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

They preEented demand on the bosses yes
terday fer sn increase from So 30 to 81 per
day and the establishment of uniform rate
The employers refused to acceds, and this
morning about 500 stone cutters and 600 plss-
terers quit work. The bricklsyers will tc-
morrow demand an increase of half dcllsr
q day, to which the bosses will not accede,
aud they will probably strike.
PlTTsBURG, May Complete reports
from the Railroad Coal Districs, in which the
strike was inaugurated yesterday, state that
all miners have joined the strike against a
reduction. save those employed at the w. P.
r. & Co. and Cherry Hill Coal Company. A
delegation OF strikers, headed by martial
bands, will surround these pits this afternoon
and remain until the men at work join the
strike. The employ ers are preparing to have
the strikers kept off their property. but no
violence is anticipated.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2i.-After pro-
lopgei session, the Cigarmakers Assembly of
the Knights of Labor decided to postpone for
week the strike for an increase Of 81 per
thousand.
NEw YORK. May 2d.-Collector Robertson
is authorized by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to pay the increase demanded by the
striking weighers.
Army PaylnasJer Robbed.
DALLAS (Tex.), May 21.-Saturday night
Payhnaster WATSON, u. S. A., passed west
over the Texas and Pacific road, en- route to
the frontier posts to pay the troops. He re-
manned over night at Fort Worth, and took
Betweent Fert Worth and Big Springs
his valise, which he says contained $50,
600, was stolen from his berth while asleep
in sleeping car. He did not miss it until he
awoke yesterday morning. He returned to
Dallas to-day. Detectives have been put on
the track. but with little hope OF discoverir g
the property. WATSON says that two men,
with tickets for Big Springs, occupied the
berth adjoining his. but they ara known to
have left the train at Cisco, about 200 miles
east of Big Springs. They are suspected Of
the robbery, but who they were is not know.
What Should Be Done with "Cranks."
NEW YORK, May 2d.-George B. Corkhill,
who figured conspicuously in the trial Of the
assassin of President Garfield, read a paper
tonight before the Medico-legal Society on
Insanity as Defense for Crime" He held
that Judgment and execution should be swift
with the crank, for the escape of one Of
these men encouraged the entire class 10 go
on committing crimes for like notoriety and
like exemption. They we'll know they COM
NIT crime and deserve punishment. and when
the knife of justice falls upon one OF their
number it strikes them with horror. If the
disease Of insanity really exists, then let that
question be determined not that he may es.
cape punishment, but that punishmenG may
be tempered in accordance with his physical
and mental condition.
Another Negro Lynched.
SUMMIT (Miss.), May 2i-A difficulty be.
tween Isaiah Cain, prominent farmer near
Little Spring, franklin county, and Amos
Bailey (colored), occurred last Saturday. The
latter struck the former over the head, and
Cain died Monday. Yesterday evening fifty
armed men took Bailey from the Sheriff's
posse and hanged him.
Bliss Still Talking.
WASHINGTON, May 2d.-In the star route
trial to-day Bliss continued his address to the
jury, particularly dwelling upon Rerdelrs
evidence. When the Court adjourned Bliss
had not concluded bis address.
No passion Play" wanted.
HARRISBURG (Ps.). May 2d.-The Senate
passed bill prohibiting any attempt to per-
senate or represent any being recognized as a
divinity in the Old or New Testament, in any
public performance.
Fires and Loss OF Life.
BAMEY's HARBoR (Wis.), May 2d.-A fire
this morning destroyed William Jackson's
residence, and his daughters, and II years
Of age, were burned to death.
ThermOmetricaI.
New York, May ID Midnight High.
est temperature to-day. 65' /; lowest, 450.