Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-07
SATURDAYS NEWS.
,coNpESsED FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHES.


Domestic.
Tho cboctaw Indian trouble has assumed q
serious phase.
The House wasted much time over the Next
can pension bill.
The wife of Rear Admiral Ammen, United
States Navy, died in Washington Saturday.
cyclone caused considerable damage to
buildings in Sioux City, Ia, Friday evening.
The interstate commerce bill and the elect
oral count bill will both go over to the next SEES
sion.
A special from Dayton, Tenn, says that the
store of Howard & Stewart has been robbed of
$1,000
new conference has been ordered on the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill.
New York dispatch says that Admiral Bald
win has sold his Fifth-avenue house and furni-
ture for Sl6j,OOO
The works of the New Medicine Company, at
Newark. o., were burned Saturday morning.
Loss about $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Orders have been issued from Washington not
to file any locations on land III possession of In
dams who located and are working on it.
The Democratic National Convention opens
Tuesday morning in Chicago, and preparations
are perfected for the accommodation of a large
crowd.
The first Mexican bull-fght on American soil
took place at Dodge City, KS, Saturday. large
number of visitors arriy ed on the trains east and
west, and 500 cowboys were present.
Senator Logan on Saturday replied to the
charge that he was interested in Il scheme for
locating large block of land belonging to the
Zuni reservation. He produced letters proving
the talSity OF the charge.
Henry Peterson, of California, did not start in
the race Friday at Oak Point, New York. AL
though the water was lumpy. six of the men
entered started. Ten Eyck got first over the
course three miles, with three turns, in a MIN
utes and l. seconds.
In the regatta on Charles river, Massachu-
sets Saturday, three miles and return, the race
was won by Jacob Gadaur, of st. Louis. Time,
y 80 Hosmer, at the close of the race, declared
Gadaur Il formidable rival of Hanlan. Gadaur
also won the three-nllle race tor single souls at
working boats. Time, 22:O.
Every saloon in Des Moines, Ia, is closed, and
no liquor is obtainable under any pretense.
News from all parts of Iowa show that the new
prohibition law will be obeyed, unless at some
river points Saloon-keeperS are generally
either removing their stocks to other states or
embarking in other business.
General Thomas W. Egan was arrested in New
York Friday, hopelessly insane. Becoming
worse he was removed to the hospital, where
been very poor and dissipated lately, but dreams
that he is wealthy and offers to draw checks for
fabulous amounts on the United States Bank.
Joe Acton defeated the japanese wrestler at
Cincinnati Saturday before $4,000 people. 1t was
ACton's first match west of the AlleghenieS.
The purse was 81 900. The terms of the match
were two bouts of catch-aS-catch-can and two
Japanese style, the fifth to be tossed for The
Jap won the two i'll his style, but Acton won the
choice in the last bout, and after Il struggle won
the purse.
As party of Democrats twenty-One in num-
Der were returning from IL political meeting at
Bulls Head four miles from Mobile, Alabama,
Friday afternoon, the wagon was fired INTO by
two negroes armed with ShotgunS. Railroad
mechanic Charles Smith had both eyes shot out,
and expired within an hour. Six others were
more or less seriously wounded. The negroes
were in the Catholic graveyard, partly hidden
by fence. They escaped.
A correspondent at Chicago, from the result of
his talks with many delegates and politicians
Saturday, regards Cleveland as by all odds the
strongest candidate, but there is lively curios-
ty among all factions to see what kind OF tight
Butler Will make. The Catholic influence against
Cleveland is being industriously worked but it
has failed to make much impression. The In
diana men still believe that Mcdonald can gain
the first place on the ticket. Watterson has been
i'll council with other fTee-tfaderS, Dut they nave
evolved nothing. The revenue reiOrmeTS Will
hold a caucus to-day, and expect 10 give the
keynote to the Convention. General Butler ar
rived in Chicago Saturday evening on the P.
NJ train over the Michigan Central road. He
was accompanied by his secretary and several
of his personal friends. Three thousand repre-
sentatiYes of labor unions gave him an ovation.
The President has sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations HOratiO n Beach. Con
sul-Cieneral of the United States at Ecuador
Clement Carpenter, of Ohio, Secretary of Lega-
ton OF the United States at Chile Chapman
Coleman, First Secretary of Legation, Toxic.
Consuls-J. Schroeder, San Jose, Costa Rica J.
r. Smith, Mississippi, Asuncion; G. G. Tanner,
South Carolina Teguiciqualpa; William D. c.
Gibson, Nevada, Indian Agent Nevada Agency,
Nevada. Commissioners for District of Alaska,
Mattram ID. Balls, Alaska, to reside at Sitka;
Henry States, Oregon, to reside at Juneau City;
George o. Ivrie, Alaska, TO reside at Wrangell;
John Il. Brady, Alaska, to reside at Oonalaska;
Chester HolcOmb Secretary OF Legation and
COnSul-(ieneral at BOgOta; II. RemSen, White
House New York, Secretary of Legation and
Consul-General, Guatemala; Richard X. Neil,
Pennsylvania, Secretary of Legation, Lima; Ed
ward PieTcpOnt, New York, Secretary OF Lega-
ton, Rome.
The Senate has confirmed the following nOmi-
nations Lewis Richmond of Rhode Island,
Minister Resident and COnsulGeneral of the
United States to Portugal; AlphonsO Taft of
Ohio, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
pOtentiary of the United States to Russia John
A. Kasson of Iowa, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister PlenipOtentiary OF the United states to
Germany: John NJ. Francis, Envoy EXtraordi-
nary and Minister PlenipOtentiary of the United
States to Austria and Hungary; Samuel II.
Byers. Consul General at Rome, Italy; John F.
Morgan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Idaho: James K. Hayden, Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Olympia, W. T.; Washington Berry
of California, Register of the Land Office at
Miles City. Montana; George Turner Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington
Territory; John W. Lacy of Indiana, Chief JUS
tiCe of the supreme Court OF Wyoming; \. I.
Lewis of Illinois, Clerk of the District Court of
Alaska: Charles :. Zane of Illinois, Chief JUS
ticc of the supreme Court of tab; Ward Nc
Allister IT. of California, United States District
Judge of Alaska; E. W. Haskell of Iowa, At
tOruey of the United States for Alaska; NJ. c.
Hllyer of Nevada, Marshal Of the United States
for Alaska.