Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-07
Accident ar a sham Battle.

Acciueut AT Sham Batttc.
New YORK, September 6th.-At sham
battle at the Grand Army Of the Republic
encsmpment st Princeton, N j., yesterday,
thirteen soldiers we're seriously injured. All
were wounded by wadding from the guns,
| and none Of the wounds are dangerous.
| Three or four of the injured will be laid up
for some time, aud others will carry badly.
| scared faces through life. Great excitement
| prevailed on the grounds, where several thou
| sand people were gathered, until it was
learned that none Of the wounded were
likely to die. All sgree in blaming the Grand
Army for their impetuosity.
SECOND DISPATCHl
PHILADELPHIA, September 6th.-Further
particulars of the sham battle at Camp Alden
give the following Commander Frank a.
Cole, of Van Houten Post, jersey City. was
appointed to the command of the Union
force, and Colonel Cooper took charge of the
Confederates. Soldiers and Grsnd Army
men were nearly equally distributed on either
side. Skirnish lines were thrown out Oh
both sides, and in a few minutes the firing
became general. Cannon were fred with
great rapidity, and shell after shell, thrown
from half o dozen mortars, burst over
head, in the air. For more than half an
hour the fighting was almost as exciting as if
it had been real. Near the close several men
were seen to fell. The lines had come TO clofe
quarters, and each side was emulous to take
prisoners. One Confederate did capture
cannon and aItillerymsn. By flank move.
ment on the part of the Unionists the
"rebs were finally beaten and surrendered.
Many exciting personal encounters took
place, and many prisoners were taken. OF
the thirteen wounded, one only was thought
serious. Twenty thousand spectators were
present.
Strange Tragedy.
CHICAGO. Sssssmber 6th-A special says
John Opsla, farmer near Alton, ILL.,, missed
his wife and young daughter on Tuesday.
After q prolonged search the bodies were
und in a small stream ear the house firmly
tied together by their necks with a rope.
There seems to be no reason to suspect the
mother of murder and suicide.
fSECoND DISPATCh.l
ALTON (Illl, September 6th.-The INQUEST
in the case Of Mrq. James T. Abels and
daughter developed little more than pre-.
viously telegrsphed. The verdict was that
tie mother committed suicide, and carried
the child into the water with her, The
! bodies were bound tightly tegether with rope
Both were clsd only in their night clothe s.
The supposition is that the mother arose,
took the sleeping child from bed, fastened
her to herself, and entered the water. The
water where the bodies were found is not
more than two feet deep. No cause is
known for the tragedy. The woman's dc.
mestic relations we're pleasant the family
had good home, and were well off. The
case is se mysterious that another investigs-
ton will be held Saturday by the Coroner.
A Murder Investigation.
BRIDGEPORT. September 6.h.-The hearing
in the Rose Clark case was in progress all
day yesterday st Stratford. All sorts of
rumors are flying about. The suspicion is
fast gaining ground that Norman Amber,
the former husband of deceased, from whom
she was divorced two years ago, is the guilty
party. Amber recently wrote letter to de.
ceased, urging her to forget the past and live
with him again. She refused, being engaged
to William Lewis cousin of Amber. The
! relatives of Lewis claim that they heard Am.
bier ssy Rose should never marry.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
BRIDGEPORT, September h The hearing
| in the Rose Clark murder case is still secret.
A number of witnesses were examined
among them the doctors making tie post
mortem examination. 1t is now generally
stated that no rape was committed, which
Strengthens the suspicion toward Normsn
Amber, Rose Clark's former husband
Amber was seen in this city by several per-
cons. Rose was also seen in company with a
man Sunday evening, after leaving William
Lewis house. Who the man was is not posi-.
lively known, but it is suspected that it was
Amber.
Sentence of Brute.
GALVESTON, September 6th.-In Gaines
vile, yesterday, a jury found s. D. Sharp
guilty of rape. and assessed the punishment
at fifty years in the penitentiary. The crime
was committed on the person of Emma
Clark. after the death of her mother, with
whom Sharp was living as her husband. On
divers occasions he TRACED the persons of
Emma, aged 10. and her sister, aged 13.
They were deferred by threats from reveal
ing their shame until Sharp was placed in
Jail on another charge. The trial of Sharp
for raping the younger girl occurs during the
week.
Railroad Accidents.
CINCINNATI. September CHA measer
report from Waldron station on the Cincin.
natl, Indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago
Railroad, states that freight train ran into
the preceding one this morning near that
station, and broke through small bridge,
wTecking the engine and twelve or fifteen
cars. A brakeman of one os the trains and
brakeman of another road who was going
home with broken arm, were killed. Names
not given. No other casualty reported.
Attempt to Assassinate n Family.
CHICAGO September 6th.-A dsstardly at
tempt was made to sssassinate the family of
DR.. Samuel 2. Salisbury, weli-known In
diana physician, at Morristown yesterday.
The doctor was sitting in the house with his
wife and his little boy, when man named
George Long walked up to the window and
fired rapidly at each of the three. The shot
aimed at the child was the only one thst
took effect, the ball striking him on the foot,
producing an ugly wound. Long WEE arrested