Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-09
SATURDAYS NEWS.
Special Dispatches to the Record
Union" Condensed.

Hotel robberies are prevalent in Chicago.
is known of his plans.
! The Marquis of Lorns sails from England
for Canada on Wednesday.
| A Detroit dispatch says that DR.. Adams,
| stabbed by an insane patient, is dead.
| Richard III. Dana, Jr., author of "Two
| Years Before the Mast, died in Rome, Italy,
Saturday.
Edwin w. Stoughton, ex. United States
Minister to Ru-sis, died in New York Satur-
day afternoon.
Bars extensive biscuit factory at Liver
pool was burned Saturday, with eli the vaua-
BILE stock and machinery.
Romero has refused the Mexican mission
to Washington, but will soon go to the United
States on private business.
No. SO Broadway. New York, occupied
by several firms. was burned Saturday night
Total loss 00o0; insured.
In view of warning received, the mauso-
leum at Chiselhurst is TO be connected with
the priests house by an electric wire.
Robert Marlin, convicted Of the murder of
his wife and child, at Newark, n. j., hiss
been sentenced to be hanged March Sd.
A fire in a cotton warehouse at Savannah,
Ca, Saturday night, did considerable dam
age, but the amount is not ascertaiBable.
The Spraeue divorce case has tean post.
poned until the 18th. It is understood thst
negotiations are being made for an adjust
ment.
At Quebec Saturday night. very heavy
SHOWS orm prevailed and in the morning
drifts had to be cut through to render the
reads passable.
The reports Of the negro exodus from South
Carolina are said to be much exaggerated,
only 8 coo having gone in all, and l, 500 of
| these returned.
General W. c. Fitzgerald, of Vickshurg,
has been declared the choice of the Republi-
cans and Iodependents in the Mississippi
Legislature for United States Senator.
Two lieutenants of the 9th Mexican
ipfantry-Manuel Valasco and Vicente
Cano-Saturday fought duel with pistols,
at Chilpanaoza, Mexico. Valasco shot Cano
through. killing him instantly.
intelligence from Accra, Africa, confirms
the report from Cape Coast Castle, Novem.
Der last, of the massacre of 200 young girls
by order of the King of Ashantee. Tho
girls were purposelv captured for the mas
sacre in raids on neighboring tribes.
Orders have bsen received at New Orleans
from San Francisco to provide freight room
in March and April for 1900 bushels of
wheat for Great B itain. This wheat is to be
shipped from California to New Orleans by
the Southern Pacific Railroad, theacs by
steamer to its destination.
The conclusions of General Grant in regard
TO the Fitz John Porter case seem to have
more weight among military men than among
Congressman. The weight of opinion seems
to be that the letters of General Grant and
Terry will prove almost decisive in securing
the passage of bill for the relief of General
Porter.
Accounts are received at Shreveport, La,
of several sSirnishss at Westpoyt between
J. W. Moore and party. who occupied his
store. and fesiegins party. The outside
OF the house was ridiled with bullets during
the siege, ten windows being shot out. Rob-
ert Perkins, j. Dykes aud Simon Mericle
were killed, and several others wounded.
The Chicago Times Washington special
says: George H. Pendleton is formally in the
field as the civil service reform Dem 1cratic
candidate for President in 1854 John I.
Thompson hiss gone west to join John Nc
Lean IN his interest. Mclean will probably
be nominated for Governor. The first effort
will he 10 capture the Legislature and return
Pendleton to the Senate.
A fire at ST. Louis, Saturday night, de-
strOyed F. Watkins Il Co.'s hat and cap
store. Loss. 800 GOO; insurance, 500, 600.
Also, Pettes & Leath's picture-frame store.
Loss. $1,000: insured for $50 eco The loss
Of Thorb & Bolund, books and stationery
aud Mack & Co.. clothiers, is heavy. but is
mot ascertained The loss on buildings is
probably $780, 900; insured.
A band of Kuklux from Little Rock river
invaded the town of Corning, Ark, with the
avowed intention of numbering Jim and Joe
Stevens, Luke Tmboden and NJ. Berger. One
of the party, Riley Black, refused to assist
and his associates killed him. This Disguised
several Of the Others, and they gave the khan
awsy. The citizens attempted to arrest the
outlaws, and in the melee three of the klan
were killed Intense excitement prevails.