Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-02
EIopenfent OF MIS-. Langtry's sister.


70 be her travelling corpaaion after Mrs. La.
bouchere's departure. Miss Agnes is said to
be a sister Of Mr.. Lsugtry, aud has hitherto
enjoyed the intimate friendship of his wife.
She is little mors than few years her senior,
moderately good-looking, and very sedate and
dignifed in her manner. Since joining the
company, several months ago, she has been
the almost constant associate of Mrs. Lang
try and Gsbhardt in their walks and drives.
The Times has dispatch from Rochester. n.
Y, saying that on March 18th the company
were on their way into Canada and stopped
ct Niagara Falls for one day. With the
party was young man from Toronto who
had been introduced to Miss Agnes few
days before, and whose attentions TO her, it is
said, were almost as marked ss were those OF
Gebhardt to the actress.
The company met at the depot at the ap-
pointed tins TO take their departure, but
Miss Agnes and her friend were missing. No
explanation could be given Of her absence,
and when last seen she was on the Canadian
side in company With her Toronto admirer,
riding from the suspension bridge toward the
Clifton House. As they were not on hand
when the train was ready TO START, the cem-
pany went without them. Telegrams were
sent back TO her, but 70 information WIS o5-
tanned until several days later, when letter
came 10 the city, simply reque. tihg that NJ g.
Agnes trunk be sent to her at oncs to To
ronto. This was too much for Mrs. LangtrF.
She positively refused to send the truak aad
still retains it. Mrs. Lanstry is very angry
at her sister-iE-law's conduct and is shocked
that ner own decorun did not inspire within
her deeper sense Of propfiety. Meanwhile,
it is 3 serious question how Q woman can stay
away two whole weeks without her baggage.
she ssn5 eeveral kilograms late. demanding
her things, but they hsvs not recsived asten-
rion.
The Billiard Tournament.
CHICAGO, March 31st-A large asssn5lage
witnessed the game this afternoon between
Vignaux and Wallace. There was 8 good
representation of ladies present. Vignaux
suffered from neuralgis. but nevertheless
played fine game, scoring two runs Of over
100 each. Wallace showed very poor p ay.
TIE score was: Wallace, 220; average,
3.31 highest run, SS. Vignaux, 600 aver.
age, 10 IL 81 /; highest run, 123.
A large gathering was present tonight at
the meeting of Schaefer and Sexton for the
fest time st the Balke-line game. The inter
est wss keen as to the result, as it was we'll
known that Sexton was in the very finest
form and determined to give Schaefer one of
the hardest kind Of games. He did himself
credit playing great billiards, but not great
enough to beat the wonderful execution of
Schsefer. The latter was the favorite in the
betting, the odds being Sl00 to $40. The
game was on the racshorse order from the
start TO the stop. Sexton showed the most
speed first, bat Schaefer, in the seventh In.
ming, made run of 132, and led by los to
81; followed with %, sc, IL and 81 in consec.
utive order, wbicn took the score to 290, and
Sexton "a. The latter in the sixteenth in
ming ran Al, in the seventeenth 10, and in
the eighteenth 60, making 276 points in three
innings, and thereby went TO the front
357 to Schaefer's 325. Schaefer took o fresh
hold OF the tweuty-frst inning with so, fol-
lowed ia the next two innings by 80 and 96.
and ran cut with 55 in the twenty. fitch in.
ming, thus closing most extraordinary con-
test. The scufe stood: Scbasfs-, eco; nigh
est rup, 1872; average, "a Sexton, 39S ;
highest run. 10; average, 16 Ia "a.
The Kentucky Railroad Disaster.
CINCINNATI, March 31st.-All the wounded
in yesterdays railroad accident ore doing
well, except Thomas Allen, Of Augusta, Ky,
whose injuries are regarded as fatal. Mrs.
Allen is Improving. j. Fl. Melleu, of New
castle, Ind, left for home this morning. Mrs.
Mellen is not hurt, and her husbands in
iuries, though ssrious, did not prevent his
departure. DR.. w. 81. Evans, wife and two
daughters, of Boston, are still at the Grand
Hotel; one daughter is seriously hurt MIR,
and Mrs. Charles Fl. Htskins and children
left for home this morning. Oae child is
hurt slightly and the others escaped, &c.
McGiun, of Chicago, is slightly hurt and has
also left for home. No deaths are yet re.
ported. Mrs. j. w. Sesver, of Boston, who
was reported seriously hurt, has recovered
from the shock and is doing well. The hus.
band and son were not hurt.
Runaw Coal BaYges.
PITTsBURG, March 31st.-This morning
while the boats were making up tows Of coal
for shipment South, thirty-seven bargee, be-
longing TO Joseph Walton & Co., containing
AZ, 900 bushels of coal, broke from their moor.
ings at the pier of Snnithfeld bridge, and
were swept down the river. On the way
down the runaway fleet first encountered the
steamer Abe Hayes, with tow of six barges,
carrying 1900 bushels of coal. The HAYES
was sunk and the barges cut loose. The
steamer Dick Fulton WAS next struck, and
tow of seven boats. with 1850 bushels of
coal sunk. TIE Fulton was damaged, but
TO get to the shore without sinking.
Another boat, with 24.000 bushels of csal.
collided with the steamer st. Lawrence and
sunk. Two more boats, with 4S 600 bushels
of coal, were sunk at Manchester. A rum.
ber OF towboats started in pursuit of the run
aways, but at last sc, unts the portion Of the
feet which escaped siakiHg.were pretty well
down the Ohio river.
'BrOiher Frank" Convicted.
BUFFALO IN. Y March 31st.-The Jury
in the case OF Thomas WaIdrop, better known
as Brother Frank" President of the st.
Josepa's College, en- trial the past week on a
chsrse CT indecent ASSAULT on little girl aged
six and half years, after deiiberation of
ff.tr~ II. !.
on the second count-an attempt to indecent
assault The prisoners counsel requested
OF sentence until s O'Clock, which
was granted by the Court. At that time the
Court was sgain crowded, snd the prisoners
counsel made an eloquent plea in his behalf
for mercy. Judge Haight, in pronouucing
said tie jury hsd been pretty nerci-
tul in the case, and the parents CT other chill.
dren had informed him Of similar attempts by
the prisoner. He therefore sentenced the
prisoner to the full extent of the law, five
years in the State Prison.
Towboat Blown Up.
CAIRO Qll). March 3lss.-The towboat
Polar Star, en- route to st. Louis, exploded
her boilers while opposite Belmont, No, at 2
o'clock this afternoon. She had eight barges
Of lumber in toy. Her upper works were
blown to atoms, aud the hull driftei along
down the river. The b1rses were urinjured.
The steamer Florence left this afternoon to
bring up ths bsrges and crew. Captain Ad-
kins was blown about three hundred yards
and was picked up by skiff. The fremen,
two coalpassers and a watchman are reported
missing. The rest Of the crew escaped with
slight injuries. 1hs csuse Is unknown. The
engineer says he tested the boilers few min
utes previous to the explosion.
Scandal in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 3iss.-Accounts of the
proceedings alleged sgainst Health
Francis of this city, in connec.
ton with a young lady with whom be re-
Gently vent to Chicago, arc published. It ap-
pears that the young lady attempted suicide
a few days ago with chloroform, but was
restored with great difficulty. and she gives
an account of their visit to Chicago, in which
she charges Francis with taking her money.
after spending all his own, and with beating
her, and alleges that it was only at the muz-
zle of pistol that she compelled hifn to give
her money enough to return hcms, She ac.
cusss him Of running her and threatens tn
prosecute him. Ftarcis to-nieh. ssnt ia his
resignation as Hesl!h Commissioner 10 Mayor
Ewing, 1t wes accepted.
An UngratefuJ Wretch.
ST. LOUIS, March 3lst.-At Krob Knss.er.
nineteen miles west of Ssdal:a, q resSo wto
had an srn brokea by jumping from the
train, was taken 70 the house oF colorsd
man nesr hy, the fractured limb set, and re
was given bed. At 10 o'clock last night he
arose and began TO fire promiscuously with
ms revolver. The inmates eli Bed. Marshall