Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-27
ESPECIAL TO THE KEOoRD-uxIos.l
DOMESTIC,

MONDAY night,
In the Mime ship building districts during
the year there was launched total tonnage
OF 62, 567, and there is now on ths stocks
tonnage Of 23,0l6.
Bell, the murderer, has escaped from the
jail in Bedford, Ind, with the aid of his
wife, who furnished him keys and arms and
held the jailer while he gained his exit.
An Illinoisan at Washineton has made
c,reful canvass Of the Legislature for Sena-
tor, and gives Culium 35 votes, Oglesby 80,
Raum 25, and Henderson and PaYson few
each.
Disorder on the streets Of Petersburg, Va,
is general. being the result OF the contest for
supremacy between the Readjuster and the
Funder factions claiming to control the mu-
nicipal government.
]. Barratt, grocer; G. S. Wheelder, hard
ware dealer; NJ. j. Stowe, jeweler, and one
or two other business places and terements in
Ludlow, VT, were burned Monday. Loss
heavy for the town.
Ex-State Senator Lucas w. Pond, sent to
the Concord (Mass.) State Prison in March,
1876, for twelve years for forgery and en-
bezzlemsnt was pardoned Monday. He
would have had about four years more to
serve.
At Canostota, N Y, Monday noon, G. w.
Gates was assisting Miss Imogen Lewis in
hanging chandelier, when a revolver drop.
ped from bis overcoat pocket and exploded,
dischsrgiug a ball into Miss Lewis, killing her
instantly.
Exaggerated rumors have prevailed of
trouble at Opelike, A'a. So fsr no violence
is reported, and no troops have yet been or
dered out. The Sheriff of Lee county has
been ordered to summon sufficient force to
sustain the Commissioners and preserve tie
peace.
Myra j. Osborn and her sop, sged IL yesrs,
were found dead il their sleeping apartments,
at GreeucssSle, Ind Monday morning. Il
is generally supposed the mother poisoned
her son aud then suicided. She had been de-
spondent for some time and expressed de-
sire to die.
Madame Modjsska entertained forty CHI
dren to dinner at the Clarendon Hotel in
New York B1ondar, and afterward treated
them TO Christmas trss, which bore pres
ent for each one. Madame Modjssk and q
number of friends acted as walters TO the liz
tie ones as the dinner.
Mrs. Langtry appeared as Juiiana, in tie
Honeymoon" az Hsverly's Theater IN
BROOKLYN on Christmas. An audience Of
about 250 was present. At night the house
was about three-qusriecs full and the ap-
plsuse was very slight. Among the freight
from Philadelphia TO New York Sunday. by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, were carriage,
sleigh and three horses, the private prop
erty of Mrs. Langtry.
Governor Hubbard, Of Minnesots, has pa.-
doned from the Penitentialy w. w. Keen,
who, while assistant cashier of the North
western National Banlr erabezzIed S125. 600.
one-hfth OF which he is suspected of having
retained He will return to Saltwater after
the holidays and enter the service Of firm
of prison contractors whose books he has
kept during his confinement. He lost rnoney
In Chicago grain speculations in 1879, and
was sent up for seven years.
After midnight, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, the west-bound express trains.
which left Richmond at P. NJ, after passing
Millboro station about three miles, going 81
miles an hour, was run into by freigh. train
running on passenger train time Both en-.
wrecked. The killed are Chris. G. Leach,
engineer Of the passenger train; John w
Als1p, baggage master l.. l.. Loving snd J,
Il. O'Neill, fremen and George Z. Neither.
land, brakeman OF the passenger train. The
wounded are +. Hogshead, express messen-
ger, and j. w. Hocksworth, passenger, Of
Milton. West Virginia; both slightly.
The House cf Representatives while trying
to elect Speaker pro tenn. Saturday. was q
regular circus, the members guying each other
and stopping all business. AS the jo:ularity
increased, Page. who was temporarily in the
chair, pounded with his gsvel and grew red
and white by turns. Finally Blackburn
moved to adjourn, but this was resisted by a
number Of Democrats. Amidst much con.
fusion, Page finally sang out, This House
stands adjourned until Monday at noon, and
hastily vacated the chair and the hall. No
vote had been taken. and the members were
dazed by the decision temporarily, but they
finally accepted the situation, and the circus
for the spectators in the gallery was ended.
FOREIGN.
There was rio. in Limerick Monday
night.
Bishop Benson has accepted the Arch.
bishopric af Canterbury,
1t is not believed that Bigger can be con.
victed of abusing Earl Spencer, owing to lack
of direct evidence.
A party of mosnlighters were surprised
near Castle Island. Ireland, Saturday night
by police patrol officers and captured after az
exchange OF shots, in which one OF the ma
rauders was wounded.
Prince Krapotkiue, under arrest at LYONS,
France, was examined for three hours. HI
answered NO" simply, to all questions
The Prince is kept in solitary confinement,
not even the police in charge being allowed
to speak to him.
The renewal of the demonstrations in Itsly
which followed the hanging Of Overdank i
reported. 1t was necessary to surround the
Austrian Consulate in Turin with troops to
protect 1t from the mob who had gathered,
crying Down with Austria,'
The Khediye's decree degrading Arab
and other rebel pashas is published. The
public degradation was carried Que MONDAY
afternoon iG the presence cf two bsttsliops
OF the new Egyptian army. Only few
Europeans and about a hundred natives
were present. The prisoners started for
Suez, whence they will be transported f.
Ceylon.
A series of boxing contests. extending over
three days, organized by William Madden of
New York, who offered priz. Is amounting to
so, ended in Londen Monday. The object
OF the competitions was 20 ascertain who was
really the best pugilist in England with .
view OF making match with Americas best
man: Mitchell of Birmingham, q middle
weight, wop, displaying great smartness.
There were thirty.two entries.
PACIFIC COAST.
Martin Duffy was stabbed, probably fatally.
at Merced Monday.
Francisco Lopez, alias Chino, an Arizona
desperate, has been arrested fer horse stealinp
L. Culver committed suicide by drinking
absinthe at P,r.land. Or, on Sundsy night
Seven business houses and one residence st
Los Anaeles vers destroyed by fire Monday.
Loss. SIS. 900.
An accident on the Oregon and Califorpi.
Rs,lrosd, near Albany, Or, Monday. did
$1,000 worth of damage.
a southwest storm, the severest since the
gale q Msrcs, 1873, ragged in British Colum.
bis all Saturday night. No damage 10 sueak
CT was done on land.
John Cravens and William Switzsr bars
been orrested at the Corral de TERRA. Maste.
rey, county, charged with setting FIRE to ssv.
eral stacks Of grain.
The Princess Louise and the Marop;s os
Lorns arrived at Santa Barb.rs on the
steamship Orizsba from San Pedro at half.
past O'Clock Sunday evening.
Stephen d. Postelthwaite, an old Me,;csn
war veteran, Orderly Sergeant of Comnanv
9, Second Mississippi Rifles, aged 50 wears
died at Plainsburg, Merced county, Snndsv
A young man named William Bev. nged
%, shot himself through the breast accidentlv
at Little Shan.er, twelve miles from Yreks
while getting i1to wsg N 20 return from .he
shooting match. His wound is believed 10
be fatal.
BY tie steamship Volmsr, recently. there
arrived at Vicsoris, B. c.. forty Chinese
woman Thirtv.sxvo AZ tba ,rn.ho,- - I