Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-16

known. He is supposed to have been
laboring under mental alteration at the
time. The bank is i'll a prosperous condi-
ton.
The Hooking Valley Situation.
COLUMBUS (Ohio), February 15th.-An-
nouncement was made in all parts of Hook
ing.yalley to-day that the commlssary had
given out; that aid was no longer coming
in, and advising the men to get work This
ends the strike, which started last April.
Many of the men went in last week, in an
ticipation of d climax.
Terrible Result of a Lovers Quarrel.
SHELBYvILLE (Ky.l, February 18TH
VIII Adams. young man % years of age,
and TIME Wilmouth, pretty 1S-year-old
girl, were found dead this morning with a
bullet hole in the temple of each. A pistol
found near the dead bodies belongs TO Adj
ans. The tragedy is supposed to be the
result of q lovers quarrel.
Train Wreckers Killed.
GALVESTON, February 15th.-The Calves
ton News' Luling (Tex.) special says: Off
GERS discovered two negroes obstructing the
track of the Galveston. Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railroad, for the evident purpose
of wrecking an approaching train. In ar
resting the miscreantS one negro was in
stantlv killed and the other was MORALLY
wounded and afterward died.
Death of the Head of the Drexel Bank
ing Houses.
PHILADELPHIA, February 15th-Francis
p. Drexei, at the head of the Drexel bank
ing houses in this city, New York and
Paris, died suddenly this afternoon. But
| few persons knew he was ILL.,
County Treasurer Robbed.
GALVESTON (Texas), February 15th-The
Galveston NewS' Queen City (Texas) special
says: Last Friday night at Linden, the
county seat of Cass county, the residence
of p B. kinkead, County Treasurer, was
entered by two masked men, who struck
Kinkead a severe blow on the head with q
! pistol, then robbed the safe of 81 900 i'll
money and $4,000 in State s2curities-all
| belonging to the State and county. The
robbers escaped. Linden has no telegraph
or train communication.
Soft Glove Contest.
New ORLEANS February 15th.-Charles
Bixames, of France, and j. c. Scott, an
athlete of New Zealand, fought with soft
gloves in Sportsman's Park this evening
! In the fourth round Scott was badly bruised
and terribly exhausted, and failed to come
| to time in twelve seconds Fearing serious
results if he should stand up again, the po-
| lice intcrfered and prevented further fight
| ing.
An EIeven-Round Prize Fight.
| PROVIDENCE (R. IT,, February 15th.-To-
day an eleven-round prize fight, lasting
twenty-three minutes. was fought in
Attleboro, just over the Rhode Island
| line, by Gallagher, of Pawtucket,
formerly of Boston, and Brady, of Central
Falls, formerly of Lawrence, for 500 Il
side After the fourth round Gallagher
had it all his own way. Both men were
badly punished and the affair is said to
have been & particularly bloody one.
Self-Defense.
MEMPHIS, February 18TH. NJ. Jackson,
levee contractor, got into a quarrel with
gang of sixteen men in his employ near
Sunrise, Miss The men tried to kill him.
He was armed with a re-
volver. He fired six times, and shot
u man each time three Of whom
have since died. After emptying his pistol
| Jackson fed but returned and surrendered
to the officers. At the trial he was acquit-
ted, as proof was shown that he acted i'll
self-defense.
| First-class Passengers Robbed.
| HAYWOOD (Texash February 15th.-Two
men got on the passenger train 0fthe Calves
| ION. HARRISBURG anu iSdl AutOlllO
at Luling, about 10 o'clock tonight, and
when the train was about half way be-
tween Luling and Harwood the passengers
in the first-class coach We're surprised on
| beholding their two supposed fellow-pas-
sengers standing up in the center of the car
with handkcrchiefs over the lower portion
of their faces and revolvers i'll their hands
| They quietly demanded cash from the pas
sengers in this coach, avoiding all jewery.
| They made no attempt to go through the
remainder of the train, but jumped from
the platform while the cars were in motion.
1t was all done so quietly and quickly that
the passengers in the other coaches and the
| conductor knew nothing of the robbery at
the time They secured about $500 in cash
Among the passengers robbed was George
Hodges of San Antonio, p. NJ Mayer, of
! New Orleans, and A. II. Reed, of Kansas
City.
Tired OF Waiting for Justice.
New YORK, February l6th-A. M.-Capt
Phelan, whom Short tried to kill, left for
Kansas City with his wife last night He
said he was tired of waiting around here
| for Justice. The Sun says Short is very well
pleased, and believes the news too good to
be true. OF course the people, and not
Phelan, are prosecuting Short, and Phelan
has been examined and croSs-examined in
| the preliminary inquiry.
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