Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-13
School Book Printing ng-Delinquent Tax


New York, March 12th.-The ErprSs
Mdh says of the bill which passed the Cal.
| ifornia Assembly for Board of School Book
Commissioners $50 fer as we know, this is
a novel experiment in this country. The
fu'coms of it will be watched with interest
| But we fear it Is prsdestined to failure I'M
provements in text. books are making con.
atsntly, and California will find herself be-
hind time. A new committee viii have to
be appointed and new books made. we i'm
aaine not many States are likely to follow
CaliforDias eccentric lead" /"
The same paper announces the receipt of
the San Francisco tax list pamphlet, and saws
the list contains some very interesting read
ing, as much SO as city directory. The
number of names, assuming that the delin-
ouent list contains all the taxpayers in the
city, shows a remarkable increase in tbs por
ulation of the Pacific metropolis.
Marriage with Deceased wife's sister.
| New YORK, March II h.-The evening
papers print copy of a circular letter ad-
dressed by the Earl of Dalhousie to the Gov.
ernor Of every State in the Union, asking ia
formation concerning the practical operation
of the laws under which marriage with de-
| ceased wife's sister is permitted The circu-
lar contains letters from eminent American
clergyman, quoted recently in the Church
| Quarterly Rertew, asserting that baneful re-
suite had attended the Iegslization of mar.
| riage with a deceased wifes sister in the
| United States, and the Earl asks each Gov
ernor TO say whether, according to his obser.
vl5tiop, this assertion is correct. This infor-
nation is sought with reference to a frankly
| announced intention to Introduce in Che
House of Lords again this year bill fer le-
! galizsd marriages. of the kind referred to,
similar to that which so nearly became lsw
duripg the last session of Parliament.
Kindness 10 be Rewarded.
I WASHINGTON, March 12sh. = Lieutenant
| Robert M. Berry, who commanded tie i'll.
fated relief steamer Rodgers on her cruise TO
the Arctic Otean, was ordered here by Secre.
tary Chandler few days ago from New
York, where he is attached to the schoolship
st. Mary. He is here fer the purpose Of ad-
vising in the selection Of list Of articles TO be
sent 60 the Tchouches Indians in the vicinity
of s.. Lawrence Bay, as reward for their
assistance to the creY Of the Rodgers. The
| list bss been completed, and the articles viii
| be sent the revenue steamer COTyiu,
which viii sail from San Frascisco for Alaska
the latter part of April or the first of MAY.
Easign George N. Story will be ordered TO
take charge of the goods, and viii take passage
| in the CorGin. Lieutenant Berry hss bsen
offered an opportunity to accept position
under the Belgian Government. to go TO the
western coast of Africa in the neiehborhood
OF the Congo river, for the purpose of attempt.
ing to civilizs and coloniza the natives.
The Dakota Horror.
| DEADwooD. March 12th.-The men who
escaped from the burning Brownsville lode-
| iDg-house give the following story: They
were awakened by the blowing of locomo-
! tive whistle about O'Clock Sunday morning.
| The room was then filled with smoke from
| below, and the fire was coming up from
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were dazed, but four went down the ladder
aud escaped with severe injuries, and three
escaped unhurt through small sliding win.
dow leading from the loft to the roof of sn
| adjoining building. There Wera eighteen
persons in the house. Eleven perished. Two
of the bodies were reduced to ashes The
men had saved up their earnings, and it is
supposed they endeavored to get their money
and valusbles out of their trunks, and thus
| Lost the opportunity 20 es cape The building
was constructed of pitch pine, and was totally
consumed in thirty minutes after the discov-
cry OF the fire.
The Dnkes Iurder Trial.
UNIoNTowN pa J. March 12sh.-F. Q.
Breckenridge was on the witness stand this
morning in the Dukes murder case The
point of his testimony was that Mutt was
| shot by Dukes he was standing with his
right arm resting on the msnte), and his lett
arm hanging by his side. He was exhausted
and breathing heavily from the struggle with
Dukes, which wss just over, and making no
movement Of any kind.
JAMES /. Feather testified that after Dukes
and Mutt had been separated in the formers
room, he pushed Dukes into one corner, when
Dukes said, 81 He came in here to whip me,
and I'll shoot him." Feather replied. He
! can't whip you now" Dukes drew his re-
volver aud fired across the room at Mutt,
killing him, Mutt was making no effort to
draw a weapon.
William Packard, clerk in a hardware
| store, testified that on the Friday preceding
the Sunday when the shooting was done, he
had sold Dukes S2-caiiber Smith & Wesson
double-scting revolver. Dukes selected it
| with great Cat e from number of Others, say.
| ing he wanted one that was sure. A couple
of customers happened to drop into the store
| at the same time, when Dukes concealed him.
self, saying that he did not want everybody
TO know his business,
The Charges Against the Government
Architect.
WASHINGTON, March 12th.-The charges
against Supervising Architect Hill were made
] by Murch of Maine. They cover over
/ twenty pages of legal cap paper, written
with a type-writ Before Congress ad-
iourned Murch read the charges, which he
subsequently filed with Secretary Folger, to
q number of persons about the Capitol. The
gravamen is that the system of paying for
cutting stone adopted by the Supervising
Architect is extravagart. Mureh, it is un-
derstood, made such complaint before, but
never in the shape of formulated charges.
| Supervising Architect Hill says it is j. G.
| Mills who is said TO be pressing the charges
against him (Hill), not A. G. Mills, formerly
! chief clerk OF the Architects ofhce, as before
| p lblished.
Contract Work in Clinton Prison.
New York, March 12.h.-The Post says
When the present contract for making hats
expires in the Clinton Prison, on the 18th Of
| Nav. the prisoners will have no work to
do. Tne Superintendent says the prisoners
will be idle, and will have to be locked up.
! The earnings of the Clinton convicts last
wear were $50, 361 80. and the expenses of
the prison were 800, 606 47-sn excess Of loss
over receipts of S39, 244 SS, which sum must
be added 60 the taxes to be raised this year.
The Star Route Trial.
| WASHINGTON, March 12th.-The defense
opened to-day's proceedings in the star route
trial by calling Delegate Martin McGinnis
of Montana, to the witness stand. He said
he had favored the establishment of ths Bis
marck- Tongue river route because it was the
natural eastern outlet for the mails of his Ter
1 ritory. After it's establishment he had sought
to have the service increased and expedited
did that in compliance with the request Of
delegation and petitioners called upon
Brady with that object several times;
thought General Miles accompanied him on
two Of these occasions; before the establish
ment of the Tongus river route the Sails.
burys controlled the only inlet into the coun-
try, and it was with the additional object of
breaking down that monopoly that witness
sought TO have the service established.
At the conclusion Of his testimony the in.
PRODUCTION of the official papers was resumed.
The Court showed much annoyance at the
attempt on the part of defense to argue upon
the admissibility of certain class Of papers
after the Court had ruled them out and Der.
emptorily ordered Henckle to be seated.
| That gentleman promptly noted an excep.
tion to the language of the Court, to which
Judge Wylie replied sharply: 's'rhe Court
will use any language that will be effective for
its purpose. and viii nos stop at language
either"
The residing of the papers continued until
| adjournment.
An Irish Murdersr Arrested.
BcsToN, March 12th.-Patrick Levy,
passenger on the steamer Samaris, was ar
rested on the arrival of be steamer to-day
1 on n cherpa of killing Pakriof- Hurlev a