Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-01
Not Exactly a summer Trip.

ST. PAUL (Minn. J. February 29sh.-The
delayed train from Portland, Or. shout
which there have been so many rumors, has
arrived. A passenger says: The first delay
occurred at Heron, where the preceding train
was overtaken. The latter remained at
Heron four days and the former three days.
Two more trains were halted at Heron before
a start could be made. The delay was occa.
stoned by snow blockade, the snow in the
neighborhood of Heron being between six
and seven feet deep on level. At
Helena, Mont, a delay Of three hours
occurred. The train then moved on
to Billings, where a twenty.one hours
stop was made. This was ocessioned by
wsshouts ahead. At Forsythe, the train laid
to for nine hours. while construction train
went ahead to test and repair the bridges.
Shortly after the train was agsiu gos under
headway 1t was again stopped. and the en-
gine sent ahead alone to test bridge. The
engine passed safely over, and then returned
for the train. AS the latter passed over the
bridge, sleeper supporting it was strained,
and the engine and coaches rocked from side
to side, the former nearly turning over. The
river on the other eide of Forsythe was
breaking up rapidly, the stream being filled
with floating ice. At Helena the snow had
disappeared. There was no suffering from
the weather. nor for the want of food. West
of Miles City the passengers had the window
raised most of the time. East of that point
the temperature gradually grew colder. The
coldest weather experienced throughout the
trip was at Detroit, Mimi, where the mer.
curry marked 80 degrees below zero.
The sa'mi Morse Inquest
NEW YORK, February 29sh.-The inquest
in the case of Sslmi Morse closed to-day with
verdict of accidental drowning. Miss
Blackburn was again on the stand to-day.
She said she was the daughter of Judge Black.
burn, of California, and was married in 1875
to Harry j. Norton in Virginia City. Her
husband died hve years ago in leadville, Col.
She had not married since
Mary, the maid of the inn, made famous
by Tom" McGivney, testified that she was
at the Cosmopolitan Thester, and was re
quested by Miss Blackburn to wait and see
her home. She did go, and followed her and
Morse home. The latter opened the door
and went up stairs with Miss Blackburn.
There was light in the latter's ROOM Nc.
Givney was admitted by her sister. Shortly
after his entrance, Morse was heard upstairs,
and witness was told by her sister to 90 up
and see what the trouble was She went up
stairs with lighted lamp in her hand. She
got frightened before she reached Miss
Blackburn's room, however, and started to
go back, when McGivney appeared at the
kitchen door and asked her to come in. She
entered the room, but could not see McGiv-
uey, because there was no light in the ROOM
The latter said he wanted her to go into the
| inner room aud see what was going on, but
she did not. Witness saw Miss Blackburn
. coming from the inner room in her night
dress.
O'Sullivsn, ex.Minister to Portugal, testi.
fed to knowing Morse and, said the latter to
reporter, it was at Miss Blackburn's instiga.
tion that such rigid examination into the
circumstances of the case had bsen made.
Mystery In West Virginia.
WHEELING. February 29lh.-The Powhat.
tan mud geyser is great mystery. The dis.
charge of matter from the orifce, which is
about two feet in diameter and smoothly
drilled in a solid rock, has ceased, but evi-
dences of phenomenal action remain. All ef-
forts to measure the depth of the shaft have
failed, because of the force of the gaseous DIS
charge. A heavy timber dropped end
into the aperture, after descending below the
surface, is hurled into the air with terrible
force. About the orifce is considerable
mound of mud, stone and coal, thrown cut
by the gaseous discharge, and, as the nearest
| coal vein is sixty feet below the surface,
the well must be at least that depth. All eff.
forts to FIRE the invisible discharge have
failed, and the water thrown out is as cold as
ice, thus making it certain that heat and
natural gas have nothing TO do with the
mystery.
Sensation In Church.
READING (Pa.), February 29th.-The
United Brethren Church was the scene of
great excitement late last night. Revival
meetings are being held there with great suc-
cess. About fifteen persons were at the
mourners bench last night, among them be.
ing Mrs. james Scheidt. About o'clock
Mrs. Kutz, mother of Mrs. Scheidt, came to
the church and forced her way through the
crowd, closely followed by James Scheidt,
husband of the woman. Mrs. Kutz, who
was greatly excited, rushed at her daughter
and, taking her by the arm. attempted to pull
her away. The excitement ran high, and
riot was imminent. A policeman was sum-
monsd and took Scheidt into custody. The
young wife, when requested to leave by her
mother and husband, most emphatically re.
fused, aud said: Il shall never leave this
place until 1 get religion" After the in
truders were taken out order was restored and
the services proceeded.
southerners on Their Muscle.
New YORK, February 29th.-A Times
special from Atlanta, Ga, says: Late last
night Attorney-General Ely and Judge
Wright, of the Supreme Court bench, be-
came engaged in heated discussion, grow.
ing out of q ruling in Judge Wright's Court.
1t is known that Judge Wright struck the
Attorney General in the face, and before the
latter could respond bystauders interfered,
and separated the belligerents. Ely, it is un.
derstood, has placed the affair in the hands
Of his friends, who are negotiating with rep.
resentatives of Judge Wright with view to
an early meeting under the code rules These
men stand high in the Democratic ranks of
Georgia.
sharp Practice by the Pacific Mall.
NEW YORK, February 29th.-The Herald