Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11

the purchase of 10000 acres of land in
Breathitt county, Kentucky. The price
paid was over $t,0ea,0o0 The land is in
the richest mineral section of the State.
A Horrible Crime in Indiana.
EVANSVILLE, October 10th.-A horrible
crime has been brought TO light in Troy,
Ind, by the finding of Il hcadless body Of
woman IN 4 ciStcTn on the farm of Peter
Bacller The body was nude, and the head
was found in thicbei 100 yards from the
cis,ern. This was late Wednesday even
ing When the body was taken from the
water i; Was yet warm, and blood gushed
from the trunk. Ii was the body of portly
woman, weighing about 100 pounds, and
about 20 years old. A deep cash was cut
below the shouldcr-blade as if with
an aX, and there was wound on
the forehead, as ii done with q
blunt instrument. The body was
taken 10 Troy, where it was viewed by 4
until Thursday, when il was recognized as
the body of Mrs. Stillwell HenderShot, who
resided on farm fourteen miles back of
Troy. \ neighbor of HeEdershot, while
i'll Tell City yesterday, saw the murdered
woman's husband. He also noticed valise
marked T. II. Henderson,, while the
steamer Droilard was at Troy last night
\ search warrant was procured and the
valiSe opened. Il WIS foand to contain
clothing OF the victim, covered with blood.
Warrants We're made out Immediately for
Sdllwell HendershGt, the husband, and f.
H. and William Henderson,, sons of tue
old man. His son William was arrested
and brought to Troy last night. The
Oldest son refused TO come. and de-
fed arrest. An increased posse was
l. / l..
this morning, and placed in jail. He
acknowledges committing the crime him
self, and says his father and brother had
nothing to do with it. The old man 5
testimony tends to throw the weight Of the
crime upon himself and oldest son. The
murder of Mrs. Henderson, arose from her
refusal to sign away a farm to which she
had deed in fee simple, which the father
and son wanted to dispose of. Several
hundred people were present at the trial,
and about noon an effort was made TO seize
the criminals and mete out summary ven
geance on them, but the officers succeeded
in averting the attack. The result OF the
preliminary trial released William, but the
other brother and the father were remanded
to Jail.
SECOND DISPATCHl
EVANSVILLE, October 10th.-At o'clock
a mob at Troy took the eldest son out of
jail and hanged him to a beam in the barn
where the crime was committed. lie made
a confession that his father shot his mother,
and that he cut her head off with an ak.
At 10 O'Clock the mob passed through Tell
City, on its way to Cannelton, three miles
above, to hang the father and other son,
who are in Jail there. There is a mob OF
200 strong.
The American Turf.
| CovIyGToN, October l0th.-The tract, to-
day was not fast The mile and an eighth
race for non-winners Strickland won,
| Lotion second Swiney third. Time 1861
| The mile race for non-winnerS Martield
| won, Wizard second, Longmate third
| Time. l:47. The race for the Barrett stakes
] one mile, for two-year-olds, Troubadom
won, Bootblacll second, Jim Guest third
| Time, 1:45 The seven and a half furlongs
race, selling, Ida Hope won, Galaxy see
ond, Aleck Ament third. Time, 1871. The
| handicap hurdle race Tomahawk won, L
Line second Sanford third. Time, 2;20
CHICAGO, October 10th. This was The
| third regular day Of the Chicago Driying
| Park fall trotting meeting. The track was
slow In the 2:45 trot Grey Eagle Won tho
first heat, and Martha Washington the
next three. Almont took third money and
Robert Johnson fourth. Time, 2;32!-
2:31 l-2:34l- 4l-2::333. For the stallion race
! Ottawa Chief and ]. W. South were the
only starters. The former won, distancinl
| his competitor in the second heat. Time
2:31-2:2s. The race for the 2:30 class
pacing, was unfinished, only two heat
! being paced. Katie Howard Formerly
Pattie Macey) won the first heat, and Dandy
| Boy the second. Time, 2;l93-2:22!.
The Fire Record.
| CHICAGO. October 10.h-The Third Pres
! byterian Church, on Ashland avenue, one
| of the finest church editices in the city, wa!
burned this afternoon. The structure wa
valued at 100000. The loss was fully in
| sured.
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany
| New YoEK, October 10th.-The annua
report OF the Oregon Railway and Naviga
ton Company for the year ending June
1884. viii be issued III few days. Il vii
| show that the company earned within
! $4,000 Of y per cent. net dividend.
An Enormous Steal.
New YORK, October 10th-The Hoflt
says: The decision of the Court of Appcal
in the De Navarro water-neter case ob.ige!
the city to pay about 81 100000 for one O
the most outrageous jobs that disgracet
even the days of Tweed. A vast numbe
of water meters We're supplied to the cit,
by De Navarro under a contract awarded
him by Tweei Very few of the meter
We're used. Experts pronounced then
| worthless. The suit has been in litigation
for some years We have nothing to say
about the decision of the Court of Appeals
but the fact remains that the city is to b.
plundered of 81, 100000 by an outrageou
job:
Mysterious Underground Passages.
New HAVEN, October 10th.-In demol
ishing an old building on the top of Eas
Rock, workmcn discovered several under
ground passages thirty or forty feet long
fifteen feet high and three feet wide, whicl
led to q subterranean vault Several coun
terfeit silver pieces and a broken die wer
discovered. Milton ]. Stewart. the las
occupant, disclaims any knowledge of tn
matter. The place had an unSavUry reLll
tation. A murder and various other crime
had been committed there.
y Wife Runs OFF With Paramount.
New YORK. October 10th.-A Hartford
Conn, special says Charles Dean and Mrs
Nellie Rislcy have left town together. Mrs
Risley is the wife of Albert Risley, al
official of the lEtna Bank. Dean has beel
boarder in the family. Mrs. Risley was
very I!diuSOtIic NOLiiStiI, NHl4e IstAtt
mour is disGgured by turned eye. Mrs
Risley left her children with her mother
in-law.
The Want of Rain in North Carolina.
NEW YORK, October 10th.-Specials from
Raleigh, \. c., say The rivers and creek
are lower than for many years, and in sew
eral cities the use OF water has been re
stricted by the Mayors to actual necessities
The damage TO tobacco and other crop
will be large. II has not rained for ninet,
days.
Germans for Blaine.
NEW YORK, October 10!h.-There was
large meeting of German Republicans las
evening All of the old-time, we'll known
influential Germans were present, and en-
thusiastic for Blaine, thus dispensing th
well persisted-in story that the Germans
had bodily left the Republican party.
/ An Elopement Case.
New YORK, October 10th.-A Middle
town Comm, special says: w II. Chad
derton, travelling salesman for Lilienthal
a tobacco house of New York
arrived Tuesday, accompanied by
handsome young woman, whom h,
registered at the hotel as his wife. Chad
derton had induced Ada Zoch. II years old
the daughter of q weli-to-do farmer livins
near New York, to elope with him.
Political Complexion of Harvard Univer
sity.
New York. October 1oth-A specia
| from Boston, of the 9TH says: canvas
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