Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-05

the subcommittee, was instructed to report
his bill to the House with favorable recon-
mendation for its passage. Covert will pre-
sent minority report.
The Great Storm in the East.
PORTSMOUTH, February 4th.-The fishing
| feet has been heard from. All safe.
BODIES WASHED ASHORE.
New YORK, February 4th.-The bodies of
three seamen, supposed to have belonged to
the bark which foundered off Long Branch
yesterday, came ashore near there to-day.
Another vessel has stranded
COLLISION OF scHooNERs-oNE SUNK.
Tons RIVER IN. j., February 4th.-The
| schooners Daniel Harding and Kate Newman
collided during the storm Monday night, the
latter sinking with all but one of the crew.
| Seven dead bodies have been washed ashore
here.
Election of President and vfce.Prcsident.
WASHINGTON, February 4th-The House
select committee on State electoral laws
accepted the report of the subcommittee
in favor Of Representative BicknelPs joint
| resolution, proposing &C institutional amend
ment to provide for the election of President
and Vice-President by the people. The COM
mittee have stricken out that portion of the
resolution providing g that contest in any
State shall be passed upon by its highest ju-
dicial tribunal" and with this one change
| have instructed Bicknell to report the resolu-
ton favorably.
Parneli and the President.
WASHINGTON, February 4th.-Parnell and
party visited the President to-day. Parnell,
in conversation with the President, men
toned the object of his visit to the United
States, and spoke of the favorable results
achieved. The President said he sympathized
with Ireland in her distress, and hoped means
would be found to alleviate it promptly
Parnell asked about immigration to this
country The President replied that the
States, not the General Government, regu-
lated it. The President also spoke favorably
of Irish immigration to the United States.
| Parnell said he hoped that emigrants who
sought relief in this country would find their
way Immediately to the West. After leaving
the Executive Mansion the party called upon
members of the Cabinet in their respective
| Departments.
A ParnelI Meeting nj Washington.
| WASHINGTON, February 4th.-Representa-
tive Gillette, of Iowa, presided at the Par
nell meeting tonight, which was largely at
tended.
SOured on ParneII.
| New YORK, February 4th.-Drexel, Nor
gan Co. have given notice that they cannot
| dC1 any luuSCl do tiCdouCl VI UhC lulu loicOO
through the fundamentally of Parnell.
The Star Route Investigation.
WASHINGTON, February 4th.-The investi-
| cation of the star route service was continued
! to-day. John A. Walsh, present contractor
on the Santa Fe and Prescott route, gave
spicy testimony. 1t was a popular fallacy
that there was bonanza in every star route
| contract. He was led to believe by former
holders of his contract that there was good
profit in il at the original figures, and though
he lost heavily at first, it became matter of
pride with him to hold on to the contract.
He proposed to wrestle with it, and hoped at
the present figure (S135,000 per annum) to
save his fleece, though the compensation
ought to be 100000.
| Disastrous Fire In Colorado.
DENVER, February 4th.-A disastrous fire
occurred at Fort Collins in this State, last
night At IL o'clock Welche's block, on the
corner of Mountain and College avenues, was
discovered to be in flames, and notwithstand-
ing every effort of the citizens, was entirely
consumed. The fire appears to have started
near the staircase, and its origin is unknown.
Two persons sleeping in the building were
burned to death-A. Z. Hopkins and Miss
Tillie Erwin. Eight other persons who also
had rooms in the building escaped. The loss
on building and contents is stated at a total
| Ol GDt,UUO, On WulCu tucl0 was al lllsuIdCSC
of $40, 900.
Supreme Court OF Wisconsin Order Re-
vcrsed.
| MILWAUKEE, February 4th.-The Supreme
Court of Wisconsin, at Madison yesterday,
decided that Mercantile Agency cannot be
compelled to disclose the name of its CORE
spondent. In an action for libel alleged to be
contained in report by a correspondent to
the Mercantile Agency of Il. G. Dun & Co.,
plaintiff sought to prove the publication by
subpenaing the manager of the Agency in
this city to produce the books containing the
report. The manager refused to do so, and
the Circuit Court committed him for con-
tempt. Upon his appeal from the order Of
commitment. the Supreme Court to-day re-
versed the order.
Business of the Country for January.
| Especial to the REcoRD-UNIoN.l
New YORK, February 4th.-The Public
omits its usual weekly table of Clearing
house exchanges this week, and gives those
for the month of January instead. Only two
towns show decrease over January, 1879
San Francisco of 1913 per cent, and Worces
ter of At. All the other towns have in
! creased from % to q per cent. The aggre-
gate outside of New York is larger than for
any previous month since the records have
been gathered.
Westward. bound Passengers.
| OMAHA, February 4th-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
February Sth A. w. Herrick, J. K. Ormsby
and wife, Chicago; Mrs. +. Z. Swift, North
Adams, Mass; DIR. J. H. Hill. Mrs. Hill,
London, Eng; VIM. Heller, w. Florsheim,
S. Haker, Willie Haker, L. Michels, San
Francisco; w. A. Fuller, Springfield, Mass. !;
G. S. King, Virginia City
Thirty-six through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 18th.
A Convicted Wife Murderer Desires to be
! Hanged I'm Public.
HUDSON IN. w February 4th.-Henry
Moett, on trial the past ten days for the
murder of his wife and her paramount at
Taghkanick on the 18th of September last, has
been convicted of murder and sentenced to
be hanged March 10Th. After sentence, the
prisoner asked that he be hanged in public.
and also that he be allowed an hour and half
to speak.
A Step In the Right Direction.
ALBANY IN. W, February 4th.-A bill
has been introduced in the Senate, making it
a misdemeanor for any female to engage IN
any "go- as-you-pleas match and for any
manager or lessee of building or grounds
who allow such exhibition to take place.
Cotton Burned Mt Sea.
| NEW York, February 4th.-The steamer
City of Macon, from Savannah, reports the
loss of forty bales of cotton and some miscel-
laneous freight by fire soon after leaving
port on Saturday last The vessel was de-
tanned 26 hours outside Sandy Hook by a
furious gale.
Brutal and Probably Fatal Assault.
LAWRENCE (Ks.), February 4th.-Samuel
I. Holmes, who last May married widow,
Mrs. Halliday, for her property, and who
was much displeased because she gave her
daughter, who subsequently married man
named Bennfeld, sixty acres of ground. this
morning made brutal and probably fatal
attack on Bennfeld and Mrs. Benntield with
a hickory club, and after one of the most
terrible conflicts, in which he chased them
over the frozen ground in their night-clothes,
they escaped. Holmes pretends that he knew
nothing of what he did, and will plead insan-
ity. Physicians say neither Bennfeld nor
| his wife can recover.
Decision Affirmed.
WASHINGTON, February 4th.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior to-day affirmed the de-
cision of the acting Commissioner Of the
General Land Office in favor of the railroad
company in the case of John w. Whitney
VS.. the Western Pacific Railroad Company,