Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-26

Desperate Prize Fight.
PTrTsIURG (Pa.), April 25th.-One of the
most remarkable prize fights that ever oc-
CURED in this city or vicinity took place
last night at Arsenal Park between Bilson
Jack and Jack Clifford, for 800 a side
Previous to the battle ball had been in
progress, in which over thirty young girls
and several mothers with infants in arms
were participants. When time was called,
at 1890, women as well as men crowded
around the ring, and during the fight the
former were the most enthusiastic shouters
for their respective favorites. The fight
was with soft gloves, TO the finish, London
| prize ring rules From the start Clifford,
| who displayed the most science, had the
| best OF it, and soon had the battle well in
hand. Bilson Jack fought savagely, how
ever, and refused to give up until the one
! hundred and twenty-first round, when his
! friends intertered and the mill was awarded
TO Clifford Both men were terribly pun
ished, and Bilson Jack had to be carried
| from the ring. A number of policemen
watched the fight To the close, without in
| terfering. The battle lasted AN hour and
| forty-tive minutes.
An Armed Mob "Stood or by a Jailer.
MOUNT STERLING (Ky.), April 25th.-
Early this morning between forty and fifty
men went to the residence of the jailer and
| demanded admittance, the leader stating
| that he was the Sheriff of Breathitt county
with prisoner. The jailer was on the
point of admitting them when he discov-
cred the party to be a mob intent on hang
| ing prisoner named William Osborn. SEN
fenced to five years for killing Henry
Thomas. The leader of the mob told the
jailer that unless he surrendered the KEYS
they would batter down the doors. This
Il Ill L,
were in the second story, well armed and
defed the mob to ascend the stairs After
searching the lower part of the house for
the keys to the jail, the mob left the prem
ises
The Greedy Relief Expedition.
New YORK, April 25th.-The United |
States steamer Bear, the first of the three |
vessels of the Greely relief expedition, |
started from the navy yard yesterday amid |
cheers from the three or four thousand peo-
pie present. Lieutenant William II. |
Emory, Jr., Commander Lieutenants F. |
II. Crosby, John c. CoIwel and n. E. |
Usher; Ensign, L: B. Reynolds; Passed |
Assistant Surgeon, Howard +. Ames Chief |
Engineer, John Lave; Ice Pilot, Captain
AShe.
An Heiress Found.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25th.-For years
there has stood at the corner of Twelfth |
and Chestnut streets an old woman who |
sold flowers This morning it was dis |
covered that she IS one of the heirs of a |
vast estate left by John Nicholas limerick, |
who died without making will about one |
hundred and thirty-tive years ago. When |
he died his estate was valued at s.. .000,0 900 |
Now it is worth fully $200OO.OOO Mrs. |
limerick has placed bundle of papers in |
the hands of her counsel and says that they |
Will fully establish her claim
The Colorado "El Dorado"
DENVER tCol), April 25th-The Mount |
Pisgah gold mines have turned out to be |
worthless and the anger of the miners who |
participated in the mad rush TO the new
diggings is greater than the excitement
which was caused by the reports of alleged
rich strikes of mineral there. What was
thought would prove an immense boom to
Colorado Will prove a disaster, and what
was two days ago one of the most promis-
ing camps ever started in the State is now
almost deserted.
The Mitchell's Ranch Indian Trouble.
DENVER (Col.), April 25th-No news
from Mitchell's ranch was received to-day. |
Ketchum's command left Fort Lewis early |
this morning and until its arrival nothing is
expected. The causes which led to the
fight were entirely local difficulties, and no |
doubt will be amicablv settled upon the ar
rival of the troops. special to the Tribune
says that in the fight two Indians were
killed and two wounded, instead of one, as
reported.
Tragedy in Virginia.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn), April 25th. - The
Tribune has information that in Russell |
county, Va, last Sunday George Gibson, +
his cousin VIM. Gibson Jonas Powers and
Wayne Powers, bought bucket of brandy |
in the mountains, and got into a dispute
about who had paid the most for it.
Knives and pistols were drawn, and VIM
Gibson was shot and killed. The other
three built fire over the body, burning it
to a crisp. The three murderers were
jailed, and with great difficulty lynching I
was prevented. The people are terribly |
aroused, and the murdererS may yet be |
taken from Jail and hanged.
Ex-Minister Partridge's VIII.
BALTIMORE, April 25th-The will of ex- |
Minister James r. Partridge has been filed
for probate. He left his entire estate to his |
two sisters, and after their death and the |
death of all their survivors, TO the Protest
ant Episcopal Church Home and Infirmarv |
and Emmanuel Church Home, to be known |
as the Annie Mary Partridge fund in mem |
ory of his wife, and to be used for the sup !
port of INDECENT sewing girls
Frank James Acquitted and Rearrested.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn), April 25th-The !
trial of Frank James, at Huntsville Ala. |
for completely in the Mussel Shoals rob |
berry in 1881, was concluded to-day by a |
verdict of not guilty. The Courthouse was |
packed, and the verdict was greeted with a |
round of cheers. James was Immediately |
arrested by the Sheriff OF Cooper county, |
Missouri.
| Ia Cav
PHILADELPHIA, April 25th.-The Grand |
| Jury returned true bills against a number |
of persons occupying booths in the vicinity |
of Barnum's show, for selling liquor with |
out license. The foreman asked if the
| District Attorney could submit an indict-
ment against Barnum. He claimed that
Barnum was the cause of all the nuisances
| and annoyanccs, and the show was a public
nuisance.
No Crime in Texas to Shoot Into a Rail-
way Coach.
ORANGE (Tex.) April 25th.-Paul Moran.
| for shooting into a passenger coach, was
tried to-day and acquitted Some indigna-
| ton is expressed as to the Justice OF the
! verdict, the law proclaiming it no offense
| to shoot into railway coach unless it is
! proven that lives are endangered thereby
Close of the italian Opera Season.
New YORK, April 25th.- The closing of
the Italian opera season at the Academy
of Music tonight was the occasion of an
ovation to Patti and Scalchi They sang
| the principal roles in Semiramide," and
were frequently recalled AT the close,
Patti sang Home, Sweet Home, creating
a scene of unbounded enthusiasm
The Long Island Murderer Convicted.
HUNTERS PoINT, April 25th.-Charles w.
Rugg, the Long Island assassin, was to-day
found guilty of the murders of Mrs May
bee and daughter at Oyster Bay A motion
for new trial was denied, and he will be
sentenced Mondsy.
Victory for Morality.