Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
SPECIAL TO The REGonD.UN1on
Charles Francis Adams among Bunko.
Thieves.


BoSToN, April 7th.-A res. syka able 6iscoy--
cry to extort money from Chaslss Francis
Adams and blackmail his family has just
come to light. The first iatination of ths
scheme was a warning recsivei by Adams
c.erl; Friday that Adams eJcoGut at his bank
had been overdrawn. Ihi, wss considered
very surprising, IS he was k- wn to have
coo TO his credit there. Inv cation was
at once begun, and IT was ;,uus tzs5 a check
for SI7 500 regularly ir6,rsel, signed by
Adams, but flied in hy au1ther herd, had
time previously, and had N due course of
business come around 60 Adam bauk.
Yesterday J. S. Morrison vss arrested on
the 10 o'clock train for N IS York He made
8 statement that the G eek reYress sn ted money
Adams he'd lest at gaming. Tne statement
further shows that Adams, who is n feeble
health and whose memory Is impaired. was
considered a ft subj c. for plsckinG by this
man, who is said 20 be Interested in
"bunko" game, and that il was believed
Adams would pay any sum 70 ayci@ the pub
lcation Of the story. Adams vas met by
Morrison on the street, the lAtts- assuming to
be relative and political friend In this
manner ne decoyed hila is.o s place on
Boylston street, where the game was in
progress. Adams was confused and did not
seem TO know what he wss about. The
dorse three checks, one for SIT 5G0 one for
SIC 0G0 aud one for $3.50. Morrison frankly
said that he did rot believe hiy Adams knew
what he was doing, and as he saw him after
the swinGle coming from his home without
any apparent agitation, he (Aorgisonl sup
posed that the game had succeeded, aud that
Adams had concidled to allow tie checks so
be paid.
The GurRGd Church.
-th !.
bustible about S.. X.vier's Church, in this
city. was burned this morning Nothing is
left but the empty tower aGd rootsss walls.
1t is doubtful whether the walls viii be fit for
use in rebuilding. Less, S150, 900 to $500 600;
insurance. 500, 000. SeIvioss we're held in the
church last night, and it is supposed that the
FIRE started from candles left burning after the
services.
Robbed by Blind ii II.
LA SALE -Qn.l, April 7sh.--FredeIiek
Mackles, Of PittsbuGg, was robbed on the
tanning SlG0 0C0 III miniog stocks, by blind
man called Davis, who got ct the train here
Davis was arrested yesterday IL the Harrison
House, with the securities IN q 6ssket. He,
with 6 boy. was engaged in hprirg them in
stove. He had destroyed SIC, coo worth in
this way.
Wife Murder.
PITTsBURG, April 7th-This morning JOS.
Hess, an aged man, n saloon keeper ot Ale
ghany, deliberately shot his wife dead. and
then Intellectually attempted suicide. He re-
fused to assign any cause. His daughter saYs-
it was Jealousy.
Railroad Dcpst ir Flames.
BosToN, April 7th-2 A M.-TGe large
depot OF the Eastern Railroad st Salem is
burning and will be entirely de troyed, with
all it's contents, baggage. freight, etc. Two
telegraph tffices are burned, destroying COM
munication. The loss viii b. a. least 500 00o
Prize Fight at Chicazo.
CHICAGO, ApIil 7bh.-E2rly this morning,
at a point near the city well. known as a
sporting place. Owen McNIannis. of Syra-
cuse, and Joha Files. of New York. foueht
with hard gloves for 800 q eide. After Nc
Mannis had delivered three kn0ck-downs in
succession TO his opponent, be WeE declared
loser on III,
The HGdian Question -T:ceE or Blood
CHICAGO, April CHA Times special
says: Hungry Cheyennes and Arapahoes,
representing all factions of both tribes, gath
cred about Agent Miles yesterday and sub
mitted their ultimatum-be or blood. The
Agent teiegr2phed Major Randall at Fort
Reno. and was advised that the trouble coul6
be bridged over far few days by borrowing.
cattle. The rapid exhaustion of the sppro-
priation made by Congress forced a reduction
of one. half in the amount of meat issued to
the braves, and they have eaten their ponie s
and killed their breeding herd, The only 30
luton CT the problem is further vote nS
money from the treasury vault to feed the
Indians
Prominent odd Fellow Dead.
COLUMBUS (0b April 7sh.-Jcseph D,rg.-
dali, Past Grand Master, and enc of the mCzts-
prominent Odd Fellows of the country, GseG5
ibis morning.