Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-11
proceedings. Defendant preserved the ut
most coolness throughout.
Genaral CrAnIx,s Camnai.n

Couliletas, on the Mexican Central. Il is in
this direction that the Mexicsns expect to re-
| ceiys the first definite news, but our officials
believe General Crook will communicate from
| Guadalupe canyon.
Ell PAso TEX. May 10th.-No direct
! news from General Crook as yet. The Mexi-
cans are using every exertion to commuui-
cate. The point where Crook is supposed to
| be is fifty miles from the nearest railroad
station. General Fiuero is en- route by way
of Monterey.
ALBUQUERQUE IN. NJ, May 1O:h-Colo-
mel Unds, chief of staff of Gesecal Fuero,
of the ChihnabUa army. who is in E, Pasc,
| states thst the IaoTsmenE OF General Crock
across the Mexiesn border is not only ap.
! proved by his Cove nment, hut that General
Fuero he's Instructions to take the field in
charge Of Che troops statioEed in chihuahua,
to cooperate with Crook in grand Apache
roundup" A lins OF tie combined forces
is being drawn around the sayages that it will
| be impossible for them TO break through
| Colonel linda believes blow is
to be struck this tire that will
end In the utter aDniailation OF the
raiding Apacl,es The soldiers of the sister
Republic ere anxious to be led against the
| enemy, and under General Fuero. who has
the name OF being sn Indian fighter, they
hope to do good work. The fact Of Crock be-
ing in Old Mexico is not regarded By the
Mexican Government as a violation OF the
treaty between the two countries, his move
ments having previously been arranged by
| the authorities of both countries. Upon
Crooks arrival at Sierra Madres the Mexi-
csn troops viii move. aud there viii be music
in the air.
The ar Route Case.
WASHINGTON, Mey 10sh.-On the resump.
ton of the star ruuse trial this morning the
Couresaid il wished to qualify the remarks
made yesterday, which seemed 80 csnsure
Biackmsn. The evidence showed that Black.
man had made 80 proposition TO Rsrdeil, but
had merely listened to prog osition coming
from ths latter. By consent of Court ard
counsel Blackman was allowed to take the
stand. and he declared that Reydsll stated 10
him long before the trial shat he intended to
exercise his privilege as defendant AID chal-
| lenge jurors, bat il the interest of the Gov.
ernment.
After Blackmsn had concluded his tes!i
mony in resutation Of the alleged conspiracy
| TO challenge and otherwise manipulate the
jury) between Rerdell and himself the Court
remarked that the testimony showed that
BIack1nan had only listened in silence to Rsr.
dells suggestions. The Court failed 60 sac
sny ground for the indignation" expressed
by counsel (Wilson) at the course of the Gov.
ernment. Tae Court refusing to go further into
the examination of the subject, Wilson re-
sumed his address to the jury, and had not
concluded when the Court adjourned.
The Labor Situation.
PITTsBURG, May 10sh.-A meeting Of the
Association of Iron Manufacturers of the
West was held here to-day. al the mills of
the West were represented, as it will proba-
bly, be the final meeting prior to June lst,
i when the mills will close down unless the dif-
ferences between the employer and employe
are settled before that date. A lengthy dis.
cussion developed the fact thst the time in
| tervening since the last conference had
wrought no change in the situation that the
manufacturers to man were IL favor of
general shut down unless the workmen &C.
cep.ed the reduction, as the present condition
of trade would not justify the payment of The
present wages. The action Of the committee
in refusing to Sign the scale presented by the
Amalgamsted Association, and in adjourning
the conference sine die, was unanimously in
dorsed.
4 special meeting of the National Associa-
ton was also held this afternoon, but nothing
could he learned as to its nature.
CHICAGO, May 10.h.-The striking brick.
layers tonight discharged their arbitration
committee, appointed few days ago tc con-
fer with the master builders, with view to
compromise. The strike, therefore, appears
no nearer an end than it was month ago.
The interior of most of the new buildipgs is
about completed, and it is estimated that I'M
less the brickleyers' strike is ended within
two weeks 1000 men Of the building trades,
plasterers. carpenters, painters, etc, will be
thrown out of employment, because there
will be no buildings to work on.
The Last Storm.
CHICAGO, May 10sh.-Last nights storm
was very severe north of this city. The
Methodist church at South Evanston was
blown from it's foundation, and completely
wrecked. The sexton, the only person in the
building, miraculously escaped unhurt. Four
other churches and one private residence in
Evanston and South Evanston were consider.
ably damaged.
STERLING Ill.), May 10th.-A heavy storm
passed over the southern half of Whites:des
county last night, and many fsrm-hou and
barns were blown down. Henry Speigle was
killed, and Mre. John Spsigle seriously hurt,
in falling house. Many farms were flooded
by the heavy rain. and the planting de-
stroyed.
The Trial of Congressman Thompson.
CINCINNATI, May 10th.-The Nelcs-Jour-
naps Harrod.burg (Ky.) special says: The
proceedings in the Thompson murder trial
are mainly formal. The prosecution rested
after giving legal proof of the murder. Col
onel Jacobs then presented the defense to the
jury, by q statement which shows that his
defense viii be that the shooting was jus.i-
fed by the great wrong suffered by Thomp.
son, and that this provocstion was only
heightened when Davis in the car offered his
hand to Thompson. Colonel Jacobs drew a
picture of Davis cosduct in Cincinnati, when
he brought Mrs, Thompson drunk to the st.
Clair Hotel, and declared that it was worse
than criminal. Testimony for the defense
was begun, but is merely formal. The contest
will be made when the defense attempts to
prove the facts with which to justify Thomp-
son.
The Trouble Mt Dodge City.
KANSAS CITY Mo- May 10th.-No reli-
able explanation of the troubles at Dodge
City has yet been received. A dispatch. from
Topeka says nothing definite is known, bat it
is believed that the disturbance has not been
nearly so great as stated.
A Bonfire of Gambling Apparatus.
New ORLEANS, May I0th.-The Picagune's
Nashville special Gays: Five thousand dol
lars worth OF gambling apparatus was burned
on the public square this afternoon, by order
Of the Criminal Court. Five hundred gam
blers are leaving tie city, on account of the
law masking gambling felony. A large mum.
ber have gene to Chicago.
Death of one of Napoleon's Soldiers.
WOODSTOCK (Ill.), May 1Oth.-George
Schaaf, aged 50 years, was buried to-day.
For nine years he was soldier under Napo.
leon l., and was with him at Waterloo
Fine Horse.
CHICAGO. May 10th.-M. v Wagner, Of
Marshall. Mich. mas bought for IS, 600 the
stallion Black Cloud, with record of 2:l74
the fastest stallion time except Smuggler'a
(2:154). He will be campaigned this year.
Thermemesrfeal.
CHICAGO, May 10th.-Highest temperature
to-day, 69'; lowest. 47'.
FOREIGN.
Hurried order for Troops.
LONDON, May 10th.-Ofders were received
at Aldershot to-day 60 sead troops and police