Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-27

bribery in connection with his election on
the Republican State Committee yesterday.
Myers then left for Cincinnati. Copellar
was arrested, and, after being released,
caused a warrant to be issued for the arrest
of Myers for perjury. Copellar and Helby,
of this city, whose name was also mixed
up in charge of bribery joined with CO.
pellar in the affidavit declaring they knew
nothing of the bribery. Myers was re-
leased and bailed about 3 o'clock in $1,000
bond.
A san Franoiscan's Suit for Damages.
New York, August 26ih-A Lancaster,
Pa, dispatch says: ]. L. Steinmetz, attor-
ney for George Greenzweig, surviving part
ner of Mast & Greenzweig, of California,
brought suit yesterday afternoon in the
Common Pleas Court against the Lancaster
Watch Company for damages to the amount
of $4,000. The claim of the plaintiff is
that on June %, 1888, his firm agreed to
become sole agents of the Lancaster Watch
Company for the sale of their wares in the
Pacific States, Mexico, the Central AmeTi-
can republics and the Sandwich Islands;
but the watch company, in violation of its
contract, sold movements to other firms,
and plaintiffs have suffered $4,000 DANA
ges; that on February II, 1884 the Lancas-
ter Watch Company contracted to deliver
1000 of their several grades, but failed TO
do so that the firm advanced the watch
company at different times $4,000, and
that, in addition, the company owes them
$1,000.
Treaties with Indians.
DETROIT CITY (Minn.) }, August 26th.-The
Indian Commissioners have just arrived
from the Red Lake agency, en route 10
L0up lake. The Red Lake Indians have
signed the treaty, agreeing TO have their
reservation surveyed and sold in 40-acre
lots, the amount 10 be invested in five per
cent. bonds by the Government, they re-
ceiving an annual income theTe!rOn. They
reserve Red lake and the land for homes.
At fair prices this would give each family
about $4,000. This agreement is indie
pendent of that with other Indians.
Another Speech by Blaine.
LEWISTON (Me), August 2Gtb.-About
1000 persons attended the Republican CAM
paign meeting at South Paris this evening,
which was addressed by Hon. james Il.
Blaine and General Gibson. OF Ohio. Mr..
Blaine ridiculed the idea that the Demo
cratic party would be instrumental in pro-
noting the cause of prohibition, or the in
telests of American labor. He declared
that the Republican party had never wa
vered in the support of prohibition. Mr..
General Dow and other third party
leaders would be sorry for their present
course. and be willing TO acknowledge their
mistake.
Texas Republicans.
WACO (Texas), August 26th-The Re
publican State Convention to-day noni-
mated q fun ticket, headed For Governor,
y. NJ. Cochran, of Dallas. The platform
favors the submission of q prohibition
amendment TO the Constitution to the vote
of the people; opposes the leasing of con-
victs; denounces the oppression of mer-
camille and laboring interests by nonOpo-
lists, and favor5 the Blair educational bill.
Resolutions of respect TO the memory Of
Judge Binckley and General Grant were
adopted.
Shot His Rival.
Sr. LOUIS, August 2Gth.-A Post special
from. Chattanooga, Tenn, says: News has
been received of sensational murder in
Carter county. John Ransom and James
G. Gaines have been courting one of the
most beautiful ladies of the county. A few
nights ago they met at the lady's house,
and in her presence Gaines shot his rival.
New York Hop Crop.
UTIcA, August 26th.-A drive from
Waterville to Oneida, BY way of 0riskany
Falls, through the best parts of the central
New York hop region, shows that there
will be practically no hops gathered. In
few yards single poles are in a fair condi
ton.
Gaugeis Appointed.
WASHINGTON, August 26th.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has appointed Isaac J.
Trainor, of Sacramento and Ellsworth J.
Miller, of San Francisco, gaugers in the
First Internal Revenue District of Califor-
MIA.
Danger of a Coal Famine.
New YORK, August 27th-A. M-There
is danger OF coal famine, unless the
trouble between the canal boatmen and the
coal dealers is fixed up and they come to
terms before long. At present there is no
appearance of a change in the strike. Both
sides remain firm, and both declare set
tlement on the terms proposed by the other
side out of the question. A few of the
dealers have coal barges of their own, but
the barge Captains say there is not enough
of these to inlUre them. While the boat
men and dealers are at odds the retailers
wait conplacently for the price of ceal 10
rise.
The Central Labor Union.
New York, August 27th-A. M.-The
Political Conference Committee of the Cen
tral Labor Union held another meeting last
E1gHl. Inc ueiegdleS lpdSSeu lupSl Ol lHe
night in discussing what they would do
when they had elected their candidate for
Mayor. They quarreled among themselves,
however, as 10 whom they should accord
the position, and when letter from
Henry George was read, in which he offered
his services providing the Union would
show him signatures of 10000 voters
pledged to sustain its objects, the offer
was promptly laid on the table. The con-
ference finally resolved to leave the matter
to the Executive Committee, composed of
one member from each Assembly district.