Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-10


ALBANY, April 9th.-A Republican Con
vention to elect two delegates To the Chi
cago Convention from this Congressional
District, assembled ut SIingland to-day.
Great interest was taken in the meeting by
outsiders, owing to Il knowledge that the
Draper and SmyIhe factions were. in point
of numbers, equal. The first conflict took
place over delegates from the Sixteenth
Ward. This trouble settled, 4 ballot was
taken for President. The chair announced
the result: George II. Fits, of Cohoes, II {;
Wm. II. Haskell of Albany 73 The lat
ter was supported by the anti-Administra-
ton men. The vote had hardly been an
nuunced when a rush was made for the
platform, and Immediately the officers and
reporters found themselves amidst Il surg
ing, fighting, huSting, pulling and yelling
mob. The supporters of Haskell gained
the platform, and, lifting the Chair
man and Secretary, threw them bod
lily from the platform Haskell was
Immediately installed as Chairman. and
formed u GORDON around him which the
Fits adhercntS could not break. Hand-to-
hand encounters were constant and wells
and cheers unceaSing. Haskell was MAIN
tanned in position long enough to entertain
and put a motion for recess. The onpos-
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ate and successful charge upon the plat
form, bearing Fits upon it. Fits began
the roll of Chairman. being upheld by n
strong body-guard The yelling and cheer
ing was most vocferous and constant
Fits then named the delegates 10 Chicago
declared them elected and adjourned the
Convention. The anti-Administration men
Tor Smythitcs) now resumed possession,
named delegates 10 Chicago, declared them
elected, and likewise adjourned.
Affairs at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, April 9th.-A Grand Jury
was impaneled this morning with less time
than is usually required. The list Of names
Of men summoned was composed entirely
of leading business men of the CITY nearly
all of whom responded and very few asked
to be excused. Three of them said they
had military certificates in their pockets.
which would entitle them 10 exemption,
but would not present them. Instructions
will be given this jury next Monday. In
the meantime the Judges are in conSulta-
ton on the subject 1t is understood that
the jury Will be charged that the most inn
portant duty will be an investigation of the
facts concerning the late riot and the burn
ing of the Court house, including the
charges Of bribery of the jury that convicted
beIDcf.
Unpleasant News from Mexico.
New York. April 9th.-A special from
FL Paso. Tex. says: News from chihuahua
Is to the effect that many threats have been
made against the Americans residing there.
The city authorities are making all exer-
tions possible to prevent an outbreak, and
have doubled the police force. Reports
from the interior of Mexico frequently
come IN stating that Americans have been
attacked and killed The feeling against
Americans is very bitter among the lower
class OF Mexieans, and everybody is ON
guard.
sargent's Family Obnoxious to bismarck.
New YORK, April 9th.-The World, in an
editorial note, says: 1t seems the German
Court did not care one cent for Sargent's po-
sition or the political status of the Ameri-
can hog, but when it came 10 Mrs. Sargent,
as an advance advocate of female suffrage
preaching it publicly whenever she had a