Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-17
W Orld's Fair Site.

granting the use of the lake front as part
site for the Worlds Fair was passed to-
night by the City Council. An amend
ment requiring the use of no less than $50
acres there, involving the filling in of at
least 100 acres of the lake front at an ex-
pense TO the city, was adopted. In some
quarters it is predicted that an amendment
VIII be presented preventing the use of the
lake front, and that the fair will be held
entirely in Jackson Park, six miles from
the center of the city.
Quiet Restored.
CHARLESTON Is. c., July 18th "A dis
patch from Blackville says: The white
people of Barnwell county have prevented
any further trouble at the Kearse settle
ment. Most of the detachment of military
who went to Kearse have departed. Their
Captain to-day said: II have not the
slightest doubt but there would have been
very serious trouble at Kearse had our
squad not arrived promptly on the field
and the riotous negroes dispersed. Some
of them will be arrested"
Original Package Decision.
TOPEKA Kan. }, July 16th.-Judge Foster,
in the United States District Court to-day,
rendered an important decision in the
original package litigation. Frank Nc
Cure, of Lyons, Kansas, received wooden
ooA SoiltoiuiIS uity uOttleS Vi WHISKY, edcn
bottle in pasteboard box, and sold
number of these bottles Judge Foster
now holds that in opening the wooden box
he broke the original package.
Drowned in a Lake.
DENVER, July 16th-While J. S. Jacob
son and Mrs. John J. Huddart were row.
ing on Berkeley lake last night, their boat
was overturned and both drowned Mr.
Huddart is at present in Salt Lake City,
and is partner in business with the dead
man. The bodies were recovered late this
afternoon. Jacobson was born in Chicago,
where his parents now reside.
The Great Sunol.
New YORK, July 16th.-Senator STAN
ford has authorized the 7mf, Field and
Farm to match Sunol against Belle Ham
lin tor ten thousand side, half forfeit, the
winner to take entire stake and gate
money. o. A. Hickok will hold the
money for the Sunol proposition till July
30.h.
Lost in the Storm.
CHICAGO July 16th.-The Captain of the
propeller Puritan reports seeing the wrecks
cf two yachts in Mud Lake. From
other information obtained it is believed
certain that five persons from Chicago
were lost with this vessel in storm a
couple of days ago.
A Fast Voyage.
NEW YORK, July 16th.-The White Star
steamer Teutonic arrived this morning,
having made the passage from Queenstown
IN five days, twenty-one hours and fifty
five minutes. This places the Teutonic
second among the ocean racers.
Charged With Theft.
CHICAGO, July 16th.-It is understood
that the mystery of the robbery of $4,000
in gold bars from the United States Ex-
press Company last fall has been cleared
up, and that a teamster named John Behert
is under arrest for the theft.
Train Robber Arrested.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), July 16th.-J. B.
Winslow, alias Charley n. Avin, was ar
rested at Columbus, Miss, to- day. He has
been identified as Rube Burrows chief
lieutenant of the train-robbing escapades.
Chicago's Census Figures.
WASHINGTON, July 16th.-Superintend
ent Porter received a message tonight
from the census supervisor of Chicago,
stating that his count makes Chicago's
popuiation 1,l0l, 1858. This puts Chicago
ahead of Philadelphia.
Seven Killed.
yIcKsBURG (Miss.), July l6th.-Reliable
persons who arrived from Bastrop, La, to-
Cay, say that seven negroes Were killed and
six wounded in the affray with white
posse near Merrouge, told of in yesterday s
dispatches.
Small Yield.
WILMINGroN (Del.l, July 16th.-The
| Clayton Call estimates the number of
peach trees in Delaware at 9,Sl1 ,653, but
| over three million are not yet in bearing.
| The crop is estimated at u ,375 baskets
only.
Sentence COMMITTED
| ALBANY, July 16ih.-Governor Hill has
commuied to imprisonment for life the
sentence of Joseph Chaplain, the mur-
/ derer, sentenced to be electrocuted during
tie week commencing July 2lst.
Tennessee Democrats.
| NASHVILLE (renn.), July 10th. - The
Democratic Convention to DAY took several
Intellectual ballots for Governor and ad.
journed until to morrow.
Failure of a Hosiery Firm.
PHILADELPHIA, July l6ih-Judgment:
| were entered to day against the hosiery
manufacturing firm of 7. B. Cope Il Bros
Liabilities, 100000; assets, $4,000.
4 An Editors Death.
PORTLAND tMe.), July l6th.-E. ii. El
we'll. editor of the Portland Traascript
Gied OF heart disease this morning.