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

been able to track the persons who abstracted
S9l, 900 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 s63, 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
| ing accounts. The books are in almost mex
| tricable confusion.
| RiddIeber2er's Bill.
| RICHMOND (Va.). January 11sh.-Riddle-
| berger introduced his bill in the Senate to-
| day.
The Virginia Readiasters.
! RICHMOND, January 18th. The Read
| iusteIs' caucus tonight nominated the fol-
lowing State officers Second Auditor, 81.
| H Dryson, the present incumbent; Secre-
| tary of the Commonwealth, w. G. Elan,
editor of the Whig, the Readjuster organ
| Register of the Land Office and Super
iutendent of Public Buildings, Geo. BrockeA-
| burgh the present incumbent Treasurer,
Thomas Reyvelley; Superintendent of thu
Penitentiary, s. G. Williams, the present
| incumbent Superintendent of Public Print
| ing, r. f. Walker, the present incumbent
Auditor of Public Accounts Massey refused
to acquiesce in the caucus rules, and that
| Office was passed for future consideration.
The Utah Delegate Case.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-The indica-
| lions are that the House Committee on Elec.
| tons 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 we'll know how to resist. They
don't like to give the seat to Campbell in tho
| face of the large majority of Votes 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 11th.-The trial Of
the suit, on motion of q. Fisher. of California,
against Morris Meyer, Julius Adler, Richard
S. Newconbe and w. Q. Trappaeen, of this
city, for the recovery of $3.50, 600 damages, was
begun to-day before a jury in the United
States Court. Plaintiff alleges that defend
ants corspired together and defrauded him out
of 49, 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. TT 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 go to Washington to
urge the matter upon Congress.
Charged with Arson and Forgery.
OMAHA, January 11th.-Sherif Mueller, of
Abba, Ia, to-day caused the arrest OF aman
in this city giving his name as Jewett. on
charges of incendiarism and forgery. The
prisoner was formerly G. hardware merchant
at Abba. His store was burned down some
weeks ago, and part of the contents were af-
forwards found hidden in MS house and his
fathers barn. He then fled, and il was found
that he had forged notes to the amount Of
Sc, 600. He was traced to Omaha, where he
had obtained employment as freight handler
for the Union Pacific.
Destruction by Fire.
LANCASTER (Pa. J, January 11th.-Coho &
Willis lumber warehouse was burned to- days,
Loss, $50, 900; insured. The fire was the
work of an incendiary.
WEATHERFoRD (Tex.l January 11sh.--
Lafrewaskys dry-gocds store and some other
buildings were burned to-day. Loss, S25,-
600 /; halt insured.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Val January 11th.-
The Charlottesville wooden mills were burned
to-day. Loss heavy (; insured. The bridge
over Moores creek at the mills was also
burned.
NEWARK IN. j., January 11tb.-Tn q
slight fire tonight in the saloon of John
Nehls, 80 Market street, the mother and
daughter Of the proprietor were sutfocated.
CHARLESTON Is. C.l, January 11th-In
efforts to extinguish fire on board tho
schooner Eugene, one seaman was drowned
and two fatally burned.
Large Sale OF Cotton.
HoUsroN TEX J, January 11th.-Major
Ruttkay made the largest purchase of cotton
on record in the Southern States, paying
100000 fo- 5,725 bales.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.
HELENA (Mont.l January 11th.-Mike
Lynch shot aud killed MAJ known as
Fighting Finn" at Barder one day last
week. Finn had threatened to kill Lynch,
and the latter went for his rifle, when he
used with fatal effect.
Pennsylvania Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA, January 11th.-The Re-
publican State Committee will call State
Convention at Harrisburg May 10Th.