Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-21
OK1CIVAI DEFEC TIVE

| and Southern Railroad Company against
benjamin d. Brewster, Attorney General
The latter is Il suit brought TO test the va
lidity of titles Of the railruad company to
certain lands in Kansas and 10 cover patents
issued for the SINE. The controversy is
between Z large number Of settlers. In
view of these facts the Supreme Court has
decided 10 advance the case On the docket
and hear arguments upon it at once.
Philadelphia's Mayer to BE fnpeaoaed !.
PH1LADELpBIs, September 0th.-The
City Council this evening, by vote of Is
TO 80, decided to inlpeach Mayor Smith on
q charge of IealfeasaGce in Office, in accord
ance with the recommendation of The COM
mittee that inquired into the matter.
Previous to this motion of censure,
couched in severe terms and offered rs L
substitute for the report Of the committee,
was defeated. There has seldom been
witnessed such scenes of anxiety and eX-
element as were presented IN and about the
Common Council chamber during the en-
tire session. The galleries and lobby were
crowded, and hundreds were turned away.
No other business was transacted, and
indeed nothing was thought OF beyond the
Impeachment Of Mayor SnGtth, the first
event OF the kind that ever occurred in this
city. After the vote upon the motion of
Censure, as substitute tor the resolution
OF impeachment and resolution itself, were
taken, the result spread ike w;ldfre
through the city, forming the all absorbing
topic Of discussion and comment tonight.
The Hop Crop.
New YORK, September 20tb.-TAe HeGId
says: The entire hop crop of New N"li; is
a complete failure. The loss, estimated by
competent judges amounts 10 millions of
dollars. 1t will be seriously felt by thou
sands OF farmers, labOTers and small shop
keepers. The crop of 1885, i'll ronnd fig
lIres, amounted 10 00G0 bales, but this
year. i'll favored sections of the counties, it
will moi be 10000 bales, of which two
thirds are unfit for market. The previous
failure Of the crop was in August 1866
twenty years ago.
Geronimo and His People.
JACKSONVILLE tFia), September 20!h.-
Under Colonel Wade's convoy the Chirjca-
hUa Apaches were safely lodged in Fort
Marion, at st. Augustine, this evening at
t o'clock. The Indians and soldiers are
well. The Indians seemed Indifferent to
the change, but do not like not being per-
rnitted 10 come outside the gates.
Cyclone in Pennsylvania.
WILKEsBARRE (Pa.), September GOTH
Alden, a small mining town about nine
miles from here, was visited by a terrible
wind and rain.storm late last night Nearly
every building in the town was damaged
Several houses occupied by Hungarians
were swept away, and many other build
ings were unroofed. Morris drug store,
Pute's house and barn and the public
school building were wrecked. The storm
caused the widest alarm. and several peo-
pie were injured, but none fatally.
Chinese Leaving the East.
NEW YORK, September 20th,-The nun
ber Of Cinnamon who left for home on the
steamship Parihia Saturday was about 100
They were mostly from Mott street and vi
cinity. There were some hoodlums in the
vicinity, but no attempt was made to annoy
the M0nsolians.
Ont On a Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, September Goth. - A
strike occurred at the woOlen mills of Sc
vile, Schofeld Son & Co, at Manayunk,
to-day, in which 200 men are involved.
They demanded an advance Of Is per cent,
which was refused.
The Grand Army Did 1t.
WASHINGTON, September 20th.-The sale
of postage stamps in the San Francisco
office during August, 1886, shows an in
crease of 15} per cent over the sales for the
same month last year.