Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-04
California Fruit Sales.

New York, September 3d.-E. L. Good
sell auctioned ten carloads of California fruit
yesterday for account of Earl Fruit Com
pany, Sacramento, at the following prices ::
Bartlett pears, So 20 to So 80; ripe, s. 80 to
81 go; Boussock pears, ST. 80 to So 80; late
Crawford peaches, 81 15; Clingstone
peaches, 81 25 to 81 81; Muscat grapes,
single crates, 81 10 to 81 20; double crates
50 go; Tokay grapes, single crates, So to So;
double crates, 81 As to $5; French prunes,
81; Gros prunes, 81 65 to 81 80; Silver
prunes, 81 40 to ST. so; Egg plums, 81 % to
81 80; Nectarines 81 S5.
NEW YORK, September 3d.-Sgobel &
Day. agents of the California Fruit Union.
auctioned to-day one refrigerator car of
Bartlett pears at So 35 and So 20; Silver
prunes, 81 so; Tollenberg prunes, 81 40 to
81 49, The pears were fine and almost
green.
A Father Heard From.
LOWELL Mass September 3d-William
S. Davis, of Dodge street, this city, re-
Gently received letter from California
containing information of his father, who
left his mother and little children at Pitts
field, Maine, in 1S49. He was living, but
very i'll, at Rocklin, Cal.
Davis is now so years of age. He left
his home with the gold seekers of 1S49,
telling his wife that he would return rich.
She heard nothing from him afterward.
A bout twenty five years ago she heard he
was killed by the Indians, and then she
married a man named Plummer, with
whom she lives at Pittsfeld.
Serious Fire.
HIAwATHA (Kan), September 3d.-The
worst fire ever known here broke out this
morning in William Horne's livery stable,
and in less than three hours had destroyed
two and half blocks of the business center
of the city, causing loss of at least $780,
600. The greatest loss was the First Ma
tional Bank of New York The building
was owned by Congressman Morrill,. The
vault, containing $4,000 in currency and
many valuable books and papers, gave way
under the intense heat and its contents
were entirely destroyed.
brotherhood of Firemen.
CHICAGO, September 3d.-A special train,
gaily decorated with red, white and blue
bunting, pulled out of the Rock Island depot
Yesterday afternoon. There were seven
coaches and baggage car, filled with about
three hundred men belonging to the
Brotherhood CT Locomotive Firemen. They
were delegates 10 the Biennial Convention
of the Brotherhood, which will meet at
San Francisco on September Sth.
Benry George Banqueted.
New YORK. September 3d.-A dinner
given to Henry George ct the Brighton
Beach Hotel tonight was largely attended.
In his talk George said that Blaine could
do no better thing than to include in his
scheme of reciprocity the Australian col
onies. 1t is not the ocean that divides us,
so much as the tariff.
Many other speeches were made.
Duet With Knives.
COLUMBIA Is. C), September 5d.-At q
picnic in Grangeburg county yesterday
Patrick Lowman and William Beckman
representing contending Democratic fac.
tions, became involved in political CON
troversy, and knives were used. Lowmar
was horribly cut in several places and died
several hours later. Beckman, though
badly hurt, will probably recover.
A Negro Lynched.
POPLAR BLUFF Mo- J, September Sd Mr.
Albright, proprietor of the Clifford House
ouarreled Yesterday with Thomas Smith
colored. Smith finally struck Albrigh
with rock, fatally iniuring him. Thi
morning at o'clock mob of masked
| men took Smith from the Jail and lynchet
| him.
| Typothete Convention.
BosToN, September 3i.-The Typotheta
| Convention to-day adopted resolution
memorializing Congress to pass an amend
ment to the present copyright law defining
more specifically and making it obligator
| for parties who apply to establish som
! rights OF property in their claim.