Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-09
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A War Trophy to be Returned.
HARTFORD, February 7th.-The efforts
which the survivors of the Ninth Regiment
of the Connecticut volunteers are making
to return the Third Mississippi Regiment
the silken lone star flag, captured from
them in the battle at Pass Christian, Mis-
sissippi, more than twenty years ago, have
resulted in causing the managers of the
New Orleans Exposition to name that day
Connecticut day on which the presentation
of the flag will be made. The Southerners
are making elaborate plans for the event,
and a committee of the Ninth will return
the flag as proof of the bond of love and
fraternal feeling which has sprung up in
place of the bitterness of the war. Before
the object was fully understood in the Con-
necticut House of Representatives, yester-
day, some rural members, Republicans and
Democrats, waved the bloody shirt in a
frantic manner and one red-headed man
from Barkhamstead moved that the rem
nants of the flag be cremated and that the
ashes be sent in lieu thereof to the rebels
for preservation.
meteorological Records Destroyed.
WASHINGTON, February 7th.-A fire this
stroyed and damaged a number of meteor
illogical records and almost ruined some of
the finest instruments in the office. The
| fire was confined to the second. third and
fourth floors. The records destroyed and
| injured are those that have been collected
/ during the past five or six years, and which
the officials say cannot be replaced. A
number of charts were also damaged be-
yond future use. The instruments injured
were of the finest class of barometers and
! thermometers. The Signal Service officials
are unable 10 estimate tonight the loss TO
the service. The loss on the buildings is
! s., 900.
| Fatally Shot.
WABASH (Ind) J, February 7th.-Lee Linn,
the editor of the Courier, was accosted by
William Hickey, of Lagro, who had made
/ threats against Linns life. The latter
pulled revolver and shot him through the
breast twice. He will die. Hickey came
to town last night for the purpose of as
saulting Linn, but was avoided by his in
| tended victim. This morning he was lying
in wait for Linn, who, after warning him
to keep away, shot him. Linn has not been
arrested. Hickey called at Linns office last
fall, and was then shot at by the editor, but
escaped unhurt.
Excitement in the Hooking Valley.
COLUMBUS co., February 7th.-Hocking
Valley has been greatly excited tonight
over rumors of the concentrated attack by
the strikers. Over 400 shots were fired in
the neighborhood of Nelsonville and Buck
tell about 10 o'clock, but no attack was
made. The patrol trains drove the strikers
off.
The Alaska Heard From.
New YORK, February 7th-The steamer
City of Chester, which arrived this morn
ing, reports having passed the steamer
Alaska on the 9th instant. The Alaska
was then putting in for Halifax.
To be Tried for Heresy.
New YORK, February 7th, = Assistant
Bishop Potter has consented TO have Rev.
Heber Newton presented for trial. Coun-
sci for the presenters are busily engaged in
preparing the necessary papers, which will
| be ready this week.