Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-16

and saw no evidence that any other person
had hand in it. Witness formed his opinion
as to Whittaker's cowardice by his own story,
that he had lain tn re and quitely submitted
to have the indignities put upon him without
resisting the assault, and showing himself
utterly wanting in the qualities of courage
which should form the attributes of gentle
man and officer of the army. He thought he
would have to be very still and permit the
cuts on his ears to be made as clean as they
were.
Colonel Lascelle repeated his testimony
given before the Court of Inquiry.
snOw.BlOckade Raised.
OMAHA. February 15th-The snow-b block
ade has been raised on all the main lines of
railroads centering here, and trains are NOV
ing. Most of the local branch roads in Ne
braska remain closed, but will be opened
throughout in day or two. The trains all
got in from Chicago TO day, but all were more
or less behind time. The q. P. train from
the West to day is eight hours behind time.
having been delayed by broken rail.
Ice in New Work narbor.
NEW YORK, February 15th.-Ice has again
become an annoyance and nuisance in the
harbor and East river. While the fields are
not as large as fortnight ago, they are much
thicker, and no ordinary boats attempt now
to break their way through. Pilots generally
wait an opportunity to go around the large
foes and slow up as they strike the larger
cakes. When the wheel strikes the ice it is
heavy enough to raise the boat and give it
rolling motion, the wheel going over instead
of through the ice. On Roosevelt street the
ferryboats are much delayed, and many pas
sengers to-day from Williamsburg took the
shorter line across TO Grand street and rode
down town on the cars. Boats were unable
to make more than about one third of the or
dinary number of trips, and the accumulated
passengers filed the ferry house and over
crowded the boats. On the lower ferries of
East river less trouble was experienced, al
though the ice was heavy, much of it being
two feet thick, with occasional hummocks
rising two or three feet above the surface of
the water.
Another New Railroad Project.
CHICAGO, February 15th.-J. w. Morse,
General Passenger Agent of the Union Pa
ci6c Railroad, has just returned from New
York, where he and other officials of the road
have been perfecting arrangements for the
construction of the new line from Granger,
Utah, station on the Union Pacific, to
Baker City, Oregon, where connection is
made with the Oregon railway, now III course
of construction to Portland and other points
in Oregon. 1t is the intention of the Union
Pacific to get ahead of the Northern Pacific
in reaching the Oregon points and provide
for completing a line that, it is claimed,
will be 800 miles shorter to Portland, Or,
taking Chicago as the common point, than
the Northern Pacific. The new line will
start from Granger station, and run north
west to connection with the Utah Northern,
also controlled by the Union Pacific The
Utah Northern might have been used all the
way from Ogden, but by building a new line
from Granger northwest, $50 miles in length,
the route is shortened 150 miles. In the
building of this connecting link a tunnel
1000 feet long has to be constructed, and
work ON this has already been commenced.
Work on the new line will be commenced
at once, and it is expected to be ready for bust
ness to Baker City in one year. While the
parties were in New York, arrangements
were also completed for taking control of the
Kansas Central Railroad. This road runs
from Leavenworth west to Onaga, Potta-
watomie county, Kansas The Union Pacific
agrees to assume the debt of the line, and will
at once extend it to Clay Center, where con-
nection is made with the Junction City
branch of the Kansas Pacific The principal
object of the Union Pacific in getting con-
troll of this road is to prevent it from falling
into the hands of rival lines, and to cover
territory which has as yet no other railroad
facilities.
Westward-BOund Passengers.
OMAHA, February 15th.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 8 P. M., to arrive in Sacramento
February 10Th: j. Greenwood and niece,
Cherry Creek. New; III. Gensperg, S. Kline,
Charles G. Bemis, H. Heynemau, Jonas
Meyer, Mrs. Henry Meyer, II. L. Parsons
and wife, G Hall, r. s. Benham, San Fran
cisco P. w. Cunningham, Winnemucca,
New; Mrs. Frank Bigelow, Syracuse, N. Y;
A. i. Mills, Everett, Mass; E. NJ. Hidden,
Philadelphia Charles II. Belts and wife,
Mendocino; Charles A. Dske. Prescott, a.
T.; J. Benjamin, Michigan E. A. Dawson
and wife, Gilroy, Cal.
worlds Fair Matters.
New York, February 15th.-Rumor pre-
walls in business circles that Grant viii
shortly resign the Presidency OF the Worlds
Fair Commission, on the ground that other
and more important duties demand his at
tentioD. General Grant is not at all satisfied
with the small amount of subscription toward
making the exhibition . success. At meet
ing of stockholders of the Philadelphia expo
sition, where it was determined to close up
and sell out the concern, a Mr.. Stevenson
represented syndicate which authorized him
to offer $50, 900 for the exposition.
A Church-Esurnins Mystery-The Pastor
Under Suspicion.
CHICAGO, February 15th.-There is con-
siderable exGit ement and interest regarding
later developments as to the burning of the
Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. The mys-
terry is greater than ever since the janitor and
his assistants have intimated their suspicion
that the pastor, Rev. Kerr B.. Upper, is
guilty of incendiarism. 1t is related that he
left Paducah, KY, under cloud, for some
reason having been suspected OF setting fire to
the church there and burning the documents,
and, as he then alleged, some money. His
salary has always been meager, but he has a
charming family, and no conceivable reason
can be alleged for the commission of such
crime, and it is but just to say, in spite of
his contradictory statements and inconsistent
actions, that the accusation is not generally
made, and that there are many warm be-
levers in his innocence.
Son of Brigham Young Arrested for
Bigamy.
DENVER (Col.). February 15th.-It will be
remembered that some time ago John w.
Young, son of Brigham. married Philadel
phia lady of high social position under
pledge of never practicing polygamy. Nearly
three years ago Young violated his promise
and married Euella Cobb, a very handsome
Young girl of Salt Lake, scarcely more than
16 years of age The first wife Immediately
separated from him, and has been living
alone ever since. 1t IS said that previous to
her marriage she secured dover. Lately
Young has been engaged in extensive con-