Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-29

o a lamp-post. Shortly before the en-.
lioyes of the offices and printing estab,
lshments of the neighborhood were re-
eased from their days labor, a young, we'll
iressed man entered the hallway of the
building in which the offices of r. G. Dur
K Co. are located, and leaned against the
vail as though waiting for some one. He
loosely watched the employees streaming
Town stairs, until, catching sight of two
'oung women walking arm-in- arm. he
'prang forward, drew revolver, fired two
shots IL quick succession, and dashed out
The street was crowded with people going
home from business. An officer promptly
seized him and walked back to the
scene. The two women lay insensible or
he sidewalk. At sight of the would
De slayer the people became furious, and
attempted to take him from his captors
md somebody cried Lynch him" The
officers hustled the prisoner through an
alley to the station, the crowd attempting
10 follow, but jammed itself fast in the
narrow passage way. The wounded women
were taken to the hospital, where it was
thought the wounds were fatal. The shoot
ing, it is alleged, was a cowardly revenge
taken by q former fellow employe in r. G
Dun's office, on the two women, who
claimed that he had insulted them a day OIL
two ago and had him discharged The
young man, A. J. Burns by name, called al
the office to-day and was told if he would
apologize to the women, who are sisters
named Mrs. Ray Good and Lillian Walters
he would be reinstated. Burns left anC
was not seen again until arrested Mrs
Good was shot in the neck and her sister
received a bullet in the side. Burns re.
fuses to make any statement.
Gigantic Matchmaking Scheme.
Boston, October 26th.-The alleged muir
Ter conspiracy between Boston and Balti-
more parties is stated this afternoon to be &
gigantic scheme to blackrnail a sorrow.
stricken family. The story, as it now
stands, is that Mrs. Coolidge, knowing o.
a skeleton in the closet of the wealthy
Moliin family OF Baltimore, conspired with
James Donahue. alias John Bull, to ge
money out of Mr.. Mollin. Then it is re
lated that Boze Cobb got wind of the affair
and to curry favor from the police informed
them OF the plot. But John Bull suspected
Cobb, and to save himself went to police
and told the whole story
Then came a meeting between John
Bull y and Mrs. Cooligde at which Inspect.
OrS were present, but unseen, and during
which Mrs. Coolidge talked freely. suppos
ing that John Bull - was still acting
5quarely with her. John b. Hebron, who
was to-day appointed counsel for Mrs
Coolidge, is reported as saying that he con,
'iders his client insane. Hebron main
aims that Mrs. Coolidge has been fearlully
Races at Brighton Beach.
BRIGHToN BEACH, October 2Sth-ThC
weather was fine, the track fast and the
large to-day. Mile: Bahama
won, Brunswick second, Banero third
Time, 1:45. Seven eighths of mile: Joe
5. won, King Arthur second, Keoluk third
Time, 1:29f. Mile and half, for all ages
Little Dan won, TaXgatherer second, Jen.
ming third. Time, 2:37. Mile and a quarter
for three-year-old Waukesha won, Erns
second, Diamond third Time, 2I2l
Santa Claus second, Navarry third. Time
LII.
Three-Mile Single Scun Race.
WORCESTER Mass, October 2Sth.-The
Lhree-mile single scUll race on Lake Quin.
sigamond, this afternoon, between JOSEPH
Laing, of Montreal, and George II. Hos
mer, of Boston, for $500 a side, was wor
Oy Laing, in 21:15.
"HiShy ROOF 10 ne heVlNeu.
CHICAGO. October 28th. - The LIQUOR
in stormy meeting hero
-o-day, decided TO revive the whisky poo
known as the Western Expert Association
which recently went out of existence anC
% make Buffalo" Miller President. Thi:
restricts the production of the mills to one.
bird of their capacity, and advances the
price of high wines to 81 90 per gallon.
Miners Injured by Cave.
New YORK, October 2Sth.-A piece of the
'oof of the Croton aqueduct at Ardsley, or
he New York and Northern Railroad
umbled down yesterday afternoon upon
i've miners. The tunnel and shaft were
lighted by electricity, when enabled the
of the unfortunate men to see
o dig them out The men were hauled III
II a bucket operated by a windlass. One
vas fatally, the other four dangerously
lurt.
Title to Coal Mines Cleared.
DENVER Coli, October 2Sth.-The Den.
1er, Texas and Gulf Railroad Company
to the Denver and New Orleans
Railroad Company, to-day paid over the
money to clear up the title to the extensive
,oal mines near the Franceville depo
grounds in Denver. Friends of the roaC
ire enthusiastic over the prospects of a re
and extension of the road.
Irish National League Meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2Sth.-The Acad
emy of Music was thronged tonight. The
occasion was a demonstration under the
auspices of the Irish National League il
aid of the Irish Parliamentary fund Gov,
ernor Pattison presided. The principal
speaker was Hon. A. NJ. Kelley, ex-Min-
ster to Austria. Resolutions were passed
the greeting of the assembly tc
he people of Ireland in their struggle, and
Parnell and his associates
Upon the results already achieved A
,ablegram conveying the greetings and the
intelligence that $4,000 had been secured
was sent to Parnell.
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, October 2Sth.-Stock opened
strong, first prices generally showing gains
over last evenings closing of / to 8. Since
he opening the market has been feverish
md irregular. In the early dealings there
was decline of to above the opening
The market then became irregular, but
weak. At IL o'clock the market
vas moderately active and steady, general.
v, with small fractions below the opening
igures.
NEW YORK, October 2Sth.-Stocks less
active the past hour and the fluctuations
nave been within narrow limits. There
was a slight advance after II, and then the
market became heavy and declined small
fractions. Reading and Jersey Central
were decidedly weak, declining each l. Al
noon the market was active and steady.
New YORK, October 2Sth.-Central Pacific
i3s; Burlington, 1873; Northern Pacific
254; Northern Pacific preferred $50
Northwestern, 1895; New York Cen
raj, 1921 Oregon Navigation, So
27s Pacific Mail, 551
Panama, 50; st. Louis and San Fran
CISCO, ooh Texas Pacific, 213 Union Pa
,ific, 535 Wells-Fargo's Express, 116!
W estern Union, 764.
New YORK, October 2Sth-3 M.-Stock:
strong after midday, but before l O'Clock
he market lost all its strength and made &
fractional decline. At o'clock the market
became active and steady, and continued sc
until the close.
Treatment of the Coiored People in
Georgia.
ATLANTA, October 2Sth.-The libel case
against ". A. Pledge, editor OF the Defiance
he coloTed journal here that has exposed
80 many outrages against the Republicans
md colored people of the State, was con-
;luded to-day with verdict OF guilty He
vas sentenced TO eight months imprison-
nent or heavy fine, for having warned
he colored people against dealing with q
nan who was discriminating against the
:olored people in business on account OF
heir color. There was not colored man