Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
SATURDAYS NEWS.
ToosprSsEp FROM SPECIAL n'seArcHEs.l
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The Mayhower won the yacht race off
Newport Saturday.
Revenue officers are raiding illicit whisky
stills in Wisconsin.
1t is reported that Jackson, Minister TO
Mexico, has resigned.
-Four persons were Killed by railroad
collision near Limestone, KY, Saturday.
Editor Cutting has been sentenced to one
years imprisonment at hard labor and $500
line.
Secretary Lamar has rendered an impor-
tant decision relative to Oregon swamp
lands.
Commissioner Miller has begun prepare
tons for the collection of the oleomarga-
rine tax.
Beach, the Australian oarsman, is ar
ranging match with Wallace Ross for
$500 a side.
Tnden willed his late residence in Gram
Grey Park, with its valuable library, to the
city Of New York.
The New Yorl, cigar manufacturers are
unable to fill their orders for cigars with
the Knights of Labor label
Edward Bundy (colored) was hanged at
Spartanburg, S. c., Friday, for the murder
OF Annie Hickman in March, 1885.
R. P. Flower, Mayor Grace and Henry
George are each spoken of as Working
mems candidate for Mayor of New York.
Volante beat Ben Ali in the race for The
Champion stakes at Monmouth Park Sat
urday, and Baldwins Estrella won race
at Saratoga.
A berrying party of seven persons was
struck by train on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, near Brownsville, on Friday af-
ternoon. One of the party was instantly
killed, and the others were seriously in
jurcd.
A terrible tragedy occurred in Wallace
town, Clearfeld county, Pc, Saturday.
James McClain, employed on the Beach
Greek Railroad, and recently from Dams
| vile, n. y, shot dead his sweetheart, Miss
Ella Davis, and then killed himself.
The Grand jury has found an Indictment
| against ex-Deacon Joseph Story, of the
Bowdoin Baptist Church, for adultery with
Mrs. Easton, a member of the cOngrega-
| ton. The woman made confession, and
with Rev. w. Downs appeared before the
! Grand Jury as a witness.
The threatened big strike in the Chicago
| packing district upon the abandonment OF
/ the eight hour system by employers, has
| probably been averted. Many men are re-
turning to work, employed by the
| hour. With this triumph of the employ
ers practically ends the attempt to enforce
the eight hour system.
N. Bouquet, who was sent over to thi:
| country by Bartholdi with the Statue O
! Liberty to instruct the American work
men in the work of putting the parts to.
gether, has been discharged. He received
s. day, and it is said that the committee
was dissatisfied with his work, but retained
| him for time out of compliment to Bar
tholdi.
The following order has been issued al
| the War Department: by direction Of
| the President, Fitz John Porter, having
been appointed Colonel in the army under
the provisions of the Act of Congress, ap.
proved July /, 1886, is hereby placed on
| the retired list Of the army, in that grade
as OF this date, IL pursuance of the author
ity conferred by said Act, al his own re-
quest"
In the Anarchist trial at Chicago, defend
ant Fielder was on the stand again. He
denied having any knowledge OF dyna,
mite plot, and said in his speech that he
declared he did not urge that any overt act
| be committed against any particlur person
| or persons: that his remarks were simply
directed against the present social system
Other witnesses for the defense gave imma.
terial testimony.
The Denver authorities are stopping
street-car travel in an attempt to enforce
the payment of the delinquent license tax
on street cars. About go cars were stopped
since II o'clock Saturday on five lines
and the drivers arrested. The lines are all
the property of the Metropolitan Railway
Company, which recently bought out the
Corrigan Consolidated Company. OF the
back tax in question $1,000 has not been
paid, and is contested by the new company