Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-15

there declare the Eastern cod banks to be su.
perior In extent and quality of the catch
that those of the Alaska waters are perfectly
and others assert directly to the
contrary, Therefore I. II. Bean, an assist
ant of The Fish Commission, and an expert,
will sail in the Coast Survey schooner Tu-
COMA for Alaska next May, from San Fran
cisco, specially charged with this investiga-
ton, and as he will be the first ichthyolog-
zeal expert to visit Alaska, the results will be
of much public interest. He is to return in
November. ,--~,,
Westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, March 14.h.-Ths following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
arriving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in San
Francisco March 18th. L. J. Dovale, MIR.
Vanburen and wife, New Y ork j. Stafford,
Topeka, Miss. NJ. j. Hopkins, Boston j.
E. Fiske, Natick, Mass; John Hewston,
San Francisco j. G. Vanburen. Yokohama;
Elliott Stone, NJ. Moore, j. H. league, Il.
j. Bollis, ii. Bollis, New York Miss E. A.
Gore, Los Angeles Mrs. Lawhipple, San
Jose; Noyes Spieer, Brooklyn Il. V. Bod
well and family, st. Catharine, Canada !;
Charles P. Lincoln, United States Consul,
Canton, China.
Railroad Consolidation.
CLEVELAND, March 14th.-The Atlantic
hiid 0Icdt w CotCih halfway OUuif1dnJ WILL
tomorrow be formally metamorphossd into
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail-
way Company. Rev. j. Lockington Bates
of London, who purchased the road for its
| English bondholders, is here, and states that
| the gentlemen selected to be the incorporators
will meet, sign the certificate and forward it
to Columbus, to be filed with the Secretary
of State. No incorporation will be necessary
in New York, but an auxiliary company will
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tifcate filed at Harrisburg with the Secretary
of State of Pennsylvania. Within fortnight
the two companies will meet here, consolidate
and elect Directors.
Strike of Piano.MaIiers.
New YORK, March 14th-Tbe National
Assembly-room, West Forty-fourth street,
| was densely crowded to-day by 200 piano.
makers, who are interested in the great
lockout" ordered by the New York Piano
Manufacturers Association for tomorrow
! morning Offers of pecuniary assistance were
| received from various Trades U mons, and the
| strikers say they will be able to hold out a
year if necessary. Resolutions were adopted
declaring the action of all the manufacturers
in closing their factories most unjusti6able.
They also resolved to hold out until their
terms were complied with.
Ruin's DoiDgs-An Aged Woman Murdered
by Her Husband.
WAYNEsvILLE (O.l March 14th.-Gideon
Carson, aged between 80 and 60, was arrested
tonight for the murder of his wife. They
have been living the past winter in school
house on the outskirts of the village in ex-
treme poverty. The discovery of the murder
was made by a young man who called to have
Mrs. Carson do washing for him. The body
lay on bed, entirely nude, with wound in
the face made by Ratchet, while the hus-
kox 1o,r = IL e IL Ii =
drunken stupor. Carson once occupied
good social aud business standing, but intern.
perance caused him to descend.
Speaker RandaIl's Military Service.
CHICAGO, March 14th-The Sunday Ga
aate, of this city, Democratic organ, is out
to day with a portrait of Speaker Randall,
| and a biographical sketch. Strangely enough,
all reference to his military service in the
Union army is omitted. and as matter OF
fact, Captain Randall and his company were
the first Federal soldiers to arrive at Gettys-
burg on the eve of that battle, and the Ga
sette's account carefully omits all mention of
the great Democratic leaders military SER
vice.
Reported Return of Our Minister to
Japan.
CHICAGO, March l4th.-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: 1t is understood
here that John A. Bingham, Minister to
Japan, will return to this country within the
next few weeks and re-enter politics as a can
didate for Congress in his old district-the
Eighteenth Ohio.
Mining Intelligence.
NEW YORK, March 14th.-The Tribune
tomorrow will devote more than page to
mining intelligence received in answer to cir
culars sent to all the mining companies in
the United States, asking for official infor-
nation under twenty-one different heads
Fata. Result of seiEEnfic,ed Wound.
PHILADELPHIA, March 14th.-Charles
Cathcart Taylor, city editor of the Times, died
to-day from the effects of pistol shot dis
charged during mental alteration by his own
hand.
Suicide of an Actor.
BosToN, March 14th.-George H. Ham,
mond committed suicide last night by hang
ing. He was a well-knewn actor, whose
stage name was George H. Hillman. He
was the father of Little Hilman," and
played long time with Yankee Locke.