Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-20

CratiC ny o,uOV InaJofltys
The scoviIies I'm Court.
CHICAGO, October 19ih.-Inquify into the
alleged insanity of Frances M. Scoville, wife
of George Scoville, and sister Of Charles J.
| Guitesu, the murderer of President Garfield,
| begun in the County Court to-day on com.
| plant of her husband, who appeared on be-
| half Of the prosecution. The day was occu-
| pied In the selection OF q jury aud he iring
the opinions and statements CT counsel.
! Scoville, in his statements. gave history Of
the Gutsau family, claiming tina. streak of
insanity had ruu through it since 1890, and
that of eleven children of her fathers family,
| five died insane and two of diseases closely
| allied to il. MIR. Blanchard, Mrs. Scoville's
| attorney, in his statement, charged Scoville
| with inhumsn trestment of his wife, snd
stated that he. instead. should be in Ipnatic
| asylum. Tbs hearing will be continued to-
| morrow.
A Series OF Severe Explosions.
PHILADELPHIA, October l9h.-A st ries of
explosions to.dsy caused a panic on Twen-
tieth street. Tae explosion was from g4s ia
| defective main, which blew out the iron
grating over the sewer at Twentieth and
Ogden streets, and blew it 100 feet into the
air also tearing out the earth aud stones
aroEud. A minute later similar explosion
followed one square away-at Twentieth and
Poplar Streets another st Twentieth and Par
ish streets, and the fourth at Twentieth and
Brown streets. Flames then burst from the
sewer, throwing a volume Of fire into the
street. Houses were shaken within q radius
of sevsrsl squares. There was tremendous
excitement but, strange to say, no one was
hurt.
Heavy Failure.
New York, October 19th.-R. V. Ssorrs
Co., manufacturers OF woolens at Dedham,
Mas, failed yesterday. Liabilities, $3.50, COO;
nominal aesets, S225 900. 1t is alleged thaa
mp 70 few days the creditors of the corcsln
have been mis!od by statements concerning
its resources. Some months ago il is stated
that the firm claimed tn have large assets
over their liabilities. William S. Slater is an
indo=sar to q large amount of the corcern's
paper, aud as it was believed that he ownsd
large real estate his Endorsement was gen.
eEally accepted. An investigation, however,
disclJses that he DOES uos own a large amount
| OF property, and some recent transit rs have
been made which have a questioaAb,e appear
ance.
Public Health Association.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 10 h-The Amer.
icaU Public Health Association elected Dr..
Ezra NJ. Hunt, cf New Jersey. President:
Dr. Albert l.. Gibson, First Vics President;
| DIR. j. Is. Linsley, Treasurer; Thomas l..
| Neal, Z. j. Turney, G.. Z. Corr, j. S Bill
| iiDgs, j. 7. Shsgd aud IL. ID. Fraser, Execa-
| tive Committee. The next session is TO be
held az Detroit. 1t was recommended that
tue registrars 81 vital statistics in ths various
States, the State otiicsrs and h three d part
mebts IF ,ne General Government and Ma
! tional Board Of Heslth hold u conference
| cutirg tie next Elk months to consider lays
aid methods iCr com. lste and perfect vital
! registry.
Deaths.
DETROIT Mich October 19th.-John Hib-
| bard, United States COnsul a. GAdarich.
slgN cd 10 l., =
| Mayor Of Pert Huron, AID leading citizen
and iumberuaGn there.
| Baltimore, Ocsobas 10 h.-Judga Z iward
| Hammond Gied to-day in Howard ccuaty,
! aeed 40. DO was member Of Congress from
| 1919 to 1858
! ISDIASAPoLIs, October 19sh "A dispatch TO
the NelrS announces the death of John ID.
Dafrees, late Public Printer, at Berkeley
| Springs, Pc. this moraiug.
Yellow Fever.
BROWNSVILLE Tex J. Octob 10th.-In
a ranchs short distance from town the fever
h.s again broke cut. A cold northsr sst in
| last night, and still continues Ca;nargo and
Alisr do not change for the better.
PENSACOLA (Flal, October 19;h-Fifty-
| three lev cases of fever and piae deaths were
reported to day.
Fanny PaFneIrs RemaiGs.
L
remsins arrived here this morning, and Will
be buried this afternoon from the house of
! Mrs. Ludor. .
Explosion OF BeUzinc.
| PHILADELPHIA, October 19sh.-About half
past IL to-day, while hrs. Lapham. of 4742
Paul street., Frankfort, was cleaning furni-
turs with bsl zine, 3 three-gallon can that
| contained the liquid caught FIRE, and ter
| rife expl2tipn occurred. The entire front
aud walls OF tbs builiins-a three-story brick
| structure-and tho house No. 47i4 WEI
partly demolished. a Mira. Huh was seri-
| ousiy burned.
Destruction by Fire.
ST. LOUIS. October 10 h August G. ,s'z's
| printing place on Thisd street WIS DAMAGED
by fte to the extent OF S25. coo; insured.
Fred. Paterson, retail statioaer, loses Con-.
| siderable sCn.
NEwBEBN IN. c., October 18Th -Abaus
| 100 osles # c1ttou were burned as the Mid,
land RAilroaf wharf ia This city to-day.
The Scare tn Alabama.
OXFORD (Alo J Oc5gber l9sa.-Tae whites
are Oe2an'z'Gg all srmy ana dsi!,iEg sE aUris-
| tor, 70 sesIsf the threatened uprising of the
| regross. The iste err are srned acd Gea.oa-
s:rative. Tae Eso susi-e At Admission is fred
| up fof Al e=ns:g 'rcy.
Cholera IA Mexico.
San ANTONIO Tx J. October I9h. -
Further Mexican reports say that caoicr. is
raging ct Tab@sco
0Ea OF ttc Eesi Boys en- TRIAL fur Var
der.
PLATTsBURG (N9.l. O,toSe- 19sb. TIE
casa oS Boo F3rl, charged with the nnrd r
! Of Woodhise Lass February at the house Of
FOrG's sister, near Richmond M, was
called to-day. The session wGs given to i'm.
pane!iEg iary.
yerGic; Of GuiIiy.
VIcKsBUgG, Ocs1oar 19.h - The trial of
TarGkas, for the murder OF DIS VT aud then
firing his resideEce On the 12se OF July last
to burn her body, re uite1 in a verli,t OF
guilty.
Heavy and Damaging Rains.
NEW ORLEANS. October 19sh.-Ths Times
Democrat specials from various points of Lou.
isiana, Missouri and Texas. report heavy
rains the past twenty.fcur hours, doing much
damage to cotton.
Murderer Eespited ard Trouble feared.
ATLANTA (Ga.), October 10 .h.-Governor
COlquiGt has respi;ei Ike Shipmau, enc Of
tie six E 'stm2n rioters, sentenced to be
hanged ta-m0rrow. Iynching is feared, and
the military have been called out.
Meg Oh lera.
Iowa CRY, October 19zh-Hog cholera of
new and viruient type has broken CUT near
here. Jacob Seller lest over 500 head. The
tficted animals seem almost rotten from
caucarcus soTss.
Another SoHicf.
DECATUR CD.) Octob7r 10 b. = Samuel
Funk, Of this cisy. claims 10 have discovered
q comet "a the northern hsaveus at o'clock
Thursday morning.
ThermonefrIsnl.
NEW York, O,tohe- l9-h-Rtidnigbt -
Hignsst temperature to-day, 70' lowest, so.
CHICAGO, October l9sh. - Highest fem.
peratuIe to-day, 550; lowest. 42'
Fly asking too ;unch re NAV l>se tie
Ii tie THAT He had before Kiarey " oft asks
nothing bus fa;r trial his siyen. il fears
no loss Of i.i56 in its virtues. a lady writes
from Ore2o7 =" For thirty years have been
afflicted with kidney complaints. Tao pack.
ages OF Ki7aey Wora haYs done ne more
coed than all the medicine ami doctors [ have
rad before / believe Il Is a gure cnre