Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-23

ties, he to receive $1,000 of the stakes.
There were few spectators of the affair, it
having been kept quiet 1t took him three
minutes to go from the railroad bridge to
| the rapids.
| Price of Composition Advanced.
New York, August 22d-The following
from Whitelaw Reid who is summering at
Mllibrae, California, was received to-day
| MIILBRAE (Cal.). August DIST.
| HIs. Thompson, Of The Tribune, Nelg York: Ad-
| vance the rate of composition to 80 cents per
| thousand, commencing to-day.
More Dynamite Bombs Found.
CHICAGO, August 22d.-Safely laid away
| in the Twenly-second street station are
four machines which are supposed to be
dynamite bombs. They were found in the
rear of No. 565 East Twenty-fifth street.
The bombs are made of gas-pipe, and each
are eight inches long. The ends are
| plugged with wood. To the end of each
| is attached fuse six inches long piece
of cord was tied to each bomb, with nail
| fastened to each cord. The police explain
the utility of the cord and nails by saying
| the bombs were intended TO be used in
buildings, to which they were fastened.
| There is no clue to the parties who secreted
| the bombs.
The President Attends Church.
PROSPECT House (N. ", August 22d.-
The Presidents party deferred attendance
at church until the afternoon. The services
of the day were conducted by Rev. Mont
gomery II. Throop, an Episcopalian clergy
man of Chicago. Mr.. Throop is camping
on lower Saranac Lake, and at the request
of Rev. Mr.. Dunton, who supplies this
pulpit, he consented to officiate to-day.
Clearinghouse Reports.
BosToN, August 22d-A table compiled
from dispatches TO the Post from the man
ayers of the leading clearing-houses of the
United States gives the total gross clearings
Tor the week ending August 21st, in COM
parisou with those OF the corresponding
period Of 1850, as S5Sl ,074 363, an increase
of 1879.
The Prohibition Candidate for Governor
of Tennessee.
New YORK, August 22d.--A W0yIds Wash
ington special says: News from Tennessee
indicates that the Prohibition party, at its
Convention next month, viii nominate for
the GovernOrship Rev. Mr.. TAYLOR, father
of the brothers who are the gubernatorial
candidates, respectively of the Democrats
and Republicans.
The Cutting Affair.
New YORK, August 22d-The Hmlds
Ell Paso special says The Mexican Con-
sui here SCOTS at the idea that his Govern
ment will pay an indemnity in the Cutting
case, aud says that if the United States in
sists on anything of the kind war may
still ensue. The decree of the Supreme
Court ordering Cuttings discharge will
probably arrive in Paso del Norte to-moT-
row.
Sudden Death.
New YoRK, August 22d.-Samuel Col
vile, the theatrical manager, died suddenly
Of heart disease at his home, No. "a Sew
enth avenue, last night. He was born in
Ireland in 1925.
\ Novel Performance.
New York, August 22d.-A Niagara
Falls special says Louis L. Cooke, of
Forepaugh's circus, is here. and says be is
making arrangements to place an immense
rope across the Niagara river, just above the
whirlpool rapids, for the purpose of giving
a most novel performance. lie says
that Adam Forepaugb, Jr., is determined
to make his famous Blondin horse walk
across the chasm on September 1st, and
that the only question of safety TO the ami
NAL lies in the possibility of securing a
proper anchorage on each side of the river
A Challenge to the American Yachts.
New YORK, August 23d-A. M.-The
owner of the English yacht Galatea has
challenged the crack American yachts to
race to Bermuda and back. 1t is not
thought any of the Americans will accept
the challenge, long-distance races having
gone out of fashion, and it is too late in
the season.