Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-29
First-class Scandal Brewing in PennsyI-
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until she became insane, although strenu-
| ousiy denied By the reverend gentleman, are
generally strengthened in the estimation of
| the peaple By letters and statements of
| FRIENDS, relatives and neighbors. Handbills
were posted all over the town yesterday, call
| ing upon the people to turn out Saturday
With tar and feathers and hand-sail, for the
purpose of tarring him. To-day's mail
| brought letter to the reverend object OF all
! this excitement. In it he was warned to
shake The dust Of Union from his feet before
Saturday, or he would be lynched. His rev.
erence has fortified his domicile, and defes
the band of q Vigilantes, which the letter in
| forms him have sworn to ayenge Mrs Moy-
| er's wrongs. He has quite gu srsenal of fire.
| arms and swesrs he will blow out tbs brains
of all who lay violent hands on him. MY
yard will be strewa with dead carcasses be-
fore I am takeu," he says. It is manifest
that serious trouble is expected, and the
county authorities will have TO take measures
to prevent bloodshed. Meyer still holds this
fort.
A ThOsp-Up" for Butler.
NEW York, August 2S:h.-Goyernor But
lsr's friends have started weekly paper in
| this city TO advocate his claims TO the Pres
idency. The title OF it is Father Columbia.
It's contents sre devoted chiefly TO biograph-
ical sketches Of the Massachusetts statesman.
| It is stated that Butler not only furnished
the funds 60 defray the expenses of the
Father Columbia, but that he has read the
proof OF al the articles in l.. It's candidate
for Vics. President Is John S. Reagan, of
TexsE. and its platform is "Justics to
labor; turn out the rSscals in all parties; re-
duce the public expenses rs per cent; rail.
road fares uniformly one cent mile; rail-
, road freight rates just, aniform and parma-
fnt NH pxrU RI al
per cent; reeuparate trade; gold and silver
certificates the only paper money monopoly /;
no more TewksbuTy; no aumptuary laws no
banks Of issue nc public debt"
Suicide Of a Physician - ''spoiter ="
Fined.
CHICAGO, August 2Sgh.-Dr B. Newell, 8
physician Of standing, committed suicide to.
day with morphine. He had suffered from
i'll health, and sustained number Of financial
rsVersss.
a conductor on ,he Chicago and Alton
Railroad yesterday had private detective
arrested for following him about, and the
Justice fined the spottsr $40. The managers
of the road to-day stated that they had dis
charged number of suspected conductors,
and had employed detectives to keep certain
ones under surveillance.
ColOred Convention.
LITTLE Rock lark J, August 2Ssh.-The
coloTed State Convention adjourned day,
after sTo days session. Delegates were ap.
pointed to the National Colored Convention
at Louisville, and Central Committee sp-
pointed TO look after the interest of Che col
ored people ia Arkspsas. Among the resolu-
tionn was one recitisg that no white man IVES
ever hanged ia the State fer numbering a
negro.
Another "Cardin Giant" FouuS.
CHICAGO, August 2S.h.-A farm hand near
Shelbyville, lad, has found giant. Il diff.
fers from the Cardiff exhibit, in that it is a
skeleton instead Of a single stone. The skel-
eton was found in 8 sitting posture several
feet below the earth's surface. The gentle
man who formerly owned the bones which re-
main, il he existed at all, was nine feet high,
and weighed half ton.
The senate Committee on Indian Matters.
CHICAGO, August 2Sth.-The Senate COM
mittsa on Indian matters held council with
the Indians at the Crow Creek Agency Ia
Dakota, near there, yesterday. They fad =
general feeling among the red men of dissstis-
faction. and White Ghost, their head CHIEF,
has withdrawn all the signatures Of his band
They will not voluntarily consent TO reduc-
ton Of their reservation. About six hundred
ont Of nine hundred Indians at the Agency
srs engaged in agricultural pursuits. many Of
them owning small herds Of cattle.
Proposed New Machine Shops.
EL.PAso TEX J, August 2Sth.-A number
of principal officials of tae Central Pacific
Railroad and ess d lines arrived in this city
by special train yesterday, looking for suit
able location for new machine shops, to be
erected by the company at some point along
its southern line, between San Francisco and
the Gulf. The hospitality of the city WAS
extended them.
The New York Stock Market.
NEW York, August 2Ssh-WaIl street, $50
P. M.-StGcks sre strong and higher. The
past hour prices advanced I to IL The
change WAC parity due to the fact thar Keene
has turned around end announced himself
bail He says that prices are low enough 10
satisfy the most chronic bear. He also states
that he has taken round amount of stocks
for Investment.
Bloedshed in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, August Is .h.-Jacob Olden-
burger and jacob Bush had lawsuit this
msTning in Justices Court, which WAS de-
cidsd ia the lstter'S favor. Meeting Bush en-
the street about o'clock, O.denbarger drew
pistol and fred, killing Bush instantly.
Turning nom Bush he shot Samuel Campbell,
who was passing at the time, probably fatally.
He then crossed the street and, putting the
pistol TO his own head, shot himself dead. 1t
is probable that the shooting of Campbell was
accidental, as he was in no way connected
with this suit.
Disastrous Storms.
STERLING ttl,), August 28th.-A severe
hsil-storm last evening extended over terri
tory fifteen miles long and ten miles wide
The loss to crops is approximsted at $50
EVANSVILLE (Miss.l August 2Ssh.-A furi.
GUS hail-s5orm last night practically destroyed
the entire tobacco crop of Rock county. The
damages are estimated at fully 100000.
Destruction by Fire.
BAR HARBoR tMe), August 2Sth.-An ex-
tepsive forest fire is now raging between Seal
Cave and Great Pond, ten miles from Bar
Harbor, on ths western side of the island.
TIE fiie has burned over some 1000 acres Of
forest Two hundred men succeeded in sur
rounding the burning district with bitches,
thus preventing further damage. The fire is
now believed to be under control.
WILLIAMsPoRT pa, August 2Ssh.-The
loss by fire in the lumber yards here last
night was fully 5000 600; fully insured.
Death of Notorious Woman.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2Sth.-Emms
Thompson, who died in the almshouss
yesterday, was ions other than Emma
Jacobs, whose career quarter Of century
ago had d national not0rlety. She was born
in Lancaster, but her home at an early age
WAS ia Philadelphia, where she exercised a
remarkable fasoiastion over some Of tho lead
| ing intelleo5s Of the day. While Congress
was in session it WAS her custom TO go 20
Washington, snd there some Of hec most re-
msrkRhle couquesis occurred. She Is sai3 TO
hsva completely fascinated at least one Presi.
dent Of the United States. and nearly all the
| leading men in Washing 20 to Co.
inside her rooms their rendezvous So great
WAS her irhlenee over members of Congress
that her value as s lobbyist was known to
corporations and individuals, and many i'm
poftant bills were passed through her instru-
mentality.
The War on the Church.BeiI Nuisance.
| NEW York. August 25sb.-Jsokson s.
| Schultze's war on the church bells is the
theme OF various comments in various papers
here. The Herald and Times take sides with
Schulizs. TIE Times says the church-bells
make considerably more noise than an ele-
vsted railway train. and is much more exeit-