Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-16

San Francisco, became insane on spiritual
things, took all the children from the syna-
gogus into the street, and pointed out Jesus,
as he claimed, on the roof, where he had been
born the night previous. He has other SINH
lar freaks of lunacy. He has been placed
under the care Of physicians.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 15th.-Hiscock, fr, m
the Appropriations Committee, reported back
the Senate bill making further appropriations
to relieve the overflow sufferers, increasing
ths amount from 500, 600 to 5000, 600. and
making provision for strengthening the levees.
The bill passed making the amount $3.50 600.
Consideration was then resumed of the
Chinese bill.
How the Garfield Letter Became Public.
WASHINGTON. March 15th.-All doubt as
to how the Garfield letter to the late Chief
Justice Chase became public has been re.
moved by the admission of J. A Schuckers,
| formerly private secretary to Mr.. Chase,
that ne furnished the copy to Dana, of the
New York Sun.
Sergeant Mason's Sentence.
WASHINGTON, March 15sh.-Bigelow Ser
geant Mason's attorney, has prepared petit
ton for 8 writ Of habeas corpus. on the ground
that a Court-martial has no jurisdiction in
time of peace; and even If it had, has ex-
ceeded its powers in imposing an illegal sen
tence.
Petition for Forfeiture.
WASHINGTON, March 15th.-In the Senate
to-day Miller presented petition of citizens
of California for a forfeiture of the land grant
to the Texas Pacific Railroad.
An Afflicted Town.
READING pa, March 15th-Over 100
cases of virulept smallpox have been devel-
aI ~, So,,tI 11I flo
excitement is terrible. The air is thick with
| the fumes Of tar. Twenty barrels are burn
ing, and there is strict quarantine. The
disease is in both portions Of the town. Vac
cination has been utterly neglected. All
business is suspended.
An Old Publisher Dead.
New YORK, March 18th DIR. Arthur N.
Sherman, who was publisher of the albanian
the first newspaper erprintedin Albany
died Monday at Brooklyn, aged So years. He
was one Of the inventors of the Alligator
printing press.
Strike OF Women and Girls.
LAWRENCE Mass. March 15sh.-The Pa
cihc Mill Corporation announces reduction
of the wages of mule and ring spinners. The
latter-all women and girls-abandoned the
mill, and Ga, 900 spindles are thus stopped.
Murdered His Mother and Wife.
WATERBURY (Vt). March 15th.-Michael
McCaffery, formerly an inmate of an insane
asylum, killed his mother and wife Sunday
night. tumbled their bodies into the cellar,
and to-day drove into town with his seven
children, the oldest aged "A
Two Men suiToeated In a Well.
FERGUS FALLS (AIiDn.) March 15th-Lars
A. Stuberud and Forger Dolken were suffo.
Gated by gas in well yesterday. Both leave
families. One descended to help the other,
but only shared his fate.
A ChInese.Amcrican.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15th.-Henry Lyon,
Chinaman over seven years in this country,
was naturaized to-day.
Legislation In Massachusetts.
BosToN, March 15.h.-The prohibitory
liquor bill has passed to a third reading in the
House by IL to s. The Senate has passed
resolution in favor of biennial State elections
by 26 tot.
BIatchfOrd Accepts.
WASHINGTON. March 15.h.-Judge Batch
ford has accepted the Supreme Court JUS
ticeship.