Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-09
among builders is that the demand will be
resisted, and that the strike will take place.
Har Trimmiues

verdict thirty-two species OF hat trimmings
including piece velvet, double braid
fringes, galioons, gimp and cord, may be
imported at duty of 20 per cent instead
of 40 to so per cent, as Collector Seebergel
had decided. Sash ribbon must pay the
silk and satin duty, from 40 to so per cent
The verdict will save the plaintiffs thou
sands of dollars.
Death Preferable to Married Life.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.). April Sth.-Mrs
Anna Roberts, beautiful girl of sixteen
and wife only eight days, attempted
suicide at Grafton yesterday. She loaded s
hunting gun with bird shot, and placing
the butt on the floor, leaned her breast OF
the muzzle and pressed the trigger with hel
foot. At last accounts she was still alive
but cannot recover. The girl is the daughter
of Henry Smith, prominent resident o
Columbia county. She gives as cause O
her desperation, unpleasant relations with
her husband.
Smuggling Goods.
NEW YORK, April Sth.-Mrs. Parks, the
Inspectress on Surveyor Beauties force, to
day seized from Mrs. Davis, passenger or
the steamer Adriatic from Liverpool, about
three pounds of wooden yarn which she
had quilted into her petticoats. Thirteen
yards of dress goods sewed into another
and about twenty yards of fannels which
had been wrapped around her little daugh,
ter. Mrs. Davis is resident of Minnesota
and confessed to having struggled goods in
this manner before. The goods were sent
to the seizure-room.
They Have Probably Perished.
WILMINGTON IN. c., April Sth.-The
steam tug which left Saturday with the
dismantled bark Albatross, in tow, for
Norfolk, returned this morning. The
Captain reports that yesterday morning,
when thirty miles northeast of the Frying
Pan light the ship hawser parted, and the
bark went adrift in the gale. There are
six men on the bark which is without
boats sails or ballast, and it is feared thew
have persisted.
A Sensation Promised.
CHICAGO, April Sth. "A sensation is
promised in the trial of Harvey and Josie
Garley, which begins tomorrow, for the
abduction of Annie Redmond. John Red
mond, Armies father, is still at the insane
asylum, the recovery of his child never
having restored him to reason, which was
lost while searching for her. He is to be
present at the trial, though for what pur-
pose is unknown.
The Mormons. -~--.+
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), April Sth.-To-day IS
session of the Worlds Conference of Lat
ter-Day Saints was given up to the hearing
of reports of missionaries, showing the
prosperity and growth of the church
throughout the country. The report of the
Church Recorder shows there are over o.
600 members of the church-a gain of 1 ASS.
In the past year there were /, 165 removals
and explosions.
The Storm in Virginia.
FORT MONROE (Va.), April Sth.-The
worst storm ever remembered here set in
Saturday, lasting forty-eight hours. The
telegraph wires went down, no boats ven
tured out, and the tide was foot higher
than ever recorded, doing great damage to
the houses on the beach and roadway. A
number of families abandoned their homes
and sought safety in the fort.
A Thrifty Teacher.
SUsQUEHANNA (Pa.), April Sth-Mosella
White, an Elmira music teacher, was ar
rested here this morning by Chief Little, of
Elmira, for defrauding various people in
that city out of sums aggregating $4,000
on fictitious mining and silk-mills stock
and other pretenses. She confessed that
she lost the money in Elmira bucket shops.
Threatens Suicide.
PITTsBURG, April Sth.-A Times special
from Harrisburg says: Governor Beaver
has received a letter from Major Armes.
1t contains most abject apology, and begs
him to interfere to prevent the court-mar-
tial. Armes says that rather than submit
to the disgrace of being court martialed he
will commit suicide.
Another Disastrous Fire.
RALEIGH IN. CO., April Sth.-Almost the
entire town of Smithfeld, in Johnstown
county, was burned yesterday. The only
buildings which remain standing are the
County Courthouse and Jail and few
dwellings. The total estimated loss is
100000. Much of the property was in
sured.
Convict Escapes.
PHILADELPHIA, April sth-Two convicts
attempted to escape from the House of
Refuge to-day. They were armed with
knives, and when they reached the~gate-
house they attacked the gate-keeper, who
was stabbed several times. One of the
convicts escaped and the other was cap
tured.
Killed by Stallion.
PONTIAC (Mich.), April Sth. - Frank
Harss, of Bloomfield, aged %, was to-day
riding on a cart, driving mare and leading
neck with his teeth, dragged him out of
the cart backwards. shaking him terribly,
and then stamped him to death.
A Panic In Iowa.
NEBRASKA CITY (Neb.), April sth.-A
panic prevails near Percival, Ia, six miles
east, on account of mad dogs. A large
the rabies, and a son of farmer Keysel
was also bitten, and is suffering from hydro
phobia.
The Welcome Rain.
ST. PAUL. April sth.-A special from
South Dakota reports that the usual spring
rains have al last set in, and will soon ex-
tinguish the prairie fires that are running
all over the country. The people are re-
joicing.
Mrs. Macksy's Dinner a Success.
NEW YORK, April 9th.-The Tribune's
London cable saws: Mrs. Mackay's dinner
to the Prince of Wales was by far the most
successful entertainment she has given dur
ing her occupancy of Lord Sudley's house.
Hired for the White House.
NEW YORK, April Sth.--A World Wash
ington special saws: The servants of Lord
Sackville West when he ceased to be Min
lister, claim to have been hired for the
White House.
The Bohemian Soldiers.
CHICAGO, April Sth.-The Bohemian Ma
tional Memorial Association met here to-
day and took steps to erect monument to
the memory of all the Bohemian soldiers
of the late war.
Remanded for Sentence.
NEW YORK, April Sth. - Charles Nc.
Carthy, who stole gold watch from Louis
Brown, San Francisco merchant, pleaded
guilty to-day and was remanded for sen.
tence.
The Boomers.
CALDWELL (Ks.), April Sth.-A count to.
day of the boomers camped around the
city show the number to be about 1850
and increasing every day.
Firemen Injured.
KoKoMo (Ind.), April sth-Lynch BROS.
Boiler Works burned here tonight. Three
firemen were seriously injured by falling
wall.
Booth Improving.
New YORK, April 8th.-Edwin Booth
still continues to improve, and probably
will act next Monday.
Hotel Burned in Virginia.
RICHMOND (Va.), April Sth.-The Huge.
not Springs Hotel burned this morning
Loss about $4,000.