Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


It is announced that the President will or
der court of inquiry this week to investi-
gate the charges made against General Ha-
zen's management of the Signal Service. The
Secretary OF War recommends the investiga-
tiop.
The statement of the United States Treas
ury shows gold, silver and United States notes
in the treasury Saturday as follows: Gold
coin and bullion, $3.50. OBS, 272; silver dollars
and bullion, sos, 500 204 fractional silver
coin, S27, 6S5 336; United States notes, $685.
066. Total, $3.50, So SIS. Certificates ont
stanoiog: Gold, $40 46S, 40: silver, &c.,
I'll, 100; currency, $40, 155, Geo.
A gas explosion il Boston Saturday injured
four persons. severely and several others
slightly. The damage to property amounts
to $4,000
Morris Fitz Gibbop, laberer, was blown
to fragments Thursday at the Sterling mine.
near Newburg, n. Y, by an accidental ex-
plosion of dynamite.
newspapers on Broadway, n. Y, was found
dead in bed Saturday. Her room had mis-
cradle sppearar &c, but when searched over
! s., 600 were found.
Ex-Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood, Sec.e-
tary of the Interior under President Garfield,
was thrown from his carrisge in Iowa City,
Ia, and suffered severe injuries. His case,
however. is not regarded as dangerous.
! Saturday ate noon DR.. Carver and Cap
tain Bogardns shos clay-pigeon match in
| Omaha. Carver broke 81 out Of 100 and Be-
gsrdus broke 90. This match is the first Of a
series of % 60 be shot in various leading cities
! for a uurse of $500 each match, and q total Of
| 81 500.
J.T Brown, Jr., recently appointed United
! Ststes MGrshal for the Eastern District OF
! Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with
| forging 9 largo number of vouchers and col
Letting money on them. He stands high in
| the church.
A telegram rays that Charles Coyne, Seere-
tsry of the American branch of the Con-
struction Committee of the Panama Canal
Company, has just returned from visit
made By him to the Isthmus. He expressed
great satisfaction with the present status Of
things and plan of operations. The total
working force numbers g. 900 men, and the
General health is satisfactory to al concerned.
ST. Patrick's Day was celebrated in the
usual way By the Irish societies In the East
ern cities. At Washington the procession
passed in review before the President, Secre-
Iary Lincoln and Senator Logan, who stood
| on the steps Of tie Executive Mansion. The
weather was fine. Patrick EgaD, ex Secretary
of the Irish National Land League, occupied
8 carriage in the procession 10 New York. At
Montreal sncw-storm prevailed during the
parade. At Ottawa, Ont, there was 10 pro-
cessiou, though aaes were displayed. and in
the evening there was concert IN aid M the
sufferers in ireland. Governor Butler and
stsff reviewed the Boston procession in honor
of St. Patrick.
Patrick McKiOley, a Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad conductor, leaned from car near
Saleaville. o.. Saturday. aud was struck
by a mail catcher. He was instantly killed.
Attorney General Brewster refuses to make
public tie. details OF the charges against
Judge Vim. Hoover, of the Supreme Court
of Arizlna. He IS accused Of scce ping
brides, and il thu investigation shows the
accusstians to be trua be wil be promptly
removed.
This boiIef Of sawmill st Abbotsford,
Wis exploded, killing the engineer Charles
HoSenseE-and injuSing three other men.
Tbs steamship Elhs, from Europe, brought
TO New York Saturday e291 eco in gold coin
aud bars.
The President has improved very much in