Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-15

of habeas corpus, upon which Reed was re-
leased by giving the required bail. The case
excites much interest on account of the
prominence of the parties at interest.
miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, December 14th.-U. S.
Treasurer Gillian says the checks for Janu-
airy interest viii be mailed January 24th.
The War Department learns that Sitting
Bull desires ten days delay before he sur
| renders.
Senator Wade Hampton writes to DIR.
Hoar, in answer TO letter Of the latter, say
| ing that his words, "My address will be
Charleston" in his letter to Sherman, were
not meant as challenge. OF as inviting
| challenge.
General Grant was received by the Boys
IN Blue at the Masonic Temple this evening,
I and the most prominent men in the city were
! present. be made smooth speech, express
! ing pleasure at being back in Washington and
among the familiar faces of his old comrades
de alluded to his travels and the omnipresent
Boys In Blue, that gloried in every cline and
maintained the honor and dignity of their
own land wherever they were found. He
said he had, however, found few Americans
who Landed foreign countries above their own,
with very bad taste.
| Justice Strong resigned to-day from the
Supreme Bench, to take effect at once. JUS
| tices Hunt and Cliiford's condition is only
| slightly improved.
A Female Hamlet.
| NEW York, December 14th.-Nellie Hol-
brook, of San Francisco. made her appear
ance as Hamlet, at the Windsor Theater be-
| fore large audience, last night. She was
warmly received, being called before the cur.
l. fain 80 ,o;e
favorably. With the exception of d. w.
Waller as the Ghost, and Imogene Vivian as
Gertrude, her support is weak.
An Internal Revenue Clerk Absconds.
CHICAGO, December 14th.-Earnest A.
| Thomalen. the stamp clerk in the Internal
Revenue Office here, has absconded with 49,
756 belonuing to the Department, being
money which he, as deputy, received for the
sale OF internal revenue stamps. He has
been in the Office several years, and was
trusted implicitly.
The jackson Affair In Colorado.
| DENVER, December I4.h.-The Tribune and
Republicans Lake City special says The
Sitrer World says: j. G. Howard who left
Del Norte November 2S.h to search for the
remains OF young jackson, arrived here with
the remains this evening. Chief Shavano
stipulated with Howard that il he would go
and examine the body OF his son johnson.
who was killed by the jackson party, he
would assist TO find Jackson's body. When
! Johns0n's body was exhnmed it was found,
as stated by the Indians, that he was shot in
the neck Last Monday search was made for
Jacksou's lody, which was found covered
with snow, the clothes torn off and the fash
| all eaten away by coyotes. except one foot
protected by boot. Examination shows
that he was shot near the navel, the bullet
| passing out at the back, aud that the body
had not been mutilated. From all the EVIL
dence obtainable, jackson was killed within
| fifteen minutes after being taken from the
whites.
The Deaih.DeaIing Kerosene.
CHICAGO, December l4th.-A Ne,cs' special
from Independence, Mo-, says: Last night
Mrs. James Jones, wife of wealthy farmer.
attempted to fill lighted lamp with kero-
sene. when both lamp and can exploded,
causing almost instant death to her two chill
dren, aged respectively years and months.
Mrs Jones was burned so terribly that she
died in few hours.
Boiler ExpI0sion-TwO Men Killed.
CHICAGO, December 14th.-A Ners' La
trobe, Pa, special says boiler in Bakers
Car Works exploded with terrific force to-
day. Two young men, William Campbell
and John Campbell, were badly scalded, and,
although they walked half mile to the doe
tors office and had their wounds dressed,
they were both dead so minutes afterwards
A Reported Princeiy Endowment.
PHILADELPHIA, December th.-The Lei.
GERS New York special correspondent says
Governor Chamberlain of Maine, now in
town, makes public the fact that Mackav,
the California millionaire, and wealthy cit
izen OF Philadelphia, have given $4,000 each
for the endowment Of Bowdoin College.
silver and stocks.
NEW YORK, December 1lth.-Silver bars.
1114; money at 6; GAvsrnments weak
stocks closed firm; Western Union.
S24; Quicksilver, u; Pacific, sol; Mari
posa, l Wells Fargo, 112; New Yori,
Central, 144s Erie, act; Panama. offered,
225; Union Pacific, 1879; bouds, l15; Cen
trail Pacific, Sil; bonds, 11i4; Sutro, H.
Purchase Contaminated.
ST. Louis, December 14th.-Jay Gould's
purchase Of the Iron Mountain Railroad was
consummated this afternoon, Thomas Allen
selling 10000 shares. The purchase money
was nearly 100000
Disastrous Boiler Explosion.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.b December 14th.-Tbe
boiler of Fabel & Sons soap and candle fac
tory exploded this afternoon, killing Phil
Hemp. carpenter. fatally injuring Conrad
Spark aud Lizzie OFT, and severely injuring
Peter Bolenhercb, the fireman. The explo
sion leveleds he center of the building two.
story brick-which was nearly totally de-
stroYed. Loss, $4,000. The machinery was
valued at as much more. Uninsured
Quickly Taken Up.
New YORK, December 14th.-The sub
scriptions for $500 900 of stock and 81, 900, 600
of bonds of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railway, which were invited last week,
closed to-day. Nearly three times the
amount offered was subscribed for.
The Oklahoma CO.Onisss.
CALDWELL Ks J, December 14th.-The set
tiers have moved here, to be en- the direct
road through the Territory. Religious senti-
ments prevail, but the men are determined.
The soldiers follow them wherever they go.
The citizens are in sympathy openly with the
colonists.
The Telegraph War.
NEW YORK, December 14th.-Telegraph
rates are being cut, and other reductions are
proposed shortly, but there will probably be
no general reduction Immediately.
Election OF Mayor,
Boston, December 14th-Henry G. Low.
ering, the Workingmen's candidate, was
elected Mayor of Lynn to-day by plurality
of 299.
Nominated for Congress.
WEST LEBANON IN. H. J, December 14th.-
The Republicans have nominated Ossian Ray
for Congress, vice Farr, deceased.