Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-27
Marblohead's Baptism of Fire.

MARBIEHEAD (Mass.), December c6th-Last
nights fire burned over au area of twelve acres.
In fifteen minutes from the time the fire alarm
rung the entire business portion was u sea of
flames.
1t is now estimated that the loss is between
$500 900 and $500, 900.
The entire manufacturing district, the princi-
pal business OF the town, was burned to the
ground. Fully sixty buildings were consumed.
The manu- acturerS think it impossible to re-
build this winter, and there is a general feeling
of depression in the town.
Champion OaIsm O'Connor.
New YORK, December 26th.-Wm. J. O'Con-
nor, the champion oarsman of America, arrived
i'll this city to day. He Will start for San Fran
cisco with George w. Lee iu two weeks to row
Jake Gaudaur for 2,C00 and the championship
OConnor said he would leave for Australia
March Tth to row Searle champion OF the world
for 5000 sice and cup.
Efforts at Church Union.
New YORK, December 26th.-A committee of
the Presbyterian Church of the North, appointed
by the General Assembly to confer with a SINH
lar committee representing the Presbyterian
Church of the South, met in secret session in
this city to-day to discuss the feasibility of re-
union of these two branches OF the church
Hoist by His Own Petard.
CHICAGO, December 26th.-An explosion in a
small store on the South Side this morning
wrecked and set fire to the building. Two sup.
posed burglars were i'll the building at the time.
One (rhillipi PaioiO) escaped, but dan
gerously burned. The remains OF the other
were found in the ruins, but have not been
identified
An Ousted OficiaI Reins, ated.
CHICAGO, December 26th.- Information has
| reached this city this afternoon to the effect
that R. A. d. Williams had been reappointed to
the position in the Chicago Postoffice, from
which he was removed September 18th on ac-
count of disagreement with Mr.. Judd, who
was then Postmaster. 1t is understood that
Williams will resume Jsnuary 1st.
He Was No Good.
| u ny 7
Barrett says that Schoonmaker who shot his
| wife and then killed himself in Brooklyn, told
him when he came back here with woman
| ten days ago that she was not Mrs. Schoon-
| maker, and he expressed Il dread lest his wife
| should find out his sin.
Nebraskan Burned to Death.
| NEBRASKA CITY (Neb }, December 26th.-The
| farmhouse of Ashbury yan, seven miles south
escaping with their lives. John Bryan, aged
| 81, ret urning TO the house for his clothing was
burned, his body being found among the ruins
| The General Is Busy.
| INDIANAPOLIS, December 26th. General Harri-
/ son began a new departure this morning by de-
| clining to see callers who had no imperative
business with him, on the ground that he must
have time to attend to pressing duties, such as
| preparing his inaugural address, etc.
The Theater VIII Not Close.
| NEW YORK, Dec ember 26lh.-Letty Lynd. Of
the English Gayety Company, playing at the
I Standard 1heater, has told the manager that she
/ is under contract to marry an Australian stock
| broker, and it would be necessary for her to
retire from the stage.
The Cashier is Absent.
! OMAHA, December 26th.-A special from Loup
! City. Neb., says the Sherman County Bank as
signed this morning to the Sheriff. Cashier NJ
| a, Thies has teen absent for some time. O..
| Whaley, the President, is on the ground.
Death of Veteran Jurist.
| EIMIRA IN. ", December 26th-Hon IL.
Boardman Smith, ex-CongressIlan. ex-Justiee OF
I the supreme Court and father of the present
| Justice, W. L. Smith, died at his home in this
| city this morning, aged g. years.
| Suicide of Dependent.
| CINCINNATI. December 26th.-Robert A. John
| sen, tormerly judge of the Court of Common
| Pleas committed suicide this morning by shoot.
| ing The cause was despondency over the
/ death OF his wife.
DrunkaIds Murder a Woman.
UNIoSTowS fPa.l, December e6th-At Lessen
| ring this evening, during a drunken carousal
George and Peter Mateeilo, brothers, threw Mrs
| Dubosh with whom they boarded, down stat IS
! and broke her neck.
Congressman Scott's Coal Deal.
PITTsBUEG, December 26th-Ex-CongresSn,
W. L. Scott has effected an important Goa! deal
securing land valued at Sl,l51O0O, which a,
Eastern syndicate has been trying to purchase
Insanity Caused by Gs4sf.
Chicago, December 26ih.-Jehn Redmond
, ! whose daughter Annie was Kidnapped a fsy
. months ago, has become hJpelessly insane.