Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-12

been able to track the persons who distracted
SOL, 600 in coupons from the Second Auditors
Office, but maintain their predication that
the present incumbent should be held respon-
sible. Of the missing coupons, over sos, OOo
were paid by the Assistant Treasurer OF
| Richmond, and he certifes that they oil
| bore his cancellation stamp. The Tressurers
| Office is nine years behind in its work of post
| lug accounts. The books are in almost mex
| trioable confusion.
Riddieberger's Bili.
RICHMOND (Va.L January 11th.-Riddle-
| berger introduced his bin in the Senate to-
| day.
The Virginia ReadjnsteTs.
RICHMOND, January 11th. The Read
| iusteIs' caucus tonight nominated the fol-
| lowing State officers: Second Auditor, Il.
| Il. Drysou, the present incumbent; Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, w. G. Elam,
| editor of the Whig, the Readjuster organ
| Register of the Land Office and Super
intendent of Public Buildings, Geo. BrockeR-
burgh, the present incumbent; Treasurer,
Thomas Reyvelley; Superintendent of the
incumbent; Superintendent of Public Print
ing, K. f. Walker, the present incumbent.
| Auditor OF Public Accounts Massey refused
Co aequlesce In the caucus rules, and that
office was passed for future consideration.
The Utah ID, Iegaie Case.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-The indiea-
tions are that the House Committee on Elec-
tions will send the Utah case back to the
people of that Territory for another election.
There is strong pressure from the churches
| in behalf of Campbell, which the COMMITTEES
do not very well know how to resist. They
don't like to give the seat to Campbell in the
face of the large majority of vetes cast for
Cannon, and they will probably conclude to
hold the election over again, as the easiest
way out of the difficulty.
Mining Case In Court.
New YORK, January 11sh.-The trial of
the suit, on motion of Q. Fisher, of California,
against Morris Meyer, Julius Adler, Richard
S. Newcombe and w. =. Trappagen, of this
city, for the recovery of $3.50, 0O0damsges, was
begun to-day before a jury in the United
States Court Plaintiff alleges that defend
ants conspired together and defrauded him out
of 80, 3474 shares of the capital stock of the
California Mining Company. The trial of
the case will occupy several days.
The Question of Dividing Dakota.
DEADwooD ID. IT,, January 11th.-A
mass Convention of the people of the Black
Hills had here last night adopted resolutions
favoring the division of Dakota on the forty
sixth parallel and the admission of the south
ern part to Statehood. a committee of fifty
one was appointed to so to Washington to
urge the matter upon Congress.
Charged with Arson and Forgery.
OMAHA, January 11th.-Sheriff Mueller, of
Abba, Ia, to-day caused the arrest Of man
in this city giving his name as Jewett. on
charges Of incendiarism and forgery. Tho
prisoner was formerly hardware merchant
at Abba. His store was burned down some
weeks ago, and part of the contents were af-
terwsrds found hidden in MS house and his
fathers barn. He then fed, and it was found
that he had forged notes to the amount of
$4,000. He was traced TO Omaha, where he
had obtained employment as freight handler
for the Union Pacific.
Destruction by Fire.
LANCASTER pa, January 11tb.-Coho &
Willis lumber warehouse was burned o-days.
Loss, $4,000; insured. The FIRE was the
work of an incendiary.
WEATHERFoRD (Tex.l January 11th.-
Lafrewasky's dry-gocds store and some other
buildings were burned to-day. Loss, S25,-
600 half insured
The Charlottesville wooden mills were burned
to-day. Loss heavy; insured. The bridge
over Moore's creek at the mills was also
burned.
NEWARK IN. J.) January 11th.-In q
slight fire tonight in the saloon of John
Nehls, so Market street, the mother and
daughter of the proprietor were suffocated.
CHARLESTON Is. Gu January 11th.-In
efforts to extinguish a fire on board tho
schooner Eugene, one seaman was drowned
and two fatally burned.
Large Sale OF Cotton.
HoUsToN (Tex J. January 11th.-Major
Ruttkay made the largest purchase of cotton
on record in the Southern States, paying
$500, 600 fo- ,725 bales.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.
HELESA (Mont.). January 11th.-Miks
Lynch shot aud killed a maa known as
" Fighting Finn" at Barder one day last
week. Finn had threatened to kill Lynch,
and the latter went for his rife, which he
used with fatal effect.
Pennsylvania Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA, January 11th.-The Re.
publican State Committee will call State
Convention at Harrisburg Msy 10Th.