Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-27
EOME AND ABROAD.
PROFESSOR PROCTOR RIDICULES
WIGGINS PREDICTIONS.
Buried Ruins in -Fenian-
ism in England-A Man for
Breakfast in Belfast.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD uNIoSl
DOMESTIC NEWS.
How the California Knights Amused
Themselves and Others

| DOMESTIC NEWS.
How the California Knights Amused
| Themselves and Others.
| ST. LOUIS, September 26;h-After the
| parade was over ON Thursday a pleasant in
| cident occurred which was not on the pro-
gramme. Maysyille (Ky.) Commandery
called at California headquarters, and one
OF the orators opened package. disclosing
a beautiful miniature silver barrel, which
he presented to California on behalf of the
bluegrass State. The barrel was filed
with Kentucky sour mash and was accom-
panied by silver cup. The California
Knights took sip out of the barrel and
propose number of toasts complimentary
to Kentucky and the Maysville Com
mandery.
Oakland Commaudery, No. IL. of Oak
land, visited the st. Bernards, Chicago on
ThuIjday, after the parade was over, and
presented TO them the historic eagle which
they carried with them on the parade.
This is the eagle presented to the Oakland
Commsndery by tie Grand Army of the
Republic while paying that city visit
some weeks ago.
| NUMERoUSLY CHRIsTENED.
One of the most novel and interesting
ceremonies of the Conclave was performed
at the California headquarters on Thursday
night 1t was Templar Christening and
was witnessed by a large number of Knights
and others. Sir Knight Burnet Menzer, of
the ST. Bernard Commandery of Chicago,
came to the ConclaYe with his wife and
four-months-old baby. The little one be-
came great favorite with the big-hearted
! Californians, and when it was learned that
he had not been christened it was decided
tn ol,rist J., th..o Of
Grand Commandery. Accordingly a cler-
gyman was sent for and brought to the
California headquarters, where the cere-
mony was performed. Sir Knights NJ. J.
keating and Tristan Burgess, of California
COmmandery, No. l, formed an arch of
steel with their swords over the head of the
little one. Grand Commander Reuben H.
Lloyd was godfather, Miss Julia Garratt, of
San Francisco, acting as godmother. Grand
Commander Lloyd presented his godson
with a valuable silver token, inscribed with
the date 1856. A hat was passed around
and it was well filed with gold pieces as
christening gift. The child was named
Lloyd Garratt st. Clair Menzer-Lloyd fer
the Grand Commander Garratt for his god
mother, and ST. Clair for the manager of
the Chicago Times.
INCIDENTS AND HUMoRs OF THE TRIP.
l
of the royal manner in which they were
received by the Sir Knights at Denver
while on their way east. They were met
at the depot and escorted around the city,
and were given every attention. They were
not permitted to pay for anything during
| their stay in that city, their every want
being supplied by the Denver Knights at
the latters expense. They are also highly
elated over the election of Grand Com
mander Lloyd to the office of Grand Senior
Warden.
On the trip from San Francisco to st.
Louis numerous devices were resorted to
for amusement. Presentations were fire.
quent' Commander Lloyd was the recip-
lent of huge nursing bottle, filled with
genuine corn extract. A tube about four
feet long was attached to the bottle, so that
it could be carried in the pocket while the
owner manipulated the attachment.
A SAD AFFAIR.
During the Conclave there was none who
enjoyed the festivities more than Charles
+. Lott, Past Grand Commander of Califor-
MIA He came East with the California
Battalion, principally because he desired to
visit his brother at st. Paul, Mimi, whom
he had not seen for twenty-one years. re
was full of joyous anticipations over the
expected meeting. and intended to leave
pose, but received telegram containing
The sad intelligence that his brother was
dead, having been stricken with apoplexy
that morning. The news almost prostrated
him, and he took last nights train for st.
Paul with heavy heart.
BRANCHING OUT.
Golden Gate Cnmmaridery left for Chi
cago, where it will remain for couple of
days, and then wil return via st. Louis for
San Francisco. Grand Commander Lloyd
4 Deputy Grand Master Burgess, Past Grand
Master Titus, Sir Knight Simpson and
others left for California direct, via Denver
and Ogden. The other Communicates
broke ranks here, 4 large number of them
going east, and others north and south,
while number of them returned home.
All were loud in their praise of st, Louis
hospitality, and there were 10 "kickers"
among them. They accepted little ineon-
veniences with good grace, and impressed
every enc with their amiability. " God
| speed them" is the unanimous wish Of
every citizen of St. Louis.
Our Present and Prospective Arrays of
War Ships.
! WASHINGTON, September 26th.-Chief
| Constructor Wilson estimates the active
| light woodenware ships of our present
navy as follows: Tennessee (the only one
classed as firSt-rate), six months the Wen
| ton, Omaha and Vandalia tseeond rates)
and Mohican third rates. ten years; the
| Lancaster and Brooklyn second rates), and
the Adams, Alliance, Essex, Enterprise,
Nipsic. Tallapoosa and Yantic third rates.,
six years; the Hartford, Richmond and
Pensacola (secoud rates., ana the Jnniata,
Ossipee. Quinnabaush, Swatara, Marion,
| Iroquois and Kearsarge third rates., FIVE
wears. These, together with the iron ships
| Monacey Alert and Ranger third rates),
and Michigan, Palos and Pinta fourth
rates), constitute the available fighting
force of the present navy. The most power
ful of their weapons are converted guns,
having range of perhaps two miles-ex-
cellent arms for operations against wooden
ships, ancient fortifcations, or shelling
towns, hut inefficient against modern
armor. The very best of these ships is
held by our naval authorities to be far be-
hind the times as reliance for offense and
defense in actual warfare. The list of
ironclads comprises more than dozen
monitors, but none of them are in condi-
ton for service at this time. With
this showing, the United States Navy
is placed by her own authorities at the foot
of the list of naval powers in the essential
matter of ships and guns. there being three
South American, two Asiatic and fifteen or
sixteen European powers which outrank US.
That portion of cur prospective" new navy"
whose construction has already been
sanctioned by Congress, numbers eighteen
ships of all tlasses, to cost an aggregate of
something more than $4,000 600. and most