Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-24

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| Midland and all mountain trains.
The damages will be repaired and all
| trains running on time by tomorrow
| morning.
The chesapeake and Ohio.
NEW YoRK, July 23d.-A deal was COM
| pleted yesterday by which Drexel. Morgan
| d Co. became the owners of 100000 shares
of common stocS of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. The stock belonged to c.
z. Huntington, who received check for
81, go, 600.
The announcement made to-day that C.
| 2. Huntington had recently sold 100000
shares of the Chesapeake and Ohio cem-
mon stock created no surprise and but
little comment on Wall street, for it was
generally understood that be had arranged
| for the sale of all his railroad stock east of
| the Mississippi, and would devote himself
to the management of his roads west of the
Mississippi.
Interstate Conference.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK (Mdl, July 2Sd.
The w. c. T. U. Interstate Conference
| closed its FIVE days session last evening.
The resolutions declare for abstinence and
| prohibition, deHeunce all license as Grim
inal, demand one standard of morals for
men and women, declare it worse than
| treason to withhold the power of the ballot
| from the virtuous, intelligent women of the
home, and lodge it with the vice and
Ignorance of the saloon for the homes
destruction.
Fate of a Missionary.
WASHINGTON, July 23d.-ActingS Secretary
of State Wharton, upon the teegraphic
| representations from Congressman Taylor
of Tennessee that Mrs Hattie Gibson
Heron, missionary in Corea, was to be
hanged for preaching the doctrines of
Christianity, cabled Minister Dinsmore TO
investigate the case, and il necessary and
not too late to use his good offices in secur-
ing Mrs. Heron'S release. The State De-
partment has no other adyices upon the
subject.
knights TempIar.
WASHINGTON, July 23d.-Preparations for
the Triennial Concave of the knights
Templar in October are proceeding or a
grand scale, and already quarters have been
secured for over 10000 Knights.
During the past week Commanders from
New York City, Binghampton, Allegheny
City, Hampton, Va; Reading, Pa; Mays
vile, KY; Evansville, Ind, and Pottstown,
"a, have secured quarters, and in ell will
bring about !, 200 Sir Knights.
The question of competitive drill is not
yet decided, but will be soon.
Heavy Losses by Flood.
PARKERsBURG wv. Va1. July 23d.-In
the flooded district the waters have sub
sided and farmers can now see where they
| stand. Many have lost all and will be
| compelled to ask for charity. 1t is now
known that eighteen persons lost their
lives.
There may have been other drownings
| in Jackson county. The County Commits
| sioners returned from tour of inspection
to, day and find the loss in bridges to be
about S25 600. Many farmers will be un-
able to pay their taxes this year. The loss
In this county will reach $50,00O
Sad Accident.
PITTsBURG, July 23d-Miss Oppenkeimer.
a Hebrew society belle of Allegheny, and
| the daughter of the most prominent mer-
chant OF this city, was killed at HARMONY
this evening. Miss 0ppenheimer and four
other ladies were riding in wagon A
train came along, and the horse, becoming
frightened backed them over an embank-
ment. Miss Oppenheimer was thrown out
OF the wagon between two cars and in
stantly killed. Two of her companions
| were seriously injured. The others es-
capped safely.
Razors in the Air.
GREEYvILLE (Miss), July 23d-Some
| colored sports of Bolivar county, while en-.
gagged i! game of craps at Benet Station
| to-day, engaged in a general fight, in which
pistols, knives and rszors were used with
fatal results. Isaiah Jackson was killed,
Lincoln Miller was mortally wounded and
several others more or less hurt.
Young Blaine a Fireman.
BAR HARBoR (Me.). July 23d.-Secretary
Blame and NJ. Roustan, the French Minis
ter. and party spent to day at Ellsworth
| as the guests of Senator Hale. Returning
this evening, the fireman of the train
bringing the party was James G. Blaine
Jr., who has now made four trips in the
capacity of fireman on the Maine Central
road.
River and Bay Improvement.
WASHINGTON, July 23d-Captain Willard
Young, in charge of the river and harbor
improvements in Oregon, in his report to
the Chief Engineers, recommends the fol-
lowing appropriations for continuing the
work next year: Coquille river, $75, 600:
entrance to Coos Bay, $3.50, 600; entrance to
Yaquina Bay, $4,000; Tillamook Bay
and harbor, $50 600.
Pennsylvania Fire.
MEADvILLE PENN, July 23d-A fire
partially destroyed the st. Cloud Hotel
this morning. The loss is $4,000. The
guests were warned and escaped, but there
was panic among the servants, and sew
eral were seriously injured in jumping
from the windows Fireman Archie Car
man was probably fatally hurt, falling from
the second story to the ground.
Woman-at the Bottom of 1t.
AsHvILLE IN. C. }, July 23d.-Colonel R.
J. Page, a prominent lawyer and editor of
the Times Register of Marion, n. Y, was
shot and killed last night on alighting
from the midnight train: A young man
who had threatened to kill Page was seen
following him. A woman is at the bottom
of the tragedy.
PostOfiice Changes.
WASHINGTON, July 23d.-The following
changes have been made IN California
fourth class Postmasters: c. J. Gee, ap-
pointed at Eaglesville, Modoc county, vice
Emma Hough, resigned; l.. J. Aver at
Sunol Glen, Alameda county, vice ]. n.
Sunol, removed.
There's Nothing in 1t.
PITTsBURG, July 23d.-The idea that
English capitalists will buy up and control
the steel industry of the United States, as
published this morning, has created consid-
erabte good-natured fun among some of
the manufacturers, who ridicule the idea.
Annapolis Court-MartiaI.
ANNAPOLIS, July 23d-The Court-martial
that tried Commander r. F. Harrington
for negligently allowing a vessel of the
navy to be grounded has made up its YER
dict and adjourned.
The result will not be known until made
public by the Secretary of the Navy.
Robbers Captured.
New YORK, July 23d-A gang of men
with Red" Hickey as leader, which has
been robbing fashionable apartment houses
here, was captured to-day. Thousands of
dollars worth of property was recovered
from the pawnshops.
VIII Stay at Home.
TOPEKA (Kas.), July 23d. = Chairman
Booth of the State g. A. R. to-day issued
a circular recommending the members not