Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-05


sequel to tho Chicago Forced Marriage.
CHICAGO. September 4sh.--Fred Abbott,
| brother Of Emma Abbott, the singer. began
suis in the Superior Cours yesterday flr dl.
voEee from Alice Abbott, aiias Ella Abbott.
| About ten days ago an account OF Ffed's
mnIrisgs wss pub.ished. L. was cslsbrsted
TO prsysnt further proceedings IN . bastardy
su:f La the bill filed Fred claims that ad-
vantage was taken of his youth and inex.
periaHes to foTce a wife upon him agsinst his
| will. He says Alice Os.eImau, noY his
wife, her father, her brother and her uncle,
Adplph Ostsrm8r, who ia Z detective, con-
spired together TO make him Ic airy the girl.
He was arrested on conplsint of the father.
! who swore that Fred was the father Of Alice's
unborn child Fred says he is only little
more thsn 81 years old, was ignorant OF Law
matters. and believed the gisl would swear
against him sud send him 20 Jail for thrse
years. whether the charge was true or not.
He says he had no opportunity TO send word
! TO his friends or consult a lawyer but was
lEsps locked up al the time, and being ter.
| roriz ID and unnamed, was compelled TO the
marriage. The wedding took placs Angus.
Sd, aud two days sfterward child, fully
masured, was born. Then Fred bacame fully
aware OF the deception p-acticsd upon hin,
for be never saw or met the Osterman girl
until last April BE says he hiss never lived
the merriegs, and demands divorce on the
ground that shs marriage was made while be
was in duress, and whils ne was frightened by
threats OF imprisonment.
MOrm0nism Not Popular IN Georgia.
ATLANTA, September 4sh.-Mormon elders
are still popping up in various parts OF the
State. Tuesday night two elders held a meet
ing at EneTny chapel in the Fourth District.
| The meeting was attended by good many
| Young Inep, some Of whom went through
curiosity, but there were others who went
through other motives. The meeting was
opened With singing aud prayer. Afterwards
one of them got up TO deliver a discourse On
| the bsausies Of morlnonism. When he had
made 4 few remarks there came voice from
| the audience, saying: "Teke him ous p
The eldsr paused s moment, aud said be was
! shere for religious worship, and hoped he
would not be disturbed. These words aad
not more than escaped his lips when they
were both pslted With shower Of rotten
eggs They saW as once taoy had mst the
| wrong crowd, and grabbing their gripsacks
dsrtsd out Of the nearest door pursued by the
entire audience. who chased them Just as
long ss they could zee them. The young
meg, seeing thsir inability Y 10 keep up with
| the Mo1mors, cent after several buuuds and
put them on the Lost trail sad chased them
several miles, when sll track of them was
lost. When last hesrd frofn they were msk
iug q bee-lins westward
The slade-NitcheH Fight.
KANSAS CITY, September 4sh.-Maddep,
nansger for Mitchell. telegraphei yes erdsy
afternoon to Harry Hill, stakeholder at New
| YORK, that Mitchell had accepted the pro-
possls Of the E! Paso committee for . fight
near El Paso, beyond the Mexican liue, and
rfquts'ing him to notify SHADES manager to
that Ell c. lt is thought improbable that
Slade will decline the pr0p5SEl. Therefore,
it is considered almost assured the fight will
occur iB Aexico on the 255h instant, upon the
same terms as the match recently declared
of.
CHICAGO, September 4tn.-Runors about
the possible Sight between Slade and Mitchell
| are conf ctiag. Certa;n dispatches intimate
thai the ul1ll will ocaur in old Mexico. An
Omaha special says Mitchell and Slade have
Just reached there on the trsin from Council
Bluff, and have been conducted to quarters
| secured for them in advance. They will coz
tinue training there until the 11th instant
| and vii fshs a. some place within few
miles of Omaha, either in Nebraska or Iowa
They sail under orders from Harry Hill, who
is stakeholder and referee.
Social Science.
SARATOGA, September 4.h.-At the opening
Of the general meeting Of the American So
! Cill G5Li-IC1 ASaONlAtiuUt IOiusotE w tNutg
of the Yale Law School, delivered an address
on Capital Punishment. He approved of
hanging and favored perpetual imprisonment
| Hs suggested a constitutional provision max
ing release from confinement impossible un-
less before the Court IN which the prisoner
was convicted it sball be made TO appear that
he was innocent. The Reform Prison Agso-
citation. as pers of the Social Science body,
rsorganizes Friday.
The VIII of Judge sere Black.
York (Ps), September 4.h.-The will of
Jeremiah s. Black was admitted to probate
yesterday. The will Is considered quite YER
bose by attorneys who have examined it, and
quits curious for so prominent q man to
make. II was written at his dictatiou. and
each page bears the judges plain left.hand
signature. The family request that its pro.
visions should not be made public After
making special beques.s to all of his chill
dren, the undistributed portion is left to his
widow, and at her death Governor Black is
to have tina acceptance or refusal of it at q
fixed valuation. The estate is estimated to
be worth shout S2O00 600.
The knights OF Labor in Session.
CIScINNATI, September 4th The General
Assembly Of the Knights of Labor begins its
session to-day Master Workman Ponderly,
of Scranton, Pa, has besn here since Sun
day, with others, arranging for the business
to come before the meetings He says the
sessions will be strictly secret, sn6 especial
pains viii be taken to keep reports from the
press. for thu reason that secresy is essential
TO accomplish their purposes and protect
their members This is their seventh an
nual meeting. Hitherto che fact that they
were in session was kept secret. Mc.
Peuderly ssYs he will furnish 60 the press
anything which in the opinion of the Assem-
bly, osn safely be made public
A New Comet.
ROCHESTER IN. W, September 4lh Pro
fessor Lewis Swift, Director Of The Warner
Observatory, lass night found new comet
In the field with IS Drac mis-. Mr.. B,o0ks
notified DR.. Swift to look for the stranger
Sunday evening. Sunday evening clouds in-
tervsned. Last night, however, ut half-past
10, DIR. Swift verified Mr.. Brooks discovery.
The comet ia round, with fsint leaning TO-
ward the vest, and has no tail. It is IN right
ascension 16 hours S5 minutes deelination
| north ca 50 It is an interesting objecs
through the great glass Of the Wsr3er tel
escope, but is quite faint. This discovery en-.
titles Mr. Brooks TO the Wsrnsr prizs of
$500 in gold, making the second prize hs hss
won this year-one special prizo of $3.50,
| and this the regular reward.
striking Miners.
CLEVELAND, September 4th.-Six huudted
ulICIri ASpkSSGhEAnh al tut HalusS OF llHb
region, held rnass mseting iu Msssillou yes-
terdsy, and adopted resolution that they
would mine no more until ten cents advance
was granted. John AlcBride made speech,
in which be said six mines in the upper part
of TIscarawas valley, in Hooking and Sun
day Creek valleys, and in jackson and
Guernsey c1unties, have been granted an aa-
vance also that Connaulton, Salinville and
Belaire districts are idle, awaiting an sd.
vance. A committee of one from each mine
was appointed to meet every day to keep the
msn at the mines informed on the situation.
spienic Fever Among Cattle.
LANCASTER (Ps.l, September 4sh.-A dis-
ease known as spleuic fever has attacked the
cattle in this part Of the country, and is rag.
Ing with great violeucs. A large number Of
cases have already proven fatal. The dis
ease is apparently on the increase, occasion.
ing great alarm among stock men.
A Jewish Rabbi Caaed.
| CHICAGO, September 4th.-Rev. L. Levi.
Rabbi OF the Jewish Synssogue at Charles,
ton, s. c.. was publicly caued in that city
yesterday by hardy resident Of Sumter
county, South Carolina. Naturally woman
is supposed to be ia the STAIR, bus neither Of
the parties appear willing to make any stase-
menss. The Rabbi is suffsripg from the