Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-24
Railroad to South America.


1 CHICAGO, February 23d.-The Daily Neus
of Washington claims that the Committee
OH Railways in the Pan-American Congress
! has made a report, which will be adopted,
recommending the construction of an in
| ternational railroad to connect the railway
system of North America with that of the
| Argentine Republic. and declare their be-
| lief that such an enterprise will do more to
promote the peace and commercial pros
poets of the American republics than any
other possible means.
The details are elaborated, the first of
of which is to have an International Com
| mission of Engineers, with headquarters at
Washington, to direct the typographical,
geographical and mineralogical survey of a
route from the City of Mexico south.
President Harrison's administration is
said to be deeply interested in the project
A Sunday Prize Fight Near yicksburg.
MEMPHIS February 23i.-Joe Tausey of
st. Louis and Jack Connors of Cincinnati
fought prize fight for $500, to finish,
Queensberry rules, this afternoon on an
island about thirty miles above Vicksburg,
Miss The fighting was fast and furious in
the first and second rounds, Connors landing
heavily on Tausey's body and Tausey pun
ishing Connors about the face and neck.
In the third round Tausey knocked Con-
nors out by terrific highlander in the
jugular, and was declared the winner. a
purse was made up for the loser, Tausey
heading the list with liberal sum. Con-
nors is not satisfied with the result and de-
sires match with gloves, and Tausey will
accommodate him.
Walton Captured.
KANSAS CITY, February 23d.-Dispatches
received here this morning state that Wal
ton, who stole $4,000 from the Pacific
Express Company at Dallas, Texas, was
captured in ST. John, NewBrunswick Only
81 900 was found on him. His -offense is
not extraditable. Walton had according
to the detectives stories, been travelling for
some time with two gamblers, who, it is
thought, relieved him of large part of his
ill-gotten wealth. One of them was ar
rested at Montreal couple of days ago
with So, GOO in his possession. It was un-
derstood that Walton was preparing to 60
to Europe from Halifax, and that the
gamblers were preparing to rob him before
he took the steamer.
Railroad Consolidation.
WHEELING (W. Va.), February 23d.-
One of the most important moves which
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has made
for years is being quietly consummated in
this State. 1t involves the consolidation of
the entire system of roads built by ex-Sen-
ator Camden with the Baltimore and Ohio
system. The terms are not known, but
with the exception of the Ohio River road,
the Baltimore and Ohio road obtains con-
troll of two North and South lines through
the richest part of the State. All Central
and Western West Virginia is covered by
its lines.
New Style of Vandalism.
L,obr-o~- Tlo
ernment Secret Service officers are here in
vestigating a new style of vandalism. For
some time unknown parties have been
dropping lighted matches, lighted cigars
and burning papers into mail boxes in vari-
Gus parts OF the city, and many letters have
been wholly or partially destroyed. Lately
the vandals have varied their proceedings
by putting tobacco juice and foul matter in
the boxes.
"The Negro Problem"
BALTIMORE February 23d.- Cardinal
Gibbons began to-day course of Lenten
sermons. Before beginning his sermon to-
day the Cardinal made an address to the
congregation on behalf of the negro and
Indian missions. There are now" said
he, ''seven million negroes in the United
States, and the negro question has become
a serious problem to the American people.
Lie DtSt SOiutlou Vi Tue pIUDleIIl, III my
Judgment, is found in Cnristianizing the
negroes"
A Subject for Judge Lynch.
ST. ALBANs (Vt.), February 23d.-Ru-
dolph Dubois this morning murdered his
| mother-in- law, Mrs. Olympic Thebeault,
his wife Mary, and his two children, one
years and the other months old. He
used an ak and literally hacked his victims
to pieces. The only cause assigned for the
butchery was quarrel with the mother-in-
law about the dinner. The murderer es
capped and is at large in the woods.
Took His Own Life.
SYRACUSE On. W, February 23i.-John
F. Browne, formerly Clerk of the Canadian
Parliament, was found dead in his room at
a hotel here to-day. Browne married a
pretty and respectable girl, who was his
mothers maid. The mother discharged
the girl and threatened to disinherit her
son. Browne soon quaireled with his wife,
tore up her marriage certificate, came here
and took poison.
Deadly Lamp Explosion.
New YORK, February 23d.-By the ex-
plosion of a lamp in the cabin of the canal
boat Chandler, early this morning, Dennis
Daily, three years old, son of Captain Pat
Daily, was burned to death. Captain Daily
and his Vile and two other children were
so severely burned that they had to be
taken to the hospital.
A Murderer Suicides.
NEW YORK, February 23d. = Richard
Barrett, who in January killed man in
Manchester. England, and escaped to this
country and who was arrested last night,
cut his throat in bis cell and is dying.
Barrett stole several hundred pounds from
his victim.
Suicided with a Pistol.
PHILADELPHIA, February 23d.-William
Rushton, Assistant Cashier of the Nc
chanics' Bank, suicided with a pistol in
disreputable house while in drunken
frenzy. He was trustee of the Jay Cooke
estate and a man of good standing.
A Small Loss.
LOUISVILLE. February 23d. Andrew
Lane and John Stripger engaged in a
drunken brawl at Grays and killed each
other. Lane was shot and Stringer's jugu-
lar severed. Stringer had shot eight men.
Wholesale Infanticide.
LONDON, February 23d.-A terrible story