Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-28
SATURDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHED
Domestic.

|. Domestic.
Grasshoppers are doing much damage in
New York.
The Greedy relief ships left St-John's, N.
F., Saturday.
Cleveland will be formally notified of his
nomination Tuesday.
The first electric street railroad was oper-
ated IN Cleveland Saturday.
There is talk in Washington of another
inquiry into the Greedy relief parties.
Fifty persons have been arrested and are
in Jail at Pittsburg for assaulting Lizzie
| Bradley.
A Las Vegas, n. NJ, cattle dealer in Gin
cinnati claims to have been beaten and
robbed of $4,000.
1t is reported that James r. Keenes New
New York, for $4,000.
A private letter from General Butler, re
| ceived in New York, announces that he Will
run for the Presidency.
| The body of drowned man, supposed TO
| be that of Edward Sperry, a million-dollar
defaulter, has been found at Erie, Pa.
Pay Director J. H Wetmough, formerly
Paymaster- General of the navy, will be
| placed on the retired list on the 30th in
slant.
Efforts are being made to arrange spar
ring match between Sullivan and Paddy
Ryan. Mitchell is also again anxious to
meet the champion.
No action will be taken by the Presi-
dent in the matter of the Commissioner
ship of the new Bureau of Labor Statistics
until his return to Washington.
The marriage of Miss Maud Dupuy, Of
Philadelphia, to George A. Darwin third
son of the eminent naturalist, is the social
| event of the season at Erie, Pa
c. ?. Huntington, who has been various
| " reported as being in Europe, at Catsklll
and elsewhere, has, in fact, not left his
office except for two days since his mar
rage.
The Commissioners of Immigration de-
| cided at New York Saturday that thirty
| two assisted immigrants brought from Ire
| land BY the Anchor Line steamships must
go back.
Judge Advocate General Swain has been
suspended from duty pending his trial by a
court-martial, and Judge Advocate-General
Leiber has been directed to take charge OF
his Office.
Grover Cleveland's law partners have
taken steps to institute proceedings against
the editors of the Buffalo Telegraph for
criminal libel in publishing the story OF his
immoral life.
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, of Arctic
fame, has resigned from the army and his
resignation has been accepted. 1t is gen.
orally understood that he intends entering
on some special duty undera foreign power
A wholesale firm of Chicago has gone
into the political campaign supply business
on very large scale. They have made
100000 helmets, and have secured, by re-
cent purchases, monopoly or corner in
white plumes, and they now have 100000
| in stock.
A special from Portsmouth, n. II re-
ports that the finding of the special naval
board on the yacht Yosemite Is not favor
able to the proposed purchase of that YES
sci, as they find that she does not possess
the requisite qualifications for dispatch
vessel beyond speed.
A Pittsburg special says; Marie Salter,
beautiful young girl at Leechburg, Penn,
committed suicide to-day with poison.
Three months ago Ossin Terburgh, a young
lawyer, destroyed himself the same way.
1t is now revealed that his death was
caused by love for Miss Salter.
The President has appointed John E.
Bryant United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Georgia, vice General Longstreet );
John G. Brady, of Alaska George E. Ihrie,
of Pennsylvania, and Chester Zeber, of
California, Commissioners of the District
of Alaska, to reside respectively at Sitka,
Wrangel and Oonalaska.
Five hundred sporting men assembled at
Williams Woods, near Flushing, Long
Island, at daybreak Saturday. While a
ring was being pitched, referee Harding
announced that Fulljames would not fight
on account of SO many friends of Dempsey
being present. Fulliames then drove to
the city, followed by Dempsey.
The National Encampment, Grand Army
of the Republic, at Minneapolis, Mimi,
Saturday, elected General John Kountz, of
Ohio Commander; J. P. Lease, of Mime
apolis, Senior Vice-Commander; Ira f.
Hicks of Dakota, Junior Vice-Commander;
T. NJ. Shawfelt of Michigan, Chaplain w.
Hall of Pennsylvania Surgeon