Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-28


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ed in each case by the Association.
Proposed Action OF Guiteau's Counsel.
! WASHINGTON, January 27th.-A special to
the Western Associated Press said tonight
that after consultation with able lawyers
Guiteau's counsel are thinking of raising an
issue against the jurisdiction of the District
OF Columbia Court, and of applying for a
writ of habeas corpus TO bring the assassin
before the District Supreme Court. The de-
fense will claim that the Court in Washing
ton has no right to try the prisoner, because
his victim died in New jersey. Several lead
ing lawyers of the Bar here are of the opinion
that this would be formidable move on the
part Of the defense.
A Methodist Minister Declared Guilty on
serious Charge.
| BLOOMINGTON (Ill), January 27th.-Rev
II. .. Hoffman, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church, has been on trial before the
church committee for ten days. The chars Is
we're seduction and bastardy, in connection
with former servant girl named Z7tta Rob-
inson, of decent family. To-day ucani-
nous verdict was found, declaring him guilty.
Hoffman is one of the most prominent and
talented Methodist ministers in the West.
He is aged AZ, and about six years ago he was
acquitted on a similar charge by a church
conrt at Quincy.
st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.
New YORK, January 9th The Tribune
says: At nesting of the Directors of the
st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad yester-
day. Jay Gould. Russell Sage, G. P. Hunt
ington and Leland Stanford were elected
members of the Board. Places were made
for them by the resignation of Walter L.
Frost. Allen Speare and Francis B. Hayes, of
Boston, and Ozias Bailey, of White Cloud,
Kansas. There were no other changes made.
re-ExpiosiOn.
New YORK. January 27th.-Cary &
Maen's steel wire factory was damaged by
fire to-day to the extent of S75. COO; insured.
AT the dumping ground on East Ninety
ninth street Benz amin Burns, aged IA years,
picked up from the debris what appeared to
be a tomato can filed with grease. He threw
it into q bonfire, when an explosion
Immediately occurred, violent enough to
throw saloon-keeper in an adjoining
street from his s5oop into the street.
A dense, black smoke and cloud of ashes OBJ
scured the scene. When it drifted away, ten
persons were found lying in the lot. The
killed and injured are: Benjamin Burns,
killed. Wounded-Mary oKeefe, Eiiza
Jones, John Ross, Joseph Jones, Albert
Jones, Catherine Miller, Michael Palermo,
Thomas Ward. Some are severely wounded.
The can is thought to have contained nitro
glycerine.
The smallpox scourge.
PITTsBURG, January 27th.-Ten new cases
Of smallpox here, and nine in Allea hany,
were reported to-day. There were twenty
seven dsaths per 1,000 inhabitants in this city
the past year. There were l, 578 cases of
small FOX, and AS deaths from it.
Ehe Death Penalty.
RALEIGH IN. C.), January 9th. John A.
Morris (cGiored) was executed at Shelby, n.
g.. to-day. in the presence of 1900 people,
for the murder of Jo Rourk, also colored.
NEW ORLEANS, January 27th.-August
Davis (colored) was hanged at the parish
prison to-day Tor an indecent assault upon a
whi5e woman in the suburbs of this city on
the 25th If October. Davis asserted to the
last that he was innocent of the crime for
which he was to de, but ne was not sorry
10 so.
The Fire Record.
LANCASTER pa, January 27th.-The In
quj'er Publishing Company's building has
been burned. Loss, Sl15 000; insurance,
S60,000. Other losses. $40, 900.
PHILADELPHIA, January 27th.-The loss by
fire as the Keystone hub. spoke and wheel
works was SI50000; one-third insured.
The Deadlock.
ALBANY, January 27th.-rhe deadlock
continues, and the Legislature has adjourned
till Monday.
A Peroci0us Fan; ing Fear.
LAFAYETTE Qnd.). January 27th.-The
community is excited by learning that
dancing bear which had been IN charge of two
Italians escaped from its keepers. but was
killed by family which it attacked. The
Italians are missing, and from the discovery
of bits of their clothing in the vicinity, it is
feared that both were killed.
The Dakota Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-The SUBJ
Territorial Committee agreed to Ito the
bill to divide Dakota into two Territories.
Dugro New York; cast negative vote,
regarding the bill as q Republican measure,
but he admits that the full committee will
favorably report, and the House will pass the
bill
B0dy OF a Murdered Girl Exhumed.
New HAVEN Conn J, January 27th.-The
body of Jennie Cramer was exhumed to-day
for further analysis.
One Brother Charged by Another with
Murder.
HARRISBURG (Pa.l, January 27th.-Frank
Rumberger, the youngest of the Troutman
murderers, under sentence of DEATH made
what he calls true confession this afternoon.
He charges the shooting of Troutman upon
his brother, Henry Rumberger.
Boiler Explosion.
OIL CRY (Pa.), January 27th.-The boiler
of Logan's machine works exploded to-day.
Tonhill, the foreman. was instantly killed,
and a number of others seriously hurt.
Powder EIiII Explosion.
NEwBURG IN. ". January 27th.-The
wheel mill of Laflin & Rsnd's powder works
was blown up to-day.