Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-14
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New YORK, February 13th.-General Her
man Uhl, formerly business manager of the
| New ork Stats Zeitung and prominent
| member OF the National Guard, accidentally
and fatally shot himself this afternoon at his
! home, 10 East Sixteenth street. His family.
consisting of wife and three children, were
| preparing for a drive in Central Park, and
General Uhl, with his brother-in-la law, Otto
Sorotoris, was cleaning some small arms in
! the back parlor General Uhl remembered
revolver in closet of the parlor. which he
said needed cleaning. He went to the closet,
| and suddenly the report of pistol rang
through the house, and General Uhl stag
gered out of the closet holding his hand to
his lett breast and gasped, "Run for a doc
tor. Soon after the doctor arrived the Gen
eral died.
Jef. Davis Book.
CHICAGO, February 13th.-The Times gives
the choicest extracts from JEFF. Davis - Rise
| and Fall of the Confederate Government, "
which will be issued early in the spring. He
dedicates the work to the widows and orphans
OF the Confederate dead, saying that he con-
ceives it to be his duty to prepare this history.
He acquits the South of the responsibility for
slavery, which he treats as only an incident
OF the secession movement The paramount
| question was equality in Territories, and to
| the inability of the South to secure
the slave code ne traces the conflict
which burst into an open war. He
opposed the Missouri compromise as
! surrender of the rights of the South, but says
its repeal forced the South to take decided
stand. He says the election of Lincoln put
the Federal Government in the hands of
party under which the Southern States could
not live. Several chapters are devoted to
vindicatiDg the right of secession. He de-
nounces as a gross breach of faith the attempt
OF the Government to supply Forts Sumter
and Pickens with provisions and ammuni-
tion, justiies their seizure bv the Confeder-
ates, and lays on the North the responsibility
for all the bloodshed, Mr.. Davis fixes upon
! himself the responsibility of prolonging the
struggle after he was convinced that success
was impossible. The concluding chapter, it
Is expected, will defend his policy.
Sensation in Florida.
MADISON (Fla.), February 13th.-Dennis
Egan, U. S. Commissioner. has been taking
evidence in the contested Congressional cleo
ton case Of Bisbee vs.. Finley. Frank Pat
terson, Democratic lawyer, was overheard
| by negroes to say that all the witnesses would
be convicted of perjury for which Charles
Savage Ia negro) killed Patterson Commis-
sioner Egan cried out, "Give him another
shot. Savage was lodged in Jail, and the
| Governor sent three military companies to
| guard it. Egau escaped, but was captured
| at Albany, Ga. He is a lawyer and Re-
publican. Both whites and blacks are armed,
and all the stores were closed Saturday.
Socialist Meeting in New York.
New YORK, February 13th.-A mass meet
ing at Irving Hall this afternoon was
attended by 5000 German men and women.
and was addressed by J. w Fritsche, of the
Reichstag and Louis Viercke, Socialists,
who recently arrived in this country, and by
John Swinton. Herr Fritsche was greeted
with round after round of applause. The
speakers addressed the vast audience in Ger
man. John Swinton spoke in English, and
paid high tribute to the ability and energy
displayed by Mr.. Fritsche on the organiza.
tion of the Socialistic party.
Votes stolen,
GALVESTON, February 18th - A Neacs
special from Marshall says The County
| Clerks office was entered last night and the
votes of the Nineteenth and Twenty-third
Precincts stolen. 1t is presumed to be the
work of some one connected with the Federal
Courts. before which large number of citi-
zens will be tried this week on charge of
violation of the election laws.
Button shop Burned.
WATERBURY Comm February 13th.-The
button shop of the Scoville Manufacturing
Company was burned tnismorning. The loss is
estimated at $500, insurance, S125 600
Over 200 hands are thrown out of employ
ment.
Tired of Ofice-Fernando Woods fitness.
| New York, February 14th-A. M.-Wash-
ingten specials say Lowell is tired of the
English Mission and will resign.
Fernando Woods fatal illness at the Hot
! Springs is not surprising TO his friends He
has long been in failing health.