Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-19


half million dollars. 1t will be luxurious
in all It's belongings, and run on the plan of
some Of the finest similar hotels in Eastern
cities. The Directors of the Academy of De-
sign to day decided to build an opera house
costing 100000
Army Matters.
WASHINGTON, November 1Ssh.-The APP
pointment of General Miles as Chief Signal
Officer. which seems to be assured, will make
another vacancy In General Sherman's staff.
1t will promote Lieutenant-C Colonel A. McD
McCook. of the Generals staff, to be Colonel
of the Fifth Infantry. The vacancy caused
by the death of Colonel Anderson has not
been filled. General Sherman says he will
be in ne hurry to make selections for his
staff. The following promotions, in addition
to that OF General McCook, would also
follow General Miles appointment Major
Henry K. Misner, to be Lieutenant Colonel
Of the Tenth Infantry; Captain w. G.
Sanders, to be Major of the Eighth Infantry,
and First Lieutenant j. f. Wason to be
Captain of the Sixth Infantry
Charged with Forgery.
New YORK, November 1Sth.-Stephen c.
BIadwell, a commercial traveller of q East
Eighty-sixth street, was brought up at the
Tombs Police Court this afternoon by de-
tective Pinkerton, who was accompanied by
the counsel for MIR. Duriarto, the prosecutor.
and the Spanish Consul in this city, on a
charge Of having forged and uttered notes of
the denomination CT S25 to the amount Of
S25, Goo On the Spanish Bank of Havana
Pinkerton's evidence was skillfully massed,
and was indispatably convicting Pinker-
tons agent had pretended to act as a 60
between. and had found the accused deep in
the forgery. It is stated that the accused
was formerly a respectable merchant in
Maiden Lane that be is an uncle Of Sher-
man Bradwell, the banker, and was implica-
ted in Alligier's forgeries. The detectives
say Bradwell was arrested once in Philade,-
phia in connection with stolen bonds Judge
Duffy committed him for trial, in default Of
$40, coo BAIL
The indian OutbreaIS-Troops Besieged
WASHINGTON, November 1Sth.-General
Miles forwarded dispatch from Lieutenant
Kin> ling bury, dated Camp at the Mouth of
the Mussel Shell, November 7Lb, as follows:
The Indians attacked us to-day About 4P.M
some Indians at distance were discovered by the
lookouts coming towards camp, and the scouts
sent were fired upon by party in ambush a
quarter Of mile from camp. The scouts fought
| them well till forced 10 fall back which they did
| without losing any men. One Of the horses was
! killed and three wounded at the first vollev am
making my position as strong as possible. They are
| bound to coue back force ] shall do the best
can, and they shall not get our stock until they get
| US ell.
General Miles adds that Major Tlges built
| n log hut and stockade at the mouth of the
| Mussel Shell last summer that will hold al of
Lieutenant Kislingbury's men and animals
! There is also rifle pit around their camp.
He will send Major lIges over to that point
to remain for time to await the action Of
tine remaining hostile camp near Moody
mountain.
| Judge Assaulted.
WILMINGTON (Del J. November 18th
| Hon. Leonard e. Wales, Associate Judge of
this county, was violently assaulted in the
public streets this evening by an unknown
party. He was approached from behind and
struck ON the head with bludgeon. the
blow knocking him senseless. His condition
is not considered dangerous. No effort was
made at robbery, and it is thought malice
prompted the act.
| Mississippi River Improvements.
NEW ORLEANS, November 1Stb.-The Mis-
sissippi River Commission have adopted reso-
/ lutions calling on the House and Senate to
pass bill No. 6S26, now pending in the
House, for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river also a resolution favoring the es-
Establishment by Congress Of regular and
continuous mail service between New Or
leans and the West Indies, Central and
South America and Brazil
| Running Fight with Thieves.
DENVER, November 1Sth.-The Republi-
CAMS Leadville special says About 4
O'Clock this morning two policemen at
tempted to arrest two thieves who were at
the depot ready to leave the city. The
| thieves fired at the policemen without effect,
and ran. The latter followed and returned
the FIRE, accidentally wounding Mrs. Muir
dock, who was near by. Her wound is not
fatal. The thieves escaped unframed.
Deash OF Ao;ed Mare.
LOUISVILLE {Ky.l, November 1Sth.-Onei.
| d. the dam of the four-vsar-old trott;ng
wonder Trinkett, died of epizootic on Satur-
day last at Indian Hill. the property of r S.
! Veach. Her product, though but five in
number and all sired by Prince, could not be
bought for $4,000.
The injured Soldiers.
CoRsIcANA (rex.), November 1Sth-The
train load of United States troops which was
ditched last night four miles north of here,
seriously injured were left here for treatment.
Forty-eight were injured by the accident.
The Population of st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, November 1Ssh.-Prof Wood
ward. Supervisor of Census, completed his
| work of Recommending the city tonight,
and announces officially that the population
of ST. Louis on the LIST OF last June was $780,
915. This is an increase of 26, 719 over the
census taken by Supervisor solomon.
slow Progress.
CINCINNATI, November 1Sth.--The exam
! ination of Charles s. Fisher on charge of
attempting to put fraudulent tickets in the
count at the October election, progresses
slowly. Fisher testified this afternoon.
lie denied all knowledge of the fraudu ent
tickets, and said Stowe, one OF the Judges Of
Election, found all such tickets that vera
found, except one that witness saw sticking
to Stoves boot. Witnesses as to Fishers
reputation were heard.
Twenfy-sIile Foot-racc.
BRookToN (SIass.) November 1Sth.-The
long-anticipated race between \. j. keerns,
Of Natick, and j. NJ. Hoppeny, of Boston.
on one side, against j. E Warburton, of
England, to run twenty miles against the
other ten miles each, occurred this afternoon
at the Agricultural Grounds, and resulted in
favor of Kearns and Hoppeny. Time, one
hour, IS minutes and &c seconds. The race
was for purse of 5000.
Official Audience.
| WASHINGTON, November S5h.-This morn
ing the President received in official audience
Colonel S. Voineco, Envoy Extraordinary of
Roumapi&, on 2 special mission. At noon
the President gave a like audience TO Senior
Don Ladisioo Caberars, Envoy of the Repub
| TIC OF BOLIVIA.
The National Grange.
WASHINGTON, November 1Sth.-The Ma
| tional Grange had the largest meeting to-day
ever held in the country by the Order. Re-
ports show the Grange organization to be in-
creasing.
| Dead Infant Pound.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, November 18th-A dead
infant, frozen stiff, was found in large bas-
ket left in car by a passenger from Chicago.
It was six weeks old There is small clue to
the guilty party.
Railway Meeting in New York.
New YoRK, November 19th-A. MA
meeting was held last night at the residence
of G. z. Huntington, in compliance with the
understanding arrived at at the dinner re-
Gently given in this city by Romero, at which
a committee was appointed to consider the
best means of facilitating early and complete
railway communication with Mexico. Gem
eral Palmer being detained in Colorado,
the following members of the committee
were present General Grant Chairman Ro-
nero, q. P. Huntington, Gen. G. w. Dodge,
Jay Gould, c. +. Woerishoffer. Edward D.
Adams, Thomas Nickerson, L. Jefferson
Coolidge and J. II. Work. Grant presided,
and very full discussion was held of the
whole subject, in which Nickerson, Hunting
ton and Gould chiefly participated. The main
| question considered was tha deaira hlapaas Of