Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-27

him. Together they came to this city, 1oi-
lowed by the doctor. He accused tie
woman of taking money and valuabies from
him when she left, and became very violent.
He was arrested and fined in the Ponce
Court. He Immediately left the city and re-
turned home, where he remained until assas-
sinated. The doctor was Pfusslan by
birth. and came here from Aricola, Nd,
where he has family living.
Bank Failure.
ST I,o1J1s December 26.h.-A Republican
HilIsboro. Ill, special says: Haskell & Har-
ris. bankers closed their doors to-day, and
made an assignment to Judge L. Lane. The
liabilities are reported as over 500, 600; as
sets. about sec, 0G0 W. A. Young, the larg
est owner of the bank. was arrested to- night
at Litch6eld, H.. while on the west-bound
train, and was taken back to Hillsboro.
The New York Warehouse Fire.
NEw York, December 26th.-The losses
by the fire in the South street bonded ware.
houses Saturday night are placed at 81, 000,-
COO The Boston Straw Goods Company suf-
fered loss of $50 000 The Board of Fire
Underwriters meet tomorrow to consider the
losses.
MIL Destroyed by Fire.
CARLINv1LLE Qn) December 26th-J. N.
Best's mill, at Millwood, was burned yester-
day morning. Loss. SIC coo; insurance,
So, 900.
Mining Property Burned.
DENVER, December 26sh-A FIRE yesterday
destroyed the shaft fouse and all the other
buildings, except the concentrating works,
of the Hazeltins mine. in Willis eulch. owned
by the Hszeltine Mining Company of Phi!a-
delphia. The loss is from SIC, coo to $40, 900 /;
insurance, 5000
A $50 600 Fire.
WACO, December 26sb.-On Saturday a
FIRE here caused loss of S50,00c.
Stolen Bonds Recovered.
CLEVELAND, December 26sh.-The Sl17,-
900 in bonds stolen from the Commercial
National Bank three weeks ago have been re-
covered by the payment of about $50, COO
MIR. Ella does not yet confess that he secured
them by a compromise, but that is the fact.
A Defauiting Land eficc Receiver.
MILES CITY. December 26th.-C. H. Gould,
the new Receiver from Lincoln, Neb has ar
rived and reopened the Land Office. The
Special Agent sent here found q shortage of
50, coo in the accounts of the late Receiver,
T. P. McIlrath, and got him to sign con.
fession. McIlrath commanded battery
during the war, and is a son of the former
partner of Horace Greeley. He has taken a
homestead and gone to farming.
Alexander III. stephens and the Ente :
oceanic Canal GRcstIOn.
NEW YoRK, December 26th.-The Tr,b-
Une'S Washington correspondent interviewed
Alexander H. Stephens, who said, on the
subject of the interoceanic canal, that the
subject of interoceanic transit is one OF the
very highest national and international con-
sequence, and it will undoubtedly engage the
attention OF Congress to q great extent. 1t
is of paramount inheritance that we should
not allow Great Britain, France. or any
other European Power, to acquire the ascend
ancy over any part of this continent. L
think it would be wise for Congress at once
to charter the Nicaragua Canal Company,
the one in which General Grant ID Interested.
Investment or Foreign Capital in sEissis.
sippi Land.
New ORLEANS, December 26 h.-Phillips.
Marshall & Co., of London. have Just con-
cluded the purchase of L 800, 900 ares Of
land from the State of Mississippi. Seven
hundred and sixty thousand acres are known
as levee land, located mostly in the Yazoo
dslts, comprising some of the richest cotton
and timber lands in the South. The inteu-
ton is to improve. colonies and cultivate.
Appointment OF a Bishop.
NEW York, December 26th.-A dispatch
from Rome to the Freeman's journal an
nounces the appointment Of Very Rev.
Nicolas Gallagher, Vicar. General of Column
bus, O., to be Bishop of the same See.
Pacific Coast Ellis.
CHICAGO. December Goth special from
Washington says: OF the $50 bills intro
duced in two days in the House. California
presented 10, Colorado 2, Nevada g. Oregon
II, Arizona 2, Dakota q, Idaho 8, Montana
s, New Mexico 3, Wyoming 2.
Riot Among Railroad Lrborers.
NEwBuRG On. W, December 26th.-Dur-
ing a riot among West Shore Railroad labor
ers Christmas night, an italian was shot aud
an hishman fatally stabbed. A negro did the
shooting The military were called out and
six Italians arrested.
General sherman.
CHICAGO, December 26th.-General Sher-
man, having missed his train here yesterday
on his way to Washington from Leaverworth,
Ks, spent Christmas at his hotel, and started
East this morning.
Building operations af Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 26sh.-Building rp.
erations in Chicago the past year have cost
81, 100000.
A Quiet Chri.tmas at Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 26sh. Although to-
day was universally observed as Christmas,
there was a notable absence of criminsl
events The police reports only give two su
icides-G. A. Tilton. a carriage tnlsher and
a religious crank, who shot himself, and Miss
f. Gillett, who took poison.
The walking Match nj New York.
New York, December 26th In the pedes-
trian conte ST. Ennis and GettiDgs have with
drawn, The attendance tonight was small.
The score at II ocloci, stood Hart 120
miles. Howard ITO, Fitzgerald 120, Cox 100,
I,scony 10, Elsen 100. Bsrty 10. Edwards
ITO, Harernae 100, Walds 80, Curtis so, Cur
ran 20, Krohne 80.
4 Crank" AT Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26sh.-Nicholas,
who claims to be inspired of the Holy Ghost,
has been arrested for writing letters threaten.
ing the life of Iguatius f. Horstman, Rector
of St. Mary's (Catholic) Church.
An Italian stabbinS ARRAY.
New York, December 26th.-Four Ital.
iaus were stabbed in an affray this afternoon.
and one will die from the effects.
Graveyard vaudais.
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.), December 26'h.-
Vandals broke into the old cemetery at Ham
den Yesterday, and broke or overturned nearly
fifty gravestones. Two young fellows, named
McMorris and Maloney, were arrested.
Thermometrical.
CHICAGO, December 26.h.-Thermometer
Highest, so; lowest, So.
New York, December 26sh-Mianisht-
| Thermometer-highest4 AZ, lowest 35'.
FOREIGN.
Memorable Event.