Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-18

| ports. and only Southern ports. He has don,
| 1t. To Galveston, New Orleans spd Mem
4! phis he has run his lines, and our own At
lantic cities-BrunswicS, Savannah, Charles
ton and W:Iniugton-sre destined 90 resr
the Dement'S OF the vast influx of Cslifornia
wheat and OF the enormous traffic betwess
Pacific and Atlsntic ports" Gordon insists
that the Huntington oorrespoudsnce con.
tains no word or insinuatiop 10 references To
him which could be twisted into any such
meaning as has been given to it.
Beechef's Circuit Of the Continent"
New YORK. January 17th.-Beechsrs
long promised lecture on Circuit of the
Continent" was delivered last night at the
Brooklyn Academy TO moderate audience.
BE repeats his glowing paneygeric on the
Northern Pacific road and territory, and
thinks California seriously Handicapped by
its mildev climate. Her farms and wheat
field Will. however. continue increasing So
soon as absurd legislstion on the Chinese is
abolished. lApplause.I They cannot hslp
themselves ous there. They are going to
have Chinese laborers. l talked with viae-
ysrdists snd orchardists. and under their
breath. for they are under kind of political
despotism on the subject. They said 1t il
a great mistake. We wish we had China.
men back again. We cannot afford Irish la
bor.' They thought thst 10 less than FIVE
years the laws would be abolished that ex-
cluded Chinese lAbor. If I were young"
continued Bsecher, ia settle in Washing
tor Territory; it is going to be the Italy OF
America"
The stIckney Horror
FALL RIVER (Mass.), January 17rh.-Con.
carniug the fatal burning Of Mrs Charles P.
Stickuey, it is stated that she saturated the
carpet with naphtha, preparatory to laying it
over another one, and while laying down the
carpet stove leg came off, and she procured
naphtha lamp to find if, when there was an
explosion and she was Immediately enveloped
in flames. She ran from one room to another
and fell at the head of the stairs, dead from
iuhaling the flames.
4 split in a Congregational Church.
NEW York, January 17th.-A serious split
occurred in the Madison Avenue CoCgrega-
tional Church yesterday. A resolution was
in,rodacsd dsclaring the services of j. 2.
Newman discontinued. An acrimonious de-
bste followed, in which the words false"
"uojust, disgrace" {" liar" were used. At
length the resolution was laid en- the table
The meeting adjourned after Newman had
said, "Settle this as you like an not
man to be tcihsd with"
The Fire Record.
NEW YORK, January 17Eh.-A fire in Ex-
change court, starting in the Office Of f. NJ.
Lockwood Il Co, mas caused damage 81.
ready of Sl50,0O0. Twenty thousand dollars
worth OF West Shore tYes and 100 shares OF
Union Pacific were burned The building
was occupied by many brokers and bankers.
SYRACUSE (N. Y }, January 17ah.-A fire
at Csnastots, Madison county this morning
destroyed a large part of the business portion
of the town. Tns losses aggregate upwards
Of $50, 900.
JACKSONVILLE (Fls), January 17th. SEQ
vile Il Culpeppers hotel at Sulphur Springs,
was burned at an early hour this morning.
L2ss. 100000 Some of the 100 guests were
slightly injured.
OhiG's New Senator and Civil service Re
form.
COLUMBUS, January 7sh-Senator.elect
Payne spent the day calling on Governor
Hoadly and visiting the State Departments
He to night rendered barquet to members
Of the Legislature, and during the remarks of
the Senator he said he considered his elec-
tion high compliment to the Democrats of
Northern Ohio, aad their loyalty to the !
party. He said the civil service law was like |
trying to clean the AUgean stables with a |
toothbrush; that the only remedy for the |
service, which has besn under the control of |
the Republicans for the past twenty years, |
and all the Offices filed, from the highest to |
the lowest, ty representatives of thai party, |
was to elect Democratic President. This |
would be the only complete aud radical |
remedy. He favored a tariff for revenue, |
limited to necessities, economically ad- |
ministeFed, and so adjusted as to encourage |
productive industries at home aud afford q |
Just compensation to ls5orers without foster |
ing mOGopolles.
Fri2htfGi Murder of q Little Girl.
DENVER tCol.l, January 17th.-Ouray Is |
greatly excited over the brutal murder of |
listle Mary Mathews by her foster parents,
Mike Cudihee and wife, and the wifes |
brother, John Carroll, living ten miles from
Ouray. Little Mary, recently adopted from
the Denver Catholic Orphaus' Home, died
suddenly Saturday morning, and was almost
immediately burisd by the Cudihees. Tnis
isc-, together with the knowledge that tbs
yiIl was the victim Of most cruel treatment,
,xhume1 the body, when evi6e ces of her
horrible death were revealed. Her skull was
fractured. her laibs vera cut in several
places, ore leg was broken, and her feet and
hands frozen solid. The Culihees, while pro-
pairing to leave the country, were arresssd
md jailed. Talk of lynchiag is f.eeiy iG-
iulgsd in.
The Mutt Murder Trial.
PITTsBURG, January 17th.-In the Mutt
rial the afternoon session Was taken up With
he exsuiHa' ion Of eXpsrts concerning Nuts
mental condition. The hypothetical question
covering toe facts brought au5 IN the evidence
vas read 30 each, and all agreed that if the
acts were as stated, Nut was insane when
le killed Dukes. DIS. Pollock and Daley
aid Mutt was the vic i'm Of an uncomfortable
impulse, which might exist il any person
Without beicg manifested before or after the
.ct, which led 70 iTs positive discovery. was
committed The testimony was received
With every evidsDcs Of favor by the spec
ators Several Jurors took copi0us notes.
Nutt's sister Lizzie is cortinad to her bed to-
lay with G severe attack Of nervous pros,ra
ion. She ovecestimated her strength in her
lesite to be near her brother. Grave fears
lave been aroused by her condition.
The GOvernorshIp of Utah,
WASHINGTON, January l7th.-The term Of
Governor Murray, Of Utah, has expired, and
te President has for some time been consid
ring the appointment of his successor. Mr..
Murray il q c5ndidate FOR rssppointEent,
nd he relies upon the re. - ne has made in
onnection with the anti 1lysamy agitation
c keep him IN Cfiics. Many objections are
rged against Murray's reappointment,
Though his opponents DO not seem to have
aised upon any candidate against him. It
J charged that the Governor was nos in
ccord with the members of the Polyeamy |
and that large share of respon- !
ibility for their failure TO do what was {
sctsd under the Elmunds Act is properly
bargeable tc him. The Governors enemies
1y he is vsio man, dishked ny majority
the Gentiles as we'll as by the Mormons,
nd that the President would be glad of a t
aasonable excuse for appointing a new man {
! his place.
SuIt for Oge Million Dollars.
DENVER (CoL J, January 17rh.-The Denver
nd New O.lears Rail,oad Company fled a t
omplaiut in the United States Circuit Court :
,-day against the Union Pacific Railway
ompany for S1,o0O,0 600 damages, claiming c