Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-10
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.


All Parts of the World.
John Leonard, the well-known Fenian.
is dead,
George Gray, of Susangille, has gone in
sane from disappointment in love.
The New York delegation, it is said, will
support Reed for Speaker of the next
House.
The Governor of Missouri has respited
Anderson, the wife murderer, until Sep
tember 18th.
Charlotte, the 14-year-old daughter of T.
A. Gunter, of Oakland, has mysteriously
disappeared.
Baron Hirsch has Just paid $50 O00f for
Vasistas, the winner of the Grand Prix OF
Paris.
The Russian Government is reported to
have contributed 100000 in aid of Russian
missions in Japan.
A Volspuk edition of Crown Prince Ri.
dolfs Tour Through the East has Just
appeared in Leipsic.
The President is expected to lay the cor
ner-stone of the Soldiers Monument in
Washington, August 22d.
The Shah of Persia considers the Duchess
of Marlborough the handsomest woman in
England. The Shah is judge.
The English Ashley Stakes, for two.year
olds, five furlongs, were won yesterday by
Rainbow, Garter second, Spring Cup third.
Captain Short says that he will carry the
war against slugging to the clubs, and the
managers of these Institutions are uneasy.
A Home of Rest for Nurses is proposed
in London. There is great army of
nurses IN London, some as skillful as ply
sicians.
Henry Kuzler, Treasurer of the Mime
sofa Bank, has elOped with his wife's sister.
kuzler is also an embezzler to the amount
| of 81 800.
Troubles apprehended in Wilson county,
Tenn, over the preaching of Mormon ell
ders.- The people talk of driving them
from the country.
Charles H. Mayer, 10 years old, killed
himself in Oakland on Thursday because
his father had upbraided him for his reck-
| lessness in the expenditure of money.
Gus Smith was arrested in San Francisco
on Thursday for running shell game.
Not content with the bold swindle, he used
bogus $50 gold pieces as the capital of the
game. -
The Mining Stock Association charges
the Savage Mining Company with misap-
propriating the output of the mine in the
operation of milling and the San Francisco
Stock Exchange has decided to investigate
the matter.
Bad weather has had a depressing infiu-
ence on the wool market at Boston. The
prices for California wool are: Spring, Is
to % cents; pulled, "a to 81 cents Eastern
Oregon, Is to % cents.
A new custom, or, rather, indications
that point to the establishment of such, is
the designation of an officer of the army,
whenever the President goes anywhere, as
his special aid. The duties of the officer
are not distinctly stated.
The "601' at Truckee are in earnest and
nearly $50 disreputable people have gone
within two days. During the past two
weeks over forty persons had been robbed
| or garroted, and it was about time to take
day of for general cleaning up.
| The Senate Committee on Irrigation is
! in Helena, NJ T. Evidence was taken at
Glendive showing the immense possibill-
ties that would arise from the construction
of canal from the Yellowstone river
| The lar DIS are all said to be easy to irri-
gate.
| An Italian named ]. Landini attempted
| to comnIit suicide Thursday morning by
| jumping from the ferry boat Oakland. He
was rescued but fought with his rescuers
all the way to shore. He was charged with
insanity and taken to the Home of the In
| ebriates.
When Drury Melone, had troubles with
| his relatives about the division of the
| Woodward's Gardens property, he EN-.
ployed H A. Cobb, a real estate agent, to
make some figures for him. Cobb now
says that Melone refuses to pay for his sery-
| ices, and, therefore, sues the latter for $3.50.
Governor Stone, Acting Commissioner of
! the General Land Office, has ordered
! Special Agent Conrad to return immedi-
ately to the field of his former operations
| in the San Joaquin valley, Cal, as it has
4! been found that he was performing his
! duties satisfactorily to his superior officers,
notwithstanding complaints against him.
A tract of land was within territory
| granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad,
but the latter relinquished it to former
claimant. The latter sold his claim and
| the railroad then set up plea that its own
relinquishment was to the former claim
ant, and the latter could not sell it to a sec
ond person. Secretary Noble decides that
! he can.
The City Council of Spokane Falls, after
an investigation into the inefficient work
| ing of the water facilities at the beginning
| of the recent fire, are satisfied Superinten.
| dent Jones was negligent in leaving an in
| competent person In charge of the water
works, aud will make him vacate the
| Office.
| A rich strike has Just been reported on
the south fork of the Simikaween river
| about fifty miles from Hope, on the Cana.
| dian Pacific Railway. Copper ore assaying