Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-18

the Warden wanted to protect himself and
assistants from an appearance of having been
relax with Guitteau and of having permitted
him to get possession of deadly weapon.
The California Tichborne = Important
Evidence in Favor of the New Claim.
ant.
CHICAGO, August 17th.-New York dis
patches review the story of the Tichborne
claimant who has sprung up in California,
and say that further Important evidence has
been discovered to strengthen the claims OF
the San Francisco man. This is the discov-
cry of the existence of Jules Benant, Sir Roe-
er's servant in South America, who verihes
the story of Colonel Barnes client. and says
that he will give corroborative testimony.
The sister Of the alleged claimants wife lives
in Brooklyn, and is Mrs. Earl. After Fer
ris' statement came from San Francisco she
denied that he was Roger Tichborne, for va
rious reasons. Ferris second marriage has
been made distastetul to the relatives OF his
first wife, and they hate him bitterly and
denounce him as an impostor on every occa-
sion. Their denunciation, however, brought
forward the following from Jules Benant:
BUFFALO, August 18th.
Mrs Earl-Madam: see that you have been Civ
ing out that the in California WI claims to be
Sir Roger Tiohborne is not Sir Roger, but is your
brother-in-law and an mposter You and his
daughter wrong to say this, as can prove
that he is the real Sir Roger, you will see from
what now have to say. | am the Jules Benant
who was valet to Sir Roger. He engaged me at
Valparaiso in 1853. Travelled with him to Callao
and Lima, and from there went to Ecuador. Sir
Roger embarked in the Belle, but went across
South America on the pampas sir Roger was taken
with fever and had to be carried to the abode OF
Juenna Sanchez, near Camadu. | stayed with him
more than one week and thought he must die.
was sick myself with fever so went to Conception,
where was ill for long time. did not take Sir
Rogers baggage nor jewelry, but only little money
to pay my expenses and if they were stolen it was
not by me, but by some one else L did all could
for Sir Roger. l always thought that Sir Roger was
dead until met him IN 1861 He was then Lieuten-
ant in the Third Wisconsin Cavalry He passed then
under the name OF Charles Ferris. He seemed mad
against me- for he would not recognize me, although
tried to speak with him. Sir Roger left the regi
ment some time after. / know that the claimant
in England could not be Sir Roger, but said moth
ing and have said nothing of this before, because
had plenty OF good reasons to keep quiet. But
you are wrong to say this is not Sir Roger. can
prove that he is. l am going to Canada for few
| days, and shall then go to New York and see you
and demonstrate to YOU that you wrong to say
what you did. Sir Roger can be identified by the
| marks which he has upon his body. know those
marks well and | can swear to them. Keep quiet
about this until l you. 1t is to your interest
and that of his daughter that Sir Roger gets that
JULES BENANT.
This letter bears a Buffalo post-mark of
August 18th, and was received by Mrs. Earl
this morning. Its arrival created consider
able excitement in the family. 1t has not
however, had the effect of diminishing in the
least degree the i'll feeling entertained to the
claimant, and they still denounce him as
unsparingly as ever.
Panic on a steamer TERRIBLE Scene of
Confusion and Terror.
| NEW York, August 17th.-The steamer
| Plymouth Rock, on her morning trip to Long
/ Branch with some l 1000 or l, 100 passengers
when about twenty miles from her destina-
ton, burst a steam hue, knocking open the
doors of the engine-room, from which
| an immense volume of steam escaped
A scene of terrible confusion and
terror ensued, the passengers being
madly panic-stricken. In the struggle
for ife-preservers men were seen to seize
| them even from women. For about half an
hour there was a scene of dire confusion in
the upper deck cabin, in which a struggling
mass was wedged, the doors being blocked
up, and to facilitate the exit the windows
were broken out by the officers of the boat,
and the passengers passed through head first.
subsidized the band struck up, and
this helped to reassure the passengers
and restore order. The tug Germania
went to the assistance of the Plymouth
Rock, and took her in tow. Before starting,
! however, the steamers Schuyler ard City of
| Richmond also came up. The latter boat
and the Germania lowed the disabled steamer
some distance up the bar to smooth water,
where the passengers were transferred to the
! City of Richmond and brought to this city.
| In the panic a number of women and chi
dren were knocked down and trampled on, but
to what extent they were injured has not
been ascertained.
| The Business of the Country.
NEW YORK, August 17th.-The PuJlic's
statement of exchange for the second week of
August shows similar shrinkage in business
as occurred here last year during the same
period. Exchanges have not been so small at
] any Other time since September as they were
last week. Meanwhile Baltimore is the only
considerable city which does not show an in.
crease of exchanges greater than the average
advance in prices.
The Wheat Crop.
NEw YORK, August 17th.-The Times re-
views the latest statistics of the wheat crop,
and thinks it within bounds to estimate our
supplies for export from the old and new
crops at 100, 100000 bushels.
Production OF Salt.
| w ASd1NGION, August II IT'LL ue 6dlL pro-
auction has greatly increased the past year
Michigan alone produced as much last year
as all the States did in 1860 Utah has the
advantage over all the States in its Salt
Lake.
| Herders Killed by Indians-D Disastrous
washOut.
| ANToNETo (Col), August 17th.-Three
herders were attacked by Indians in the pass
near Amargo last night. Two were killed,
| but the other escaped. The bodies of the
murdered men were found this morning.
/ The south-bound train is delayed here by
! fve-mile washout near Chama. The rains
continue very hard.
American Bar Association.
SARATOGA IN. Y. J. August 17th.-At the
annual meeting of the American Bar Asso-
citation here to-day, President E. j. Phelps,
of Vermont, stated that in the annual report
all the States of the Union but six have had
legal Legislatures in session, and that the
| California Legislature was so busily engaged
in wrangling as to fail in its general lesisla-
! tive duties.
Patent Inside" Establishment Burned.
OMAHA, August 17th.-The Western News
paper Union establishment, engaged in print
ing "patent insides" for country newspapers,
was destroyed by fire this morning The
| loss is about S12, 000; insured for s., 600.
sawmiII Burned.
OcoNTo wis.,, August 17th.-Anson
Eldred's sawmill was burned to-day. Loss,