Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-15

from Dallas, Tex, yesterday, after selling
their cotton, were robbed by highwaymen
on the road near White Rock.
Bloodhounds were put on their tracks,
and the report has reached Dallas that two
of the robbers were captured and hanged
by the enraged farmers.
Endowing a College.
NEW YORK, December 14th.-At the an
nual dinner of the West University Club
last evening it was announced that DIR.
Daniel Ayres of Brooklyn had paid over to
the Trustees the sum of s250000 as an en-
dowment fund for the University. DIR.
Ayres, although not a graduate of the col
lege, recently gave it $4,000 to establish
chair of biology and has also given other
considerable sums.
The newly elected President of the col
lege, Bradford Raymond, added to the en-
thusiasm by the declaration that the Trus-
tees had resolved to add $250,00 to DR..
Ayres' gift and $4,000 of the amount was
already raised.
Flood at Johnstown.
JoHYsTowN (Pa.). December 14th.-This
afternoon the Conemaugh river began to
rise rapidly. In few hours it rose five
feet. Four bridges erected just after the
great flood and the railroad bridge leading
to the Cambrian Iron Works were swept
away. A large number of houses in the
lower portion of the city are flooded.
The greatest excitement prevailed. Many
persons are forced to leave their homes.
Others have fled to the surrounding hills,
expecting to see another great flood sweep
upon the stricken city. The loss is about
$4,000. The water is receding. There
were heavy rains in the mountains during
the past "a hours.
Abolishing Commissions.
CHICAGO, December 14th.-The commit
tee appointed at joint conference of the
Central Traffic and Western States Passen-
ger Associations Thursday to consider and
report on the question of the abolition OF
payment of commission on the passenger
traffic, met to-day, Chairman Abbott pre-
siding. After an allday discussion the
committee agreed to recommend it. Their
report will be forwarded to the meeting of
the Joint Executive Committee at New
York ON Wednesday next. 1t must also
be confirmed by the Western States Pas
senger Association before becoming opera
tive.
He Assaulted John L.
PURvIs (Mi.s.), December 14th.-The
| jury in the Kilrain case, after mature de-
| Liberation of five hours, amused the Court
| and spectators with the following verdict
Not guilty of prize fighting, but guilty of
| assault and battery on John L Sullivan"
Sentence was deferred. 1t is expected
Sullivan will now plead that he acted in
| self-defense.
Kilrain was fined 5000 and imprisonment
in the County Jail for two months. An
appeal was taken and he was admitted to
bail in the sum of $1,000.
Sullivan Wants Sack.
BcsToN, December 14th.-It seems Presi-
dent Fuldas telegram yesterday relative to
| the meeting of Sullivan and Jackson did
not mention $4,000 as the amount of the
purse. Sullivan says Fulda asked him by
wire if he would meet Jackson under
stated conditions "for a satisfactory purse"
"a satisfactory purse is what I'm looking
for" said Sullivan, land unless Mr.. Fulda
intended to come to my terms, don't be-
| lieve he would ask such question"
An Idaho Avalanche.
KErcHUM (Ida), December 14th.-Furi-
GUS snow-storms have been raging in Cen
| trail Idaho during the week. A disastrous
avalanche occurred at the Buttercup mine
at Willow Creek, eighteen miles west of
HALEY, Wednesday night, carrying away
Newman. The other miners escaped with
but little isjury. The avalanche was a
quarter of mile wide, and came with tre-
mendous force. The storm has not abated.
Other catastrophes are expected.
Want Blaine to Interfere.
New YORK, December 14th.-There is
talk among the merchants here interested
in the Para rubber trade of requesting Sec
rotary Blaine to interfere and try to set
aside the action of the Provisional Govern
ment of Brazil by which the NJ ercantile
Company receives concession discrimin-
ating against the general trade. The me-.
chants hold the new tax on exports will be
in violation of treaty rights. There is said
to be only ten days supply of Para rubber
in the country.
"ChatteI Slavery"
LITTLE Rock (Ark.) December 14th.-In
letter written by Jefferson Davis to W. J..
Blackburn dated July 10. 1888, published
here to-day the writer objects to the term
"chattel slavery" and says it never existed
in this country. Local legislation recog-
nized the right to the services of African
slaves. This was guaranteed in the Con-
stitution to form the union, but the laws of
the States protected the life and limb of a
slave equally with that of the white man.
Electric-Light Poles.
New YORK, December 18th This morn
ing the Commissioner of Public Works
sent out gangs of men to cut down the
poles and wires of the electric light COM
panies The men in each case started from
the central stations of the electric light
companies and worked outward, cutting
off communication in greater number of
instances with all the outlying points. The
| 1ocol ,tafiu nf ha mi o
warned the Commissioner that he would
be held responsible.
Serious Crime Charged.
CHICAGO, December 14th.-Henry Craw-
ford, prominent Chicago lawyer, is de-
PENDANT in a suit commenced here by the
Loan and Investment Company of New
York, in which he is charged with having
issued bonds to an amount of Ten millions
on the Midland Railway Company of In
diana, which road he bought at foreclos-
ure sale for $4,000. Plaintiffs bought part
of the bonds. Crawford realized $260,000
The road was valued at $4,000.
Was 1t Ditman?
PHILADELPHIA, December 14th.-A con-
ductor on Chestnut street-car line claims
to have seen the missing banker, Ditman,
the night of his disappearance, on his car.
Ditman's clothing was dirty, and the man
looked as if he had either been on spree
or had fallen into the gutter. The con-
ductor wonld not talk further until he had
seen Ditman's relatives.
A Test Case.
PHILADELPHIA, December 14th.-Colonel
Rogers, as solicitor of the Philadelphia
League Ball Club, filed a bill in equity
against players Mailman and Burlington,
setting forth the nature of the league, its
contracts, etc, and asking that the players
be restricted from giving their services as
players for the season of 1880 to any other
club. These will be made test cases.
Dishonest Shoe Dealers.
CHICAGO, December 14th.-An investiga-
ton OF the failure of the New England
Shoe Company shows that the assets
amnnnt To only 81 0On Davis the nrnnrie.