Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-05
SATURDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DrsrArcHEs.l
Domestic.

Domestic.
Fire in Gainesville, Fla, Saturday loss, S40,-
900.
By the explosion of boiler five men were
killed at Gouverneur, n. Y, Saturday.
The towns of Brisbin, Pa, and Gilman's De
pot, n. Y, have been destroyed by fire.
Fitzgerald defeated Rowell in the six-day
match i'll New York the score stood 6l0 to Coz.
H. NJ Dufur defeated J. H. Mclaughlin in
wrestling match for 500 at Chicago Saturday
night.
Rich placer diggings are reported to have been
discovered on the Yellowstone river, three miles
from Livingstone, NJ. T.
1t is reported that four members of a Sheriff.
posse were killed in Il fight with three robbers
near Kittanning, Pa, saturday
Astors new steel yacht Nourmahal was
launched at Wilmington, Del. Saturday. 1t is
said to be the largest yacht alloat.
The Transcontinental Railroad Association
will meet in st. Louis to-day, and determine
whether the California pool shall be continued
or abandoned.
In Montana the Blaine and Edmunds men
united and divided the delegation TO Chicago
The delegates are Colonel W. Sanders, of Helena
and Lee Mantle of Butte.
Black Wolf, the Cheyenne Indian chief, has
been acquitted of being an accessory to the
burning of Il rancher's home in Montana Two
| other chiefs pleaded guilty.
The Jury in the case of William Andrews.
charged with killing his wife and then burning
her body, at High Spire, Pa, July 4, 1881, re-
turned verdict of murder i'll the second de-
gree.
Laterreports from northeastern Texas indicate
that considerable damage has been done by
floods. Many small streams are higher than
ever known In some instances every bridge
across the stream has been swept away.
James Maxwell the young druggist who was
arrested in Kansas City, No, Friday night for
| the murder of his brother-in-law, Newton SAT-
| ron, was found dead in his cell Saturday morn
! ing, having taken poison, which he had con-
| cealed in some tobacco on his person.
! At an early hour Saturday morning a fire
broke out at Detroit i'll the building occupied by
| the Steam Supply Company, and burned with
great fury for over TWO hours before it was sub
tanning the battery of twenty boilers and a large
amount of coal. Aggregate loss, not far from
| 100000 insured.
Secretary Chandler has received the following
telegram from First Lieutenant Emery. com
| handing relief steamer Bear Ice conditions
| considered favorable The Dundee whalers
| Norwhale and Esquimaux left this week Pa
laria and Arctic sail in few days. All are
bound for northern waters Their early depart
ure is due to the Greedy reward which they hope
| to secure.
The labor troubles at Buffalo between Italians
and 'longShOremen are beginning to assume Sc
riOus proportions. Managers of boat lines ALSO
! lutelv refuse in any way to recognize the Long
shoremenS Union, while none of the men will
accept work from boat lines except by order of
| the union. The consequence is that many of
! the 'longShOremen's families are in some cases
suffering for want of food and men are begin
! ming to get desperate
The House passed the supplemental Chinese
bill at 6 o'clock Saturday evening after Il rather
interesting debate of six and half hours. The
| House was rather slim when the vote was taken,
many members having left at dinner time.
There were l97 votes cast, only Is being in oppo-
| sition to the bill, which was passed substanti-
ally in the form that 1t was reported by the For
eign Affairs Committee. The amendments that
were placed in it were by consent of the Cali
fornia delegation and are in full sympathy with
the bill.
The New York Times says all delegates to the
| Republican National Convention have been
chosen, except from New Mexico and one dis
trict of North Carolina. There are but two ol
three contests in Congressional districts. but
| there will be two or more from Virginia one o.
the Readiusters. led by Mason, and one o
straight-out Republicans. Omitting those from
calculation our information is that the Conyen
ton in early ballots will be divided as follows
Blaine $40; Arthur, 66; Logan, %; Sherman, u
Gresham, :; unknown, -.