Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28

room door was found open by Mary Keno,
who looks after the rooms, and she says she
never found it so before. Some of the neigh
bors look upon the case as one of murder, and
think Stern had other money, which was the
object of the murder.
Terrible Cafastrsphe-A Catholic Orphan.
age Burned.
SCRANTON (Pa), February 27th.-The
Catholic Orphanage, Hyde Park, Scranton,
was burned early tonight. Fifteen children
have been taken out dead and two are miss
ing.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SCRANTON, February 9th. Seventeen
children were burned-fourteen boys and
three girls. The building was st. Patrick
Orphan Asylum, situated on the corner of
jackson street and Lincoln avenue about a
mile from the center of the city, and was &C.
cupied by number of Sisters of Charity
and under their charge were forty chill
dren from six to twelve years of age.
The boys and girls occupied separate dormi-
tories on the third floor. At half-past 8 a
Sister took them to their rooms and locked
the doors. Descending the stairs, she discov.
cred smoke issuing from a room of the second
story, and opening the door she was driven
back by cloud of smoke. The fire was
raging along the ceiling, making its way to
the upper floor. The Sister darted up stairs
and found the girls room full of smoke. She
ran to the lower floor and started back to get
the boys. The smoke was pouring into the
hall in binding clouds, and when about half
way up the stairs the Sister met stranger.
She made an effort to pass, but he
refused to allow her, saying the boys
had been rescued, and it would be
dangerous for her to go for them. She re-
luctantly went back. The alarm brought
four fire companies but the flames were
raging fiercely when the fremen went to
work. They were informed of the belief
among the Sisters that some children were
still in the building, and made an effort to
reach the upper floor. In a short time the
flames were beaten back and the door of the
dormitory burst open. The victims of the
fire were found beneath their cots. Only two
were touched by the fire, but all had evil
IDENTIFY been dead some time. Intense excite
ment prevails.
Funeral OF senator Carpenter.
WASHINGTON, February 27th.-The funeral
of Senator Carpenter took place this after
noon. The services were announced for half
past 2, but long before that hour the avenue
on which he resided was crowded with peo-
Pile. Before the large house was filed by
personal friends, including members of the
Cabinet and both Houses of Congress, judges
of the Supreme Court, officers of the army
and a large number of prominent citizens,
with their families The Wisconsin State
Republican Association formed double line
on either side of the porch to the hearse and
carriages. Rev DIR. Paret read the burial
service, and the coffin was delivered to the
bearers-eight Capitol police. The pail bear
ers were Senators Logan, Conkling, Cameron
of Wisconsin and Cockrell, and Representa-
tives Tucker, Lapham, Page and Hszleton.
The coffin was almost covered with flowers,
and at the foot was pillow of white blossoms
upon which was the word REST" Mrs
Carpenter, her son and daughter, were es-
corted to the carriage by General Sherman,
and following them was the aged mother of
the dead Senator aud her son Edward. The
remains were laid temporarily in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Winter Cholera, and Its Cause.
CHICAGO, February 27th.-A number of
prominent physicians, interviewed for the
Tribune, give it as their opinion that the dis
ease known as winter cholera, which has been
prevailing to an alarming extent in this city
during the winter, is traceable to the extensive
use of butterine, in the composition of which
hog products largely enter, and to the lake
water. They say that the process of making
the compound does not require the high tenn
perature which is necessary in refining lard,
and that the germ of disease might pass
through the process without being killed.
A Son kiIIs His Mother and Burns Her
Remains.
AUGUSTA (Me. J. February 27th.-At China
village, near here, Charles Merrill killed his
mother in barn. He concealed the body in
haymow until frozen, then cut it into
pieces. Part of it he burned, throwing the
charred remains into the manure heap while
the other portion be buried in the snow in
the woods. The following Monday, the wo-
man being missed, suspicion attached to the
son, and he was arrested and confessed, de-
failing coolly the circumstances. He wit
messed the disbursement of the portion of the
remains in the woods to-day, directing the
officers where to search for them.
Crusade Against Gambling.
New York, February 27th-Under
recent ruling of the Police Commissioners,
the police on Saturday raided one faro game,
and arrested the proprietor and twenty-five
men, all colored Several escaped by jump
ing from window Other places visited by
the police had received warning, and were
found barred, with the gas out, on their APP
proach.
Heaviest Storm of the Season.
CHICAGO, February 27th.-The thaw and
rain of the last two days turned to snow this
afternoon, and the heaviest snowstorm of
the season set in over the Northwest. The
wind is blowing fercely, and the worst traffic
blockade of the winter is already prevailing
here and reported from Milwaukee.
Cabinet Position Declined.
New YORK, February 27th.-The Times
has an Albany dispatch, saying that the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals is authority
for the statement that Judge Folger has
formally declined the Cabinet position ten
dered by President-elect Garfield.
The President-EIect.
MANSFIELD (O), February 9th. = The
President-elect will leave Mentor tomorrow
(MOnday) at l o'clock P. NJ, and go by the
Lake Shore road to Ashtabula in special
train arranged by the Pennsylvania Com
pany, and from Ashtabula via the Pennsyl-
vania line through Warren, Youngstown and
Pittsburg to Washington, reaching there
early Tuesday morning.
Garfield at Church.
MENTOR (0hio), February 27th.-The
Disciples Church here is a small frame build
ing, painted white, severely plain inside, and
will hardly hold 200. Garfield, his wife, sis
ter and his brother.in-law and wife, drove
over from the farm to-day. The sermon was
preached by Jones, of Alliance, who was
Chaplain of Garfeld's regiment, and was
simply an appeal for repentance. The
sacrament was administered, of which
the Garfield party partook. Rev. Mr.. Jones,
in his benedictory prayer, besought the bless
ing of God on our dear brother Garfield.
About noon Monday the President will re-
ceive the assembled thousands of his Lake
county friends at the depot, speaking from the
steps of car. He looks rather careworn,
but has kindly expression on his face Mrs.
Gar6eld's father and brother will take care of
the farm.
The President-EIecf and His Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, February 27th.-Garfeld
will go to the Riggs House Tuesday and hold
a consultation with the leaders of his party.
The puzzle now is the disposition to be made
of the Postofice Department and the repre-