Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-22

| nuallv. Mr.. Lamar makes a acarefi1I review M
the case, and is decided in his opinion that
the moneys paid by the railroad TO the
steamship line do not come within the stat
utory deductions allowed from the gross
earnings or the roads, and that the amounts
paid should be restored to the treasury.
| The Secretary OF the Treasury is asked if
he concurs III the opinion of the Secretary
! oi the Interior, 10 take legal action against
the companies TO recover the money. The
papers III the case will be laid before the
Attorney who. it is expected, will
| soon order suit 10 be brought.
The fss1e between the Senate and Presi-
dent.
| WAsFTISGToN, March 2lst.-'Tbe debate in
the Senate on the points at issue between
that body and the President. over the
! refusal of the latter to furnish information
| relative to the cause for removals of Fed
eral ofncehoideTs, is apparently nowhere
near an ending. Several Senators OF both
! parties have prepared, or are preparing
speeches, and the discussion will oeeupv
! the greater part of this week. Meantime
the work OF confirming the Presidents APP
! polntmentS, begun in the Dement, case at
| the solicitation of Senator Logan. and with
| the cooperation of Senator Hoar. is liable
| TO continue. There is some apprehension
| expressed lest there may be detection in
the republican ranks of one or two Sem
ators, who do not approve of the resolu-
uons OF the Judiciary Committee in the
| shape in which they are presented. but if
there is wavering in the ranks now, it
will probably be remedied, and the resolu
| tions as introduced be adopted There are
| three resolutions, and the first two. con-
| demning the Acknowledgement and the
! President for their action in Withholding
papers, are approved BY every Republican
Senator. The third resolution is as fol-
| lows:
| Resol5ed, That it is, under the circumstances.
| the duty Of the Senate to refuse its advice and
| consent to the proposed removals of Officers the
| documents and papers in reference to the sup
posed ofenses or personal misconduct of whom
are Withheld by the Executive or any head of
| department, when deemed necessary by the
senate and called iorin considering the matter
| There is at least one Republican Senator
who is unwilling to vote for this resolution
lie holds that it is the duly of the Senate
| to perform its constitutional function, and
| either conform or reject nominations, even
| II the President refuses TO give the Senate
| such information as is required to enable
1t to act intelligently. This phase of the
question has not yet been presented in de-
| bate, but it will probably be brought up
this week and will lead TO spirited dis
! cussiOn.
Bloody Work of a Desperate.
OMAHA, March 2lst-H. C. Steadman. a
prominent farmer of Burt county, proprie-
| tor of two creameries near the village of
Lyons, yesterday forenoon discharged Ed
ward johnson, alias John Anderson, q
! young man and comparative stranger in
the city. Johnson thereupon picked a
| quarrel with Steadman, and without Civ
| ing warming whipped out pistol and shot
oteadman in the bowels, causing death in
a short time. Amid the ensuing excite
ment, Johnston secured a Winchester rifle
and large. quantity of ammunition,
| ana mounting horse started off
| Constable Parker immediately organ
lzed small party, armed with revolvers,
and mounting horses gave pursuit. being
| joined from time to time by others along the
way. They kept gaining on him, and
hnally, twelve miles south, near the farm
| of Charles 7. Johnson, regular battle en-
sued. The murderer turned and fired
! several shots in rapid succession, shooting
, Peter Johnson, brother of Charles, in the
head, killing him instantly. He next shot
Charles P. Johnson fatally in the abdomen,
His next shot killed Constable Parkers
horse. This was followed by other
shots, injuring some of the horses
and grazing some of the men,
Meantime the pursuers, whose numbers
had largely increased. kept firing their re-
volvers, but the desperate was out of shot
range. 1t was thought, however that he
was wounded. The crowd began TO close
in on him, when he finally jumped from
his horse and running into Charles H.
Johnson's large barn, he opened lively
fire through the cracks and openings, and
held the entire crowd, now numbering
! fully 100 men, at bay. They finally eau
| tiously surrounded the barn, carefully
guarding themselves from the fire of the
barricaded desperate. They continued to
shoot tyto the barn at frequent intervals
until dark. 1t was proposed to burn him
out, but no one would volunteer to fire the
building. 1t was concluded to guard the
barn carefully all night. and resume opera
tions in the morning. Late last night
Sheriff Skinner, from Te.iamah, arrived
with posse OF ten men with Winchester
rifles. At the last accounts. . o'clock this
afternoon, the desperate still held the fort.
1t had been decided to set fire to the barn.
drive him out or roast him.
GSECOND DISPATCH.I
OMAHA, March 2lst.-An attempt TO
storm the barn resulted to-day in the death
of another man, Edgar Everett, whom the
desperate shot. Several others have been
slightly wounded during the day.
LATER-To-night bright fire is seen
southwest of Oakland, in the direction of
the barn, eight miles distant, and n report
has reached here that the barn has been
set on fire. The murderer has killed three
men-H. G. Steadman, c. i. Johnson and
Edgar Eyerett-has wounded several. and
has shot several horses. The barn, which
Is now burning, was, with its contents,
valued at $1,000, and belonged 10 {. Z.
Johnson, one of the killed.
An Old Lady ortured and Robbed.
New ORLEANS, March 21st.-A special to
the Picdgune from Aberdeen, Miss, saws
Tonight three strangers went TO the house
of Mrs. Schander, a widow, living across
the lake from Tchula, twelve miles from
Lexington. gagged and bound her and
a peddler who was in the house
at the time, with a view of securing
large sum of money believed
TO be secreted about the house The old
lady was subjected TO all manner of
| torture and 1t was not until they
carried her to the fire and threatened TO
burn her that she told them where
81, 800 was secreted. As soon as this sum
was secured and 800 that the peddler had,
the robbers left for Lexington to take the
train. The pedder got out his knife cut the
| cords and released himself and gave the
| alarm. Town Marshal Moses, q. Jennet
and John Gwin started in pursuit, and
overlook the robbers about a mile from
| Lexington, when battle occurred, in
which one of the robbers was instantly
killed, another wounded and the third cap
tured.
withdrawn from the Bond.
New YORK, March 2lst.-Joseph 0'Don-
nell, who was bondsman for Alderman
Jachne. this evening withdrew his bond
and surrendered the Alderman for custody
O'Donnell had his suspicious aroused that
Jachne was about to take trip to Canada
Jachne is locked up at police headquarters
| tonight.
Disastrous Confiagration.
| MEMPHIS (Tenn.), March 21st-A fire
| occurred this morning at Helena, Ark, de-
| stroying three blocks, including the opera
| house. 1t originated in 0. X Roberts
| wholesale grocery store. The total loss is
| S290,000. with an insurance of S175000.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.
| SHERMAN (Texas), March 21st.-The At
| Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
| Company made their initial move yester-
day toward their entry into Texas. Messrs.
| Paterson and Kimough, civil engineers,
representing the road, arrived yesterday
morning, and began q survey north from