Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-19
The Indiana Legislature.

1NDlANAPOLls, JdlludTy iotu.-IDS sen
ate this afternoon adopted practically ths
same rule, known So familiarly rs the
: gag rule, which was adopted in thu
House few days ago, eating off debate OF
speeches of heretofore privileged charac.
ter after the previous question has beer
put. The Republican minority fought des
perately to prevent It's adoption, but in
vain. Another equally important rule was
adopted at the same lime, providing that il
the presiding officer OF the Senate who is
the Republican Lieutenant Governor, re-
fuses to put motion, or is diatory in do.
ing SO, any two Senators may call upon the
Secretary of the Senate to put the question
to vote.
Pioneer Reunion.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-The four.
teenIh annual dinner of the Associated
Pioneers of the Territorial days of Califor.
mia and reunion of forty. miners took place
in this city tonight Ii was the anniyer.
sary of their departure from the Atlantic
coast for the diggings About fifty hoary.
headed old gentlemen gathered around the
festal board, which was literally supplied
with California fruit plucked January 1st.
President Wilbur made stirring speech
which was received with cheers. Letters
OF regret from Generals Fremont and
Sherman, Hon. Demas Strong and William
h. Hampton were received.
Opium smugglers Fined.
ALBANY IN. W, January 1Sth.-The
Grand Jury returned indictments to-day
for smuggling opium against Chang Lee
Low How and All Quong of Buffalo. Low
How was fined S4O0 All Quong got two
years IN the penitentiary and a fine OF
500 and Chang Lee was acquitted, the evi.
dannQ hcirsn ioio I
and Edward Mellinger, of Rice county,
accomplices of the Cinnamon, pleaded
guilty to charge of smuggling opium al
the suspension bridge, and were fined S40O
and committed TO the Rice county Jail until
it should be paid.
Crooked Railroad Men.
TRENTON On. J.). January 1Sth.-A seri.
Gus defalcation by officials of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has just been brought to
light. 1t appears that ]. B. Cox, Assistant
Supervisor of the New York Division oil
the road, and w. a. Powell, Supervisor fol
some time, have been collecting old ties
and rails along the division, disposing OF
them to privats partiee, aid appropriating
the funds to their own use. Both men
have been arrested and placed under bail
Cigarmakers On q Strike.
NEW YORK, January 1Sth.-All the cigar.
makers in forty Havana cigar manufact.
ories in this city struck to-day against q re.
duction of 81 per thousand which the
bosses made eighteen months ago. The
strikers are mostly Cubans. The work is
all hand made and brings the best prices
in the market. Three firms have already
yielded. Over 1000 hands are out.
True Bills Found.
MAUcH CHUNK PA J, January 1Sth.-Ths
Grand Jury in the Mud Run cases to-day
returned true bills of Indictment agains
engineer Major and fagman Hannigan
The cases against conductors Terry anC
Keithlie and lookouts MuElhern and
Hohle were ignored, the cost being placed
upon the county.
Against Contract Labor.
PHILADELPHIA, January 15th-Judge Rut
Ter, IN an oral opinion to-day decided tha
the action brought in the United States
District Court to recover 81 900 penalty
from James Lees & Sons, for the employ
ment of contract labor at their mills a
Bridgeport, Penn, should stand. and tn,
matter will, therefore, be disposed of by
jury trial.
Still a Deadlock.
CHARLESTON (W. W, January 18TH
The Senate came within one of organic
ing to-day. On the third ballot Davis re
ceived the entire Republican vote fol
President, and also the votes of Price anG
McAllister (Dems). This would hav,
elected Davis had not McAllister changed
his vote before the result was announced
Among the Pugiiists.
NEW YORK, January 1Sth.-Jack Fallo1
| and Dominick McCaffery to-day signed
articles for ten-round fight. Queensberry
rules, at Hoboken, in about a fortnight
McCaffery has also written to the Californil
Athletic Club, offering to fight Jack Demp
sey to finish for purse Of S. 900, to b.
given by the club.
A journalist Retires.
CHICAGO, January 1Sth.-Hon. Andrew
Shuman, who for nearly thirty-three year
| has been connected with the Chicag'
| Evening Journal, to-day retired from tn
editorship on account of ill-health. Not
withstanding his resignation, Shuman re
tains his financial interest in the paper an,
remains its President.
Woman's Cause.
| LINCOLN (Neb. J, January 1Sth.-A stron,
| lobby OF women were in attendance on tn
Legislature to-day endeavoring to secur
the submission of prohibitory amend
ment, municipal suffrage for women an,
the raising of the age of consent to eighteel
| years.
In Canada, Perhaps.
WINoNA (Minn.) January 1sth.-C. W
| Safield, who operates nineteen elevator
and watch houses on the Winona and 81
Peter and Dakota Railroad, failed to day
Liabilities, $4,000. Safield has disap
peared.
| New Hampshire Heroine.
EAST LEBANON IN. b. }, January 1Sth.-
Postmaster F. E. Sargent, while skating
broke through the ice, and John Greei,
and Will Aldrich, in attempting to rescu
| him, went through. The three men wer
rescued by Miss Mary B. Greely, of thi
place.
A False Rumor.
ST. PAUL MINI January 1Sth.-Colone
Rockwell says that the story credited t.
him that Mrs. Blaine had on a certain oc
casion treated Mrs. Harrison in an unlady
like manner, is absolutely without founds
| ton in fact.
A Good Price.
| GLEN FALLS IN. W January 1Sth.-E
Spiers of this place has purchased from LIE
land Stanford the bay colt May King. Th
price is not named, but it is said to be be
| tween 5000 and $1,000. The colt will re
| main in California until April
An Ex-Oficial Indicted.
DEApwooD (Dak.), January 1Sth.-Thos
| Fl. White. Gu ex-deputy United State
Mineral Surveyor, and distinguished as
correspondent of the London Frnaacio
Nacs was indicted to-day for perjury b,
the United States Grand Jury.
Seized by the Sheriff.
NEW YORK, January lSth.-C. Rosswa
& Sons, manufacturing jewellers, at Nos.
| and Maiden Lane, have failed. and th
store has been seized by the Sheriff on al
tachments amounting to $4,000.
Fire In Railroad Offices.
i ST. PAUL. January 1Sth.-The geners
offices Of the Chicago st. Paul, Minneapoli
and Omaha Road were partially destroye
by fire to-day. Several clerks jumped fror
the second story and were qaite severel
injured. Loss, about $40 GOO.
New Bishop.
MCoLUMBUs CO.,, January 1Sth.-Dr.
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