Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-03
One Year in the penitentiary.

One Year in the PeniteDtiary.
PORTLAND, October 2d.-W. J. Lee was
brought from San Francisco, where he was
arrested a few days since by Deputy
United States Marshal on charge of
taking FROM the Ashland postotfice, on
July 5,h, a letter containing pension draft
of S12 addressed to James A. Lee. He was
arraigned before Judge Deadly in the United
States District Court, and entered plea of
guilty. He was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary, whittier he was taken to-
night.
Mount Shasta Agricultural Society.
YREKA, October 2d.-The eleventh an.
nual fair of the Mount Shasta Agricultural
Society began here to-day.
The first race, trotting. was won by Ante
Echo in 2:43.
The second race, running. half mile and
repeat. was won easily by Bingo IN O:5l4,
Klickitat second, Katisha third. Red Cloud
broke leg in running.
The third race, trotting for two-year- -olds,
was won by Zephyr in 1851, Midnight
second.
Idaho Election Returns.
BOISE CITY (Idaho). October 2d.-The re-
turns show to this time that the Repub-
lican maj ,rity in the State is 1,5OO, with
three Republican counties and one doubt
ful one to hear from. The Legislature will
be Republican by about 80 to 10. 1t will
take some days to get full retarDs, as some
counties are distant from telegraphlc COM
munication. The Democrats concede the
State by l COO.
SPOKANE FALLS. October 2d.-Mayhew,
Democratic candidate for Congress in
Idaho, is here tonight and comedies his
defeat by Sweet (Republican), but claims
that the majority is small.
Death of an Editor.
BOISE C1rY (Idaho), October 2d.-Colonel
John K. French, editor of the Boise Sun,
died here suddenly to day. Colonel French
was prominently identified with the early
anti slavery agitation, and edited the Her
aid of Freedom, the first anti-slavery paper
in New England. He served nine years as
Sergeant at Arms of the United States Sem
General Cutting Nominated.
SAN Francisco, October 2d-The Repub-
ican Convention of the Fourth Congress-
ional District was held tonight. A letter
was received from Horace Davis stating
that he would withdraw from the contest
if General John 7. Cutting was still can
didate for the nomination. The Conven-
tion accordingly nominated General Cut
ting for Congressman.
SaunAS Races.
SALINAS, October 2d.-The first race,
running, half mile and repeat, Johnny |.
won in 81 seconds.
Second race, trctting, Maud A, Chance
more and Sargent started. Sargent won.
Best time, 2:29.
Third race. pacing won by S. 7. Carbon.
Best time, 2:44.
Robbed of Their Diamonds.
TACOMA (Wash.), October 2d.-W. w.
Whitney, wife and daughter, and Mrs. ].
G. Spriggs, of San Diego, Cal, who arrived
at the Fife House on Tuesday, claim to
have been robbed of $1,000 worth of dia-
monds, which were left in small satchel
in the room. The police think the theft
was committed by sneak thief.
Marriage Failure.
CoTToN WOOD, October 2d.-Y Yesterday
George Frankell, 20 years old, committed
suicide near Sbingletown, in Shasta county,
by shooting himself through the heart
with shotgun. Two weeks ago he was
married to lady so years old, who came
here from Kansas to see him, to whom he
was engaged thirty-five years ago.
Counterfeit Coins.
Tucson (Ariz J, October 2d.-A quantity
of counterfeit money was put into circula-
ton here the past week. The coin is
mostly silver dollars, fairly stamped, and
filled with lead. Counterfeit five dollar
gold pieces turned I'D also. The police
think the die is in this city. One suspect
has been arrested.
Fruit Shipments.
SAN Francisco, October 2d.-The South
ern Pacific has already sent East this sea-
son 2,2S2 carloads of fresh fruits, or forty
cars in excess of the entire shipments last
season. Probably between five and SIX
hundred more carloads will be sent East
before the close OF the season.
Sloop Picked Up.
PoRr TOWNSEND (Wash.), October I'd
Captain George Detmars OF the steamer
Cosmopolitan, picked up the sloop Augusta
near PoIt Angles last night. Peter Jensen,
a sailor. was found clinging to the craft,
which was capsized. Olaf Anderson, the
owner of the sloop, was drowned.
Geological Survey Party.
PoRr TOWNSEND (Wash) }, October 1st.-
The revenue cutter Corwin arrived from
Alaskan waters this morning with the geo.
logical survey party in charge of Professors
Russell and Kerr aboard. The party left
for Washington, D. c., over the Northern
Pacific.
Fatal Jump of an Insane Woman.
SALEM (Or.l, October 2d.-Miss Mary E.
Seal, patient confined in the State Insane
Asylum, jumped from fourth.story win
dow to the ground, distance of sixty feet,
last night Not bone in her body was
! broken, but she died in short time.
Congregationalist Convention.
SANTA Rosa, October 2d.-The California
Association of Congregational Churches
are holding a convention in this city. One
hundred and fifty delegates are in attend
| ance. The next Convention will be held
| in San Francisco.
No Damage to Fruit.
ST. HELENA, October 2d.-The weather
| having settled clear and warm, our vine.
yardists are again happy, as it now appears
| that no great damage was done to crops
The vintage is now being pushed with
| vipOr