Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-06
Louis and San Francisco, 22t Texas Pa
citic, 133 Union Pacific, 505 ; Wells Fargo
Express. 107; Western Union, 63

Louis and San Francisco, 22t; Texas Pa
citic, 134 Union Pacific, 505; Wels-Fargo
/ Express. 107; Western Union, 63.
Shocking Tragedy in Courtroom.
CINCINNATI, December 5th.-A most
shocking tragedy occurred this morning in
/ the Court-room of Magistrate Cumming.
| At 10 clock the case of Louis Keller was
| called. The fellow was charged with hav-
| ing threatened to murder Miss Katie I'M
f, mer, to whom he had been engaged to
marry, until quarrel ended the eourtship,
/, when Keller commenced TO make the
| threats complained of. The young lady
| was on hand to prefer the charge, and, as her
| eyes met those of her former lover, the lat
{ ter with muttered curse drew a revolver
! and rushed at the woman. The Court Off
cials scattered in every direction, with the
| exception of Justice Cumming, who
pluckily sprang between the pair
and called on Keller to put up the
i weapon The furious man paused a
| single second, and then, pressing the point
of the pistol to his left breast, fired The
| bullet penetrated his heart, and he dropped
! TO the floor dead as q stone The clothing OF
the suicide was ignited by the flash from
! the weapon, and commenced burning
briskly as the body lay there motionless,
until the blaze was extinguished with a
/ pitcher of water. Miss Inner exhibited
no emotion whatever When the pistol
was first pointed at her she neither
screamed nor tainted, and stood silently
watching the three Or four men who picked
up the still smoldering remains of her
former lover and laid them upon a table.
She then walked from the Courtroom
without looking back.
| Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.-The Post
Office at Joyful, Kern county, California,
has been discontinued
The following changes in California star
schedules have been ordered: Route &C. .366
-Concow TO Yankee Hill; leave Concow
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1:30 p. NJ, and
arrive at Yankee Hill at $50 P. NJ; leave
Yankee Hill Tuesdays and Saturdays at
11;30 A. NJ, and arrive at Concow at l P NJ
Route 46, 6,430-Duncans Mills TO Guerne-
vile; leave Duncans Mills daily, except
Sundays, at 10 A. NJ, and arrive at Guerne-
vile at u NJ; leave Guerneville daily. ex-
cept Sunday, at l P. M, and arrive at Dun
cans Mills at P NJ.
The following Postmasters were commits
stoned to-day: Henry Woltman, Mount
Eden California; Orson NJ. Annis Alder
ion, Washington Territory.
The New York Bible and Fruit Mission.
New YORK, December 5th.-The annual
report of the New York Bible and Fruit
Mission show remarkable success of the
experiments undertaken this year, in
placing discharged convicts where they can
earn an honest livelihood. No more diff
cult problem than this has ever engaged
our city charities. As practical test of
the question whether this class could be
trusted, broom factory was established,
where eX-convicts are employed to operate
the machines and peddle the manufactures.
Each peddler is given to begin with three
brooms of the cheapest quality, which he
is expected to sell at fair price, return and
pay for them, and with the profits of the
transaction buy a second supply. 1t is con-
sidered quite remarkable that among the
1000 men employed in this way by the So
ciety in the last ten months, only one failed
to come back for second supply of brooms.
The success of the experiment will lead to
the enlargement of this new philanthrophic
enterprise.
Blaine in Washington Again.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.-James G.
Blaine arrived here this afternoon at
o'clock from New York. On leaving the
train he shook hands with General Beale
and his daughter, who were at the depot.
He was met by VIM. Walter Phelps and
bis son Walter Blaine, and together they
entered a carriage and were driven to the
residence of ex-senator Window, on Scott
. Circle-which Mr.. Blaine has rented for
, the season. Mr.. Blaine is in excellent
; health and spirits. and will Immediately
I resume work on the second volume of his
/ Congressional History"
Trying it Again.
CHICAGO, December 5th.Levy, the cor
netist, was again married last night, his
bride this time being Miss Stella Posta, the
Belgian soprano, and q member of his
, concert company. Levy's numerous pre-
vious matrimonial difficulties have been
widely published. His last wife was Min
ME Conway, who procured divorce from
J him a short time ago and married Osmond
Tearle.
Destructive Fire.
DENVER, December th-Breckenridge,
Colorado, was visited by a destructive fire
late this evening. Twenty brildingsin the
heart of the town were burned, among
them the Grand Central Hotel Finding &
Co., hardware; III. H. Cowens, dry goods
| w. II. Woodside, boots and shoes; w. F.
J Forman's storehouse and dwelling, New
I combs assay Office and Radigan's livery
stable. The other property burned was
, mostly dwellings. The loss is estimated at
/ between $4,000 and 5000; insurance
unknown.
More Bloodshed in Texas.
| GALVESTON, December 5th.-The News'
Gatesville special says: At noon to-day a
shooting affair occurred in front of the
+, Courthouse, resulting in the fatal wound
ing of Henry Basham, DIR. |. J. Sauls and
Abraham Sauls The difficulty grew out OF
IN old feud between the Sauls and Basham
families. Green Sauls, Harry Harris
and w. r. Basham, participants in
the fusilade, were slightly wounded, and
afterward jailed. All the parties are we'll
to-do farmers, and were attending Court.
The physicians say Dr. Sauls, Henry
Basham and a. Sauls will die from their
wounds.
Determined to Die.
! New YORK, December 5th.-John Pur-
: scht, native of Vienna, aged "a, commit
| ted suicide in his room, West Thirty second
street. last night. He first took dose Of
oxalic acid, then hacked his head several
! times with an AK, and finally sent bullet
into his brain. Purscht became craZed with
jealousy of the boarders.
Found Dead with Seven Bullet Holes in
His Body.
! LOUISVILLE, December 5th-The Courier
! Journals Bloomfield (Ky) special SAYS
j Dock Cheatham, aged so, was found dead
| in bed at his home in Washington county
| with seven bullet holes in his body The
| old man had been on bad terms with his
family, and it is supposed some OF them
murdered him
(! The Wrecked Tragedian.
| PHILADELPHIA, December 5th.-The
| Times says that steps are being taken in this
city to incarcerate Mccullough in an
asylum, where his mind can be properly
! treated. 1t is understood that his wife
who lives here, is the prime mover in the
matter,
! Unfounded Statement.
! New YORK, December 5th.-The state
ment published by specials that Gould has
bought out the Postal Company is pro.
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