Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-03
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bedridden for years, claims to have been per-
fectly healed By prayer.
Eliza Manning Hawthorne, only sister of
Nathaniel Hawthorne. died at Beverly,
Mass, Monday, aged over 80.
Emile Wimberly was burned to death in
Memphis. Tenn, Monday morEing. Her
dress caught fire from CRATE.
A No. 10 breaker belonging to the Pennsyl-
Vania Coal Company was burned Monday
near Pittston. LosP, $3.50. OO0
A shock Of earthquake was felt throughout
Rocklsnd, Me-, and vicinity Sunday night.
followed by storm of thunder and light
ming.
The Tennessee Senate organized Monday
by the election Of B. +. Alexander, of Ruther.
ford. Speaker, and L. Q. Long, of Madison,
Clerk.
In Chicago Sunday night many persons
called up friends by telephone as the clock
hands passed midnight, and babe them a
happy New Year."
1t is understood that on the proposed con-
solid ton of the Cincinnati Commercial and
Gazette, new penny morning paper Will be
issued from the present Gazette office.
During the past month forty-seven cases
of burglary and highway robbery have been
E6pOrL6Q IN Oi6V64hnC, Ot JIG Feluo Va PhOP-
erty taken ranging from 81 to 81, 400.
At Tasewell Court house. Va, Thursday
night, mob took possession of the jail and
shot to death Blueford Smith, negro, for the
murder of Charles Kinzie, white man.
A banquet, ex-senator Bruce presiding,
was given in Washington Monday night in
honor of Frederick Douglass and the ami
versary of the emancipation proclamation.
There we're sixteen deaths from smallpox in
Baltimore the past week. Monday a case
occurred in the City Jail, where over 300 per-
SONS are confined for minor offenses, ana they
were all discharged.
Herr Most, the Socialist, delivered another
incendiary address Sunday night, in Chicago.
urging that the only thing to be done was to
kill the capitalists, and for the people to help
themselves to funds in the banks and goods
in the stores.
Dave Roberts, a negro in the Abbeyville
Jail in North Carolina. on charge of cotton
stealing and murderous assault, was taken
out and lynched Sunday night. Admittance
to the jail was obtained by strategem, and
the Sheriff was overpowered.
The carriage of Mrs. james G. Blaine and
son came violently into collision with coupe
at Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington. Monday night, and the occu-
pants OF both vehicles were thrown to the
pavement. All were injured.
The United States Grand Jury has found
another indictment against Abner I. Benyon,
the fugitive ex-President of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston. The offense alleged
is making false returns to the Controller of
the Currency. 1t is understood Benyon is in
Canada.
Mayor Colley, of Salem, Mass, whose
term of Office closed Monday, hanged him
self the same afternoon. The suicide was
not much of surprise TO the intimate
friends of Mayor Colley. A year ago he
lost his wife, to whom he was devotedly
attached.
Shortly after midnight at Reading, Pa,
while watch meeting services were being held
ia the Reformed Evangelical Church, a large
cannon filed with stones and powder was
discharged The front wall was crushed in,
and nearly ell the window panes were shat
tered. No one was hurt.
The New Years reception at the White
House was brought to an abrupt termination
Monday by most painful accident. AT the
conclusion of the reception 90 the diplomatic
corps Hon. Elisha Fl. Allep, Minister from
the Hawaiian Islands, dropped dead of heart
disease. Mr.. Allen was the dean OF the
diplomatic corps.
OlTbs dEElNcu SDlSdkO UuO1Ody
afternoon, and was driven directly to the
Grand Pacific Hotel, and remained in her
parlors during the entire afternoon. In the
evening she appeared at Hayerly's Theater
In The Honeymoon" The house was large,
but not crowded, and some seats were vacant.
The audience was not very fashionable, and
somewhat cold.
The Inauguration ceremonies took place in
the Senate Chamber at Albany, n. Y, Mon
day morning. The outgoing and the incoming
Governors entered the Chamber together,
accompanied by their respective stats and
secretaries. Governor Cornell read his ad-
dress, and was followed by Governor Cleve
land, who, with much emotion. pronounced 6
eulogy upon the administration of Governor
Cornell.
A Mount Vernon Ohio special says Mrs
Stilwell, wife of JOY B. Stilwell, employed
ON the Chicago, Burlington and Quiacy
Railroad, has made confession on her death
bed of three murders. She is at the house o
relatives in Knox county. The first murde
was that of Benjamin Swigart, her first hus
band, who she says she killed at Marys
vile, Mo-, in March 1877, with the aid o
her mother and brother. The second was
stranger, whom the same parties killed TO
money while stopping at boarding house
The third was her own child, daughte
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presence of her mother, st Bula, Neb., il
1880. She also confessed three attempts II
kill her present husband, in order to Obtain
his life insurance. The confessions weri
first made to her husband, and since re
peated to others. She is dying of consump
ton.
FOREIGN.
The Earl of Wemyss and March is dead.
There was an earthquake at Halifax on Sun
day night.
Typhoid fever, caused by the food, has ap
peared at MayeEc,.
Dillon has postponed his retirement from
Parliament until the latter part of February
The Rhine floods have destroyed FIVE VII
lagos, and two hundred and fifty houses havI
fallen.
The Malagsssy Envoys have started from
Manchester with the American Consul fol
Madagascar.
The Atlantic steamer Whestfeld wa
wrecked eff ST.. GATHERINGS Point, England
Oh Saturday evening.
At Liverpool tie stock of wheat is 10. 600,
o centals corr, 13. 600. 600 quarters flour
0.O00 sacks and $50 barrels.
Leon Gambetta died at his residence a.
Vile d'Avray at midnight Sunday. he wa
quite conscious to the last. The death agony
lasted two hours.
Barring & Co., of London, announces tha
the senior partner, Russell Sturges. retirel
from active commercial pursuits. The bust
ness will be carried On by the remaining part
ners.
The Sultan hiss prohibited al Ministers ex
cept Said Pashs. Nedim Pssha, Assyn Pashi
and Osman Pashs from crossing the bsidgj
between Stamboul and Pers without his con
sent.
At Pesth Monday Herr Tisza, President o.
the Hungarian Council. in replying to New
Year congratulations of the Liberals, said hE
could not see any ground for apprehensions Of
disturbances of the peace.
The National League meeting, which IS
sembled at Ballinhoun, Kings County, Ire
land, Mondsy, in defiance of the Government
proclamation forbidding it, was dispersed by
3 large free of constabulary.
PACIFIC COAST.
The storm Of Sunday and Monday was
general throughout the State,
Two prisoners escaped from the jail in
Tacoma, A. T., Sunday night.
A railroad collision occurred at Tacoma
w. T., Monday, but no one was killed.
Mining is over at juneau. Alaska, until
spriup. Miners are well satisfied with the
seasons work. Capitalists from San Fran.
cisco and the East have had an expert