Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-03
Eastern Storms,

| ferry boats on East and North rivers were COM
| PEELED 10 proceed with the greatest caution.
BosToN, March 2d.-A heavy storm has been
| raging since early this afternoon. About seven
inches of snow has fallen. Advices from points
| of Cape Cod report the worst storm of the win
ter, accompanied with a severe southeast gale.
Al newport, X: l., the storm is the heaviest
that has visited that city in years. Dispatches
| from Portsmouth and New Bedford also report
heavy snowfalls.
NEW HAVEN (Conn.l March 2d.-The storm
here is increasing in fury and violence and a
high wind prevails. six inches of snow had
fallen at midnight.
SAVANNAH (Ga), March 2d.-The first hard
freeze OF the winter occurred this morning Ice
formed and vegetation was killed. A light
snow fell to-day, he first in many years.
Labor Union Resolutions.
New YORK, March dat meeting of the
Central Labor Union to-day, q resolution was
passed setting forth that the Baseball Players
League of New York. being. labor organiza-
ton, the meeting heartily indorsed the action of
Timothy ]. Keefe ard his associates in breaking
the chains of bondage riveted on them by the
National League monopoly, and promising to
patronize the games played by the New York
Baseball Players Club in preference to the
others.
A resolution was passed denouncing the con-
duct of Commander McCalla of the corvette
Enterprise and calling upon the Secretary of
the Navy to have him suspended until the
charges are investigated.
Death of an Inventor.
NEW YORK, March 2d.-Colonel C. Root an
| inventor, was found dead in room at No 81,
Monroe street, Hoboken. The body was moved
to the morgue. He died of pneumonia He
had been living there short time and hired
furnished room. His effects were removed TO
the station. There were some electrical ap-
pliances, and papers from Washington, showing
that patent on an electrical governor had been
granted him. The Colonel's discharge from a
Pennsylvania regiment and membership card
from G. A. K. Post of San Francisco, where
Root came from two years ago, were found in his
room.
His Last Spree.
CHEYENNE (wyo.) March 2d.-Four mem, all
beastly drunk were occupants of a disreputabe
road-house which burned early this morning by
the overturning of stove. Three staggered
out of the smoke and flames, but Edward NJ.
Shannon was caught beneath falling wall
His body was burned beyond recognition.
shannon, the proprietor, Talbot and two others
engaged in drinking bout, and in the course
of the celebration knocked the stove over. The
dead man was civilian in the employ of the
Quartermasters Department at Fort Russell. He
had mother and brother in Brooklyn.
Extent of the Maine Gold Mines.
AUGUSTA (Me.) March 2d.-A man who in
spected the site of the recent discovery of gold
in this vicinity, says the gold belt is fifteen
miles in width, extending from Sandy river to
Androscoggin. In every mountain quartz rock,
much of it bearing gold. is found. This terri
tory has been prospected, and the estimate of
gold is up in the millions. The discovery was
made by an old California miner named Nor
cross He has been digging for precious metals
for fifty years, and returned from the Black
Hills in 1879.
Warning Greeks.
SHENANDOAH (Ps.), March 2d.-There were
no services held in the Greek Church to-day
Rev. Andrushowiez remained in the parsonage
gazing upon the locked doors of the edifice.
Forty of his friends, all armed, were in and
about the parsonage all day, determined not to
allow the friends of Rev. Wolanski to take
possession. Chief Burgess and forty policemen
were also on guard to prevent a riot. Rev. Wo-
lanskt and large number of his followers at
tempted to enter the church, but desisted upon
the advice OF the police.
Florida Fruit Injured.
NEW ORLEANS March 2d.-A Picayane's Pen
sacola, Florida, special says A killing frost &C.
Cured this morning, and in all probabilities
destroyed the iruit crop throughout this county.
Reports from West Florida are TO the effect that
the fruit crop in that section is badly damaged,
and probably viii be total loss Owing to the
mildness of the winter all kinds of fruit were
fully month ahead of the usual time, conse-
quently greater damage viii result from the
present cold snap,
Ben Buffers Left Optic.
Boston, March 2d.--The operation on General
Ben Buffers famous eyelid, mentioned IN these
dispatches couple of week S ago, has proved
entirely successful, and has lett they eye CON-
pletely restored.
The Generals right eye, too, has been devel-
oping of late years dropping lid on miniature
scale. 1t is now veiled more than the left eye,
and will probably be made the object of another
operation in the near future.
Geraldine a Great Sprinter.
CHICAGO, March 2d.--Mike Kelley, the ex-
jockey who now is the head trainer of the NAL |
tese villa stable, belonging to Porter Ashe,
passed through yesterday, en- route East, with
three two-year-olds belonging to the stable |
I'VE will probably race in the East almost en-
trely this season.. said Kelley 'as the distances
there are to suit us. In Geraldine we have
great sgriater, and with her we can get money |
in the East"
Murder and Suicide.
SALTWATER Mimi, March 2d.-August Groth |
cut his wife's throat with razor tonight, kill
ing here, and then committed suicide. The |
murderer left note stating his wife had just |
told him she had been .educed by policeman |
in Germany in 18S3 while the husband was in |
this country She followed her husband to this |
country in 1887, and for some unknown cause |
told him about the matter tonight The sup |
position is they agreed to die together.
Slashed Himself.
CoRRY (Pa.), March 2d.-Sam Mason, one of |
the nerviest OF Pittsburg's old time gambling |
pioprietors attempted to commit suicide on |
the night express at this place. He cut himself |
arm pits and stabbed himself in the abdomen. |
Mason is reputed to be quite wealthy, but his |
brother says he has rot been himself for some |
time owing to several heavy business reverses |
Through Fast Time.
CHICAGO, March 2d.-The Northwestern and |
Union Pacific line to day inaugurated an i'm |
proved passenger service. A solid vestibule |
train will hereafter leave Chicago daily at II |
P. NJ. and run through to the Pacific coast, de- |
liverfng passengers without change at Denver in |
thirty three and half hours, Portland in |
five hours.
Fought to Draw.
New ORLEANS, March 2d.-Tommy Ward, of |
Cincinnati, and Charles Wilson. the English |
Kid" met to day in fight under QueensberIy |
rules with five ounce gloves. to a finish. They |
fought for an hour and O half. The last four !
rounds were fought by lamplight, and the ref |
cree declared it a draw with the unwilling con-
sent of the men.
Governor English Dead.
NEW HAVEN Conn, March 2d.-Ex-Governor
James Edward English died to-day. He con-
tracted a severe cold early this week. which de-
veloped rapidly into pneumonia. He was rs
Governor English had an enviable national
reputation in political and financial circles
Exciting Skating Contest.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 2d-Hugh Mccormick
to-day defeated Axel Paulsen in a ten-mile
for the worlds championship and 500 g side
and Paulsen's champion medal. McCormick's
time was 32e, with Paulsen one-third of mile
behind.
A Railroad Official Resigns.
ST. LOUIS. March 2d-In an interview to day
John O'Dsy, Vice-Iresident OF the ST. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad, stated that he had
rendered his resignation. He was reticent and
intimated that other surprises will follow.
Heavy Failure.
SAN ANToNIA (Texas), March 2d.-Piper &
Schulhess, the largest wholesale hardware firm
in Southwest Texas, have made special as
signment for the benefit of their creditors No
statement has been made public.
Their Last Drunk.
JoHssoNBURG (Pa.), March 2d.-Martin OMal-
ley and Peter Faley were burned to death last
night in a shanty. Both were drunk in the
evening, and 1t Is supposed were careless in
handling their natural gas stove.
The yice-President's Party.
CHARLESTON Is. C.), March 2d.-Vice- President
Morton and his party has arrived. Tomorrow
the party will be taken around the hsrbor in
revenue cutter. They leave for Florida in the
afternoon.