Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-22

PAL county, Arizona. Postmasters appoint
ed-Adoiph Minville, Brineard, Shasta
county, California; Charles L. French,
Santa Ana, Los Angeles county; Wright
Z. Green, Sheet Iron, Colusa county: l.. G.
Jacobs, Paleuse, Whitman county, w. T. !;
Fred Elder, Lakeview, Pierce county, w. T. /;
Peter w. Anderson, Batesvilie. Salt Lake
county, Utah !; Franklin w. Young, Loa,
Piute county, Utah.
Exciting Scene ut n SCHOOL Exhibition
Fall OF d FIcOr.
EPHRATAH (Pa.) March 21st.-During the
progress of an entertainment given by the
public school IN the public hall at Lincoln
last night, at which about 500 persons were
present, part of the floor gave way. precipi-
tating between 100 and $50 persons to the
floor below Many escaped by jumping out
OF the windows, which are about twelve feet
from the ground. About 80 persons were in
jured, some severely. Among the latter are
Mrs. Jacob Koenigmacher Miss Alice Bow
man, Ada Springer, Ada Miller, Laura Erb
and Christie Bingaman. During the con-
fusion the scholars rushed on the stage, over
turning two coal oil lamps, one of which ex-
ploded, setting fire to the carpet; but the
fire was extinguished before any serious
damage was done. Intense excitement pre-
vailed throughout the neighborhood 1t is
not yet certain that all injured will recover.
Pension Matters.
Chicago, March 21ss-The Inter. Oceans
Washington special states that pension claim
agents in Washington have openly boosted
that they we're going to steer the select com
mittee which is Investigating the reforms pro-
posed III the pension business. They are evil
IDENTIFY trying to GUST Commissioner Bentley.
and that they have considerable assistance
! from the committee is quite as evident. They
| first attempted to get possession of documents
! in the Pension Office, and failing in that to
have the claim agents examine, with them as
experts, the papers they wished to see
Bentley, however, refused to admit the claim
agents, offering TO furnish the committee
with expert clerks to assist them in looking
over the papers. The claim agents were there
fore excluded, much to their chagrin.
Two Murders Caused by whisky.
New YORK, March 21st.-Two brutal mur.
! ders occurred in town to-day-both the results
of drunkenness. An Italian named Orange
stabbed Bacoli, also an italian, for refusing
to pay for rum ordered in Spring-street sa-
loon. a man named Campbell, while at
tempting to stop a street fight in Eleventh
street, was fatally stabbed by one of the COM
batants named Delaney.
EHC III d NCWspdDtE oAksce.
BosToN, March 2lst.-A fire occurred in
the Journal newspaper building tonight.
Most of the loss falls upon f. A. Searle, job
printer, whose loss is considerable The
Journal composing and counting-rooms were
much damaged, but the paper will be issued
as usual tomorrow, having received the
facilities of the Herald. It is believed that
the Journals loss is covered by insurance
No estimate of losses.
The TEiII Scandal.
WASHINGTON, March 2lst.-Senator Ben.
Hill is having hard time GLIDING Jessie
Raymond and her baby at the Capitol, and
even at his own house. He calls into requi-
sition policemen, evasion, skulking and de-
ceit. Hill does not have the woman ar
rested, and she says she only wants to CON
front him in Court. The papers are full of
the scandal.
Reduction of the Hours of Labor.
ST. LOUIS. March 21st.-The Trades AS
sembly held a mass meeting this afternoon,
and unanimously adopted resolutions urging
reduction of the hours of labor, calling on
Congress to establish an eight-hour law. and
declaring that they would do their utmost to
destroy the Congressman of any political
party who speaks against it. The meeting
was very earnest but orderly.
Anxious for a Speedy Trial.
New YORK, March 2lst-James Z. Will
Jams. by his counsel, expresses readiness
and anxiety for a speedy indictment and trial
on the charges brought against himself and
! his wife by his aunt, Mrs Della Little. and
claims to be fully able to establish rectitude
Of purpose and action on the part of his wife
and himself in all their relations with Mrs.
Little.
Arrival OF GIsjucsc
NEW York, March 21st.-Fifty Cinnamon
arrived by the Erie road yesterday. Most of
them go to towns in the interior, an agent
having beforehand selected places to settle.
TiIden in Pennsylvania.
| PITrsBURc, March 21st.-The Democratic
primaries of Allegheny county were over
| whelmingly Iilden in their result.