Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-04
MONDAYS DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD sIoN.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Disaster in ch o.

4 oaturQay evening Inc Danu naQ JUST ceeSsQ
playing, when crash was heard and the floor
began to settle lengthwise in the center; the
joists slipped off the post in the rear and
pulled out the brick wall in 'front.' The GEN.
ter settled rapidly and broke lengthwise.
| The joists kept up at the outer ends in the
| side OF the walls. This threw people, tables.
stoves and all together. The falling floor
| barricaded the front doors, but they were
soon chopped down. The chandelier in the
store below was broken, and the oil spilled
over a lumber Of persons. This burst into
blaze, and in few moments Milton Yoder,
FIVE years old, was burned to death in his
| mothers arms. She was fatally burned.
Fortunately the building did not catch FIRE.
The storm added to the confusion. The fol-
lowing is as complete q list Of casualties as is
possible to get:
| Dead-Miss Mary Nef, 20 years, skull
fractured; Milton Yoder, five years old,
| burned.
Fatally burned-Mrs. DIR. Yoder, Mrs. AL
Ian Cooler, Miss Annie Grin.
Seriously inlured-Fred Schwab and Lewis
Kercb, legs broken; james Walter, arm
broken; Lizzie Showalter, collar bone broken;
Augusta Heider ard Mrs. Lucilla Scheiff,
ankles dislocated; George Froelicb, Jr., feet
| burned
The following were painfully but not dan
gerously injured Mary and Amanda Kerch,
Mrs Henry Schultz, Henry Crate, Mrs. Daniel
Kline, Carrie Rice. Mr. and Mrs. w. L.
Mrs. Aug Cooler, Annie and Hattie Graf,
Mrs. Allen Rickersor, Miss Swiudermsn,
Harry Ream, John Roth, Mary Kaufman,
| Miss Mollie Biddle, Almira Cratz, j. S.
Richardson, Will Cratz and wife, Aug. Froe-
Itch, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krakow, Harry
| Wright, Fred Kas, Robbie Klas, Kate Len.
mar, Christ Graft, Catherine Spearger, Mrs.
Walter, John Groh, Henry Holman. Dan
Kline, John Klahr, John Stersbachs Libbie
Ream, Mrs. Michael Shut and Annie Shut.
| Dis Welty, Miller and Jones Of Shanes-
vile, and DIS. Seldom of Dover. and Powers
of kogersville, are doiRg everything possible
| for the sufferers.
| Grant and the Ffez.john Porter Case.
New YORK, January 3 IA Times reporter
interviewed General Grant on Yesterdays
rumor that he had interested himeeit in behalf
of Ftz j ohm Porter. Grant said. 81 am
a xious to see justice done to Porter's reputa-
ton as soldier, but the question of his being
restored to the army is something that have
nothing to do with. 1 had fully made up my
mind that the Judgment of the Court.
was just. Recently, however, at the request
of Porter, have read over all Of the testi-
mopy in the case and also the orders and re-
ports of the Confederate officers who were at
the second battle of Bull Run, and as pro-
gressed in my reading I became very much
interested in the ease, and found that the
facts were very different from what have
hitherto believed. l am of the opinion that
had all of the testimony and documents. now
available, been brought before the Court.
martial, there would have been no verdict
sgainst Porter
| SMALLPOX.
CHICAGO, January 2I.-Small- pox is on the
| Il Tho boua do frop
an average of fifteen cases per day during the
| first of December to an average of four the
| latter part. There have bsen 10000 free
vaccinations during December, and arrange
ments have been made for 30, 0O0 in January
| SPRINGFIELD Gll.) January 2i.-There are
ten cases of smallpox in two families at
| Woodlawn and sporadic cases from other sec
tons.
KEoKUK Ua), January 2d.-There are no
new cases of smallpox. One of the victims
grew delirious last night, and in some way
escaped from the Pest-house and came into
the city, distance of three miles, very thinIy
clad
A Murder and an Accidental killing.
CHICAGO, January pa Times special
from Santa Fe saws: The news of murder
and ROBBERY at Tulerson has Just reached
here the victim being Fred. Vernon, q White
Cakes miner, and the murderer Juan San
ches, Mexican. Slnches tried to pick a
quarrel with Vernon, and failing, went
behind him and shot him dead. Sanches
took Vernor's horse, equipments and arms.
aud after rifing his pockets of S35, rods off.
lie has rot yet been spprehendsd.
Yesterday, at noon, as Joseph Pearson was
eating his dinner az mining camp in this
county, Bonanza City he was shot and
killed by Sam Harris, who was attempting to
twirl pistol upon his finger and cock it with
one motion. The ball entered Pearson's open
mouth. without touching the lips or teeth,
| and pierced his brain. Harris had been told
to stop his pistol practice just before, but re-
piled that he knew what he was about.
GuIteau's New Years Reception.
WASHINGTON, January 2d-The ante-roorn
at the Jail was filed to-day with people pa
tiently waiting to be conducted to Guiteau's
cell. In accordance with his own request,
only those whom the Jail officials knew were
taken to the cell. He gave his autograph to
almost every visitor. In reference TO recent
publications concerning the question of juris-
diction, the prisoner remarked th.t 1.-The
Lord had special object in letting the Presi-
dent down so easy from Long Branch, instead
of Washington" Some visitor remarking that
the Court might move the dock to the base
mept, he said: 81 don't care where they put
me. 1 have good voice" A new arrange
ment has been made by which Guiteau has to
subsist upon ordinary fare. Heretofore, when
meals have been sent to the prisoner from the
outside, it was a strict rule for the officers of
| the Jail not TO touch them in any way. Had
| anything happened to the prisoner the Jail
officers could not be held accountable. SEQ
vile has row thrown the responsibility of food
| and of visitors upon the Warden OF the Jail.
| He no longer issues passes or requests to Off
GERS to admit parties to the jail. Guiteau is
not to receive his letters any more and is not
| to be supplied with newspapers.
Legislatures Of New York, Ohio and New
Mexico.
ALBANY, January 2d.-The prospect of
| organizing either branch of the Legislature
to- morrow is very doubtful owing to the fact
that the Tammany members in a body did not
enter the Democratic caucus and that there
| are not enough Democratic votes without
them. The Tammany members are very re-
ticent as to what course they will pursue.
ALBANY, January 2 The Republican As
sembly caucus has nominated Thomas G.. Al
word for Speaker.
COLUMBUS, January 2d.-The Legislature
| convened at 10 o'clock this morning, and
organized by electing the full number of Re
publican caucus nominees. Secretary of State
Townsend called the House to order. and
Hon. Q. J. Hodge was elected Speaker, and
j. d. Edwards Clerk. The Senate was called
to order by Lieutenant Governor Hicken-
leeper, ana Hon. r. A. Horn was elected
President pro tenn, and Captain j. G. Dor
aldeon Clerk. The annual message of Gov
ernor Foster was submitted and read to both
branches
SANTA FE IN. NJ, January 2l-Ths
twenty eighth Legislature of New Mexico
convened to-day, the Republicans organizing
both Senate and House, and making Hon.
Severe Naco, of San Miguel, Speaker Of the
Senate, and Dem Pedro Sanchez, of Taos
Speaker of the House. This session promises
to be more important than any previous one,
as much railroad legislation is expected.
High Tariff Liquor Law.
OMAHA, January 2d-The Slocum high
license liquor law went into effect in the city
to-day under municipal direction. with the
result of suspending 10S out of 140 saloons.
The indications are that the law will be salts
factorily complied with.
Leopold Mayors Suicide.
NEW ORLEANS tLs.), January 2i.-Lsop,ld
Mayer, native of Germany, well known in
California, where be resided twenty-five
years, committed suicide here to-day.
A Mad Dog Loose.
CHICAGO, January 21.-Considerable ex
element was occasioned this afternoon on
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