Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-19

cup to her daughters lips. 1t is generally be.
lieved the girl was murdered.
wintry Weather.
OMAHA, January 1Sth.-A heavy STOW.
storm was raging all day, extending all over
Nebraska. Reports state that the mercury
indicated 23' below zero at Cheyenne this
morning, 240 below at North Platte at P NJ,
and 10' below at Grand Island. At the same
hour it was s. above zero of Omaha. Rail
road trains are nearly all moving on time go
far.
HARMED (Kas.), January 1Sth.-The worst
storm within the memory of the Oldest in.
habitants struck this section of the country
about 8 o'clock to-day, and is still.rsgipg. A
heavy fall of sleet, hsil and snow has been
driving from the northwest for the last eight
hours. All the range is thickly covered with
ice and snow, and the cold is intense. Cattle,
and especially sheep, will suffer terribly. II
is safe to predict that the losses to sheep and
stock men ia this region for the next forty
eight hours will be greater than for any cor
responding length of time since the settle.
ment of the country.
topeka (Ks.), January 1S.h.-A heavy
snow-storm is coming from the west. The
Santa Fe Railway officials have advices that
it is the worst storm for years. They have a
large force of men at the depot ready to 20
west and clear the track.
OTTAWA, January 1Sth.-Prof. Virgins
claims that the storm yesterday was verif.
cation of his October prediction. The second
storm is fixed for the 9th of February.
Gebhardt Causes Another Sensation.
ST. LOUIS, January 18th.-A very unpleas-
ant difficulty occurred at the Southern Hotel
between Freddie Gsbhardf, of New York,
and Colonel A. B. Cunningham, well
known journalist. now serving as reporter on
the Globe Democrat causing great excite
ment. The facts are that Colonel Cunning
ham was smoking cigar in the hotel rotunda
when Gsbhardt approached him and charged
him with causing the publication in
the Globe Democrat Of what pretended to
be q diagram of the respective apartments
in the hotel of himself and Mrs. Langtry.
Colonel Cunningham denied that he had
done So, when Gsbhardt called him liar,
cur, hound and scoundrel, and shaking
his fist in his face, challenged MIN TO fight.
Colonel Cunningham. who is of an cid and
aristocratic Southern family. said he was a
Southern gentleman, and not versed in the
science of boxing. but that Mr.. Gebhsrdt
would hear from him before long. He then
withdrew to the Globe Democrat Office, where
he had consultation with the managing
editor, who counseed him to sleep over the
matter and decide upon his action the next
day. He did sc and this afternoon John
Jennings, dramatic critic of the Gtobe-Depa
crat, carried challenge from him 20 Geb.
hsrdt, asking him to take pleasure trip
with him TO Indian Territory, where,
with an attendant friend apiece, they
could settle their differences like gentle
men. Gehhardt finished writing an
answer accepting the challenge, when Mrs.
| Langtry, who had gotten wind OF the affsir,
tapped on the door of the room and gained
admission. After q long entreaty On her
part ehe gained Gebhsrdt's promise that he
would not accsps the challenge, and ii it was
shown him that he had acted hastily ths pre-
vious evening he would apologize for his
language. Though not fireater, Colonel
Cunningham is known as a man OF great
personal courage. He entered the cavalry
branch Of the Confederate service when o
Captain, gaining fine record as a
gallant soldier. He is dead shot
with pistol, and man of iron nerve. A
meeting between the two gentlemen, which
mutual friends are trying to prevent, could
hardly occur without bloodshed.
Terrific Explosion OF Locomotive Boiler.
SHREVEPORT Ls.) January 1Ssh.-An en-.
CINE of the Mansfield Tap Railroad, a branch
of the New Orleans and Pacific, exploded It's
boiler at the depot in Nam field yesterday.
Engineer Shackelford, Tom Mays, the fire.
man, Jerry Hardy, a brakeman 1.-THE two last
named colored), were instantly killed, and
Mrs. Inglas and Mr.. Sampson, telegraph op-
orator at Msrtsville, mertslly wounded.
Taylor, the freight agent, and several Others
were seriously hurt. The body of Tom
Mays was blown fifty yards, passing through
plank fence. Scarcely q vestige of the
wreck was left on thu track The engine bad
Just blown the whistle to start when the ex-
plosion occurred.
Railroad Accident.
HASTINGS (NIich,) January 1Sth.-A chair
car on the Michigan Central jumped the track
near here to-day, and rolled down an embsnk-
ment twenty-five feet high into shallow
stream. Five occupants of the car were badly
bruised, but more fatally.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, January Is h.-Both houses
adj burned to-day In respect to the memory OF
John w. Shackleford, Representative from
the Third North Carolina District, who died
in this city this morning.
wife Shooting IN st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, January 1Sth.-Elibu Palmer,
a printer, this evening shot his wife and then
himself. The woman is not badly hurt, bu.
Palmer will probably die. He says he did
the deed because his wife entered brothel.
SMALLPOX iu Baltimore.
Baltimore, January 1Ssh.-The smallpox
patients under treatment on Saturday last
numbered 1853, out of population of 400, COO.
The disease prevails in wards away from the
business portion of the city, and is now under
control.