Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-10
HOME AND ABROAD.
DRUNKEN MIsSISSIPPIAN SHOOTS
FOUR NEGROES.
Murder of an Austrian Explorer
No Hunting in Galway
Burning Coal Fields.

NO hunting IN Galway
Burning Coal Fields.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE RECORD usIoS.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Orton Before a q. s. Commissioner.
New YORK, November 9th-The exam
ination in the case of the man, George
Curtis, who claims to be Sir Roger Itch
| borne, upon charge of being bogus pen
sioner, was begun to-day before United
States Commissioner Benedict, in Brook
| lyn. James N Ward. the Chief Law Clerk
| in the Pension Department at Washington,
| testified that he made the complaint and
was present at the time of the arrest A
copy of the original discharge of Charles
| Curtis, which is on file in the Second Au-
| ditor's Office, at Washington. placed in
evidence. Ii set forth that Charles Curtis
was private of Company F. 106th New
York Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted
| February II, 1865, to serve three years, or
| during the war. He was discharged from
| the service, TO date from June H. 1865, by
| reason of the muster out of the detacb
ment. Said Curtis was born in Canada, Us
81 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches in hight,
|
hair, and by occupation 4 clerk when en-
listed. The Identification paper shows it
was made before Justice of the Peace
| Charles f. Monroe ON March y, 1885, at
| San Diego, California. The papers further
show that Curtis was wounded in battle.
Thomas Ormsby, who knew the heir of
| the Tichborne estate. visited the United
States Court and saw Curtis and Charles
Orton, who happened also to be i'll the
| building. Ormsby said subsequently, that
| he failed to recognize either of the two
men as the missing heir. The lawyer for
the accused is confident of proving that his
client is Charles Curtis.
Appeal for Starving Indians.
| WASHINGTON, November 9th.-The Sec
retary of the Interior having received from
| the War Department telegram from Gen
eral Howard, saving that General Miles re-
ports that 1,lc0 Hualpai Indians located ON
| a reservation in northwestern Arizona are
now in a destitute condition in a barren
country and must be fed or starye, he has
requested that the military authorities
issue two-thirds ration per day 10 those In
dians, TO the extent of $5,000-the whole
OF the appropriation made by Congress for
| their support-and in the event that that
sum proves insufficient to subsist them
| through the winter months, or until they
are able to provide for themselves, that the
| Interior Department be advised.
PIeuro-Pneumonia in Indiana.
| ISpIANAPoLis, November 9th Gentle
men from Jasper and Clinton counties are
| in the city with a view TO securing active
measures to prevent the spread of pleuro-
| pneumonia, which has developed to an
| alarming extent in the last few days. They
say that in their vicinity more than thou
| 10 atl cd mil Loo,
which is incurable, and which is rapidly
spreading. DR.. Nayin, State Veterinarian,
| has already ordered number killed, and
| these gentlemen think that the State should
| pay for those killed, and wanted an official
| opinion from the Attorney General to that
| effect, but that official assumes q very diff
| ferent view of it. Two hundred spring
calves, shipped from northern Ohio about
| three weeks ago, were brought to Clinton
county, and 100 were sold there and sent to
Illinois, where pleuro-pneumonia broke
out among them.
| Freak o. an Insane Man.
New YORK, November 9th-A Pittsburg
special says - Yesterday, as Rev. Father
| klowler was celebrating mass in st. Philo-
mena's Catholic Church, stranger entered
and unobseryed by the clergyman
walked behind the altar. The intruder
/
him terrific blow back of the ear. The
latter staggered, when he was again struck,
| this time in the face, knocking him down.
| The church was crowded with women and
children, and a panic ensued. Order was
| only restored when the priest resumed his
place on the altar and informed his indig-
nant congregation that he was unhurt. His
assailant, who is undoubtedly insane, was
taken charge OF By three men and handed
over to 1.-THE police"
The Suspected Messenger.
ST. LOUIS, November 9th.-A letter has
| been received from ST. Joseph, alleged to
! have been writ en- by "Jinl Cummings"
the party who robbed the express car re-
Gently of some $50 Geo, the purport of which
| is that Frotheringham, the messenger, was
not implicated in the robbery Certain
facts mentioned in the letter have been
| corroborated by the detectives, still the
messenger is held, and the Grand Jury has
| indicted him. Public opinion is divided as
to Fro;heringham's guilt, but the general
belief is that the robbery is bona fide one,
and that the messenger is innocent.
Defense of the Murderers.
New YORK, November 9th-The Cali
fornia Defense Fund Association, of San
| Francisco, has, through its Secretary,
| Charles +. Burgman, asked Hon. James A.
! Whitney of this city, to assist in the de-
| fense of the condemned Anarchists of Chi
! cago. when the case shalt be brought up on
appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
| Whitney wrote yesterday 10 Secretary
| Burgman saving that he would assist. In
an interview Mr.. Whitney said he regarded
| the matter purely from legal standpoint.
He expressed no personal opinion Of the
circumstances from which the affair arose.
| Jhe Hop Market.
New YoRK, November 9th.--In the hop
market new Pacifics are showing marked
firmness Brewers are in many instances
giving these goods preference over foreign
| hops. For first class article 80 cents cash
is the inside rate, and sales to brewers at
30 and SO cents are noted For less than
% cents only an inferior article can be
secured. State hops are dull and wholly
nominal, and the foreign move only in
moderate way and prices show no i'm
provement.
A Rascars w. rk.
New YoRK, November 9th.-Frank Du-
| ham, the Italian dive keeper, who was
arrested yesterday for abducriug two IL
year-od girls from San Francisco, and who
was followed TO this city by the girls
father, was arraigned at Jefferson Market
| Police Court to-day. The girls were given
L
of Crueky to Children, and Duham was
remanded until requisition can be pro-
| cured to take him back 10 California.
Serious Trouble on the Border.
SAN ANTONIO, November 9th.-Hewlitt
Griner, one OF the most extensive ranch
| men in western Texas, was killed last night
at Los Vicos, Mexico, just across the river
from Del Rio, Texas. Griner lived with
his family at Uvalde and had gone over
into Mexico with several employees to see
| about the condition of stock on the ranch
he owns there. Some time ago he had a
difficulty with some Mexicans living ad-
| joining his hacienda, and the natives at
that time threatened to kill him if he again
appeared in their midst. Yesterday The
Americans were attacked by he Mexicans
and pitched battle ensued. Griner's body
was rddled with bullets, and one of bis
men was also killed. p b. McMahon, who
was one of Griner's party, succeeded in kill
ing one of the Mexicans, and the surviving
Americans made their escape 10 this side
under yolley of bullets from the Win
chesters of the Mexicans. The Americans
along the border are greatly incensed, and
declare they will have vengeance.
Open Season for Negroes Down in Mis-
sissippi.