Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-30

BosToN, December 29th-Eight inches of snow
fell here to-day.
The state Dinner-Set at the White House.
CHICAGO, December 29th.-The Inter. Oceans
Washington special says: The dinner-set at the
Executive Mansion was enlarged to-day by the ad-
dition OF 300 pieces, making the whole number now
nearly 1000 The set originally contracted for by
the Government with the house of Haviland & Co.,
the details OF which arranged by Mrs. Hayes,
was delivered last summer, and comprised all that
was intended should form the state dinner-servce.
The original designs were TO illustrate the fauna
and the flora OF the United States but the President
thought the set incomplete without some reference
TO the water, and so to-day, i'll the midst of the
driving snow storm, W. l.. Briggs representative of
the house OF Haviland & Co., arrived with two
large casks direct from Limoges, France, completed
to order, with fish, game and dinner patters, salad
oyster and individual butter plates, sauce boats
and lce.cream trays and plates, the latter in the
form OF a Canadian snow shoe, which will be, the
President remarked, "a perpetual reminder of the
Canadian prophets prediction of eleven feet Of
snow" The set is now the most complete aud or
namentai of any in the United States, and is only
excelled in value by the services of gold and silver
owned by some of the European potentates. 1t
Will be used entire at the dinner to be given by the
President next week to members of the diplomatic
corps.
senator Sargent and the Mormon CUES.
ton.
CHICAGO, December 29th.-The Tribune says
Elk Senator Sargent of California has written a re-
markable Letter to the ALT Lake Tribune in defense
OF his amendments to the Poland bill for the sup
preston OF polygamy in the Territories That bill,
as passed by the House, gave plural wives the right
to sue for divorce and division of the property of
the husband, and took the franchise from the women
OF Utah, who are now entitled to vote after ninety
days residence in the Territory, without having
subscribed to the oath of allegiance being natu-
ralized Sargent caused both these provisions to be
stricken out in the Senate. The Gentle population
of Utah have had grudge against him ever SINCE
Sargent defends himself by saying that polygamv is
religious institution, and that he has never known
persecution to be effective against religion But a
very obvious answer to this argument is that plural
marriages are not necessary part of the Norm IN
religion, and If they were it would be faith found
ed on lust and violation of the laws OF all civilized
nations. Sargent has failed to draw line between
regulation of the domestic institutions by law and
an attempt to control opinions by the same means.
General Sherman on the Growth of Cali
fOrnia.
NEW YORK. December 29th-At reception of the
Merchants Association of Boston on Monday, Cen
eral Sherman recited his early experiences in going
to California, and said: 81 was in California a few
days ago, and they talk of thousand ships of COO
tons each being necessary to carry the wheat of
that country The products OF California, believe,
are second third of the great States of this
ton for shipment abroad; and all the creation Of
our day There are merchants in San Francisco, |
suppose, good as you There are ships as fine as
any that sail out of your haroor; manufacturing
establishments where thirty years ago you could not
get your horse shod hotels which surpass in mag
nihcence those in PARIS, or New York or Boston
all the creation of our own day. You men of Bos-
ton have had your share in it, and in doing SO you
have accomplished more in your lives than probably
any merchants Of old Phenicia, or Greece, or
Venice or any land on earth"
China steamers on the Pacific.
New YORK, December 29th-The Commercial
bea, recently arrived here from Annoy, that the
four ocean steamships ordered by the China Mer-
chants Company for service in the regular line be-
tween China and San Francisco, will be finished by
next July, and will commence weekly service from
China in August. They will be manned by native
crews, and commanded by English and American
captains They are being constructed at Glasgow,
and will be only 800 tons each. The Captain be-
lieves that there will be ample employment for these
vessels.
RumOred Railroad Accident.
ST. LOUIS, December 29th.-Dispatches from
Texas say reports in circulation that terrible
railroad accident occurred yesterday on the Texas
and Pacific Railroad somewhere between Dallas and
Marshall. No information is obtainabe. The ru-
NOR is that the train ran through bridge, was par
tally burned and number of persons killed.
A GANARD.
GALVESTON December 29th-The reported wreck
last night on the Texas Pacific is a canard.
Connecticut Town Damaged by Fire.
PROVIDENCE, December 29th-A fire at Mystic
River, Conn., this evening de troyed the Merchants
block and the adjoining buildings of Z. ID. Evans
A. Ryan and T. NJ. Manning & Co. The records of
the town were DESTROYED The total loss is estimated
at over $4,000, half covered by insurance. The
bursting of lamp was the cause.
Fire in New York.
NEW YORK, December 29th.--The table manufac-
tory of Brown & Bliss, 336 Cherry street, fve-story
adjoining buildings, 1928 and 1874 Cherry street. oc-
cupied by various manufacturing firms ALI the
buildings owned by Mrs Allen Simpson. The
loss is estimated at 100000; probably insured.
The immense Schrenkeisen furniture factory was
saved with difficulty, but was damaged $40, 900 to
1000. The loss OF Brown & Bliss table factory
is complete, being on the building SIS 000 on stock
500, 600, and on machinery $4,000; insured. The
loss three of the other four buildings destroyed
was $4,000 Bell & Mitchell, oil manufacturers,
lost IS, 000.
Catholic Church Burned.
ST. MARY's (Kansas) December 29th-The Catho-
lie church here was burned to-day. 1t was in.
sured.
Terrible End of n E:ad Life.
DETROIT December 29th.-At disreputable lods-
ing place, known as the Caledonia House." this
John Ferguson, its proprietor, was shot
dead by his wife, who alleges she feared for her life
Ferguson was drunk and quarrel5ome and threat
ened her with knife. She fired three times, the
last shot reaching his heart The dead man had an
other wife with four children in Pennsylvania, and
another still at Denver.
sale of Mining Property Division Of Da-
k0ta.
DRADwooD %. IT,, December 29th.-It is reported
in this city on apparently good authority that the
Homestake Company has purchased all the De Smet
and Gopher Mining Companies property compiis-
ing half dozen valuable claims, together with the
Spearfsh ditch, nearly 20 miles in length, partly
The price stated is 81 500 900.
Public meetings are being held favoring division
of the Territory and the admission OF the southern
half as State.
Mexican Railway stock and Bonds.
NEW YORK. December 29th.-The subscriptions to
the bonds and stock Of the Mexican National Rail-
way Construction Company opened yesterday at
the Office Of Woerishoffer Co., amount to s5,000-
OOO and it is expected that considerable more than
the amount required will be subscribed before
closing the books tomorrow. Large subscriptions
were received from Europe to-day.
Clearinghouse Transactions.
NEW YORK, December 29th.-To- morrow's Public
will have its usual table of clearing house transac-
tons for the past week, with comparisons for the
same week of last year. 1t seems that only two
cities show decrease Philadelphia and Milwaukee
the former of 10 per cent and the latter of GAG.
All other towns have gained.
Westward Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, December 29th.-The following through
passengers were on to-days train, leaving at 2 P.
NJ. to arrive In Sacramento January ID: John
sullivan, j. P. Coyne, Mrs. Ross Martin, Fl. w.
Woodman San Francisco Mr. and Mrs Dickinson,
Canada Mary E. Snyder, Racine, Wis. Joseph
Gage, Charleston, Ill.
Thirty eight through emigrants left on last nights
emigrant train, to arrive in Sacramento January 5th
Freight Rates.
curcAeo. December 29th.-Commissione Fink. of
the trunk line psol, telegraphs from New York that
- te of last Friday to advance freight rates from
Chicago to Eastern points five cents was not suffi-
GENTLY unanimous to warrant change at present
Bates will therefore remain at thirty-fve cents for
,rain and forty for pro isions to New York, being
Ave cents a hundred lower than at this time last
year.
NEW ALBANY Ind.), December 29th.-The twin
children. three months old, OF William and Fannie
Johnson, froze to death to-day. The parents are
moor with no fuel, and the mother was unable to
ta, n them warm while the father was out hunting
work. The neighbors did not know OF the destitu-
ton OF the family
Arc They shermnn's s.Jack the Clown"
"Tommy" and ''Barney
CHICAGO. December 10Th Tomorrow evening
Professor tholomew will give in Central Music
Hail an exhibition of his horses, trained in Caifor
MIA and brought hther several weeks ago. Their
performances are said to be wonderful
Novel Newspaper Row.
6, Iou,s. December 29.h-There is another and
unexpected row in the camp OF the Times newspa-
r,er. Hereafter until further notice there will be
two Times pubiished-one at the Republican, office
and one at the Post DisDatch office
Deafli-Flre.
ITrcA IN. w. December 2sth.--A dispatch to the
Hercld announces that William Wait, the great law
writer in Johnstown, died this morning OF consrmp'