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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
AUCTION SALE
Valuableand ElegantReSidence,
| Spacious Grounds, Comma
diOuS Stable, Fine Trees,
ShrubDeTy, etc.
ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Rosewood Mathushek Piano, Velvet
and Brussels Carpets, Massive
Mirrors, etc.
D, j. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers,
WILL SELL OK
Thursday, October 1st,
At 1880 o'clock sharp,
The elegant residence of the late Stephen
4. Boutwell,, Esq,
Situated on H street, between Tenth and Elev-
Rosewood Mathushek Piano, Velvet
and Brussels Carpets, Massive
Mirrors, etc.
D. j. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers,
WILL SELL OK
The elegant residence of the late Stephen
4. Boutwell,, Esq,

Situated on H street, between Tenth and Elev-
enth aud known as No. l021 H street, being
full lot SO by 100.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
Destructive Prairie Fire.
clearinghouse Transactions.

BosToN, September 27th-The leading
clearing houses of the United States report
that the total clearances for the week
ending September Goth were $697, S32, 4I2-
a decrease of one-sixteenth per cent, COM
pared with the corresponding week of last
wear
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28

Regular Meeting OF Sacramento>CV
Uniformed Degree Camp, No. l, !. o. o. F., M
THIS (Monday) EVENINS, September rs, "
at $50 o'clock. Comrades, attention. In w
portant business. BENZ. LEONARD, Com,
w. A. STEPHENSON Secretary. B. CT s2S-1ts
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28

WASHINGTON, September 27th.-General
Roseerans said to-day that there had been
good deal of Misrepresentation about him
IN the newspapers. In the first place, the
published statement that he had said that
the President did not wish any of his
bureau officers to mingle actively in poll
tics. and that was the reason why he de-
clined to participate in the Ohio campaign.
was not true. All the foundation for the
report was that one day, while he was at
the White House, he happened to say to
the PRESIDENT that he did not see how, with
the business that was pressing in his office.
he could get away to participate in the Ohio
and he did not believe he would
60. The President replied that if that was
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28

novel kind of boycotting is reported
by the dispatches to be in progress in
County Cork, Ireland, where the victims
are prohibited from joining in public wor-
ship. A dispatch referring to it says:
There are three churches in the county where
in disgraceful scenes are witnessed every sue
ceedlng Sunday, The entrance of some boy
cotted individual to join in divine service is
made the signal for the congregation to rise en-
masse and quit the edifce. In two instances
the officiating clergymen have demonstrated
with the congregation, but in the third the boy
cotted individual was denounced for putting in
his appearance.
A pretty set of Christians, those engaged
in this performance, and expect 10 enter
heaven as saints and angels. But, then,
they won't do it, for when st. Peter sees
them coming, he will take special pride in
pulling down the blinds and banging the
door in their faces
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
The Racing Yachts.

New YORK, September 27th.-The steam
er Senaca from Newport News and Nor
folk, which arrived here to-day, reports
that September 9th, at 9:41 A. NJ, she
passed the cutter Genesta. heading south
southwest 26 miles from the Cape Nav
ightship with the wind west-southwest,
and a fine breeze. She saw tugboat fol-
lowing the Genesta, but saw nothing of the
DauntleSs
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
Battle to the Death.

CHICAGO, September 27th.-Charles Nc
Carthy, north side rough, got nto a quar-
rel with his brother James to-day. in the
course of which he pulled q revolver and
fired. The shot, missing its intended vic
tim, almost instantly killed jeremiah Me
Carthy, the young mans father, who was
standing near. The parricide was imme-
diately arrested and Jailed
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
10. O.F.-Omcers and mem :.

Veteran Odd Fellows-You ,a..es,..
will please TO meet at Odd Fellows .ssz.S1zesN
Temple TODAY at 80 o'clock, to =tesSsSSssSS
attend the Funeral of our late |sSiaAVSS~
Brother, ]. l.. BRIGGS.
S. B. SMITH, President
JAMES MCCLEERY, Secretary. slS-lt%
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20
A GREAT MAN.

While I speak there lies in state the great
author and patriot of France-Victor
Hugo. The ten thousand he left to the
poor of Paris in his will were only hint
of the grand work he has done for all
nations and all ages. No wonder they al
lowed ten days to elapse between his death
and burial, keeping him under triumphal
arch, for neither France nor the world can
hardly afford to let him go, though for
more than eight decades his unparalleled
genius has blessed it. His name shall for
ever stand the terror of despots, the en-
couragement of the struggling. He has
made the worlds burden lighter and it's
darkness less dense, and its chain less
calling and it's thrones of iniquity less
secure But, after all, he was not the
great and overtowering friend of man
hood.
MANS GREATEST FRIEND.
The greatest friend of capitalist and
toiler, and one who shall bring them into
complete accord, was born on Christmas
night, while the curtains of the sky swung
as there moved among them the wings an
gelic Owning all the universe, the great
continents of worlds and the isles of light,
the Capitalist of immensely. He crosses
over to the poor mans condition, coming
into our world, not by palace gate, but
door of barn, spending his first night
among shepherds and afterward calling
fishermen from their nets to be his chief
attendants, with the hammer, adze, saw,
ak and chisel of a carpenters shop, show
ing himself to be trother tradesman, ac-
cepting entertainment at the house of one
who tanned hides for living, and, though
having owned all things, surrendering ev-
cry thing for others on the hillock back of
Jerusalem, and, without shekel left to
pay for His obsequies, was buried by char
ity in the suburbs of city which had
cast Him out. Assuredly at the cross and
grave of such capitalist and carpenter all
rich men can afford to shake hands and
worship. Here is an every mans Christ.
None so high but He was higher. None so
poor but He was poorer. At His feet the
hostile extremes Of society will renounce
their animosities, and countenancas that
glowed in the prejudices and revenges of
centuries shall brighten in the smile of
Heaven as He says to them: whatsoever
ye would that men should do to you, do We
even SO to them"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20
REMEMBERED HER OLD HOME.
The Curious Way in Which Farmer Wells
Recovered Stolen Mare.
Scranton Pa.J Specially


Nine years ago this summer gang of
horse thieves infested various parts of
Susquehanna County, and fine bay mare,
valued at $500, was stolen from the stable
of Dewitt Wells of Clifford township. She
was the family's pet. Mr.. Wells went to
considerable expense in trying to find her,
but he had no success. A few weeks ago
Farmer John Lee bought mare of john
son & Miller of this city and took it to his
farm in Clifford township. Ziphron Bell, a
lad of the neighborhood took a notion to
her, and coaxed his guardian, Arson
Tingley, to buy it for him. Tinglev said
he would buy it on condition that Lee
should refund the money in case any trouble
should arise. Tingley had heard shat the
horse was the one which had been stolen
from Wells in 1876, but he scarcely believed
it. Soon after young Bell had got possession
of the mare, Wells made up his mind that
she was the one that he had lost so long
ago. Bell said that he'd t'be gol darned"
if he believed that she was the horse at
all, but Wells prevailed on him to consult
Clarence Vail, Greenfield farmer, who
owned the stolen mare when she was a
colt. Vail gave Bell description of the
colt, and it compared so accurately with
the looks of the horse that young Bell
began to fear he would have to give
up the property. In order to further prove
to Bell that the mare had once belonged to
him, Wells said that if Bell would turn the
mare loose in the road near Wells barn
she would go direct to certain stall in the
stable which he named; that is, she would
If she was the horse that he asserted she
was. Wells agreed not to say another
word about the mare unless she entered
that particular stall of her own accord. If
she did that she was his property beyond
doubt. Bell thought this was a pretty
fair proposition, and so he turned the
mare loose near Wells barn in the pres
ence of half a dozen farmers, who had met
there to see how the mare would act, and
some of whom had bet quarter apiece
that she wouldn't 60 into the stable. AS
soon as the halter was removed the mare
stuck up her ears and seemed to be ia
m1liar with the place. Then she went di-
rectly to the stable, passed three or four
empty stalls, squeezed her way between a
wagon and a moving machine, and en-
tered the stall which Wells said she would.
Then she began to nose about in the man
ger in search of food, and appeared to be
perfectly at home.
"Now," said Wells, as he led the mare
from the stable, 'I'n show ye something
more that she'll do when I tell her." and
he spoke to her in a low voice. She at
once lay down on the ground, rolled over
two or three times, got up and shook her.
self, and walked up to Wells and put her
head in lis extended hand.
oval, that beats anything / ever see"
said the spectators in unison. Then the
Bell boy walked up to Wells, and said:
"B'gosh, tn mares yourn, an don't ye
forgit it, but Jack Lees got to pay me back
the money gin him fur Ter, er else thereIl
be a row over in the sugar bush"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20

81 An anglers paper speaks of the shrink.
age of trout streams" A trout-stream
may shrink, but the trout never does. 1t
generally expands and increases in weight
after being removed from The stream by
an angler.-Norrtsfoao Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20

ELLA WHEELER says: 81 will kiss the
man whom my soul reveres." AT last adj
vices the man was scooting across Mime
sofa, exhibiting some splendid bursts of
speed in his mad efforts to reach the
Canadian Minneapolis Gazette.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20
now TO COMPROMISE.

After a while crash goes the money mar
ket, and the demand for manufactured
goods ceases, and the question is whether
to shut up the mill or run on half time or
lower the wages. The boss calls all his
hands together. They stand around him
wondering what he is going to do. He
says: Men, the times are hard, the de-
mand for our work is very small. Where
I used to make one hundred dollars don't
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20

As that law takes sway you will see
more men consecrating their lifeto human
itarian and evangelical purposes, like
James Lennox and William z. Dodge and
Peter Cooper and George Peabody; more
parks and gardens and picture galleries
will be opened for the peoples holidays.
The pallor will go out Of the cheeks of the
workman and the frown of his brow and
the crashing out Of his teeth. That day
will surely. come. Once, crossing the Al
legheny Mountains, it was said that Henry
Clay, while the stage coach was halting,
went to the edge of the mountain and put
his hand behind his ear as il to listen, and
some one asked him what he was listening
for, and he said: 81 am listening to the
coming on of the future millions of this
country To-day stand on the mount
ain top of Christian privilege, and on the
rock of ages, and I listen to the coming on
of the happy industries and the conse-
Grated fortunes Of the closing nineteenth
and the opening twentieth centuries.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03
HE KILLED FIVE PEOPLE.
The Appalling Crimes OF One AL
Lackey, Farmer OF Blanco
County, Texas.
[Austin (Tex.l special


The quintuple tragedy in Blanco County
is confirmed by stage driver'who has just
arrived from that locality. The driver
brought letter to gentleman in this city
which gives particulars. The letter says:
There is considerable excitement in this
county just now. caused by terrible trage-
dy which occurred in the neighborhood of
Johnson City. in which five persons were
killed outright, three dangerously wounded.
and one man.is yet missing, who is prob
ably killed. There had been some bad re
ports concerning AL Lackey and his daugh-
ter, who is about Is or IA years of age.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon Lac
key, with his rifle in hand, mounted his
horse and rode to the house of Berry Lac
key, his brother. He fired upon the fam
lily, instantly killing Mrs. Berry Lackey,
whereupon Berry Lackcy fed. pursued by
Al, and when about one hundred yards
from the house Berry fell and AL ran up to
him and, while he was lying PROSTATE, shot
him through the head. A son of Berry,
who ran away when his mother was killed,
said he saw his father fall and heard him
plead piteously for mercy, but his Uncle
AL fired and killed him. Having killed his
brother and sister-in-l law, AL Lackey hur-
riedly mounted again and rode to the house
of j. G. Stokes, who lived but short dis
lance from the scene OF the first murder,
and opened fire, killing first Mrs. Stokes.
then Stokes. and finally their daughter,
Mrs. Charlie Lackey. This made FIVE VIC
ttims. The Infatuated monster then
turned and rode home, and fired the last
ball in his rifle into the body of the
daughter. The girl is still alive, but can
not possibly recover. Turning upon his
wife, Lackey. with knife in hand, pursued
her across field, but she saved herself by
flight He then returned to his house and
drew the knife across his own throat, in
fiicting dangerous but not necessarily fa-
tai wound. Just after cutting his own
throat he saw Tom Burdick riding toward
the house, when, inspired with the strength.
of fend, he again mounted his horse and
rode toward Burdick. As he met the latter
he offered him his left hand to shake,
meantime holding his right hand over his
bleeding throat, also holding the knife in
his hand. AS Burdick shook hands with
him, Lackey suddenly plunged the dagger
into Burdick's side, inficting wound
which physicians say Is fatal
The Sheriff was notified and Immediate
ly went to Johnson City. where Lackey bad
gone, and, in company with two deputies,
placed Lackey in an ambulance and
brought him to jail where he now lies In o
precarious condition.
With the exception. perhaps. of the muir
der aud cremation of the Lynch family
near Hampstead some years ago this is the
most horrible set of crimes ever commit
ted in this State. Possibly the United
States, in all its category of crimes. has no
parallel to this.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03
The DEADLY REVOLVER.
A Terrible Triple Tragedy in
the Streets Of the Illinois
State Capital
Two Policemen Shot Down by a
Ruffian, Who Is Killed by
Return Shot.
Springfield ul.) special.

A double tragedy occurred here this
morning. horrible in its details, resulting
in the Almost instant death of two men.
one policeman and the other a citizen,
and the wounding of another policeman
and negro woman.
A man named Leonard Gardner. owner
of candy store and a restaurant. was ar
rested last night on peace warrant for
beating his wife, and lodged in the city
prison by Officers William j. Camp and
Fred Gall. Early this morning Gardner
procured bail and was released.
He proceeded at once to a store and pur-
chased two forty-f four caliber bulldog re-
volvers, saying that he proposed to kill
the two policemen on sight that arrested
him. To several persons during the day
he made similar assertion, saying as he
fourished the revolvers that he guessed
the police would not arrest him now.
About seven o'clock this evening Gard
ner took his position in a hallway on
Washington street, between Sixth and
Seventh, and as Camp and Gall came up
he stepped out and fred at Gall, who re-
ceived the ball in his groin and fell, but
was unable to get his revolver.
Gardner then fired fatal shot at Camp,
the ball taking effect near the heart, but
the plucky officer returned the fire after he
was shot. emptying four chambers of his
forty four caliber Remington into Gard
ner's body before he Camp fell and ex-
PRED in the arms of Officer Jones.
Each of Camps shots took effect in
Gardeners body-one in the arm and three
in the region of the heart--and he expired
on the spot
A stray shot fred by Gardner struck a
negro woman who was passing in the calf
of the leg, it is reported, severing an
artery.
Gall was taken to the Leland Hotel,
where he could have surgical attendance,
and an examination showed that the ball
took downward course through the right
groin and lodged, and hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
The bodies of the two dead men were
conveyed to police headquarters, where a
heartrending scene occurred when Officer
Camps wife entered and threw herself on
the inanimate form of her husband. Camp
leaves a wife and five small children in al
most destitute circumstances, who have the
sympathy of the hundreds that have con-
gregated to talk of the horrible affair, bat
not regret is expressed for Gardner.
Such a tragedy was never before known
in Springfield, aud never before has po-
iceman been killed while on duty. Camp
and Gall were considered two Of the best
men on the force
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03

Ruling That VIII Embsrrass the Court
of Commissioners for Some Time.

of Commissioners for Some Time.
Washington telegram
The First Comptroller of the Treasury
to-day made ruling that is likely to en-
barmss the Court of Commissioners of
Alabama Claims for some time to come. 1t
is in effect that the employment of twenty
four persons borne on the rolls of the
court is entirely without warrant of law,
and that no payments can legally be made
from the Treasury on their account in the
future. Mr.. Andrew II. Allen, disbursing
agent of the court, recently made requisi-
tons on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
So, 900 to meet the current expenses OF the
court. In the usual course Of business the
acquisitions came before the First Comp
troller. and he decided to make an investi-
CATION of the affairs of the court before
authorizing the ISSUE of the necessary war
rants. His conclusions are summarized In
the following statement, prepared by him
for publication:
The Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims was created in 1874, to hear proof of
claims TO be paid out Of the $l5, 900, 900 awarded
by the Geneva Commission, and was continued
by various acts until Dec. 81 1877 IL was con-
stituted of five Judges, with an annual salary OF
Sc. 600 each, clerk at $1,000. q stenographer at
$500. and an attorney to represent the United
States at $1,000. Provision was also made for
rent of courtroom, furniture, stationery, fuel,
and other necessary incidental expenses, all Of
which was to be paid out of said fund before
Judgments were Ted. The court was reorgan-
lied in 1882 withthe same officers and salaries
as before, except that the number OF Judges
was reduced TO three. The COMPTROLLER. I'm
investigating the case found that,outside of the
above named officials there were on the pay
rolls the names OF assistant counsel for tho
United States, clerk to said counsel, experts,
clerks TO experts messengers. watchmen, eto..
whose aggregate salaries amounted to about
S34, 500 per year. He also found in the quarter
ly returns that there has been paid to other as
sistant counsel over 5000 for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1884, and about 81 900 for the
quarter ending March 81, 1885. besides other al
legged illegal payments. He says he finds no
law authorizing said payments, and after con-
sulting with the Acting Secretary of the Treas
ury and with the Solicitor of the Treasury, he
has decided to stop oil future payments Of the
same.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03

After Shooting Four People, One Probably
Fatally, He Blows Out His Brains.
(Salem Qnd.) telegram
A terrible case of ensmadness oc-
CURED to-day. Fred Berkey. Jr., a son of
one of the leading citizens of this place,
while intoxicated, appeared in the streets
and began an indiscriminate fusillade. He
fred nine shots, aiming at whoever hap
pened to be in range. Laura Kleiner re-
ceived two balls, one in the wrist and one
in the shoulder. William Mechanism
was shot through the hand. w. s.
Percise sustained flesh wound in the
thigh. Jordan Payne received ball through
the body just below the breast and will
probably die. Payne when shot was in
buggy with a companion. Dragging Payne
from the buggy, Berkey compelled the
other man to drive on, and attempted to es-
cape. Finding this impossible, he placed
a pistol to his head and fired. The ball
took effect, and the young man died in if
teen minutes.
No cause is known for the bloody work,
except that Berkey was completely mad
dened by the hG1or he had swallowed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03
DEADLY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A Fatal Wreck Near Louisville, KY, I'm
Which Three Men Were Killed.
louisville XVI special


Which Three Men Were Killed.
louisville (Kyl special
A fatal wreck occurred on the Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad
last night, near Pleasure Ridge Park, about
twenty-five miles from this city, which re-
suited in the death Of three men. severe
storm had been raging in the vicinity early
in the after neon, and large tree was blown
across the track at the foot of n steep grade.
About e:30 o'clock the local freight coming
toward this city reached that point. The
train was travelling at rapid rate of speed
at the time and as it was getting dark the
engineer, Tom Sheriff. did not see the tree
until he was too close to stop. He re-
versed the engine, but it struck the
obstacle with gre t force and was thrown
FROM the track. seven cars piling up on top
of it. The front brakeman and fireman
were In the engine with Sheriff. at the
time, and all three were killed almost in
stantE. The engine and cars were smashed
to pieces and the track torn up. The names
Of the killed are as follows: Tom Sheriff..
engineer; Ben j. Peak, brakeman; Tom
Filburn, freman-all of Louisville. T. A.
Goodman, the conductor, was injured in
ternally and his back severely strained.
All the men were terribly scalded about
the head and face, and terribly mangled in
the wreck.