Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-20
Ihe AImshonse Horror.

several days.
The Almshouse Horror.
| BOSTON, April 19.h.-In the investigation
Of the Tewksbury Almshouse to-day, Mrs.
Catharine Powers testified that she was en-
ployed at Tewksbury (; took her six children
with her; her baby was taken from her and
| thrown into bath-tub where other diseased
children had been bathed, and wiped with
the same towel; it was the most horrible
place she was ever in. She reiterated the
story OF abuses of females in the bath. One
woman was beaten with q stick. All the
women had their hair cut close. and soft soap
was deluged over them.
An Adventurous Life.
NEW YORK, April 19th.-John A. a. Ward
died in Brooklyn recently. Ward was born
in New York in 1929, went into the navy al
the age of IA years, and was on board the
United States ship-of-wsr Columbus, OF
which Farragut was Lieutenant, when the
Chinese ports were opened to American com
merce. The Columbus was the first Ameri
can ship to enter a Chinese port. In 1S4S be
made several voyages in the packet ship New
World, then one of the largest ships in. the
world. In 1S49 Ward went to California and
spent several years in the hills, digging gold
and hunting. During the war he was in the
employ of the Government in TRANSPORTING
troops. He navigated the rivers and lakes Of
Central America, experienced ranch life in
the interior of Texas, and for period Of
thirty years wandered on land and sea, and
experienced changes of scene and vicissitudes
Of fortune that rarely fall to the lot of man
The Ford Brothers.
PHILADELPHIA, April 19sh.-It is consid
cred certain that on the next visit to this city
of the notorious Ford brothers there will be
trouble in the National Theater. Bob Ford
| the murderer OF Jesse James, has announced
his intention of compelling Mr.. Kelly, mana
ger of the National Theater, to apologize fol
the insult offered the Ford Combination some
days ago. The agent of the Ford brothers
wrote to Kelly, asking if he could not give
the combination an engagement at the Ma.
tional. When Kelly sat down to answer the
application, an evil genius whispered that il
would be funny to write. in effect, that there
was no opening this year for the company,
but in July, 1882, he would be truly happy
to let the sanguinary young men display them.
selves in his house. The message was writ.
ten on postal card and mailed, aud in due
time reached the agent of Ford. In the
meantime the manager of the Grand Central
Theater closed an engagement with the slayer
Of jesse James, and they are expected here
in two weeks, having closed the contract and
making sure of their visit. Robert Ford sent
q formal note to Mr.. Kelly, saying that he
would call at the business Office Of the Ma,
tional Theater upon his arrival and demand
an apology tor the reflection contained in The
postal card. Mr.. Kelly's advisers have in,
structed him to leave while Ford stops in the
city. Mr.. Kelly, while declaring that he
will neither apologize nor take any back talk
from Bob Ford, says he will stay and see the
thing through even if he has to fight it out
The Lost at Seven Pines.
RICHMOND, April 195h.-Ths announce
ment that numbered skeletons of dead Con.
federates, who fell at Seven Pines, have re.
Gently been plowed up by farmers living near
the historic battlefield, has caused quite a stil
in this city. In many cases whole skeletons
have been exposed, the waists Of most of them
being encircled with leather belts, cartridge
boxes and buckles bearing the legend &C S.
A." The First Virginia of this city and the
Seventeenth Virginia Of Alexandris los!
scores in the battle of Seven Pines. The Fed.
eral dead were removed long ago and buried
in the National Cemetery near the battle
field. 1t is believed that hundreds of Con.
federates were buried with them, and now
rest beside those with whom they were op,
posed in deadly strife. While most Of TIE
bones plowed up are undoubtedly those oil
Confederates, yet it is believed that some oil
them are those of Union soldiers who fell il
the same battle.
MOrtuary and Biographical.
New York, April 9sh.-Captain Nathan
Cheney died near Mayville, N. Y, yesterday
aged 81 years. In 1884 he led several settlers
in an attack on the Holland Land Compa
ny's office at Mayville, when the building
was demolished and the books and records
burned in bonfire. The act was the result
of suspicious that the Land Company in
| tended to swindle the settlers out of thei
land by means of legal papers. Cheney wa
never molested, and has ever since been fa
nous in that region.
Massachusetts MiscegenafIon.
LEoMINsTER (Mass). April 19th.-Alic,
Flagg (white), beautiful young lady twenty
six years old, the daughter of the wealthies
farmer in Boylston, and graduate of the ia
nous Oreid Institute at Worcester, has, afte
a three years clandestine courtship, married
George Hazard (colored) former farm la
borer of her father. A public reception is tt
be rendered the couple.
Harry Hill and the Elliott Matter.
New York, April 19th.-Harry Hill hat
sent letter to the newspapers in answer tC
the letter of Mrs. Elliott refusing the money
! he sent her. He says he began to befrienC
Elliott in 1860; secured his pardon after his
sentence In New Jersey to two years for priz:
| fighting lent him $3.50 to pay his fine; con-
tributed to benefit from which Elliott
cleared 81, 900, and received only ingratitude
in return. When Elliott was sentenced tc
the State Prison for fifteen years for highway
robbery, Elliott's mother and sister again
sought his good offices, Hill says, but he de
clined to do anything mora for him. Hill
then repeats the history of his trouble with
Elliott in Chicago, and says: "Elliotf' threa
to kill Dunn afterward led TO his own death
My trouble with Elliott han nothing to Dc
with Dunn's trouble with him, and l am as
free from completely in his death as either hi
mother or sister"
Desperate Attempt 10 Escape and Sui,
eide.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), April 19sh.-A specia
from Mumfordville, Hart county, SAYS
Booth Edwards (colored), sentenced to b,
hanged May 1S.h for the murder of Arch
Long last December. attempted to break jai
this morning. Calling the jailer to brint
him tub Of water for bath, he rushed ou
on that eff GER with a pistol in his hand, anc
would have escaped had not the jailer's wife
locked the outer doors. Finding escape Gu
off, Edwards returned to his cell and she
himself the through head, killing him in
stsntlY. It has not been learned how tn,
pistol was obtained.
A Centennial Anniversary.
NEwBURG IN. Y, April 19th.-Flsgs wer,
universally displayed on land and water herr
to-day, it being the centennial of the celebra
tion by Washington's army at Newburg oye
the declaration of the cessation of hostilitieI
between the United States and Great Brits in
At noon salute Of thirteen guns was free
at Washington's headquarters, and was 81
swered By salute Of thirteen guns at Yves
Point, by order of the Secretary of War.
Sickness and Death.
osKALoosA Qa.l. April 19sh.-Corgress
man Cuts, Judge Sheevers, of the State Su
preme Court, Judge johnson, Of the District
Court, aud Judge Lewis, of the Circuit
Court, are AL seriously Ill here. Congress
man Cults daughter was buried to-day.
The President In Georgia.
/ SAVANNAH, April 19th.-The Tallapoess
came up to the city this morning, AID the
President landed.
statue Unveiled.
WASHINGTON, April 19th.-The statue Of
4 Tho la4a Predecessor Haurv first Secratary and