Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-21

Mrs. Fred Stoker nd her little infant
daughter, who were 20 horribly burned at
East Portland are dead.
Il is said that the Charges against de-
tectiye Lacas, of Los Angeles, were in
spired by one william Elton IL spirit of
revenge.
At meeting q the Ohio B.yab lean
League yesterday Judge John A. Caldwell.
of the Blaine Clth, Cincinnati, was elected
PCtsident
Near Marysyille, few days ago, 4 little
daughter OF j. G. Curry was terribly in
jursd by the explosion OF horn of powder
which she had found on the porch
The body OF David Hume was found at
Ell. Monte twelve miles from Les Angeles,
yesterday. Death was caused by dos
CT lapdanum, taken with suicidal intent.
n. B. Lester was hanged at Lebanon.
Tenn, yesterday for killing Lieutenant
Lane, who was a lawyer for Lesters wife
in her divorce proceedings The crime oc-
Cured July Goth last.
Etshlfsen Baggage, a music teacher
aged 65 years, native of Prussia, COM
mitted suicide in Los Angeles on Thurs
day. The cause was dependency over hi.
inability to earn a living.
On account of the high price of coal the
Central Pacific has recently changed its
ccal-burning engines on the Truckee di-
vision to wood-burners and has contracted
for nearly 10000 cords of wood.
The Nevada State Prison Direstors have
declared the Office of Warden of the State
Prison vacant, but Warden Mccullough
refuses to vacate, and legal proceedings
have been commenced by the Attorney
General to oust him.
G. H. Stearns, the anti-debris watchman,
who was recently sent to Jail for fifty days
by Judge Walling, of Nevada county, for
contempt of Court has been remanded to
the custody of the Nevada Sheriff by the
Superior Court of Placer.
The Democrats of Del Norte county have
elected the following delegates to the State
Convention: Hon. James E. Murphy,
James Donovand and John Mackinder
Peter Darby and L. f. Colburn have been
elected delegates to the Republican Con-
vention.
Dwycr's racer Kingston injured his
shoulder while exercising at the Sleeps
head Bay track on Saturday. and has been
doing no work since. 1t is feared that he
will be unable TO participate in the races of
the Brooklyn Jockey Club, which will
open May 14th.
George C. Min, once pastor of Unity
Church in Chicago, and now tragedian of
soaring aspirations, is the defendant in q
divorce suitinstituted by his wife, Josephine
G. Min. The bill charges actor Min,
among other things, with committing
adultery with member of his company.
1t appears that the removal of Mrs.
Nixon from her home in Wichita, Ks, was
accomplished by two detectives in the en-
ploy of her son. The son, Frank Nixon,
confesses to having removed her from Mrs
Osborns (the niece) home, but asserts that
it was done to protect his mothers fortune
In setencing George Ward, for attempting
to blackmail young lady, Judge Cowing,
of New York, said - don't know of a
more contemplate wretch on Gods foot
stool than a blackmailer. You attempted
10 take away woman's reputation and
create dissension in family. There is no
punishment too severe fer such as YOU
Milton Pryor, the special correspondent
of the London Illustrated Nelos, one of the
most successful and venturesome war cor
respondents and field artists of modern
Journalism, is in New York. He is the
only man TO whom they pay a salary
whether he works or not. He has illus
trated every war the world has known for
fifteen years.
An attempt to bresk Jail was made by
Henry A. Benson, the bogus Patti agent,
who is held pending proceedings begun by
the Mexican Government for his extradi-
ton. Through the loyalty of the keeper
his escape was prevented. Benson's valet,
John Kelly, offered $1,000 to the keeper to
obtain wax impression of the key to Ben
sons cell, and $1,000 more when the keys
were fitted