Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-27

sion of the family were missing. Last night
the Marshal at V<@nseon arrested a mar
named johnson. who asd in his possession q
watch known to belong to Williams, and
johnson was held to answer on a charge oi
murder.
social Checis in the Army
WATERBURY Conn., October 26sh.-Lieu-
tenant Simpson, who was lately sentenced to
be dismissed from ths army by Court martial
on the charge of having married q woman
with whom he bad lived without the sanction
of the marriage tie, which sentence was re-
versed by the President, published letter
tonight in the Ameriean of this city, where
he formerly lived, defending his wife's char.
acter and reviewing the trial and the military
record. He says: Every one who knows
me. both in civil and military life, knows
that, in view of the recent death of sweet
wife, [ would not demean myself or others by
contracting such marriage as 1 am charged
with" He states that he has resigned from
the army and gone into the cattle business.
The letter is dated Fort Grant, Arizona.
The switchmen's Strike Ended
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), October 26th.-The
switchmen's strike, inaugurated Yesterday.
was practically ended tonight. A large body
of men reported for duty this morning, and
others followed during the day.
All About a Mule
WASHINGTON, October 26th.-Lieutenan
Koffe, stationed at Mount Vernon Barracks,
Alabama, reported ,ge the War Department
that white mule Which had been at that
post for forty FIVE years was about to be sold,
and the officers asked permission to buy him
and keep him ct their own expense. The pe-
tition went through the regular channels, and
General Sherman submitted the case to the
Secretary of War, with the following report
" have seen the mule, and whether true or
false, the soldiers believe it was left at Big
Spring, where Mount Vernon Barracks now
are, at the time General Jackson's army
camped there, about 1919 or 1920. Tradition
says it was once sorrel, but now it is white
from age. The Quartermsster's Department
will be chargeable with ingratitude If that
mule is sold, or its maintenance is thrown
upon the charitable officers of the post. l
advise that it be kept in the department, fed
and maintained till death. 1 think the mule
was at Fort Morgan and at Mobile Point
when l was there in 1872" The Secretary of
War thsreupon made the following order:
:" Let this mule be kept and well cared for as
long as he lives"
Frightful Death OF Young Tramp.
KENT (O.), October 26th.-Samuel Beihl,
young tramp. committed suicide yesterday
by jumping head-irst into q glass retort at
the glass works of Day, Williams & Co. The
furnace was treated to high degree of in.
tensity, in order to melt sand, soda, ash and
other substances used in the composition of
window glass. His death must have been
instantaneous, as q single breath drawn in
the fiery furnace would shrivel the lungs.
Unable to Make cut a Case
San ANTONIO Tex, October 26th.-Hal-
pert charged with being implicated in the
of Boston, bankers, was discharged to-day
through hsbeas corpus proceedings, the pros.
ecution being unable to make out case.
Therm0metrical.
CHICAGO, October 26sh.-Temperstu 4O'
to so.
NEW YORK, October 26th.-Highest tenn
persture to-day. 52'; lowest As.