Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-24

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Boyce, editor of the Tribune, was arrested
yesterday on a bench warrant issued by
| Judge Cheney of the Superior Court. On
| Wednesday last the Grand Jury found an
| indictment against Boyce, charging him
with Matchmaking Theodore Savage, a
Justice of the Peace of this city. Boyce
was in San Francisco at the time. He re-
turned promptly on hearing of this, WAS
arrested and gave So, COO bonds. The charge
against Boyceis that he attempted to extort
$3.50 from Savage by threatening to publish
articles charging the latter with scandalous
conduct.
Believes in Polygamy.
| SALT LAKE, November 23d.-In the Nor
mon investigation to-day Jas Talmadge
the Principal of the Mormon College, tes-
titled that the pupils were taught the reve-
| lation in regard to plural marriage was
from God, and that the Constitution prop
erly administered did not interfere with
| the revelations of God.
Witness believed pelygamy was right,
and the law against it unconstitutional,
Notwithstanding the decision of the United
States Supreme Court.
Business Failures.
SAN Francisco, November 23d.-The
Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports ten
failures in the Pacific coast States and Ter
ritories for the week ending yesterday, as
compared with twenty-six for the previous
week and thirteen for the corresponding
week of 1888.
The failures for the past week are divided
among the trades as follows: Two boots
and shoes, one millinery, one tables, one
general store, one fancy goods, one hotel,
one wood and coal, one grocer and one
builder.
Probably Drowned.
TACOMA Wash. }, November 23d.-Greger
Gregerson and cousin named Talef
Eldsen left Old Town in boat on Novem-
Der 9Th fol a ranch on Fox Island, where
married sister and her husband resides.
Nothing has been seen or heard of them,
and it is feared they were drowned.
The steamer Hayward is reported to have
run over boat, containing two men, on
that day. Gregersen was employed in the
Fox Island clay works.
School-house Burned.
PORTLAND, November 23d.-A fire broke
out in the public school building in Steph-
ems addition to East Portland last night,
and despite the most strenuous efforts of
the fire department the building and con-
tents were totally destroyed. The fire evil
IDENTIFY originated from the furnace, located
in about the center of the building The
total loss will not fall short of $4,000, and
the insurance is light. Six teachers were
employed at the school and over 800 pupils
were in attendance.
Residence Burned.
SAN DIEGO, November 23d.-Charles Q.
Richards elegant residence in Ell Cajon
was DESTROYED by fire Friday night. The loss
is not definitely known, as Mr.. Richards
and wife are in San Francisco, but it will
probably reach $4,000; insurance about
81, 500.
The cause of the fire is thought to have
been mice nibbling matches, as small fire
was started in the house some months ago
by that cause.
Violated Their Word.
SEATTLE (Wash.), November 29d.-The
Morning Journal created quite sensation
this morning by printing Governor Ferry's
message several hours in advance of its de-
livery by the Governor at Olympia. The
message had been intrusted to the various
papers with the understanding that it was
not to be published till delivered in the
Legislature.
Young Lady's Suicide.
G1LRoY, November 23d.-Miss Lizzie
Muth. % years old, the telegraph operator
at the Gilroy Hot Springs, attempted sui |
eide this evening by taking creosote. Her
recovery is hopeless and death will prob |
ably result in few hours. Ill health and |
bad news, it is presumed, caused the des- |
pondent fit during which the rash act was
committed.
Steadman Murdered.
PRESCOTT "a. t., November 22d.-Sheriff |
O'Neill received word to-day from the |
Deputy United States Marshal at Muscogee, |
Ind. T., of the recent murder there of D. |
@. Steadman, a former well-known resident !
of California and Arizona. Steadman left !
here in July for Oklahoma in company |
with W. II. Alexander (colored), who is |
under arrest charged with the murder.
Entertainment Proposed.
SANTA Rosa, November 23d.-One hun !
bred and forty National Changers will ar
until Monday morning, when they will |
visit kiah.
Grand Master E. W. Davis is here, and
will assist in entertaining them.
Riverside Baseball.
RIVERSIDE (Cal.;, November 23d.-The
Pasadena baseball nine, strengthened by
battery from Pomona and Los Angeles,
crossed bats with the Riverside boys to-day.
The game was closely contested and the
victory of the Riversides hard earned. The
score was to 5.
An Impostor.
MARYsvILLE, November Esd. : Charles
Taft, who claimed he was robbed and
drugged by two men on the Bear-river
bridge and left insensible, has taken abrupt
cave of the County Hospital, and it is now
thought his story was humbug.
Hughes Acquitted.
BAKERSFIELD, November 23d.-The jury
in the Hughes murder case after twenty
four hours session, acquitted. Up to that
time there was eight for acquittal and four
for manslaughter.
On the State Line.
CARSON New, November 23d--A scheme
is on foot to have Sullivan and Jackson
fight on Lake Tahoe on barge for S25 900,
which is to be subscribed by local sports.
ENTERTAINED AT DENVER.
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