Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-11
WIRED WORDS.
lsFEc1AL DISPATCHES TO THE aEoonD-UN1oN.I
DOMESTIC NEWS.
California Fruits in the East.

Sle eACeptloD' lIldt pl grapes. ne 1r6lgnt
! charges, too, are a little more reasonable.
| California pears have established name
| here which places them above their native
| companions. Peaches, too, are in demand,
! but lose much Of their delicious flavor by
the long journey. Grapes are so plentiful
| in New \ ork State that unless California
! fruit is i'll tip-top condition the former will
have the call among the dealers here Our
customers comprise all classes. Within
| the past year or two Italian street venders
are among the heaviest purchasers. OF
course wealthy New Workers are among
| the best consumers, outside Of the mer-
| chants who make speciality of California
fruit. Broadway fruit dealers sell our fruit
at an enormous profit. With the exception
| of fruit stored in refrigerators we have none
from the Pacific coast in market now. ex-
cept a few grapes, which sell from 81 to So
per case, according to condition. We ex-
pect one lot more Of few cases, which will
be the last of the season"
More Political Conundrums and Their
Answers.
LOUISVILLE Ky, November 10th.-The
C0lrief-JouHGl will publish tomorrow let
ters from 100 members of COngress-50
Democrats and 81 Republicans These
letters are in response 10 four questions.
sent out by o. o. Stealey. the Washington
correspondent of the CO3ujerJ0af1lal as
follows:
First-Would you favor an amendment to the
rules OF the House, providing that the general
appropriation bills except the legislative, sun
dry civil and deficiency bills shall be prepared
and enrolled hereafter by the appropriate
Standing committee, as on the other several
branches of the public service.
SecOnd-Do you favor any change in the laws
governing silver coinage and silver certificates
and II SO; what modification would you regard
Third-What extent in your opinion would a
revision of the tariff and internal revenue laws
| De desirable at the next session.
FouIth-WhO is your choice for the caucus
nomination for Speaker?
In the Democratic responses. Al unuuali-
fiedly favor an amendment of the rules :;
five give qualified answer; four oppose a
change and three are non-committal To
the second, or silver question, four favor
legislation; 40 oppose II, and six are non
committal To the third, or tariff reform
question, 90 favor tariff agitation, three op-
pose and three are nOn-cOmmittal. For
Speaker, 81 are for Carlisle. one
for Randall, and one non-commit-
tai. The whole number of Republican
members who responded is 81 For
amending the rules of the House, 48 un-
quallhediy approve, y qualify their an
swers, 3 oppose and % are non-committal
ton, ,16 oppose it and l5 are non-committal
Seventy-five oppose tariff legislation,
favor 1t and II are non committal. For
Speaker, 80 are for Frank Hiscock, % for
Reed of Maine, II for Governor Long of
Massachusetts and p are nOn-committal.
Postoffice Discontinued "for Cause"
WASHINGTON, November 10th. - The
Postotfice at Plymouth, Box Elder county,
Utah, was to-day discontinued for the
reason that everyone had moved out of the
town, leaving only the Postmaster with his
four wives and fifteen children as the only
occupants of the place.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON. November 10th. - The
Postmaster General to-day appointed the
following fourth-class Postmasters Wvo-
ming, Beckton, George T. Beck Hilliard,
George w. Carleton. Montana, Big Tim
ber, 0. NJ. Hatch; Poagan, Samuel NJ.
Martin. Nevada, Fort Halleck, Charles E.
Mayer.
The only general question discussed at
the meeting of the Cabinet to-day was in
regard to the construction of the new naval
cruisers authorized at the last session of
Congress. All the members were present.
No action in the Sterling case was taken
bv the Civil Service Commission at its
meeting to-day.
The Dead Alive-i Singular Story.
PoRTLAYD (Maine), November 10TH
About fourteen months ago Joseph Over.
aged 20 years, of Cape Elizabeth, was
thrown from a wagon, and was picked up
dead, as supposed. The body was inferred
in Evergreen Cemetery. a short time ago
his parents were warned that he was alive
and well, and would soon be home. The
coffin was exhumed, and when it was about
hplnp al "a !
young Dyer walked into the house and
said, when he saw what was being done
Don't open it, for here | am His ap-
pearance, as may well be supposed, caused
an exciting scene. 1t is supposed that medi-
cal students dug up the body for the pur-
pose of dissection, found Over alive and
treated him until he thoroughly recovered.
The young man remembers nothing of
what took place while in the doctors hands.
Woman Murdered by Her Son.
FoRr WORTH TEX J, November 10TH
Advices from Tanning, in Clay county.
give the details Of the deliberate murder.
last Saturday, of Mrs. Sanford, wife of Z.
{. Sanford, planter, by her son, Valentine
Sanford, "A years of age. The boy COM
mitted the deed during his fathers absence
from home, by firing five shots at his
mother, with Winchester rifle. while she
was working in the fields. lie was after
wards assisted by his father in a search for
his wife. Some neighbors found the
woman's body on Sunday evening and the
boy then confessed the crime, saving he
had also intended 10 kill his father then
sell the plantation and become a brigaud
The youthful murderer exhibits no remorse
for the deed. He is now in Jail
Courthouse Destroyed by Fire.
GALVESTON, November 10th.-A special
from Centerville, Texas, to the Nelcs, says
AT midnight, last night, flames were dis
covered in the County Treasurcr's Office in
the Courthouse of Leon county The lire
spread rapidly, and consumed the entire
building. Many valuable records, dating
back thirty years, which cannot be dupli-
Gated, were burned. The County Clerks
safe contained large sums of money on de-
post, which, it is believed. will be found
intact. The fire vas undoubtedly of incen-
diary origin, as traces of kerosene have
been found.
Another "Old Man Bender"
LINCOLN I'LL, November lath.-A SEN
sation was caused to-day by the discovery of
portions of the bones of at least three per
sons under the smoke-h house. of a home
stead belonging to one John. Haines from
1872 to 1880. Haines was n desperate char
acter and the tenor of his aeighbors. He
was d paTLESfpdnC III several bloody attTaYS
here, and was himself slain in Kansas a
year ago. 1t is now generally believed that
HaineS Has another old man Bender
and that she bones found are the remains
OF some'et his victims. An examination
of the PREMISES will be made tomorrow.
Turning the Tables.
CLEsELAND (O.), November 10th.-O. d.
Crocker, President Of the Copper King
Mining Company, of New Mexico. who
was arrested at the instance of D. A. Ben
nett, of Tombstone, Arizona. for securing
$lc,eG0 worth of property under false pre-
lenses, brought suit against the company
to-day for 100000, advanced by him 10
improve and open the mine.
The Texas Strike.
GALVESTON, November 1Oth.--Tbe COM
mittee of arbitration for the settlement of
the recent strike inaugurated IN this CITY
held continuous session to-day. The tes-
timonv taken is being reduced to writing.
The situation continues grave. Colored
laborers all over the city are awaiting the
result of the arbitration committees Iabors
with undisguised interest. They feel that
their interests are being jeopardized by the
Knights of Labor. This feeling has been
intensified by demand from the local AS
sembty of the Knights of Labor for the
dismissal of three colored men.
Constitutionality of the Election Reeistrv
in Ohio.