Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-03

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| Washington Park is nearer the city's bust
ness district by four miles, and has better
railroad facilities than Jackson Park.
Death of an Author and Actor.
NEW YORK, August 2d.-The death of
| Spencer Pritchard, author and actor, on
August 1st is published to day. Pritchard
comes from an old theatrical family of that
name He was born in Philadelphia in
1S47, and was a student of the University
of Philadelphia. His first wife was sister
of Lawrence Barrett, the actor. He was
the author of a number of plays, which
never became prominent. His only sister,
Mrs. Williams, is the wife of downtown
broker His friend. F. NJ. G. Morrissey at
whose house Pritchard passed away, says:
~ met Spencer in saloon week ago last
| Wednesday. He was very sick, and |
| brought him to my house. DR.. Baran pre-
scribed for the poor fellow, but he grew
worse rapidly, and died yesterday after
noon. Pritchard told me he had not eaten
good square meal in four months. He
had been playing in hard luck for 8 long
| time, and was too proud to ask assistance"
California Fruit Sales.
CHICAGO, August 2d.-The Montgomery
Auction Company sold two carloads of
California fruit day. Early Crawford
Peaches brought 81 45@1 10; Muir, 81 45;
Bartlett pears, 81 50@2 20; Columbia
plums, 81 40@1 25; egg plums, 81 20; Ger
man prunes, 81 65.
| CHICAGO, August 2i.-Porter Bros. Com
pany sold eight carloads of fruit to day.
Bartlett pears brought 50 so to 81 80, one
car in bad order, 81 so to 81 25; Crawford
peaches, zoe to 81 65; (all stock in good
order) 81 25 to 81 65; Columbia plums, S5c
to 81 so; French prunes, 81 10; Gross
grapes. 9Oc to 81 IS; German prunes. 40
to 81 GO; Foster peaches, 81 10 to 81 so.
Passenger Coach Wrecked.
| HANNIBAL (Mo.) August 2d.-A crowded
passenger coach on the ST. Louis and Han
| nibai Railroad was wrecked in a collision
with switch engine this afternoon. Two
! colored men, David Summers and Harvey
| Letcher, of New London. were killed out
| right. Frank Porter (coloredl was fatally
! injured. Several others were seriously
hurt and some painfully bruised. The en-
gineer of the switch engine, William Lon
gale, was arrested Immediately after the
accident, charged with criminal careless
ness.
Eastern Temperature.
CHICAGO, August 2d-At noon to-day
the temperature in several Eastern cities
was as follows: Chicago, $40; Cincinnati,
$40; New York, 500; and St. Louis, 80.
CHICAGO, August 2d.-The temperature
| reached the highest point of the season to.
day, the mercury registering $50 tor several
| hours this afternoon and late this evening
it had gotten below 900. There were a
| number of prostrations.
Exciting Race.
NEWPORT (R. I.), August 2d.-The forty
footers race to- day for $3.50 cup, offered by
| Rear Commodore Iselin, was exciting in
| the extreme. and although the Scotch cutter
| Minerva had hard luck at the outer mark,
her splendid handling and fine windward
work resulted in the defeat of her four
competitors. Corrected time: Minerva,
4:24:59; Gossoon, 4:25:4S; Mocassin 4:35:57;
| Marquita 1850; Choctaw, 5:03:15.
| President Harrison's Summer Residence.
ericsson SPRINGS PA, August I'd
President Harrison's sojourn at Cresson
| during the greater part of the months Of
| August and September is now fixed fact.
The Presidential household will leave the
Cape May cottage about the 10Th instant
and take up their residence for the summer
in the beautiful home, and the President
himself, it is expected, will follow within
a week.
Two Men Fatally shot.
OGDEN, August 2d.-In a sensational
shooting affair in a saloon this morning
John Hamer was MORALLY wounded by
| James Griffin. Griffin received fatal
wounds, and A. c. Emerson was shot in
the foot. The quarrel grew out of dis
pute over an election between Griffin and
| Emerson. Hamer was acting as peace
maker.
Family Troubles.
AUGUSTA (Ga J. August 2d.-About mid
night l.. H. Pattello travelling correspond
ent and agent of the Augusta Chronicle,
and C. P. Hudson, dry-eoods salesman,
engaged in shooting ARRAY at the Airing
ton Hotel. Hudson was killed outright.
Pattello is seriously wounded. Family
trouble was the cause.
Death of Banker.
LINCOLN (Neb), August 2d.-John R.
Clark, President of the First National
Bank and one of the leading citizens Of
| this city, dropped dead in this city tonight
from the effects CT heart failure. Mr. Clark
was 81 years of age and an acknowledged
authority on financial questions through
out the northwest.
| All About a Woman.
| LOUISVILLE (Ky.), August 2d.-Peter
| Ounl dDu NCtt ldtdllN CUT
| late tonight by AL Bush. The three
quarreled about a woman, and Bush sud-
denly drew knife. The other two ran,
but Bush overlook them separately and
slashed them so severely that neither can
recover.
Railroad Earning.
CHICAGO, August 2d.-The annual report
| of the Chicago and Northwestern for the
| fiscal year ending May 3lst shows gross
earnings of s27, 164, S37; operating expenses,
SIG, COL ,002; net receipts, 50, 759, 1872. The
net earnings for the year show an increase
Of 81 ,449 compared with the previous year.
Struck on rock.
PROVIDENCE (R. ~, August 2d-The
excursion steamer Mt Hope, with 100 pas
sengers on board, struck rock near the
Breakwater to day, but Immediately cleared,
with slight damage. The passengers were
not seriously alarmed.
Almost Panic,
| GREESPoRT IL. ~, August ID. - The
steamer Sunshine struck rock off Orient
Point tonight. The widest confusion
prevailed for time among the 200 passen-
gers on board, but panic was averted by
the GOODNESS of the officers The steamer
was gotten of and beached.
! Coffee Trust.
| NEW YORK, August 2d.-The coffee mer-
chants here do not believe that the proposed
coffee trust in Brazil will materially affect
prices in America. though the trust will be
able to control prices and the supply in
Brazil.
Young Doctor to Old Doctor-"D Doctor,
have told YOU how Pm treating that
patient. Do you think ! should change
1 tho Of L
got any money ?" NO, but his life is in
sured." "WeIl. just continue your present
treatment. '-Epoch.