Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-14

being one of the robbers. Madden left for
| Cincinnati last Thursday night. Monday
his friends received an anonymous tele-
gram, sent from Cincinnati, stating that he
had been killed Friday night and that his
| body was in Illinois. The theory associated
| with the report is that Madden was the
man knocked off the engine. and that his
companions got him on board of some
| train and escaped TO Illinois, where he
died.
The Diss pebar Trial.
New YORK, June 13th-The Diss Debar
| trial was continued to-day. Madame Diss
Debar was on the stand under cross exam.
alton, and was not altogether successful in
| reconciling sundry contradictions in her
| testimony and in her letters to her brother,
| George Solomon. In response to a sugges-
ton from the Court, she said that if at any
| time during the trial the spirits moved her
she would attempt to paint spirit pictures
! in open Court. Several spiritualists testi-
| fed to the mediumistic powers of the
| Madame and specimen of her alleged
spirit work was displayed.
The Missouri Still Booming.
DULUTH (Minn.), June 13th.-Not only is
| there no abandonment of the st. Louis
river food, but the situation grows more
serious every hour, and the impression
deepens that great catastrophe to Cloquet
| and its numbering interest will occur within
few hours. The water rose over foot
yesterday, and is still rising. If the jam
breaks the logs will carry away all the
houses on the island, twenty-five or thirty
in number, and probably Nelson's mill
also. 1t is still raining.
Friends of the Irish Cause.
| COLUMBUS (O.), June 13th.--The Execu-
tive Committee of the Irish National
League of America concluded its business
| to-day and adjourned. The ACCESSIBILITY of
] holding a National Convention was put
| into the hands of subcommittee. Reso-
| lutions were adopted renewing its pledges
| of fidelity to the parent organization, the
| Irish National League, and assuring it of
| continued support.
Illinois Democratic League.
| SPRINGFIELD Qn.), June 13th.-A Con-
vention of the Democratic Clubs of Illinois
met to-day. Resolutions were adopted re-
affirming the principles of the National
and State Conventions and pledging the
| delegates 10 use all honorable means to Sc
cure the election of Cleveland and Thur
man and the State ticket. A State League
was then organized and the meeting ad-
| journed.
Warner Miller In the Race.
Copyright, 1855, By the California A,sociated Press
| New YORK, June 18th. The latest
rumors among Republican politicians are
| that, should Depew be thrown out OF the
| Presidential race, Warner Miller will be
urged for the second place. There also is
talk of pushing Miller for temporary or
permanent Chairman of the Convention
Should Depew have fighting chance this
will not be done.
Only Blaine Men.
Copyright. 1883. by the California Associated Pressl
| New YORK, June 13th.-The World this
evening says: Elkins' little tip had its
effect. The Blaine men who believed
| Blaine was not entered are again enthusing.
| 1t is remembered that only strong Blaine
| men-such as Depew and Phelps-are
| spoken of as candidates for Blaine's shoes
by the shouters of the magnetic man from
| Maine.
Funeral of Mrs. Sheridan.
SOMERSET (O.), June 13th-The funeral
of the mother OF General Phil Sheridan
| takes place ON Thursday morning from
Holy Trinity Church. She will be buried
| in the little graveyard by the side of her
! husband who died May 4, 1875. A general
| invitation will be extended to the country
| to attend the funeral.
A Great Concert at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 13th.-Nine thousand
| people assembled in the Exposition build
| ing tonight to listen to a welcoming con-
cert given by the people of St. Louis to the
Saenger Societies from all parts of the
| country. The chorus of LOO voices, with
about 900 ladies, presented a most strik-
| ing spectacle.
knights of Pythias in Procession.
CINCINNATI, June 13th.-The procession
of the Knights of Pythias this afternoon
was very brilliant affair, though it did
not contain $4,000 people. Six thousand
would be very large estimate of the num-
Der of persons in the procession. Nine
tenths of them were Uniformed knights.
Choice of the CaIifornians.
WAMsUrTER (Wyo.), June 13th.-The
California delegates to the Republican Con-
vention held meeting here to-day, and
agreed to act as a unit upon Blaine as first
choice, and to cast the first vote for him,
unless they decide upon more available
man after their arrival at Chicago.
| Solid for Gresham.
| EMPoEIa Kan }, June 13th-A portion
of the Texas delegation passing through
| the city were interviewed as to their pre-
ferences. H. c. and NJ. C. Ferguson, dele
gates-at-large, declared warm preference
for Gresham, and thought the entire dele
CATION would vote solidly for him.
a Locust Plague.
CHICAGO, June 13th.-Dispatches from
parts in Iowa and Illinois state that mill
| ions of locusts are making their appear
ance. They are doing little damage as yet
beyond the killing of young and tender
trees. Opinions differ as to whether they
are the seventeen-year variety or not.
Rather Binding on Wisconsin.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 3th-Nineteen per-
sons were poisoned at Kazato. Mimi, from
1 eating HhpeeQ thar foot rod ~,
Wisconsin. Many of the victims became
| inseDsible after suffering from spasms, but
with good treatment will recover.
A Doodle Alderman Goes to Prison.
Copyright, 1883, by tie California Associated Press
New YORK, June 13th.-Judge Benedict.
in the United States Court this morning,
denied the writ of habeas corpus upon
which Doodle Alderman Jaehne hoped TO
escape Sing Sing.
Another Unfortunate Wife.
ST. LOUIS, June 13th.-This morning
John McCulloch, a broom maker, of dis
sipated habits shot and fatally wounded
his wife and killed himself. The woman
| had left him because of his conduct.
The Gallows Cheated.
TRENTON. June 13th.-Barkley Peake was
sentenced to-day to twenty wears in the
peHitentiary for the murder of his sweet
heart, his cousin, Katie Anderson, at
| Moent Holly.
Rhode Islands Senator.
NEWPORT r.. I.), June 13th.-In the As
sembly to-day the election of Jonathan
Chase as United States Senator for six
years from March 4, 1889, was confirmed
| and officially announced by the Governor.
Honoring Gettysburg Heroes.
GETTYSBURG (Pa.), June 13th.-Members
of Shaler's Brigade Association to-day ded-
icated four monuments to the memory of
their fallen comrades with impressive cere-
monies.
Nominated for Congress.
(0opyislf, ISIS. by the CALIFORNIA Associated PrssI
PITTsBURG, June 13th-Charles C. Town
send of Beaver county was nominated for
Congress by the Republicans Of the Twenty
fifth District.
Stonewail jackson Monument.
Copyright, 1855, by he California Associated PressI
CHARLOTTESVILLE tVa.), June 18Th
The Stonewal Jackson monument was un-
veiled to-day. 1t consists OF SIX courses of
unhewn stone.
Either Freezing or Roasting.
NEBRASKA CRY (Neb.), June 13th.-The |
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