Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-19

box cabin, which charitable neighbors here
mad provided for him. His life was sad
out romantic. he was born in Scotland in
lol3. George Hamilton Gordon, the fourth
Earl OF Aberdeen, was his cousin. DIR.
Gordon came TO America in I843, and en-
gagged IN business Tor a short time success
fully IN New York, and thea moved to st.
LOUIS. Here he was also prosperous Re
verses finally overlook him and he sur-
rendered all to the liquidation of claims
against him. He then moved to Texar-
kama, where he had hard struggle for ex-
Istence. 1t is asserted that the obstacle to
MS succession to the Earldom of Aberdeen
was his refusal to take the Burgess oath
Quarantine for Live stock.
LINCOLN (Neb) January 1Sth.-At the
recommendation of the State Live Stock
COMMISSION, Governor Thayer to-day
issued proclamation quarantiniug. after
February 1st, all cattle shipped from the
states OF New Jersey and Delaware. and
from the counties of West Chester. Rich
mond, New York. Kings Queens and Suf-
ioihi IN new YORK S'ate, County of,Phila-
delphla, PennsylvaLia, counties of Balti
more, Howard, Carroll and Prince George.
IN IN Maryland, and county of Cook, Illinois.
The proclamation also prohibits the ship
ment into the State from the 1st of March
TO the lst OF November, of all cattle from
| the States of Texas, Arkansas. Louisiana.
Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee,
South Carolina and Indian Territory.
With an Eye to Business.
CLEVELAND, JanuarY 1Sth.-Mrs. Joseph
Ammon, whose Incarceration in iaiI here
| Tor contempt OF Court is attracting much
attention, yesterday received an offer of
| marriage from person in New York. She
| refused to divulge the name, but gives the
| letter for rlnhlIpatinr rho l.
band says he is a railroad contractor and
has large contract on hand, but that he
| is short OF finds and would like a loving
| wife who would loan him $4,000 until he
was on his feet financially. He has read
| of her case in the papers, and is filled with
admiration for her pluck. Mrs. Ammon
secured a divorce last SIMMER from her
husband, Colonel J. II. Ammon. of Harper
| & Brothers, New York. sysH
A HounS Girl Commits Suicide.
DENVER (CoL), January 1Sth.-A Col
| oIado Springs special TO the NelUs says
| Minnie Ray, daughter of prominent citi-
zen OF this place, threw herself in front of
| the engine OF the Midland express, which
| passed in the rear of the house, at III
| O'Clock last night. She was instantly
| killed. The head was crushed and torn
| from the shoulders and the body horribly
| mangled. She left letter to her parents
| saying she was a great sinner and would
| rather die than disgrace them. 1t is learned
| that she few days ago rented cottage
| belonging to her father for $40 and spent
| the money. II is thought this SO proved
| upon her mind that she concluded to take
her life. The Coroner's jury rendered a
verdict of suicide while temporarily in-
| sane"
SwindlIng the Government.
[Copyufgt, 1885, by the California associated Pressl
New YORK, January 1Sth.-The World
| predicts the arrest tomorrow of representa-
tives of three foreign houses, which ship
silk into this country. One charge is of de-
tranding customs by Understanding
quantities in the invoice as the result of re-
| cent Investigations made by the Apprais-
er's department. These representatives ar
| rived here on the steamer Gascoygne to-
| day. The Appraisers have thus far found
seventy-two cases of silk which have been
| under valued.
Railroad Accident.
CHICAGO, January 1Sth-The day coach
| and sleeper of the East bound Illinois Cen
tTal train was thrown from the track near
Scales Mound to-day. Five passengers are
| badly bruised, but the train dispatcher
asserts that none are fatally injured The
mail-agent had a rib broken and is injured
| internally.
| Fearful Loss of Life.
| ST. PAUL, January 1Sth.-It is figured out
that there has been 217 deaths by the biz
zard. The remains of many people who
are reported missing may not be found un-
| til the snow thaws in the spring the bodies
being covered by deep drifts that have
| formed over them.
Murder and Suicide.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-Frank
Fouckner, a young Austrian living in
South Brooklyn, this afternoon fatally
wounded his wife and killed himself with
a revolver. Insane jealousy was the cause.