Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-18
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by inhuman treatment. Tle child had
been left with her by its mother TO be taken
care of, and she tortured It to death. It's
body was covered with scars and burns.
The woman is accused of having tortured
other children.
Warning to Ticket scaIpers.
CHICAGO, December 17th.-The PROPOSE
ton TO prosecute the Chicago ticket SCALP
ers under the State law prohibiting any
person from carrying on brokerage bus
mess IN railroad tickets in Illinois. which
has practically been dead letter, is being
quietly talked Of among railroad managers,
and an effort is being made to secure con
certed action.
An Ex-Conviet's Hard Luck.
JOLIET sQu.), December 18th. = Jack
Hickey notorious burglar and counter
ielter, who had just completed his third
term of imprisonment, was arrested at the
gate of the penltentiary on a reauisition
from Tennessee, where he is wanted on a
charge OF robbing bank at Nashville IN
1878.
A sanguine American.
New YORK, December 17th.-Secretarv
Cole of the Panama Canal Company said
this afternoon that he found Richard W.
Thompson, head of the American group of
Panama capitalists, in an interview, still
sanguine that the canal will be completed.
The object of Thompson's visit here is still
unexplained.
a Frisky Old Sport.
MASON CRY (Ia.), December 17th.-T. c.
Owen, aged 70 years, highly respected
citizen OF this place, is out with a challenge
10 any man OF 50 in the United States TO
run him forty of eighty rod race, and at
the end OF the race jump and strike his
heels together three times He will wager
from $500 to 81 GOO on the result.
a Gang of College Hoodiums.
CLEVELAND, December 17th.-At Oberlin.
o., last night several of the college students
enticed Frank D. Wolcott, member of the
preparatory class, into a secluded street,
threw him to the ground and coated him
with tar. /. Lyttle, one of his assailants,
was arrested to-day and fined $40 and costs,
and other arrests will follow.
Killed by an Electric Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, December 17th.-At a
fire in a furniture factory on the German
town road fireman cut the telephone wire
from the building. It fell on an electric
light wire and took fire. A boy caught the
blazing wire, thinking it was rope. II at
once coiled around his body and caused his
instant death from the shock.
A Preacher Flies the Track.
INDIANAPOLIS. December 17th.-Dr. JET
frey, pastor OF The First Baptist Church.
created a sensation by preaching a sermon
last Sunday, clearly indicating that he did
not believe in the orthodox hell The con-
gregation will probably take measures to
suspend him.
Robbed His own Bank.
PRATT (Kan J. December 17th.-F. W.
Scott Vice-President of the Pratt County
National Bank, has been arrested and
charged with robbing the bank OF S400.
The robbery occurred one day at noon
while the Cashier was absent, the rear
window being broken and the vault opened
by some one having the combination.
a Warltke Journalist.
New YORK, December 17th.-The Mail
and Express this evening again calls eoiJori-
ally for civil war. 1t says the Republican
citizens of the North will enter upon it
with all the courage and enthusiasm charac-
teristic of their race if the Democrats should
insist in carrying out its plot to steal the
House of Representatives.
struck by a Cyclone.
GLOUCESTER (Massl, December 17th.-
The five masted schooner Governor Ames
was struck by cyclone off Cape COD and
lost all five mssts. The master hiss ar
lived here. The vessel had fourteen n en-
on board. A rescuiug party is en- route.
California Postal Changes.
WAsHINeToN, December 17th.-A new
| Postoffice has been established at Emerald
| Bay, El Dorado county, with Paul s. Kir-
ley as Postmaster.
| Harvey Il. Clark has been appointed
Postmaster at Loci, San Joaquin county,
| vice James y. Ellison, resigned.
| Eiichigan Swamp Lands.
! WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Secre. .ary
| Villas to-day settled The celebrated land
case in Michigan by rejecting the claim of
| Michigan directly 10 800 acres and indi-
rectiy to over 100000 more in the upper
| peninsula known as swamp lands. The
settlers retain the land entered,
Poet Whi5tier's Birthday.
DANvERs Mass J, December 17,h.-John
| G. Whittier, the poet, to-day reached his
! eighty first birthday. Many friends and
neighbors called to pay their respects. A
large number OF congrstulatory letters ana
ielegrams were received. Whittier is IN
! fairly good health.
Presidential appointments.
WASHINGTON, December I7th.-The Pres
ident to-day nominated Lyman S. Strici1-
land, of Maine 10 be Collector of Customs
at Aroostook; Leon o. Bailey to be United
States District Attorney for Indiana, and a
number OF Postmssters.
Two Miserable Lives Ended.
CHICAGO, December 17th.-In a disrep-
utable saloon on State street Edward
Bonner tonight shot Kitty Kent, alias
Nelly Wilson, dead. He then killed bim-
self. Drunken jealousy was the cause of
the tragedy. Bogh Bonner and the woman
were social oGtcasts.
Know Their Own Business Best.
GALEsBURG lIll.), December 17th.-In ac-
cordance with a general order, the striking
switchmen OF Galesburg took vo!e cn
Saturday night on the question of continu-
ing the STRIFE, ana decided unanimously 70
do so.
Sale OF The Young Stallion AnseI.
BosToN, December 17th.-Colonel Henry
S. Russell of Milton has purchased from
l-.elsnd Stanford the bay stallion Ansal
(2:20l one of the most promising stations
ever bred st Palo Alto ranch. The price is
not stated.
the Mills Training School.
New YORK, December 17th-The D. o.
Mills Training School for male nurses, at
the Bellevue Hospital, was opened this
afternoon. This is the first school for male
nurses in the country.
Doomed Into Rotorfety.
CHICAGO December 18th. - Mrs. Lucy
Parsons, widow of the executed Anarchist,
arrived here to-day from her trip abroad.
No demonstration was made by her ffieads,
and she proceeded quietly to her home.
Carroll and Blakelock.
Boston, December 7tb-Jimmy Carroll,
who will fight Sam Blakelock at the Cali
fornia Athletic Club next month, started
for San Francisco last night. Blakelock
leaves tonight.
Three workmen Terribly Burned.
PITTsBURe. December 17ih.-A furnace at
| the Edgar Thompson Steel Works was badly
damaged by an explosion of metal TO-
| night. Three workmen were terribly
burned.
Three Men Ipjured.
CIHc1SNATI, December 18th. = BY the
bursting of a stesm pipe this afternoon at
the Cincinnati Spring Company's works
three men were severely and perhaps fate ly
injured.
A Grew for the Seized steamer.
NEW YoRK, December 17th.-The Hsv.
tian Consulate confirmed the news that
seventeen men sailed on the Alene 10 bring
the steamer Hayiiau Republic to this port.
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