Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-23
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD.
UNION
FRIGHTFUL KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Two Old and Wealthy Citizens Engage in
Fatal Quarrel.
PASSENGERS COMING WEST BY RAIL.
A Train Wrecked and Burned in North
Carolina
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
Terrible Account of shipwreck and Pri-
vation.
COMING WEST BY RAIL.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
DOMESTIC.
A Terrible Tragedy In Kentucky.

widest excitement prevails here on account
of terrible tragedy yesterday. David j.
Carter and Bud Harrington, old and wealthy
citizens and respected farmers, quarreled
over land suit, when Harrington shot Car
ter in the head, probably fatally. Carter's
SON then procured double. .barreled shotgun
and emptied both barrels into Harrington's
body. He fell, whereupon the older Carter,
seizing a heavy sledge, deliberately crushed
the head Of his victim with it, and then fell
over him in an apparently lifeless condition.
Harrington's body awaits the Coroner and
Carter awaits the result of his wounds. Both
lie in the same house.
Robbing Institution Brought 10 Grief
New York, December 22d. = Inspector
Byrnes and detectives arrested this afternoon
on bench warrants Michael P. Cafe, Laurent
Deforsa and Charles Wyant, President,
Treasurer and Secretary of the Mutual Stock
Operating Company, recently supplanted by
the Guaranty and Income Company at No.
AZ Broadway. They are charged with OBJ.
tanning money on false pretenses, and have
been indicted by the Grand Jury. The his.
tory of the swindling operations of the Mu.
tual Stock Operating Company extends over
the entire year, in which time probably as
many as 200 persons have been robbed by il
of sums ranging from So to more than 81. .000
The efforts of the Stock Exchange have
brought about the final exposure. The plan
upon which the swindle was organized was
neither ingenious nor plausible, but none the
less successful. In November, 1879, the firm
organized the Mutual Stock Operating Com.
pany, electing themselves. The capital was
at first Sl05, 900, but was gradually raised to
half million. The par value of the shares
was S.. The circulars and advertisements
that were scattered everywhere set forth that
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managers were enabled to foretell with GER
tainty the upward and downward movements
of all stocks, and thus were enabled to invest
the companY's capital to great advantage
The purchase and sale Of stocks was repre-.
sented as made in the Stock Exchange
through brokers employed by the company.
This part of the programme was, however
omitted, while the sale of shares went briskly
on and grew until it became necessary to in.
crease the capital.
New and Speedy Method of Redress.
CHICAGO, December 22d.-For some weeks
past articles which it is claimed are malicious
and libelous have been appearing in the
New York Dramatic Negs, attacking the
| private and personal, as well as the public
character OF David Henderson, dramatic
critic of the Chicago Tribune. These articles
| have become SO frequent and so fragrant that
IlcuuSTbUu COusulttQ I'LL dJIOfuey, anu lUuuu
| that any association which aided in spreading
them was liable to action for spreading a
| libel. Henderson therefore notified John r.
| Walsh manager of the Western News Com
pany, that if the paper mentioned contained
any further illusions to him that he would
secure the indictment of Walsh under the
statute, at the same time explaining the
| case fully. Mr.. Walsh thereupon telegraphed
to his agents in the West, ordering:she sup.
preston OF the current number o. tbs
paper, and ct the same time notified the
American News Company of New York Of
the situation, suggesting similar action. This
case is interesting, as it indicates new and
speedy method by which actors and public
men, whose characters are assailed, may Sc.
cure redress of grievances when other
means would fail.
Encr0achnfents on Indian Reservation.
CALDWELL ks, December 22d.-Payne's
invaders are bitter in their denunciation OF
rings which hold cattle in Indian Territory
during the winter and acquire the privilege
of remaining within the reservation limits.
There are eighty individuals or firms pastur.
ing cattle on Indian lands, and paying tax
of half dollar head to the Cherokee Col
lector. These, the -colonists say, are the pee.
pie who prevent the rich lands of the Terri.
tory from being settled by the whites.
IsECOND DIsPATCH.l
CALDWELL (Ks.), December 22d.-Anothel
blizzard to-day disturbed the would.be colo
nists of Indian Territory. They have re.
solved to go into camp and await the early
spring or the favorable action of Congress
Merchants along the border begin to favor
their going into the Territory. Every man
who leaves for home to spend the holidays
signs pledge to return after Christmas and
bring recruits with him.
Friehirul Railroad accident.
CHARLOTTE IN. CO., December 22d.-A
fearful accident occurred on the Carolina
Central Railroad about three miles beyond
Lincolnton this evening. An entire passen.
over safely, went through trestle at this
point which is fifty feet high. Full particu-
lars cannot be learned, but it is definitely
known that mail agent David Bloom aud a
passenger, j. w. Goodson, were disabled by
the accident and subsequently burned up in
the hames which were communicated, it is
supposed from the coal stoves used on the
road to the shattered and splintered cars,
which were piled one on top of another in the
chasm. The conductor was Captain Harris.
An Evcntful Life Ended.
FREDERIcKsBURG (Va.), December 22d.-
Casper Tochman, exiled from Poland for
participation in the revolution of 1880, and
Brigadier General in the Confederate service,
died yesterday in his eighty. fifth year at his
home in Spottsylvania, where he had been
living in retirement.
Fiendish Brother.
New YORK, December 22d.-Neil McGrew,
| rufian and dissipated young man who re-
Gently served term of imprisonment for
theft, went last night to the home of his re
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34S West Eleventh street, and while there he
quarreled with her. Mr.. Carhart ordered
him to leave the premises. Seizing kero.
sene lamp he threw it at his sister, when it
broke, and the flowing oil poured over her,
burning her so badly that her life is despaired
of. She was taken to the hospital. MeGrew
made his escape.
The Row In The House of Representatives.
CHICAGO, December 22d.-The papers all
agree in characterizing Sparks conduct as
that of blackguard, and call on his constitu.
ents to retire him and send gentleman back
to Congress in his place. His previous out.
rageous conduct in case when Clymer op.
posed some of his whims is too fresh, and
adds to the disgust with which he inspired
even political friends Weaver also comes
in for some share of the blame.
Continued Increase In Business.
New York, December 22d.-The Public,
table shows that business transactions, al
demonstrated through the Clearing. house re-
turns, were. almost everywhere larger last
week than during the corresponding week ir
1879. Only two towns show falling off, apd
even they are insignificant Philadeipbia
loses two ard nine-tenths per cent, and
Providence three. .tenths. All the other towns
have gained
vfce-PresideRt.Elect Arfhur's Nativity
BosToN, December 22d.-A lawyer ol
Brooklyn has been investigating in Vermont
to see if Chester A. Arthur was not really
born on Canadian soil, and left apparently
pleased with his discoveries. Old residents
say there Is no question about Arthur being
citizen.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, December 22d.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra.
mento December 26th: G. B. Gilman
and wife, George Field, San Francisco; w.
w. Potter, Chicago; L. G. Calkins, New
York George II. Southworsh and wife,