Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-31

Wan ana vile FOUND BEAD IA Eco.
INV YoRK. July 3O.h.-Georgs shepard
and wife were this morning found dead in
bed in furnished room in Twenty-second
Ii is supposed to be a case Of murder and
suicide. The man was shout thirty years of
age.
SECOND DIsPAToH.J
New YORK. July 30sh.-Ths bodies of
young married cjNpie named Shepard were
found to-day In their apartments, bosh shot
through the hesd. Shepard was a shipping
clerk with the firm of Haaagen & Co., safe
manufacturers. His father is s. clergyman
Rsv. II. l. Shepard-and is the head of
| large school in Say brook, Conn. A letter
addressed TO him by his son, and written ten
days ago, declared the purpose Of himself and
! wife to die together, and asked that they be
buried in one grave. TIE letter states that
they had been secretly married, sad had been
very happy together, bat death seen ed pleas
| ant to them. The police infer that there was
some opposition in Shepari's hone to his
marriage, and that this was at the bottom Of
| the tragedy. To his best friends Shepard's
| marriage was unknown.
THIRD DIsPATCH.I
NEW YORK, July 3Oth.-Ths woman found
dead beside the body OF Horace S. Shepard
has been recognized as Mrs. A. G. Kelly.
She was 10 years of age, and the mother of
i've childrtn-a young boy and two gIown-
up sons and daughters. She was also known
as Mrs. Vsullsce. Shepard was on Terms of
| intimate friendship with her for the less two
years.
The TeiesraphIc Trouble.
INDIANA POLLS, July 30th.-The meeting
called for Tomorrow Of representatives of the
Boards Of Trade in the Mississippi valley,
to consider telegraph matters, mas been inde-
haitely postponed.
TIE SITUATION IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. July 30th. - There is no
change in the selsgIaphic situation here, ex-
ceps that the strikers claim 20 have captured
Western Union man sect to open branch
ofhce at the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road depot, and initiated him into the Broth
erhood. A game Of baseball between mines
composed Of Newspaper men and musicians
resulted in 19 TO 10 in favor Of the operstic
nine. and netted about $500 to the strikers
treasury. r. M, Lerned, of the Baltimore
Sun, captained the scri5e5, and John Philip
Sousa, leader of the Marine Band, the other
nine. A steamboat excurGion also netted
main ofice hss taken down It's "delsy"
sigrs, and its manager reports business NOV
Ig promptly.
The Maiticharge Gun.
New York, July 30.b.--The multichargs
gun, which is expected TO revolutionizs gun
ming, is at tie Ccmmunioaw yard, where
crowds Of curious and interested persons have
visited her. The gun will be taken 70 Sandy
Hook tomorrow for the Government tests.
OF the Government appropriation of $50. coo
about s., coo have been used for powder,
S5, coo FOR projectiles, and about S., coo for
implements and transportation. There ia
$4,000 still remaining in the Treasury for
further testing Sand butts will be used ia
the first tests, thus saving the recovery OF the
projectiles, which are very expensive, being
covered with jacket of copper, which tekss
the grooves. lion targets will be used aftet-
wards. Reports of the results are to be
made to Congress.
R;c ON TrieyeIes.
BosToN, July S0sh.-The first race OF tri-
cycles in this country took place this morn
ing, under the auspices of the Boston Bicycle
Club. The members who participated were
w. U. Stahl, w. Il. Edmunds, f Morris,
J. S. Dean and w. B. Everett. Distance,
IS miles. The medal vas won by Edmunds.
Desperate Battle with Outlaws.
Hot SPRINGS ARK }, July 9Oth.-The offi-
Ger and posse pursuing the Montgomery,
Yell and Garland county outlaws, on Sunday
came NJ with ska Daniel Brothers Gud their
band in the mountains ic Berry county, the
hesdwaters of the Faurobeever The fugi-
tives were in a stronghold, and a desperate
battle ensued. Two of the pursuers, Shelton
and Caldwell, of Garland county, and Chss.
Carter Dsrdeuell, were killed, Barnes Dar.
denell wounded, and oue Of the bloodhounds
killed. The puIsuers had been drawn into
the fastnesses, which the desperadoes had for.
titled with stones, and sInbushed. The des-
peradoes escaped without injury, though it is
reported that one of them, Rial Blocker. of
Garden county, surrendered to Sheriff Mich
OILS, of Garland county. The strength of the
outlaws is unknown.
A Clergyman sued for Damages.
New YORK, July 30.h.-Ar order of srrest
has been granted in the Supreme Court
sgainst Rev. Richard H. L. Tighe, pastor of
Grace Church Chapel. in a suit commenced
against him by Thom9s j. Nabblett. The
action is for $25, 600 damages, for the alien
alton of his wife's affections by Lying and
slsnderous Statements" which Nabblett al.
leses resulted in his incarceration in an
inebriste asylum and in the Penitentiary.
The Pennsylvania Storm.
LANCASTER, July 80 h.-Reports from all
sections of this county show that the hail and
rain-storm Saturday night was more destruct-
i've than indicated by earlier reports. Over
], 900 acres of growing tobacco was completely
destroyed. Much, however, is insured.
The Dead Journalist.
New York, July 30.h-The funeral of
Bertrand Kettel this afternoon was attended
by large plumber of friends, among them
representatives Of the California shipping
houses here. De- Pullman delivered an im-
pressive discourse.
Prefers Starvation 20 Hanging.
EAsToN (Pa.), July 30sh.--Sabato Alsxau-
der, convicted murderer, has refused to eat
since Thursday last, and is determined to
stsrve himself to death.