Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-13
School Book Printing-Delinquent Tax
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New YORK, March 12:h.-The Eap1eSs
| MGI says Of the bill which passed the Cal.
iforDia Assembly for Board OF School Book
Commissioners: SO ter as we know, this is
q novel experiment in this country, The
! come of it will be watched with interest.
Bui we fear 1t is predestined to failure. I'm
provements in textbooks are making con-
stsntly, and California will find herself be-
| hind time. a Few committee viii have TO
be appointed and new books made. we i'm
asine not many States are likely to follow
CaliforDias eccentric lead"
| The same paper announces the receipt OF
the San Francisco tax list pamphlet, and says
the lss contains some very interesting read
ing, as much SO as city directory The
number OF names, assuming that the delin-
ouent list contains all the taxpayers in the
| city, shows remarkable increase in tbs pop-
ulation of the Pacific metropolis.
Marriage with Deceased wife's sister.
New YORK, March II h.-The evening
! papers print copy of circular letter ad-
dressed by the Earl of Dalhousie to the Gov.
ernor OF every State in the Union, asking ia
formation concerning the practical operation
of the laws under which marriage with de-
| ceased wife's sister is permitted. The circu-
lar contains letters from eminent American
clergyman, quoted recently in the Church
| Quarterly RerteG, asserting that baneful re-
suite had attended the Equalization of mar.
risge with a deceased wife's sister in the
United States, aud the Earl asks each Gov
ernor TO say whether, according to his obser.
viitlop, this assertion is correct. This infor-
nation is sought with reference TO frankly.
announced intention to Introduce in The
House of Lords again this year bill fer ls-
galizsd marriages Of the kind referred TO.
| similar to that which so nearly became lsw
| durisg the last session of Parliament.
Kindness 10 be Rewarded.
I WASHINGTON, March 18th. Lieutenant
Robert 81. Berry, who commanded tie i'll.
| fated relief steamer Rodgers on her cruise to
the Arctic Otean, was ordered here by Score.
| tary Chandler few DAYS ago from New
| York, where e is attached to the school.ship
! ST. Mary. He is here fer the purpose of sd-
vising in the selection Of list Of rticles to be
sent Go the Tchouches indians in the vicinity
Of 81. Lawrence Bay, as a reward for their
assistance to the Grey Of the Rodgers. The
list hss been completed, and the articles will
be sent On the revenue steamer Corwiu.
which will sail from San Francisco FOR Alaska
| She latter part of April or the first of Nav,
Easign George N. Story will be ordered to
take charge of the goods and will take passage
in the Corwin. Lieutenant Berry has bsen
offered an opportunity to accept a position
under the Belgian Government, to 90 TO the
western coast Of Africa in the neighborhood
| of the Congo river, for the purpose of attempt.
| ing to civilizs and colombo the natives.
The Dakota Horror.
DEADwooD. March 12th.-The men who
escaped from the burning Brownsville lodg-
ing-house give the following story They
were awakened by the blowing of locomo-
tive whistle about o'clock Sunday morning.
The room wss then filed with smoke from
halcr-y md ha fro
around the kitchen stovepips The men
were dazed, but four went down the ladder
aud escaped with severe injuries, aud three
escaped unhurt through a small sliding win
dow leading from the loft to the roof of an
adjoining building. There vera eighteen
persons in the house. Eleven persisted. Two
of the bodies were reduced TO ashes. The
men had saved up their earnings, and it is
supposed they endeavored to get their money
| and valuables out of their trunks, and thus
lost the opportunity 60 es cape The building
was constructed of pitch pine, AID was totally
consumed in thirty minutes after the discov-
cry Of the fire.
The Dukes Harder Trial.
UNIoETowN PA J. March 12sh.-F. G.
Breckenridge was on the witness stand this
mcrniDg in the Dukes murder case. The
point of his testimony was that Mutt was
shot by Dukes as he was standing with his
right arm resting on the msrtel, and his lett
arm hanging by MS side. He was exhausted
and breathing heavily from the struggle with
Dukeg, which wss just over, and making no
movement Of any kind.
| james l. Feather testified that after Dukes
and Mutt had been separated in the formers
room, he pushed Dukes into ole corner, when
Dukes said, "He came in here to whip me,
! and I'll shoot him." Feather replied, He
! can't whip you now" Dukes drew his re-
volver aud fired across the room at Mutt,
killing him. Mutt was making no effort to
draw weapon.
William Packard, clerk in q hardware
store, testified that on the Friday preceding
! the Sunday when the shooting was done, he
| had sold Dukes 32-caliber Smith & Wesson
double-scting revolver. Dukes selected it
with great Cal from number of Others, say.
| ing he wanted one thst was sure. A couple
| of customers happened to drop into the store
| at the same time, when Dukes concealed him.
SELF saying that he did not want everybody
! TO know his business,
The Charges Against the Government
Architect.
| WASHINGTON, March 12th.-The charges
against Supervising Architect Hill were made
by Murch of Maine. They cover over
| twenty pages of legal cap paper, written
| with a typewriter. Before Congress ad-
| iourned Murch read the charges, which he
subsequently filed with Secretary Folger, to
a number Of persons about the Capitol. The
gravamen is that the system of paying for
cutting stone adopted by the Supervising
Architect is extravagant. Murch, it is un-
| derstood, made such complaint before, but
never in the shape of formulated charges.
Supervising Architect Hill says it is j. G.
Mills who is said TO be pressing the charges
| against him (HilD, not A. G.. Mills, formerly
chief clerk OF the Architects Office, as before
| p lblished.
Contract Work in Clinton Prison.
New York, March 12:h.-The Post says
When the present contract for making hats
| expires in the Clinton Prison, on the 18th of
MAY. the prisoners will have no work to
do. Tne Superintendent says the prisoners
will be idle, and will have to be locked up.
The earnings of the Clinton convicts last
year were $50. 361 80, and the expenses of
the prison were 500, 606 47-sn excess Of loss
over receipts of 500, 24i IS, which sum must
be added TO the taxes to be raised this year.
The Star Route Trial.
WASHINGTON, March 12sh.-The defense
opened to-day's proceedings in the star route
trial by calling Delegate Martin McGinnis,
of Montana, to the witness stand. He said
he had favored the establishment of the Bis
marek-Tongue river route because it was the
| natural eastern outlet for the mails of his Ter
ritory. After its establi. hment he had sought
to have the service increased and expedited
did that in compliance with the request Of a
delegation and petitioners; called upon
Brady with that object several times
thought General Miles accompanied him on
two OF these occasions; before the establish
| ment of the Tongus river route the Sails
burys controlled the only inlet into the coun-
try, and it was with the additional object of
breaking down that monopoly that witness
sought to have the service established.
At the conclusion of his testimony the In.
PRODUCTION of the official papers was resumed.
The Court showed much annoyance at the
attempt on the part of defense to argue upon
the admissibility of certain class Of papers
after the Court had ruled them out, and per
emptorily ordered Henckle to be seated.
That gentleman promptly noted an excep.
ton to the language Of the Court, 20 which
Judge Wylie replied sharply: 'The Court
will use any language that will be effective for
its purpose, and will not stop at language
either"
The reading Of the papers continued until
adjournment.
An Irish Murdersr Arrested.
BcsToN, March kirkpatrick Levy,
passenger on the steamer Samsria, was ar
rested on the arrival OF he steamer to-day
on charge of killing Patrick Hurley, a
&c. I'LL