Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-23
SATURDAYS NEWS.
Special Dispatches to the "Record
Union" Condensed.

OuOu SOuQGuSeQ.
The Duke of Sutherland and his retinue
are in Chicago.
The treaty between Russia and China has
been ratified at Pekin.
Victor Lefrance and Henry Didier were
elected life Senators of France Saturday.
Two million copies of the revised New
Testament have already been sold in London.
Two strong shocks of earthquake occurred
at Chios Friday evening. Several more houses
fell.
The United States Signal Service Office
will in future receive weather reports from
Mexico.
The Conklingites of Buffalo fred one hum
dred guns Saturday in honor of the con6rma-
ton of Gould.
Archbishop Purcell is sinking steadily, and
lies at the Ursuline Convent, Cincinnati, in
an unconscious state.
Cantas Barta was Saturday hanged at Me.
sila, N, NJ, for the murder of James J. JULIA
and subsequent outrage of the victims wife.
A cave took place in Waddel's new shaft
at Mill Creek, Pa, Saturday evening, and
Patrick Crowley and James Stevens were
killed.
Jefferson Davis, the President of the late
Confederacy, was in Chicago Saturday visit
ing an old schoolmate. He left for Montreal
yesterday.
Under the scrutin de liste method of
electing Deputies, the new French Chamber
will consist of 800 members, or about so more
than it has at present.
A special from Saline, Mich, says: A
quarter of the business part of the town was
burned Saturday morning. The loss was
S2S. 900; partially insured.
The total exports of breadstuffs for the
| United States for the ten months ended
April, 1881 amounts to sos, l55, ,S0l for the
| same period in 1880, S236, S44, ,387.
Judge Henry B. McCiure, prominent
| lawyer of Jacksonville, ILL.,, dropped dead in
way to Lansing. The cause was heart dis
ease.
An investigation of the charges affecting
the official integrity of Colonel J. o. p Burn
side Disbursing Officer of the Postoffiee De-
partment, has resulted in his complete ex-
oneratiop.
The premises of Hodgson, McMaster &
Co., druggists and oil refners in Dublin, n,were
burned Saturday The damage is estimated
at e5O, 900. Burning oil ignited eleven ad.
jacent houses.
AT o'clock Saturday morning wild train
on the Jackson and Saginaw Railroad plunged
into freight train on the Detroit and Ian.
sing road, wrecking both engines and severely
breaking the cars.
President Garfield, his children, Private
Secretary and Secretary Window took trip
to Mount Vernon Saturday afternoon on the
revenue cutter Ewing. Since Mrs. Garfield's
illness the President has been closely confined
within doors.
A temporary injunction has been issued
restraining the Metropolitan Telegraph Com
pany from erecting poles or laying wires on
Twenty first street, from Fifth to Sixth ave-
nues, New York. The argument to make
the injunction permanent will be heard May
30th.
At "a meeting of the amalgamated machin.
lists, engineers, ETC.. of New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City, it was decided to demand,
instead OF higher wages, a half holiday on
Saturdays from June. Several bosses have
voluntarily made the concession already.
At the Cabinet Council meeting in Quebec
the following changes were made: James
Mcdowell, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia Sir
Alexander Campbell, Minister of Justice !;
John O'Connor. Postmaster. General J. A.
Mousseau, Secretary Of State A. n. Mohl-
Ian, President of the Council.
Tie Gallician corn mt rchants have received
urgent warnings to withdraw the grain stored
in Russia, as there is danger of general
plumber and destruction. Advices from War.
saw state that numerous Jewish fugitives are
arriving there from all parts of Russia, and
many will emigrate to America.
A good. sized meeting of the friends of the
Administration was held in st. James Hall,
Buffalo, Saturday evening. Resolutions
were passed indorsing the action of Presi-
dent Garfield in appointing Robertson, and
the members of the Legislature were asked
not to return Conkling and Platt.
A special from Atlanta, Ca, says that
nearly all the children have been withdrawn
from the schools there on account of an
epidemic, which began by carrying off Mr..
Perkings, wife and three children in thirty
six hours. Eighteen physicians declare it
scarlet fever, and one yellow fever.
Joseph Castroni of Boston, model by
profession, was arrested Saturday for chal-
| lenging DIR. John Dixwell to mortal combat.
| Castroni was acting for d. c. Caropa, an
artist, who considered Dixwell the instigator
of some newspaper articles published lately
which reflected severely upon Caropa's honor.
Miss Pinneo, of Greeley, Col, Saturday
afternoon defeated Miss Curtis, of Topeka,
| in a 20 mile race at Denver. Col. Time, SO
minutes. 27 seconds. Miss Curtis, after rid
| ing Is miles, was completely exhausted and
compelled to leave the track. About Ii, 600
people were present. A large amount OF
money changed hands.
There are prospects for diminution OF
peasants rents in thirteen northern govern
ments of Russia, and for the compulsory pur-
chase of lands not yet ceded them. Ia ac-
cordance with the intentions of the Emanci-
patton Act of 1861 these steps have been
sanctioned by the Council of the Empire, and
only await the Cars signature.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott, the railroad
king, died at Clifton, Pa, Saturday evening.
After sinking rapidly during the afternoon
he fell into a state of total unconsciousness
at o'clock and remained so until the mo-
ment of his final dissolution. He was sur
rounded at the last moment by the members
of his family and several officers of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad.
At the close of business Saturday, notices
had been received at the Treasury Depart
ment in Washington for the continuance o
S209, AIS, 800 of ive-per-cent. bonds. In mos
instances the bonds were already received a.
the Department. It is thought the limit Of
$3.50, 900, 900 in registered fives which can be
converted into three-and-a-half per cents viii
be reached to-day.
In st. Louis the jury in the case of Charles
T. kring, on trial for the murder of Mrs
Dora Droemser, returned verdict of murder
in the first degree; but the jurymen ined
in petition to the Governor asking him tc