Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-03
WHOLE No. I0,49I.

wages were recently reduced 80 cents per
on. Will meet tomorrow to consider the
'eduction.
Blaine and Family.
BosToN, December 2d.-Hon. James G.
Blaine, James G.. Blaine, Jr., Miss Dodge
Miss Sherman and Mr. and Mrs Goodwin
'pent last night in this city, and left this
afternoon for New York.
The New Orleans Murder.
New ORLEANS December 2d.-Recorder
Ford, his brother, hrother-in-law and three
1f his Court officers, charged with the muir
Ter of Captain Murphy yesterday, were be-
ore acting Recorder sam Bola to-day for
examination, and pleaded not
guilty. The States attorney not being
'eady TO proceed, the case was postponed
md the prisoners remanded without bail.
The indications now are that the aSsaSsins
)t Murphy will escape punishment No
me Is found to identify them, although
wcniy or thirty persons witnessed the
affair.
a Deserved Fate.
SALEM On. JO, December 2d.-The execu-
lon OF Howard Sullivan, which took place
III the county Jail this morning was the
closing act of n tragedy seldom equaled
J he story of the crime is rs follows: Ella
Watson on the night of the 18th of last
August, while proceeding to her home over
a lonely road near Yorktown, was waylaid
robbed, raviShed and murdered, and her
body concealed in the bushes near by.
where II was discovered four davs after
ward. Sullivan, upon the trial. pleaded
guilty. lie was executed this morning at
ll;29, and died without a struggle.
The Leman-Brand Controversy.
CHICAGO. December 2d.-Henry w. Ie-
man. Republican candidate for the State
Senate from the Sixth District in which
charges of fraud have been SO freely made.
makes public tonight his reply to Ire open
letter sent last night by Rudolph Brand
his Democratic opponent proposing re
count of the votes throughout the entire
district, and final determination of the
contest by the testimony of voters. Ie-
man declines the proposition, claiming
that the proceeding proposed is Illegal, and
would be void if carried out, and concluded
by saying that, inaSmuCh rs the Governor
has declared him legally elected. and will
submit to no tribunal except the State
Senate.
At a meeting of the Committee of Thirty
Citizens this afternoon, appointed to prose
cute inquiries into the alleged hallot-box
stuffing III the Second Precinct of the
Ward, it was resolved to in
crease the number to SO, to raise fund OF
S2j, 900 for the purposes of its work, and to
offer a reward of 5000 for information
leading to the conviction OF the guilty
parties.
California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, December 2d.-The follow
ing patents were issued to-day to California
inventors: Robert Brand, Oakland. as
signce to the Northwestern Manufacturing
and Car Company, Saltwater, Mimi, grain
separator; James NJ. Dyer, assignor of one
third to the Globe Iron Works, San Fran
cisco, amalgamator: Obediah Fenner, Oak
land, row-lock John NJ Foy, San Fran
cisco, still for the manufacture of brandy;
John Howe, Newhall, rail fastenings
William Kincaid, Oakland. steam boiler;
Carl Van GUlpen, San Francisco, composite
fuel.
Conege-The New York Sena-
torship.
ALBANY, December 2d.-The College of
Electors met to-day, all the members pres
ent The oath of office was administered
by Secretary Of State Carr. Eugene Kelly
was chosen Chairman, and Charles w
Dayton and William f. Creed Secretaries
The College adjourned to 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
The Journal has dispatch from Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, denying that he has with
drawn from the Senatorial race in favor of
Levi 7. Morton.
Grand Sporting Entertainment.
New YORK, December 2d-A sporting
for the benefit of the Hook
ing valley miners fund took place nj Mad-
son Square Garden tonight, and netted
about 81 000 for the fund. In the glove
contest of three rounds between Charles
and Captain DAILY, the Captain
brought the young Englishman twice to
his knees. In the last round Mitchell
showed some excitement and clipped the
skin of his opponents nose. Harry Hill,
master of ceremonies, then stopped the
battle. John Mcmahon threw Pat Crowley
two falls out Of three. in the collar-and-
elbow style, and Prof Laillin swung clubs.
The other participants were Mike Clearv
and Steve Taylor, a young woman named
Bertha Francis and Joe Mccoy, Kelly and
Murphy, Joe Coburn and Prof William
Clarke Mike Donovan and Dennis Butler,
of Philadelphia, Seyiner and Hactfler,
club swingers.
BAD craftsmanship.
LINCOLN Qll), December 2d.-William
II. Burns. father of Seura Burns, the girl
who was murdered here 4 year ago, which
created such sensation, shot at O. A. Car
penter, her supposed murderer, to-day, but
missed him. No arrests.
Independent Irish-hmericans.
New York, December 2d.-The Commit
tee ON Organization of the independent
Irish Americans have decided to continue
the Assembly district organizations under
the name of the elrish-AmCrican Protective
Union, and adopted an address, urging
their fellow countrymen to organize Irish
American Protective Union Clubs every
where in the United States, to resist English
free trade.
Decidedly Black War Cloud in kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, December 2d.-The Courier
Journals staff correspondent, investigating
the plague in eastern Kentucky, sends the
tonight regarding the war now
in progress in Letcher county, Ky: Hon
James II. Tinsiey. of BarboIuSvilIe and
Colonel Robert T. Boyd of London, re-
turning home from Whitesburg, Letcher
gave information of very warlike
state of affairs at Whitesburg, the town be-
ing filled with armed men, and a bloody
fight is imminent. Judge Finlay, of VIII
liamsburg, the famous mountain iurist, is
Judge of this circuit and for two years
past has never dared to go to Whites
burg to hold Court, because of a
threat made by one of the most desperate
men in the county to kill him if he ever
entered it. Recently this man fell Il vic
tim to the prevailing plague, and after bis
death Judge Finley again went to Letcher.
At this term of the Letchcr Court a
man was to be tried for murder. He was
)ut on bail, and his friends all men of the
same desperate stripe as the murderer, de-
ermined that he should not be punished
The case was set for Wednesday. and on that
lay the accused came marching into town
ARRIVING a double -barrelled shotgun and
lelt full of revolveTs. followed by scoIe of
his friends, who We're armed to the teeth
The arrival of the murderer and his armed
)and was followed almost Immediately by
mother of the same size, and all carrying
and pistols. This gang was COM
posed of friends of the victim. They went
nto camp on the bluff overlooking and
the town. Meantime n third
)and. composed of citizens who thought
he law should be allowed to take its way
md peace preserved, even if they had 70
kill every desperado in the county to
secure that end" was organized, armed
themselves, and went on duty, to stay until
lfter the Court had adjourned. The bands
of the friends ofthe murdered man
md his murderer are watching each other
.losely-one to keep the other in town, and
he other to keep their foes Out-while the
.itizens' band stands ready to attempt to
lear out the entire crowd when the trouble
,eginS. The party COMPOSED of the mur-