Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-02

limited, from Chicago to Boston, via all routes
crossing the Hudson river north of New ork
city. New England rates through New York
city shall be made by adding to the New OK
rates as above the local rates east of New ORR
by the route Of the tickets, together with 70
cents transfer in all cases.
Convention OF the American Agricultural
Association.
New York. February 1st.-The first an
nj Convention Of the American Agricult-
ural Association met to-day. and about 40
delegates were present from different sections
| of the United States. President Sprague
delivered the annual address, and spoke at
length on agricultural topics, comparing this
countrv with other countries and showing
that the United States led in point OF pro-
| auctions. Letters of regret were read from
President Arthur. Governor Foster, Of Ohio,
Governor Gerome, of Michigan, E. w. Hill
gard. of the University of California, VIM.
W. Evarts, James l.. Veale, OF Kentucky,
and many others.
ELECTION OF vICgPREsIDENT5.
New York, February 1st-The Agricuit-
ural Convention to day elected Vice-Presi-
ing the following: G.. Steele. California /; A.
G.. Blount, Colorado; j. Chorette, Idaho
j. w. Hoyt. Wyoming; j. P. Jones,. Ne
vada J. NJ. Cavansgh, Montana; 5. Z.
Waite, Oregon.
Business OF the Countr5- clearinghouse
Exchanges.
New YoRK, February 1st.-The Clearing.
house exchanges for the week, as compared
with tie corresponding week of last year,
show the following gains and losses In bust
ness transactions: Gains-New York, per
cent; Philadelphia, 15.6; Chicago, q 4;
Cincinnati. 90 8; st. Louis, % D; New Or
leans, 20.s; San Francisco, 10 5 i; Pittsburg,
24.1; Milwaukee, 20.9; Louisville, ";
Providence, 10.1; Kansas City. 30. l; Cieve-
land, 1913; indianapolis, III; Hartford,
Memphis, 80; Springfield, % 6; Worcester
Is; Lowell, Sd; Syracuse, 1.S. Losses
Boston, 16; Baltimore, 6.5.
The Star Route Cases.
WASHINGTON, February 1st.-The straw
bond star route cases came up again to-day,
and most of the time was occupied by argu-
ment concerning the production in Court OF
| certain bids and their contents.
The sherman Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON, February 1st. - Saunders
will move a reconsideration of the vote by
which Plumb's amendment to the Sherman
bill was passed. Sherman says il the Plumb
amendment becomes part of the bill he will
abandon the bill or surrender it to Plumb,
and vote against it.
The Earl OF Crawrord's Body.
| NEW York, February 1st.-The Times
| Philadelphia special says: TIE police Of this
| city are looking for an italian vsgabond
named Antonio Rocco, who voluntarily told
them queer story last Thursday, to which
! they paid no attention at the time, but which
they now regard as clue TO the stolen body
of the late Earl Of Crawford.
Ciarkson N. Poitcr's Estate.
NEW YORK, February 1st-The will of
the late Clarkson Mott Potter, OF New
Rochelle, Westminster county, has been filed
in the Surrogate's Office at White Plains, and
by it he disposes of an estate estimated TO be
worth over S1.000,000.
Woman Shot and Seriously Wounded.
OMAHA, February 1st.-Mrs. John Hughes
was shot at her ranch to-day on the Running
Water, north of Sidney, by drunken bull
whacker named John Lewis, who wanted tc
take possession of her ranch. Sne attempted
to eject him, when be turned ard fred, the
ball entering hsr back near the base of the
spine. He escaped on horseback, but j:
being pursued by cowboys. He killed s
cowboy at Fort Robinson recently, but OWNS
to some technicality he was released.
Meeting of Sympathy in New York.
NEW York, February 1st.-Chickeripg
Hall was densely packed to night by citizens
their wives and daughters, who came to lister
to addresses by eminent men, without dia'
tinction of creed, expressing symDathy with
the persecuted Hebrews in the Russian en-
pire. Mayor Grace presided.
Deeds OF Blood.
K1HGsTRTE Is. c., February Islander.
son Singleton and Lucinda Iisdale yesterday
murdered Phoebe Tisdale, sister of Lucinda,
After Singleton had crushed in her skull
with an ak, Lucinda plunged knife through
her sisters heart. They then threw her
bojy into deep gulch. jealousy was the
cause. Both were arrested.
LANCASTER IS. c., February 1st.-The
body of Thomas Backins, prominent young
man of this place, was found in a gold pit
here to-day with his throat cut and pockets
rifed. There is no clue to the murdeEers,
DANvIILE Wal February 1st-A desper
ate fight occurred yesterday on the DanieI
plantation between the King and Slate fam.
flies. Shotguns and pistols were used. Tom
King was stabbed eight times, old Mrs, King
was mortally stabbed and Mrs. Slate badly
wounded The two former will die.
smali-Pox.
PIrTsBURG, February 1st-Twenty-three
new cases of small pox were reported in Pitts
burg to-day, and ten in Allegheny.
| CHICAGO, February 1st.-Ten new cases OF
small pox were reported here to-day.
ThermomettIcaI.
New York, February 15t-Mdnight-
Observation-Disclosures 80, lowest 26'
CHICAGO, February st.-Thermometer-
Highest 49,, lowest 49,
Rarbarous Treatment OF IN Orphan Girl.
LINCOLN (Neb J, February 1ss.-Edward
and Maggie Clauson, childless Germans,
adopted o little 9.year-old orphan girl. who
died three weeks ago. Suspicion was excited.
and the body was exhumed yesterday. 1t
showed that the little one was starved, beaten
bound over for trial The feeling is intense.
Proved TO be swindie
JACKSON Miss, February 1st,-Calonel
B. H. Evers. who has been in jackson three
or four months, claiming to he the agent of
an English firm called Msrshall Phillips &
Co., represented as heavy capitalists, and
who has been negotiating for the purchase Of
large body of Mississippi levee and swamp
land, has proved to be s swindler and the
impression prevails that there Is no such firm
as Marshall Phillips & Co. Thomas Wst
son, Of Illinois, is 2 victim. and has suffered
to the amount of about 100000 Evers has
left the State for parts unknown.
The New York Disaster.
NEW York, February 1st. j No more
bodies have been recovered from the IRE.
New YORK, February 2i-A Mt is now
ger e-ally agreed by all the newspapers, the
opinions being based on reports from the
police and firenen, that the less life by the
cd World building fire will not exceed six or
seven at the furthest.
The Albany Conference APP.
pointed.
ALBANY, February 1st.-A conference has
been appointed to cad the deadlock.
suicide Of a Prominent Citizen.
GALVESTON (Tex.) February 1st.-Amos
C. Shearer, Secretary of the wharf company,
a prominens citizen for quarter of a century,
shot himself dead in his dining.room to-day
from dependency.
shipment of Gold.
New York, February 1st.-Over $780,
900 in gold was exported on the Bosnia to-
night.
FOREIGN.
French Operations In Algeria.
PARIS. February 1st.-The French colunn
operating in southern Algeria marched 125
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