Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-16

alton. IhIS Dill provides tnat vne enumeT-
ator should file in the office of the County
Clerk a list of the names of all persons
enumerated by him, their age, sex, residence,
ETC., for the public, and that he should give
the public notice that he would receive cor
rections of this list. In case of dispute, the
bill authorized him to investigate and swear
and examine witnesses in order to secure an
accurate enumeration. This bill has been
acted upon by the House committee. which
has stricken out this safeguard, and leaves
the census open to fraud
Freight Car Robbers Captured.
CHICAGO, March 15th.-The police have cap
car robbers, whose depredations within two
months have, it is believed, amounted to
$40, The sufferers have been the Lake
Shore, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and
the Chicago, Rock Island and Peoria Rail-
roads. A large quantity of plundered goods
have been recovered. Tim Moore, notori-
Gus crook, heads the gang. Their plan was
to rob the cars while on the track here under
pretense of being employees of the railroads.
Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15th.-A collision
at Forty-eighth street and Woodland avenue,
on the West Chester Railroad, between a
passenger train and special containing the
officers of the road, resulted in the injury of
Washington Hickman and Mr.. Malin, Direc-
tors, j. L. Farnum, President, and Samuel
Munichower and the baggagemaster. Lo-
renzo Beck, of West Chester, had a leg
broken.
westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, March 18TH The following
through passengers were on to-days train,
leaving at 12:15 p H., to arrive in Sac
ranento March 10Th Charles III. Gushing,
Captain Ennis, wife and children, B. Get
tleson, San Francisco; Miss Emma New
bauer, Chicago; Robert Patterson, Mrs.
Martha Patterson, Cincinnati; Herman
Kendle, Milwaukee Arthur Cummings, st.
Paul, Mimi; Charles T. Curtis, Buffalo.
New Yo-k Stock Market.
New YORK, March 15th.-Stocks were I'M
settled and generally higher to-day, though
Pacific Mail declined % Central Arizona
has been firm of late, ON large purchases by
insiders, who are working for another ad-
vance. Little Pittsburg was active at SsCg9.
More favorable reports concerning the prop
ertY are being circulated.
QUOTATIONS..
Silver bars, 1881; money, 5@6; Gov
ernments, quiet; stocks closed firm
silver 20; Pacific Mail, 80; Mari
posa, SO; Wells Fargo, 10Y; New York
Central, 1873; Erie, 454; Panama, 175.;
Union Pacific, Oh bonds, 113s; Central,
Pacific, 500 bonds, 1923; Sutro, q Lead
vile, 81; Caribou, 81.
United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March 15th.-The following
business was transacted in the Supreme
Court to-day
William n. Meeks, plaintiff in error, vs.
Roberts, Olpherts ct al, in error to the
United States Circuit Court for tie District
of California-This was a suit brought by
la ,nlo 10
cover possession of certain ], COO vara lot in
the city of San Francisco, held by de-
PENDANTS in error by virtue of an admins
traitors sale ordered by the proper Court
on the 18th day of june 1856. The Court
below found, as a conclusion of law, that
Meeks, the plaintiff, was barred by limitation
of Section 100 of the Probate Act of the
State, and gave judgment for defendant. That
judgment is here affirmed. Mr.. Justice Mill
er delivered the opinion.
james Vance ct al, appellants, VS.. A. e.
Burbank ct al.-Appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the District
of Oregon. The decree of the lower Court
is affirmed, with costs. The Chief Justice
delivered the opinion.
Heavy Rains in Georgia. Clergyman
Threatened.
ATLANTA March 15th.-The heaviest rains
prevailed for the past four days known in
Georgia for years. All the streams are very
high, and overfows which will damage the
crops are reported.
4 prominent citizen has been arrested FOR
threatening to kill Rev. r. G. Foute, Rector
of ST. Philips Church, in the pulpit Sunday,
and going to church avowedly for that pur-
pose. He accuses Foute of causing divorce
between himself and wife.
Called Upon to Settle.
SPRINGFIELD MOI March 15th.-Deputy
Collector Robinson, of Westtield, has obliged
Rev. A. i. Dufresne, French Catholic
priest of Holyoke, to settle for selling liquor
without United States license, and Du-
fresno has left for Canada. He had four casks
of liquor in the basement of the church, in
the same room where the juvenile school was
held, and several persons are ready to testify
to having bought of him. Dufresne is the
priest who told his people not to patropize
Joseph Parker, hackman, who had dis
pleased him, and so destroyed his business,
for which Parker recovered SO. 400.
4 Lake Disaster.
PENTwATER (Mich.) March 15th.-The
two little tugs, Gem of Pentwater and La
mont, started from here on a $50 race yester-
day. The former arrived at Ludington, the
destination, but after twice going out in
search of the Lamont, that tug was finally
discovered capsized, with the crew missing
and doubtless drowned. Chares Lamont, his
son, George and Palmer Hill, all of this
place, were on the Lamont.
Resignation Requested.
CHICAGO, March 15th.-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: The President has
requested the resignation Of f. w Seward
United States Minister TO China, and it is |
understood that if the resignation is not forth
coming Seward will be removed In the
meantime the settlement OF his accounts with
the Department of State is suspended.
sI,erman's Chances.
CINCINNATI March 15th-Ex- District At |
torney Warner NJ. Bateman has just returned |
from Washington, doubtless from Sherman's |
confidential presence. BE declares a strong /
conviction that Sherman will be nominated |
at Chicago. The bitter fight at the East be- |
tween the Blaine and Grant men viii drive |
the latter to Sherman Should Grant retire |
Sherman viii get all Of Grants support from |
the South.
Flood Feared.
RICHMOND (Va), March 15th.-A serious. /
flood is feared in the james river.
Strike at Buffalo.
BUFFALO IN. " March 15th-The pud- |
dlers and rollers at the Union Iron Works, |
receiving s. 90 per ton, struck to-day for /
Sc %. Extra police are on duty at the
Respite Granted.
HUDSON IN. W March I5th.-Henri
Moett, vino was sentenced to be hanged here
on Friday next, has been granted respite
till April 30th.
Death of an Eminent Physician.
CHICAGO, March 10Th DIR. Thomas
Bevan, the eminent physician, died this az
ternoon of apoplexy.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Stranded steamship.
LONDON, March 15th.-The position of the