Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-06
his idea being to form a partnership with
Government Lands.

his idea being TO form partnership with
her."
Government Lands.
WASHINGTON, December 4th.-The dead
lock in the California schooi-land matter has
been finally broken up BIZ last weeks decision
of the Secretary of the Interior In favor OF
the position taken by Captain John Muilan,
the State Land Agent, and twos lists OF IN
demnity lands were yesterday approved Tor
conveyance of title to the State OF California
One Of them is for 500 acres in San Fran
cisco District, and the other for about 10O0
acres in independence District.
The Secretary Of the Interior has also Just
approved two Nevada land lists-one for
900 acres in Carson District, and one for
400 acres in Eureka District.
Certain differences between Captain Null
Ian, as Land Agent for Nevada, and the Cen
eral Land Office, as to the true construction
of the Act of June l6, 1880, wih be laid be-
fore the Secretary of the Interior on appeal.
Reports from Oregon received at the De-
partment of the Interior indicate that the
State authorities and the United States Com
missioner are actively in the field, executing
the swamp-land decision heretofore rendered
by Secretary Schurz.
A patent was issued to-day for the rancho
Pilrta de Pinos, comprising 2, 666 acres IN
Monterey county, California, confirmed to
Henry De Graw, Charles Brown and Milton
Little.
Foul Play in New Mexico.
NEWPORT (R I), December 4th.-It is re-
ported that Charles Potter. of this city, q
member OF the United States Geological Sur
vey in Colorado, met with foul play near
Santa Fe. Information is received here that
the body of the young man was found near
Santa Fe. No word has been received from
Potter for nearly two weeks. He is a stepson
of ex Governor Van Zandt, and has wife
and family in this city. All his friends are
shocked at his supposed death. His body
has wound in the head. A searching party
has been sent out by General Hatch, who
will be able to clear up the mystery the latter
part of next week.
Minis Burned.
PORTSMOUTH IN. H.) December 4th.-This
morning early the Kearsarge Mills were
burned II is reported that an employe
named Greenwood persisted. The loss on the
mill is nearly half million. Nearly $50 op-
eratives are deprived of work. The occu-
pants had barely time to escape as the flames
encased the stairway. Several had to leap
over the flames, and some were severely
burned. 1t is only known that one person
was burned to death Had the mill been in
full operation, as it would have been twenty
minutes later, the destruction of life weuld
have been terrible. The building was 204
feet long, 20 wide six stories high, with two
ellis, each 100x30, two stories high: business
was excellent. The Baptist church adjoining
was considerably damaged. Insurance, S411,-
000 all In Eastern companies.
Grave Robbery at Omaha.
OMAHA, December 4th.-On Sunday last a
Young man named Christian Engler Voss
died, and on Tuesday he was buried. On
Thursday morning it was discovered that his
grave had been robbed. To day Frederick
Wiesman, with whom deceased had boarded,
sHspecting that the body had been taken by
some one connected with the Nebraska School
of Medicine, got out search warrant, and
the body of a man was found in the dissect-
ing room Of the School of Medicine. The
body had been dissected, and consequently
Identification will be difficult. No arrests
have yet been made, but the matter will be
fully Investigated.
The MOrey observation-disclosures r; und.
NEW York, December 3d-The Grand
| Jury indicted to-day josh Hart, Louis Post,
Kenward Philip and Charles A. Byrne, OF
Truth, fer criminal libel on Garfield. They
also indicted S. S. Morey for perjury. The
editors and publishers of Truth filed bonds in
81, 600 each to appear for trial.
The Chinese treaty.
WASHINGTON, December 4th.-It is au-
thoritatively stated that the new Chinese
treaty will be sent to the Senate early in the
session, so as to dispose of it as quickly as
possible. California representatives. who have
inquired diligently say that it will in great
measure satisfy that coast. though not en-
tirely. 1t is believed that no attempt will be
made to pass the Chinese restrictive bill after
the treaty is disposed of.
internal Revenue Collections.
WASHINGTON, December 4th.-The an.
nual report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue gives the following figures as the
amounts of aggregate collections for the year
in the districts named: California-Col-
le6tor Higbys district, 81, 437, ,551; Collector
Frost's district. S345, ,9S4; Nevada, $50, 455 /;
Oregon, SIG, 982; Washington Territory,
29,OlS; Arizona, s26. .9S4 Colorado, $685.
$50.
Woman Burned to Death While at Prayer.
YANoEYvILLE IN. C.) December 4th.-
Mrs. Lewis Neall, wife of well. known
merchant was burned to death this morning,
her clothes catching fire while at prayer
with an infant child before going to church.
Railroad Accident.
CHICAGO. December tth-On the North
western road to-day the GAINESVILLE train
telescoped the rear car of the Geneva Lake
| passenger train, injuring three persons, prob
ably fatally, ard mangling several others.
| The cause was fog, which prevented the see-
ing of the signals in time to stop. Several
| miraculous escapes occurred Mrs. III. G.
MAYNARD, wife of the Manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office, received very
severe hurts.
Hanged by n Mob.
DENVER (Col J, December 4th.-The Trib-
une's special says: DR.. g. A. Washington
was hanged by mob at Otero, N. NJ, Thurs.
day night. He had treated dining-room
girl at hotel, who died Wednesday, stating
before her death that he had chloroformed
her and taken improper liberties.
Murderer Captured.
New York, December 3d.-Information
received from Cedar Keys, Fla, gives the
particulars of the arrest of Andrew J. Gillin,
who murdered Mary Sigurson, and who is
likely to die at any time. Gillin confesses
and is anxious to die, but will not give the
details of the crime or the wound he received.
CEDAR KEYS (Fla). December 4th.-Gil-
len, the murderer, died this afternoon.
Suicide of Woman.
CHICAGO, December 4th.-The Tribunes
Dubuque special says: The body of Mrs.
r. Il. Beck was found to-day hanging in the
cellar vi HOuocs lI woo CftuCutiy q Ease
of suicide. She had been Respondent and
bordering on insanity. Her husband was alb.
sent on business in California. He is Presi-
dent of the Bell Gold Mining Company
| A Drunken Reporter Shoots his Landlady.
ST. LOUIS, December 4th.-Edward Rich
ard, at different times reporter in Cincinnati,
| Chicago and st. Louis, shot his landlady
! fatally in the neck because she refused to go
| to the theater with him. The woman died
to-day, and Richard will be indicted for
| murder. He was drunk, and claims that it
was an accident.
Delayed Ocean steamers.
New YORK, December 4th.-The long de-
! laws in the arrival Of ocean steamers are
seriously embarrassing some lines which
have not enough steamers to sail on schedule
time, There are eighteen steamers overdue,
belonging to every line except the White
| Star. One steamer is nine and another eight
days overdue.
A BIoOdthirsty Negro.
BALTIMORE, December4th.-An negro named
| Gardner assaulted with an ak Joseph Woods,
farmer, crushing his skull, and then knocked
down his wife, who assisted her husband into
the house, and after the door had been shut
Gardner, seizing gun, fred through tht
| door, the charge entering Woods groin ant
abdomen Great excitement exists in Balti