Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-29
The soldier, Patriot and Christian,

Inc SoAuier, fatrlOt and Christian.
New York, April 2Sth.-St. Paurs
Chapel was decorated with the stars and
stripes inside and outside to-day when the
Washington memorial services took place
They were attended by 200 members of the
society OF Cincinnati Sons of Revolution
| and New York Commandery of the Loya
Legion. Bishop William Stevens Perry. O.
Iowa, preached an eloquent sermon or
George Washington, the soldier. patrio
and Christian" Rev. DR.. Charles Cotes
worth PInckney, of South Carolina, con,
Quoted the services. Superb music inter
spersed the solemn exercises
Great crowds of strangers are in the city
and every train on all the lines leading to
the city are packed with centennial sight
seers.
The Commander of the Iroquois.
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth.-Lieutenant
Commander William H Parker of the
| navy, who is under orders TO Join thu
lroquois at San Francisco, has resided in
this city ever since his marriage to Mis-:
jenkins, daughter of Rear Admiral Jen.
klns OF the navy at 1749 F street, where hi:
family Will continue to live during his toul
| OF sea duty. He will start the latter part O
| the week in company with Lieutenant
Sumner C. Paine, who will be the Nayiga
| tor OF the vessel.
! Military Tour of Inspectfon.
WASHINGTON, April 2Stb-Saturday mex
Secretary Proctor, accompanied by Genera
Schofeld. Major General Crook, Adiutant
General Drumm, Colonel Barr and Lieu
tenants Scbofield and Bliss, will leave on
| an inspection tour. Their first visit will bt
to Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, Fort Lea
venworth and the military prison there
Forts Riley, Logan, d. A. Russell, Omahs
and Smelling will be visited in the orde]
named.
kavages Caused by Yellow Fever.
CINCINNATI, April 2Sth.-F. C. Hawes, O
Atlanta, has arrived here, en- route hom,
from Rio Janeiro. He says the scenes ther,
beggars description. The Passeo Publico
which is usually thronged by thousands, is
deserted. All the shops on the Rua DireitC
| are closed, and the suburbs of Batafoga anC
Engenhorello are vast pest-houses. Man,
small ships are in the harbor without ;
soul aboard, and the undertakers canno
bury the dead. Everybody who could ha
| left the town.
Death of Professor Barnard.
New YORK, April 2Sth.-Frederick Au
gustus Porter Barnard, late President O
Columbia College, died at 5 o'clock las
evening. The cause of death was paralysis
from which he had suffered for long time
lDr. F. A. P. Barnard, the educator, mathe
matician and physicist, author of many well
known works. was born at Sheffield, Mass. il
1909. He has been President of Columbia Col
lege since 1864
Mountains on Fire.
LEwIsBuRG wv. Va, April 2Sth.-Th
Green Brier Mountains, near Green Brie
White Sulphur Springs, are a mass of fire
| and millions of feet of valuable hard tim
Der has been consumed, with tens of thou
| sands of rails and other property. Tn,
IRE is beyond control and must burn itsel
out.
An Unexpected Bath.
KANSAS CITY, April 2Sth-At Chelse,
Park this afternoon the bridge across al
| artificial lake gave way and precipitatec
about seventy-five persons into seven fee
of water. Most of them scrambled out O
were assisted to shore more frightened thar
hurt, but fifteen were hurt, four of then
quite seriously.
A Post-mortem Held.
CHICAGO, April 2Sth.-A post.mortem wa
| held to-day on the body of Robert Burns
| who died at the Jefferson Insane Asylum
yesterday under circumstances indicatin,
| murder. The body was buried immedi
ately. The physicians decline to speal
until the Coroner's inquest, which will b.
! held Thursday.
That's About the Size of It.
CHICAGO, April 2Sth-Rev. Jenkin Lloyt
Jones, in his sermon at ALI Saints Church
this afternoon, said: Gould Washington
| come back to earth he would see the chat
he once occupied filled by man who
since his election, has done nothing bu
listen to the clamor of place-seekers."
Killed Bis Stepfather.
LEAvENwoRTH (Kan.), April 2Sth.-Rob
ert Henderson (colored) tonight killed hi:
stepfather, Charles Bailey, because tn,
latter beat Henderson's mother.