Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-07

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Conkling Declines tt,e Judsc.hip.
WASHINGTON, March 6.h.-The President
has received from ex-senator Conkling his
declination of the Associate Justicsship.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
New York, March 65h.--The Tribune's
Washington special on Conkling' defamation
saws: Another nomination will probably be
sent to the Senate tomorrow. It can be
stated positively that Clarence Seward will
not be appointed. Il is the universal belief
of ths Presidents well informed friends that
Judge BIadhener will be chosen.
The stolen State Papers.
WASHINGTON. March CHI The House
Committee on Foreign Affai has begun the
investigation, under the Kasson resolution, of
the alleged abstraction OF state papers from
the files of the State Department. The only
witnesses examined were Brown, Chief Clerk,
and Haswell, Chief of the Bureau of Records
and Archives, and the only information
elected was that the papsrs were received, re-
ferred, indexed aud filed in the usual manner,
aud were not missed until called for by the
resolution of Congress, when it was discov-
cred that they had in some way disappeared
from the files. The committee will continue
the investigation Friday or Saturday.
ga EdItu ~ tEPuulsUcus
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-Some time ago
District Attorney Corkhill, at the request OF
the manager CT the Western Union Telegraph
office, commenced an investigation as to now
tbs dispatch sent by Whitelaw Reid, of the
Tribune, to Colonel John Hay, in March last,
became public Corkhill completed his III
vestigation, and in letter embodying its re-
suit says: 1.-The facts pre- sented are not suf-
ficient to justify me in giving any very def
mite opinion in the matter. The copy was
certainly procured through a gross violation
of faith on the part of some one intrusted
with the message, or else it was stolen from
the wires, but l can find nothing in the
transaction which would subject the parties
to punishment uoder he law of the District"
Henry Ward Beeehcr Taken suddenly HI
while Eectnring.
CHICAGO, March 9th. = Henry Ward
Beecher's lecture drew crowded house at
Central Music Hall tonight. His subject
was The Moral Uses of LUXURY and
Beauty" He had proceeded in his talk
about twenty five minutes, when he reached
a passage about the difficulties Of rich men
in attaining salvation. He began, There
is an impression --" At this point be
stopped, hesitated and appeared to stagger.
Some one in the audience, seeing that ne was
helped off the stage by a gentleman on the
platform. Prof. Swing, who had introduced
Mr.. -Beecher, made brief announcement
that Mr.. Beecher was suddenly indisposed,
and moved that he be excused for the evening
"a motion that was unanimously concurred
in. Medical aid was summoned at once, and
it was discovered that Mr. Beecher had been
weakened by stomach troubles, and that his
fainting was brought about by the close at
mcsphere of the crowded hall. He is billed
for lecture at Ottawa tomorrow night, and
says he will fill the engagement.
The Southern FIOad.
MEMPHIS March 9th. river rose four
inches sincs yesterday. Great damage is ex-
pected
CHICAGO. March CHA telegram from
the Postmaster at Vicksburg says the levee is
broken all along the river, and many people
have been drowned
NEW ORLEANS. March CHA Picayuae
Greenville (Miss.) special says: The back
water is still rising and spreading II is now
from six inches to foot higher than any
previous overflow since the country was first
settled. There will be very little land above
water from the river front places to the hills
beyond the Yazoo river. Greenville issecure
from any possible overflow, though the low
from the eIfl1wed plantations are cougre-
eating here, and our resources to feed and
shelter them will be severely taxed. SO far
the relief agents have not communicated with
our local authorities. Oar Board of Super
visors have asked that some Of the Govern
ment rations be sent here, as the need is
immediate.
MEMPHIS, March 6th.-Every day brings
intelligence of widespread suffering, and Of the
destitute condition of the people within the
inundated regions. The levee in front of
Helena, Ark, is still intact. TIE deapond-
ency of planters and merchants is deepening
At first this blow was regarded as disaster
Involving losses and hard times but now it
is assuming greater and graver proportions.
The most thoughtful as well as the most San
guine look upon it as disaster greater than
has ever before fallen on the bottom country.
The Sugar Case Decided.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-The United
States Supreme Court in the case of Edwin
| A Merritt, Collector, vs. Samuel WEIGH ct
| al, commonly known as the sugar case, rem
dered q decision against the position taken By
the Treasury Department.. The Supreme
Court holds that the dutiabls quality of
sugars is to be determined by their actual
color, graded by the duties standard, and not
by their saccbarine strength, ascertained by
chemical test.
A Shocking Murder.
MEMPHIS, March 6sh.-Randy Mathis
| (colored) has been arrested for murder. He
stole up behind Essick Polk fcolored), split
his head open with an AK, dragged the body
to cotton-p pen, cut the limbs asurder. and
threw the pieces into hole and buried them.
Polk had tried to break up an improper init.
macy OF Mathis with stepdaughter.
Powder Explosion.
MARQUETTE Mich J. March 6 1.-The Lake
Superior Powder COmpany's psckiug-house
was blown up at o'clock this morning. kill
ing four rnen-Peter Doyle, Charles Hatch,
Herman Eckstrom and another, name IN
known.
Indicted for Murder.
OMAHA, March 6th.-The special Grand
jury to-day indicted Charles Roster for muir
der in the first degree, he having killed Oscar
Hammer on Christmas morning. Roster
was indicted about two weeks ago by the
regular Grand Jury for murder in the second
degree, but the mode of drawing the Grand
Jury having been shown to be illegal, plea
in abatement was sustained, and new jury
was ordered. Koster was committed to Jail
this evening without bail. His trial will be
begun in day or two.
A Jail Attacked and Prisoners Shot.
DENVER tCol.) March 6;n.-The Republi-
cans special says: Arnold Howard and
Frank Young, charged with cattle-stealing,
were arrested Thursday and placed in Jail at
Del Norte. The next day an attempt
was made to break Jail, but was
,evented. Saturday night 100 mounted
m IN, said to be stock men from the Rio
Grande and San Luis valleys, rode down on
the guards, ordered them 60 throw up their
hand and commenced firing in every direc.
ton. When the Jail was broken the prison
ers attempted to escape. Young was nor.
tally wounded and Howard was killed out
right. The body of the latter was thrown
into the river. The windows of the Jail
uere riddled with bullets Howard he's be. n