Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-28

spicuous examples OF Its alarming growth
The rate has doubled in Philadelphia in
the iast ten years. There is an increase in
Europe greater in Protestant than in Cath
olle countries. The divorce rate is smaller
in Europe than here, because Europe dare
not allow loose divorce laws with omnibus
clauses to the poorer classes. Not only has
divorce increased, but illegitima1y and
crimes against chastity are on the simulta-
neous increase. Where there are con-
servatlve laws, divorces have decreased
The laXity of divorce legislation is one
cause of the breaking up of families, but
the increase goes on where the law is un-
changed. Comparatively few divorces are
granted to foreigners in New England
while in Western States all are foreigners
In the rural districts the rate is as high as
III the cities. Bigamists in New England
are said TO be az numerous as divorces
Woman's rights and the destruction of the
old idea that family had head are doing
much to uproot and sever old marriage re-
lationS. Said Dr. Prime, 1t is impossible
for family to be run by committee of
Two" Resolutions were adopted TO collect
and publish facts and statistics showing the
startling evils growing out OF the loose di-
vorce system.
Horrible Tragedy in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, February 27th.-Informa-
ton reached the Courier Journal tonight
Of a horrible tragedy in Union county,
Kentucky. A farmer named Nose Cation,
living near Smiths Mills Union county,
and his sons, last Saturday, hanged his
wife. whom he married four years ago.
She was widow before she married Cation,
and owned small parcel Of land which
Cation wished her 10 deed TO him. She de-
clined to do so, which enraged him. Sat
urday, with his sons. he took her out and
hanged her. after beating her terribly
They put the corpse in q box
and took it in the house Ladies.
neighbors, in dressing the corpse for
burial, discovered the bruises and broken
neck. They reported the matter to the
authorities, who had the body disinterred,
and ordered the arrest of Cation and his
sons. Twenty men. led by the county
magistrate, went TO Caton's house, and upon
arriving they met with resistance on the
part of Cation. Whereupon they fired
upon them, wounding Nose Caton in the
ankle and John Cation through the lung.
Cation daughter Annie, in attempting to
shield her father by passing between him
aad the posse, was shotin the bowels Squire
Lilly finally stopped the firing, and asked
Cation to surrender. He would not, and
they told him they would Kill him and
burn the house down, when he decided to
give up. Squire Lilly started off with his
prisoners - Miss Cation, Wesley Cation.
John Cation, Tom Cation and Joseph
+. Fritz - and landed them safely
in jail at Morganfield. John and
tempt was made to take them away from
the Squire and his posse and lvnch them.
while on their way to Morgantield last
night, which iVaS Ilrl5TprpSsful
New York Stock Market.
New YoRK February ?7th.-Stocks were
fairly active the past hour Prices are
strong, without making heavy advances. |
l he gam from the lowest prices this morn |
ing were TO l.
New YORK, February 9th. = Stocks
opened ( to l4c lower At Il O'Clock the |
market was fevemsh and inactive, and a |
fraction lower than the opening figures.
NEW YORK, February 27th.-Central Pa
cific, 34$; Burlington, 122 Northern Pa |
cific, l644;; preferred. 42s; Northwestern, 95g;
New York Central, 94:; Oregon Navigation; |
673; Transcontinental,1 135; Pacific Mail, 55l; !
Panama 9S st. Louis and San Francisco |
A3; Texas Pacific, l3s; Union Pacific As |
Wells-Fargo Express, 1895; Western Union,
So
New YORK, February 27th.-Stoclzs weak
this afternoon, and closed weak al about |
the lowest prices of the day. The market |
was quite active, especially in the last hour.
Wife Burned to Death by Her Husband.
MARSHALL Tex, February 27th-Ann
Begon, a negro woman, was seriously |
burned Sunday night, and died to-day |
In her dying statement, she charged her
Abe Begon, with pouring oil |
ha,- ,1.b u,
The husband has fled.
Boston Wool Market.
BosToN, February 27th.-The demand is |
active. Michigan extras 30c; fine DeIaine, |
35G57c for Ohio and 35c for Michigan
California spring, 131@25.
Combinations by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 27th.-The SEN
ate to-day confirmed the following: Fran
els &. Warren, as Governor of Wyoming
VIM. i. Scruggs, of Georgia, Us Minister
PIenopotentiary to the United States OF
Colombia.
New York, February 27th-Failnres for
the last seven days 283, IS compared with
total OF go last week.
General Grants Health.
PHILADELPHIA, February 27th.-A special
to the Tunes from New y ork, based on re-
liable medical authority, says: "Notwith-
standing the rose -coiored reports of General
Grants health, recently given in a medical
journal, the truth is that General Grant is 8
very sick man, and his death is apparently
not far distant. The public have no con-
cepion of the shattered condition of his
physical system"
EERoEgED DEATE or THE GENERAL.
NEW YORK, February 2Sth-A. h.-At
this hour g O'clock in the morning) there
is Q report that General Grant is dead. Re
porters are hurrying to his residence. AS
yet the report is not confirmed, and it is
thought the Philadelphia dispatch concern
ing his health is the real cause of the
story. Others say the Philadelphia story
was put out to prepare the public for the
worst