Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-28

the relief of the United States Supreme
| Court, which conteiDplates the establishment
of another Court to consist Of fifteen Judges.
Members of the committee are authority for
the statement that this action will be taken
in Difference to the wishes of the Supreme
Court, rather than for any other reason.
Most Marvellous Escape on Record.
BRADFORD (Pa.). December 27th.-John
McCleary, while torpedoing an oil well to-
day, accidentally exploded forty. eight pounds
of nitro-glycerine. Seeing that the explosion
was coming, he fled precipitately. His coat
tails were cut off as smoothly as by shears,
the back of his body lacerated by flying
debris, and he himself thrown 200 feet. He
Jumped up and continued running until
fatigue and fright exhausted him. effecting
his escape, which is the most marvellous on
record.
The Southern Route.
CHICAGO. December z7th.-The Texas and
facihc Railroad is now completed to its
junction with the Southern Pacific Railroad
at Ell Paso, Texas, and will be opened as q
through line for business to points in New
Mexico, Arizona and California about the 1st
of January.
The Pennsylvania Railroad.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9th. = The
statement Of the business of all lines of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company east of
Pittsburg and Erie for November, 1881, as
compared with the same month of 1850,
shows an increase in the gross earnings of
$3.50, 302 increase in expenditures, S199, ,034
increase in net earnings, SGT. .26S.
A Defaulter who Conressis.
NEWARK IN. J.), December 27th.-The
Mayor, with several city officials, including
members of the Finance Committee, visited
the jail this noon to confer with Auditor Palm
er concerning his def.lcasion. He stated
off hand that there were greater frauds than
bad yet come to light, but could not give the
details. He resumed the entire responsibility
for the defalcations and frauds.
Twenty Years In a Poor.houss.
CHICAGO, December 27th.-A special from
Staten Island says: Samuel Carr, so years
Of age. brother in-law of the late Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, has been twenty years an
inmate of the county poor-house. He was
taken out yesterday by Cornelius, son Of
William, and placed in an Institution in New
York
SmaIl.POx at Newport.
NEWPORT, December 27th.-Several cases
of smallpox here.
Spread Of smaIl.Pox.
NEW York, December 27sh-The excite
ment over the smallpox is very alarming.
The disease itself increases daily ia the city
and vicinity.
smaII-Pox Among the Nayajos.
WASHINGTON, December 27th.-The Ma
vajo Agency in New Mexico asks for the i'm
mediate shipment of vaccine points enough
to vaccinate 500 persons. Small. pox is
spreading there.
Floods In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 9th. - The
streams in che northwestern part of the State
are overfowing the bottom lands, and seri-
ously damaging the wheat fields.
Big Flood Expected.
WILLIAMsPoRT (Pa.), December 27th.-A
big flood is expected in the Susquehanna to-
night. The water is ten feet above low water
mark, and still rising rapidly.
Serious Explosions.
LITTLE Rock ARK, December 9Th -
Watsop's mill at Larden blew up yesterday,
killing one man and wounding three others.
The Harris G. Brown, a steamer, burst q
pipe to-day and scalded twelve men, three
seriously. Three negroes jumped overheard
and have not been seen since.
ThermOmefricaI.
NEW York, December Midnight.-
Highest, So lowest, So.
CHICAGO, December b.-Thermomster-
Highest, 43' lowest, 81.