Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-21

show that the New Orleans Exposition is a
gigantic fiZzle, or something worse. A wo-
man here who deals in Turkish tobacco,
cigarettes, pipes, etc, took an exhibit TO
New Orleas.s and was required to pay 81 zoe
for her place, though the exhibit cost but |
500 Afterward, when she attempted to |
sell sessie of her goods, a certain New Or
leans cigarette manufacturer, subscriber
to the Exposition grounds, succeeded in in !
duGng the authorities to prohibit the sale
of cigarettes or tobacco upon the grounds,
in order that his trade might be undis
tslrbed. The woman continues: g | de-
~ciled. after a month of Waiting, TO reship
my display TO this city, and returned home.
NV little experience cost me over 81 900.
| do not wonder so many exhibitors have
packed up and returned to their homes.
The game, as played there IS to eXtort as
| much money as possible i'll fees from those
desiring to display goods"
The Paton-Hunti.gton Suit.
NEW YogK, January 2eth.-In the Patton
Huntington case this afternoon the defend
ant, c. p. Huntington, testified that the
| Central Pacific was organized IN 1868, and
work begun two or three years later. Its
original capital of S, 500,00o was increased
| 10 S-b,C0O,uob III lcoti anu lsitSi ~ CIV,
600 Gee in 1870. Witness had talk with
Patton, Stewart and Aspinwall as TO the
purchase of their stock. Their testimony
and witness memory of the conversation
between them differed materially. The
| talks occurred i'll April, 1870 At an inter-
view with Thomas Patton, witness told him
| he would give par and interest for his stock.
Witness afterwards saw William Patton,
and told him he would pay him the same
Offered Thomas. They wanted 10 consult
with Stewart and Aspinwall, and see wit
ness later. Stewart and Aspinwall came to
witness office, and he offered par
they had held it. An arrangement
was made, and Aspinwall sent around 500
shares of stock, and they We're paid for,
part in cash and in first mortgage bonds OF
the Central Pacific Then Agnew came and
asked if they could get back their stock If
they wanted it, and witness said yes, he
| would at any time within the next SIX
months return it. Witness never said it
was an over-issue. but told them the road
was costing much moe than expected, and
| very much more stock had been issued than
intended at the outset. Witness then pad
for all the shares referred TO, as detailed by
Agnew The case is still on.
Mining Excitement in Georgia.
New York, January 20th.-The World s
Chattanooga, Tenn. special says; For
several weeks past a party of Boston scien-
lists has been engaged in making test OF
the silver and gold mines in the Cohuttah
mountains. in the north of Georgia. They
made their report to-day, which has thrown
the entire section into a frenzy OF excite
ment. Jerome Prince of Boston, and Chas.
Harness, of San Francisco, the gentlemen
who made the test, stated that beyond any
question this strike is worth more to Geor-
gia than all her manufacturing industries,
and that a great capitalist i'll Boston IS
awaiting the result of their test TO come at
once and open the mines. They say the
ASSAY will run so per cent. and over, and
that the vein is over 500 feet wide, and
runs clear through the mountains, about
eight or nine miles Mr. Prince states that
$40 900 900 would not buy the mine.
Acquitted of the Charge of Murder.
Wichita Kansas, January 20th.-ln the
, United States District Court to-day, Nellie
c. Bailey was acquitted of the charge Of
numbering a wealthy Englishnan named
Bothamlev. with " hom she was travelling
in Indian Territory about year ago. De
PENDANT maintained that Bothamley shot
himself, and there was no witness to the
, affair. The case is quite sensational, and
defendant has a romantic history. She Is
, a handsome woman. well educated, and
figured as a society belle at Eastern water
; ing places She has written a play, and
during her confinement in Jail has been en-
gagged in writing il novel. She has three
: husbands, and has gained notoriety by her
adventures. The Courtroom was crowded,
and much interest was displayed.
/ Death of One of the Selisinans.
New YORK, January 20th.-The bank
ing house of J. & W. Seligman e Co. was
closed TODAY, on account of the death in
Frankfort of Abraham Seligman, resident
partner of the house in that place. Selig-
man spent the greater part OF his time IN
this country. He was California pioneer.
and was prominent in organizing the Nisi-
lance Committee in San Francisco. He
left California in 1871, to join the firm OF
Selgmans in Frankfort
Sullivan and Ryan to Eight Again.
New YORK, January 20th.-Both Sulli-
van and Ryan pretend to have been dissat-
isfied with Mondays spaTIing, and both
have agreed to fight for fun or $4,000 to q
finish Ryan Will remove to Chicago or
New York. The men each received $500.
} The Hooking Valley Situation.
COLUMBUS Ohio, January 20th.-Reports
/, come from Hooking valley tonight that q
I large number of men were seen drilling
near Longstretch yesterday, and an out
t break is feared in Il day or two. 1t is re-
! ported that a dynamite bomb was exploded
, | in Langstretch tonight, but did no damage
The Kennedy Wife Murder Case.
e New HAVEN Comm, January 20th.-
, The case Of John p. Kennedy, who muir
dered his wife in this city in June last, was
continued, to await the arrival of deposi-
tons from Stockton, Cal, showing that
Kennedys mother is insane, and he him
self is afflicted with hereditary insanity.
, The Murdered Conductor.
GALVESTON, January Goth. - Conductor
Frazier, of the International Railroad, shot
+ Yesterday by tramps. died to-day, while ell
, route to Galveston. His wife was on the
north bound train to meet her husband
r who expired just before the trains met.
Two Boys Save IA Train from Destruction.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.} January Goth
; Pierre Lorillard, the millionaire, yesterday
? had narrow escape from a railroad acct
dent on the Alabama and New Southern
road. Two bows. who had stood in the
snow four hours. tagged the train on which
LOrillard was, i'll time to escape running
through a broken bridge. A purse was gol
; up for the boys.
The Site of AndersOnyille.
New York. January 20th-A special from
: felt by Northern travellers in the site of the
Andersonville prison. 1t is several hun
bred yards from the track of the Southwest-
. ern Railway. and is hidden now by thick
5 growth of pines. The War Department has
: consented now that this underbrush be
/ cleared away, so that henceforth the
e numerous travellers may have full view OF
the spot.
Fatal Explosion OF LAID Tank.
e Sioux CITY Ia.), January 20th.-A lard
rendering tank in the pork-packing house
Of J. L. Boogc Il Co. exploded this morn
ing, tearing down portion of the building
= Very few men were about the tank, but OF
= these John \. Worral, Joseph French and
John Keller were instantly killed. An
other man, named Joseph Brenor, will
. probably die The factory employs 27e
men, and had the accident occurred a few
minutes later the loss OF life would have
! been terrible. The damage to the building
is $4,000.
Hanged for Murder.
GALWAY Tenn, January 20th.-Thomas
Parry who murdered his sweetheart, Alicia
Burns, in November last, was hanged to-
, day. Parry was engaged to be married to
Miss Burns. She brol.e the engagement
and he Travelled over a hundred miles for
, the purpose of committing the deed He
: found Miss Burns with her sister He