Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-18

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/ her or from them.
The Pueblo OF San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, March 17th-The Secretary
of War to-day transmitted to both houses |
| of Congress, for the consideration of their
respective committees on Private Land |
Claims, communication from the Chief of |
Engineers, suggesting a certain amendment
to the bill introduced by Senator Booth and !
Representative Page, to confirm the Stratton |
survey of the Pueblo of San Francisco, in |
which suggestions Secretary Ramsey says he |
| concurs. No decision has yet been rendered |
! by Secretary Schurz in regard to the Pueblo |
case before the Interior Department, and it |
may possibly be delayed for some time on &C.
count of the tendency Of the bill in Con-
gress.
New York Stock Esarkef.
New YORK, March 17th.-Stocks to-day
were 4@4 lower, but recovered 14@24 on an
easier money market. A leading operator
sold large blocks of stock, preparatory to
leaving for the South. Ten thousand shares |
of Erie were thus thrown on the market. |
The Post intimates that dealers are picking |
up stocks as they decline, and this will event
ually strengthen the market in all directions.
QUOTATIONS.
Silver bars, 1l32 money easy, closed at 8 /;
| Governments weak stocks closed firm /;
Western Union, 107l; Quicksilver, 1Sl +; |
| Pacific Mail, 963 Mariposa, 8 Wells Fargo, |
| 1917; New York Central, 1921; Erie, 44t +; |
Panama, 175; Union Pacific, 905: bonds, |
113; Central Pacific, 70; bonds, 49, Sutro,
%; Leadyille, 81; Caribou, %.
clearinghouse Fxchanaes-Not Single |
City shows n Decrease.
| NEW YORK, March 17th.-For the first |
time, after several months of continuous de-
cline, San Francisco again comes forward |
with an increase in her Clearing-ho ex-
changes, and for the first time in years not |
single city shows decrease, according to the |
Publics table.
Forgery and Attempted Murder.
Boston, March 17th-Homer W ellington,
lately withdrawn from the firm of Utley & |
| Benton, commission merchants has been ar |
rested at the instance of his father-in-law, on
charge of being defaulter and forger. |
Wellington's family had been seriously sick |
at times, the disease being called gastric fe-
yer. His infant son and wife recently be-
came i'll. She secured some porridge which |
her husband had prepared for her, and an |
analysis showed arsenic enough to kill ten |
persons. Arsenic was also found in Yelling |,
tons possession when arrested. He is said to |
have made confession. The police say his |
infstuation for another woman was the cause |
of his crimes.
OMAHA, March 18th. - The following |
through passengers were on to-day's train, |
leaving at 1880 P NJ, to arrive in Sacramento |
March Dist: D. Nj. Delmas, A. Delmas,
San Jose; A. G. Schlesinger and wife, Oak
land A. q. Davis, New York Mrs. G. B. |
Pattison, indianapolis e. w. johnson, A. |
J. Coburn, Boston; c. Hodge, st. Louis; J. |
r. Eringer, San Francisco; j. A. Cum |
mings Boston.
Seventy through emigrants left on last |
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra- |
mento March oath.
Mob Law in Illinois.
WINCHESTER, March 17th.-At l O'Clock |
this morning one hundred masked men rode |
boldly up to the county jail, battered down |
and disarmed the guards and jailer, and |
with revolvers in hand compelled them to !
give up the keys. They then opened the |
cell of Joseph J. Field and dispatched him |
with a number of pistol shots. Field was in
carcerated for'the murder of James Podgett, |
on the 25th ultimo. He has wealthy connec-
tions.
Drawn COiiar-and-EibOw Match.
Boston, March 17tb.-At 2:45 this morning
the referee in the collar-an d-elbow wrestling
match between John McMahon and FL, NJ. |
Dufur declared it draw. neither gaining
the first fall The men wished to continue,
but the lease of the hall expiring they were
obliged to retire. 1t is understood that the
contestants divided the receipts, nearly
$1,000
Desperate state OF Affairs in Texas.
DALLAS (T'exas), March 17th.-A party of
drunken cowboys hold Seymour, the county
seat of Baylor county. Twelve invaded the
Courtroom with war-whoops and rescued
prisoner on trial. The Constable who fol-
lowed was shot at three times ike dog. An
away. State troops are expected the Gov
ernor having been appealed to.
Deserved Punishment.
PONTIAC Uu.(, March 18th. johannes
DE Boer was hanged here to-day. His crime
was peculiarly atrocious-the murder of Miss
Ella Martin, girl of II, whom he first at
tempted to outrage she was going home
from church, and, failing in that, kicked and
beat her so severely that she died the next day
The body hung seventeen minutes, when life
was pronounced extinct
Dreadful Tragedy.
AURORA QI) March 17th-Early this
morning Mrs. w. Baldwin was found dead
in bed with her iugular vein severed, and be-
side her lay her unconscious husband with
several gashes in the throat, arms and ahdo-
men. His wounds are not serious. Baldwin
came from Vermont and they were married
three weeks ago Cause unknown.
Chief Ouray's Testimony.
WASHINGTON, March 17th.-Ourav testified
to day before the House Indian Committee
that the Indians had been dissatisfied toward
the Government before the Meeker troubles
He knew little of the ThOrnburgh massacre
and denied that any but White River Utes
were implicated. He was anxious to return
home and report.
Bigamisf Bailed.
CHICAGO, March 17th-Clarence Davis.
the bigamist who appeared to have five or six
wives in various parts of America, having one
or two in Canada, was held to bail this morn
ing by the Police Justice in 5000 to the
Criminal Court.
Michigan Greenbackers.
DETROIT. March 17th.-The State Green
hackers met at jackson this morning Darius
Tinkham was the Chairman. There was but
small attendance. Recess until 1:30 P. NJ.
Tnccndiarism In South Carolina.
BRANoHvILLE, March 17th.-This town was
set on fire in two places simultaneously at
o'clock this morning. Among many other
valuable buildings destroyed was the Post
office. Most of the Government property
was saved.
Operations Resumed.
PoTTsrowN pa, March 18th. After
being idle four years, the blast furnace of the
Pottstown Iron Company was put into
blast again last night.
Row Between Political gOeghs.
ANNAPOLIS Md March 17th.-In row
between two sets of political roughs who
have been attempting to influence legislation,
Michael Farrell was shot and seriously in
jured.
DefauIting Tax Collector.
ATLANTA (Ga.), March 17th.-Sam Heyle,
Tax Collector has disappeared. He is de-
faulter in the sum of $4,000. Gambling was
the cause He is known to be part owner of
several race horses and the hacker of faro
bank at Cincinnati.
Rhode leland Republicans.
PROVIDENCE, March 17th.-Alfred II. Lit
tlefeld, thread manufacturer will be nomi-
mated for Governor tomorrow by the Repub-
licans, The Chicago delegation will be
divided.
Female Suffrage in Connecticut.
HARTFORD, March 17th.-The House to-
day-1OO to 9S-passed the bill for female
suffrage on license matters.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Socialist Secret Society.
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