Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-16


| suffering. At Beqwood, place of J. 500 in,
| hAbitsnts, three flurths Of the people are il
absolute want. The manufacturing estab'
lishments, from which they gain living, are
ali flooded out, and will nos resums opera.
tions for weeks
The Election OutraSes in Mississippi.
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.h.-The sub
committee of the Ssnste Committee on
Privileges and Elections met to-day in the
Custom-house. Present = Hosr, Cameron,
Frye, Salisbury and Jones. Leon h.
Matthews, brother Of J. 2. Matthews, killed
at Hsz'ehurst, Copiah county, Miss, said he
had lived there all his life, and was csndi-
date at the election November 7th. He con-
sidered the voting population as to color
about equal, but thought the colorel people
had small majority. He bell the Iads-
penderts had 800 msjority in the county, but
ths Democrats carried the election. The
respective parties cAnvassed the county
together. There Were some slight
disturbances sitter the canvass, and clubs
were organized by the Democrats, who went
armed and mounted. They mur6 cred some,
whipped others, aRd put ropes around the
necks of still others, but did not hang them.
TIE day before the election he saw an armed
mob st HszelhuTs'. They sent 3 message to
his brother, warning him nOs to vote the next
day. A few days before the election the col.
cred church was burned. The Independents
attempted to organizs club there. The mob
carried a cannon all over the county, snd
fired it occasionally. Armed bands notj-
fed the Matthews family that if any
trouble occurred the latter would be held
responsible. As soon as the polls were opened
December 9TH, J. p. Matthews went to vote,
and was shot down by Wheeler, Just as his
name was being checked off on the poll list.
Witness learned this from an election officer.
An armed mob was riding over the country
before the election, and declared that they
would carry the election with shotguus il
necessary, or with the knife. Witness gave
the names of number of persons in the
armed mob, among them j. I. Mead, Chair
man of the Democratic Committee of Copiah
county. Witness mentioned the killing Of
Frank Sage snd the shooting of his wife, the
whipping of II. Potter, the assault on d. Bell
and Solomon Smith, and other assaults on
colorsd men, by an armed mob. Some few
colored people voted on election day. Others
went to the polls, but feared to stay. Only
three or four clllred men in the county are
thought to be Democrats. Witness made o
statement concerning the efforts of his brother
and himself, and other political friends, to
have the county eff cisls take some action to
check the outrages, and finally applied to the
A. W. Burnet. Chairman of the Independ.
ent Executive Committee of Copiah county,
testified, substantially confirming the testi.
mony Of witness as to the outrages and tffortH
made by the officials to stop them. All the
witnesses testified that nothing had been
done to Wheeler for killing Matthews, nor to
Hayes for sh 1oting Burnet.
Joaquin Miller VS.. Mckee Rankin.
NEW YORK, February 15.h-In the suit oI
Joaquin Miller against Mckee Rankin, in-
volving the authorship of the play called
"'49," Rankin testified to-day that he did
not take his play from A1illers manuscript,
He said that some years ago he lived with
an uncle in Canada, who suddenly left home.
For sixteen years his uncle was supposed tc
be dead, when one day Rankin learned that
he had gone to California at the time Of the
| gold fever and was still living there. Ran
i kin subsequently saw his uncle, snd from
| him took o great many of the points and
characters in the play. He said the chsrac
ter Of ''49" in his play thoroughly defined
the character of his uncle.
Declamatory Rather than Arguments
tive.
| WASH GToN, February I5th.-Sumner oi
| California and Bslford of Colorado, appeared
! before the House Committee on Pacific Rail
to fix the rates of freight and fare on tht
| Central and Union Pacific Railroads Sew
eral attorneys, representing the roads, vert
present, but they did not have chance to bt
| hesrd as the two Congressman occupied tn
! full time. Bslford uGr Sumner were armed
With the necessary figures to convince tn,
Committee, snd both asked further time
which was greuted. Both speeches were de
ciamatory IA her than argumentative.
Fight with Cowboys.
DEADwoOD Dak.l February 15sh.-In
! formation was received few days ago tha
an attempt would be made by cowboys t.
rescue Jesse Pruden, arrested for horse steal
| ing at Miles City, Mont, and en- route fol
| Desdwood. A posse left Spesrfish to assist
the officers. Arriving st Stoneviile, seventy
| FIVE miles north of Dssdwood, yesterday, the
posse were attacked by the cowboys and 6
man named O'Hara killed and Fred. Willard
wounded. Ole Of the cowboys, named Cua.
ningbam, was killed, aud another, name uu
known, wounded and captured. The cow.
boys fed. A party is now being organized
at Spearfsh to pursue the outlaws.
Artemus Wards Mother, Ell Perkins
and Josh Billings Remembered In q
| VIII.
EAST SAGINAW Mich, February 15.b.-
| The will of Colonel Hunt, ths millionaire
| lumbermau of Roscommon county, disclose:
| that he has bequeathed $1,000 TO Caroline
Browne, the mother of Artemus Ward, and
similar amounts to Eli Perkins and JOSH
| Billings. Hunt was a lover of humor snc
owned an extensive library made up exelu
sively of humorous literature.
Exciting Billiard COntest-Largest Run
| Ever Made In America.
| New YORK, February 15lh In the billiard
contest last night at Madison Square Hall
| between Heiser and Ed. McLsughlip, tht
Pennsylvania champion, for $3.50 g side
| Heiser made a run of 351, amid storms of ap
plause, being the largest run at ths game evel
made in America, and only excelled by Slos
sen (39S) in Paris. McLaughlin, however
won in the thirty-ninth inning, amid great
excitement. His highest run was 2O6 aver
age, Is 2-13. Heisers average was II 2-13.
| Objections TO The Placing of a Statue
PHILADELPHIA, February 155h.-At q
| meeting of the Public Buildings Commission
of Philadelphia, yesterday, co munic ation
was received from the Pennsylvania Peac.
Society demonstrating against placing a
statue Of General Reynolds at the entrance
of the public buildinge. DR.. Ssrsh T. Rogers,
of this society, made an address, objecting to
placing at the threshold of a building devoted
to civic purposes, tie statues OF soldiers Re.
moostrances were made by J. NJ. Washburne,
Edward NJ. Davis, Miss Ida Craddcck, and
DR.. Richard z. Westbrook.
General Sheridan Devoid OF Information
New YORK, February 15;h.-General Sh her
idsn told reporter yesterday: MY visit tC
New York is wholly on personal ana private
business. have not had time yet to gel
ready to say anything about the army under
the new order OF things. 1 haven't even
single item of news for you, however small
I am sorry not to be able to oblige the gen.
tlemen of the press"
Death Not Certain.
YOUNGSTOWN (O.), February 15th.-The
body of Kitty Gilmore, young lady, wa:
plsc d in a vault st Warren yesterday, anc
taken from the vault two hours after by un
dertaker Townsend to the house of DIR. Mel
son. SEE still retains a glow on her cheek
snd natural expression of the eye The
physicians say she did not die of inf ANNA.
tion of the bowels, but feom bypodermie in
jections, and are yet divided in opinion as to
whether she is alive or dead. The body wa:
taken from the coffin and placed in bed, and
will be kept for several days, st least.
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