Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13


basket. They only got mad on finding that
it would have brought $1,000 at any hour
those three days.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, December 12sh.-Through pas
sengers on to days train leaving at 12;l5
P. ", to arrive in Sacramento December
18th: Colonel Lyman Bridges, Mrs. w. w.
Wixon, I'll. P. Stanwood and wife, James
Kitchens, Mrs. Mitchell, San Francisco !;
Miss Andrews. Philadelphia; Miss Wood
ington, New York Mrs. Charles Bradley,
San Jose; Mrs. Atkinson, r. 81. Minister,
Baltimore Miss Nellie Cooley. Mrs. Emma
Drucker and child. Vermont; William Ken
nedy. Australia James L. Mills. 81. Louis !;
w. L. Darwin, l.. Vanderbilt, Brooklyn.
The Cincinnati Fire.
CINCINNATI, December 12th.-The losses in
last nights fire are now estimated thus j.
P. Gay, Sl3 COO; Crown Manufacturing
Company, $4,000; AMT & Wyberg, manu-
facturers Of printers ink, So. 600. Gays in-
surance. $4,000; Crown Manufacturing
Company, 81. GOO; Auls 4 Wyberg, 81, 500
The condition of Lew Wisby, who fell
through hatchway, is more hopeful, but it
is not known vet what are his internal inju-
ries. Chief Burkes is seriously i'll tonight
from exposure at last nights fire, together
with watching afterwards at the bedside of
Ephraim Stewart, a fireman, who died this
morning from injuries received at the FIRE
last Wednesday.
The Nicaragua Canal scheme.
NEW YORK, December 12th.-The Worlds
Washington special says: To morrow Cen
eral Grant will arrive here. A meeting of
those interested in the Nicaraguan project
has already been held. Grant will be asked
to accept the Presidency of company. and
so .ttla h 4 ~,
day, or very soon, bill will be presented in
both houses authorizing the Incorporation of
the company. Bills have been drawn. and
only await the arrival of enc of the gentle
men who are to present them. They pre-
vide merely for the recognition and protec-
ton OF the Government in the undertaking.
Among the incorporators named in the bill
are Grant and Governor Morgan.
A. G. Menocal, who has been promi-
nently identified with the movement for a
canal across Nicaragua. and who has a
minute personal acquaintance with the 18th.
mus, is among the latter class In converse
ton tonight he said that the present esti-
mate would not more than turn the course Of
the river Chagres, and so would be entirely
expended before spade could be put into
the ground for the actual work of digging
the canal. For that amount of money or
less" he said, ''a canal across Nicaragua
could be dug and put in operation within
the time it would take to turn the river"
Secretary Thompson aad the Panama
Canal.
New YORK, December 2th.-The Tri5une's
Washington special says: The following dis
patch was received yesterday by one Of the
most prominent business men In Washington
| from well-known diplomat in Paris:
PARIS, December 18th.
Three lion dollars reputed destined to influence
the United States Congress and press. Thompson's
acceptance is published under Lesseps authority.
This telegram was shown Thompson. He
laughed heartily as he read it, and said :
"It is probable that the last clause of the
telegram is true. / am sure that the first
| clause Of the dispatch is false
''The Presidential Retiring Fund."
| Boston. December 12th-The Adyeniser
to morrow will publish an address TO the pub
| lie and the form of subscription for the
Presidential retiring fund" The Advertiser
says there are assurances that a fund of
| $250,000 will be secured, provided New En-
| gland contributes $50, 0G0, and if expressions
| of interest signify anything this task will not
| be difficult.
Trade In New York.
| New York, December 18th. The past
| week has been one of unusual irregularity in
sorts of merchandise have Huctuated very
much. Still, on the whole, business has been
pretty large for the season, notwithstanding
the irregularity and uncertainty ia values.
Crist NH Burned.
DEADwooD %. T), December 12sh.-A
fire as Crook City this morning destroyed
/ Hobart's grist mill and q large quantity OF
grain Loss, $50. $50.
Murder and AttenDfed Suicide.
LAWRENCE Mass J, December 12th.-Miss
| Pinkham was shot and instantly killed to-
night by her paranour, Mr.. Wardman, a
married man with family, and until recently
oyerseer OF the Washington Mills. Ward
man subsequently, shot himself and is not
likely to recover. Jealousy was the cause.
Judge Lynch in Indiana.
CINcINNATI, December 12th.-The Com.
merciars Brazil, lad. special says: George
Scott hail. breed Indian and negro, was
lynched last night by a party of masked men,
who took him from the Jail where ne was
confined for committing an outrage upon
Mrs. Allison, the wife of his employer.
Democrats In the House.
| NEW YORK, December 12sh.-The Rerald's
| Washington special says: A prominent men,
Der of the House on the Democratic size says
the Democrats in the House have decided to
drop tne eiectorai question: Tor tne present,
and 80 on with the appropriation bills. They
will push these till after the holiday recess,
and until quorum of Democrats arrive.
VIII Remain In the East.
| WASHINGTON, December 12sh-It has
| been decided that General Howard will not
return to the Department of the Columbia,
but will have an Eastern depa tment.
The Ohio senatorsIIp.
Nrup Unpr- nooa,obo, I1.L IN.
| Columbus (O) special hints that Governor
| Foster will retire from the Senatorial race,
(! leaving the field open to Sherman.