Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-12

CHICAGO, November 11th.-Three dam
age suits for 100000 each were begun in
the Circuit Court to- day by Albert ] Stone
against Mrs. Celia Smell and her husband,
Albert ]. Smell.
For several days the local papers have
been publishing communications and in
terviews with the defendants in which
strong insinuations were made that Stone
was the murderer of his father-in. law,
millionaire Amos J. Smell. The attorneys
do not assert that the charges are open, but
assert that any one reading the articles
can't help but conclude that the defendants
accuse Stone of the crime for which VIM.
Tascott is supposed to be in hiding.
South Carolina Railway Deal.
New YORK, November 11th.-The Tri-
bune'S Charleston dispatch says that the
first move in q big railway deal looking to
the consolidation of the South Carolina
Railway now in the hands Of Receiver,
and the East Shore Company, was made
public to-day. The former road and con.
nections will be operated in the interest Of
the latter, and the indications are that the
Terminal Company will become the owner
of the South Carolina Railway and the con-
nections. 1t is intimated that the Louis
vile and Nashville is backing up the con-
solidation and looking 10 Charleston as its
seaport.
Dishonest Letter Carriers.
New YORK, November 11th.-Through
the investigation instituted by Chief Post
office Inspector Rathbone, he learned that
many Postoffice attacheS, principally. letter
carriers, were in collusion with green goods
men. A rule of the department is that no
carrier shall deliver letters that bear sus-
picious address to places to which they are
directed.
The investigation convinced the In-
spector that fifteen letter carriers at least
were violating the rule. The names of the
letter. carriers are withheld pending action
in their cases at Washington. They were
caught by decoy letters.
Damages to the vesuvius.
WASHINGTON, November 11th.-Lieuten-
ant Schroeder, commanding the Vesuvius
reports the Navy Department to-day from
Tomkinsvilie, L. l., that last night a fiat car
and tug struck the Vesuvius' end, twist
ing her stem several inches and dashing
in two bow plates on each side badly for
four feet, and bending the frames and two
disgonals. There was no injury under
water. The Vesuyius was sent to North
river to take coal aboard, as the contractors
refused to deliver it elsewhere.
Defrauding Railroad.
COLUMBUS (Ohio), November 11th.-A
conspiracy has been unearthed on the part
of the employees in the General Passenger
Department of the Columbus Hooking
Valley and Toledo, to defraud the COM
pany by placing bogus passes and editors
books in circulation. Two local ticket
brokers have been arrested. Charles E.
Rose, formerly Chief Clerk to the General
Passenger Agent, has made confession.
Other arrests will follow.
Fraternal Congress.
PITTsBURe, November 11th.-The fourth
annual session of the National Fraternal
Congress, comprising nearly all the bene6-
cial organizations in the country began
here this morning. Sixteen societies, with
q combined membership of ,IO0,0 COO were
represented. The Convention will be in
session for several days.
Elected Him Just the Same.
KANSAS CITY, November I1th.-In the
Kansas Judicial District, which includes
Berber, Harper and Comanche counties,
Mckay, the Farmers Alliance candidate,
was elected Judge. Mckay has no tech
nicai knowledge of the law, has never
practioed law and never been admitted to
the bar.
Match Postponed.
New YORK, November l1th-The Di-
rectors of the Puritan Athletic Club to-
night decided to postpone the match be-
tween Smith, the colored champion, and
Godfrey, colored pugilist, for two weeks, on
account of the carpenters work 90 the
club house being incomplete.