Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-08

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Horrible State of ATairs In New fOrk's
Chinatown.
NEW York, May 7th.-From an investiga-
ton recently made, it is found that the Chi
nese quarter in Mott and Peel streets is
vitiated by the most revolving practices.
| Not satisfied with opium habits and gambling
dens, these Chinese demons have been setting
their traps successfully for little girls of re-
spectacle parentage, who are on an average
not more than IL or II years old. There are
still many respectable persons living in the
| Chinese quarters, and these VINO have noticed
| to what terrible fate the Chinese are bringing
many innocent young girls have determined
to put stop to the hideous prac-
tices. il possible. In the midst Of the
colony is the Catholic Church of the Trans
| fgurasion, which ia on the corner
| Of Mott and Park streets. Across the street
| from the church are the rooms of the Young
Mems Association connected with it. At
the monthly meeting of the Association,
which will be held tomorrow evening, some-
thing will be done to abate the evil. A reso-
| luton will be offered for the appointment of
a committee to wait upon Anthony Comstock
and other agents Of the Societies for the Sup.
preston and Prevention of Crime. and call
tbeir attention to the existence Of such an
awful state Of affairs. One OF the members
last night said :" Il is something frightful.
We have seen how matters were going. and
have secured one or two OF the girls Why,
the orgies that these Chinese have been guilty
| 3 oo,,lI Lor1Jx, ho darcribad in rrint.
The Mowgaie Cases.
WASHINGTON. May 7th.-The Court In
bank. through Chief Justics Carter, delivered
. decision to- day ID the two Howgate csses.
La the first case, where property hsd been at
tached by the Government, which 1t was al.
leyed had bsen decided by HoWgate to other
parties although the deed was not recorded.
The Court decided adversely to the Govern
ment. and dismissed the attachments. The
second case was an appeal from an adverse
decision of the lower Court, where defendant
had resisted an attachment OF his property by
the Government because the action had been
brought by special counsel instead OF the
! United States District Attorney. The appeal
was dismissed. and the decision holds that the
Government has legal right to employ such
professional aid as it may deem necessary.
The Trial OF Jere Dunn.
CHICAGO, Msy 7th.-The trial of Jere
Dunn, for the murder OF the pugilist, James
Elliott, wss called this morning in the Grim.
inal Court of this city, bsfore Judge Sidney
Smith. The prisoner appeared in excellent
| health, and was Dressed with extreme care.
No effort vas made en- either side for con-
| tinuance, the counsel for the State and the
defense appearing anxious to have the trial
proceed. The regular jury panel was speedily
exhausted, and after ordering special venire,
ia report tomorrow morning, the trial was
adjourned till then.
Beauty show at Chicago,
CHICAGO, May 7th-The entries for the
Beauty Show at the Dime Museum were
closed yesterday. There were in al 200 ap-
| plieants for sn opportunity to display their
| charms of which % were selected. Ths liss
embraced four widows, two married ladies
and nineteen young ladies. The msjority are
| from Chicago, but Indiana, Missouri, Massa-
chusstts and England are Represented. Their
ages run from Is to 80 years. The contest for
the prizes will begin to-day, and continue
from l to 2 P. NJ. for two weeks. The ladies
will be seated upon platform In 8 row. and
will be known only by number. Each yisi-
tor to the show will be presented at the door
with a blank ticket, on which he will write
The number Of his choice, depositiDg the same
Ia ballot box on his departure. All the con.
testants will be required TO wear long dresses,
and tins visitors will not be permitted to talg
with them. Three prizes will be distributed
st the close of the exhibition.
MaferiaIized Spirits" I'm Boston.
BosToN, May Horticultural Hall was
packed with probably two Thousand persons
| last evening to witness the spiritual sesncs
advertised to be given in full light upon an
open stage by Professor II. G. Slsde, Colonel
| G.. A. King and Mrs. Bertha King. A piano
was to be lifted in mid-sir and played upon
by spirit hand, and number OF material
| lied spirits were to appear upon the platform.
| Instead of this q closed cabinet was used.
| Nevertheless, the audience were mystihed,
and when their committee of two came out
of the dark cabinet and said ihsy had felt
numerous very lively persons touching them
and squeeze past them while they had their
hands folded upon the mediums head, a
number of the audience rushed upon the
stage, went into the csbi8et and pulled up
trap door, and the Professor was roughly
handled until rescued from the infuriated
mob by tie police.
Pronounced absurd and Ridiculous.
New DIRK, May 7th.-Csrdinsl Met loskey
was sean to-day about the Loudon Standards
Rome dispatch to the effect that Cardinal
Jacobini, P pal Secretary of State. cabled an
inquiry if il were true that Cardinal Nc
AiO5ktY uEu ESCSSfcO fAloAdndNE
President of the Irish National League. and
demanded an explanation. Cardinal Nc
CIoskey denies that he received such dis
patch, and characterized the statement as
absurd and ridiculous on its face, as any one
acouainted with ecclesiastical law would
readily see.
Gallant officer in Trouble.
WASHINGTON. May 7rh.-The resignation
of Lieutenant-C Colonel Guido Ilges, of the
Eighteenth Infantry, 30 take effect in Janu-
ary next, has been received at the War De-
partuent having been forwarded frcm Gen
eral Terry's headquarters. Secretary Lin
cold directed that it be returned, with in
structions that if the resignation be rendered
to take effect Immediately, it will be accepted,
and that Court. martial be ordered to try
him upon charge of disputing his pay &C.
counts.
Ilges was one of those who during the war
of the rebellion appeared to have charmed
life, having been engaged in over eighty hot
engagements and came through uDscathed.
| He warred against the Apaches after the
close Of the war, and conducted brilliant
winter campaign against the northern hostiles
in Montana three years ago. He is man of
intrepid bravery, and those Of the army
who personally know him feel sympathy for
him despite the charge resting against him.
The Massachusetts Legislature.
Boston, May 7th.-Governor Butler has
| seut to the Secretary Of State without sigma
ture the resolution appropriating 1854, 900 for
doubls-trackirg the Hoosac Tunnel line, and
.says he shall not sign it. The House, how
ever, adopted it under suspension of the
rules, without debate. The Senate adopted
a resolution Recognizing the ability, service
and integrity of Cakes Ames, and asking for
q like recognition on the part of Congress.
Electric Interpretations.
ALBANY IN. ", May 7th.-Thomas A.
Edison and others, representing a capital Of
g, 900, 900, have filed papers with the Secre
tsry Of State, incorporating tie Electric
1 Railway Company of the United States.
| The object is to develop electricity as motor
for the propulsion of railroad trains.
The Molecular Mutual Telephone and
Telegraph Company was also Incorporated
here to-day.
The Labor Troubles.
NEw YoRK, May 7th.-The Sun draws
gloomy picture of the labor prospects, owing
TO the strikes slresdy begun and those threat
ened Besides the coal miners, there are the
tanners, shoemskers, bricklayers and other
trades in the central States, and in the to-