Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-20
WHOLE NO. 1926.


boys ate freely, and all were taken violent
ly ill., Two died almost immediately. five
are in a critical condition and not expected
To live, and the others are suffering more
or less from the poison. The particulars
are mcager thus far, and the names of the
boys are not known,
Ex-Attorney-G General MacVeagh and
Arthur's Candidacy.
PHILADELPHIA. May 19th-The Times to-
morrow Will contain an open letter from
eN-Attoney-General MacVeagh to eN-Sec-
rotary BriStow, ON Arthur rs Presidential
candidate. II opens thus
notice that you are announced to address
meeting tomorrow night in New York in sup
port OF the proposition that the political career
OF Chester \. Arthur makes his elevation to the
Presidency by the votes Of his tellow-citizenS
more desirable than for instance, Senator Ed
mundS or senator sherman, or any other of our
eminent public men whose names are frequently
used IN connection with that great Office. As YOU
cNtorted my admiration and suffered from Mr.
ArthurS contemptuouS hostility eight years
ago by your efforts TO bring
guilty in high places to punishment.
am sorry 10 tind myself differing so radically
trom you a> 70 the present duty of men who are
of far higher and purer public life but my
warm personal regard for YOU makes me desir-
ous that your speech should be good speech.
t.
offer you few suggestions At the threshold l
ought To warn you that while nobody envieS Mr..
Arthur great prize as far beyond his expect
ationS as his deserts which he drew In III,
lottery oi assassination. yet nobody has forgot
ten the pregnant fact that Guiteau was an orig
iual Arthur man: that he killed President Car.
field expressly to make Nlr Arthur Pres
ident, and that he did make him
President by that act Tor nearly four
years. In view uf this awful tragedy and
ITS results. 70 has always seemed 90 good many
o. F-I. Iss sfsfl l.I| fsa.
prupcr sense OF dCceuCy and of the fitness of
llings would have led President Arthur and
his friend, lo see that his true cOurse was 10 be
satisfied with one term. thus secured tn him
gnd not GO challenge his coGutrymcu fo review
his political career, and 90 eNprcsS their oupion
oi ~. As. however. you propose To- hold up thut
career q, worthy of especial honor. and even of
the highest Vihcc I'M the sin ot thC people in
preference, Tor example. % the political career
of senator EdmundS or scuator sherman. / viii
gladly help You to few points in the line OF
your argument.
MacNcagh then citcs the building up and
managing oftho Republican machine of
the ci;y of New York: 10 the noble atti-
udr Mr. Arthur maintained towards the
civil service orders of President HAYES. de
flying both the President and the Secretary
Oi the Treasury. and refusing either to obey
their orders or resign his office; To a third
term; to ms speech nj the Dorsey BANQUET.
the first and last occasion in our history
when one man publicly praised another for
brbing voters TO Mr. Arthur's part i'm the
designations of Mr. Conkling and Mr. Platt.
and his conduct at Albany until summoned
to Washington 10y the sound of Guiteaus
pistol to the mad riot of t7llumnv and de-
iamation of the dead Garfield. i'm which for
many months the most intimate friends
and associates of Mr.. Arthur INDUCED.
The remainder of the points are in the
same line
4 Black Beast.
DENIsON (TeN.). May I9,h.-About 9 to-
night negro attacked two young girls.
daughters of prominent citizens. and at
tempted To outrage both but they sue
cceded in breaking from his grasp and eS-
Gaping. Continuing his course up the
street, the villain then attacked Il servant
girl whose cries brought policeman A
battle cnsued. and the negro was badly
beaten. and is believed TO have been shot:
Notwithstanding which the negro downed
the policeman with a rock and escaped.
Over two hundred citizens are now Scour-
ing the town and suburbs in search of the
brute, and certain lynching awaits him if
captured.
MoBs VENGEANCE
DENIsoN, May 19th-The two vouno
ladies assaulted were Alice Hanna. aued
10, and daughter of Judge Gilbert. The
former received severe cash ON the fore
head, and her eve was badly injured. The
latter was struck in the side with n knife
which struck the corset stays saving her
life, making flesh wound. Annie Me
Gowan, the servant girl assaulted was not
injured. About II o'clock the negro was
traced to TavlortowIr negro neighbor-
hood, and, after Il struggle. was captured
and carried to Jail, mob following. Near
Ii t1,. 4.
encd TO burn the Jail The officers be-
came alarmed, and asked for fifteen min
utcs to get the other prisoners out. The
fifteen minutes expired, and the mob
clamorcd. The officers asked mrther time.
when suddenly a man boldly pushed his
way through the door, AK in hand appeared
before the cell occupied bv the terrified
negro, and with u few blows battered the
door down. The negro was rushed out
within sight of the crowd and showed from
the elevation. Before the victim reached
the ground his body was riddlcd with
bullets, and he expired without a struggle
The crowd continued in a state of great ex-
ctement. threatening vengeance on the
other prisoners; but the officers tnallvper-
suaded the mob to desist, and be satisfied
Quiet was restored at a late hour.
THE BRUTE Still. LIvISa.
NALN ESloN, MAY -util-A. NJ 4 ne .NclfS
DeniSOn special, received at 1:}0, states that
the negro was not killed by the mob, only
wounded. The authorities recapturcd and
securely jailed him.
The Erie Bank Failure-Nissing Presi-
dent.
ERIE Pa.) May 19th.-ThiS city is in n
state OF great excitement over the failure of
the Erie County Savings Bank to-day. with
liabilities of S360000, nearly all owing to
mechanics and poor people The 1nstftu-
ton was incorporated in 1871, with a capi-
tai of Sl50,OO0, and had heretofore done n
safe business. A year ago President Adam
Brabender began specializing, it is said. and
recently, on the break in oil, lost 10000
When the Treasurer opened the safe this
morning he found that the time lock had
been talnpercd with, and all the funds
OF the bank were gone. In their place
were notes of Brabcnder to the amount of
only half the shortage. Brabender also re-
ceipted at the express office for a $4,000
package and fled. The last seen of him
was i'll church last evening. He has here
tofore borne II good reputation. He was
called an honest German and reputed TO be
worth 100000. The stockholders of the
bank claim that the depoSitors will lose
nothing, but there is great excitement and
runs were begun ON three other saving
banks. No difficulty was experienced,
however in meeting all demands. The
missing President is 90 years old.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
SARATOGA On. ", May 19th.-In the
Presbyterian General Assembly this after
noon the standing committees report ON
the revised Book of Discipline was adopted.
memorial minute was passed concerning
the death of J. Mccormick, of Chicago. A
public meeting was held this evening in
behalf OF the freedmen
Bloodshed i'm Mississippi.
ScooBA Miss, May 19th-Mark Moore.
living six miles west of Wahlak, on Satur-
day last shot his wife fatally, then grossly
assaulted his stepdaughtcr, intimidating
her with pistol. He was found hanging
to tree this morning. Moore had killed
six men.
FOREIGN NEWS.