Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-03
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
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DOMESTIC.
Self-ExpIanaIory Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Msrch 2d.-The following
correspondence is self-explanatory
DEPARTMENT OF The INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, March lst
Dear Senator: 1 inclose herewith statement
from the Commissioner of the General Land Office
concerning the matter you mentioned the other
morning. Ireturn herewith the newspapers Very
truly yours, H. NJ TELLER.
DEPT OF rHE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND oFFIcx.
WASHINGTON, February 10Th. !
To Hon. H. 81 Teller, Secretary of the Interior
Sir: Referring TO certain items contained in sew
eral newspapers informally referred by you, to the
effect that the Central Pacific Railroad Company
have an application for patents for a large amount
of land in Nevada " of many months standing" in
this office, to which it has been unable to secure
tenton, and that such patents have been delayed,
have to say that there are lists Of selections of
land in Nevada awaiting patents in this Office aside
from the selections in the Sacramento (Cal) Land
District, amounting to 1854 acres suspended until
examination is made touching the mineral character
Of the lands The only lists Of Central Pacific sslec-
tlons pending in this eifice are as follows Marys
vile, CAL selected october %, 1883, 10 l04 acres
Sacramento, selected January IA, 1884, S,79S acres
Salt Lake City, Utah, selected February T. 1854 rs
406 acres The rule is not to patent any lands for
five months after selection, to give time for posi-
BILE claims TO appear Of records. So the said COM
pany has no lists on which this office can act The
only other lists upon which action can be taken at
the proper time Give months from seection) are of
Union Pacific lands in Nebraska, 3lS 600 acres.
Large amounts have been selected by the Kansas
Pacific, Northern Pacific, New leans and Pacific
and other cOmpanies,' bat acton on the selections
has been suspended because of the proposed legisa
tion by Congress touching the grants. An exchange
OF sections. to get the Central Pacjhc lands in
compact form, suggestion which is mentioned
favoraby in one of said papers, could not be made
under the existing circumstances the grant being
of alternate odd-numbered sections only. said
papers are herewith returned Respectfully,
L. HARRISON Acting Commissioner
Another Catholic Row.
LAFAYETTE Und J, March 2d.-Some time
eince young man named Geary accidentally
shot himself, 1t was thought 60 be a case of
suicide, asd the authorities of the Catholic
church, of which deceased was member, re-
fused under the direction of Bishop Dwenger,
to allow the body to be buried in the church
cemetery. the father of young Geary
sought redress in the Courts, and defeated
the church authorities. The body of the
young man was inferred in the cemetery, and
today the elder Gesry WAS officially excom-
municsted, and the ground declared desecrat-
ed so long the body Of young Geary re-
manned in the cemetery. A strong guard is
patrolling the cemetery, as threats have been
made to remove the remains by violence.
4 Church Quick Relieved frem Debt
BosToN, March 2d.-At the First Baptist
Church, Columbus avenue, to-day, the pas
tor, Rev. c. B. Crane, announced that he
would omit the regular sermon, as there was
a more important duty. He then called
Deacon Lansing Mills to the platform.
Mills said there was a debt of S55, 600 resting
upon the church, and it was his greatest
desire that it should be wipsd out. Years
ago he had resolved to set aside a sum each
year to the purchase OF farm, TO which he
could retire in his old age, and this amount
he would now give toward the cancellation of
the church's indebtedness. He then called
for further gifts, and in lees than an hour the
entire $50 900 was subscribed.
Clergyman Charged with Theft.
SPRINGFIELD Ill J, March 21.-Rev. Mr..
Mcdonald, who preached an able and inter
esting sermon last evening at Auburn, was
arrested here this morning, on a telegram
charging him with the theft of horse and
suit of clothes from man named Foster, to
whose house he went after the religious
services, for the purpose Of spending the
night. The minister, horse and clothes were
missing when Foster awoSe this morning.
The stolen property was found in McDonsld's
possession.
Prlze-fig with Bare Fists.
OMAHA, March 2d.-This morning a. day
break, on the river fats near Florence, six
miles north of Omaha, Ed. Miller of this
city, and 0. H. Smith, of Chicago, met and
fought bsEe-t4t fight, which lasted l hour
and Is minutes. TIE battle was conducted
according TO the Police Gazette rules, and at
the end OF thirty-three rounds was decided in
favor of Smith on claim Of foul, sustained
by the referee The trip ont was tbroagh
binding snow-sto5m, and bobh men fought
fbax i,Na hot
nearly frozs men with buffalo overcosts on.
1t ia claimed that the principals have gone to
Iowa to avoid arrest.
shot Down on the street.
HAzELToN (Pa.) March 2d-Early last
evening, while the streets were througed,
tragedy occurred at the corner Of Broad and
Pine streets. A young man, aged 2S, named
William Nichols, was standing near the en-.
trance to Squire Shutters Office, when he
was approached by Edwin Brotheras WELL
known Euglishman. When within four fest
of his victim Bretherss made some re-
mark about settling difficulty that existed
between III IN. Receiving no response, he
drew revolver and fred two shots in rapid
succession. the first shot taking effect in
Nichols right arm; the..second entering his
head at the right ear. Brotheras walked
short distance down Broad street, until an
excited crowd of spectators took up the cry
of "Stop the murderer" He then ran, and
was captured at the corner Of the next block
Nichols cannot recover. The cause assigned
by Brotherss tor shooting Nichols ID thst the
latter seduced his niece, Beatrice Eleaua
Rugg. an Is year-cld girl, who came to Ha-
zeiton last October.
Emotional Insanity the Plea.
JOLIET (Illl March 2d-Deputy Warden
Mcdonald, whose skull was crushed by the
i. l. ~. d
yesterday, is still conscious, and hopes are en-
tertained Of his recovery. Rsnde is likely to
recover from the wounds received in the
struggle. He is still very defiant, and ex-
presses regret at his failure to kill Mcdonald
outright. The bullet in his head has not yet
been extracted. He is evidently preparing
to play the emotional insanity dodge in csse
McDobald dies, as he asked several times TO-
day whether he would be hanged in that
event, adding that he should not be pun
ished, because he could not help it, being i'm
pelled by higher power.
Stricken with Paralysis.
MILWAUKEE, March 2d.-It is rumored
that General Manager S, F. Merrill, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad,
has had stroke of paralysis, snd will leave
in few days for Florida. Information OBJ
tanned from private sources is to the effect
that he may never be able to take up his
work again.
Destruction by Fire.
UTICA IN. y, March 21.-A fire was dis
covered this morning in the shoe manufactory
of II. J. Holbrook & Co., Csthsrine street,
and proved the most disastrous in the history
of the city. The Holbrook buildings, NJ. B.
belongs furniture house, and James B.
RockweIls clothing house, on Cathsrine
street, NJ G. & E. d. Comstoeks large store
house on the Erie canal, the Utica City Ma
tionsl Bank, Newell & Sons, paper and glass
dealers the Utica ObSeTUer building, Com
stock Bros wholesale house, G. H. Savers
hardware store, and Edward Martins gasfit-
ting and plumbing store, from 1G9 to 123, IL
elusive, on Genesee street, were totally de-
stroyed, together with most of the contents.
Assistance was rendered by the fire depart
ments of Little Falls, Rome and Whites
town. The total loss is about 1915 900; in.
surance, about S325, 600 The losses above
noted. added to the many others, make an
aggregate of SS00,000; insurance, S450,000.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
UTICA, March 2d.-The Utica Observer will
find accommodations in the Office of the
Weekly Globe. The safe of the City Bank
contains securities 81, 000, 900 in value, and q
large cash balance. The business men burned
! ont have already found temporary quarters.
Another Blizzard In the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, March 2d.-Associated Press
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