Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-30

ing that their reliance had been misplaced.
A little waif named Dolly Ford, five
months old, died after short illness. In
order to procure the necessary certificate OF
the cause of death, physician was called,
who refused to sign the paper, stating that
the child died through inattention. The
doctor asked why physician had not been
called in time to relieve the little sufferer.
Williams replied that he relied upon
prayer instead which had always relieved
the children before.
SECOND DISPATCH
DENVER, December 29th.-This morning
a second child died suddenly at Williams
private founding asylum, Vasquez street,
South Denver As in the case Of the little
waif which died ON Christmas day, no ply
stefan was called or medicines admins
tered, as Williams implicitly relied on the
efficacy of prayer to restore the little one,
The Coroner will hold an inquest to-lnor-
row, pending which the children will be
removed to a public institution Williams
| is about 40 years of age, and says he has
managed similar homes in Brooklyn and
ChicagO-thc former in 1879, the latter two
years later.
High Water in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, December 29th-Rain be-
gan at midnight Friday. All the rivers and
bayous are rapidly rising, and many are
out Of their banks and flooding the country
for miles. The Arkansas riTer has been
rising rapidly here since Sunday, at the
rate of four inches an hour. No trains
since Saturday night. Great damage has
accrued to fences and by the drowning OF
stock grazing in the bottom.
Helena Special saws An incnSsant r:i n
has prevailed for As hours, and great dam
age has resulted to the new levees, both on
the Arkansas and Mississippi side of the
Mississippiriv by washing loose dirt, and
| in some places cutting small bitches. EX-
perienced men predict that owing to the
heavy rains the levees will not, after all-the
work done, protect the country much bet
| ter than before. Nearly all the floating ice
| is out of the river, and navigation has been
| resumed. Washouts have caused a tempo
| rary stoppage of railroad trains south OF
Pine Bluff on the st. Louis and Texas
Railroad.
The Street-car Drivers Strike.
New ORLEANS, December 29th.-The
strcet-car drivers strike continues, to the
great inconvenience of the public, and more
| especially of business men, many of whom
live two or three miles from the trade cen
ter. Up TO this hour about dozen cars on
the MagaZine-strcet line are the only ones
that have reached Canal street from w
town. They are accompanied by squads OF
| police. Early this morning cars left the
uptown station of the City Railway Com
pany, but were met by large bodies OF
strikers, and the cars turned around and
sent back to the stations. The police seem
| to be in sympathy with the strikers, and
| are only inclined to interfere in cases OF
personal violence.
The Hotel Fire at Racine.
RACINE (Wis), December 29th-To-dav
a force of workmen have been engaged in
| removing the debris from the site of the
DESTROYED Blake Hotel and opera house
| which was totally DESTROYED by fire Sunday
| This work is being prosecuted very care
fully, and every particle is being closely
| examined, as great amount of valuable
| jewelry was lost by the guests of the house
| The report that Mrs. Paterick, the hotels
| chambermaid, had been found at the home
of her sister, sent out by special telegram
| to afternoon papers, is not true. Mrs
Paterick, together with Mr. and Mrs
Glover, of the Beggar Student Opera Com
pany, persisted in the flames Portions OF
| human bodies were recovered from the
ruins by the workmen this afternoon. The
| total amount of loss, including the build
| ing, stocks, furniture personal effects, etc
is now figured at $197, 000; insurance
| $8S, 16l. The officers of the Opera House
| Company say the house viii not be rebuilt
| Probably swindle.
WASHINGTON, December 29th.-Detectives
are at work on a case which they suppose
will evolve an extensive swindling opera
ton. An advertisement has appeared in
several Northern papers which contains the
names Of three citizens of this District, and
states that they have received an appropri-
alton which will enable them to distribute
COO mementoes of the Washington mon
ument which they will do upon the receipt
of 81 cents for postage. The piece of mar
bic to be furnished as memento is 10 have
a painting upon it, and to be set in a hand
| some plush frame. The alleged advertisers
will probably be arrested within the mex
two days.
I Five Years imprisonment.
! WASHINGTON, December 29th-Benamif
| f. BigelOw was Cashier of the Nationa
Bank of the Republic in 1882 and convicted
| of enlightenment. He was to-day sentenced
to five years III the Concord Penitentiary.