Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-23
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.


All Parts of the World.
A cyclone has swept over Msnitoba.
John w. Mackay is at theWindsor Hotel,
New York.
The Cretan insurgents seized the towns
of Vamos and Cidonia, expelled the au-
thorities and burned the archives.
The wife of Dave Wambold, of the old
San Francisco Minstrels, has sapplied for
divorce in New York City, and has been
granted separation and alimony.
At Frackville, Pa, Saturday night. a
dwelling occupied by an aged couple,
Michael McGrath and wife, was DESTROYED
by fire, and the old people persisted.
An inflated bag, answering the description
OF Hogans air-ship, passed over Louisville
Sunday night. 1t went from northeast to
southwest and appeared to be two miles
high.
The strikers at West Superior, Wis, are
again becoming riotous. Tney drove off
the workmen this morning The Mayor
with the militia, dispersed the crowd, and
arrested half dozen. More trouble is
feared.
Edward Baker was sentenced to FIVE
years in San Quentin by Judge Braynard
at Red Bluff yesterday for grand larceny.
The sentence was light in consideration of
the prisoners youth and the fact that he
had wife and child.
There was wild furry in oil YESTERDAY. 1t
was rumored that there would be a corner in
August petroleum and in the scramble the
price went from 904 cents to 81, which is
the highest this year. 1t then reacted two
cents and became quiet.
The whaling schooner Franklin arrived
at New Bedford with twenty-five of the
crew and passengers of the steamer Lorenzo
ID. Bolar from Point Antonio, Jamaica,
which was burned at sea on July 18TH
Two OF the crew were drowned.
Millionaire John Allen, New York
hotel man, and Professor E. II. Plat, an
equestrian, reached Denver yesterday on
horseback. They had ridden from New
York, which they left on May 18th. They
expect to reach San Francisco by October.
Henry NJ. Snow, painter, at Red Bluff,
aged about 80 years. was arrested Sunday
night for the crime of assault upon Mrs.
Rank, an old lady of 65 years. living on
the outskirts of town. Sre was in feeble
condition and supported by the county's
charity.
Frank Toal, convicted of attempting to
murder his wife in Los Angeles, was YES
terday sentenced to ten years in the peni-
Tertiary. He served term in the peniten-
tlary once before for assautting his wife.
Toal is blacksmith, and is said to own
$4,000 worth of property.
P. G. Campbell, owner of the balloon in
which the Inflated aeronaut, Hogan, went
up, says it is not true that he sent tele-
gram to Hogan's wife at Jackson, Mich,
saying her husband had alighted safely on
Long Island Campbell has no knowledge
as TO Hogan's whereabouts and is inclined
to give him up for lost.
The Captain of the Atlas line steamship
Alene brings the news that on July 1lth
Hippolyte attempted to take Port-au-
Prince. On the 18th he also made several
assaults, but was repulsed each time with
loss. Subsequently he returned to Croix
des Bouquets Point, about nine miles from
Port au- Prince, where he is now en-
camped.
James Hopper, yardmaster of the South
ern Pacific Railroad of Tulare who was in
jured while making a switch on Saturday
night died Sunday morning at l o'clock
His wife arrived from Los Angeles few
minutes after he died. The remains were
taken to Lathrop yesterday for interment
Every effort was made to prolong life till
his wife came, but without avail.
The box receipts at Biggs' Theater at the
show of Thatcher, Primrose e. Vests Min
strels, at Fresno, were attached to the ex-
tent OF Sl5O Saturday night, at the suit of
X. ID. Fiske, of the Fresno Opera House.
Fiske says that he had engaged the min
strels to appear at his house for that night,
and they had violated the contract to his
damage in the above amount by not ap-
pearing.