Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-28

County Clerk Smith, of New Work. asks Tor M
| fofmation concerning James Duncan, oaee
pIosperoas man in San Francisco, an
New York A fortune of 100000 await
| the man or his heirs near In
Golden Gase. Duncan left jersey City in 1S4e
| and remained in California till 1858. when n
| started for the East, leayiag q small estate
/ which has now increased to one Of eonsiderabl,
value. y Is known that he went to Paterson
these places in March, a year ago. Since ther
his Whereabouts have been unknown.
ninipg The New York Delegation.
| WAsHINsToS, February 27lh.-Coa4ressmai
Beiden OF New York gave dinner tonight L
the Republican members and membe.s-elect Il
| Congress from the Empire State After dinnel
the delegation called on General Harrison ant
| Private Secretary Haifor5. Several members
ns Mllen asked II the cabinet had been discussed
assured an associated Press reporter that il had
not been. After calling on General Harrison a
| number of the gentlemen gathered in Senator
| Hiscock's parlor.
Oregon Navigation stock.
New YORK, February 27th.-At meeting OF
the Oregon Trlnscontiuental Directors today a
| committee was appointed To conduct negntia-
tions for the sale OF the Oregon Navigation stoe
| in the Treasury to the Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific Companies, who will deposit IL
under the trust proposed in the arbitration con.
| tract which is now in the hands of the Union
Pacific Tor ratification. II the sale is consum-
/ lHdtcu TIE ITlHSCOltInental (OmDany Will
probably go into liquidation.
Trouble Brewing IN Indian Nation.
CHICAGO, February 27th.-A dispatch fros,
Liberal, KAN, says: Postmaster Anderson, ci
Collins, in the neutral strip, has arrived here
ana reports that gang Of cowboys claiming te
represent The Colorado and New Mexico Cattle
Company, have ordered all cit zens of the rlaes
| TO quit the Territory within forty eight hours
under penalty of death. The Government au.
thorities have been notified and their action is
awaited With intense anxiety.
Fisticufis in Legislature.
INDIASApoLIs. February 27th.-Duriug the
session of the House this afternoon, in the dis.
cussion of the prohibition amendment, there
was clash between Willard the Democratic
| leader, and Stanley, a Republican, Editor
| Linck, OF Marion, took up SANKEY'S quarrel
| and dealt Willard a blow in the face The
greatest excitement prevailed. The affair will
| probably be followed by an effort to expel
| i-inck, as party feeling is high.
A Missouri Sher II Murdered.
WIsoNA (Mo.), February 27th.-sherif Tur.
| ley, OF Carter county was killed and his dep
uty seriously wounded to-day st Lowwassie
The officers had arrested n man named Thomp-
Taylor, came up and killed the Sheriff and
wounded the deputy with revolver. The dep.
uty shot and wounded Taylor, but he made his
escape.
Jaw-Bones la Training.
WASHINGTON, February 27th.-The event now
most talked OF 70 occur prior to the Inaugural
| ton is the Spell-binders' dinner. on Saturday
evening, IN Grand Army Hall, when the cam
palgn orators of 1888 from the four points of the
compass will concentrate at the capital, and 1t
is expected that the leading statesmen and
orators of the country will be represented by
their most talented men.
Retired Army officials.
washington FEBRUARY 27th.-The following
nominations were sent to the Senate to day
William 5. R0seorans, late Brigadier-Generai ot
| the army, to be Brigadier General from FebrC.
ary p, 1859, 70 be placed on the retired list
VIM. F. Smith, late Major of Engineers to be
Major of Engineers from February ~ 1882 on
J the retired list.
a Murder and Suicide
| AURORA GILL, February 27th.-Edward Artise
shot Kitty Palmer on the public street yesterday
| afternoon, infiicting fatal wound.
Artise was a rejected lover. He fed pursued
| by an lnfuriated mob three miles. when he snol
himself through the heart, dying Instantly
B tn are colored. His mother went insane as a
| result.
Weir aud Murphy.
CHICAGO February 27th.-Parson Davies has
| received an offer from Boston 10 take the man.
agement OF finish fight between Ike Weir, 'the
belfast spider aud Frank Murphy, the En-
glish lightweight, for the fsather-weight cham
pionship of the wosld and s, 900, and has re
piled that If he has the naming of the time and
pace he Will accept.
Hippolyte Killed Again
NEW YORK, February 27th.-Tbe officers of
to-day from San Domingo port, brought an
other rumor of the assassination of General
Hlppolyte, by one of his trusted aids in north
ern hayti. They declare that if the report DE
true, San Domingo viii doubtless take up the
fight against Legitime.
Republican Club National League.
! BALTIMORE, February 27th.-The hotels are
rapidly filling up with delegations to the Ma
tlonal League of Republican Clubs, which meet
to- morrow. Several cous titutional amendme nts
are to be adopted, and plans ave to be effected
for solidifyiBg the organization so as 20 secure
effective and uniform WORK
A Commission Refused.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 27th.-Judge Niblock
who was elected Supreme Court Commissioner
under the new bill, called upon Governor Hoyey
to-day with the request that his commission be
issued. This the Governor refused to do on the
ground that the bill was unconstitutional and
void Nlbock Will appeal to the Courts.
Shaeffer's Challenge to Slossor.
CHICAGO, February 27th.-Shaeffer has made
| compromise offer TO Slosson in order to bring
about billiard match. He now offers to play
Slosson two contests, the first to be of SEQ
points at the l4-inch balk-iine game, the second
game to be 400 points ar cushion caroms each
game to be tor 81. 900 a side.
Intends to be Untrammeled
INDIANAPoIIs, February 27th-It is re,oFted
that Harrison VIII staitle the country. and par.
tlcularly place hunters by declaring in his in
augural address that he will, under no cireum-
stances, be candidate for denomination four
years hence. his, it is said. is to give him
greater freedom OF action in making appoint
ments.
Uncle sam's 1Ior ey-Toters
WASHINGTON, February 27th-Secretary of the
Treasury Fairchild Late this afternoon awarded
the contract for carrying money, etc, 10 and
nom the Treasury to the United Express Com
pauy. The Adams Company has had the con-
traet for six years, but this time they we're I'M
derbid.
The Bal,ot-Box Stealer.
I LITTLE Rock. Eebruary 27th.-Ro5est Wat
kins, charged with stealing the ballet box al
Plummerville, November 9th last has been ad.
mitted to bail in.the s'sn of 5000 4se his ap-
pearance on Thursday. additional witnesses
on both sides have been summoned
Killed by His Mistress
ST. PAUL February 9th John J. Dougherty
assistant cashier OF the American txpRe Com-
pany, was shot and killed here .ais afternoon
by woman calling herself Mrs. Clara Dougher-
~ DoughsrtY and the woman ara said to have
been living together as husband and wife.
Natural Gas Explosions.
PITTsBUaG, FEBRUARY 27th-Tgao natural gas
explosion in this vicinity within the last IS
teen hours wrecked i've buildirss and injured a
number OF, perscns, one fatally and two seFi-
| onsly. They were caused by leaks in the pipes.
Oregon Land Patents.
WASHINGTON. February 27nr.-Patents were
the State of Oregon for 5s, ,ssS, acres undezsthe
swamp land graft.
Fatal Pc iIee Explosion.
CIaATTANeosA (renuA. February 27th-The
| boiler of a sswmill st Hunters Landing ex
ploded last night. Three men were killsd and
| G DlmbeF wounded.
| srriSsl of Vice President Meraon.
| WAsRESsToN. Fehrus ry 7th.--vice- President
| eject Merton and Mrs. Morton arrived ais after
zoon. They are stopping at The Arlington.
| Deate of a Virginia Senator.
RICHMOND VA y Febrtls " o7fh-TTriteG Stat,
| Senator John W. JoAnston died to day.
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