Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-28


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Treasure Yarn.
New YORK, December 27th.-General
Sherman has been interviewed concerning
a sensational story that he buried large
sum OF money in Kershaw county, S. c.,
during the war, and that ex-Secretary
Sherman had sent men to recover it. He
| says the story has no foundation. In fact
his troops did not enter Kershaw county.
! Sherman illustrated his march TO show the
fact by file of maps marked with red and
blue, which he carried from Atlanta on the
famous march. He keeps these msps in
an iron safe.
Trouble in Texas.
AUSTIN (Tex.), December 9th. = The
Governor has information that riot is
| threatened in Tyler county and be has or
dered out the militia to aid the Sheriff in
keeping the peace. At conference of the
Governor and Attorney General this morn
ing it was agreed the latter shall attend
the habeas corpus trial of the Fort Bent
citizens arrested for murder day or so ago
by United States Marshals. They are of
the opinion the arrests are without war
rant of law.
Look Out for Bad News.
New YORK, December 27th.-Cab!e ad-
vices received by Charles a. Flint g. Co.
quote exchange at "a at Para. The cable
between Para and Manapaid is broken, oc-
casioning delay in the transmission of
the message from Para Satrader Mendonica.
The Brazilian representative at Washing
ton telegraphs Flint & Co. that he has re-
ceived cablegrams preparing him for bad
news. He, however, thinks the Provis-
lonal Government strong.
Frjghtful Fatal Fall.
CLEVELAND (O.), December 27th-A hor-
rible accident which resulted in the death
of VIM. Mcdonald, a brickmason, occurred
this morning. Mcdonald was working on
the fifth story of the building, and while
laying brick on the outer wall missed his
footing and fell over. He struck a net
work of telegraph wires beneath and was
cut and bruised in a fearful manner. He
then fell to the street and died in few
minutes. He leaves a wife and family.
Death by Electricity.
NEW YORK, December 27th.-The cleo
trical execution machines at Sing Sing
Prison were tested yesterday by the COM
mittee for the State The tests clearly
showed that the dynamos are even more
deadly than was represented. When run
at less than the ordinary number of revo-
lutions per minute the electrical pressure
was found to exceed 1,600 volts, instead of
being only 1000. This proves that about
300 times a second pressure runs above
1000 volts.
In Montana.
HELENA tMont.l, December 27th.-The !
Senate and House of Representatives both |
met this afternoon after their Christmas |
adjournment, but no business was trans. |
acted, both bodies adjourning till to-mor- |
row. a party of North Dakota legislators, |
who arrived in the city last evening, were |
royalty entertained, and left this afternoon |
for Washington Territory and other points |
on Puget Sound.
Sitting Bull is Mad.
CHICAGO, December 27th.-Sitting Bull |
is on the rampage because he was not al |
lowed to go to Washington with the other |
Sioux chiefs who recently had an interview |
with President Harrison. Bull denounces !
Agent Mclaughlin and all who are in |
authority over him, and says before the
Sioux Reservation is opened to settlement |
the Indians will realize their mistake and |
there will be trouble.
Mine Gazing In.
WILKEsBARRE pa }, December 27th.-A |
cave of large proportions occurred at the |
Plains, q suburb, this afternoon. Without |
warning the surface of the earth settled, |
and great holes presented themselves. |
Some of them are thirty feet deep. st. |
Leo's Catholic Church, the parsonage and |
several other buildings are badly damaged. |
Several acres were affected.
A Boy Convicted of Murder.
CLEVELAND, December 27th.-0tto Leuth. |
II wears old. was convicted to-day of mur-
der in the first degree. Last May Maggie |
Thompson, Z years old, disappeared. A |
month later her body was found under the |
house of Leuths father. Young Leuth was
arrested and confessed. He enticed the |
child into the house when his parents !
were away, assaulted and then killed her |
with hammer.
Mrs. ParneIl.
BoRDENTowN On. J.), December 27th.-
Mrs. Della Parnell, mother of Charles |
Stuart Parnell, states she has received only |
one quarter of the $1,000 reported to have |
been presented to her, and that when all /
her obligations are met there will be but
small margin left for her future necessities.
virulent Diphtheria.
LEoLA Is. d., December 27th.-Doctor |
Gamble returned tonight from a trip to
the Heydt settlement. the scene of the |
diphtheria epidemic. He says he has the |
names of thirty-seven Russian children |
who have died of the disease. Only two 1
recovered. Quite number are still sick.
New Trial Wanted.
KANSAS CITY, December 27th.-The In |
terstste Land Company, against which !
Judge Brewer recently rendered an adverse !
decision in the suit with the Maxwell Land |
Grant Company, in which 600C0,000 acres |
Of land were involved, will hle pleadings in |
Denver in few days for new trial
Estate Sued.
ST. LOUIS, December 27th.-The estate of |
the late DR.. James II. Mclean was sued to- |
day for 1896. eco. The plaintiff in the case
is William Jackson and the complaint sets /
forth as its basis of action Mr. McLean's |
connection with the Carbondsle, Metropolis
and Paducah Railroad Company.
Boss ROwers.
BosToH, December 27th.-Gaudaur de- |
clines TO row at Point of Pines. He says 4
he will row either Hanlan or Teemer, or |
both, on Lake Quinsigamond for 81 900 q |
side any time before July 4th. He will |
row O'Connor if they don't accept the
proposition.
Another Negrs Fighter.
NEw YORK, December 27tb.-Eugene |
Hornbacker of New York and George |
Dixon (coloredl of Boston, feather weights, |
fought for 81 900 in Connecticut tonight. |
Dixon won in two rounds. ending the
hurricane fight with clean knock out
blow.
The Baltimore,
WAsHrreroN. December 27th.-Contrset-
ors for the construction Of the new cruiser
Baltimore having notified the Navy De-
partment that the vessel is completed.
Secretary Tracy has formally instructed
Captain Schuyler to accept her.
Railroad Accident.
CHICAGO. December 27th.-At Scott
dale. Pa, collision occurred to-day BE-
tween two freight trains south of Myers
Station. Engineers Johns and Dayton, to-
gether With the entire crews of both trains
were injured, some very seriously.
C. z. HuntiDgton's New House.
NEW YoRK, December PHILIPPIANS were
fled this morning for c. P. Huntington's
new city house, corner of Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street. 1t is to be five stories