Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-10

gan. Hitherto we have paid the interest
annually on the lst of May, amounting 10
sl5.14o. Hereafter we shall pay it quar-
terly, not only because he needs the money,
but We Go not mean that any one else shall
lay hands ON it. General Grant could not
touch one dollar of the principal
Explosion OF a Locomotive Boiler.
PARSONS ks. Nav 9th,-About l o'clock
to-day the boiler of engine No. 43, on the
NJ. X. and T. Railway, exploded in the
round-house of the Missouri Pacific al this
place killing two men, wounding several
others and completely demolishing four
sections of the round-house. The end
walls were blown down and the roof blown
off. and the entire place ruined. The engine
was an old one, had been recently repaired,
and was undergoing tests when the explo-
sion occurred. The damage 10 the COM
pany's property is about $4,000
Murder Confessed.
FoRr WAYNE tInd.), May 9th.-Jesse
Smith confined in jail At Beutitou, Ind,
for completely in The murder OF Ames
BockeSto near CoOne, Adams county, Ind,
April 18th, to-day confessed 10 assisting
Fred Richards who is confined IL jail III
this city, in the murder as charged. Smith,
who is a stepson OF Richards, conteSSes
that he accompanied Richards and Charles
Werst q brother-in-law OF Richards, 70 the
house of BockeSto and stood al the gate 10
keep a lookout. while Richards and Werst
entered the house. Richards fired the shot
which killed Bockesto Charles Wers, was
arrested at Decatur this morning.
Coming Glove Contest.
NEw YORK, May 9th.-Much interest is
taken III the glove contest next Monday
night, for which Charles Mitchell and
William Edwards, eX-ight weight cham
pion of America, are training.
The Grant s Ward Failure.
New YORK, May 9th.-Suspicion grows
that the Grant Il Ward failure Is much
more serious than at FIRST suspected.
4 Long Journey Ended.
WORCESTER 'Mass). May 9tb.-WaTen
b. johnson, aged 81, who left California on
foot June /, 1889. with a horse, COW and
dog, arrived AZ his home in Webster to-
night, ali the animals accompanying him.
Attempt to Rob "a Train Frustrated.
FL PAso (Tex), May 9tb-Robbers at
tackled the down train or the Mexican Cen
tral, forty miles below Queretaro to-day.
They tore up one of the rails and succeed
Ell in derailing the train, but not wrecl<ing
it. One of the robbers was killed. but no
passengers were hurt. There was 500 600
in silver on the train After the killing Of
one of their number the robbers fled.
Murder of Penitentiary Guard.
Mr. STERLING Ky, May 9th-A pen
itentiary guard, il charge of eight con-
yicts, whom he was transferring from
Frankfort TO the prison, on the Kentucky
Central Railroad, reached here yesterday
afternoon and started on foot for the
prison. Later five Of them Were met, who
said that one prisoner, complaining that
the handouts were hurting him, took
advantage OF the opportunity To overpower
the guard, seized his gun ana killed him.
Then three OF the prisoners escaped The
other i've were trying TO reach the prison.
Death of Living Skeleton"
PHILADELPHIA, May 9th.-Jas B. CARR
son, the living skeleton" who married
Bertha K. Clear, OF HeStonyille. while he
was on exhibition ut dime museum in
this city, died the other day at Union, ".
Va, where he resided. He took MS separ-
alton from his bride of night very much
TO heart, and went under the care ofa ply
stefan almost as soon a. the suit 70 ANIMAL
their marriage was entered. This conui-
butcd more than anything else to his death,
although he suffered from pulmonary
disease.
Hanged fc- Murder.
COLUMBUS u. c., May 9th.-James :.
Coleman tcOiored} was hanged tins morn
ing for the murder and outrage OF Sarah
Willis. He was leading Republican
sChoolmaster Of Laurcrs county.
Bauot-Box suffer Held.
LAWRENCE Mass, May h-Ex-Mayor
Saunders has been held for ira. tor bal OF
box stutfing.