Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-19

tute preparedby Representative cCook, pro-
viding simply for General Porters restoration
to his former rank in the army without back
pay or other pecuniary award and not agree
ing with the assertion of the majority bill,
that injustice was done him at the time OF his
dismissal The majority report will embody
the report of the Schofeld Board of Inquiry,
and will be presented early next week by the
Chairman of the committee.
Grant Nominated by South Carolina.
CHICAGO, January 17th.-An Inter ocean,
special correspondence from Strother, S. c..
says: At meeting of the old soldiers and
planters at Mount Pleasant, January 10Th,
an organization was effected and resolutions
unanimously adopted expressing the desire
for a cordial fraternal union in the country,
and passed the following:
ResoIced That to effect this earnest desire we
nominate General U. 5. Grant and Senator Thomas
Bayard as our standard-bearers for President and
Vice President in the approaching Presidential cleo
ton.
Resolped, That we send greetings of peace and
good will to ell the people of the land, and invite
them to rally and organize themselves into I" solid
Union clubs and nominate Grant, and let US be-
come one people, indivisibe.
The Hayden Murder Case.
New HAVEN Conn January 17th.-At
| 10 o'clock the Court in the HAYDEN case re-
ceived communication from the jury Its
purport was not made known, but the Court
! Immediately ordered the Courtroom cleared,
! that the jury, who were tired out, might re-
tire for the night. Friends of the prisoner
declare that the jury stood nine to three OF
ten TO two for acquittal. The prisoner is be-
coming very nervous. The prosecuting at
torneys allege that the jury have been
behaving indiscreetly during the trial, and
that Mrs. Hayden visited one of them at
least His church friends were preparing for
| him grand reception upon his acquittal,
which was expected.
The Court adjourned at A. NJ. Monday.
1t is probable the jury will remain out several
days
A Sad Story.
New YORK, January 17th.-Agents of the
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty tc
Children brought into the Supreme Court to.
day all the children in the Shepherds Fold,
twenty-five in number, charging the Fold
with starving and neglecting the helpless
little ones. Pending investigation the chill
dren were committed to the care of the soci
ETY.. One child is said to be in the hospital,
caused by lack of nourishment.
Goodies Antt.Chfnese Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 17th.-The House
Committee on Education and Labor will re-
port favorably Representative Goodies bill
prohibiting Chinese immigration, striking
out the section, however, which provides fol
the abrogation of the Burlingame treaty
The bill prohibits the carrying of more than
fifteen Chinese passengers on any one vessel
but excerpts from prohibition Chinese officials
and persons shipwrecked..
Failures in 1879.
New YORK, January 17th-The mercan.
tile failures for 1879 were 6,65S in number,
compared with 10,47S in 1873. In the
amount of liabilities. the decrease is marked
La 1873 the Indebtedness due by persons who
failed was 1924, 900, 000 while in 1879 the
liabilities were only sos, 000,000.
Migration of Blacks from Texas to kansas
OswEGo ks, January 17th-Negroes are
arriving from Texas in great numbers Mild
weather alone prevents great suffering, as
they are mostly destitute, and house-room is
very scarce.
Frank LesEie's Will TO be Contested.
NEW York, January 17th.-The Sunday
Mercury says the will of Frank Leslie will be
contested by his son.
| Suicide.
CHICAGO, January 7th.-To-day Constable
Augustus h. Hall, of Justice Summerfeld's
Court, shot and killed himself. Financial and
legal troubles and softening of the brain are
stated to be the cause
Acquitted.
PoRT CLINTON (O), January 17th.-The
| jury in the case of Hennesy, who shot his
hired man, Edward Welch, for alleged i'm
proper intimacy with the formers wife, found
n verdict of "not guilty, on the ground OF
insanity"