Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-19

his crime, resulted to-day in his conviction on
the first count of the Indictment, the evidence
being wholly circumstantiai, and he received
a sentence of ten years imprisonment.
The Threatened Invasion of ii,e Ute Res
ervatiOn.
Especial to the RECORD UNIoNl
WASHINGTON, May 1Sth-General Charles
Adams, who has just returned from Colorado,
says there are now waiting on the borders OF
the Ute reservation at least 600 wagon loads
of emigrants, who have come thither from
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois, expect
ing to make homes and put in crops this
summer in the Uncompahgre valley. Many
of them are already destitute of provisions,
and a threatening state of affairs exists, not
only on this account, but also by reason of
growing feeling among the Indians that they
have been cheated by being brought to Wash
ington to sign an agreement which has not
been ratified. Senator Hill called with Gen
eral Adams on the President and Secretary
Schurz to-day. They were assured that the
Administration is deeply impressed with the
necessity of speedy action by Congress to
pass the pending bill to ratify the Ute agree
ment.
Imprisoned Arctic whaIers.
Especial to the RECORD. .UNIoSl
WASHINGTON, May 1Sth.-The House TO-
day again made provision for the relief of the
imprisoned Arctic whalers by agreeing to an
appropriation of Sc, 900 inserted in the special
pension deficiency bill to defray the expense
of fitting out revenue cutter at San Fran
cisco for that purpose. This is practically
duplicate of the similar item that is now i'm
prisoned with the rest of the items of the
vetoed Marshal's deficiency bill now in the
custody of the appropriation committee
awaiting action In regard to the Presidents
veto messages.
Senator Windows Candidacy for the
Presidency.
ST. PAUL, May 18th.-The State Republi-
can Convention meets here tomorrow. The
candidacy of Senator Window has given un-
precedented interest to the contest in the
primaries. OF the whole number of delegates
chosen so far, ia are instructed for Window,
ITO for Blaine and 10 scattering. 1t is thought
that when the Convention meets, however,
Window will be the choice of a much larger
number. and would be presented to the Ma
tional Convention almost unanimously as a
candidate.
Another Musical Festival at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May 18th. The fourth musical
festival began tonight. Its financial success
is assured The sales of seats amount to
$4,000. The chorus tonight numbered go,
and the orchestra 156. Annie Louise Carey,
M. Whitney, Campanini and other soloists
received hearty applause. Theodore Thomas
managed the orchestra.
Two Men Killed in a PIumbagO Mine.
READING (Pa.), May 18th. = Yesterday
afternoon a portion of Pennypacller's plum
bago mines near Chester Springs caved in,
and killed Joseph Mills and James K Brown
Their bodies were crushed and mangled hor-
ribly.
No Change In Freight Rates.
BALTIMORE, May 18th. h.-Representatives of
four trunk lines met at the Office of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad to-day. 1t was de-
cided to make no change for the present in the
tariff on East bound freights
FizzIed.
ERIE (Pa.), May 1Sth.-The Goss and
Ryan fight has fizzled, Goss alleging that he
feared foul play. All the boatsreturned, and
the sports are disgusted at Goss for showing
the white feather.
washburne Wants His Friends to Support
Grant.
New YORK, May 1Sth.-The following
letter is published here:
PORTLAND, Maine. May &c. 1880.
R. H. McClelland, Galena l am too unwell to at
tend to anything, but to express to my friends my
hope that they will support Grant?.
E. B. WASHBURNE.
Heavy Lumber Fire.
PITTsBURG, May 1Sth.-Blake & Lacys
planning mill, with four acres of material,
comprising 1000, 000 feet of lumber, was
burned this morning, and the fire is still rag
ing. 1t is to be hoped that it may be stayed
shortly. The loss already is 100000.
The Donnelly Washburn Case That
Anonymous Letter.
WASHINGTON. May 1Sth.-Hay, the writ
ing expert, testified in the Donnelly-Wa
write the anonymous letter, and that Finley
might have written it.