Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-14


for his home in San Francisco.
Another Good Man Gone Wrong,
BosroN, October l3th.-President Eliot
of Harvard, made declaration of affillia-
ton with the Democracy to-day. At a
club dinner yesterday he said henceforth
he was Democrat. because the principles
of the party were in harmony with his con-
victions.. He warmly eulogizsd Cleyeland's
administration.
Fire Caused by Electricity.
DENVER (Col }, October 13th.-The cross
ing of two wires in the Telephone Ex-
change this evening started a fire which
destroyed the entire Exchange, rendering
some 1,5OO wires perfectly useless. The
loss cannot be estimated tonight.
The Tabor block, in which the Exchange
was located, was damaged 81 600; insured.
Sunday Games.
PHILADELPHIA, October 13ih.-Athletics,
5; Baltimore, 4. Five innings-closed on
account of darkness.
LOUISVILLE, October 13th.-Louisyile. 5
Kansas City, 6.
COLUMBUS, October 1Sth.-Columbus l;
Brooklyn, 2.
Dangerous Wires.
New YORK, October 13th.-The Subway
Commission experts investigated the cleo
tric lighting wires to-day, found hundreds
OF places where the insulating had worn
of, and they are considered dangerous.
AT the Commission meeting tomorrow
their report will be made and the Courts
asked to dissolve the iDiunctions.
Death from Heart Disease.
kANsAs 2ITY (1Io.), October 13th.-A
Globes Holden, Mo, special says: Super
intendent |. L. Oyerton, of the Missouri
Pacific, fell dead of heart disease at noon
to-day. He was a brother-in-la of Gen
eral Manager Clarke, and sixty three years
of age. His remains will be taken to New
Jersey for burial.
Those Louisiana Bonds.
New ORLEANS, October l3th.-The At
torney- General sued Maurice D. Hart,
prominent capitalist, for Sol 900 Mission
Constitutional bonds, and Mrs. Laura Gains
for $4,000 worth, alleging that Burke ille-
gally took them from the Treasury and
converted them to his own use by having
the parties named pledge them.
Sighting an Abandoned Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA October 13th.-The shin
Brandlettie from Brazil reports she sighted
OIL Cape Hatteras large unknown craft,
supposed to be the missing Norwegian
bark Freya bound from Savannah to Lon
don. The Freyas cargo is valued at
$4,000. She was abandoned during the
recent hurricane.
VIII Go to London.
CHICAGO, October 18th. - Henry C.
Wicker, Traffic Manager of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, has resigned,
to take effect November 1st. He will
shortly thereafter goto Europe to represent
some New York bankers in an enterprise
in London.
Death of General Clayton.
MONTGOMERY (Ala), October 18th
President II. D. Clayton, of the University
OF Alabama, died this morning at Tusca-
loosa. General Clayton entered the War
as Colonel of the First Alabama Regi-
ment, and rose to the rank of Major Gen.
e-al.
Flying Cyclist.
PEORIA (IlD, October 13th.-Bert Myers,
the famous bicyclist of Peoria, to- day rode
a straight away mile on the county road in
2:13. The trip was made on a high-geared
safety, and is the fastest mile ever made in
America. He is flying cyc.ist.
Three Men Killed.
LANSING (Mich), October 13th.-Peter
Quinn, George Ruby and John Nest were
killed to-day by the breaking of hoisting
beam of derrick, while engaged in clear
ing away freight train wreck.
Mills Destroyed.
DETROIT Mich }, October 13th.-R. /.
Frazer's large Touring and sawmills and
Wilcox's lumbr yard at Frazer City were
destroyed by fire last night. The loss is
heavy.
Suspended for One Year.
PITTsBURG, October 13th-Rev. John A.
Danks. prominent Methodist minister,
guilty of threating the life of a member of
his congregation, has been suspended for
one year.
Pilot Boat Wrecked.
New YORK, October 13th.-The David
Carlet, the largest pilot boat in the harbor,
went ashore on Fire Island in Saturdays
storm and is a complete wreck
Walkers Successor.
WASHINGTON, October 13th.-It is under
stood tonight that Rear Admiral Braiue
will succeed Commodore Walker as Chief
of Bureau OF Navigation.
Nichols Goes to Cincinnati.
KANSAS CITY, October 13th.-Ted Sulli-
van has signed Nichols, the Omaha pitcher,
for Cincinnati. He says he paid Omaha
So, 900 for his release.
Judge jackson Dead.
MADISON (Wis,), October 13th.-Judge
Mortimer NJ. Jackson, Consul at Halifax
| from 1861 to 1862, died here to-day.