Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-08

further time for consideration of the case
of the contesting delegation from st. Louis,
the rules were suspended and the Conven-
ton proceeded to discuss the question of
giving the support of the Order to the
| locked-out cotton-workers of Augusta, Ga;
the curriers' and tanners of Peabody and
Salem, Mass, and the journeymen plumb
ers of New York. There are 5000 men in
each of the first-named bodies, and about
| l 400 in the last. 1t was decided to support
them. 1t was $50 when this business was
conclued, and recess was taken to 7:30, 1t
being decided to hold an evening Session to
con ider the report of the Committee on
Credentials, which it was expected would
be ready at that hour.
When IL Rains, 1t Pours.
New York, October 7th. = Yesterday
Henry George received a letter from Geo.
A. Vroom, lawyer of Camden, n J., an
nouncing that George Hutchins, of Blue
Anchor, who died recently, had left him
| the bulk of his estate for the creation of
| trust to be known as the Hutchins Fund,
| the proceeds to be used for - the express
purpose of spreading light on social and
| political liberty and justice in the United
States" Hutchins' relatives will contest
| the will.
The Peabody Fund.
| New YORK, October 7th.-At a meeting
| of the Trustees of the Peabody Fund, the
| following Executive Committee was ap-
| pointed A. II. Stuart Senator Evarts,
| Chief Justice Waite, ex-President Hayes,
James D. Potter, and Chairman Winthrop.
A resolution was adopted to increase the
| allotment to the people of South Carolina,
| in view of the devastation caused by the
earthquake. The amount will probably be
$4,000.
Mexican Medicine.
Houston (Tex), October 7th.-A special
| from Laredo, Tex, says: Rafael Panale,
| the Mexican officer who, seven or eight
years ago, fired across the river at de-
serter and killed him (the deserter being on
| the Texan side, while Panale was on the
Mexican side) was arrested here to-day. 1t
is said that Panale will plead n-iurisdic-
| ton in the case, as he was in Mexico when
| the act was committed.
Underground Railroad.
| HARRISBURG, October 7th.-A charter
was granted to-day for an underground
railroad for Philadelphia. It's name is the
Metropolitan Railroad Company, and the
line viii run from Upper barley. Delaware
county, through Philadelphia county to
Chelten Hills, Montgomery county, dis
| tance of fifteen miles.
New Jersey Cattle Affected.
WASHINGTON, October 7th.-The Com
missioner of Agriculture to-day received a
telegram from Dr. Salmon. stating that
! there were several cases of pleuro-pneu-
of Camden, was directed to report to the
! State Board of Health to make an investi-
cation.
a Notable Wedding.
OswEGo On. Y }, October 7th.-A brilliant
wedding occurred at the Grace Presbyterian
| Church, in this city, this afternoon. The
parties were Miss Elliott NJ, daughter of
| Hon. John G. Churchill, of the Supreme
Bench, and Walter X. Fisher, U. s. A.
| Surgeon in the Department of Arizona.
The couple will take up their residence in
San Francisco, where the groom is sta
| toned.
More Cabinet Talk.
| WASHINGTON, October 7th.- The latest
rumor as TO changes in the Cabinet is that
| Secretary of War Endlcott may, within the
next sixty days, tender his resignation. He
| has said 10 his friends that the position is
not in harmony with his tastes. lie can
| not take any particular interest in it,
and feels he would only be doing himself,
as well as the Administration, justice if he
retired.
For the Celestials.
| WASHINGTON. October 7th.-Stark heimer,
of Wheeling, w. Va, shipped yesterday to
| Hongkong, China, II 900 pounds of gen.
sing, the largest single shipment ever made
| from this country.
| yiolets Estimated Value.
| New YORK, October th.-Debensande
the husband of Violet Cameron. the Eng
lish actress, brought suit to-day against
| Lord Lonsdale, her manager, for 500, 900
| damages for alternating his wife's affections.
| A Il -
arrest.
| An Ocean Ship Wrecked.
New YORK, October Sth-A. M.-The
British ship Sydney Dacres from Liver
pool for San Francisco, which had been
repairing damages at Stanley. Falkland
Islands, sailed from that port September
2Sth in tow of steamer The tow-lines
broke, and the ship struck rock and be-
came total wreck. Everything ON board
was lost, but the crew were saved.
| Anxiety About the Anchoria.
New YORK, October Sth-A Mt is
now twenty-one days since the Anchoria
sailed from Glasgow for New York, and
she invariably makes the trip in eleven
days, barring accidents. She had on board
rs first cabin passengers, of whom u live
in New York; so intermediate, 302 steer
| age passengers, and a crew of 12S men.
Every day that passes without hearing
! from her increases the anxiety of the
friends of those on board, as it does
also of the agents, although the latter
hopefully expect her arrival at any hour
1t is believed by some that her delay is
caused by arrangement of her machinery,
! and that she has been driven south of the
ordinary course taken. The point at which
| the Ethiopia saw the vessel referred TO in
another dispatch was about where the
steamship Devonia was on that date. The
Devonia arrived here on Monday night.
| HuntiDgton's House Barely Saved.
| New YORK, October Sth.-The occupants
of C. P. Huntington's house in Trogg's
Neck were awakened shortly after midnight
on Wednesday by fire in the buildings
near them, on the opposite side of the road
The barn and stables composing the build
| ings were all ablaze and sweeping showers
of sparks down on Huntington's house
threatening to set it on fire. Water was
thrown on the roof. however, and the
house saved. The outbuildings in which
the fire started were all destroyed. The
loss was placed at $4,000.
| The Grant Monument Fund.
| New YORK, October Sth.-The Hermit
of Cashel opera was produced last night
in the Metropolitan Opera House for the
benefit of the Grant Monument Fund.
There was rather small audience present
| The performance was given by amateurs.
Among those present in boxes were Jesse
and u S. Grant and their wives. Mrs.
Grant was unable to be present.
Dana's View OF Georges Candidacy.
New York, October sth.-The San says
editorially There is one service which
the candidacy of Henry George has done
already. It has aroused more general
and eager interest in the coming municipal
election than has been known in this town
for some years. The appearance in the
canvas of this intrepid aud original man is
in itself interesting, considering the proper
tons which the movement in his favor has