Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-03

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copcurred in.
The conference report on the District c
Columbia appropriation bill was agreed to.
Butterworth moved to suspend the rule
and psss the bill TO authorize the Souther
Pscihc and other railroad companies to unit
and consolidate, to form continuous line Q
railroHd from the tidal waters of the Pacifi
Gcean to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Alter discussion, and without action, III
naster went over.
Cslkins called up the Iowa contested elec
tion case OF Cook against Cutts, the repor
being IN favor of the contestant, Cook.
After 3 long debate the House, after order
ing the previous question, at o'clock ad
| journed.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COEsOli
,iatien Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 2d-Ths Southerr
Pacific Railroad consolidation bill was beeteI
In the House this morning. A motion 10 sus
psnd the rules was defeated by vote Of 81
to 1913
The Chicago Shooting ARRAY.
CHICAGO, March 2d.-There is little to ado
| TO the account sent last night Of the shooting
match between Jere Dunn and Jim Elliott
ia which the lstter was killed and the former
wounded twice. Itremsins an open question
! ss to which fred the first shot. PlAisied and
| obtltf5 say DUln uFSU 1ltst anu iitAt itubl
| had no pistol. His belief is that Dunn had
two revovers, and that in the struggle Eli,
| OFT got beld Of one of them. Dunn and his
friends still insist that Elliott fred both shots
which hit'Dunn, before the latter fred. Dunn
remsius under arrest, suffering considerably
lffrom his wounds. An inquest over Eliiots's
remains viii be held to morrow.
Father and Two Sons Sent 10 the State
Prison fer life,
BANGOR (Me.), March 21.-Ths Chad
hournes, father and two sons, Walter and
| Wallace, in jail 8 long time, have been sem
fenced to imprisonment for life, for the mur-
der of Alvin Watson at PsTkman in June,
! 1881. Watson. who was claimed to be lnti-
mate with Walter Chadbourre's wife, was
murdered in the night, receiving ftty-two
cuts, twenty of them TO the hilt. and any one
fatal Samuel Chadbourne. deaf mute SOP,
confessed the crime and the bloody knife was
| found in his pocket. Bloody clothes and a
knife heloseing TO Walter Chadbourne we're
also fou0d, aud there was blood on the mans
hair and Ghiskers. The mute was not be.
lieved SO have committed the crime alone,
and te was sent TO the asylum TO be educated
so that re could tell why he did il, but failed
to d valop any evidence. He goea to tie in
sane asylum.
obituary.
NEw YoRK, March 2l.-Miss Marguerite
Emmett, daughter of Thomas Adds Em.
NETT, and niece Of the Irish patriot, died, 81
the age of 80, yesterday morning, at No. Ii
West Thirty-seventh street.
New YoRK, March 2i-D. A. Willism.
son, retired merchant, died yesterday at bis
home, 266 Seventh avenue, He was 63 years
old. Williamson. sufferer from iil-healtl,
went to California to recuperste. and re-
/ reuancH tbara Ekraa f4e- ,pk,,b ln
tuned TO this city and lived quietly with his
wife, son and two daughters.
| CINoIENATI, March 2d.-General Peter J.
Sullivan died to-day, aged go. He served ia
Colonel in the Forty eighth Ohio, was ap.
pointed Minister TO Colombia by President
johnson, and was raappointed by President
Grant.
Large Cattle Investment.
GAINESVILLE (Texas). March pa huge
trade in cattle has Just been completed.
Luther B. Smith, late Of Columbia, Mo-, now
Of Denver, Col, and Florence J. Hall, of this
city, have purchased half interest in the
eattla ranch of Csrnes and Forsythe Bros.
Cattle Company, embracing %. 000 head Of
cattle and 60 090 acres Of land. The consid-
Grafton is S300,000
DiplsyIng scaIps.
DENVER (CoL) March 2i.-An El Paso,
Texas, special says the party Of ranchmen,
west of chihuahua, Mexico, who successfully
rsided an Indian camp last Tuesday, marched
through the city of chihuahua with the
scsps Of the In6ians on the ends Of long
poles.
Trying Fire Escape.
NEw York, March 2l.-A large crowd
collected on Broadway yesterday, attracted
| by the working of o fre-escape at the Sturte.
want House. Several men came down, and
two chambernsids swung themselves from
the upper windows and descended as grace
fully rs any fairy in a pantomime. It was
suggested TO Sturtevant by tbs NewhalI
House fire in Milwaukee.
A Lobbyist Convicted OF Bribery.
Columbus (O), March 21.-Tbe jury in
the case OF j. ID. Watson, lobbyist, charged
with sn attempt TO bribe Representative
Block, of Cleveland, last winter this morn
ing returned a verdict of guilty The penalty
is from three to ten years in the Peuitentiary.
Sentence is reserved.
RaiIrOad Dividend.
New YORK. March 2d.-The Board of D.
rectors of the Chic3go and Northwestern
Railroad to-day declared quarterly divi-
dend of 2 per cent, en- preferred stock, pay.
able on the 30 h instant
The Five-Cent Bni Vetoed.
ALBANY, March 2d.-1he Governor has
returned to the Assembly the bill reducing
the rate for the New York elevated railroads.
With message giving his reasons therefor.
Governor Stephens Seriously HI.
! ATLANTA March 2d.-Goveruor Stephens
is seriously i'll and cannot retain food. The
doctors are auxiou, about his condition.
There is aaid TO be danger of his dying.
Murder In the First DsgFee.
PARKERsBURG wv. Va) March 81
Joseph Paul, on trial for killing Lewis Mar
qpis, has been found guilty of murder in the
Dime Novels Again.
| NV LONDON Comm March 2i.-Lane
DenDison, IA years old, killed himsslf today
the result OF dime novel reading.
The Oyster war.
FORTRESS MONROE, March 2l.-Governor
Cameron, staff and the remainder of the
troops torIning the oyster expedition, arrived
hare to-day with five oyster vessels as priz:s,
and forty men SIS prisoners.
Turbulent Strikers.
| ST. LOUIS, March 2d-A gang of striking
lsborers at the iron dump below the city at
tackled the men who took their places. with
| knives, clubs aud other weapons A number
OF persons we're hurt, but none dangerously.
A'Sherif's posse will be on hand to preserve
! the peace tomorrow.
| 4 New Lease af Fife.
UTICA (N. Y J, March PA stay Of exc.
cution hiss been granted 10 the case of Will
| lam Henry Ostrander, the West Camden
murderer, who was sentenced TO he hanged
| April h.
Marry sEe or Die.
HARTFORD Coma J, March 2a.-Walter J.
HosfoEd, young man Of Thompsonvilie,
asked Belle Young to marry him, but she re-
fused. He then attempted to shoot her, and
killed himself.
Dessh of a Congressman.
AUGUSTA, March 2d.-Dudley w. Rese,
ex.member Of Congress from this district,
died FROM paralysis at Washington to-day.
Fire In a Hospital.
NEw YORK, March pa FIRE occurred to-
night in the accident ward Of Bellevue Hos
pital. Tha patients, numbering 80, wera
removed without excitement, and the flames
extinguished.
TnermometFical.
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