Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-29
DOMESTIC NEWS.

The Comet.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.l June 2Sth.-Professor
Klein, of Hartford, KY, claims that he dis
covered the present comet last September,
and brings letter to prove it. He says it is
the comet of 1888.
LOUISVILLE, June 2Sth.-The Courier. Jour
nal Of September 5, 1880, contained an ac.
count OF the discovery of a comet by Professor
Klein, in which he at that time said !:
II am Of the opinion that the earth
passed through the tail of this comet, and
that It's vapors so permeated our atmos-
phere as to be the direct cause of the recent
unprecedented rainfall all over the country"
He now believes that it was the cause of the
great snow. storm on the lakes early in the
fall. Indeed the tail of the comet may have
actually swept all over that portion of the
continent. Many recent hurricanes can, he
thinks. be accounted for if we accept the
above theory.
Brutal Outrage In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, June 2sth-The Republicans
Jefferson City special says: Mrs Caroline
Behmann, wife of German farmer, living
seven miles west of here, was oyertaken on
the road some distance from her home YES.
terday afternoon by John Harker, section
hand of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and
was brutally ravished by him. He retained
him and returned home. Her husband i'm.
mediately collected a party of neighbors, who
started out and captured Harker while at
work with his gang, bound him hand and
foot and took him to Jefferson City, where
he ROW lies in jail
The Harvard.Coiumbia Race.
New LONDON, June 2Ssh.-Ye Yesterday's
race was fine and exciting for two miles and
then Harvard had it securely. 1t was, how
ever, quietly watched. Harvard lost some
in steering but made up in fine rowing, so
that at two miles they were at even. The
first mile was rowed in exactly minutes,
the second in 1910. the third in 16 and the
fourth in 2l:15. Col1mbia's total time, 2l:5S.
Disappointed Treasure.seekers.
NORFOLK (Va), June 2Sth.-Last week a
submarine diver found small safe in the
after-cabin of the United States steamer
Huron, which was wrecked on the coast off
Kitty Hawk, N. c., in November. The con-
tents of the safe, which was opened to-day,
were six British sovereigns of various coin.
ages, two silver medals in the shape of Nal.
tese cross. each bearing on the diverse in
circle, Fidelity. Zeal and Obedience" and
in the center. "U. s. N" On the back of
one is engraved, Henry F. Emerson" and
on the other, flames Couch" One heavy
plain eighteen-carat gold ring (no nameI and
silver coin of uncertain date. were also found.
The safe has been searched for with interest,
as it was thought to contain large sum of
money. None was found, however, and it
was presumed that it belonged to one of the
officers and not the Paymaster.
The Beer Difficulty Strike OF Iron Work.
ers.
NV YoRK, June 29th.-The saloon-keep-
ers are organizing to make besr for their own
saloons.
The iron molders and other workers in iron
in New York have struck because their en-
ployers refuse to give them half holiday on
Saturdays without a reduction of wages.
The employers expect to fill their places and
defeat the strike.
Burned to CinGcr.
BLOOMINGTON Iil.l June 2Sth.-The Par.
agrap}t's Monticello Iil) special says: Law.
renee Mahoney, a bridge carpenter on the
Wabash road, was burned to ashes in tool
car on the road yesterday. The car and all
its contents were destroyed, including S160
belonging to some of the workmen.
A Long silence Broken.
ALLENTOWN tPs. J. June 2Sth.-John Yum.
Der, the sleeping Hungarian, spoke several
times last night after silence of 135 days.
His mind is wandering, but his condition is
slowly improving.
HWelFe tnNictmebtS EGunGs
ALBANY, June 28tb. The Grand Jury have
presented twelve indictments The names
are unknown.
Serious Saloon Row.
RICHMOND (Va.l, June 2olh.-Drunken
whites and blacks quarreled in a saloon last
night. Bill Hackney, negro, was fatally
hurt, being beaten ON the head and thrown
from window fifteen feet to the ground.
Several others were hurt seriously.
tnaII.pox on Shipboard.
New YORK, June 2Sth.--A passenger bv
the Anchor line steamer Furnessia, which
arrived last night, had the smallpox.
The Washington sfo-Ea.
WAsHIgGToN. June 2S.h-The storm dam.
age amounts to S75, 200 to 500, 900. Anxiety
is felt for the safety of several excursion boats
down the river.
Hack Driver Fatally Shot.
CHICAGO, June 2Ssh. Benjamin Eisler shot
fatally hack driver last night, who attacked
him with pitchfork during a quarrel as to
the right Of way in an alley.
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