Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-04

NS'SlHoI Souuell assumed office last
year and his term does not expire natl
1891. He has been i'll for 3 long while. sac
the business of the State has been greatly
impedeSi in consequence. There is n.
Office of Lieutenant. Governor in New
Hampshire
Freak of an Insane Man.
Ees HAsBoR IN. J.). April 3d.-George
Lang, while temporarily insane, terrified
his family, consisting of his wife and three
chilsren, by wishing them to remain quiei
while he set FIRE to the house. He then
hred ,he bed containing his Slesping five.
year-osd daughter. The house was soon
III flames, and the neighbors with difficulty
rescued the little ones, one of the rescuers
being seriously burned The mssiac Sc
cured shotgun and threatened death TO
all who attempted to approach him. He
was next seen TO jump into the flames. and
after few groans all was quiet.
u New FORK ESsaa Slide.
GARRIsoS's, On, ", April Sd.-A ,ar1d-
slide occurred this morning in cut ssuth
OF this village, and before the fagmen
could intercept it a freight train dashed
into the mass of earth and rocks. Over a
dozen freight cars and the engine and
tender were wrecked, the wEeckage being
over thirty feet high. The engineer, fire.
man and brakeman were IN the wreck.
but were not tataAyipiured. The Atlantic
express was right behind the freight, but
was tagged in time, thereby preventing .
horrible accident.
Greeley's OlG'Honesteaa Burned.
CHAPPAoUA On. W, April 3d.-The old
Greeley mestead, built by Horace Greeley
IN 1851, was destroyed by fire this morning.
Since MIR. Greeley's death the house had
Yol hNrM % n. q
only surviving child. Miss Greelev was in
Pleasantville attending church at the time.
The fire made rapid progress, and the
servants were compelled 10 leave the house
without saving much of the property. 1t
is believed that $1,000 will cover the loss.
Railway, oGcissls-
CHICAGO, April 3d.-There arose a hitch
IN the proceedings of the committee hay
ing III charge the reorganization of the
Interstate Commerce Railway Association
to-day by the receipt of telegram from
the officers of the Missouri Pacific. saving
they would join any association that recog-
nized the Union Pacific and Northwestern
agreement. In the days proceedings
nothing was done, but the majority of the
members think an organization will be
formed.
A New suggess;oss.
WASHINGTON, April 3D. The House
Committee on Banking and Caryency to-
day further discussed the subject of issuing
fractional currency for use in the mail.
The sub committee reported that the
Postmaster General did not regard the pro-
position with favor.
He preferred something on the English
system of making redeemable by postmas-
ters the stamps affixed to card so that the
card could not be used for mail purposes.
Missouri Crusaders.
PENNINGTON (Mo.), April 3d.-The cru
sading excitement is still at a fever heat.
This morning the ladies again went to
Delasses railroad station from Pennington,
four miles away, to meet the train, but
they found no beer billed for Pennington.
No arrests have yet been made, and it is
not expected any will be made until the
brewers sue for damages. Two saloons
have closed and the proprietors say they
will not attempt to reopen.
A Town Inundstsd.
NICKsBURG (Miss.), April 3d.-A tele-
phone message from Mayersville, Miss,
just received, announces that the entire
town and surrounding country has been
overtiowed by sudden rise in Steels
bayou. The people are moving out of
their residences and taking refuge in the
gin-houses. The water is over three feet
deep in the higher levels OF the town and
rising fast.
OF Course, They Can.
CHICAGO, April 3d.-The leaders of the
striking plumbers assert that they are per-
fecting arrangements whereby, in case the
masters do not concede to their demands
soor, they will establish a cooperative
shop, with branches all over the city. They
assert that they can pay the wages de-
manded and declare 10 per cent. dividends
on the capital invested.
Murdered by a Chinaman.
HELENA (Mont), April 3d.-This morn
ing disreputable colored woman was
found dead on Glove street, horribly mutt
lated. A Chinaman was last seen TO leave
the woman's house, running at full speed
up the street and disappearing into a Chi
nese house. The police failed to identify
him and arrested all the inmates of the
house, numbering over thirty.
A Mysterious Affair.
MILwAUKEE, April SD. w. Aims
worth, conductor on the Wisconsin Gen.
trail, was brought to the city late tonight
from WaUkesna. He had been shot and
fatally wounded at his home in that vii
lage. No one was present but the family
and all are reticent about the affair. which
is regarded as mysterious.
Leaking Messengers.
CHICAGO, April 3d.-The bucket-shops
did not succeed in getting the quotations
so promptly to-day, and much to the ella
tion OF the Board of Trade, the bucket
business fell off. The Board of Directors
excluded from the floor the messengers OF
two regular houses, charging that they
were Leaking" to the bucket shops.
Difficulties of. Travel.
New ORLEANS, April 3d.-The latest ad-
vices from ARKANSAS City state that the
river there is falling. AT other points along
the Mississippi, however, the floods con-
tinue. The tracks of the Arkansas Valley
Railroad are submerged for many miles,
and passengers are being transferred from
point to point in boats.
Rhode Island Legislature.
PROVIDENCE r.. L., April 3d.-The next
Legislature so Tar as chosen stands: Sem
ate-Republicans, 81; Democrats, IL; to be
chosen, 4. House-Repubncans, 2t; Dem
ocIats, %; to be chosen, 25. The election
of Governor and general officers is thrown
into the Legislature and fifty five votes
will be needed TO assure majority.
The Fund. is Growing.
LOUISVILLE, April 3d.-Contributions for
the relief fund amount to nearly Sl50,000.
Only the immediate cases of want are be-
ing relieved. No one is allowed to suffer.
General repairs will be begun soon. Many
bogus claims of alleged victims have been
exploded.
Offering n Good Purse.
New YORK, April ad.-It is not improb-
able that a meeting of Sullivan and Jack
son may take place at the Puritan Club. If
all accounts are tru the Directors of this
club are willing TO put up purse of $25, 600
to secure a meeting OF the gladiaiors in
their building.
The Highest on Record.
GREENvILLE (Miss.), April 3d.-Dis-
patches state that the plantations on both
sides ofDeer creek, which were always con-
sidered above high-water mark, and were
never submerged, are now inundated, tbs
flood there being the highest on record.
MoSe Heavy Rams.
NEW ORLEANS, April 3d-Dipatches re-
ceived.here report that within the PAST two
days unusually heavy rains have fallen
throughout the lower Mississippi, Tepsas,
QuaGhita and Red River valleys, generally
accompanied by severe winds.
AsOther Leveo Breaks.
BAsTRoE (La.), April 3d.-The Bonydee
leree, twelve miles east of this place, which
protects the richest pant of this parish from
overflow, has broken. 1t Is feared that the
lower country will be inundated in a shor