Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-28

Brainerd last Thursday night to trade, and
were greatly disappointed at not receiving
any definite information concerning the
payment of their annuities It is stated in
explanation that Major Luce, Indian Agent
at White Earth, has received instructions
from the Government to delay the payment
of annuities until the arrival of the Indian
Inspector from Washington Just when
the Inspector is expected has not been
made known. 1t is said a letter has been
received by gentleman in Brainerd from
Major Luce, in which the Major stated that
he thought the payment would be made
the latter part of this month. The red
skins, in their present distressed condition,
are liable to be troublesome neighbors III
remote settlements.
Bold Robbery.
NBw YORK, November 27th.-A special to
the World from Beaver, Penn, of Novem-
Der Goth, says: A bold robbery was COM
mitted last night at the house of George
Young of BellowSville, small hamlet on
the Ohio river, one-half mile below here
Youngs family consists of himself, his
wife, a little daughter and his wife's
parents. Mrs. Chambers, an old friend of
the family, is also now a visitor at the
house. About IL o'clock, after all had re-
tired, the door was suddenly forced open
with plank and Mr.. Young and his wife
opened their eyes to find six revolvers,
held by as many men, staring them in the
face. They and other members of the
household were pulled out of bed, their
hands and feet tied, and themselves tied to
each other. The thieves searched the
house and prepared for themselves and ate
supper, after which one of the party played
a tune on an organ. They restored to the
child the money they had taken from her
savings bank, and then five departed, hay
ing ordered the sixth to stand guard while
they went over to the house of William
Gibbs, where they said there was 81, 900.
They took with them 5000 belonging to
Young, about $40 or $50 of Mrs. Young's,
and some silverware and jewelry. The
mems faces were disguised with haAdker-
chiefs. When the coast was finally clear,
Young gnaWed in two the cords which
bound his hands and released his feet, and
then the rest OF the family. The wrists of
both ladies and those of the little girl were
cut and bleeding from the pressure of the
cords.
Sentenced for Attempted Murder.
HoRNELLsvILLE IN. ", November 9th.
George Quackenbuslsis prominent farmer
in the town of Savannah, Wayne county.
He has the reputation of being very pas
sionate and vindictive. One day in May
last some cattle belonging to a neighboring
| farmer broke into one of Quackenbush's
fields. He took a shotgun and started out,
swearing he would kill them. His wife fol-
| lowed him into the yard and protested
| against his shooting his neighbours cattle.
This angered him, and he told her unless
she returned to the house and attended TO
her own affairs he would shoot her. Their
two little children, one three-year- old girl
| and the other a boy of five years, followed
| their mother and stood by, holding her by
the dress. Mrs. Quackenbush said to her
husband she did not believe he would go
so far as to shoot her, when he drew the
gun to his shoulder and fired at her. A pOr
ton of the charge, which was fine shot,
lodged in Mrs. Quackenbush's side, hips
| and legs. The little girl received portion
of it in her face neck and arms. The little
boy was shot in the face. The mother and
little girl were seriously hurt, the former it
was thought fatally Both recovered, but
were left SCARED and disfgured. Quacken-
bush was lodged in Jail at Lyons and con-
victed on Saturday of attempting to murder
his wife and two children. He was SEN
fenced to three years and six months inn
prisonment in the Auburn prison.
A Physicians Frightful Deed.
SPRINGFIELD (Ohio), November 9th
DR.. John Maxwell, yesterday afternoon,
| after sending his wife to town to shop, adj
| ministered to his four children, aged from
| four to thirteen, a combination of aconite
and chlorofOrm, then placed cloths satur-
ated with chlorofOrLl over their faces and
| placed them on a bed. He administered
similar dose to himself, and lay down to
die with them. When Mrs. Maxwell re-
| turned the eldest girl was dead, and the
others unconscious. Assistance was sum-
| moned and every effort made to revive
them. During the might've more children
! died. Maxwell revived somewhat, and
| was placed in Jail. He refused to talk. He
| left letters saying he was tired of life, and
wanted his children to 20 with him, to
Iiavoid suffering. He had recently been in
dicted for libel by another physician, and
| this. together with business embarrass-
| ments, is supposed to have been the in
centive.
Burning an Old Ga1lows.
New YORK, November 27th.-A Pittsburg
special SAYS a strange bonfire was that
prepared by the Sheriff yesterday morning.
At the hour usually selected by the Sheriff
| for the execution of the death sentence
small procession carried to q chosen place
the old gallows, and beam upon beam was
piled against it until the deadly trap-door
surmounted the pile and then the flames
| made short work. This gallowS was erected
| by Sheriff CIuley in 1869. Eleven persons
have been hanged on it. The exposure to
weather and constant use had done such
injury to the wood that it was not safe any
longer to use 1t.
4 Character in the Burdell Murder Case.
New YORK, November 27th.-A woman
l,Nf- cIn CHI 4 h
cold. entered the First District Civil Court
room yesterday morning and inquired for
a Justice The woman was Mrs. Emma
Augusta Cunningham, who figured among
| the accused in the mysterious and never
solved murder of DIR. Burdell, on January
80, 1857 After the trial she left New York
for California, where she was still supposed
to be- She is poor, and evidently friend
less.
Two Men Burned to Death.
New YORK, November 27th.-A special
from St Paul says; James Ryan and
James Mccarthy were going home with
team from Hammondsford, but stopped, on
account of o severe snow-storm, at the
shanty of Tim Donahue in the timber.
While they were all asleep the shanty took
fire and one of the men, Mccarthy, barely
escaped. The other two men were burned
to death.
War Against Squatters.
New YORK, November 27th.-A war is
about to be waged against squatters in the
upper sections of Jersey City, near the
Hoboken line. Applications have been
made to the Board OF Aldermen to have
the shanties removed, and the Street Com
missioner was instructed on Tuesday TO
remove all Instructions. The distractions
are squatters' huts. Fine dwelling houses
will be erected The effort to remove the
squatters will be determined one, even if
a riot has TO be suppressed.
White Men Excluded from the Cherokee
Nation.
New YORK, November 27th.-The Herald
says: We are told that the Council of the
Cherokee Nation has passed a bill eXciud-
ing all white men, preachers, laborers,
teachers-all, without respect to age or pre-
yious condition, from the nation 1t is to
be feared that stray volume of the Con-
greSsi0ndi Record has found its way into the
Territory, and that among lis exciting pages
the Indians found the thrilling and blood
curdling debates on the Chinese Exclusion
bill. They saw the distinct advantages in
volved, and determined to copy that vote
catching measure. The white man must
go. Have the Indians q Kearney and a
sand-lot among them?
Congress and the New Orleans Fair.
WASHINGTON, November 27th.-An invi-
tation will be extended to Congress to visit
n