Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-03

next day, and has not since been heard firm,
He had 81, 20 belonging TO the Government in
MS possession. Smith was man OF high stand
ing IN the navy, owns q house in this citv and
at the Navy Department it is generally believed
he has been foully dealt with.
The Civil Service Commission.
New YORK, May 2d.-At the annual meeting
oi me elvli service Reform Association to day
resolutions were adopted that the thanks ofthe
Association be rendered to Rev. II. c. Potter for
ms Just and earn.s statement of the duty of the
PRESIDENT IN reference 10 the exercise by him of
Lne power OF appointment to Office. contained in
his sermon delivered in St Paurs Church M the
Centennial Anniversary of the inauguration of
George Washington: George William Curtis
was reelected President.
The Eastern Diamond
CHICAGO May 2d.-The games thro,,cbo,,, Nh,
East resulted to-day as 70 lows: '' '''e
At Brooklyn-Athletics2 . Brooklvn4
Al lndianapolis-Chicago Is, indianapolis l6.
AZ PM PhiladelphiarBoston ar 5, Philadelphia l.
At New Iork-Washington s, New York l6
At Observation-Disclosures l. Pittsburr .
At Columbus-Columbus /, Baltimore 2
AT st. Louis-St. Louis s. Louisville /.
Coal Miners Strike.
BRAZIL Qnd.). May 2d-The block coal
miners OF this district, 1000 in number quit
work TO. day because of disagreement with The
operators over the yearly scale rate. A secret
delegate meeting was held here to-day and rhe
result has been kept from the public. 1t is gen
orally understood among the miners that the
strike is on the operators offer of seventy cents
but the miners have not committed themselves
TO any prices
The Kansas Bulldozers.
LITTLE Rock, May 2d.-In the Federal Court
to-day the attorney for Charles Reid and James
Lucas, who were convicted on Saturday for in
terfering with the election supervisors at Plum
merville, filed motion in arrest of judgment,
claiming the indictment is insufficient to s,ls-
tain the verdicts. The argument of the motion
was deferred.
Christiau Eudeayor
PITTsBURG. May 2d.-The National Institute of
the United States Presbyterian Young PEOPLES
Society, and CT the Christian Endeavor, is in
session here. Reports of the work done in Ne
hraska, Illinois. Ohio and Pennsylvania were of
a fiattering nature. The rest of the session was
devoted to discussion of plan of work.
Bloody Fight.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2d.-During fight in
cheap lodging-house in this city this evening
Hugh Savage, aged S5 years. was fatally stabbed
by man named Riley, who afterward escaped.
The fight was a desperate one, as the wounded
man has six cuts in the breast, and is almost
disemboweled by slash across the abdomen.
Terrific Explosion.
NEW YORK, May 2d.-Ten thousand pounds of
dynamite exploded at O'Dell Station, near
Hastings, on the Hudson, to-day, in the storage
shaft of the big aqueduct, without hurting a
single person. The aqueduct damage is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Increase In Circulation.
WASHINGTON. May 2d.-Statements prepared
at the Treasury Department show that there has
been an increase of S76s, ,6S3 in the circulation
siuce April lst, and there has been net in
crease of $, ,9o3,034 in money and bullion in the
Treasury during the same period
Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON, May 2d.-Pensions have been
issued to citizens of California as follows
Original invalid-John Kay VIM. L. Fisher.
Reissued nayey-John A. Hyde Henry Walker
Mexican Survivors-Wm. Briefly and James
York,
Postmaster at Lemoore.
WASHINGTON, May 2d.-Clarence G. Gather
has been appointed Postmaster at Lemoore.
Tulare county, Cal, vice l. f. McKenna, re.
signed.