Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-23

| the last session of the Parliament bill was
| carried through the Lower House empowering
municipalities to adopt the single tax in munic-
| ipal taxation wherever they chose to. The bill
was lost, however, in the Upper House."
Mississippi Riot.
| ST. LOUIS. December 22d.-Meager reports are
received of riot in progress at Pott,' Camp,
| Miss, sixty-five miles from Memphis. The
| trouble was prec.pitated by fight between a
white man and negro, In which the latter
was worsted. He went out from town and col
| leeted party Of friend, and returned 10 clean
| out the victor. The whites rallied and fight
ensued, in which halfdozen people were
wounded, but none killed. The la'est adviees
were that everybody is up in arms and that
| further trouble is expected.
LATER.-Advices this evening state that three
| of the negroes were arrested and jailed. About
| ii O'Clock an attempt was made to release the
prisoners by the blacks. when riot ensued and
| two negroes, Tom McGhee and Henry Starks,
were fatally, and another Ut gro seriously, shot.
| The trouble originated about the ownership of
| a dog Rumois are sfoat of squads of negroes
collecting in the country, but IL lacks confirma
| tion.
Justifiable Homicide,
| PENSACOLA Fls.), December 22d.-J. NJ.
| Thompson and J. L. Carter, both prominent
citizens, engaged in fight in the street yester-
| day in which Carter was stabbed and killed.
| The story of the Crime concerns Mrs Thompson,
| who was the divorced wife of Carter. Carter
| failed to provide properly for her support. A
| year ago she married Thompson Since then Car
| ter has repeatedly insulted her. Yesterday
when Thompson and his wife were walking on
the street Carter passed, applying to Mrs. ThOmp-
son, as he brushed by her, an Objectionable
| epithet, which the husband resented The two
men clinobed and the stabbing followed. Public
sympathy is strongly with Thompson.
Asleep at Their Post.
| ASHLAND (Wis.), December 22d.-Two freight
| trains on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic,
| thirty miles east of here, collided last night.
Two brakemen were killed and fireman and
engineer fatally injured The engine of one
freight ran ou. water and started tor the nearest
supply station. the brakemen were instructed
to go back and signal another approaching
| freight but instead hung out a danger signal
and went to sleep. The light was not seen in
| time to prevent the collision. The bodies of the
| victims are now on the way to this city.
| Perils of the Deep.
Boston, December 22d.-The steamer Britt, h
| Empire arrived to-day from London and re-
ports a t. mpeetuous voyage. On the 18th inst.
| a tremendous sea broke on board, doing great
| damage. Quarermaster Smith, who was on
| deck at the time was thrown down and seri-
| ously injured
| The brig Screamer, which arrived to-day from
| Pascsgoela, reports that on November 2Sth the
first mate, Raysrd was washed overheard and
| drowned ,.o,- a. pooor5
| New ORLEANS, December 22d.-The fight this
| afternoon between Andy Bowen, champion
| lightweight OF the South; and James McHale,
champion of Pennsylvania, was one of the
shortest on record. After few seconds of pre-
| liminary sparriDg Bowen struck McHale on the
jaw knocking him down i was fully IF cen zen
a strict ruling the fight was already won, but
| McEale came up groggy and Bowen struck him
| another lick, knocking him out.
| Storm on the Atlantic.
/ NEW York, December 22d.-The steamer Bri-
| tannic arrived this morning after tempestuous
voyage of eight days from Liverpool She pre-
| sented battered appearance externally and
| her red tunnels incrusted with brine. During
!,
movable was swept from the decks and the ter
rife waves crushed a section OF he bridge on
the starboard side Two of her lifeboats were
| stove in and two of the sailors were thrown
against the gunwale and seriously injured.
| Dishonest Officials.
DENVER (Col }, December 22d.-Joseph Wood
ward, the delivery clerk of the Denver Post
office, was arrested last night while attempting
| to pass check for 81 100 made out in favor of
! H. Bohm, a iewelry dealer of this city. To-day
he confessed that he had taken the check from
| an immediate delivery letter addressed to
| Bohm The postoffice officials say this kind of
robbery has been going on for some months.
Another arrest is expected to be made to-mor-
| row.
| Eastern California Pioneers.
| CHICAGO, December 22d.-The Society of Cali
| fornia Pioneers met yesterday and completed
the temporary organization. 1t was decided to
retain the temporary Chairman, DIR. J. Ward
| Ellis, as President of the Society until January
18th, on which date the annual banquet VIII be
1
| lose to admit the sons of pioneers to member
| ship.
Another Bank Failure.
| OMAHA (Neb), December 22d.-The failure is
| announced of the Nebraska State Bank, at
| Pawnee City The liabilities are unknown. E.
| F. Hampstead, President of the band, and who
| is also President of the electric light company,
turned over to the creditors all of his property,
amounting in all to about $4,000.
Heavy Losers by Fire.
| BUTLER (Pa), December 22d.-The business
portion and many residences of the little town
of Petrolia were burned this morning. The
| fire-plugs were filed with mud and no water
could be had. The loss is estimated at between
SIS COO and 100000. The merchants carried
| little, il any, insurance.
Thunder and Lightning.
BUFFALO, December 22d.-The city was visited
| by singular phenomenon-a mid-winter thun-
| derstorm Early this morning the thunder
peals were terrific and the light ing almost con-
! tinuous, and the wind blew at a rate of sixty
miles per hour. Several small buildings were
partially collapsed and other slight damage
| done.
Henry W. Grady Dying.
| ATLANTA, December 22d.-Henry W. Grady is
| dying. Physicions have given up all hope.
| His respiration is 40 temperature 105 pulse 120
| to $780, Prayers for his recovery were said in all
the churches to-day. The cold he contracted in
| Boston developed into bronchitis, pneumonia
and typhus fever.
Jumping the Brotherhood.
| CLEVELAND tO.l, december ZEQ.-MChed0, LDe
shortstop OF the Cleveland league team said to-
night, apropos of Tiernans jump: There will
be more of them jump before spring. have it
| from an authentic source that Jimmie Ryan, the
| Chicago left fielder, will jump the Brotherhood
| and come into the League again shortly"
| DIR. Findlay Dead.
| FINDLAY (O.), December 22d.-Dr. Jacob Carr
| Findlay, the discoverer of natural gas in OEio
died this morning His name is famous through
out the country for his untiring efforts TO secure
capital with which 10 prosecute his theory that
natural gas existed here in paying quantities
| as early as 1886.
| City of Kingston.
NEW YORK, December 22d-The chances for
| the safety of the steamer City of Kingston
improved. the Chief Engineer of the steamer
| Atlanta reports having passed the steamer OFF
! the Cuban coast three weeks ago. or sooner than
| sighting the wreckage seen OF the Delaware
| Capes.
Good Showing.
BosroS, December 22d.-A table computed
| from dispatches from Clearing Houses of the
| United States, shows the total gross exchanges
for the week ended December 2l, 1889, as sl,lSi,-
40I $50. an increase of AZ per cent, as compared
with the corresponding week last year.
| A Cold Wave.
| ST.. LOUIS, December 2ld.-A cold wave seems
| to be approaching from the Northwest. The
| Signal Service reports that the Thermometer
tonight registered at Winnipeg zero, at Calgary
| two degrees below, at Queappelle four below, at
| Prince Albert twenty-five below.
| Everything Quiet.
| New YORK, December 22d.-The steamer Las.
sell arrived to-day. She left Rio de Jeneiro
December 1st. Captain Randle reports every
| thing quiet there and the people seemed to be
| reeoneiled to the new order OF things.
Elton Fay Dead.
NEW YORK, December 22d.-Elton Fay, the
chemist who was found in a clearinghouse suf-
fering from cocoaine poisoning, died tonight.
Will Build Shops.