Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-30

Central Committee, the Convention adjourned
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 2gth.-Hale submitted the
conference report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. Agreed to-
The District of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up, discussed and passed.
The Utah bill was then taken up
Voorhees, and Williams endeavOred to get up
the Mexican bill. but motion TO go into eXecu-
tive session was agreed to.
At the close of the executive session the Sen
ate adjourned till Monday.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON May 29th.-After several bills
were reported and placed on the calendar. the
House went into Committee of the Whole-CoX
of New York in the chair-on the legislative
bills.
After several amendments had been offered
and agreed to, the committee rose and reported
the bill TO the House.
The previous question was ordered, and with
out further action the House adjourned until
Saturday.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WAsHINGroN May 29th.-The President left
fer New York this afternoon.
Nominations: Theodore F. Willsey, of Cali
fOnia, 10 be agent for the Indians of Round
Valley Agency, California +. W. Wright, to be
Postmaster at Livingston, Mont.
Shocking Disaster in Railway Tunnel.
PITTsBURG, May 29th.-A terrible accident is
reported near Ligonier, Pa, ten miles south of
the Pennsylvania railway. \ scaffolding at
Krupp'S tunnel gave way, killing four men and
terribly iniuring eleven Others.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
LIGoNIEa pa J, May 29th-Nine men were in
Stantly killed and eleven others seriously in
jured, with slight hope for recovery. \ large
force of men was engaged in eXcavating the
tunnel about one hundred feet from the train
entrance, when the heavy ScafiOding gave way
with the above appalling result. The victims
were principally Italians. The bodies were re-
covered and a CoronerS inquest will be held.
Great excitement prevails at the scene of the
disaster.
PROBABLY THE SAME DISASTER.
SOMERSET pa. May 29th-The western end
of the Laurel Hill tunnel, on the South Pennsyl-
vania Railroad cayed to-day, crushing six men
to death and so badly Managing five Others that
two have since died. The men killed are for
eigners.
Methodist Protestant General Convention.
BALTIMORE May 29th.-A report of the Com
mittec on Ministerial Education, reviewing the
work of the past four years, was presented a
motion to amend 50 as to allow the faculties of
colleges to recommend DeEcticiarieS was lost.
and the report adopted The following were
elected Trustees of Colleges J. \. Clancy, of
PittSburg: Woodland owen, W. :. Wilcox and
5. X. Spahr, of Adrian; J. H. Hawkins, of Stcu-
benyille; c. X. Whiting, of Titfin; J. A. Fisher,
of West Lafayette c. O.. WcStfall, of East Liver
pool, ". :. Burnet, of West Virginia: c. p.
Crumb, of Illinois: o. G. Clark, OF Indiana: r. b.
President and Joseph Packard Permanent Sccre-
tary. Rev DR. Hutton announced the death of
Bishop Pinckney. and on his motion a commit
tee was appointed to prepare a memorial and re-
port to-day.
Methodist Missionary Work.
BALTIMORE, May 29th-The following were
elected the Executive Committee of the WOmans
Missionary Society Mrs. 5. A. Brown, Mrs. :.
X. Spahr, Mrs. NJ. A. Miller, Mrs. j. :. Anderson
and Mrs. j. +. Palmer. An item in the report of
contrary to the laws of the church the action of
the New York Conference in the election and
ordination of Miss Anna Sharpe as elder in the
church, was adopted. The item recommending
shat colored preachers in South Carolina be or
dained was adopted.
Hanged for Murder.
NAPOLEON Ohio, May 29th-Wesley Johnson
"a years old was hanged here to-day for the
murder, on the night of October sd last of
George W. Williams and wife, who lived on a
farm seven miles north of this place. The crime
was one of the most cOld-blooded ever known in
Ohio. There no provOcation whatever,
Johnson killing them by chOpping their heads
open with an ak. the object being to obtain
money to support his mistress. He secured S26
and a silver watch. The murder was not dis
covered for two days. Johnson was arrested
and tried here last February. He was convicted
on purely circumStantial evidence but he has
since confessed. When the death warrant was
read to him he said it was Just. He remained
perfectly cool throughout. The drop sprung at
lD.Ul. HIS neck was broken. y large but orderly
crowd surrounded the jail
County Courthouse Burned.
SAN ANTONIO TEX, May 29th.-lnformation
was received tonight from Florosville. the
county seat of Wilson county, which stated that
incendiarieS burned the County Court house
late Wednesday night. All the Court records
together with the records of deeds, mortgages
and other valuable papers, were totally con
sumed. \ large number OF criminal cases were
pending.
Resignation Accepted.
NEW YORK, May 29th.-The Mayer has accept
ed the resignation of City Chamberlain TappIn
and appointed Henry i. Ladlaw, agent of the
Bank of California, in his stead. The resigna-
ton is dated May 22d, but was not formally pre-
scented TO the Mayor until to-day.
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, May 9th.-NOon-Stocks opened
lower. New York Central was raided down to
l0i3S At first call there was an improvement
of % to > the latter Union Pacific. New York
Central returned to 1867.
NEW YORK, May 29th.-Central Pacific, Az !;
Burlington, 112; Northern Pacific, 2gjS do pre-
ferred 46; Northwestern, 9S; New York Cen
trail, 1865 Oregon TranScOntinental, 1877; Ore
gOn Railway and Navigation, 20; Pacific Mail
1915: Panama, 9S; st. Louis and San Francisco,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express, 9S; Western
Union, 81.
The Clay-pigeOn Tournament.
CHICAGO May 2gth.-At the international clay
pigeon tournament to-day the team shooting
for the international championship was con-
cluded, the shooting being at double pigeons
The championship was won by the Exeter On.
H. team, with score of Is out OF Il possible 100
In the two days shooting, the Cleveland ohio
team was second, with 60. The Worcester
(MasS.) and Cincinnati team each scored
56, the Bradford pa No. , and Chi
cago teams each 81. The individual cham
pionship-a diamond badge-yas won by NJ. G.
Stark of Exeter, n H.. with II score of Is out Of
a possible 70.
Pacific Mail Earnings.
NEW YORK, May 29th.-In the total earnings
of the Pacific Mail for the past year, 81 ,3l9, :67
came from passengers by the Atlantic, Panama,
Trans Pacific and Australian lines, and s. 0SI,
6S2 from freight by the same lines, divided as
follows: Atlantic line-passengers. sIi9,5S+;
freight, SS49.l09 Panama line-passengers,
S3i9, 1851 freight, 81, fi99SS. Trans-Pacific line
passengers, 1891 ,305; freight, 500, i56 Aus
traian line-passengers, s23i, 500; freight, slSi,
rs