Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-18
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

SoShSSN DfspatcneS from
All Parts of the World.
The latest Chicago strike is of the gas
men, and the city in consequence may be
left in darkness.
A farmer of Braintree, Mass, has lust
died of glanders, having caught the dis,
ease of one of his horses.
The steamer Euclid was sunk off the Eng.
lish coast by collision with another yes
sci. Four lives were lost.
The imperial palace, twenty-one miles
west OF St. Petersburg, was burned yester.
day, and seven servant girls lost their lives
Eight hundred of the employees of the
Jackson Mills, N. H., went out on strike
yesterday for shorter hours and increased
pay.
Captain W. l.. Couch, the noted Okla.
homa boomer, who was shot by ]. c. Adams
about ten days ago, is dying from blood
poisoning.
G. L. Scantleburg has been appointed
Postmaster at Murphys, Calaveras county,
and w. G. Cook, at New Jerusalem, Ven
tura county.
John l.. Sullivan denies that he is
troubled with fat. He says that in four
weeks he can put himself in condition to
meet any one.
James NJ. Cole, one of California's oldest
pioneers, died at his residence in Benicia,
Tuesday, after a short illness. He was
aged II years.
Commodore Louis Schwartz, who is said
to have introduced lager beer into this
country, died at Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday,
aged so years.
Hunters have been slaughtering deer for
their pelts near Lake Clelam, Wash. The
animals were knocked down with clubs in
the deep snow.
The Chicago striking carpenters to the
number of three thousand paraded yester-
day afternoon. Large crowds gathered
along the route.
Both factions of the Illinois Conference
of the Evangelical Church have adjourned,
each passing resolutions condemning the
course of the other.
The widow of an army officer at Moscow
yesterday locked herself and five daughters
in close room and turned on the gas, and
all were asphyxiated.
The riotous coal miners at Ostram, Mora
via, have compelled complete cessation
OF work. Troops are guarding the houses
occupied by miners who are willing to
work.
Mrs. Carrie Vandegrift, well.known
resident :of Burlington, n. j., was indicted
Tuesday on charge of attempting to poi
son her son, Frank E. Normann, with GRO
ton OIL
The Executive Committee of the United
Guilds of Berlin requests members of their
guilds to warn the workmen that if they
parade on May 1st they may lose their sit
uations.
Reports from Santa Rosa give indications
of heavier fruit crop than ever before in
the history of the county. Peaches, cher
ries. apricots, prunes and berries of all
kinds will be in abundance.
VIM. Remley, laborer on the Rancho
Chico, gallantly rescued little girl from
drowning IN the swollen Chico creek on
Wednesday. The girl attempted to cross
the frail foot-bridge, lost her balance and
fell in the rushing waters. Remley jumped
in and brought her to the shore.
Joseph Silva, Portuguese farmer living
near Chico, while working kicked one of
the horses in the flank. The horse kicked
back, MASKING Sllva's face, tearing off his
nose and knocking out a piece of skull.
from which the brains issued. He was
brought to Chico for treatment. His recoy-
cry is almost impossible.
John M. Ward, the famous baseball
player. has agreed to separation from his
wife, Mrs. Helen Dauvray Wand. Mrs.
Ward has chosen the alternative that her
husband gave her some time ago, either to
give up all idea of returning to the stage or
separation. Mrs. Ward signified her in
tention of returning to the stage.
Orange and lemon trees have doubled in
value at Pomona during the past six weeks,
and some varieties have even increased
three-fold. Some orange-tree importing
firms have lost heavily because of their in
ability to fill contracts for trees, owing to
frosts in Florida. while some SPECTATORS
who bought trees early and cheap have
made 100 per cent. in few weeks on their
investments.
The appointment by Sir John A. Mac
donald, of Ambrose Lepine, an amnestied
outlaw. who was Minister of Militia and
Commander-in-C Chief of the rebel forces in
1S69-70, when Louis Riel assumed the
dictatorship, to lucrative position in the
immigration Department, has aroused the
blood of the Manitobans, and they declare
the appointment must be revoked or dire
consequences will follow.
Sandersville, Ga, is much worked up
over the supposed offer of man signing
himself James s. Moore, SOC Folsom
street. San Francisco" to marry a colored
girl at Sandersville, he having understood
that the father of the girl would give $10,-
900 to any white man who would marry
her. The correspondence is published,
but the name as well as the location of the
would-be husband are evidently fictitious,
for he cannot be found at the place fndi.
Gated.