Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-23

PIEDMONT (W. Va.). March 22d.-It is
| believed that the mail pouch which was
stolen on February 27th, and found ripped
| open and secreted in a culvert near here
| yesterday, contained a large amount Of
! money and valuable letters. Among the
| missing mail was note for $4,000 sent
| from the Piedmont Bank and number OF
checks for large amounts. How much
| money the robbers secured cannot be as
! certained at this time. Detectives from
Washington are here looking up the case.
Man Killed by Hail.
RALEIGH, March 22d-The hailstorm
which swept across New Hanover county
Tuesday was the severest on record. The
strapgest fact was the killing of Benjamin
Moore, colored man, BY the hail. Moore
was caught IN the storm in the suburbs of
Wilmington and was beaten by enormous
hailstones until he was completely ex-
bausted. He was discovered helpless and
bleeding at the mouth and nose. A physi-
clan was sent for, but before he arrived
Moore was dead.
How blaine Does Things.
BRIDGEPORT Conn J, March 22d-Attor-
ney Jacob B. Klein returned from Wash
ington this morning. where he had been
interceding for Hermann Kempinski, a
prisoner at Rowen, Russia, awaiting trans
portation to Siberia. He says Blaine has
received a dispatch from Minister Wurtz at
st. Petersburg that Kempinski will be re-
leased even before the affidavits sent 10
Russia arrive, barring some unforeseen diff
Guilty.
Act of "a Love-crazed Crank,
ASHLAND (Wis.l, March 22d.-At High
Bridge, Wis, this afternoon Joseph Men,
doci, French teamster, entered the room
OF Ellen Long young girl whose mother
keeps boarding house, and after cutting
her severely about the head with a razor,
cut his own throat The girl, who is only
l6 years old. will recover. Mendoci had
fallen in love with her, and haying been
repeatedly repulsed, had deliberately
planned to kill her and then himself.
Entioed Out by Soldiers.
WICHITA Kan. J, March 22d-One hun
dred boomers have left the northern part
of the Territory for their homes, being con-
Quoted out Of the Territory by soldiers
They expect to return next month. Three
hundred have been brought to the State
line and as many more to Purcell Many
hundreds are hiding in Oklahoma, and
others are arriving The soldiers are escort
ing them out as fast as possible.
Costly Fire.
DOVER IN. H., March 22d.-The City
Hall building, containing the police sta
ton, ali the city and county offices, Police
Courtroom, the Aldermanic and Council
chambers, the High School Cadets armory
and the City Opera House, with seating
capacity of COO. was burned this morning
The damage to the records in the vaults is
not yet ascertainable. Two churches and
several business houses were badly dam
aged.
just Like the Big Fellows.
| Boston, March 22d. - McAuliffe and
| Daily have had conference, and decided
on all the arrangements for their fight ex-
| cept McAuliffe insisted that the stake
should be 50, 800, and Daily said he could
| not get more than 81 900 unless be could
| make it up with purses. This was declined.
Daily says he will try and get the California
giub to raise the additional 81 500, as he
| thinks McAuliffe is only trying to avoid q
| fight.
A Mystery Partly Revealed.
EAGLE Pass (Tex.), March 22d.-The
| boly of a murdered woman found in the
| Rio Grande on March 1st was taken up to-
dag, and identified as that of Mrs. Will
! hanson. Her two daughters and son, from
| San Saba county, were no doubt murdered
also. They left there the middle of Fehru-
ary with $400 wagon and team. 1t is
known that they were followed from San
saba by two men.
American Turf Congress.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), March 22d.- The
| American Turf Congress met here to.day.
President Brewster of Chicago presided
! The rules agreed upon at the Cincinnati
meeting in December were approved, ex-
| cept that regarding bookmakers, which was
! amended so as to allow associations TO
| treat with the bookmakers as individuals.
| The scale of weights was confirmed as pre-
| viously arranged.
| Stolen Railroad Moneys.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22d-A shortage
| in the accounts of Robert Craven, Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the Philadelphia,
| Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, amounting to about Sc 500 has been
discovered. 1t is said to-day that Craven
| would make an effort TO raise the money to
make good the loss to the Surety Company
and if he could succeed would escape pros
ecution.
| The Wheat Market
CHICAGO. March 22d.-Shortly after the
| opening of the Board of Trade to-day,
there was repetition of yesterdays exper-
ience in wheat. The shorts made an at
! tempt to cover and found no wheat for
sale. There was strong evidence of manip-
lation. In the wild rush to cover May
wheat soon advanced to 81 o54.
! Where They Make Good Cigars.
KEY WEST (Fla.), March 22d-Ex-P -Presi-
dent Cleveland and party arrived here this
afternoon on the steamship Olivette. They
were met by q delegation from the Board
| OF Trade and escorted TO hotel, and
thence driven around the city. The party
| left for Havana at 10 o'clock.
/ A Strong Alliance.
| New YORK, March 22d.-The marriage
of Miss Elizabeth Rockefeller, eldest
! daughter of John d. Rockefeller, of the
/ Standard Oil Company, to Charles A.
Strong, son Of Rev. DIR. Strong of Ro-
chester n. Y, took place this morning at
the residence of the brides parents.
Death of Noted Stallion.
NASHVILLE, March 22d. = McCurdy S
Hamoletoniah (record 2:26) died at Gala
| tin on Wednesday night of congestion OF
the stomach. Pierce, Howard, Miller &
| Co. paid 81 500 for his services in their stud
! for three months. His owner had refused
| $50 900 for him.
The Wabash Case.
| CHICAGO, March 22i.-Contrsry to expec-
tations, the attorneys representing the vari-
Gus interests in the Wabash Railway fore
| closure case. before the United States Court
| in this city were unable to agree upon
| terms OF settlement. and the sale has not
! been confirmed
| Depew is the Man.
| NEW YORK, March 23d.-The World this
| morning SAYS: sit can be stated on the
highest authority that Cbauncey NJ. Depew
| has been offered the English Mission, and
after giving the matter serious consider
alton has signified his willingness to ac-
cept IT."
An Entrance to Buffalo.
BUFFALO, March 22d.-By the incorpora-
| ton of the Buffalo, Lackawanna and Pa
citic Rsilread at Albany tonight the Ca
madam Pacific obtains an entrance into
| Buffalo.
| Under the Gallows.
/ ScoTTvfLLE EKy.), March 22d.-Monroe
Wilkinson (colored) was hanged here to-
| day for the murder of Berry Marion, (col-
ored) on September %, 1888.
4 No Place Like Home.
] NEW YORK March 22d.-Jay Gould and
!, party arrived home from Che tour of rail-
road inspection to-day.
! Beef-InspectioD Bill.
! COLUMBUS (O.), March 22d.-The bill pro-
| viding for the inspection of beef on the
hoof passed the House to-day.
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