Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-04
ORIGINAL DEFECTNE

of the application for relief of Alonzo B.
Henderson, one of the three survivors of tie
crew Of eight men of the ill-fated schooner
Almoa Bird, which foundered off Boone
Island light in the storm of the 4th, oh and
Oh Of January. Henderson passed three
days and nights in the ships boat without
food or drink, excepting the warm blood OF
his dead shipmates. When man dled-as
four Of them died in the boat from hunger
and cold-the surviving men would open his
veins and drink his blood"
Exciting Experience OF Telegraph Man.
BROWNSVILLE TEX. February 3d.--On
Tuesday last 81. Summers. electrician Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, from
Chicago, left here. accompanied by Sheriff
Beyto, for Santa Maria, to inspect the route
of the military telegraph, with view to ex.
tend the Western Union along the route to
Laredo. AS they were leaving Santa Maris.
Justice Don Eiizario Garcia presented Sheriff
Maria Elizido and Felicia Lopez. charged
with theft and adultery. Sheriff Beyto,
Deputy Mamero Rosa, the two complain
ants-Francisco and Leonardo Flores-and
Summers Immediately started for the Belada
ranch, tweniy-four miles north of Browns
vile. On reaching the ranch, two women
ran out of the house. Sheriff Beyto asking
them "Wheress Elizido?' was told, In the
field" pointing to two men blowing. The
Sheriff had gone but fifty yards, when
he heard rapid firing in the house.
Returning to the house. the Sheriff
found Summers standing in the road with
revolver leveled on Mexican, who held up
his hands. The Sheriff asked Summers
what had become of the men. and being told
that they had entered the house, went in
himself. There he found Francisco Flores
lying on the floor near the door dead, with
two bullet holes in his breast. In another
room he found Mamera Rosa shot through
the head and dead. Leonardo Flores lay
about ten feet from the house, shot in the
head and dead. The Sheriff made inquiry of
the man on the premises, and started in pur-
suit of the murderers. Two hundred yards
from the house he was fred upon from the
brush, but springing from his horse the
concealed murderers. He fred six times, and
killed Elizido. Summers displayed great
holiness, but would undoubtt dly have been
killed had Sheriff Beyto met his fate.
CoIiiery Disaster In Virginia.
RICHMOND (Vs.l, February 31-Iuforma
ton is received to night of gas explosion at
mines. Chesterfield. Thirty-two men were
caught under ground. No details yet re-
ceived.
tsECoND DIsPATCHl
RICHMOND. February 3l-A later dispatch
states that there is little or no hope for any
of the thirty-two men in the shaft. The gas
testers went down nearly to the bottom of the
pit three times but were forced to return on
account of the suffocating smoke and gas.
They report the pit on fire, but will make
another effort in the morning to search for
the unfortunates. The news of the disaster
spread very rapidly, and in short time q
crowd had gathered. The scene was most
distressing, as nearly every one had some
relatives or friends among the entombed
MIXERS.
THE NAMES OF THE UNFoRTUNATEs.
The names of the men entombed are !:
Whiteg-William II. Marshall. bottom boss !;
James Z. Hall, Thomas NJ Hall, George j.
Jewett, Jr., A. w. .Jewett, james Brown,
Joseph Cournow, John Morris, James
Richard Morgan, Robert Bingford. Samuel
Cox, Pleasant Stewart, Joseph Cuulapp,
Ben. Brooks, Alex. Logan, Peter Hopper,
NJ jor Pollard, Solomon Tyler, Squire
Bright. John Green, Lewis Hobbs, Daniel
Hammond, Isham Graves, Ed. Ross, Robert
Brooks, Thomas Summells, Albert Hughes,
James Mills, jeff. Coleman and Fred. An
derson.
THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER.
The shaft is nearly 600 feet deep, running
about three-quarters of mile 10 lateral
direction.
The Midlothian coal mines belong to the
estate of the late II. III. Burroughs, of New
York, and cost about twelve years ago be-
tween $780, coo and $500, 600.
Elevator Burned.
BUFFALO, F ebruary 3d.-The Commercial
elevator, one of the oldest structures of its
kind in the city. is burning, and will prob.
ably be destroyed.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BUFFALO, February 3d-The Commercial
elevator, valued at S155, 900. was burned to.
day, with grain worth $4,000; both insured.
"A Southern Gentleman, sir:"
COLUMBUS Is. CO., February Ex-senator
Fisburne was released from Jail Wednesday
afternoon, giving bond for $4,000 to keep
the peace. Yesterday he occupied his seat in
the Senate, and spoke on the stock law. To-
day the debate was renewed, and Fisburne
was compelled TO take his seat by Lieutenant
Governor Kennedy, the presiding officer, on
account of being out of order. When the
nedy and asserted that his rulings had been
unfair to him. Kennedy replied, "Oh. no !;
Fisburne. [ treated you as | would have
done any other Senator" Fisburne replied,
You are damned liar, sir T" Whereupon
Kennedy struck him. They were then sep
arated. F'is5urne followed Kennedy up the
street, cursing him and attempting to renew
the fight, but was arrested.
Grant and the Peruvian Company.
WASHINGTON, February Sd. r. Shep-
herd, President of the Peruvian Company,
said to day that General Grant never had
been personally interested in the company,
as corporator or otherwise, pecuniarily.
General Grant subsequently, stated, in reply
to question as to his reported connection
with the company, that he had nothing to say
in the matter; that he knew nothing more
about it than had already appeared in print,
and he had ne more interest in it than the
general public.
The Star Route Cases.
WASHINGTON, February 3j.-In the straw
bond star route cases to-day, counsel for the
Government having agreed to waive the issu.
ance of another subpoena and to furnish such
papers IS should be enumerated in a list to
be furnished by the defense, the Court ad-
journed until Tuesday, February 7th.
In Old Claim Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-The private
bill for the relief of the owners of the brig
Armstrong, destroyed by the British fleet ia
the war of 1872, has again been favorably
acted upon by the House Committee on For
eign Affairs This bill is one of the old
stagers. Daniel Webster made an eloquent
speech in its favor, and it has been before
Congress ever since.
RumOred Railroad Consolidation.
CHICAGO, February Sd The President of
one of the roads connecting with the Union
Pacific received q message to-day from an
official of the latter road, now in New York,
saying, DO not be surprised at any time to
hear Of the consolidation of the Union and
Central Pacific" Other private information,
we'll authenticated, points very strongly in
the same direction.
The Death Peualfy.
ST. LOUIS, February 3l.-The Republicans
Dallas Tex special says D. G. White. who
murdered George Conquest in Van Zandt
county 10 January, 1876, was hanged at Can
ton at o'clock to-day. He died bravely,
and protested his innocence to the last.
Gale Mt New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, February 3d.-A very high
wind prevailed tonight. The steamboats,
Pargoud and Thomson Deane broke loose
and drifted against She New Orleans Pacific
Railroad wharf at Gouldsboro, opposite this
city, and were damaged to the extent of
$50, 600.
Barrel Factory Burned.
RosToN February Sd The barrel facto,