Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-04
Damages for Breach of Contract.


NEW YORK December 3d.-Justice Beach to-
day directed verdict of S4S, ,730 for W. H. NJ.
Sanger against stock brokers Seymour, Baker Il
Co. Sanger sued for $4,000 damages for breach
of contract, claiming that defendants had failed
tofuifill an agreement TO employ him as their
manager at the Albemarle Hotel for four years
at salary of 81 600 per month.
The Pope Doesn't Interfere.
Boston, December 3d.-The Pilot has a special
cablegram from Rome, saying the Vatican pos
ltiyely denies the allegation that Cardinal Glib
bons was instructed TO congratulate Harrison
on his election, on the ground that Catholic in
terests would be safe under his administration,
The Vatican declares the Pope has never inter-
fered in national politics.
A Murderer Ends His Life.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 3d.-The trial of Ed.
Chamberlain at Logansport for the murder of
his sweetheart, Ida Wittenberg, was terminated
this morning by the suicide of the defendant.
The evidence against him was overwhelming,
and the death penalty would surely have been
inflicted. Chamberlain hanged himself with
strip Of bed-ticking.
A Colony for the Pacific.
CHICAGO December 3d.-The Washington Ter
ritory Colony of Chicago was organized tonight
for the purpose of buying and improving a tract
of land, to be selected hereafter, in Washing
ton Territory near Tacoma. The capital sock
is to be 100000, divided into one thousand
shares.
Another Imported " Wonder" Squelched.
NEW YORK, December 3d-A ten-round glove
fight between Tom Lees of Australia and Joe
Fallon of Brooklyn tonight in Brooklyn was
witnessed by 200 persons The contest was
decided in Fallons favor at the end of the
tenth round.
A Bank Teller Disgorges His Doodle.
DETROIT, December 3d.-W1ll Schei5er, the
absconding Columbus, Ind, bank teller, made
a partial settlement with President Lucas of that
bank in Windsor, Ont, to-day. He will COM
plete the deal tomorrow, and will be insured
immunity from prosecution when he returns.
Tumblety Turns Up.
New YORK, December 3d.-Tumblety, who is
suspected of the Whitechapel atrocities arrived
here yesterday from navre. Inspector Byrnes
had two men at the pier when Tumblety land
ed, who traced him to his boarding house
They will keep him under surveillance for some
time.
A Hsrd-skulled Painter.
NEW YORK, December 3d.-William Ackert,
foreman painter on the new Manhattan bridge.
over the Harlem, fell from the bridge Saturday
a distance of 145 feet. He turned over twice in
the descent, striking the water head first. He
escaped unhurt and finished his work for the
day.
An Assaulter of Women.
NEW BEDFORD, December 3d.-For two weeks
an unknown man has frequented Center City
after dark and assaulted women who have been
on the street without escorts, striking them
with his fist in the pit of the stomach with suf-
heient force to PROSTATE them.
A Misnamed Ohio village.
FELICITY (O), December 3d.-The exclusion of
negro children from the schools has stirred UP
bitter feeling between the races here. Twenty
white citizens have been indicted for riot on the
testimony of colored witnesses, and the men in
dicted threaten to shoot the witnesses on sight.
Death from Hydrophobis.
MARSHALL (Tex.), December Sd.-Elias Camp
bell thirteen years old was bitten eighteen
times by a large dog three months ago. On
Wednesday last he became i'll, and died yester-
day of hydrophobia.
Killed by an Explosion.
NEWCASTLE (Col.). December 3d-A terrific
explosion occurred at the Newcastle Midland
mine this afternoon. One man was killed and
eight seriously wounded, several of whom will
die.
A Dempsey Mitchell Purse.
NEW YORK, December Sd.-A dispatch was re-
ceived from San Francisco to-day stating that
the Golden Gate Athletic Club will offer IS, $50
Tor Dempsey and Mitchell to fight.
The Vote of Delaware.
WILMINGTON DELL, December Sd-The official
vote of the State gives Harrison u 973, Cleve-
land l6, ,4l4 Fisk 4OJ Cleyeland's plurality, s,44l