Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-27
Dismissal of officials .

WARRINGTON. November 255h.-The Pres
ident this evening directed the removal Of
Charles e. Henry. Marshal of the District
OF Columbia d. B. Anger, Postmaster, and
M. Parker, Assistant Postmaster for the City
Of Washington; NJ. d. Helm, Foreman Of
the Congressional Record, and Gao. L. Spen-
Ger, Government Director of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, upon charges
made By the Attorney. General and Colonel
Bliss, that the aforementioned officers is
terfered with the ends of justice ia connec-
ton with the star route trials, and these
Offices will all bs filed Immediately, SO there
may be no Interruption TO the public SER
vice. To prevent any possible embarrass-
ment in the affairs of the MarshaPs Office,
the suspension Of that officer will be withheld
until his successor is appointed. The Pfesi-
dents action is based upon report from the
Department of Justice and by Attorney Gen.
eral Brewster.
Wholesale Robbery.
CHICAGO, November 25sh. - The Times
says Late last night it WIS learned that the
wholesale boot and shoe house CT Phelps,
Dodge & Palmer had for ten months pest
been Systematically robbed of some $50, 200
TO $40. 000-possibly more-by some of thar
travelling salesmen, in collision with others
of their most trusted employees. The plan
pursued was for the statesmen to send in from
new towns in the West fictitious orders from
imaginary firms, or those who had dissolved
partnership. Double orders would then be
shipped, the duplicates being taken up by
the travelling saleamen and the rest returned
to the Chicago firm. The greed and boidness
of the copfe3erstes excited suspicion, and an
investigation followed, which, it is said, I'm.
earthsd the fact that upwards Of a doz N
men were in the conspiracy. One of them,
j. NJ. Wells, is said TO have been arrested,
and the rest cannot be found. The whole
affair has been very quietly conducted, and a
policy of silence has been adopted by the
members of the firm. As a result of the lar.
ceny, Augustus and John NJ. Wells, en-
ployes, were to-day held on charge of lar.
ceny to appear before the Criminal Court, in
bonds of 81, 500. The warrant charges thefts
of $500. No testimony was taken to show
the basis of charges, and all the members of
the firm continue to close their mouths. Au-
gustus Wells is . salesman of the firm, but
j. Nj. Wells is a partner in the Monmouth,
Illinois, firm of Mitchell & Wells, which had
good business and reputation, and was the
distributor of large part of the stolen goods.
They have brother in Kansas, who is State
Senator. Eleven other employees, four being
travelling sslesmen, are under surveillance
1t ID now believed the stealing began six years
ago, and that the amount taken will be up-
ward of $50 600, of which very little will bs
recovered. Members of the firm are said to
be deeply mortified at ths bad management
which hiss permitted such a large leakage.
Her Secret Bfed with Her.
OMAHA, November 25th.-A short time
since strange lady, giving her name as
Jennie Brown, arrived in Omaha, and, OBJ.
tanning board and room in private family,
gave birth to child about three weeks 500
Yesterday she died, the primary cause being
tight lacipg to conceal her condition, and a
secondary cause catching cold. followed by
pyemia or blood poisoning. When told she
must die, she got her letters and photographs
from her trunk and burned them, saying,
My secret dies with me-" She positively
refused to give any information concerning
herself. She was about twenty-four years of
age, handsome, and had good clothes and
jewelry. Three photographs of ladies were
found in her trunk. 1t is believed that she
came from jackson or Kalan azoo, Mich. An
inquest was held this afternoon, but threw no
additional light on the mystery. Her child
survives her.
Effects OF the Late Gale.
MILWAUKEE, November 25sh-The steamer
Wisconsin arrived to-day. She picked Up
three men in the middle of the lake, the sur.
vivors of the wrecked schooner Collingwood.
Captain Milletts went down with a bag of
money he was trying TO save, and tse stew.
ard, Jacobs, was frozen to death. He was
washed off the piece of wrecksge on which
the others ioated until rescued. Thew were
thirty-six hours without food. Three others
OF the crew are missing.
LUDINGToN (Mich.) November 25sh.-Four
schooners were wrecked near Big Point Sable
on Thursday, and two men were drowned.
A "smart" Doctor.
SPRINGFIELD (Me.l, November 25th.-In
the trial for damages against the town for the
death of q young lady by defective high.
way, one doctor testified that the collar bone
was broken, which two others contradicted.
The first, to head off the post mortem, went
to the cemetery to exhume the body and
make good his testimony by breaking the
collar. bone. He was discovered in the act of
digging up the corpse by person who was at
first bribed, but who has sine, told the whole
story.
Mysterious Shooting serape.
WASHINGTON, November 25:h.-A serious
shooting sffrsy. involved in considerable mys.
terry, occurred at the st. Marie Hotel to.
night in the room of j. P. Angney. of Pitts
burg, said to be the agent of the Equitable
Insurance Company. There were three per.
sons present at the time of the shooting. J.
III. Wilmot, q resident Of this city, and
brother-in.law Of Angney, was shot three
times. The other person present was man
named Turnbull, clerk in the Pension Of
fee. WilmoSs wounds are pronounced fatal.
He was taken to the hospital. Angney and
Turnbull are reticent. Both were arrested.
Family trouble about property is supposed to
be ct the bottom Of the affair.
Burial OF ThurIow Weed.
ALBANY. November 25th.-The remains of
Thurlow Weed arrived this morning, and
were taken TO st. Peters Church, and are
being viewed by thousands of people. A brief
funeral service was held in the church this az.
ternoon. The edifics was crowded to it's ut
most capacity. Among those present were
the staff of the Eucaing Journal, paper
founded by Weed, and 200 employees Of the
printing house of Weed, Parsons Co. were
also present. At the conclusion of the SER
vice the remains were taken to Rural Gem
etery, and placed in the receiving vault. As
the cortege passed from the church minute
guns were fired.
Mrs. scovilIe's Insanity.
CHICAGO, November 25.h.-Judge LOOMS
in the County Court to-day granted Mrs.
Scoville new trial on the ground that
though possibly insane, she was neither hsmi- |
cidsl nor suicidal in tendencies. nor danger.
GUS TO friends; hence not a subject for the |
asylum. The next trigl il fixed sor the 18th. |
DR.. Ross has agreed 60 guarantee that she |
would be present. She appeared in the Court |
to-day.
Frank James Trial.
KANSAS CITY. November 25sh.-The No |
vember terra of the Circuit Court opens in |
this city next Mondsy. The first case on |
the docket ia that of Frank James, arraipned |
on two indictments-one for the Independ- |
ence robbery Of 1868. and the other for the |
murder of detective Witcher in 1874.
Nearing Salt Lake.
DENVER, November 25th.-The Grand |
juHction in Grand river valley, on the Utah |
extension of the Denver and Rio Grande |
Railway, 425 miles from Denver will he open |
for business Monday next. This leaves gap |
of only 167 miles to Salt Lake City.
Thawing Dynamite.
BELLEvIEw (Pa.), November 25.h.-One
man was killed and several seriously hurt by |
the explosion of dynamite in possession of a
coal miner, who was going to use it to get fish |
with. He put it over a stove to thaw it, and |
when it thawed his house was wrecked and |!
his wife and children horribly mansled, The
youngest, aged FIVE years, was killed, and his
wife will die. The miner, Forsyth, attempted
to commit suicide but failed.
A Gang OF Thieves Broken Up,
CARLYLE tIIl.l, November 25.h. - Last