Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-12

hdcnsmlln ~ Co., wholesale clothlerS. The
plaintiff is Miss Jennie NJ. Paul. stately bru-
| nette OF % and daughter of the late A. w. Paul.
| formerly prominent lumber merchant. Her
attorneys refuse to give any details until the
| tlon comes up. Waehsmith is a bachelor, 80
years OF age; and quite a favorite in club cir
cles. He is absent from the city at present, and
his brother did not have much knowledge of
"Two Dolla All Give"
Boston, March 1lth.-Lung Ping, Harrison
| avenue washerman, and Minnie Leach, a
comely young woman from Maine, turned up in
the City Hall yesterday in search oil marriage
license The loafers in the corridors caught on
ard thronged the Registers office. The Mayors
| secretary steerea them over to fremont Temple
and they were spliced by the Rev. DR.. Olmstead.
The minister said his usual fee was So. 1.-TWO
dolla all give" said the Chinaman. The eler-
gymsn evidently did not like the cut in the
rates, but he took it nevertheless, and the
happy couple departed.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
BosToN, March l1th.-A proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the United States has been
drawn up by attorney w. A. Butler of New York,
acting in consultation with Ex-Governor Long
OF Massachusetts. The object of the amend
ment is TO prevent the use of public money in
any way for the benefit of any private educa-
tional institutions under the control of a reli-
| gious denomination. Petitions with the pro-
posed amendment accompanying them will be
! distributed throughout the States with pream-
be declarisg for the non union of Church and
State.
Glue company ttalure.
PIrTsBURG, March l1th.-The affairs of the
Baeder Glue Company of New York and Pitts
| burg, which failed several days ago, are very
| much muddled. IL. r. Kern, one of the New
| York partners, states that Louis c. Haughey
| the Plttsburg member acknowledges to having
| obtained large sums on notes. to which he
| signed the firms name. The exact amount Is
not known, but Kern thought it would reach at
| least 500, 600. Haughey is a brother-inlaW Of
| General Lew Wallace.
Unjustiy Sentenced.
| New YORK March 1lth.-Mrs. Davis, wife of
one of the best known sporting men of New
York, some time ago was arrested for picking a
pocket and sentenced to two and half years
| imprisonment. She was shown to De innocent
after incarceration but the disgrace of the thing
affected the mind of her husband, and he died
| on saturday. On the same day she was par
doned and got home to find her husband had
| just died. II is feared that she will goinsane,
| Civil Pensions.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 1lth-C. A. Powers, See
retary of the State Civil Pension Association,
made denunciatlOn of the Administration for
| failure TO keep its campaign promises. He also
attacked the members of the Grand Army o.
! &c Republic for comments on him at the State
! Z campment of the Grand Army of the Re-
| T ,lic. General AIger made a strong speech for
pensions. Routine work was the only bus
! transacted
| Took Forcible Possession.
ST LOUIS, March 11th.-Emile Thomas, who
| was recently elected City Marshal at a special
election, to-day took forcible possession of the
ostices The incumbent, Martin Neiser, was de-
| feated et the regular election. but opposed his
| success I. saying he could not qualify owing to
| legal disabilities. Neiser claimed that the
special election was not legal and steadily
| refused to sacste the Office. The trouble is by
no means ended.
Better Cash Discount.
New YORK, March l1th.- Jobbers of sugar or
| first hand buyers throughout the country will
be gratifed 10 learn that the competition be-
| tween the trust and Independent Iefineries in
placing refined sugar has brought about fur
ther concession in their favor, in that beginning
| with to-day cash discount is made of one per
cent. on purchases instead of three-3uarters of
one per cent. as formerly.
Fish Syndicate.
PITTsBuRG, March 1Ith.-A prominent dealer
| in canned goods has just returned from Oregon
| He says the English are trying to buy the Co.
| lumbia river salmon canneries They have
options on every cannery but three, and the en-
tire transaction involves 81 000,lO0 The affair
will probably be cOnsummsted, and the salmon
fisheries will be run hereafter by syndicate.
Clerk Knayery.
| CHICAGO, March 1lth.-A long secret session
was held by the Board of Trade Directors this
afternoon over the matter of settling the clerk
knayery, by which it is alleged well-known
broker, B. P. Hutchinson, was swindled out of
a large sum. The case against broker Diekin-
son, in whose Office one Of the settling, clerks
was employed, was dismissed. What other ac-
tion was taken was not made public.
Rivers Falling.
ST LOUIS, March 11th.-There is a more hope
| full feeling to-day in regard to the flood. There
are probably successful efforts being made to
kansas City. The Mississippi river from here
to Cairo, H., is falling II is raining. however,
| throughout the Mississippi valley. Some of the
railroads at Cairo are under Water
/ Arranging for Fights.
CHICAGO, March 11th.-A fight has been ar
hofx nierht
George Hopper, to take place near Chicago on
May list, at 12S pounds, two ounce gloves, for
| 1900 per side. On May 7th Brennan is to meet
| Andy Bolan of New Orleans on the same condi-
! tions near Chicago.
Judge McComus Dead.
Fort SCOTT (Ks). March 11th-Judge Nc
| Comus, who signed the warrant for the execu-
ton of John Brown, died here to-day, aged "a
| years. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Vir-
| ginia at the time Brown was hanged, and the
| signing of the warrant devolyed upon him in
| the absence of Governor Wise.
A Benevolent Hoesier.
INDIANAPOLIS und.), March 11th. = Simon
Yances of this city to-day gave the Wabash Col
building and $50 .OeO to the general endowment
sund, making his total cash gift to the institu-
''0' Shot His Wife.
| OMAHA (Neb), March 11th.-Mitehell Hauck,
a laborer, shot his wife in the shoulder at their
| home in Council Bluffs at $50 this afternoon
and then killed himself The wife will proba
| bly, live. Jealousy is supposed to be the cause
Body Identified.
New YORK, March 11th.-Lawyer Levy this
evening positively identified the body of the
young Jewess found yesterday in the basement
| of the Hebrew school building as that of Fanny
| Greenberg, The divorced wife of the peddler
Isaac Jacobs
A Disappointed Lover.
COUNCIL BLUFFS Qowa). March 11th.-This
afternoon Andrew Houk, a gambler and a
worthless character. shot ana seriously wound
ed Mrs. Kittie Bowers, and then suicided. Houk
| was madly In love with Mrs. Bowers, but she
| did not reciprocate, hence the shooting.
Board of Inquiry.
| NEW YORK. March 11th.-The Board of In
Quiry to investigate the charges against Com
| mander McCalla, of the United States man-of-
war Enterprise, met to-day. The committee
| martial.
Cashier Arrested,
NEW YORK, March 1lth.-A. A. Courier, the
| Cashier of the EQUITABLE Bank, has been ar
ceived deposits when be knew the bank to be
insolvents. He pleaded not guilty.
Additional Stock Issued.
PHILADELPHIA, March 11th.-At the annual
| meeting of the Pennsylyania Railroad to-day
the Directors were authorized to issue $40 600 900
additional stock, to be used at their discretion
TOR the good of the road.
That Cincinnati Blaze.
CINCINNATI, March 11th.-Last nights fire in
the big clothing house OF Stern, Mayer Il Co.
gutted the entire establishment. The loss on
stock was $500 COO The building cost $780,
The total insurance is s250,o00.
Passenger Train Derailed.
DELPHI Ind }, March 1lth.-The north bound
Monon passenger train was derailed here this
morning, the engine and one car leaving the
track. None Of the passengers were hurt The
loss TO the road is heavy.
After The Boodlers.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 1ith.-1he special COM
mittee of the Council commenced an iuvestfga-
tion into the charge of boodlerism made by the
Times to day. The evidence taken goes to sub
stantiate the charges made.
Diamond Thief.
DALLAS (Texas) March 11th.-Iast night a
thief threw large stone through the show
window of Dominsn & Samuels, jewelers., and
snatched tray containing forty.two diamond
rings, valued at over 5000 No arrests.
Three Persons Killed.
KANSAS CITY, Mach 1ith-Rev. David Nc
Grew, pastor of the colored Baptist Church at
Armstrong, Mrs. Andrew Reyman and Will
jackson, all colored, were run over by the
Union Pacific train this evening and killed.