Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-17
General Upton's Deati-Doubts as TO ITS
Being n Suicftie.

United States army holding that rank, and,
said General Hancock, " Judging from his
acknowledged abilities, his energy and worthy
ambition and known goodwill and apprecia-
ton OF his superior officers, great honors for
his future were certain" The suggestion
that General Upton may have been
prompted to suicide by the anticipation
Of failing in the recently authorized version
Of his tactics, General Hancock declared
fear of failure was not one
Of the characteristics Of General Upton in
any regard, much less should it be so in the
revision of his tactics. To these tactics Cen
eral Upton had given many years of close
study. He was thoroughly their master, and
he had reduced their elements to such sim
plicity that the matter Of failure in presenta-
ton was absurd. The tactics had been IL
dorsed by the War Department, and by the
same authority had been promulgated for use
in the United States army. There was no
opposition to the tactics in any quarter, and
the theory of a depression Of spirits in such
is not to be predicted.
Dr. Hanford, of Brooklyn, whose wife is
General Upton's sister, said to a Sun re-
porter: " The Generals suicide could be
traced to his sufferings from malignant and
catarrh."
The Worlds Fair.
New York, March 16th.-Ths Executive;
Committee of the new Worlds Fair Commits
sion to-day adopted the following resolution
ResolUed, That members of the Commission and
the Executive and Finance Committees agree to
complete the first 81 900 600 either by personal sub
scription or by subscription which they may obtain
from others, by the 18th of April condition that
the transportation companies subscribe to the cap
ital stock Sl,o0o000 and that the citizens of New
York, not represented by companies and not con-
nected with the Commission other than subsc' bers
now on the books, will subscribe 81 10000 Ii the
amount specified is not raised by April 18th, it is
likely that the project will be abandoned. The
total sum now subscribed Is $3.50, 500.
Another Arctic Expedition.
New York, March 10th. Among the
stories that are current here is one that
James Gordon Bennett is seriously contem-
plating another Arctic expedition. Larry
Jerome, who is in Europe with him, has re-
Gently written to a friend that while Bennett
is enjoying himself greatly as master of q
hunt somewhere in England, yet he is very
much depressed and anxious over the Arctic
expedition which he equipped and sent out
in the name of the Herald. He conceives
it to be his duty to fit out another expedition
in search of the lost one, and take command
of it himself. He has already telegraphed to
stop work on the new yacht he contemplated
building in this country, and thinks the
money he proposed to expend that way
should be devoted to the building of vessel
constructed with view of encountering the
ice of the northern seas. Already he has
had some interviews with Scotch ship-build-
ers on the subject, therefore the news that
Bennett has seriously entered upon this new
project may be expected at any time. it is
characteristic of Bennett that execution
follows closely upon the heels of conception.
The Mercy Letter Increasing in Size.
New YORK, March 16th-It is stated in
well-informed circles that the lawyers en-
gagged in the Morey letter investigations are
pushing their investigations, and have about
reached the bottom facts. Instead of one
forgery there are three, planned and executed
by the same parties, and all intended to make
votes for Hancock. One of these is said to
be the Weaver letter, written to show that
the Republicans were manipulating the
greenback campaign. Another is the alleged
letter from Mrs. Sherman to the editor of a
Catholic newspaper, advising friends of the
Church to vote for Hancock, and the Morey
Chinese letter.
Business of the Country.
New YORK, March 16th.-The Public says ::
The exchanges for the second week of March
were naturally much smaller than for the
first week in March, and they exceed
those of the corresponding week of last year
at every city except two, where the decrease
was insignificant. This fact showing gain
of II per cent in the aggregate exchanges
outside of New York must be regarded as
surprising, if it is considered, first, that ex-
traordinary storms have caused an almost
total blockade of lines of transportation in
certain regions, and particularly about Chi
cago and Milwaukee second, that the range
of prices is fully II per cent. below that of
March, 1880; third, that the recent violent
shock in the money market has tended to
cause much hesitancy in business operations.
Under the circumstances the unusual una
nimity of the increase and magnitude of gains
of the cities make the return essentially en-
couraging.
Another Railroad Company in Colorado.
DENVER, March 16th-The Denver, Col
orado Springs and Pueblo Railroad fled ar
ticles of incorporation to-day. The capital
stock is placed at $1,000, 600, divided into
80, 900 shares. The object is TO build broad
gauge road from Pueblo, via Colorado, to
Denver. OF the three railroad companies
the Denver, Utah and Pacific, and Denver,
Western and Pacific, and Denver, Longmont
and Paciic-organized to build a railroad
from Denver, via Longmont, to the Parks,
the Denver, Western and Pacific is the only
one which has commenced work, they having
three hundred teams grading.
The Missouri Land Frauds-Furiher Ar.
@rests.
ST. LOUIS, March 16tb.-Governmen
officers to-day arrested Herman +. Schuter,
Notary, Charles Vasel and Charles Newman,
on charge of perjury but it is believed the
two former are connected with the lard
frauds unearthed yesterday. Robert l..
Lindsey failed to furnish bond of $40, GOO,
and was jailed. He claims that Secretary
Schurz has been prosecuting MIN and his
father, who has been Register Of Lands at
Ironton, and that he is entirely innocent.
The officials deny this as absurd, and say that
Lindsey is the head of regular ring, and
that the evidence against him is abundant.
The officials, however, are very quiet about
the matter.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, March 10th. = The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at $50 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
March 20sh 4. "A. De- Graft, W. DeGraff,
Winona j. H. Kirkpatrick and wife, Utica,
Ohio; D. Pierce, Oakland Joseph Law
renee and wife, Emma Lewis, Joseph Fisher,
Lewis Frietsch, Cincinnati; Samuel Stern.
helm. ID. Samuels, San Francisco Congress
man Whitesker, Oregon.
Fifty-three through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento March sd.
Tornado In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, March 16th.-The republicans
Carthage special says: A tornado passed
over a considerable part of southwest Mis-
souri, last night, accompanied by rain and
hail. At Galena, Ks, just across the Mis-
souri, line, it demolished some fifteen build
ings, mortality wounded two persons and
seriously injured six others. The large taber-
nacle was completely destroyed Several
buildings were blown down at Joplin, but at
Carthage the damage was slight.
Irregular Action OF kentucky Regulars.
CIScIsNATI, March 16th-The Kentucky
Regulars on last Saturday night took VIM.
Dheil. storekeeper at Princess Furnace,
Boyd county, KY, out of his bed, gave him
fifteen lashes, ordered him to leave within
FIVE days and went away.
Report Denied.
CHICAGO, March 16th.-Ths story of the
of the northeastern, st. Paul
aud Northern Pacific, however plausible in
itself, finds little credence among railroad
men, and is absolutely denied by the officials
Of the roads in question.
silver and Stocks.
NEW YORK. March 16th.-Silver bars,