Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-22

AIShbs emlStanG Train, 10 arrive In Sacra
mento January 2Sth.
Horrible suspicion Against an Adventist
Preacher.
CHICAGO, January 21st.-The Tyi5une's
Dubuque special says: Great excitement pre-
walls at New Hampton, Iowa, over the sup
posed horrible murder by an Adventist
preacher named Elder Buck, who resides
near there and makes living by revealing
secrets confded to him by the spirits. One
day last fall neighbor, hearing screams from
the house OF Buck, and seeing his wife wiring
ing her hands in agony, looked through the
door and saw Buck beating his young son,
who was tied to bed. Since that time the
boy has been missing, and as Buck belongs
to the same class of religious fanatics as Free
man of Massachusetts, it is believed that he
has sacrificed the boy. hrs Buck declares
that the boy ran away. Buck has fed, and
the nelshborhood and citizens are making an
investigation.
The Fitz John Porter Case.
WASHINGTON, January 2lst-The minor
lty OF the House Committee ON Military
Affairs, considering the case of Fitz John
Porter, recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing joint resolution:
Resolved, etc, That the President be requested
to cancel the remainder OF the unexecuted sentence
which disqualifies Fitz John Porter from holding
any Office Of trust or profit under the Government
OF the United States.
The minority concede that logically, per-
haps, they should not so recommend, but
when it is considered that amnesty and par
don have been extended to those formerly in
arms against the United States, and that the
removal of disabilities for otfenses as danger
Gus as his to the perpetuity of the Union are
OF daily occurrence, the reasons for their ac-
| ton IN the Porter case are ObVi0uS
Louisiana and Mississippi Scholarships.
NEW ORLEANS, January 21st.-In the
Democratic caucus tonight General A. Glib
SOD, on the second ballot received So votes
the number required to elect. This nomina-
ton was made unanimous for United States
Senator, to succeed Kellogg, whose term ex-
pires i'll 1888.
JACKSON Miss. D January 21st.-In the
Democratic caucus to night, on the forty
eighth ballot, the vote stood: Barksdale 46,
George 40, Singleton SO. The name of Banks
dale was then withdrawn, and the forty -nintb
ballot resulted in the nomination of j. H.
George, he receiving 70 votes, and Singleton
90, scattering 4. The nomination was after
wards made unanimous.
Scarcity of California Wines.
NEW YORK, January 2lst.-The Herald
says: Twenty-Five million bottles of cham
payne is the annual demand of the civilized
world of which the United States takes 10
00O,00 The supply this year is only 30
| O0O,000 1t is pleasant to remember that
there is the State of California where cham
pagnes are made as good as any in the world
and other wines besides
The London Standard publishes a letter
highly commendatory of California Bur-
gundy, as well other white wines, written
by Londoner who had received samples
Railroad Rumors.
| ST. PAUL, January 2lst.-It has Just trans
PRED that Augustus Kountze, of the New
York banking firm of Kountze Bros, has
been chosen Director of the St. Paul and
Sioux City Railroad at recent election. He
is understood to be intimately connected
with the Jay Gould interest. There is pre-
vious rumor that Gould has an arrangement
with the Sioux City road for the transporta-
ton OF lumber to the Union Pacific
Business of the Country.
New YORK, January 21st.-The Pts5lic's
table of Clearing house exchanges for the
week shows thattw cities have lost, as COM
! pared with the corresponding week of last
year, namely San Francisco, IL / per cent,
and Cleveland 81 At all the other towns
! there have been gains.
Death OF Commodore Blake.
| 4fa-N 4 NiNh' JANUARY -ISb. - commodore
Homer G. Blake, U. S. N, died to day from
maiarial fever, contracted during his recent
cruise in the Asiatic squadron. He was at
| Washington about six weeks ago. when he
passed examination for promotion to Commo-
dore. lie was confined to his house only
week. He leaves 4 widow and one daughter.
The Springer Heirs.
ST. LOUIS. January 21st.-The Springer
heirs have placed the matter of securing their
rights to the land on which Wilmington.
Del, is situated, in the hands of commit.
tee who were intrusted with money to pros
ecute the claim. The session was turbulent.
Parnell in Indiana.
| INDIANAPOLIS, January 2lst.-ParneI ar
rived this afternoon, and was met by Gov
ernor Williams and a committee. The Grand
| Opera House was crowded to night with
Irish-American citizens who listened to n
forcible speech by Parnel. He was followed
| by Dillon, Governor WilliaAs and others.
The collection reached severay hundred dol
lars. Parnell goes from here to Toledo.
/ The Proposed New Territory.
New YORK, January 21st.-A Washington
correspondent of the Commercial Bulletin
says: The Senate Committee on Terri
tories has unanimously agreed to report to
the full committee Friday in favor of the bill
to create the Territory of Oklahoms, and to
| omen part of the Indian Territory whore tba
! Indian title is extinguisbed to settIement
! The full committee will agree 70 il before tha
Senate, but in the House Committee the
passage of the bill Is not probable, as strong
opposition has been shown to it.
Explosion OF IL Sugar Boiler.
NEW ORLEANS. January 21st-The SMEAR
boiler ut ID. r. CAROLS plantation in PARE
tara exploded. killing Arthur Parr;sr Chef
Engineer. Willis Wright (coloredl and q col
ored man. name unknown. and savarelv
woundinc thirteen others. some of whom are
not expected to recover. The sugar house is
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
The Colored Exodus.
WASHINGTON. January DIST. Senator
Voorhees, Exodus Committee TODAY evan
ined o. s. B. Wall. of Wasbinoton Pres;-
dent of the Emirrant Aid Society He esti.
mated the number of coIored men women
and children already TRANSPORTED from North
CaroI;na thronoh Washinntoa to tba WaSt
fnr;ncinallv to fndianal Of 6etwaen . S0o and
1000 The ORIGINAL idea of sendino them to
K ansae was modified ON acconnt of a rennast
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