Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-04

OF bnfOn Grayes-The MOSCOW Eete-A
Distinguished Visitor Coming The
French In Madagascar-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 10 THE REcoED.uSIoSl
DOMESTIC.
Fatal Mistake OF ssarshaI-He Kills
Three Children and Wounds Their
Mother.
CHICAGO, June Sl.-A Tribune special
from Muskogee, Ind. T., Of the % Instant
says: A terrible piecs Of criminal reckless
ness On the part Of tbs United States Mar
shall, which resulted in the killing OF thres
school. children, has Just come TO light.
Some three weeks ago Deputy Marshal Msr-
shon, with posse, was looking fer two muir.
derers in the Chickasaw Nation, near Red
river. The murderers were supposed to be
at certain house, and just before daylight
the officers surrounded the place. The woman
Of the house, with two children, IL and 1G
years of age respectively, was sleeping out
under the trees, owing 10 the heat Of the
night, and a third child, only years old.
was sleeping in the house. The Marshsl, on
riding up, woke them, and they, supposing
that some drunken Indians were carousing
around, ran for the house to bsfricade them
selves. The Marshal, without waiting for
other investigation to zee whether they were
the parties wanted, opened fire on them, kill
ing both Of the children and wounding the
woman. They then rushed into the house,
and seeing the other child lying there in q
dim light, shot and killed her. On seeing
their mistake. the Marshal and posse left,
ard reported that they had killed three des'
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The Chickasaws are greatly excited over It,
and are determined to sift the matter to the
bottom.
way Employees.
CHICAGO, June 3j.-The conductors and
engineers employed on the cable street.rail.
way in the South Division met at midnight
last night, and after rejecting the oompany's
proposition to pay them 20 cents per hour
instead OF 40 cents per trip, drew up memo
rial to the company proposing payment by
the trip, ranging from 10 to 81 cents, accord
ing to the length. Unless an acceptance of
this proposition is signifed before boon TO-
morrow the men viii strike. The Superiu.
tendent of the company says the demand of
the men will not be complied with, and their
places viii be filed with partially-trained
hands. The men, on the other hand, assert
that a>secret meeting of the Directors was
held this afternoon, at which it was agreed to
acce3e to the demand at the last moment, if
necessary.
A Distinguished Visitor En- Route.
OMAHA. June 3d.-Hon. Edward Pierre.
pont, ex-Attorney General of the United
States, and formerly Minister to England.
passed through Omaha to-day, accompanied
by his son, ca route to San Francisco, intend
ing to stop two days at Salt Lake, and from
San Francisco will go to Puget Sound, and
return by the Northern Pacific TO the Vel.
lewstone National Park, to spend several
weeks there, and will be Joined at the park
by General Sherman, Chief Justice Waite
and Rufus Hatch, and possibly President
Arthur.
The Point of Pines Course.
NEW YORK, June 3d.-Hsnlan says the
Point of Pines course is not three miles long.
Kennedy says it was minute short. Han
Ian will wager So, 600 or $4,000 that he can
row the course he rowed On Thursday in Is
minutes.
Grant in kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, June 3i.-Gsneral and Mrs.
Grant arrived in this city last night, remsin-
ing until this afternoon, when they left for
Lexington. A CourieT-JourrdL reporter in
teryiewed Grant on the political situation.
The latter expressed the opinion that Blaine
and Logan were each very strong men for The
Republican nomination in 1884.
Terrible Texas TORNADO.
GREEEvILLE TEX June 3d.-A terrible
tornado struck this city last evening. Rain
fell in torrents for twenty minutes, and the
total destruction of the town seemed newt
able, as the wind came with terrific force. A
survey shows that over $50 houses were blown
down and moved off the blocks on which
they rested, while q large number of others
were more or less damaged. Only one life
was lost, that of colored child. The loss in
the city is variously estimated OF $50, 900 to
$780, 900, and the loss in the country By dam
age to property and crops will greatly in
crease the aggregate.
Lynching in Iowa.
Dies MONIES, June 3d.-A crowd Of about
100 men assembled at Winterset, Iowa,
shortly after midnight this morning, and
being refused the jail keys. broke in with
crowbsrs and sledges. They then led out
John Hammer, held for the murder of VIM.
Newell one year ago, and hanged him to q
tree in the Court house square but while he
was struggling one of the mob shot him
through the heart The party who fred the
shot escaped on horseback. Little excitement
prevailed.
Poisoned by Lemon Cream Pie.
CHICAGO, June Sd.-Three families, num-
bsring twelve persons, partook of lemon
cream pie, purchased today at a bakery and
restaurant on Milwaukee avenue, and all of
them are now very sick, with symptoms OF
poisoning. It is stated that other persons ate
of the same pis st the restaurant during the
day, but as all were transient customers it il
not known whether or not they were affected
in any way,
Wanted TO Hear Beecher.
New YoRK, June 3d.-Yong Wing, the
new Chinese Consul, his secretary, inter.
prefer and translator, attended services at
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, to-day. They
were dressed in the costume of their native
land.
Extensive Forest fires.
DETROIT, June 3i.-Reports are received
here of extensive fires raging in the pineries
northwest of Tawas. but there are no detail:
whatever. Fears are expressed of heavy
damage, unless rain speedily comes TO theil
relief.
Despcradees who "Took" the wrOns
Tewn.
WIoTA ia J, June 3d.-Frank Brown snG
John Anderson, members of the notoriou:
Crooked creek gang, after drinking all day
started cut LAST night with revolyers TO take
the town. They went through the streets
shooting. The place was terroEized for
time. but finally two shots were fred from
some unknown qusrter, and both despsradoe.
dropped. riddied with slugs. Anderson soor
died, and it is thought Brown cannot recover
Rumors or a Railroad Strike.
SAN ANTONIO, June 3i.-It il Whispered
that the engineers, conductors, brskemen anC
other employees of the Southern Pacific wes
OF here are organizing 8 strike, on account O
the recent ten per csnt reduction.
An Exciting Racing Contest Promised.
CHICAGO, June 3l.-The stallion race for
purse of 5000, TO be trotted July 14kh
closed with the following entries of notet
horses: Black Cloud, Santa Claus, Monro,
Chief, Alexander and Won Arnim. It prom
ises to be most exciting contest.
Graves of Federal Dead Decorated.
MEMPHIS, June 3d.-The graves of tn
Federal dead in the National Cemetery weri
decorated this afternoon.
The Sunday Law In Massachusetts,.
NEW HAVEN, June Si.-Sunday trains OF
the Housatonia Railroad were stopped to
day by the Massachusetts authorities. TIT
clergymen of Berkshire county, Mas, pre-
seDted petition against running trains OF
Sunday, but the railroad company dizre
garded them.
All Quiet at HscSe City.
DoDGE Chr lKs.). june 3i.-An troubl,
hsre Is over. Luke Short bas returned, aRc
comes under 70 hsg OF truce.