Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-11

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from the docket by agreement, it having
been compromised. Fotheringham is the
messenger who was robbed of 100000 by
Fred Wltbrock, alias Jim Cummings, who,
with his accomplices. is now in the peni-
tentiary. Fotheringham was arrested on
suspicion. He secured judgment against
the company tor $4,000, and compromises
for 5000.
Morton's Business In Indiana.
New YORK, December 10th.-The Mail
and Express (Rep.) says, editoriallv, that
Levi P. Morton will request Mr.. Harrison
to name Thomas G. Platt for either the
Secretaryship of the Treasury or the Inte-
rior, or, falling to secure either one, he will
request he privilege of naming some other
candidate for the Treasury or Interior. or
at least the privilege OF naming the New
York member of the Cabinet The paper
says this is what takes Morton at this time
TO Indianapolis.
Another Negro Outrage.
ATLANTA (Ga.l, December 10th.-A negro
was a delegate TO the Forestry Congress
held here last week. He read paper be-
fore that body, received social attentions of
the people, and left before his race was
discovered. This was Rev. James Poin-
dexter, of Columbus, Ohio. His skin is
he is negro. Leo Welter, of Hamilton,
Ohio, prominent white Democrat, occu-
pied the same bed with Poindexter in the
Markham House.
Meyers Many Millions.
BRUNSWICK On. J.), December 10th.-The
new claimant of the Christopher Meyer
estate is Mollie Meyer Regensberger, wife
of DR.. Regensberger of San Francisco, and
daughter of the late VIM. H. Meyer, a son
of the millionaire, who it is said was BAN
ished to California upon his marriage with
Mollies mother. Miss Hargrave of Mill
town is resisting this claim on the ground
of the sons alleged illegitimacy.
Paid Dearly for Their Crimes.
BALTIMORE, December 1Oth.-Last night
a man and woman engaged room at an
East End hotel. Nothing was seen of them
until late this afternoon, when the room
door was broken open. The man was
found dead and the woman nearly so.
They had blown out the gas. They were
identified as Charles E. Eliason, a young
workingman. and Mrs. Lille May Eliason,
his sster-in-law.
Western Union Against Union Pacific.
OMAHA, December 10th. = James NJ
Woolworth, solicitor for the Western Union
Telegraph Company, this morning filed a
suit i'll equity before the Z. S. Circuit Court
against the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany for cancelling contract existing be-
tween the TWO companies by which the
telegraph company operates telegraph lines
exclusively along the defendants road.
Railroad Accidents.
WORCESTER (Mass.), December 10th.-It
is reported that Boston and Albany train
was deraiied at Ashland and three men
killed.
PITTsBURG December 10th.-An engine
and two loaded cars on the huntington
and Broadtop Railroad ran into a passen-
ger train at Coalmont this morning, Sc
verely injuring dozen persons,
Evicted Settlers Going Back.
Fort DODGE Ia.), December I0th-At a
meeting of the evicted farmers of Washing
ton, Lost Grove and neighboring town
ships, at Lehigh on Saturday, resolution
was adopted to reoccupy the lands, the ex-
pense to be shared equally by all the set
tiers. This resolution, if carried out, will
necessitate second eviction, as well as
punishment for contempt of Court.
In Hayti Waters.
New YORK, December 10th.-Private dis
patches received here to-day state that the
German steamer Cremone plying between
Hamburg and Haytain ports, put in at
Port-au-Prince on November 25th in a
sinking condition. 1t is supposed the
vessel was ran into by Haytian gunboat
while endeavoring to run the blockade.
Atrocious Murder in Indiana.
New ALBANY Qnd.), December 10TH
VIM. Benson, farm hand, is under arrest
for killing his employer, Jacob Mottweiler,
and wounding Mrs. Mottweiler probably
fatally, late yesterday, on a farm near here.
The killing was the result of a quarrel be-
cause Benson wanted to marry servant
girl, Sallie Snyder
School Officers Powers.
KANSAS CITY, December 10th The Court
of Appeals to-day ordered The faculty of
tae Warrenburg Normal School TO rein
state Rosa Clark, who was expelled in 1884
for attending an entertainment without
permission of the principal. The Court
held that the school authorities had no
power to make or enforce such rule.
The Dynamite Trial.
GENEVA Ill), December 10th.-The
trial of John Bauereisen, charged with con-
spracy against The Burlington road, was
resumed to-day. Several witnesses testi-
fed to the explosion of dynamite on the
track in May last, which shattered the
headlight and broke wheel on locomo-
tive.
Words That Are Not Libelous.
CHICAGO, December 10th-Judge Bod
gett, of the Federal Court, to-day held that
the words Bad Debt Collection Agency"
sent on envelopes in the mail were not in
dictable under the new libel law. The in
dictment against the collection agency u.s.
ing these words was quashed.
More White Cap Warnings.
BUcYRus (O.), December I0th.-White
Cap warnings appeared here for the first
time this morning warning the settlement
of certain matters pertaining to the city
government, and ordering saloon keepers
and thieves to leave within fifteen days
under the usual penalties.
Quite Too Much Magnetism
DBsMo1NEs Ia.), December l0th.-Dr. o.
X. Carr and Mrs. C. Ehlers left here to-
gether to-day, leaving no word. Their
destination is Canada. Carr leaves wife
and seven children, and Mrs. Ehlers leaves
a husband and grown daughter. Both are
magnetic physicians.
Chauncey's Choice.
New YORK, December 10th.-The Com
n,erciGy -Aduertiser publishes an interview
with Depew, in which he states that while
he would not accept position in the Cabi-
ter to England should it be offered him.
Killed by Boiler Explosion.
CLEVELAND (O.), December 10th.-By the
explosion of boiler in Strohl & Haman's s
feed mill at Trowbridge this morning,
Henry Haman and Albert Kline were
killed, aEd Wallace Stroll and boy badly
injured.
HNntington's New Feeder.
MEMPHIS, December 10th.-It is currently
reported here that G. F. Huntington has
purchased the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad and will use it as a southwestern
feeder for the Mississippi valley system.
Woaan Mu,de and suicide.
CHICAGO December 10th.-John a. Mar
tin, married engineer, shot and fatally
wounded his boarding house keeper. Mrs
W. P. Merrill, because she did not reeipro-
cate his affections.
Mrs. Parsons Surprised.
NEW YoRK. December I0th.-Among the
arrivals on the Aurauia was Mrs. Lucv
Parsons, of Chicago, of Anarchist fame.
She was surprised that no one met her at
the dock.
Sale of Railroad.
BALTIMORE, December 10th-The Mary
land Central Railroad was bought bv the