Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-17
Five Conricts Drowned.


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Five COnvicts Drowned.
LITTLE Rock Ark J, January 16th.-Five
Penitentiary convicts were drowned in Fourch
creek, five miles from this city, Saturday
afternoon. They had been at work cutting
wood, and being taken to the stockade, nine
prisoners, who were working in the gang, were
placed in a fiat-bottomed boat to be taken
across the bayou. When near the middle of
the stream some of the occupants began rock-
ing the boat, and continued to do so until 1t
sunk, carrying the nine men to the bottom.
After the sinking of the boat the men came
up, when four swan out, and the rest were
drowned, although the guards made every
effort to save them.
Sentenced TO be Hanged.
BROWNSVILLE (Tex.), January 10Th
Gruerir Garhan has been sentenced to be
hanged February 10Th for murder.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.l, January 10TH
White Brown (colored), convicted of the
murder OF Robert Yanle at Pineapple Bluffs,
has been sentenced to be hanged on the Ath
Of February.
The Death Penalty.
SAVANNAH (Ga.), January 16th.-Jesse
Williams (colered) was hanged to-day, for
the murder of Toby Lunt.
Admitted TO Bail.
NEW YORK, January 16th.-Chas Mellus,
the brakeman accused of being the cause Of
the Spuyten Duyvil railroad disaster, was
arraigned before the Coroner to-day, and ad-
mitted to bail in s., 900 pending the inquest.
Double Funeral.
BENNINGTON (Vt.l, January 16th-The
funeral of Park Valentine and wife, victims
of the Hudson River Railroad disaster, took
place this afternoon from the Second Congre-
gational Church. There was a very great
assemblage of relations. friends and citizens.
Merchant Murdered.
KANSAS CITY (Mo,), January 10TH
Frank Simons, of 40 West Fifth street, was
found dead on the floor of his store this
morning with two terrible gashes in the back
of the head and an ak lying near with the
butt end covered with blood. Simons had
he was making loan when killed. His
money was gone. Suspicion falls on Fitz.
maurice, alias "Wild jack" as he had quar-.
relied with Simons.
Business of the Coantry.
Boston, January 16th.-The Post says
The weekly clearings show decidedly un-
satisfactory condition, compared with last
year and the preceding week. San Francisco
shows the large gain of 2S sc per cent. against
a decrease of 146 per cent. last week, and
25.4 per cent. the previous week.
Chinese sunday.school In New York.
New YORK, January 16th.-In the Sixth
street Baptist Church Sunday school yester-
day there was class, composed entirely of
Chinese, organized.
Death OF the Man who Originated g Hold
the Fort
TTa Jopuarv Jktb
Judge Mckenzie, a leading lawyer of Hamp-
ton. who sent General Sherman the signal
during the war of Hold the fort, we are
coming" immortalized in verse, died at his
home this morning after lingering illness, Of
consumption.
Bonded Debt Lifted.
ST. PAUL, January 16th.-Minnesota's
bonded debt has been paid off, and to-day the
old bonds were burned here.
Proposed Consolidation of Jewish Orders.
PEORIA (Illl January 16th.-At the meet
ing of the District Grand Lodge of B'nai
Birth to-day, the committee reported in favor
of q consolidation of the several Jewish orders
now in existence, whose aims and objects are
almost identical. The report was adopted,
and the Secretary authorized to correspond
with Grand officers of the other orders, look
ing to their consolidation. Detroit was
selected as the place for holding the next ar
nual meeting The question of establishing .
Labor Bureau was called up, aud met with
unanimous favor. Its headquarters are to be
in Chicago. Touching resolutions upon the
death Of President Garfield were adopted.
Progress Lodge of this city entertained the
visiting delegates with grand banquet this
evening.
"The Ring" in the Rocky Mountains
Killed by Giant Powder.
DENVER, January 165h.-The RepuJlican's
Lsadviils special says A prize fight occurred
Yesterday between E. Wade and John Lacy,
the match being for $500 side. Thirteen
rounds were fought, and Lacy won. Both
men are badly used up, and are confined to
their beds Pat Murphy and Ed. Burrows
were to fight this afterRoop, but were pre-
vented by the police. IL is now arranged to
take place tomorrow.
At Ashen, last Thursday, Richard Wheat
ly, partner in the Ironside mine, was killed
by an explosion of giant powder.
Another Railroad Cafastrophe-Tweniy
one Persons Killed.
MILWAUKEE. January 16th.-The Repubb-
CAMS special states that twenty.on persons
were killed in railroad disaster on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road at New
Albion. La. No particulars given.
"shaky" Juror.
WASHINGTON, January 16th.-Among the
con dts" in connection with the Guiteau
trial is prediction that juryman Bright
will hang the jury, on the ground that
Guiteau is insane. Brights father was for
some years an inmate of the Government In
sane Asylum here, and his son has always
been peculiar.
Destruction by Fire.
CINCINNATI, January 16th.-The American
Oak Leather Companys great tannery is
burning. Water is scarce. The loss will be
heavy.
PrrsBuRG, January 10th. - Chambers
glass works were burned to-day. Loss, $780,
600; insured.
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, January 16th.-The Presi-
dant appointed the following Postmasters to-
day Elias w. Metzger, Ukiah, Cal: S. F.
Barstow, San Rafael, Cal; F. Axe, Eureka,
Cal; Mrs. M. a. Shirley, Logan, Utah.
Must Not Break the Rules.
New York, January 16sb.-A clerk in the
employ of the Western Union Telegraph
Company has been dismissed for writing to
Guiteau on sheet of Office paper.
gexIcan National hallway.
GALVESTON TEX, January l6th.-Ths
Mexican National Railway is completed
across the Tauaulipas, and is being laid at
the rate of mile day in New Valcon.
Thermometrical.
New YORK, January 16th-Midnight.- =
Highest 46', lowest 360. 1t is
now raining.
8 CHICAGO. January th.-Thermometer-
Highest 33o, lowest 10'.
Wants an appointment.
NEW YORK, January 16th.-0'Donovan
Rosa has made application to Collector