Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-04
State Legislatures.
MISSOURI.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
State Legislatures.
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, January 3l-A Post Dispatch
srecial from Jefferson City says: The Legis.
lature met at noon to-day, and a temporary
organization of the House was effected. with
Howard Parker as Chairman. Both Houses
then adjourned.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, January 3d.-The Legislature
selected Robert Colt as President of the Sem
ate, and Charles II. Pine Speaker of the
House. The Senate passed and the House
tabled resolution validating all ballots cast
at the late election.
HARTFORD, January 3l-The Legislature
has declared the so.called "blacl, ballots
valid votes. Governor Waller and the other
Democratic officers elected have been in.
stalled.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, January 3d.-The Legislature or.
ganized with George G. Croker (Rep) as
President Of Che Senate. and Ed. A. Nc
Lsughlin DEM Speaker of the House.
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, January 3d.-The Legisla.
ture organized to-day. Chas. Dougherty
(Dem.) was elected Speaker of the House.
The Governors message shows full treas
ury, and recommends reduction of the State
tax to five mills.
NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH, January 3d.-The Legislature
has organized. The Democrats control both
houses. George M. Rose was elected Speaker
of the House.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Harrisburg, January 3i.-The House.
after electing the minor oficerr, unanimously
adopted resolution declaring that, as tbs
late elections in this State were accepted as
au indication that the people are determined
to exact from tEeir representatives strict
account of the trust confided to them, the
session of 1888 should be distinguished by
close and constant application to business, by
the suppression Of all useless offices, reduc.
ton of the expenses of the House, and an
early adjournment.
In the Senate resolution was referred to
the Judiciary Committee, when appointed,
to ascertain what officers could be dispensed
with, and providing that no election Of minor
officers be held until the committee report.
The Democratic caucus declared that fourteen
officers of the Legislature could be dispensed
with, and adopted resolution that the cleo
ton of minor officers be postponed thirty
days, to allow the bill to pass abolishiDg the
offices.
COLORADO.
DENVER, January 3d.-The fourth Lesis-
lature OF Colorado was convened at noon to.
day. The Senate organized by electipg
Rienzi Stretlor, of Boulder. President pro
tenn, and Reuben Berry, of Gilbert, Secre
tary. The House elected Z. w. Davis, of
Lake. Speaker, and R. M. Stevenson, of
Arapahoe, Chief Clerk The Governors
message will be read in the Senate and House
tomorrow.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, January 3d-In the Senate
to-day, after the morning hour, Logan con-
tinued his Fitz John Porter speech, which he
finished at 2:05, and Sewell then said be
wanted to read the testimony in the Porter
case about half an hour. MCPHERSON ad.
dressed the Senate in favor of the bill, and
at the conclusion of his remarks Hale moved
to indefinitely postpone. Lost-aYes 20, noes
%. The bill was then reported to the Senate.
Hoar moved to postpone for week, and
spoke in favor of his motion.
10 the House, the time was taken up in con-
sideration of the appropriation bill.
Dynamite Explosion to Answer.
LEXINGTON, January 3i.-A Winchester
special to the Daily Press says: Three col
ored laborers of the Kentucky Central Rail-
way extension put some wet dynamite into
stove to dry this morning. It exploded,
blowing two of the men to atoms. and seri-
ously injuring the other. The house was
completely demolished.
George Neal had an examining trial here
this morning fer the killing OF Sanford Parker
December 26.h, and was held over in $500
bail.
A Brilliant Meteor.
CHICAGO, January 3I.-Ata quarter before
this evening large meteor, resembling an
electric light in brilliancy aud color, lighting
the entire heavens, shot from point 40 de-
grees above the horizon in the southeast.
downward and westward, being extinguished
suddenly in the southwest about 10 degrees
above the horizon. dark.red light re-
mained in the sky at the point of starting
several minutes afterward. This light was at
first elongated in the direction taken by the
meteor, gradually fading to an irregular
rounded FORM
Model County official.
DENVER, January 3l-At Grand Lake,
COL, to-day, County Commissioner Waldrop,
while beating his wife, was demonstrated with
by one Plummer, foreman OF the Sapouis
mine, when Waldron seized rifs and ehot
Plummer dead. There is talk of lynching.
The Fire Record.
BoRDENTowN IN. j., January 3d.-The
water works and machinery were burned last
night. They will be put in working order
again. The fire was incendiary.
ST. JOSEPH MO-, January 3d.-A disas.
trous confagratian occurred at 10 o'clock this
morning. TIE fire began in an unused grain
elevator of the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad and spread rapidly, destroying the
cid passenger depot of the Hannibal and st.
Joseph, two box cars, and a number of frame
houses. The elevator originally cost 800, 600.
PHILADELPHIA, January 3d.-The dry
goods stock of Hoodbeen, Bright Il Co. was
damaged to-day by fire to the amount Of
S59, 600 insured.
KEoKUK (Ia) January 3l.-Tbe Keokuk
elevator was burned tonight. It cost S110,
600 when new, and recently had extensive re-
pairs. Insured for $50, 900.
Boiler Explosion in a sawmill.
CLEVELAND, January 3d.-A boiler explo-
sion ia the sawmill of Nichols 4 Hesser to-
day caused the death Of james Roberts, the
fireman, and fatally injured ]. A. Hesser, one
of the proprietors.
Constable Shot While Doing His Duty.
LINCOLN (Neb.l. January 3d.-Wm. Whit
comb, Constable at Friends, in this State,
attempted to arrest Charles Grizzly, when
Grizzly shot him in the back of the head, put
him in wagon, hauled him to town. left him
at the house of q neiehbor and drove off, but
was captured at Wilbur. Whitcomb will
probably die. There is strong talk of lynch
ing.
The Maine Senatorship.
AUGUSTA, January 3d.-Ths Republican
caucus renominated United States Senator
Frye. The Fusionists nominated Harris NJ.
Plaisted.
UpdegraG's Successor.
CAMBRIDGE (O1, January Si.-The official
returns from the Seventeenth District give
Taylor (Rep) q majority of 1868.
Raid on Quacks.
SPRINGFIELD, January 3d.-The illinois
Board of Health have driven from the State
thirty-one persons who falsely made oath
that they were graduates of foreign medical
universities.
A Little Unusual. to Say the Least.
Boston, January 3d.-Jobn White (csl.
ored) sues d. L. Stafford (white) for $500
damages for breach of promise. The plaint-
ifs age is 40, the defendants 60.
ThermOmetrical.
NEW YORK, January 3d-Midnight-
Highest temperature to-day. 40'; lowest. 2S'.
FOREIGN NEWS.