Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-19

served me right. You fred in selfde-
| fensen
He made deposition to this effect and
| died two hours later.
| A Compromise Candidate. 80
| WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-The selection
| OF Marville W. Cooper for United States
Appraiser at New York, is a compromise.
Piatt's choice Tor the appointment was Nc
| Lean, layer and politician, but there
was strong opposition to his appointment,
| and the President announced that he must
| have business man, not lawyer for Ap-
| praiser. Mr.. Platt and both of the New
YORK Senators got together and agreed
| upon Cooper. Secretary Tichenor directly
under whom the Appraiser appointment
| comes, wanted Assistant Appraiser Stevens
promoted, and has held to that recon-
| mendation to the last.
Large Oil Purchase.
PIrTsBURG, April 1Sth.-A Lima (OA
| special says: The remaining stockholders
| of the Ohio Oil Company, who did not sell
| out yesterday to the Standard Company,
were to-day notified that if they wished TO
sell they could obtain seventy dollars per
one hundred for their stock Certified
| checks TO the amount of S7S5, 900 passed
through one of the banks here to-day in
payment for the property. This not only
gives the Standard Company control, but
| makes them the owners of the territory.
The Union Oil Company sold their terri
tory to the Standard Company to-day. The
| price paid was S27 900.
Wealthy Beggar.
New ORLEANS, April lSth.-Felix Viart.
| aged y, professional beggar, died few
| days ago of debility aod neglect, in an old
shanty IN the rear of the town. She had
| lived there for over twenty years in the
| most abject poverty, supporting herself by
| begging, which she followed as q profess
| sion. The Coroner discovered, hidden
around her shapty. $3S, 500, of which S25OO
was in gold, secreted in an old flower-pot
| in the yard, and $50 600 in good bonds.
| stocks and securities concealed in the wall.
The woman was believed to be in destitute
| circumstances. She came here from France,
and her only relative and heir lives in
Paris.
| All Hope Fast Fading.
New YORK, April 1sth.-Faint hopes OF
| the passengers and crew of the lost Dan
mark being brought into this port are fast
| fading. The Italy from Liverpool April
| 9th, arrived at 1870 tonight. The Helve-
| tia, from Liverpool April ID, on which
great hopes were centered, arrived an hour
| later. The Thingvalla, of the same line
i % thS itoi ilOiit tOuIlSlldLSau ADrlI
9th, came at 12 o'clock. None brought
| news of the lost vessel. The Strathleven
| from Gibraltar, and Tuormina from Ham
burg, are yet to come.
Lucky Convict.
DENVER, April 1Sth.-John A. Pierce
several wears ago. came to Colorado from
Circlevilie, o., after leading wayward life
| This was continued in this State until one
day be was found in a gang of horse
thieves. Although he asserted his limo
| cence, he was sentenced to a term of wears
in the State Prison.
| Last night word was received that his
father had died, leaving 100000 to him
| Efforts will be made to secure the young
mans pardon.
| Foreign Cars.
| WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-It is said to-
! day that Assistant Secretary Tichenor will
soon take up and decide the question as to
whether or not Canadian railroads shall
pay duty on cars run into this country
| This question originated with Assistant
| Secretary Maynard, who placed Inspectors
| at Portland, Port Huron and other points
| along the frontier TO ascertain how many
| foreign cars came into the United States
| but it was never decided, the point not be-
| ing at issue.
| Nothing Heard From the Danmark.
| NEW YORK, April 1Sth.-The steamer
| Olympia, from the Mediterranean, reports
having spoken four vessels, but did no,
hear anything about the abandoned Dan.
mark.
| LONDON April 1Sth.-The National Line
| steamer, the Queen, from New York, which
1t was thought might bring news of the
| passengers OF the steamer Danmark, has
arrived at Queenstown. She reports that
| she saw nothing of the steamer Danmark
| or her passengers.
| They Ought to Exclude it.
| WASHINGTON, April ISth.-The United
| States Consul at Havre informs the State
Department that from and after May Isl
next duty of sixty cents per 100 pounds
will be levied or all importations into
| France of lard mixed with cotton seed oil
| irrespective of the percentage of such
mixture, and that all lard imported from
| the United States will be subjected to q
| Governmental examination.
Light Sentence.
WASHINGTON, April 1Sth-The general
Court-martial in the case of Lieutenant
Commander Book. charged with leaving
| his command without authority, has
been dissolved. 1t is understood at the
| Navy Department, that while Commander
| Book has been found technically guilty,
his sentence will be very light, consisting
probably OF temporary suspension from
duty.
Crushed to Death In a Mine.
READING (Pa.), April 1Sth.-At Farming
ton to-day the shaft of the ore mine which
| Is 125 feet deep caved in. Eighteen men
| were in the mine, and dozen of them
were partially covered with the falling
| mass. All succeeded in crawling out, with
out sustaining any serious injury, except
one, who was crushed to death.
Gone Into the Hands of Receiver
ANoKA (Minn.). April 1Sth.-It has been
decided that the First National Bank OF
this city, which was recently cleaned out
by Cashier Pratt, shall go into the hands of
| a receiver. Mrs. Nell. the lady who was
on the absconded Cashiers paper to the
| extent of about $40,0 900, refuses to pay The
notes. and long law suit is in prospect.
A Huge Debt.
ST. LOUIS, April 1Sth.-The st. Louis
Elevator Company gave deed of trust to-
DAY upon Its property to William L. Blur,
for Walter johnson, to secure payment of
five notes aggregating S., ,999 ,994. This is a
complication growing out of the Jackson
suicide. The deed was made to secure out
siders against loss by the wheat deal.
Diamond Contests.
CHICAGO, April 1Sth.-The scores for
games played to-day are as follows:
Observation-Disclosures A. st. Louis IL.
BALTIMORE Columbus Is. Baltimore 8.
PHILADELPHIA.-Athle 3. BROOKLYN 2.
LoUIsvILLE.-Louisville 6, Kansas City s.
A Good Subject for Judge Lynch.
RICHMOND (Mo.), April 1Sth.-Mrs. F.
Conyers, residing fifteen miles from here,
was yesterday assaulted and outraged by
an unknown man. She was the victim of
similar assault ten days ago. Armed men
are searching for the assailant.
Get a Rope That "Fits" His Neck.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla.). April 1Sth.-Last
night Isaac Jones, negro, broke every
bone in the body of his four-year child
with an iron bar, and then fatally beat his
wife. Jones says he has fits, and that he
had one last night.
Osborne Still in the Lead,
WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-Parties VIII o
are watching the Public Printer fight, are
of the opinion that it will be settled in
day or two Indications still point to Os-
borne of California for the position.
A Nice Little Tea Party.
WASHINGTON, April 18TH Whitelaw
Reid and d. o. Mills, of New York, were
entertained at dinner this evening by Pres
ident and Mrs. Har rison.
WIRED WORDS In BRIEF.