Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-03

election, at the annual meeting of mem
bers of the congregation last Sunday, of a
Board opposed to him, and will take effect
six months hence, if the congregation does
not sooner relieve him.
The High Water Visitation.
LOUISVILLE, April 2d.-The river here
has reached the danger line, and is still
rising rapidly. Streams throughout the
State are very high, but so far railroad
travel has not been interfered with in Ken
lucky, nor is there any expensive damage
by water reported.
ABOVE THE DANGER LINE.
NASHVILLE, April 2d.-The Cumberland
river is rising three-fourths of an inch per
hour at this point, being eight inches above
the danger line Many families are mov-
ing, their houses being partially sub
merged A heavy rain fell this morning,
and the skies are still threatening
RELIEVING THE DESTITUTE.
MONTGOMERY ala April 2d-The river
has fallen sixteen inches. Boats have been
distributing food all day throughout the
inundated parts of the city. Several hun
dred persons, mostly negroes, have been
water bound two DAYS without food Re-
ports from different points near here to-day
show that five more negroes have been
drowned. 4 steam ferryboat left here to-
day, going up the river to pick up all per-
sons in danger, and to supply food to the
suffering.
NO IMPROVEMENT.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.), April 2d-There
is no improvement in the condition of af-
fairs here tonight. The flooded territory
has been largely increased TODAY, and at s
-, l.a II pl =
an inch an hour. The river has been fall
ing all day at Loudon, lockwood, DAYTON
and Charleston, and it is expected to reach
its maximum at this point before morning
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE.
MONTGOMERY (Ala.l, April 2d.-Specials
TO the AdUertiser from Rome, Ga, place the
loss there at 81 100000. At Selma the gas
works are submerged, and the city is in
darkness. A steamb boat reached there to-
day with $50 rescued negroes. Nine negroes
were drowned on one plantation. The War
rior river falls slowly. Great damage is
reported all along its banks, especially in
horses and mules and corn Distress is re-
ported from all the overfowed sections.
and the loss of life and property cannot be
yet conjectured. Actual measurement
makes the flood five feet nine inches higher
than any record of Alabama river.
Telegraph Lines Consolidating.
CHICAGO, April 2d.-A stock firm here
received dispatch to day from New York
stating that it had been reported there that
the telegraph companies now running in
opposition TO the Western Union were tax
ing an inventory of their property, prepar-
atory to consolidation, and a new combina-
ton would complete the lines to the Pacific
coast. The lines referred to are the Balti-
tnan
lines.
A Rough Diamond Story
CHARLESTON Is. C.) April 2d.-W. f.
Mitchell, of Batesburg, in this State. re-
Gently found stone in his lot which he
thought was some kind of valuable gem.
The Chemist and State Geologist at Colum-
bia pronounces 1t a diamond of unusual
size and brilliancy. They estimate that in
its present rough state it is worth at least
100000.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, april 2d.-3 P. M.-Central
Pacific, 43s; Burlington, 1881 Rio Grande,
l44; Northern Pacific, 25s; preferred, 50!
Northwestern, 1861; New York Central,
l034; Oregon Navigation, 90; Transcon-
tinental, 275 Pacific Mail, 53s Panama.
-9o; Rock Island 25 st. Louis and San
Francisco, 10; St. Paul and Omaha. 3S4
Texas-Pacifc III; Union Pacific, 40:
Wells, Fargo y Co.'S Express, 119; Western
Union, CAL.
Hanged for Murder.
LEXINGTON MOI, April 2d.-Jeff Wilson
tcolored) was hanged here to-day for the
murder of Jennie Sanford, his mistress, in
July, 1884. Five thousand people wit
messed the execution.
Cleansing the Augean Stables.
New York, April 2d.-The political or
are casting out those connected
with the Broadway Surface Railroad scan
dial. At meeting of the Tammany Com
mittee on Organization, tonight, the resig-
nations of ex-Aldermen Kirk, L. A. Full
graft and Charles A. Dempsey, and Billy
Maloney, were rendered and accepted.
The Citrus Fair in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 2d.-The citrus fair is to
close within ten days. The attendance to-
day was the largest yet, with one exception.
There were 1900 people present.
"The Woman Fish E" Dying.
NEW York, April 3d-A. M-Dolly Ad-
ans, the well-known woman swimmer.
known as D." the woman fish, was found
dying by the police yesterday, in miserable
lodgings, of pneumonia.
Sporting Men Arrested.
New YORK, April 2d-A Boston special
says: George LeBlanche, alias "The Ma
rine," a pugilist, was arrested to-day for
being present at an unlicensed sparring
exhibition at the Hub Athletic Club. He
gave bail. Eight other men were arrested.
Must Come to America to fight.
New YORK, April 2d.-John J.. Sullivan
says he will not fight in England, France
or Ireland. If Smith, the English cham
pion, wants to fight he must come here.
The Silver Question i'm New York.
New YORK. April 3d-A M.-Early next
week meeting of bankers and merchants
who are opposed to further contraction
of the currency, and in favor of the con-
tinued coinage of silver. will be held in
Chickering Hall. Among the many speak
ers who will address the meeting are John
Thompson, President of the Chase National
Bank; David A. Hawkins, Edwards Pierre
pont, James W. Murphy, Frederick W.
Foote, James B. Colgate and Denis Nc
Mahon. They are all leading fnanciers of
the city.