Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-12
Fire in AN Insane Asylum.

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Fire in an Insane Asylum.
| New York, December 11th.-An exalo
sion of gasoline at the Long Island H0-n,
at Amityville, private asylum forthe in
sane. destroyed the building containing th,
oolier, engine and gasoline rooms; and tht
! laundry: The main building, containins
aDCat hundred patients was ON fire sew
eraI tunes, but the inmates were kept quiet
Scoring the Stewart Heirs.
NB7F YORK, December 11th.-A se;1aatior
was caused IN the Stewart will contest Ihi:
| morning when Lawyer Choate a.fadec
| 10 the agreement among the heirs to divide
the estate in case the will was annuIisd as
gigantic trust organized by syndicate o.
lawyers to break the will and rob church
Killed Man In Self-Defense.
DA.To1p (O9, December 11th.-Emns
Day shot and instantly killed F. Ruth.
meyer this morning. The man had threot.
ened to kill her, and was arrested lGet
night and gave bail. This morning Ia
went to Miss Days home, demanded aG
mission and was shot through the heart.
Dynamite Guns for California.
WASHINGTON, December 1Ith.-At the
last session of Congress $400, 600 was appro.
prlated for the construction of nine pneu-
matte dynamite guns. 1t is proposed to
build one eightinch gun and eight fifteen
inch guns. Two of the guns of the latter
class will be mounted in San Francisco
harbor.
A Cabinet Consultation.
WASHINGTON, December 11th.-The reg
ular Cabinet meeting was held at the
White House to-day. All the members
were present. The session lasted about
two hours, and was, ii is understood,
manly devoted to discussion of the Hay
tan and Samoan complications.
Transfer Of Army Surgeons.
WASHINGTON, December 11th. = Major
Francis l.. Town, Surgeon, has been re-
lieyed from duty at San Antonio, Tex, and
goes to the Presidio, San Francisco. Major
Henry l.. Lietan, Surgeon, will proceed to
West Point, N. ", for duty at that station.
Removal OF Postoffice.
WASHINGTON, December 11th.-The site
of the Postoffice at Sen joaquin, San Joa-
quin county, has been moved three miles
west, the name changed to VerwaIis and
Q. X. Russell supersedes Levi g. Holt as
Postmaster.
California Pensions.
WASHINGTON, December 11th.-California
pensions granted: James Sykes San Jose;
Peter Rourke, San Francisco; Charles NJ.
Stone. Tulare; Mary, widow of Jesse Bar
Der, 4reka; Maria, widow of VIM. Dono-
van, jamestown.
Slain by, Mooashiners.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), December I1th.-
The body of Thomas Goodson, United
States Deputy Marshal, was found to-day
near the foot of; mountain in Carter
county. He left here November Both to
serve warrants on a band of desperate
moonshiners.
The Dynamite Case.
GENEVA (Ill.), December 11th.-In the
dynamite trial to-day E. B. Micks, Cashier
OF the National Bank OF Aurora, identified
the signature of Baureisen to a check sent
to BoWles at Noblesville, Ind, for the pur-
chase of dynamite.
Senator Buffers waIkover,
COLUMBIA Is. G.l, December I1th.-Sen-
ator NJ. c. Butler was reelected by the
South Carolina Legislature today to the
vote csst IN the Senate, and all but one cast
in the House.
The Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON, December 11th. - The
Democratic House caucus held tonight to
discuss the question of the admission of
Territories as States accomplished nothing,
and adjourned to meet again next Thurs
day evening.
\ Heartle6s Eangman.
New YORK, December 11th.-Hangman
Joe Atkinson got drunk after hanging
Hawkins at Riverhead to- day and swag-
gered about the village with the cap and
moose sticking out of his pocket, boasting
of his slick job.
Horrible Death of Two Girls.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), December 11th.-
Miss Bynum, aged twenty, and Miss Lewis,
aged eighteen, were run down by the in
coming express, near Alexander, n. c.,
this evening, and literally ground to pieces.
General Howard In New York.
New York, December 11th. - Maior-
General Oliver o. Howard, successor to
Major-General Schofield in command of the
Military Division of the Atlantic arrived
tonight from San Francisco.
Charged with Murder
CLARION, Ia }, december 11th.-The trial
OF Bertha Diggle, the actress, for the muir
der of her husband, has been again post
poned. Her attorneys claim to have evil
dence fully generating her.
Alleged Crookedness.
LINCOLN (Neb.), December 11th.-Treas-
urer Beckett of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee has resigned. He insists
that his accounts are correct, notwith-
standing charges to the contrary.
The Usua! Southern Sequel"
NATCaEz (Miss.), December I1th.-As
the sequel to the Stegall murder, which oc-
Cured on Saturday night last near Har-
risonburg, La, the murderer, Noah Taylor
(colored), has been lynched.
Coal Prices to be Advanced.
SPRINGEIRLD Ill), December 1lth.-An
agreement was reached this evening by the
coal associations controlling the trade of
the entire North and West to maintain and
advance prices.
General Harrison yson.
NEW YoRK, December 11th.-Russe, /
Harrison arrived here thisemorning. Ea
said, in an interview, that his business he 1e
was, entirely private. He had nothing %
DO with politics.
Bill to Retire S.aaeman.
WAsHlNGToN, Decemts7 11th.- Re pre-
sentative Thompson OF California today
introduced bill in tbs. House to appoint
and retire General StoneRan as Cc.lorlaI in
the United States army
Working on tAa T2riT Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 1lth.--TAs Sen.
ate Finance Committee will hold sgeuine
meetings to hear -epresentati yes of thu
various Interests whos desire rIod ieation
Of the tariff
Phil. Days Assausters.
NEW YoRK, DesesnbsT 11th The Crane
Jury this morning. indicted all parties i'm
pliGated ia the attempted mUsGer of tn,
gambler Phil. Galy, for robbers and assault
La the first degree.
Death EFoIa Heart Dlsease.
BIG RAPIrs.( Mich Decersber 11th.-C
a. McManus, a appointment citizen of Shs
county, die suddenly of heart disease 20
day. His 1emaiNs will be taken to PhAa
delphia.
Ross Outwre stles DAILY.
WILK esEARRE, Decemher 11th.-Duncal
G. Ross and Captain Day had a wrostlin
| match here this evening. Ross Won. thre
out OF Eye falls.
A &IOo, $40 Fire.
WiLsEssARRE (Pa-h December 11lh.-
| Tho Royer coal-breaSer at Pleasant Vale
was destroyed by fire this evening. Th
leas IS $l00, ,001.
They seldom DO,
FogT WAYNE sInd.), December 11th.-
J Hon. a. ?. Edgtrton denies The report thu
he has resigned from the Civil Servis
Commission.
BreAie's Next Venture.
| New YoRx, December 11th.-The bridg
jumper Brodie is arranging to go over Il
Genesee Falls at high water N a bathir