Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-30

be Americans without forgetting that
there is an oppressed Ireland l believe it
is the duty of American Irishmen to do
their utmost for Irish nationality and
liberty"
Ell PAso (Texas), March 29th.-Last
night, about 10 o'clock, shooting scrape
took place at the Grand Central Hotel
between two gamblers. The shooting COM
menced in doorway leading from the
reading-room to the bar. Over dozen
shots were fired, one of which passed
through the shoulder of Burgess, one of
the gamblers, and lodged in the door
casing. The rooms were full of people
when the shooting commenced, but when
it was over not a person could be seen in
the house. Gambler Chris, who did the
shooting, was arrested and lodged in jail.
Considerable excitement exists, and loud
threats of lynching the shooters, for their
firing promiscuously in crowded hotel,
are heard.
A "Peeping Tom" Killed.
CLEVELAND, March 29th.-For several
nights past the family of w. D. Hoyt have
been annoyed by man looking in at the
windows. About O'Clock this evening,
Mrs Hoyt noticed a face at the window,
and Hoyt went outside, revolver in hand.
Seeing man in the yard, he commanded
him to throw up his hand. The stranger
reached for his hip-pocket, and Hoyt fired,
shooting him through the heart. The
dead man is a mulatto, whose identity it
is impossible to ascertain. Hoyt gave him
self up to the police. He is a stenographer,
in the employ of the Standard Oil Com
pany.
\ Thousand-Mile Race.
PITTsBURG, March 29th-O'Neil & Co.,
owners of the towboat w. w. O'Neil, have
accepted a challenge from the St Louis
and Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany for 1,000-mile race between the W
w. ONeil and picked boat of the chal-
longing company. The boats are TO each
have tow of six model barges, and the
one first reaching Cairo, 1000 miles up the
Mississippi, is to be the winner. The race
is to decide the superiority of the short or
long stroke The short stroke is in general
practice, while the long stroke is an inno-
walton of Captain O'Neil's. The race will
take place in June.
Death of a Chicago Millionaire.
CHICAGO, March 29th.-Perry II. Smith, a
retired lawyer and millionaire, died here
this morning of congestion or the liver.
Deceased was a lifelong Democrat and
exercised a strong influence in the councils
| of his party in the West. He was a close
| friend of S, J. Tilden.
Mysterious Disappearance of an Ex-
Governor.
ST. LOUIS, March 29th-The family and
| friends of Ex-Governor Thomas c. Fletcher,
prominent citizen and lawyer of high
| reputation in this city, are in great distress
at his mysterious absence from home. He
has not been seen for nine days.
Twelve Coal Miners Killed.
ST LOUIS, March 29th.-A terrible explo-
sion occurred in coal mine No. at Meal
| lister, l. l., Friday evening. Twelve
| miners, all who were in the mine at the
time, were killed. The cause of the explo-
sion is unknown, but is supposed to have
been the ignition of powder The bodies
were only slightly burned, and death was
evidently the result of the conclusion.
Ex-President Arthur and Party.
FORTRESS MONROE (Va), March 29th,-
| Ex-President Arthur, Senator Cameron
and party arrived this morning.