Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
GENERAL NEWS.
COLD WAVE STRIKES
THE EAST.
Execution for Murder-The Chess
Match-Lorillard's Fortune
Foreign Items.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To TIE RECORD UNIoH.l
GENERAL NEWS.
lsrBuAL DISPATCHES To THE RECORD usIosl
DOMESTIC.
The Florida Orange Crop.

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oranges Is frozen on the trees, but when an
anonymous interview starts on its rounds
to convince the world that the frost killed
large number OF trees, and that every
body will have TO wait six wears before
Florida oranges can again be as plentiful
as they were last year, it is about time to
call halt. The Delaware peach-grower
has keen eye for points calculated to en-
courage a rising market as any one. but in
his palmlest days ne never asserted that
next years crop was killed. If there is
going TO be permanent corner in Florida
oranges. Hayanas and Messinas will cap
tUre the American market.
NEW YORK, February 5th-An orange
grower of Georgetown, Florida, writes to
The Tribune as follows: ITO date
have not seen reported by our State press
single instance Of bearing orange trees
having died, or to have been seriously hurt
by the late cold spell. | have personally
inspected many hundreds of bearing trees
IN this vicinity, and have not found one
with the bark cracked or showing anv
symptoms of injury. Besides the loss Of
fruit now on the trees, the damage done to
bearing trees will be very little. The young
trees set out in groves have not suffered to
the extent at first supposed while the
nurserymen who, Immediately after the
freeze, were reported to have lost their en-
tire stocks in their nurseries, are daily COM
ing forward with offers of uniniured trees
Tor sale. Your statement that the loss of
picked oranges will reach half million
boxes is an error. On the contrary all
oranges picked prior to the freeze are saved
and are selling at this date for high prices
! very much doubt if there are lost $50 900
boxes in the State. Certainly the loss of
this fruit is the greatest part of our disas-
ter What the effect will be ON next years
crop is uncertain"
Colder than Florida.
New YoRK February 5th.-The ther-
mometer this morning stands GO below
zero. The present cold snap is by far the
coldest OF the season, and the suffering
among the poor is very great Trains on
the elevated roads are greatly delayed. and
owing to the snow it is almost impossible
for horse-cars to make beadway Twenty
persons who walked across the Brooklyn
bridge yesterday had some portion of their
bodies frozen. Charitable persons bought
large numbers of tickets for rides in the
Brooklyn bridge cars and had the police
give them TO the poorly-clad persons who
attempted to walk across. -Four steamers
arrived at this port yesterday but no sail
ing vessels have been reported
WASHINGTON, February 5th.-This morn
ing was the coolest of the season. The
thermometer at the Signal Service Office
registered % below zero ar Z o'clock.
ConkIiDg as a Party Leader.
New YORK, February 5th-The Suns
Albany special says: ALI the Republicans
here are rejoicing over the acceptance by
Roscoe Conkling of q retainer offered by
the Republican committee that is going TO
investigate the alleged Broadway steal |
When the news came to-day that Conkling
had agreed to serve, the Republicans fell to |
rejoicing so loudly that il was plainly ap- |
parent that Conkling the lawyer, was of |
small account in their eyes in comparison |
with Conkling, the leader whom the party |
so greatly missed and so sincerely mourned. !
There IS no Disgusting the fact that the |
oi1er OF this tritiing employment is intend |,
ed to carry with il a hearty invitation to |
Conkling to return to the fold and resume |
a leadership under which the party
triumphed from 1869 to 1881
Gift to Wellesley College.
BosroY, February 5th.-Professor E. X. |
HOrsford has made a generous gift to |
Wellesley College, which has been kept so !
far quiet and the amount is not now stated !
1t is provided, in brief, for extending the |
college library and scientific departments, |
Increasing the salaries of the professors, and !
for one years vacation in every seven for |
the professors.
Tammany's Contribution to the Irish
Cause.
New YORK, February 5th-The Tam !
many Parnell Committee received reports |
from the various Assembly districts yester- |
day, and also Sc, ,256 in cash as the first in
stallment ofthe organizations contribution
to the Parliamentary fund.
Hanged for Murder.
(G,I Il,L
ich, one OF the three men who murdered
Samuel Baldwin, near Leadville, October
Is, 1884, for $l,700, was hanged in Lead
Vile this afternoon. Up to yesterday even
ing Minich expected that Governor Eaton
would commute his sentence to life i'm
prlSonment. He was very Indifferent.
driving the clerymen ont of the cell with
violent blasphemy. This morning, when
he discovered that he must hang he called
loudly for preacher, and earnestly praved
for the Almighty's forgiveness. He ascend
ed the scatfold at l:30, with cigar in his
mouth and smile on his face, and was
launched into eternity, denying his guilt
to the last minute.
George Loriilard's Fortune
New York, February 5th.-The World
says At the time of his death Lorillard's
fortune was estimated at $4,000. 600. His
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Lorillard, which amounted to S1,00O,000,
was placed in trust, and he sold his share
in the tobacco factory in Jersey City to his
brother Pierre for 500, 600. BY careful in
vestments he almost doubled the original
amount. One million of the money goes
to his widow The other million, in trust,
will be divided among his brothers and sis
tiers, as Lorillard died without an issue. As
to the future of his horses, all of them are
al ioI for -
made for them in 1884 and 1885 to run this
year and in 1887, including those made by
letter from Nice to be run at Sheepshead
Bay in June. In this respect George Loril- !
lards death is greater loss to the turf
than Pierre Lorillard's retirement. 1t has
been intimated that a transfer may have
been made by George Lorillard, either to
Louis Lorillard, or possibly to one of
Pierre Lorlllard's sons If such is the case it
is not known, and the chances are that the
whole property will be sold in due time.
The Chess Contest.
ST. LOUIS, February 5th.-The chess
match was resumed at l o'clock this after
noon. The attendance was about the same
as on Wednesday, and included most of
the strong chess players in the CITY, as well
as several from outside places. The game
is said by those best able to judge to be the
strongest yet played in the match, attracted
very close attention, and elected much ad
miration. Zuckertort chose the white. and
led off with the Queens gambit, which was
declined by Steinitz. At the end of 35
moves the white resigned
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, February 5th-Stocks opened
buoyant, to J higher when the general
list advanced to 1 additional. Union Pa
cific, however, proved an exception, being
heavier throughout. Central Pacific. AZ:
Burlington, 1881 Rio Grande, III; North,
ern Pacific, 27s preferred, 60; Northwest
ern, 1019 New York Central 1869 Oregon
Navigation, 1044 Transcontinental, 32l
Pacific Mail $50; Panama, 9s; Rock
Island, 20; st. Louis and San Francisco.
22a st. Paul and Omaha, All; Texas Pa