ception of the Tennessee, to proceed to Key
West, and await further orders, Admiral
Jouett is instructed to remain with the
Tennessee for the present, TO watch Amer
| lean interests ON the Isthmus.
Adjutant-General Drunm received tel
| egram from General Bradley to-day, saying
! that he would need no additional troops to
settle the Indian disturbance, unless an
additional outbreak should occur.
Secretary Lamar was seized with a chill
| last night from the effects of which he
!
physicians advised against his going to the
| department.
In the case of John W. Drew, who is on
trial before the Criminal Court in this city
on a charge of presenting false vouchers
against the Navy Department, the prosecu-
ton to-day reported its case. After the in
| PRODUCTION of some unimportant testi-
mony the taking Of testimony for the
| defense was proceeded with until the hour
Of adjournment for the dav.
The usual Decoration Day services will
be held at Arlington Cemetery, the Soldiers
Home and the Congressional Cemetery,
Saturday.
The Presbyterian General Assembly.
| CINcINNATG. May 27th.-At a meeting of
the Presbyterian General Assembly this
morning the Committee on Foreign Mis-
| sions presented a report. The receipts for
=
900, leaving debt Of $4,000.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! CINCINNATG. May 27th.-At the afternoon
| session OF the Presbyterian Assembly the
report of the Foreign Mission Board was
| discussed, and theimpo-tance of raising the
! debt of $4,000 was emphasized At the
| conclusion of the discussion, the following
recommendation was adopted
|
referring to the debt), your committee urges up
ON the churches the early liquidation of the
debt by such efforts rs shall. in each case, seem
! best to the session OF the churches.
The report of the Board of Publication
was next in order. 1t speaks in the strong
est terms Of the etfi lent management of
the business department, and it was said
but few houses in Philadelphia could have
| stood such u thorough exam inatiOn-as was
made Of the affairs of this Board
and have come ont so we'll The
work of the missionary de-
partment was also highly commended.
! 1t employs l01 colpoIteurs who have Wis
tied 10000 families held 1900 religious
meetings and organized 30 Sabbath
schools. over S750,000 was spent in this
work last year, and $75, 600 IS asked for the
coming year. The Board was recon-
mended 10 publish cheaper editions of It's
| books, especially those Tor use in the Sab
! bath-schOOls.
An important foreign missionary meet
! ing was held this evening at The Odcan
Addresses were made by DR.. \. P. Happier.
/ for forty wears Il missionary in Canton.
| China; Rev. Gerald +. Dale, of Zahleh.
! Syria; w. c. Alexander d. D., of the
! Theological Seminary Of san Francisco
and J. II. Burrows, ID. D.. of Chicago.
4 Common ScoId and Her Daughter sent
to Prison.
PHILADELPHIA. May 27th.-Margarat
| Brooks was convicted to-day Of being Il
| common Scold, and was sentenced to four
months imprisonment. After her sentence
her lS-year-old daughter jumped to her feet
and struck one OF the witnesses, an aged
. lady, in the face with her fist The mother
and daughter then became intensely cx-
| cited, crying, screaming and striking right
and left. After the mother had been re-
manded to the prison van, the Judge SEN
fenced the daughter also to four months
| imprisonment for contempt of Court At
this announcement the girl became frantic.
began screaming at the top OF her voice.
and resisted desperately the officers who
took hold Of her to remove her to the van
She fought with all her strength. and being
| a strong, robust young woman. il took all
the strength of two of the strongest officers
of the Court TO remove her from the room.
New York City 10 Have IA Railroad Under
Broadway.
New YORK, May 27th.-The contract for
the construction of a railroad under Broad
way has been let by the Arcade Railroad
Company. The road is to extend from the
Battery to Harlem. -Four tracks will be
laid side by side TO occupy all the space be-
tween the curbstones. The work of con-
struction is 10 be done under the direction
of engineer-commisSio who have been
appointed by the Mayor. The capitat stock
of the company is S20,00000O. The inner
trains are to stop once a mile, entrance or
exit to be obtained by dropping the outer
50 that passengers can pass over them. The
company will not be permitted TO use
steam power. The contractors are bound
TO complete the work to Forty-second street
in four years.
The international Single ScuIl Match.
New YORK, May 27th.-The SIN saws
Several days ago Richard Fox telegraphed
| to Edward Hanlan, Oarsman, San Fran
cisco, that lie had arranged for an interna-
| tiOnal single scull match for purse of
5000 and the championship of the world,
to be rowed between August LIST and 10Th.
near New York city. Yesterday Hanlan
| sent the following telegram III reply ::
" Beach will not come to America. No
offer will induce him to me. Enter me
for your single scull race, purse Of 5000.
| will certainly start, no matter who enters
VIII arrive in New York in week and
| will call and see YOU
William f. Harding said yesterday the
race would 20 on. Notwithstanding Beach
refusal to enter. The race will be four
miles with a turn, and rowed under the
rules of the National Association. The
start will be made from buoys 100 feet
apart The following oarsmen will con-
tend Hanlan. Teemer. Wallace, Ross, u.
Godwin of London. Plaisted, Gaudaur of
st. Louis, Albert Hamm of Boston, Lee.
and Austin Stevenson OF San Francisco.
The winner will get 1900, and the second,
third and fourth men respectively 81 200,
$500 and $500.
Letter from Charley Mitchell.
New YORK May 27th.-The following
extract from a ietter written by Charley
Mitchell to an acquaintance in this city is
said by his friends, to throw some light on
the result Of his recent fight with Mike
Cleary at San Francisco, which was de-
clared draw: - met with IN accident
on May 9TH which came very near being