Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-08

poverty and lodging houses of the Children's
Aid Society, started for Winchester. Vir-
ginia, where they will find homes with farm
ers in that vicinity. The cost of their outfit
and journey was paid by Whitelaw Reid.
from funds placed in his hands to be used in
placing poor children in positions where their
future success will depend on their own
efforts. This is the first company sent by
Mr.. Reid to the South
Important Arrest OF Thieves at Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 7th.-An important arrest
was made last night of Harry Webb and
wife, who for months past have been working
the hotels of this city. and notably the Grand
Pacific, where they have secured very large
amount of plumber, and in every case with
out leaving a clue behind. They have been
Swallowed for some days at the instance of
Samuel Turner, of the Grand Pacific, who
noticed Webb wearing pair of his sleeve
buttons, and last night after they had re-
tired, were captured by officers at their place
of lodging, 161 Madison street. Property
consisting of jewelry, ladies' shawls, dresses,
ETC., aggregating in value $4,000 to $4,000,
was captured. Also bunch of keys fitted
for rooms in all the principal hotels in the
city were found in their room. Webb has
also passed under the name of Pease, and
came here few months ago from California
Several letters from San Francisco, addressed
to him in that name, have been received
lately. The woman, who claims to be his
wife, gives the name of Matte. They have
been the most acute thieves who ever did
business in Chicago. Webb was recognized
by Pinkerton this morning as George B.
Quigg, a notorious thief.
New Work Stock xchange-NO Violation
of The Constitution Allowed.
W ~ IN.
At the opening of business on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday, President Ives mounted
the rostrum and said his attention had been
called to statement that members of the
Exchange, through themselves or partners,
had taken an interest in the proposed new
Mining Exchange. He notified all such that
according to the constitution of the Exchange
members are forbidden, under penalty of ex-
pulsion, from having any connection with any
other institution in which stocks and mining
securities are dealt, except the New York
Mining Exchange, and he announced his de-
termination Of issuing instructions to the
Secretary to strike from the roll of member
ship all persons found guilty of violating this
provision.
The Walking Match at New York.
New YORK, April 7th.-At 1870 P. NJ.
Hart left the track with score of 315 miles
and left the track three miles ahead of Hart
and half mile ahead of the best record.
NEW York, April Sth--A. M.-The score at
A. NJ. stood Hart 315, Dobler 31S, Allen
$50, Pegram 800, Merritt 274, Williams 255,
Howard 2S4, Jaybee 227, Hanwaker 240,
Krohne 26S.
A Venerable Bank Cashier Sent 80 Prison.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.( April 7th.-J. H. Ro-
barer he defnI1ltintr Cashier nft tho Iata Go
ings Bank of Louisville, indicted for the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the bank, has
been sentenced to the Penitentiary for a year
The venerable prisoner attempted no defense.
he pleading guilty and throwing himself on
the mercy of the Court. The jury, as the
verdict shows, decided upon the lightest pun
ishment the law permits.
The Recent Battle With the Sioux" THE
White Chief in Canada
CHICAGO, April 7th.-General Miles tele-
graphs from Fort Keogh to the headquarters
here that the soldiers who have been pursuing
the hostiles for 200 miles captured five war
riors and forty-five horses and ponies. Twelve
Indians escaped in the darkness. The Indi-
ans are thirty-four days from Sitting Bulls
camp, and claim that the white chief in Can
ada sent them across the line to steal stock
Two Suicides.
CLEVELAND, April 7th.-The body of AL
bert Scheu, city editor of the Anzeiger, was
found in the lake last night, four miles from
the city. He had waded in and cut his
throat. He was educated but dissolute, and
had been discharged.
George Savage, a well-known shoe dealer,
crazy with reverses, nearly severed his head
from his body with shoe knife last night,
and was found dead in his bed.
National Rife Association.
New York, April 7th.-The Board of
Directors of the National Rifle Association
have resolved that the match for the Centen-
NAL trophy has lapsed by the failure of any
foreign team to enter since 1877, but recon-
mended that the trophy be offered again for
competition, under the condition that in the
future only one team to represent Great
Britain and ireland will be eligible. An
American team will go to ireland in June to
compete in the international contest.
Another Railroad for Texas.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.-It is understood
that arrangements have been made between
c.. 2. Huntington and S. w. Pierce, of New
buryport, for the building of railway be-
tween San Antonio, Texas, and Ell Paso,
thus connecting Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio lines with the Southern Pacific,
which will thus have an Eastern outlet indie
pendent CT the Texas and Pacific.
The Telegraph Cases.
ST. LOUIS, April 7th.-The telegraph cases
were heard in the United States Court to-
day, and are becoming exceedingly compli-
Gated. Judge Treat in his questions to coun-
sci for the American Union and the railroad
companies, indicated his mistrust of their mo-
tives.
FGREls.N NEWS.