Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-09

| EITTSBURG-NO game on account of rain.
CINCINNATI-The st. Louis Cincinnati
game was postponed on account of rain.
DETRoIT-No game, on account of rain.
! A Lightweight Fizzie.
BosToN, May Sth-The fight tonight
| between Tommy Danforth, of New York,
and Jack Havlin, of Charleston, proved a
very tame and unsatisfactory affair. AL
| though announced to be fifteen round
| fight, the contest was dragged through
| eighteen rounds, when the judges declared
| it draw. Danforth's face showed more
marks of violence than Havlin's, although
neither of the men were badly used up
The fight was nOminally for a purse of
$500.
Killed a Constable.
e yroM 1888. by the California Associated Pressl
DEwEEsE (Neb.I May 8th.-Constable
William Jenkins tried to arrest Ed. Davis.
section foreman, who was hunting near
the city limits. Davis objected and threw
his gun in position, backing away. Jenkins
twice ordered him to drop the gun, and
then fired twice with his revolver One
bullet passed through Davis ear and the
other through his hat. Davis returned the
fire with both barrels, the bullets lodging in
jenkins breast. Davis was arrested.
Ingersoll in a Debating Society.
IfOpyig, 1885, by the California Associated PrcssJ
New YORK, May Sth.-Robert G. Inger-
soil lectured this evening before the Nine
teenth Century Club. The lecture was
hardly up to his usual standard After the
conclusion his statements were Questioned
and speeches made by Frederick r. Condert
| and General Stewart A. Woodford. This
is the first instance of Ingersou engaging
in colloquial controversy.
Invokes the Writ.
copyright, 1888, by the forxia Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, May Sth-John J. Cornell
son horse whipped Judge Richard Reed
December 10, 1884, at Mount Sterling.
From shame Reed committed suicide. Cor
| nelson was not convicted till April 8, 1887,
and was then sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary. An attempt is being made
| to secure his release On a writ of habeas
| corpus.
Terrific Boiler Explosion.
Copyright, 1888, by the California Associated Press
MANCHESTER IN H. May 8th.-There was
terrific explosion in the sash and blind
| shop of ]. J. Hodge this morning, totally
wrecking the boiler shop and landing a
| heavy portion of gthe boiler on the corner
of dwelling-house 800 feet away. Three
| bodies have been removed from the ruins.
A Vinegar Bitters Case.
New YORK, May Sth.-The claim OF the
children of the late Joseph Walker, of
vinegar bitters fame, against R. H. Nc
Donald d Co.. of San Francisco, for $343,-
900 alleged to be due from the profits on
| the patent medicine, was in the Supreme
/ Court to-day. W. D. Peckham, admins
traitor of Walkers widow, was the plaintiff.
| The Court reserved its decision.
Blaine Sentiment in Pennsylvania.
| PITTsBURG, May Sth.-The twenty-fourth
| Republican Convention unanimously
adopted q resolution indorsing James G.
Blaine and directing the delegates repre-
| senting the district in the National Con-
vention to vote for and use all honorable
means to secure his nomination in the
event of his candidacy for the Presidency.
Quarantine Regulations.
| lCepyigt, 1885, by the California Associated Press
| CINCINNATI, May Sth-In the National
| Conference of State Boards of Health, in
| session here, in which twenty States are
represented, committee was appointed to
report to the States some uniform plan of
| quarantine regulations.
Struck by Lightning.
fCOPyiSat. 1888, by the California Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, May Sth.-Yesterday six
| houses in this city were struck by light
ming. The house of ]. H. Terwilliger was
| burned. and Mrs. Terwiliger and her little
daughter were so badly shocked that they
are still unconscious.
| Sentenced to Death.
Copyright. 1883, blythe California Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, May Sth.-The Supreme Court
has affirmed the decision ofthe lower Court
| in the case of Henry Landegraff, convicted
| of numbering his sweetheart here March 5,
| 1855, and sentenced him to be hanged June
22d.
Tender Hearted Judge
BUFFALO, May Sth.-Hiram B. Everest
and Charles Nj. Everest, of the Vacuum
| Oil Company, of Rochester, convicted of
conspiracy in trying to ipjure trade and
| commerce by attempting to blow up the
Buffalo Lubricating Oil Works in 1881,
were fined $2O5 each this afternoon.
Has No Faith In Banks.
| BosToN, May Sth-Some excitement was
| caused to-day in the United States Mar
| shars office by the attachment of 81, 200
| belonging to eX-Marshal Banks, on account
| of suits brought by ex-Deputy Galloup.
| who claims that Banks owes him $1,000.
A Railroad Rumor.
CHICAGO, May Sth.-The latest rumor Is
that the Atchison road has not absorbed
the st. Louis and San Francisco, but only
bought its interest IN the Atlantic and Pa
citic line, which is owned Jointly by these
| two companies.
Voice from the Tomb.
LANSING (Mich.), May Sth.-The Green
back State Convention to-day selected del
| egates to the Cincinnati Convention. The
resolutions declared renewed fealty to the
| Greenback principles. The delegates were
| Instructed to vote for the nomination of
General Weaver for President.
The Naval Reserve.
New YORK. May Sth.-Captain Howard
| Patterson, of the New York Navigation
School, expects 10 secure from Washington
the loan of man-of-w war to take out yachts
men ambitious to enlist in the naval re-
serve, for an experimental cruise.
A Fight to Finish.
MILWAUKEE, May Sth-At a prize fight
near Greenfield Park, in the suburbs Fred
| Wrinkle received q blow in the left side
| from his opponent, named Fuhrmann,
| which may result fatally.
| His Father Ran for President.
BAY CITY (Mich.), May Sth.-Hon.
James Birnev died this morning, aged
| 20 years. He was son of James G.
Birney, who ran for President on the
| Liberal ticket in 1910.
American Medical Association.
CINCINNATI, May Sth.-The American
| Medical Association, with nearly 1,5OO
members present, of whom twenty-five are
women, held its primary session in Music
| Hall oday.
Colorado Prohibitionists.
DENVER, May Sth.-The State Prohibi-
| ton Convention to-day selected delegates
to the National Convention, who were not
instructed.
Five Hundred For Theater Box.
copyright, 1888, by ae California As,ociaed Tress
New YORK, May Sth.-Nearly $4,000
| was realized to-day from the sale of boxes
| for the testimonial benefit to Lester Wal
lack. John Hoey bid $500 for the first
choice, and Agnes Ethel S275 for the Sec
ond.
a Relic of Ye Olden Time.
iCopwight. 1855. By eie California Associated Press
BosroN, May Sth.-The old tavern in
Ludbury, which Longfellow immortalized
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