Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-03

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which held its fifth annual meeting last
evening. The membership of the Society
now exceeds 1000. Over 900 families have
been redeemed from pauperism in the past
year: The statistics prove that one pauper
family alone had in five generations cost
New York State s., 100000. 1t was shown
that begging was a profession. followed.
IKE any other, just as far as it was profit
apie- A record OF nearly l 900 professional
beggars arrested by the Society's officers
was the years work in that line Evidences
OF the TACT that charity should be reduced
to science were given.
Death of General Hunter.
WASHINGTON, February I'd. = General
David hunter, u ). A, retired, died sud-
denly this afternoon, at his residence in
this city. He was in his usual GOOD health
this morning, and made several visits
down town during the afternoon. On re-
turning he complained of his abdomen
and had to be assisted to bed. He died in
few minutes. He was a veteran of the
Mexican war, and also served with distinc.
ton III the late war. He was retired in
1866, after being severely wounded in
several engagements. He was President
OF the military court that tried Mrs. Surratt.
The Racing Season and BeaconsfieId.
New YORK, February 2d.-The Mqa and
Express says Interest in the racing season
has larry begun with the announcement
OF weights TO be carried by candidates for
honors IN the Suburban, Bay Ridge and
oneepshead bay handicaps, all of which
will be decided on the course of the Conev
Island Jockey Club. Nearly every snortipg
paper in the country, and all the Pacific
slope papers, will condemn handicanner
Lawrence for making. Beaconsield son of
Hook Hooking and Aileen Allanah. the ton
weight IN the Sheepshead Bay and Bav
Ridge handicaps, and second weight in the
Suburban. The fact that Beaconsfield has
never been last has nothing TO do with tbe
case. He has shown himself TO be fhe
speediest, stoutest piece of horsedesh ON
the Pacific coast, and when we remember
that some OF the best stock in America is
IN the California stables, Beaconsfields rep
tation stands high.
Races at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, February 2d.-Racing was
resumed to-day over the Exposition course
| after a suspension of more than three weeks
on account of the bad condition of the
| track. The weather was cloudy and the
| track was heavy. The first race-for all
ages, winning penalties, II miles-Biddv
Bowling won by half length, John Sulli-
van second, Hatbox third Time. PIG
Inc second race-selling race, seven
| eighths of a mile-Hibernia won bv n
length, Shamrock second Brio third
Time, LAP. The third race-selling race
one mile-Kiohba won by length, Baton
Rouge second, Malyolio third. Time
l:5S4. The fourth race-for three-year-
olds, winning penalties three-quarters of
a mlle-Leonora won by half length
Paroia second, Rosetta third Time. i:27.
Throwing His Friends Over.
New YORK, February 2d.-Rollin NJ.
Squire, Commissioner of Public Works
here, who possessed an unenviable record
| on the Pacific coast, is again becoming a
sourse of great apprehension to the polit-
zeal BOSSES who gave him his present posi-
ton. Without warning he removed several
faithful employees of the Department. and
It is asserted that he is throwing over the
County Democracy in the interest of Tam
many Hall. 1t is said that SQUIRE made n
request OF Tammany for the appointment
| OF two or three men, but this was refused
on the ground that he had not sufficiently
proved his independence of Hubert o.
Thompson and the County Democracy. To
prove his independence OF any such
alliance, Squire was asked 10 discharge
certain men known to be strong supporters
of Thompson. He promptly did SO. and
there is now feeling of great uneasiness
among the place-holders in the Department
| of Public Works
New York Stock Market.
New York, February 2d.-Burling-
ton, 39t Denver and Rio Grande l6I !:
Northern Pacific, 274 preferred, 50; Cen
tral Pacific, Il; Northwestern, 1888; New
York Central, 1877; Oregon Navigation
l05s; Transcontnental, 81; Pacific Mail
3Ss; Panama, 9S; Rock Island, 2Sz; St
Louis and San Francisco. %; st. Paul and
Omaha, 3os; Texas Pacific l25: Union Pa
ciiic, 225 Wells, Fargo q Co.'S Express
10; Western Union, 72g.
New YORK. February 2d-S P. M.-Stocks
closed heavy and generally to lower
| than the best prices of the day.
Funeral OF Mrs. Bayard.
WnMINGToN, February 2d.-The funeral
OF Mrs. Bayard occurred at the old Swedish
Church to-day. The same pall-bearers
who followed the daughters coffin two
weeks ago followed the mother to her last
| resting-place.
Gold for Europe.
NEW YORK, February 2d.-One hundred
thousand dollars in gold bars has been en-
gagged for shipment tomorrow.
The Telephone Scandal.
New York, February 3d-A M-Tbis
mornings World publishes six columns
more of letters between the pan-electric
telephone confederates," while all the
other papers handle the subject editorialIv
and sharply cri;icise Garland's silence. All
agree that he should resign, or be forced to
resign.