Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-22
SAN FRANCISCO.
Black Bart's Rival Turned Over to the
United States Marshal.

United States Marshal
SAN Francisco, December 21st.-To-day
Frank Williams, the man who sought to
rival Black Bart by holding up numerous
stages in the northern part of the State,
and who was captured by the police yester-
day, was turned over to the United States
Marshal. He will be tried for robbing the
mails on the Weaverville stage. He has
nothing to say about his crimes or capture.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Robert McEldawney, who for the past
ten years had been suffering from paralysis,
was found dead in bed yesterday in his
home, at 100 Minna street. He was ma.
tive of Ireland thirty-seven years of age,
and laborer by occupation.
SUDDEN DEMISE.
Jean Salons, barkeeper at 81 Grant
avenue, was found dead in his bed in room
76 of the lodging house at 30S Suffer street
this morning. He was a Frenchman by
birth and about sixty-four years old. The
cause of his death is supposed to be heart
trouble, of which he has been complaining
for several months.
THE GLORY WON.
The ships Glory of the Seas and Kenne-
bee departed for Nanaimo in company on
the 18th instant, with the understanding
between the Captains that there should be
a race. The Glory arrived out at Victoria
to-day, while the Kennebec has not yet
been heard from.
PACIFIC COAST FAILURES.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports
twenty failures in the Pacific coast States
and Territories for the week ending yester-
day, as compared with eleven for the pre-
vious week and eleven for the correspond
ing week of 1888. The failures for the
past week are divided among the trades as
follows: Five general stores, three dry
goods, two tailors, one wagon-maker, one
fancy goods, one blacksmith one station
cry, one drugs, one boots and shoes, one
saloon, one hardware, one millinery and
one grocer.
INSURANCE PAID.
The knights and Ladies of Honor have
paid DIR. Bowers $1,000, the amount due for
insurance on the life of his wife, whom he
was accused of having murdered.
IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
During the inquiry before Judge Coffey
to-day into the alleged Encouragement by
John F. Burris of the estate of Robert
Murdoch, witnesses testified that Burris
told them he had such hold on Buckley
that he could control all the Courts, Grand
Juries and Police Department and that at
any time he wished he could send any
man accused of a crime to San Quentin,
guilty or not guilty.
Burris made a general denial of these
charges, and of the one that he asked DR..
Walter J. Hadden to put in bill against
the estate for 81 000, as fee for one visit to
Murdoch Just before he died.
HOME AGAIN.
W. G. Hurst, the bicyclist arrived to-day
on the Alameda, on his way home after an
absence Of three years.
KRUG DISCHARGED.
The jury in the case of the United States
against Charles Krug of st. Helena for al
legged violation of the Internal Revenue
laws, returned verdict for the defendant.
Judge Hoffman, in his charge to the jury,
was severe on the prosecution.
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Special Agent Erickenson, connected
with the Office of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, was in this city to day.
He is on tour of inspection of star and
steamboat routes in Idaho Colorado Mon
tana, Oregon. Washington and the northern
part of this State.
JOHN DILLON.
A letter received to-day announces that
John Dillon, the Irish Nationalist, will sail
on the Mariposa, which is to follow the
Alameda, which arrived to-day.
RATHER FIsHY STORY.
Henry R. Knapp. who suddenly disap-
peared on the 8th of this month, returned
to this city from Oregon to-day. He had
been suffering from Chagres fever and it is
believed it affected his mind and he went
away without knowing where he was 60
ing. He tells disconnected story of hav-
ing been sandbagged and robbed of $500.
Nevada Board of Trade.
RENO New, December 21st-A very
large and highly enthusiastic meeting was
held at McKissick's Opera House tonight
to organize State Board of Trade. The
meeting was addressed by w. H. Mills, of
San Francisco, Francis G. Newlands, Gov
ernor Stevenson and others.
A State Board was organized, consisting
of fifteen of the leading mer of the State,
with Francis G. Newlsnds as President.
Mr.. Newlands is taking great interest
in irrigation matters, and is doing much to
solve the perplexiDg question. Good re-
suits are soon to follow.
Petaluma in Darkness.
PErALUMA, December 21st.-Petaluma at
present is IN darkness, owing to the sudden
failure of the electric plant. The company
accustomed to supply Petaluma with light
became involved and a number of outstand-
ing claims were purchased by rival COM
pany and by skillful manuver the electric
plant was attached and darkness followed.
Petaluma will not remain long without an
Illuminating agent. The rival company
will proceed shortly to construct another
and larger plant.
Struck With Bottle.
UKIAH. December 2lst.-DuriDg saloon
row last night j. Wustenberg struck Will
lam McGlothin over the eye with bottle.
McGlothin is seriously, though not danger
ously wounded. Wustenberg is under ar
rest.
Los ANGELES, December 2lst.-The jury
in the case of Robert Campbell, second
trial for killing Boyd at Acton, returned a
verdict of manslaughter, with a recon-
mendation 10 mercy.