Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-20

crowd was then ordered to stand bank, and
100 masked men marched to the front OF
the jail and forced the outer door, took the
keys of the Jail and cell from the Sheriff,
and In about two minutes appeared with
| their prisoner. They We're received with
deafening cheers by the crowd, which
numbered about 600 They took Howard
10 the center of the Court house yard, and
after getting his confession, which was that
he was guilty, but was sorry he had done
the deed, they put q strong hemp rope
around his neck, threw it over limb and
strung him up. Everybody seemed eager
TO lend hand. This is the first occurrence
OF the KIND IN the county, and Is strongly
condemned By our best citizens Miss
Bacher, one of the young ladies assaulted
is not expected to recover
An Aeronaut Dashed to Death from HE
burning Balloon.
CHARLESTON (W. Na.), June l9th-This
afternoon most frightful accident hap
pened on the circus grounds, Just prior TO
the opening of the performance OF Rich
ards & Icons circus. Among other out
door attractions was a balloon ascension,
and Just as the ropes holding the balloon
were cast Off an accident occurred by the
overturning of the hot-air stove used in
Initiating the balloon, causing it TO catch
fire. The burning balloon shot up into
the air at very rapid rate, with William
Patterson, the aeronant, in the basket.
When a short distance up the crowd yelled
tor him TO jump, but he did not heed the
warning, and after going several hundred
feet up the balloon collapsed, and Patter
son fell TO the earth q crushed and ifelesS
mass Of humanity. Patterson was %
years old, and resided in Welloville, Ohio,
where he leaves a wife and family. It was
his first ascension. The balloon was
totally consumed.
Murderer Convicted on His Fifth Trial.
FREDERICKSBURG VA, June 19th.-On
the 9th OF May, 1882, Captain Edward Mel
son, commander Of an oyster schooner, and
his colored mate were found murdered on
board the vessel, III a small arm of the Po-
tomac river, in Prince George county
Shortly after, Frank Burkman was arrested
in Baltimore on charge OF having been
| the author of the double tragedy, and sent
to this State for trial. Since then he has
been tried five times The first trial re-
suited in a disagreement Of the jury. Three
months after, he was found guilty and SEN
fenced to death; but secured a rehearing on
technical grounds. His fifth trial resulted
to-day in a verdict of murder in the second
degree for killing Captain Nelson He
then pleaded guilty 10 murder in the second
degree for killing the mate. lie was sen
fenced to eighteen years imprisonment on
each charge.
The American Turf.
BRIGHTON BEACH, June 19th.-The three
quarters of a mile race for two-year olds
Comique won, Grand Duke second, Walter
II. third. Time Liz The mile and an
eighth race for ali ages Emmett won, War
ren Lewis second, Farragut third Time,
1:573. The second mile and an eighth race
for all ages Lille y. won, Shelby Barnes
second, John K third Time, :58. The
mile and quarter race for three-year-o
and upwards John Sullivan won. Americus
second, Comanche third. Time, 2:l03
The mile race for all ages Ecuador won.
Bill Sterritt second, Belle B. third. Time,
LIZ
New York Stock Market.
NEW YoRK, June 19th-The stock mar
ket opened strongly Early dealings ad-
vanced TO { per cent, led by LackaWanna
and Vanderbilts. Later there was a mod
crate reaction, in which the early advance
was generally lost. This was followed, be-
fore 10 o clock, by higher prices again, and
at II O'Clock the market was strong at
about the best quotations of the morning,
particularly for Vanderbilts.
New YORK, June 18th - Noon. - The
stock market was strong and active during
the hour, active stocks gaining from I TO II
per cent. There has been large trading in
Vanderbilts. Lackawanna and st. Paul. At
noon the market was steady Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy 1888 Central Pacific
81; Denver and Rio GTande, 3 North
western, 93g Rock Island, III; ST. Paul
and Omaha, l95; Union Pacific 535 West
ern Union Telegraph. G25
a Broken Down Actor.
BosroN, June 19th-Jamcs T. Tanning.
fanliliarly known all over the country as
an impersonator Of Uncle Tom, but now q
broken down man, was at his own request
sent TO the House of Industry to-day for
six months on charge of vagrancy. The
old actor asked that his dog be allowed to
go with him, and the request was granted.
Riot at YonIiers.
New YORK, June 19th.-Over 1 1,000 per-
| sons attacked the police at Yonkers last
night, while protecting two factory workers
who refused to join the strike. Seven per-
sons were arrested and taken to Jail, fol-
| lowed by Il hooting mob. Several heads
were broken.
The Pennsylvania Bank Case.
PIrTsBURG, June 19th.-In the Pennsyl-
vania Bank trial to-day Cashier Rieber,
| co-defendant with Riddle, was placed on
| the stand. He denied having conspired to
| defraud the bank, and said he knew moth
| ing of syndicate, and acted entirely by
orders of Riddle. He denied having any
| interest whatever in any deals of the syn
! dicate, and claimed that the accounts
| called fictitious were kept just as other
accounts. The Court adjourned until Mon
! day.
| Patriotic Order of Sons of America.
! DENVER. June 19th.-The National Camp
| of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of Amer
| lea adjourned sine die to-day This after
| noon the Denver and visiting Camps
paraded the principal streets, and grand
| ball in honor of the National Camp was
| held at the Tabor grand opera house to-
! night.
| Truman and O'Brien Recovering.
| New YORK, June 19th.-George T. Tru-
! man, who stabbed Larry O'Bren and was
! shot by 0'Brien, is able to leave his hospi-
| tai cot and walk about his ward in the hos
| pital O Brien has not improved so rapidly,
| but is now gaining strength. The doctors
| say both will be able to appear in Court in
| two weeks.
No Destitution in West Virginia.
| WHEELING CIV. Va), June 19th.-The
! Wheeling Chamber of Commerce recently
| sent representative on tour through
/ several of the counties in the southern and
| central portions of the State, to investigate
| and report on the alleged destitute condition
| of the people in these sections. He returned
to-day, and stated that there was no truth
in the report, and that the people were in
| first-rate circumstances.
West Point Filling Up with Cadets.
WEST POINT, June 19th.-The large num-
| Der of new admissions this month to the
| Military Academy brings the corps of ca
| diets up to about the full standard. There
| are now not over twenty-five vacancies
existing in the four classes, which means
| that every Congressional District in the
| Union is represented, being something al
most without precedent. The September
admissions will fill every vacancy
A Fund for Irish Election Purposes.
| ROCHESTER, June 19th.-The Monroe
branch of the Irish National League, which
was the first Land League established in