Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-17

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hotel fire escape.
A lively tilt occurred between Town
shend, Of Illinois, aud Miliken, of Indiana,
in the House Saturday during q debate On
star route appropriations.
A manufacturer OF firearms in New York
admits that his firm made the pistol found
in the Internal machine at Charing Gross,
London. Twelve pistols were sold to one
man.
Oliver Douglass house st Pittafeld
Mass, was burned Saturday night. The
family escaped in their nightcl1thes, and
a boy in the house was rescued with his
throat cuE.
The schedules in the assignment of the
firm of McGinnis Brothers & Fearing
brokers in New York. show Liabilities OF
S44S, OO0: nominal assets, $685., 900 actual
assets, $4,000.
A Durango Coli special says l. is re-
ported that q snowslide carried away the
Samson Mining Company's concentrating
works, eight miles northwest OF SlveTton.
The works were erected last summer az an
expense OF $50, 000. No lives we're lost.
The east-bound passenger train on the
Western North Carolina Railroad was
wrecked near Marion, n c., Saturday.
The engine aud two cars were thrown down
IN em6aakmeut. Engineer Knox was
killed and the fireman badly bruised. No
others were seriously hurt.
Bradstreets Agency has made list OF
the Losses to business men from POmeroy,
o., 80 Madison, lad, occasioned by the re-
cent floods. The estimate is confined to
merchandise and manufactures, The work
in Cincinnati is no. complete. The esti-
mate for Cincinnati is $500, 900. The losses
to Ohio river towns foot up S264, 900 losses
to Kentucky river towns, Sll0, 900, Louis
vile snd Cincinnati not included,
FOREIGN.
The Midland hosiery factory at Bashford,
Eng, was burned Saturday loss estimated
at 100000.
Lord Euston is seeking a divorce in Lon
don, on the ground that his wife had
another husband living when he married
her.
The continued drunkenness of hangman
Binns has got him the honor of debate in
the British Parliament, and probably he
will be dismissed.
An engineer and fireman were fatally in.
iured By a collision between two freight
trains near Toronto Saturday. The dam
age to the cars amounts to S25, 900.
The Ontario Legislature has passed Z
bill giving widows and spinaters, who have
the necessary property qualification, the
right to vote at municipal olectioDs.
a council Of crowned heads will be held
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protection against Socialists. Switzerland
rafuees to Join the proposed confederation.
~ meeting Of tho Liberal Union Ssces-
sionists in Berlin Saturday, they decided
20 iain the Progress;onists. The fusionists
will adopt the name Of the German Liberal
party.
Gladstone presided At the Cabinet coun-
ell Saturday, but appeared really Ill. His
physicians warned him against work, but
SLOWED him to be present, in view of his
mental disquiet over the position OF affairs.
Hugo Scheuk, who confessed to having
murdered four women, whom he married
for the purpose of plundering them. and
Karl Sohenk and Karl Schlossarek, his &C
complies, have been sentenced TO death
IN Vienna.
Weston. the pedestrian, finished in Eng.
land. Saturday, his ;, 000-nile tramp il 100
days DR.. Norman Kerr presided at the
meeting held AZ the finish, Canon Duck
worth and many other prominent temper
ance advocates were preeent.
The I.aian Chamber of Deputies, in con-
sequence of the death of Signor Sella, has
sai9urned for four days, appointed two
weeks as a period Of mourning, aud or.
dered copper crown for the tomb The
Deputies propose, also, to vote 100 600 Tires
for astatue.
4 bandit band in the province of Santa
Clara, Cuha. had an encounter with troops
Saturday. Three bandits were killed and
eleven taken prisoners. OF the remaining
thirty, twenty two gave themselves up and
eight escaped. Among the latter was pa.
race, the leader.
The warfare in Egypt has led to a con
troversy concerning the restoration of
Baker Pasha to the English army. One
London journal processes 10 have received
letters from 200 ladies advocating the
restoration, and was imme3iat ly Inundated
with letters from enraged females on the
other side.
Il is doubtful whether Queen Victoria
will be able 30 20 to Dsrmstadt to attend
the wedding OF her granddaughter, the
Princess Victoria OF Hesse. Her condition
is pronounced precarious. Sac Is appa-
rently in good health one day, and the next
suffers from extreme its of depression.
The urivsta feud between the Prince Of
Wales and Lord Randolph Caucchill has
been formally arranged in London. l.
arose out OF the relations between the
Prince and the Doke OF Mail borough while
the latter was Marquis Of Biaudf5rd. Sir
Henry Jsmes, Attorney General, gave a
dinner il order to effect reconciliation.
The Egyptian question still puzzles the
British Cabinet; Gordon has been asked
for his advice, but as the wires are cut
there is no immediate chsrce OF hearing
from him. Graham has demanded re-en-
fsreements il be IS to make an advance.
Tire rebellion in the Sludan is row seen to
he more formidable than was st first antici.
pated.
The capture Of Bsen;nh has reopened
the Chinese question, The Paris tigafo
asssrts that the Chinese asked for English
mediation. Marquis Tseng denies that he
has any instructions on the subject. Is Is
reported tnst GranVlle has "i''een '"e
Eoelish Minister at Paris to ask the French
Government whether the time is oppor.
tune for mediation.
PACIFIC SLOPE.
John O'Neill, a young man whose arm
was blown off while en- route to the Gear
d'Alene mines . few days ago, died in
Spracue, w. T., Saturday, of his injuries.
At Los Gatos, Santa Clara county, Satur-
dsy evening, f. Scott was dangerously
wounded in the thigh by the accidental
discharge OF pistol IA the hands Of man
known as "Sborty."
Irs Kneeland. logger working on
Skookum Bay, Washington Territory, was
caught between two logs and frighttuily
crushed Saturday Kneeland is still alive,
but lies in 3 very critical condition.
Frank Lsiphelder, aged u, employed in
Merriwea.her's single mill al Seattle, W.