Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-22

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the same reason. The persuasion of friends
is useless, and she is slowly wasting away.
Miss Deul is a maiden lady 81 years of age,
and has always been highly respected.
ExcursiOnists Coming Experimental
Trip.
] ST. LOUIS, March 21st.-The Republicans
Kansas City special says: An excursion to
California is contemplated by the Directors of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
and the Pullman Palace Car Company, which
will probably pass through Kansas City next
Thursday. Two trains will start from Boston
| for San Francisco, and will be drawn from
here by the locomotives, making the trip in
the ordinary time required fof passenger
train-114 hours. The train will be hauled
by the same engines the entire distance, each
having two engineers and two firemen, who
! will work six hours at shift. The purpose
of the trip is an official inspection of the new
| banana line. The object of taking the loco
motives and cars through from the Missouri
river to San Francisco, 1881 miles, is to see
| If 1t can be done, so great distance never
| having been yet accomplished. The ordinary
work of an engine is 100 to $50 miles q day.
| The result of the experiment will be waited
with interest. The engine boilers will be
cleaned on the road, but this detention will
be made up by running 40 miles an hour.
| Brannan's Slice of the Mexican Debt.
New York, March 21st.-In speaking of
the Mexican debt the World says: In the
struggle with Macmillan in 1865, an issue
of $1,000, 600 in bonds was made at San Fran
cisco. OF this issue the Commissioners re-
cognize $40, 600, $685. 900 of which they
state belongs TO Samuel Brannan. Where
the other 600 are they don't know. There
is reason to believe that The $500, 900 in
bonds owned by Brannan have been recently
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northern part of the Republic.
Grant and the Worlds Fair.
New YORK, March 2lst-General Grant
Gays he will resign tomorrow or the next day
the Presidency of the Worlds Tain because
of being absent in Mexico ten weeks. How
ever, the fair will be carried forward. They
say Grant is disappointed because his name
did not attract great numbers of contributors.
Northern Pacific stock.
CHICAGO, March 21st-The Inter Oceans
| New Y FORK special says: The distribution of
! the residue of the common stock, amounting
to nearly 100, 900 shares, which have been
held in the eompany's treasury since the or
| gaDization in 1875, was considered at the
regular monthly meeting of the Directors of
| the Northern Pacific last Thursday. For
personal reasons a quorum of the Board
could not be kept together until the
next day, and the matter was left to the
| Executive Committee. On the following day
that committee voted to distribute the stock,
and in accordance with that decision circular
letters were forwarded to persons entitled to
receive stock. Part of the stock has since
been issued, and the certificates ready for
delivery whenever they shall be called for.
Protests Against Called Session OF
Congress.
New YORK, March DIST = The Times
| Washington special says A large number of
! letters have been received by the President
from business men during the past three days,
advising against an extra session, and many
member of Congress have personally called at
the White House for the express purpose of
protesting against called session at this
time. The current belief Is, however, that
| the President deems an extra session neces-
sary and that it will be called to meet in the
latter part of April.
| Nearly all the other New York journals
believe that an extra session has been decided
upon.
Ashore i'm Safety Murder and Suicide.
CHICAGO, March 21st-The Captain and
engineer of the o. B. Green, the ice-bound
| tug, came ashore this afternoon over the ice
and report all safe.
! John M. Cram, salesman of this city,
was shot and killed at mis- home in Lake
View tonight by VIM. Seymour, who then
killed himself. No cause is known, the affair
being very mysterious
Killed In selEDeCense.
! LOUISVILLE, March 21st.-Ed. M. Clarke
came into Russelvile Logan county last
night, and gave himself up, stating that in
quarrel with Ed. King, about three miles
| from the city, he had shot and probably
killed him. The Coroner and party went to
/ the place, found King dead, with bullet
| Ill. 4 Ill Ill - L.
Clarke claimed self-defense. The Coroner's
jury so decided. Clarke two years ago killed
a brother Of Kings.
Three Men Killed.
| MIDDLEFIRLD, March 2lst-Three men
were killed by the explosion of boiler in
White & Russells mill to-day.
Suicide of an Insane wife Murderer.
| ST. PAUL, March 2lst.-A special to the
| Pioneer Press says James Tolen, an insane
wife murderer committed suicide in his cell
I a. the asylum at st. Peter yesterday. He
| had appeared quite rational, but Sunday
morning, when the attendant entered his
room, he was found dead upon the floor. He
| had taken sheet from his bed and twisted
one end of it, which he tied around his neck
and drew it so tightly that he was soon
choke1 to de- til.
Sheriff Probably Killed.
! KANSAS CITY, March 2lst.-lt Is feared
that Frank Mclaughlin, a mule thief, has
killed Sheriff John e. Murphy, who was tax
| ing him to Beatrice, Neb.
Labor Trouble in New York.
| New YORK, March 21sb.-The sash and
door makers demand an increase of wages or
they will strike. Other trades are moving
for an advance in wages.
First Train Since Saturday.
| COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 21st.-At 5 o'clock
this evening the first through train from Chi
cago since last Saturday arrived. Great
quantities of west-bound freight is waiting
here, in consequence of the overflow of the
Platte on the Union Pacific road.
DAVENPORT (Ia.). March 21st.-One snow
drift on the Western Union Railroad, forty
miles north, is fifteen feet deep and mile
and half long.
Trains All Right Republican Primaries.
| CHICAGO, March 2lst-The trains are all
running to, night nearly on time.
The result of the Republican primaries to-
day will be the nomination for Mayor to.mor-
row of John NJ Clark
Death.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 21st.-Hon John N.
Petit, ex-Minister to Brazil, died at Wabash
to-day.