Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-12

precedented.
Literally True.
PERHAM (Minn.), April 11th.-Little over
a year ago Finnish woman, at New York
Mills, presented her husband one morning
with four children. This fact aroused a
good deal of comment at the time, but re-
port now comes which, if true, goes it two
better. The story as told-and it comes
| from reliable source-is, that Mrs. An
drew Bubera, a Finnish lady living near
New York Mills, gave birth short time
since to six children, three of whom are
alive and three were born dead.
Children Poisoned.
ST. JOSEPH (Minn.), April 11th.-Four
| children of Sebastian Merdam, German
farmer. while playing in the fields ate the
| roots of wild parsnips, which had been
plowed up. They soon became violently
| sick, and three of them died in terrible
agony. They were boy of and two
girls, and II years old. Another girl
aged 8, who also ate of the poisonous roots
is still living and may recover.
Literally Roasted Alive.
YOUNGSTOWN co., April 11th.-Whlle
pouring heat to make 4,000- pound cast
ing tonight, in the foundry of VIM. Tod 4
Co., it exploded, hurting the molten metal
in every direction. Foreman Bryant was
leaning over the flask at the time and re-
ceived the full force of the explosion, liter
ally roasting him. He cannot survive.
Four other employees were severely burned,
but they are not regarded as dangerous.
A Fire this Morning.
NEW YORK, April 12th.-At half past
II O'Clock this morning fire started in the
jute mill of Buchanan & Little. in Brook
lyn, a four-story brick structure. There
were 300 hands employed at the time and
there was quite a panic, but according to
latest reports, nobody was injured. The
estimated at 100000, with ample insur-
| ance.
| A Good Bill.
LANSING (Mich.), April 11th.-The House
to-day passed Jackson's cigarette bill, which
| prohibits the manufacture, sale and keep
| ing for sale or giving away of an cigarettes
or any imitation thereof, composed in
whole or part of tobacco, or any substance
in the form of cigarettes. containing mar
cotic elements or any rice paper, or any
paper designed for cigarette wrappers"
| Libby Prison.
| CHICAGO, April 11th.-Ths Chicago cap
italists interested in the removal of Libby
prison to Chicago have ordered the work to
| proceed. The removal entails the neces-
| sary numbering of each brick in the struct-
ure. One hundred and thirty cars of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will be en-
| ployed in the transfer. The entire cost will
exceed $4,000.
| A Receiver Discharged.
| CHICAGO, April 11th.-Porteus B. Weare
| was to-day discharged as Receiver of Ker-
| shaw & Co., who failed for a million in
1887 when the Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati
went under. The firm has been in the
hands of the Receiver since its failure. All
of the creditors have been paid nearly 100
per cent. and all litigation has ended.
The Chicago Abduction Case.
CHICAGO, April 11th.-A jury was secured
| to-day to try Harvey and Josie Gurley, the
abductors of Annie Redmond. The defense
expects to show that Annie was left alone
| within half block of her home after the
abduction but never showed desire to re-
turn. Some peculiar developments are
promised on the trial.
In Critical Condition.
CHICAGO, April 11th.-Mr. Hartt, who
was injured in the wreck at Lorenzo, is
still in a critical condition. When in
formed tonight of his wife's death, he did
not seem to realize it, being deiirious from
the shock. Mr.. Lamb of Boston, and the
brakeman Palmer are considered out of
danger.
A Boston Failure.
BosloN, April l1th-Billings & Eaton,
wholesale hide and leather dealers, as
signed this afternoon. Liabilities about
600. 1t is impossible to state at present
what the assets are. The failure was
great surprise to the leather trade. The
capital of the firm couple of years ago is
said to have been about $4,000.
Knocked Out by Whisky.
KANSAS CITY, April 11th.-Frank Ringo,
one of the catchers in the Kansas City
Baseball Club, swallowed an enormous
quantity of morphine this afternoon. and
at 10 o'clock tonight is in dangerous
condition. After eight months of total
abstinence he began drinking two weeks
ago, and continued it ever since.
Ran Away from His Creditors.
ST. LOUIS, April 11th.-T. R. Reynolds, a
lessee of the Sterling Webster Abstract
Company, and well known in real estate
circles here, is missing. He is indebted to
the amount of $4,000, and it is presumed
his inability to meet his obligations has
led to his disappearance.
A Fatal Collision.
CANTON (O.), April 11th.-Two coal trains
on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
collided to- day nine miles south of here
The engineer and fireman saved their lives
by jumping. The crash reduced engines
and cars to scrap iron. One man was fatally
injured.
Died of Heart Disease.
CHICAGO, April 11th.-Intelligence was
received here this morning that Dave Gage,
at one time Treasurer of the city of Chicago
and widely known as hotel proprietor,
died at Charleston, n. H, at midnight His
disease was of the heart.
The American Meat Compact.
New YORK. April 11th.-This afternoon
| II n o6 o,r-,r
scriptions to the stock of the American
Meat Company. President Flagley and
Treasurer Mass to-day resigned their re-
spectiye offices in the same company.
Failure of Wool Firm.
New YORK, April 11th.-Kell & Co., i'm
porters of woolens in this city, failed to-
day. The creditors obtained an attach
men aggregating S97,02 This house is a
branch of the concern in Bradford, Eng,
which suspended this afternoon.
A Steamer Burned.
New ORLEANS, April 11th.-The British
steamer Chilean, formerly of the West
India line, loaded with cotton and grain,
caught on fire this afternoon. Twenty live
hundred bales of cotton were destroyed,
probably more.
Controller of Currency.
CHARLOTTE (Mich.), April 11th.-A dis
| pdlCu TeCelFeu lTOm w aS0lngtOQ Dy q
friend, says the nomination of Lacey as
Comptroller of Currency is definitely de-
cided upon and will be announced in a
short time.
Death Of General Hatch.
| OMAHA, April 11th.-News was received
from army headquarters here to-day that
General Edward Hatch died there this
morning from injuries received by being
thrown from his carriage month ago.
Perished In the Flames.
ATLANTA, April 11th.-The house of W.
P. Lord, carpenter and millwright, living
in Robin county, was burned last night.
The entire family, consisting of wife and
five children, perished In the flames.
| Booth Himself Again.
| DETROIT, April 11th.-Lawrence Barrett
announced from the stage of the Opera
House tonight that Mr.. Booth will reioin
the company at Cleveland on Monday next.
| Wind-storm in Iowa.
| CEDAR RAPIDS Ua.), April 11th.-A terrific
gale struck Iowa City, forty miles west of
here, this afternoon, unroofng and razing
many buildings. No one was injured.