Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-03

Board shall report to the President whenever
any place In the United States is considered
by it to be dangerously infected, and after
the official publication of such report by the
President the bill prohibits the Transports
ton OF goods or persons from such place into a
State other than that within which such
place is located. The prohibition continues
until the President proclaims the place no
longer dangerously infected.
The COiored Exodus Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Senator
VOORHEES,, of the Exodus Committee, exam
med several witnesses day. 3. K Morris,
q real estate agent OF Indianapolis, testified
that TO his belief there is abundant room and
ample opportunity for industrial employment
in that State for a large number of colorsd
people.
! Thomas Willis, Republican from Indian.
apolis, answered squarely to Voorhees, cues
tons that they wanted negro men, not wo-
men and children, and they were wanted to
vote Tor the Republicans and lay out the
Democrats They wanted 10000, and
would scatter them around in the close
counties. He thought these views were gem
orally concurred in by the Indiana Republi-
cans He thought it was right to give these
| negroes fair chance in Indiana, which they
could not get North Carolina. All the ne
groes who went to the rural districts have
found work. he knew of 10 organization to
| secure immigration.
Nearly Disastrous Panic.
CINCINNATI, February 2d-To-night at the
Grand Opera House, during the performance
of La Sonnambula" by the N[apleson
Opera Company, decided smell and appear
ance OF smoke, issuing from closet under
the stairway near the main entrance, came
near causing a disastrous panic. Campani
and Marimon, with the chorus, were on the
stage. As the smoke became distinctly APP
parent, people in shat part of the house rose
en- masse and began a hastY exit The sing
ers kept their senses and continued with
the opera. Cries of Sit down." and Kisses,
aided by the energetic action of the ushers
and others, succeeded in staying the fright
ened ones. Meantime the smoke, which
came from the furnace, was shut off, and
the opera went on, though few left the
house.
The EBgalis Investigation.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections held
called meeting this morning, to take addi-
tlonal testimony in the ingalls, case. Ex-
Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, testified, and
contradlcted the statement of both Aldrich
and Price, given at Topeka, who testified that
Pomeroy had loaned Barton, who was a Sena-
torial candidate, sc, COO to carry on his canvass
lie also contradicted the statement of Aldrich
that he (Pomeroy) had furnished money to
pay Martini member of the Kansas Legis-
lature from Kingman county, for his vote
against Ingalls,.
Furniture Factories Burned.
New YORK, February 2d.-The furniture
factory of George g. Flint & Co., 154 and
loo West Nineteenth street, was burned to-
night. Loss, 100000; partially insured
The workmen in the employ of the firm have
been on strike for the past two months,
and made threats which it is believed some
OF them carried out by firing the premises.
PHILADELPHIA, February 2d.-John Alb
bolts furniture factory was burned tonight.
Loss $50, 600; no insurance Also the Kew
stone flour mill. Loss $50, 600; insured for
81, 900.
The New Multiple Telegraph System.
HARTFORD Conn. February 2d.-Parties
in this city have become owners of the new
multiple telegraph system, invented by
Frenchman, which it is claimed as far out
strips the quadruplex system as that does the
ordinary methods. 1t has been on private
trial here, and to-day William H. Vanderbilt
and Jay Could were here making investiga-
tons as to its merits.
The Next Presidency.
CHICAGO, February 3D. = The Journals
Washington special says: Senator Gamer
ons information is to the effect that a ma
jority of the Pennsylvania delegation are for
Grant, with Blaine as second choice.
strike OF Cotton Operatives.
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.) February 2d.-Be-
tween 700 and 500 hands, mostly young men
and women, have struck at the Dwigh cot
ton mills at Chicopee, because their pay had
been raised unequally.
Better Late than Never.
SCRANTON pa, February 2d.-It is re-
ported here that Samuel j. Tilden, is to be
married to Miss Fanny RancI, of Lewis
burg, Pa, this week