Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-14

| their corpses left or the floor. The neishbors
were socn collected, who found farm hand
named Gsorse French, aud he was hung Up
| snd confessed that he aud two negroes were
tbs cGlprits. All three wsre thsn strung up
snd their bodies filed with bullets.
United States senae.
WASHINGTON, March 15sh.-Dolph pre-
sented memorial from the Chsmber Of Com
mercs of Tacoma, on the Puget Sound.
against the forfeiture Of the Cascade land
grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Mr. Harrison, from the COMMITTEES on Ter.
ritories. reported favorably, and had placed
on the calendar. bill for the admission of
Dakots.
Mr.. Plumb submitted a joint resolution.
which was referred to the Committee on Acri-
culture, that an appropriation of SOS, 600 be
made Immediately, available under the diree-
,ion of the Commissioner Of Agriculture for
the suppression Of tbe foot and mouth disease
amnug the cattle IL Kansas.
Within . fsw ninutes of tbs reference,
Plumb, from the committed, reported the
joint resolution favOrsbly ard asked imne.
diate consideration.
Objection being made, it went over, Mr.
Plumb giving notice that he wouid call it up
tomorrow.
Tbs bill fer the relief of Fi'z John Porter
was taken NJ, and Manderson addressed the
Senate in opposition 10 it.
Alter somewhat heated debate, parlici.
pated in by Logan and others, the Seuste
passed the bill-S6 10 2S-wita an amend
meat, which will take it back to the House.
The result was received With snic Esd ap-
plauss and misses from the galleries. The
vote was IS follows:
Ayes Bayard, Brown. Butler, Call. Cockrell,
Coke, COiQuitt, Fair, Farley, Garland, Gibson, Cor
man, Groom, Hampton, HAMS, Hoar, Jackson,
Jonas, Jones Of Florida, Jones cf Nevsds, Lamar,
Mcpherson, MaNey, Morgan, PandietOn, Pike,
PGgh, RiddlebeTger, Sabin, Sau'scUTy Sawall, S.a-
ter, Vance, No0rnees, Walker and Williams.
Noss-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Conger,
Cullun, Dawes, Dolph, EdInonds. Frye, Harrison,
Haley, Hill, Ingalls, Logan, McNillieu, Mlnterson,
KILLER Of California, Mitchell, Aouill, Palmer, Patt
Sherman, Nanwyel and Wilson.
During the vote the following pairs were
announced: Beck, aye, with Hale, no Cam
eron Of Wisconsin, aye. with George, no /;
Miller Of New York, no, with Camden, sye ;
Plumb, no, with Vag!, aye; Sawyer, nc, with
kenns, aye.
4 motion TO go into executive session was
agreed 20, but while the doors we're being
closed it was discovered that the preamble to
the bill had not been passed, and motion to
secure It's immediate passage was made.
The preamble ihea pasaed-S5 ayes 20 q
noes.
During the vote Miller of New York ex-
pressed wish to vote, and wi.hclt objection
transferred Camdeu's pzir to Alddch, who
wss now absent. Miller then voted 20.
Adjourned.
Honse Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March ISih,-Tae House
then went into Committee If the Whole,
Biount in the chair, on the Post, fl aopro-
p-istiou bill, the pending amendment being
FtUE TfI ha fi4s tho
payment Of letter carriers and Incidental ex-
pensss of thu free delivery service feom 49,
600 0G0 20 $4 coo 0O0.
Without fnal action, the House adiourued.
The Amendment 10 the Fiiz John Porter
8IiI,
WASHINGTON, March 18Th The Fitz John
Porter bill, as reported from the Senate COM
mittee, was amended by striking out the pro-
vision for TIE restoration Of Porter to all
the rightg, titles and privileges of the rank
held by him at the time of his dismissal from
the srmy." This is the amendment which
Becessitates tie return of the bill to tie
House.
Graveyard GhOuls in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.h.-Tae dis-
covery has been made that some one had ir-
vaded the famous old St. Louis Cemetery in
this city and removed the screws from the
slabs covering the vaults Of between twenty
five and thirty tombs, leaving them in ait.
ustion to bs readily and easily entered. Ths
time at which this was done is not known, but
the wind last night blew the loosened slabs
from their places, and in almost every instance
shattered them. The cemetery looked as if
it had been struck by cyclone. The dam
age done viii foot up over 5000. Two men
were discovered in the cemetery ani chased,
and one Of them captured, but ha denies sli
knowledge Of the sffsi7. The purpose Of the
ghodls is not known, but as the cemetery is
the burial-place of tie wealthy old creole
families, it is thought tkey intended to in.
vads ibe toubs in the hopes of finding Jaw
elrv or other valus5lss in the molderipg
cCifins.
Should be siiizned Alive, II Guilty.
NoBwALK % J, March 1Stb.-AIys. Blirz-
chy was yesterday arrested and sent to jail to
await trial on . charge Of cruelty 20 child
Maggie Montgomery, adopted SONS time ago
from g charitable Institution near Cleveland
The womar, il is said, used hot poker in
Furnishing the child. Her skull ia fractured,
and the scalp loose, as though from hsir-
pulling. Her feet are IN = horrible condition
from burning ard freezing. The neishbors
threat ned TO lynch the whole B!irzchy fam
iiy during the examination before a magis-
trste.
He EIc Atc5f0.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. March 13.h.-Bv
a fire yesterday morning Ferdinand Schuaf-
fer and lad named William Densoyer were
burned, both being cut eff from escspe from
the sixth story OF carpet sweeping factory
by the fl sInes asd smoke. Schuaf fl r was a
married man, and the father Of several chill
dren. The remains are supposed 20 be deeply
buried in ths debris.
Destructive and Fatal Cyclone.
CHATTANOOGA, March 191h.-A destructive
cyclone passed near GuuteTsyille, Ala, last
night. Il. ). Hess and Mrs. John Tidmore
were killed, and John Tidmors snd Mrs.
Frank Harmer seriously Injured About
thirty houses were blowR to atoms. The
storm left tie earth after devastating neally
six miles.
The Massachusetts, Legislature.
BosToN, March 1Ssh.-Ths House. by ia
to 80, defested the bill extending municipal
suffrage TO women. The Senate passed the
civil service reform bill to third reading,
and refused TO repeal the law prohibiting the
ssle of liquors within four hundred feet of