Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-13
Mormon Elders Shot by a Mob.

Mormon Elders Shot by Mob.
NASHVILLE, August 12th.-The organiza-
ton established by Mormon elders i'll Louis
and Hickman counties, in this State about
three years ago, was broken up on Sunday
| by the killing of all the elders by band
of masked men. Mr.. Depriest, United
States mail-carrier between Ivey Mills and
| Centeryllle, Hickman county. gives the fol-
| lowing account of the massacre: Three
elders were leading meeting at Condor's,
| Cane Creek, Louis county, Sunday morn
| ing, when twelve masked men on horse
| back rode up to the house and ordered a
young man named Hudson and young Con-
dor TO surrender. They showed fight, and
| one of the masked men knocked Condor
| down, breaking his skull. Hudson fired,
and one Of the masked men fell dead and
was found to be Dave Hinson, citizen OF
Hickman county. He lived at Brushfork,
on Beaver dam. The masked men then
| shot and killed two of the Mormon elders.
! The third elder ran toward the woods, from
which firing was soon heard. The cider
| has not been seen since, and it is thought
| he was also killed. 1t has since been ascer-
| tanned that the masked men, before goin :
| to Condors house, stopped at the house OF
| q man named Garrett, and found one ofthe
| MOIIHOn tluelS lucTe. 1D6N itll TWO
masked men there in charge of this elder.
| Shooting was heard there shortly after
ward, and that elder has not been seen
| since When firing commenced at Condor $
| house, one of the elders hid behind
[ Mrs. Condor, and in shooting Mt him Mrs.
| Condor was wounded.
The Government Stationery Contractors
Alarmed.
I al - u.
| of panic has been produced among the
Government stationery contractors by the
| quiet adoption by PostmaSter-General
| Gresham for his department of the newly
| invented paper tester Developments so
| far made show that the Government has
been Systematically swindled out of large
sums in the quality of paper furnished in
| certain envelopes. The departments of the
| Government are furnished with official
| envelopes, which go through the mail free
| The Post-oflice Department has contract
with the successors of the Plympton Manu-
featuring Company at New Haven, Conn
They furnish these envelopes for $4,000
per annum, the paper, according to the
| contract, to be of a certain grade. The de-
partment has been receiving complaints OF
| late that these envelopes are inferior in
| quality, and the communications which
|
| transmission through the mail. BY the
| testing machine il was found that these
| envelopes would only bear seventeen and
one-half pounds pressure, while the con-
tract stipulated that they should be of the
same texture as the sample furnished by
| the company, and which bore under the
same machine thirty-thrce pounds. This
| shows that the paper was only worth halt
| what the Government should have been re-
Ceiying Tor the past ten years according t.
| the contract. The company, it appears
was not aware of the existence of this ma
chine for testing, which has but recently
| been put into practical use. The depart
mcnt heard their explanation, then drew
| the machine on them, and proved that the
paper which they been furnishing was not
of the strength which they had agreed &c
furnish. They have had the contract fol
this kind of work for some ten years. The
amount of their gain is, of course. consid
cradle. Suits against ell the contractors
found to have been furnishing paper below
the samples are contemplated, ii, upon tho
personal inspection which Judge Gresham
| will make, the fact is established that ar
intentional fraud has been committed.
The Wall Street Bank Failure.
| New YORK, August 18th. - President
Evans, of the Wall Street Bank, says adj
| ditional investigation has satisfied him and
| the Directors that the amount of the loss
| viii fall short of the capital stock and de
positors will be speedily paid in full.
| Notices posted on the bank this morning
| announce that all checks on Ogden d Co
will be paid on presentation to the FRS
National Bank. The rumor was current a
the opening of business that the absent
cashier, Dickinson, had been arrested, bu
it proved to be untounded It is now as
serted that Dickinson used the bank
| funds in private ventures in stocks. Hi!
margins, however, were small, but hi
averted suspicion by putting small sums Il
his credit in large number Of offices. i
is thought his latest purchases, wher
closed out, will show profit, as the mar.
| ket advanced after they were made.
New YORK, August, 12th.-P. Nth,
cided to wind up, and receiver will be ap
pointed this afternoon.
The Bank Examiners are at work to
day on the bank affairs, footing up thu
losses sustained by Dickinson's specula
tons President Evans does not know
whether the statements will be ready to
day. 1t was rumored on the street tina
stockholders will not be paid but twenty
five per cent, and that the defalcaton i
larger than stated. The Vice Presiden
states that the stockholders will be paiC
fifty per cent and depositors in full.
Grand Grove of Druids.
ST. LOUIS, August 18th The Crane
Grove of Druids of the United States me
in their twenty-ffth annual Conclave thi
morning. Two hundred and ffty-six sub
ordinate lodges are represented, and 1850
OF membership. The session was devoted
to organizing The Grand Secrctarys re
port shows annual receipts, s. $40 disburse
1856; balance on hand, $5,0SS. Charlie:
Weber, Of St. Paul, MINI, Most Nobl,
Grand, in his annual address spoke of tn,
necessity of Il revision of the ritualisti,
work. There has been an increase Of son
in membership the past year. Nomina
| tons for Grand Officers were made, and th
session adjourned till tomorrow.
Funeral of Lieutenant Lockwood.
| ANNAPOLIS, August 12th.-The obsequie
of Lieutenant Lockwood were observe,
here to-day with all the ceremonies posi-
bic during the vacation of the Nava
Academy The officers. professors an(
cadets now at the academy were present
with large congregation of leading citi
zens The remains were placed in th'
grave between those of Commanders I'd
ward Terry and L. u. Collins.
Children Burned to Death.
CIRcLEvILLE (O.), August 18th. TIL
children on a farm near South Perry, o.
named Robert Wood, Louis d. Wood ant
Kate Shaw-all under 10 years of age
were burned to death in a barn, having
gone there to smoke, and in SO doing sc
the building on fire
Nothing in 1t.
| LOUISVILLE (Ky.}, August 12th.-A repre-
sentative of the New York Herald whit
had been sent to Scott and Fayette countie
to inquire into the true inwardness of tn
scandal about Blaine, has returned to Louis
vile. Tonight, in conversation with you
correspondent, this gentleman declared tina
the charges were utterly without founda
ton, and had been invented by a few oil,
maids and village gossips who envied tn
young woman and her dashing lover.
Passenger Agents Convention.
DENVER Col August 12th-About TIVE
hundred members of the International As
sociation of Travelling Passengers Agents
with their ladies, were present At the open
ing of the annual Convention this after
noon. Nearly every State in the Union
and nearly all important trunk lines o
the country are represented. There was al
address of welcome by d. /. Sturgiss, o
the Local Committee, and by several prom
inent citizens. Responses were made by J
d. Welch, of Cincinnati, Captain F. D. May
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