Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-11

troubl es will also be reconciled in the national
campaign.
Horrible suspicion A Son Arrested for
Poisoning His Aged Father.
OMAHA, February 10th.-On January 10Th
there arrived at Grand Island G. NJ. Law
renee, an old gentleman from Brattleboro,
VT, with his son Frank, of Chicago. The
son claimed that his father had met with an
accident in Iowa, causing insanity Thurs
day night last the old gentleman died sud-
dsnly and mysteriously, without natural
cause. A suspicion of foul play being strong,
the son was arrested, charged with poisoning
his father with prussic acid. The symptoms,
the circumstances. and the finding of the
deadly drug in the possession of the son, go
to prove that the old gentleman was poisoned.
No cause is assigned other than for the insur-
ance on his fathers life, there being 81, GOO
s., coo in the New York Knickerbocker and
$4,000 in the Travellers of Hartford. The
son is in jail, awaiting examination on the
oath of February.
Conversion of National Gold Banks.
WASHINGTON, February l0th.-Upon the
request of Hon. A. f. Page, to the Comp
troller of the Currency, it has been decided to
forward to the national gold banks of Cali
fornia, Immediately upon the approval of the
bill authorizing the conversion of national
gold banks, all the necessary forms for such
conversion, and upon deposit of $40, 600 in
gold coin with the Assistant Treasurer in
San Francisco, and a receipt of his transfer
certificate, together with the papers properly
executed, such gold banks will be converted
into other national associations, as provided
in the bill which has recently passed Con-
gTess.
Proposition TO Prohibit Army EaRds from
PIai ing on Sunday.
New YORK, February 10th.-The Times
Washington special says: Representative
Spear of Georgia recently introduced in the
House a bill to prohibit bands of the army
playing music ON Sunday. This bill, it seems,
is Objectionable to General Sherman, and that
distinguished officer has witten a letter to
Spear, in which he threatens to remove the
troops from garrison at Atlanta if that gen.
tleman presses his bill. This has brought
upon Spear large number of letters from
Atlanta protesting against its passage. Spear
has been irritated by Sherman's method OF
expressing opposition to his measure, and
proposes to rise to a personal explanation, and
to call the General of the Army to account
for threatening to use his official influence to
defeat measure pending in Congress, and
for attempting to intimidate members of the
House.
New YORK. February 1Oth.-The first
public celebration of the Chinese New Year
in this city took place last evening in Trinity
Baptist Church. The event was observed by
the students of the Chinese department OF
the Bible class Of the Sunday School. and
drew a very large assemblage of ladies and
gentlemen. Everybody in church was on the
tip-toe of expectation and curiosity ran very
high. All Wing, the leader, is pupil at the
Cooper Institute School of Design, and
is quite skillful artist. He and his
fellows were all smiling happily and in
the best of spirits. The festival opened
with an appropriate address by the
pastor, DIR. James B. Simmons, and later
spoke to All Wing and his associates in Chi
nese. After his address and reply by All
Wing, the glass partition behind which
there had been great deal of bustling during
the earlier part of the evening-were thrown
open and revealed two long tables decorated
with dishes, containing the most curious
Chinese confectionery, nuts, cake and sweet
meats, which had been received direct from
San Francisco. The scholars, who were all
in the picturesque costume of their country,
then wished their visitors 'Happy New
Year" in their own peculiar fashion, and in
vited them to partake of collation. with
them.
westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, February 10th-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:l5 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 18th: d. l.. Murphy, Con.
slant Meyer, S. Folk and son, William c.
Chaplin, Charles w. Whitney. San Fran
cisco s. Walker, st. Paul, MINI. Mrs.
DIR. A. w. Woodward, w. 81. Miller, wife
and child, Chicago; James K. Cory, In
dianapolis; Samuel NJ. Miller Cincinnati
w. T. Bone, st. Louis; Alfred B. Walters,
Milwaukee.
Fifteen through emigrants left on last
nights emisrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento L ebruary 18th.
The Maine LcsisIaturc-A Political Dis.
cussiou.
AUGUSTA, February 10th.-In the House
to-day political discussion was provoked by
the introduction of an order to print, with
the recent decision of the Judges of the SUI
preme Court, a certain decision OF the Court
made in 1865 MIR. Hale denounced it as an
attempt on the part of the opposition to
belittle the opinion of the Court. lie de-
clared the attempt to stir up strife and over
ride the decisions rs revolutionary in the
extreme. He was followed on the same
side by Bradstreet of Bridgeton, and But
Ter of Vassaiboro and was replied to on
the Fusionist side by Perry of Camden,
Plaisted of Lincoln, and Swan of Minot,
who said they had a right to re-
gard the opinions of the Courts as of no
binding effect, and their position would be
sustained by the people at the polls next Sep
TENDER. Plaisted of Lincoln denounced the
Courts, clergy, the legal profession and AS
ISOLATED Press. The order was defeated by a
vote of 50 to 3S.
Serious Fire at Albany, n. Y.-City Hall
Burned.
ALBANY, February 10th.-The City Hall
was burned this morning. The loss is over
100000 When the dome fell seven firemen
were crushed, and one named Keller has since
died. Two or three others are expected to
die. The Judgment records, chattel mort
cages and records of the proceedings of the
Supervisors were destroyed. The records of
deeds, MORTGAGES on real estate. portraits OF
ex-Gevernors and the books and papers of the
Surrogate's Offices were saved.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
ALBANY, February 10th.-All the papers
in the County Clerks Office except one judg-
ment roll, were saved. The extensive library
in the County Courtroom was destroyed.
The burning of the nall turns out of doors
the Supreme Court, the County Court and
all other Courts held in Albany except the
| Police Court and Court of Appeals. The ire
is believed to have been the work of an incen-
diary, and ugly rumors are handed about as
to the reasons why the destruction of the
building was desired. The }oss is estimated
at s75, 600, with an insurance of $4,000.
The Shepherds Fold" Case Ont on
Bail.
| New YORK, February 10th.-Rev. Ward
Cowley, on trial for starving and ill-treating
children under his care In the Shepherds
! Fold, was admitted to bail to-day in 81, 800.
His bondsmen are Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix, of
Trinity Church, and Rev. DIR. Robert S.
! Rowland, OF the Church of Heavenly Rest,
who qualify in $4,000. Mr.. Cowley, as a
result, did not spend the night in the Tombs,
but left the Court with his friends.
Scandal Enough Already.
New YORK, February 1eth.-Charles De
Young is in the city. Relative to his visit to
Kansas the Tribune says: Really, there has
been scandal enough already, and newspaper
readers in general will be thankful to the
prominent citizens if they will be reasonably
reticent. Kalloch's past life may not have
been all right, but has De Young hit upon the
right way of persuading the people of San
Francisco not to vote for him?
A Fatiier-in-Law Shot and Killed.
PEORIA February 10th.-Lou Mckinley
shot and killed his father. law, Jacob Frye,
on the public square this afternoon. The
cause was divorce proceedings and family
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