Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-08

10TH They will reach the Indian Terri
tory line on the evening of April 2lst, and
enter Oklahoma at noon the next dav.
The Chairman of the meeting gave a
glowing description of the new territory.
| and cowboy who had been across it
several times spoke of the many dangers
the new settlers will have to contend with.
Newspaper clippings were also read, stat
ing that there were more men waiting to
enter the Territory than there was Land to
occupy, and there doubtless would be con.
siderable fighting. Notwithstanding these
| diseouragements every man present signi-
| he'd his intention of going ahead.
Storms in Virginia.
/ CHARLOTTESVILLE (Va.), April 7th.-The
| snow-storm which began Yesterday morn
| ing continued throughout the night. Tele-
graph wires are badly broken down and all
trains are delayed
RICHMOND (va), April 7th.-The worst
storm of the season prevailed here yester-
| day. 1t commenced with thunder and
lightning and was followed by rain, hail
snow, and high winds.
| WINCHESTER (Va.), April 7th.-A furious
snow-storm and blizzard prevailed here all
day yesterday. Snow fell to the depth of
| fourteen inches, the most that has fallen
during the entire winter. The winds were
very high all day. The telegraph wires
are down in all directions.
! Americas Dark Continent.
EVANSVILLE lind }, April 7th.-A strong
newspaper syndicate, composed of some of
| the leading dailies in America. has lust
been consummated by A. J. Miller of this
city, for the purpose of scientific explor-
ing expedition to unfrequented portions of
Central America; The expedition will
consist OF Mr.. Miller as manager, Professor
Darragh as naturalist and taxidermist,
Professor J. Roy Brown as geologist and
archeologist, and William II. Venable of
| Atlanta.
| This Is the second journey by Mr. Miller
through Central America, and his expert.
ence, familiarity with the natives, their
language and customs, will be valuable to the
present enterprise in exploring Americas
dark continent"
| Robbing the Mails.
| ST. PAUL, April 7th.-Herbert G. Stout.
railway mail clerk on the route between
St Paul and Council Bluffs, was arrested
by the Postoffice Inspector and Deputy
Marshal last night. Stout is charged with
robbing the mails, and it is supposed he
has been very successful in his operations
during the past year. he was arrested in
! the act of making off with two packages of
letters, and had been spotted by marked
money in decoy letters. Stout's brother is
a Methodist minister in this city. His
family are prominent and highly re-
| spected.
| Accident to a Fishing Party.
New YORK, April 7th.-Several hundred
men bound on fishing trip, got off the
Harlem River Branch Railroad train at
Barstow to-day. They then got six ordin-
ary horse cars and two flat cars on the Pei
ham Park Railway, One of the fiat cars,
on which sixty men were standing, while
rounding curve, was overturned, and the
passengers thrown in every direction, and
several were caught under the car. Fifteen
men were hurt, several very severely. Jacob
Hays condition is critical.
Mormons in Missouri.
| ST. JOSEPH MOI. April 7th.-The worlds
! conference of Latter Day Saints is largely
attended, nearly ZOO delegates having ar
rived here already, England and Canada
having the largest foreign representation.
The Statehood claims of Utah Territory
will be put in shape for presentation to
| Congress.
| A Old Lady Eurned to Death.
STEUBENvILLE (0.), April 7th.-Bridget
Kelly, widow, aged so years, was left
alone in the house yesterday afternoon by
her grand daughter for a short time In
some unaccountable manner the old lady's
clothes caught on fire, when a lady
passing by noticed smoke and summoned
aid. The old lady was burned almost to
| crisp.
Fighting with Clubs.
| PITTsBURG, April 7th.-A Harrington wv.
Na.) special says: a miners riot occurred
at Horizons Creek, Lincoln county, yester-
day afternoon, in which eight men were
wounded with clubs and stones Fortu-
nately none of the participants were armed,
or some lives would certainly have been
sacrificed.
Shot and Instantly Killed.
New YORK, April 7th.-A boarding
house runner named Anderson was shot
| and instantly killed to-day on board the
Norwegian bark Emring, from Brazil, by
| the mate of the bark Osmond Tholsen. 1t
is said the murdered man was trying to in
duce the sailors to desert the vessel.
| Suspension of a Boston Paper.
BosToN, April 7th.-The Aduocate, the
| journal of the colored people in this city,
owned and published by John D. Rowell,
Jr., has suspended publication. The cause
is the failure of many persons to pay the
money they owe to the paper.
Extensive Factory Burned.
PITTsBURG, April 7th.-The extensive ak,
shovel and saw factories of Habbard & Co.,
at the foot of Forty eighth street, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire this morning, en-
| failing loss of fully half million dollars.
The loss is nearly covered by insurance.
An Entire FAMILY Drowned.
| PHILADELPHIA, April 7th.-The barge
Sunrise, bound from Norfolk to New York,
foundered during the heavy gale last night.
The Captain, his wife and two children,
also two seamen, were lost. Jos. Coyle,
the remaining seaman, was saved.
En- Route to California.
CHICAGO, April 7th.-Dr. Seward Webb
and his friends, who are en- route to Cali
fornia and Alaska, reached Chicago to-
night in the special palace train. After
| stop of a couple of hours the journey was
resumed.
Death of Noted Colored Man.
BosToN, April 7th.-Lewis Hayden, after
| a lingering illness with Bright's disease,
died this morning. He was q well-known
cOlored man, and active in the cause of the
| abolition of slavery.
Official Appointed.
CHICAGO, April 7th.-It has been Off
cially announced that John Sebastian has
been appointed General Paymaster Agent
for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway, vice E. A. Holbrook, resigned.
A Fatal Quarrel.
ST. LOUIS, April 7th.-Larry Mcdonald
| and John Schneider quarreled while in
| small skiff in the middle of the river to-
| day. Schneider was thrown into the water
and drowned.
Chicago Socialists.
| CHICAGO, April 7th.-The Socialists at q
| meeting in Waverly Hall to-day indorsed
| the views of Mrs. Woodman, who delivered
an address on women suffrage in Chicago
THE COPPER KING.
The Money Making Versatility of One of
| California's Noted Men.
| A recent number of Harper's Weekly con-
tains the following reference to J. B. Hag-
| gin, the owner of the Del Paso breeding
| and racing farm Of 1900 acres in this
county: The title of The Copper King
applied to J. B. Haggin. of California, gives
only slight idea of the money-making
versatility of a most remarkable man.
About thirty years ago he appeared on the
| Pacific slope as LAWYER and since then he