Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-03

ana as MISS w OCu was crossing Inc IOoIl III
which they were waiting the arrival of their
escort, her dress-a flowing robe of Swiss
muslin-touched the stove and instantly took
| fire. She ran, and in passing Miss Campbell
the latters dress ignited, and before assist.
ance came Miss Wood was very badly burned
about the face, arms and body, and Miss
Campbell so severely injured that she cannot
| survive. Her entire clothing, with the ex-
ception of the corset and hose, was consumed,
and her body frightfully burned.
The sIrIstiancy Divorce Suit.
WASHINGTON, January 2d.-The deposit
ton Of Edil Giro, taken in New York in be-
half of MIR. Christiancy in his suit for divorce,
was given to the press here tonight. lie
testified that he was introduced to Mrs.
Christiancy by a. Ruise, a Peruvian banker;
on the voyage from Lima that he registered
her at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, as
Mrs. H. H Wharton at her request; that
she came to his room at the st. james Hotel
in this city, and there she yielded to his
wishes, after having dined her and lady
| friend at q restaurant The counsel for de-
| PENDANT will move to strike out this last por-
ton of the deposition when the Court meets,
owing TO threats being made to Giro.
Hindoo Child Born at New York.
CHICAGO, January 2d.-The Inter Oceans
New York special says Augustin DAILY has
received an unexpected addition to his little
colony of Nautch dancers and jugelers, who
arrived a few weeks ago from Hindostan.
The addition was made at half-past IL
o'clock on New Years evening, when
a baby was born, who hereafter will be
called Oomdat, to the twelveyear.old bride
of Abboolally The birth of this boy must
become historical. from the fact that young
Aboolally, who weighs four pounds and TOUR
ounces, is the first Hindoo child born on
American soil The mother and child are
doing well.
Family Reunion-DangeFous Illness.
CLEVELAND, January 2d.-General and
Mrs. Garfield attended family reunion New
| Years at Scion, in this county, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mary Larabee, sister of Cen
eral Garfield. Sunday was spent at Solon
General Charles B. Stuart, the eminent
civil engineer, is dangerously i'll at the Forest
City House, in this city. There is little hope
Of his recovery. His family has arrived, be-
ing sent for.
sitting Bull and His Indians.
POPLAR CREEK Agency (Montanal, Deem
Der 3lst.-Sitting Bull remains in camp near
the mouth of Milk river. Major Illge has
800 serviceable men here, and has received
explicit orders. Chief Gill has been informed
that he must surrender or be conquered, but
has not decided, One band of host;les,
twenty lodges, came in Thursday. The rest
at a council to-day decided to surrender, and
proceed to Fort Buford. There are 1000
Yanctonnais at the Agency.
Keene's Lost Goods.
NEw York, January 2d-The Herald s
Newport (R. l. special says: Keene called
at the police station this afternoon, for the
purpose of ascertaining if the report was true
that some of the valuables from his house
had been taken to that place for safe keeping.
He was very much surprised to learn that
not any of the goods were In the possession OF
tie police.
Fire and Narrow Escape.
NORTH ADAMS January 21-The Com
mercial House. corner of Sumner and Depot
streets, was destroyed by fire this morning.
Loss, $50, 600; insurance, S15, goo. About
thirty boarders were in the house, nearly all
of whom suffered losses of clothing, while
some who had furnished their rooms lost all
the furniture. The domestics, sleeping on
the fourth floor, escaped in their night
clothing. The fire was caused by boarder
smoking pipe in bed.
Cold. FLOODED Murder.
CHICAGO, January 2d.-A wholesale and
cold-blooded murder occurred one mile south
of Otis, Ind, last Friday night James Au-
gustine and family have lived in that place
for many years. He was possessed of con-
siderable property and generally had good
deal of money in the house. During the af-
ternoon Henry Augustine, nephew OF
James, came from Chicago to make them a
visit, and tried vainly to get them drunk
from bottle which proves to have contained
poisoned whisky. About II o'clock at night
he got up from his bed, sought the bedroom
of James Augustine, and leveling revolver
began firing. Mrs. Augustine was so badly
| Al 4boH eba liad tO-Iou
Augustine was shot in the breast, and will
probably die. Henry ran from the room
after firing several shots. The sons, hearing
the firing, came down, and Christian
Augustine demanded of Henry, whom he
met in the kitchen, what it meant. Henry
replied with a bullet, which killed Christian
instantly. He gave a parting shot at the
younger brother James, which only made a
slight flesh wound, and then coolly went to
his uncle's room and demanded admission,
assuring them he was all right and wanted
/ to help them. James, the son, got the re-
volver from him, put him in the kitchen and
locked the door. Henry escaped barefoot
aud hatless, and has not yet been captured.
Lynching will probably follow his capture.
The New YOrk Legislafure-Unitcd states
Senatorship.
ALBANY, January 2d-A majority of the
Legislature is now in the city, and the hotels
are quite lively with canyassing for the
Speakership. 1t is conceded that Sharp will
receive the nomination of the caucus to-mor-
row night, though Skinner will receive quite
a fattering vote. In canvassinR the United
States Senatorship, there crops out quite fire.
quently an anti-C onkling feeling, and al
though they would like TO elect Skinner
Speaker, they fear they cannot do it. 1t is
positive that they will elect an anti Conkling
candidate as United States Senator. They
say they have votes Of Assemblymen enough
pledged to secure this result i'll the joint bal.
lot, when the votes of the anti Conkling Sen.
ators will be cast.
New York, January 21.-The Herald,
Albany special says: A Wheeler boom for
the Senate has been started tonight by the
northern counties men. Assemblyman Bren.
nan. of Malone, leads the movement, and the
arrival of a large outside delegation OF
Wheeler's friends from the north is promised
for Monday. The grounds on which Wheeler
is urged is that his nomination would be sub
stantially e compromise between two great
Republican factions. His advocates hope to
hold the balance of power between them in
the caucus, and prophesy that their favorite
will be the second choice of both. They num-
Der at present about a dozen Senators and
Assemblymen.
Another Fire at New orleans-supposed
hncenutaflsUfs
NEW ORLEANS, January 2d.-A fire broke
out in Aaron VOLTS crockery store, corner Of
Magazine and Common streets, destroying
the building and contents, valued at So, GOO
insurance, $50, 000 This building was sepa-
rated from Hansell's esta 5lishment on Maya
zine street, which was burned last night,
by double fire proof walls, and the opinion is
that the fire was not communicated, but like
that in Levy's store last night, was the work
of an iucendiary In April, 1878, fire broke
out in Isidore Levy's crockery store similar
to that of last night, damaging the same
building and contents tn the amount of S125,-
600. The fire from VOLTS building spread to
Joseph Levy's stationery store, TO all of Han
sells establishment on Common street, and
to J. H. Stott's oil and lamp store, involving
a further loss of 5000 covered by insur-
ance.
westward-Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, January 1st.-The following
through passengers passed here on to-day's
train, leaving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in
Sacramento January 9Th: F. II. Pattee, wife
and child, Boston; Il. k. Drake, New
York; Stuart Rice, st. Paul, MIMI; Frank
lin Hanfo1d, Tulare county, Cal; Robert
Frazer Chisholm, Glasgow, Scotland.
OMAHA. January 2d.-Through passengers
on to-days train Leaving at 12:15, to arrive in
Sacramento January 9Th: John D. Clark,
Mrs H N Clark, jamestown A. A West,
| Oakland: Mrs G. E. Mutt HaWthorne n