Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19

nous concerning immediate retslistory meas
ures against France and Germany. Town
shend's bill was defeated ia the COMMITTEES
to-day, and the whole mater was postponed
until Tuesday.
Miscellaneous Washington Hens.
WASHINGTON, January lSsh.-Senste coG-
frmations Richard Lambert, of Californis.
Consul st San Bias &: Reuben A. Allen, #
Ohio, Indian Agent st the Blackfeet Agency,
Montana. Commodores Robert W. Shu-
felGt, Alexander c. Rhind snd Thomas Pat
tiscn. Rear Admirals Chief Engineer Chss.
II. Loripg, Chief Of the Bureau OF Steam
of the Navy Department.
Benton McMillen, Chairman Of tire House
Committee on Claims, distributed 500 bills to
a subcommittee. These bills are from one
to one hundred years old. sud involve claims
from 800 to nearly s. 200. 600. The claim Of
the Captain of the vessel Meteor for s., 500
was adversely acted upon. In 1888 the lnde-
pendeucs, vessel owned by Cornelius Nan-
derhllt, was wrecked in the b. V OF Magdalens.
Several hundred passengers were cast adrifi
on the Island OF Msrssrita, off the coast Of
California. The Meteor took the passengers
to San Francisco, and q claim is made sgaiust
the Government for the csre of the passen.
gers.
Senator Miller introduced by request in the
to Henry Anderson, his associates gud as
signs for the construction Of submarine
tunnel between San Francisco aDd Oaklsud.
Members of the Missouri delegation in Con
gress to-day resolved 70 make every effort to
secure the holding Of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in ST. Louis. They will
to the members of the NauoEsl
Committee the present advantages claimed
for that place by the citizens.
The House Committee on War Claims have
agreed to report bill amending the Act to
relieve certsin soldiers Of the late wsr from
a charge of desertion. The soldiers affected
will be those who after desertion re-euhstsd.
Secretary Folger to. day sent TO the Senate
copies Of all correspondence between the De
partment ard customs officials concerning the
of the Chinese Exclusion Act,
which was called tor by Senator Alillers resc-
luton. 1t comprised about 100 letters, msny
Of which have been made public, covering the
correspondence in relation to the landing
Of Chinese in New York, en- route from Cuba
to HongkOug.
The House Committee on Private Lands
have unanimously decided to report favor
ably the bill for the relief Of Myra Clark
Gaines 1t provides for the issue Of patents
to Mrs Gaines for IS, 457 scres of land on
accoun; of grants made by Spain to John
Lynd and Thomas Urquhart, from whom the
claimant received title, provided nc mineral
lands be in the grsut.
Special Agent Townsend Indian Inspector
Benedict and Indian Agent TUFTS. appointed
S q Commission to investigate the disorder
among the Creek Indians, consequeas upon
the election of two chiefs of that nation, have
submitted report to the Secretary Ct the
Interior sustaining the claim of PerryuGu,
elected and inaugurated last summer.
The Trial of James Mutt.
PITTsBURe, January 1Sth.-When the Mutt
trial opened this morning the medical expert
testimony as to the prisoners mental condi-
ton was continued. Several prominent phy-
sicans were examined all Of whom agreed
that at the time Of the shooting young Mutt
was insane. At the conclusion OF the expert
testimony the letters that have given the
Dukes Mutt case such fesrful prominence
were produced by the defense. Before read
ing them the ladies were requested to leave
the Courtroom, and young Mutt was led out.
it being evident that he could not stand near
lug the documents read. The letters, which
were the same as produced at the trial OF
Dukes, were listened to with bresthless 81.
lsnce, and created profound sensation upon
all present.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
PITTsBURG, January 18th This afternoon,
with the reading of the letters, the defense
closed, and the prosecution commenced evil
deuce in rebuttal. Eight or ten witnesses,
most of them schoolmstes Of the prisoner.
were examined, and testimony was elected
not Of character to strengthen the case Of
the prosecution. Without exception they
had always considered Mutt either peculiar,
outright crazy or weaS-minded. Ewing
Burchall said that after his fathers deoth
James had a conversation with him, in which
he spoke of wreaking vengeance on Dukes.
Witness advised him not to carry out his in
tantions, and Mutt said the advice was good,
and ne would bear it in mind. The trial will
not be concluded before the middle OF next
week.
Fatal Boiler EXpIOsiOn-FO Four IIen Killed.
ROCHESTER IN. W January 1Sth.-The
boiler connected with the shoe mandatory
and tannery of Z. Y. & s. L. Wallace blew
up this afternoon, causing the death of four
men and injuring several others. The ma
chinery was run by 120-horse power engine
with three boilers.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
ROCHESTER, January 1Svh.-Eight or ten
persons were wounded, and Patrick Barry,
aged 90, is missing. He is supposed to be
killed. When the explosion occurred the
"a
the leather house, passing through the base
of a 9O-feet chimney, which fell, buryiug
Hoitt in the ruins. All the bodies were bad Y
dis6gured. The tannery was partially de-
molished, and the buildings in the vicinity
badly shaken.
Frightful Explosions.
ALLENTowN (Pa.), January 1Sth.-There
was an explosion this morning in the mixing
house Of the Vulcan Dynamite Company. in
stautly killing John NJ. Buckenbone, Isaac
Kramer and Jacob Heffner. The bodies were
shockiugly mutilated. Three men we're
slightly injured and three small buildings were
destroyed.
SCRANTON pa, January 1Sth.-L. II.
Emory wss the only person killed by the ex-
pIosion of the powder mill last night. He
was struck BY piece OF flying mschiGery
half mile from the mill. The first explo-
sion was caused by an incsndisry. The others
were caused by sparks from the building
fired.
theatrical Notes.
CHICAGO, January 1Sth.-MoIris Green
wall, Of California, left here for San Fran
cisco via Portland to-day. He has engaged
Dion Boucicault for a season Of ten weeks in
Australia text spring. He will play in Sgd
ney and Melbourne, ard will leave for Aus.
gagged Laugtry for ten weeks engagement
in Australia next spring, but has uothiUg !?
do with the California engagement.
Business Failures.
NEw YORK January 1SSh.-The business
failures for the past seven days in the United
States and Canada were 425, against 339 for
the previous week-the greatest number Of
failures in one week since 1873. They are
neither large nor significant in character.
Disastrous Bank Failure.
PATCHoGUE o.. L. January ISth.-The
Patchogue and Suffolk County Bank closed
its doors to-day. The failure is for $3.50, 900.
1t is reported that the depositors will lose
everything. The town Tax Collector loses
10000.
WOman's VIII Contested.
EAU CLAIRE wis January 1Sth.-Depo-
sitions sre being taken here before Commis-
sioner Esterbrook in the noted case 10 which
Professor Smith, of Ithics, New York, con-
tests his wife's will, giving 81 O0O, 600 to Cor
nell University. Prominent lumber men are
being examined, and the tendency Of the
testimony is TO show that Cornell University
had all the property allowed by its charter,
and hence could not take the bequest.
Double Murder Confessed.
HUNTERS POINT Il. ~, January 18th
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