Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-24

hurriedly riaed his pockets, securing $50, and
jumped from the cars before the remaining
passengers had time to recover from their
astonis aane over the affair." Ths watch was
An Enterprise Denounced.
DENVER tCol.), December 23d.-One OF the
Directors of the Colorado Dry Placer Anal
gamator Company, organized on what is
known as BENEFITS invention, publicly de-
nounces the enterprise, and warns the public
against any investment thereon. He says it
is yet TO be shown that the invention is of
any value whatever.
Union and Central Pacific Railroads.
NEW York, December 23d.-Among the
advances in stocks to-day were Central Pa
| cific SO, due to considerable purchases for
foreign account, and Union Pacific q. 1t
was announced from Boston this afternoon
that negotiations are nearly concluded for
the speedy consolidation of the Union and
Central Pacific roads.
sIispwreck and Loss Of Life.
New YoRk, December 23d.-The steamer
Edith Golden, from Montenego Bay, reports
that the bark .Fonta Bella, Captain Nixon,
from Jamaica for London, was caught first
by calm and then by heavy wind and sea,
driving landward on the reefs at Falmouth.
Although four anchors were set, she dragged
them all and went ashore. The sea broke
over her decks and washed into the waves
Captains Hopewell and Wooley, who had
gone from other banks to her assistance; also
Captain Nixon, Mrs. Nixon and the crew,
numbering four All of these were drowned
except Mr.. Martin and Mrs Nixon, who had
life preselvers on.
The New York Postmaster in Quandary.
New YORK, December 23d.-The Com
naercidl Bulletin says By the last mail from
China, via San Francisco, $50 canisters of
sample tea were sent to houses in this city.
The addresses are generally written on slips
Of paper loosely wrapped around the tin case
and held in place by rubber bands. In this
instance the bands broke and the addresses
were all lost. Postmaster James expects to
get out of the difficulty by notifying the
houses receiving samples of tea, and letting
representatives of the firms select from the
heap those samples the mailing of which
they have been notified of. 1t is expected
that this can be done by the ink marks on the
tin cases.
Gamblers Fighting for Their Winnings.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), December 3d.
Three gamblers, compelled by their victims
to this city and obtained warrants and q
Sheriff's posse to serve them. In fight
which followed one of the gamblers party was
shot dead. Four of the citizens party were
arrested
Giant Powder Explosion One Man Killed
and Three Injured.
MAUcH CHUNK (Pa.), December 23d.-On
the Beaver Meadow Division of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad this noon, Richard Sherry
was killed, Jasper Taylor fatally hurt, and
VIM. Conner and Lawrence Mckinley badly
injured, by the explosion of giant powder
cartridges.
New YORK, December 23d.-Silver bars,
1113 /; money easy at Cos; Governments
inactive stocks closed strong and better;
Western Union, 81; Quicksilver, 49, i; Pa
cifc, 81; Mariposa, } Wells Fargo, 1143;
New York Central, 1464 Erie, 49,; Panama,
offered, 225; Union Pacific, 1881 bonds,
116f Central Pacific, S73 bonds, 1161 Su-,
tro, Is.
The Storm East of the Rockies.
ST. LOUIS, December 23d.-Snow CON-
menced falling here about 2 o'clock this
morning, and there is now about four inches
on the ground.
RICHMOND (Va.), December 23d.-It is
showing here tonight.
The North Carolina Railroad Disaster
Further Particulars.
CHARLOTTE, December 23d.-Additional
particulars in regard to the railroad disaster
on the Carolina Central Railroad yesterday,
at the indian creek trestle, come in slowly.
The following were killed: j. L. Bloom, of
Charlotte, mail agent; S. w. Goodson, of
Statesville general agent of the Piedmont
and Arlington Life Insurance Company, of
Richmond, Va; f. w. Smith, salesman of
Benedict Hall, New York; Bill Mckenzie
and James Warliek (colored), brakemen. II.
P. johnson, the conductor, escaped without
serious injuries, and Messerve Richard Lime
brick and S H. Griffin, statesmen of Austin,
Nichols & Co., New York, were taken from
the burning wreck to the hotel in Lincolnton,
with doctors in attendance. The bodies taken
from the wreck were unacceptable. Both
the brakemen are thought TO have been killed
in the fall Bill Mckenzie was seen in the
burning debris, transfxed through the chest
with piece of shattered timber.
Horrible Afair-Four Men Blown 10
Atoms.
PoTTsvILLE (Pa.), December 2Sd.-After
the crew of Engine No. 252 had quit work for
the day at Palo Alto, on the Reading road,
an extra crew took the engine to go to Port
Carbon to take out train of loaded coal cars.
When they had proceeded as far as Belmont,
two miles and half above Palo Alto, the
boiler exploded, blowing the engine to atoms
and instantly killing Patrick Donohue, the
engineer Thomas Kerwin, the conductor;
William Ash and John Maher, brakemen.
Donohue leaves wife and five children,
Kerwin wife and three children, Ash wife
and one child, Maher wife and four chill
dren. The bodies of the men presented
sickeniDg spectacle, being horribly nutilated.
Two of the bodies were blown distance of
100 yards, and when picked up were limbless.
Arrested on Charge of Poisoning.
WEST RANDOLPH (Vt.), December 29d.-J.
J. Pratt, of Braintree. has been arrested for
an attempt to poison a company of French
men employed by George Spear in cutting
logs on land claimed by Pratt. Paris green
was found sprinkled on the dinner of the men.
Aid for the Irish AgitatOrs.
CHICAGO, December 23d.-The Chicago
Land League tonight voted to send s., coo to
Ireland, to beused for the defense of the agi-
tators.
The Oklahoma COlOnists-SOme of Them
Enter the Territory.
CALDWELL ks December 23d. -Sixinche
| of snow fell last night. Some of the colonists
| fianked the military and entered the Terri-
tory, where they found hundreds of people
with wagons and provisions already inside
the sacred portals, making claims and build
ing houses. The Commercial claims that the
opposition to entering is made in behalf of
Jay Gould's Texas and Mexican Railroad
interests.
Three Men Missing.
RICHMOND (Va.l December 23d.-Dr. JAS
M. Vest and Charles r. Morrison, with a
negro boatman, went uck-hunting in the
storm Tuesday on James river, and have not
lao,1 If Il, fearad that
they are drowned Their boat has been
found.
FOREIGN.
Death of "George Elicit"
LONDON, December 23d. - Mrs. Gross
(a George Ellot"), the distinguished novel;