Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-20
SATURDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DIspArcHEs.l
Domestic.

Domestic.
There was a $4,000 fire at GAINESVILLE. Ca,
on Friday.
The Democrats are concentrating their ener-
gies in New York and Indiana.
Vanderbilt has given $500 GOO to the New York
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Thomas Swafford was fatally shot by Monroe
Hudson at Sparta, Tenn, Saturday.
The President has designated Lieutenant-Gen-
aral Sheridan to act as Secretary of War during
the absence of Secretary Lincoln.
Twelve stores in Edgefeld, Ca. were burned
Saturday morning at o clock. Last year a con-
flagration occurred in the same part of town.
Loss, 100000; very little insurance.
A passenger train was ditched and burned
near Greencastle, Ind. Saturday morning, caus-
ing loss of $4,000. No lives were lost, though
several persons were severely bruised.
Dominick Mccartney, the pugilist, says he will
fight Mitchell for from 5000 to 5000 side at
any time or in any place. He has authorized
his hackers to arrange match with Sullivan.
Willie Webster, a bootblack Is years old, was
arrested in st. Louis Saturday. He says he was
one of party of six boys who lighted the fire
which resulted in the great undergrad con-
iagration i'll Cleveland, September 9th.
The nett-Mackay cable was landed two
hundred yards east of the Oriental Hotel, Man
haitian Beach, L. l., at 12:l5 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, and at l o'clock the end was placed
in the cable station being carried through the
trench on the shoulders OF twenty men.
prize fight with three-ounce gloves occurred
at Jewell Park, Denver, Col. Saturday after
noon between John P. Glow, middle-weight
champion of Colorado, and John o. Davies, u
local celebrity, for $500 and the championship
of the State. Davies was declared the winner
in the eleventh round.
The centenary of the venerable Sir Moses
Montefiore was celebrated Saturday night i'll the
Five Points House of Industry, New York, by
the immigrant classes. The Young Mems He
brew Associations hall was crowded. Many of
those present had been enabled to come to
America through the phi anthropy of Sir Moses.
Policeman Michael German died in Clncin-
natl Saturday. He was shot last Tuesday in q
small riot among colored men in the west end.
German attempted to arrest Il man and was shot
in the back by some one unknown. This was the
beginning of the riot. Henry Brown (colored)
was killed in the atfray. Tuesday evening, on
receipt of the news of the wounding of Cor
man. Mrs Rineau, sister of German. became i'll,
and Saturday morning, upon hearing of his
DEATH she fell into a comatose state, and died in
a few hours.
The Treasury Department has just decided an
interesting question arising out of the Chinese
Restriction Act. The Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions shipped at Canton two con-
verified Chinese women, with the object of in
Sailing them us teachers in the Home Mission
at San Francisco. Upon their arrival they found
they were not provided with the certificates re-
qulred by law, and the Department was applied
to for instructions. The Collector of Customs
has been notified not to permit them to land,
and to see that they are returned to China.
After years watching and plotting officers
from New Mexico Saturday night, at Fort Worth,
Tex, succeeded in arresting |. j.. better known
as jim" COPYRIGHT, who is charged with kill
ing several MeXicans two years ago near Silver
City, n. NJ. COPYRIGHT is well and popularity
known in Fort Worth, having served as a ranger,
detective and City Marshal. He is regarded as
one of the quickest men on the trigger in Texas.
Several New Mexican rangers. under the guise
of friendship, allured COPYRIGHT to a room and
covered him with their pistols before he was
aMare of their Intentions