Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-03

day night little girl who had been seen 60
enter the house twice during the night was
arrested and diyulged the woman's quarters
to be 10 Oxford street, whittier the officer re-
paired and arrested Mrs. Walcott and six
girls in ner employ, whose ages vary from ii
TO 16 years. On Monday the case of Nine
Wslcott came up in the Police Court, and
she was held to answer on six charges OF abb
duction and keeping house Of ill.fame. The
testimony at this woman's hearing was that
of six school girls, from ii to 16 years Of age,
whom she had enticed from good homes to as
sist her in panderipg in various ways TO the
lowest vices. The testimony was horrible
and sickenipg to the last degree. Mime. Wal
colts den is said to have been patronized by
some of the weslthiess men of Boston. 1t is
stated that many schools OF this city have
been corrupted in like manner during the
past year.
Woman shockingIy Assaulted.
BALTIMORE, May 2i.-Monday night, about
10 o'clock, while Mrs. Anna Traverse was go.
ing from the house of her sister TO her son,
about three blocks distant, in the northwest
ern section of the city, che was assaulted by
two colored men, who felled her with o stone
snd then cut fer throat and robbed her Of
few dollars. She was found early Tuesday
on the vacant lot where she was assaulted,
and removed to her home. She IS the daugh-
ter Of the late William K Traverse, who sew
eral times represented Dorchester county In
the General Assembly. Sha is not expected
! to survive her INJURIES.
The Brooklyn Church Scandal.
NEW YoRK, May 2i-Rev. Florence Nc
earthly. pastor of st. Cecilia's Roman Cath
Ole Church. Brooklyn, has begun action
against Daniel Crouea to recover $50, 600
for defamation of character, growing ont of
the scene in the church last Sunday. Mrs.
Cronen made thu following additional state
ment Yesterday Zone day ia February, my
daughter called ON Father Mccarthy, to get
some tickets she was to sell for church en-
tertainment. She was invited into his bsd-
room, and he told her TO bring her chair close
to the bed, and sit beside him. She soon got
up and left the room. He folio wed her down
stairs, and in the sitting.room threw her on
the sofa." It appeared, according to the
story, thst the young girl got away from the
priest without injury. Mccarthy has denied
the story told by Mrs. Cronen. The affair
has created great excitement in the church,
and there are liable to be some interesting
developments.
Damages for AIfenated Affections.
New York, May 2d.-A suit for 800, 900
as damages for the alienation of his wife's
affections has been begun by Eli johnson, the
well Unknown temperance speaker of Brooklyn,
against Henry A. Higley, prominent men,
Der Of the Plymouth Church, and who ia q
grain and provision broker of this city.
Johnson's wife, Mary G. johnson, is also
well-known temperance worker, and has been
for nine years President of the First Brook
Ign Woman's Temperance Union. She and
her husband recently had quarrel and seps-
rated. The complaint, which was served on
the defendant Monday. sets forth that while
the plaintiff was away defendant was unduly
intimate with his wife, and alienated aad de-
stroyed her affection for him.
Legal Hanging In Montana.
HELENA May 2d-Henry Forhsm was
hanged in the jail.yard here at noon to-day,
IN the presence of the officers of the Terri
tory and few spectators, He preserved
stolid dsmesnor, and up to the last moment
gave no signs of weakness. He left will
bequsathing his body to the surgeons.
Acquitted OF Murder.
BALTIMORE, May 2d.-The SUMS Denton
special says The jury in the trial of Mrs
Beachamp, for the murder OF her husband,
returned verdict of not guilty. james
Ahern, indicted as accessory, was acquitted
by order of the Court.
That Chinese Deputy Sheriff Again.
NEw .YoRK May 2d.-Tom Lee, the Chi
nese Deputy Sheriff, was arrested to day un-
der two indictments found by the Grand
Jury. charging him with compromising crime
and keeping gambling house. He engaged
ex-Judge Russell IS counsel. Bail was fixed
, at $3.50, which was promptly furnished by
Tom.
Work Begun on the Tehuantepec Ship
Railway.
New YORK, May 2i.-Captain Eads, eugi-
neer of the Mississippi jetty system, showed
TELEGRAM reporter the following dispatch
Just received from Tehuantepec:
MINEATILA, April Both.
At II o'clock to-day the work Of the ship railway
officially inaugurated in the presence Of Major
General Ignacio Mexia and the Federal and State
autho. titles, according to the usual forms. There
were great rejoicings on the ground congratu-
late you on the commencement OF this great under
taking. Everything is very favorable.
Mineatila is the northern terminus of the
ship road, and is on the Atlantic side of the
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec.
salvini, the Acter.
New York, May 2d--Salvini, the actor.
sailed in the Labrador for Havre to-day.
He said 81 go to Florence to rest awhile
with my family then my autumn work be.
gins with trip through Spain, and il matters
are quiet in Russia l shall play in St. Peters
burg and Moscow during the winter. Then,
if l get sufficient encouragement, 1 shall
come back to America with great satisfac.
ton. l want to go TO California, and per-
haps to Mexico and Central America"
Treatment OF Raiding Indians.
ST. PAUL, May 2i.-At headquarters at
Fort Sully to-day it was learned that the
order published by General Terry recon-
mending that the Canadian Indians raiding
on American soil be arrested by the troopq,
and all their carts, arms, tents and horses
confscated and all but the latter destroyed,
aud the Indians compelled to recross the Dor.
der, was approved by Secretaries Lincoln and
Frelinghuysen and the British Minister at
Washington notified that such action would
r. D-sl u Il
ties would be expected to treat raioing Amer
lean Indians in the same way.
Governor Stanford's Illness.
New YORK, May 2i.-The report of Gov.
ernor Stanford's dangerous illness is officially
denied at the Office this morning. The Gov
ernor has been growing better for several
dave it is said, and has at no time been regu-
larly confined to his room. His Illness is an
old rheumatic complaint. It is believed by
some that the report last night was started
for stock jobbing purposes.
Kansas Crop Outlook.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), May 2d.-The Indi-
Gator will publish tomorrow very full special
reports from all the principal wheat. growing
counties of Kansas, showing the condition of
the winter wheat crop in that State at this
time. The reports go to show that the crop
will be short 20 to % per cent, allowing the
season from now on to be favorable. A large
part of the wheat acreage will be devoted to
corn, on account of the wheat having been
killed.
More High License.
DANvILLE (Ili.) May 2d-The Council
last night fixed the yearly saloon licenses at
5000. To day all the saloon keepers refused
to pay that amount and closed their places.
large number of citizens signed call
for public meeting, for the purpose of urg-
ing the Council to raise the license to 81, 600.
The saloon men then yielded, and agreed to
pay the 5000.
Promised Shooting Match.
| CHICAGO, May 2i-The american Field
will publish an acceptance by DIR. w. +.
Carver of the challenge by W. Graham, of
London, England, for match at 100 birdz,
for 81, 900 to s., 900 q eide, to be shot in this
country at Graham's convenience, or in Egg
land next December. The editor of the
Field is authorized to make the match.
The Bieycle-Horse Race.
Boston, May 2d.-The score at the end of
the third of the six days contest stood Horse,
ASS miles; bicycle, 44s miles.
Struck by Lightning.
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