Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-11


DOMESTIC.
Work on the exposition grounds has be-
gun in New Orleans.
Six convicts Eve colored and one white,
were whipped at Newcastle, Del, Satur-
day.
In shooting affair at Hot Springs, Ark,
Saturday, six men were wounded, two IA
tally.
Stephen A. Douglas once owned slave
plantation in Lawrence county, Mississippi,
containing It's slaves.
Perrine & Co., woolen firm of New
York, have assigned; liabilities, SIS, 600;
actual assets, $50, 900.
The House committee will report favor
ably on bill for the establishment OF de-
partment of labor statistics.
The friends of the Mexican Reciprocity
Treaty are still fighting for its ratification
and offer number of notifications
The Mexican Central subscription of
81, 600, 900 closed in New York on Friday.
The sum exceeds the amount called for.
The House committee has agreed to re.
port favorably On the bill providing for let
ter, carriers in cities containing 5, 600 inhabi-
tauts.
Ex-senator Bruce, (colored) of Mississ-
ippi, thinks that General Sherman could
be easily elected if he were the Presiden-
tial candidate.
Cornell University will send represent
ative, by invitation, to the three hundredtb
anniversary of the founding of the Univer-
city of Edinburgh.
The ship Andrew Jackson, from Cardiff,
for Boston, is believed lost with all on
board. The Captain had his wife and two
children with him.
In New Orleans interest in the carnival
is increasing. All the soeieties will give
elegant pageauts. The costumes have ar
rived and the floats are nearly ready.
It has been found that the murderer of
John Pennington and wife, near Frank
fort, Ks, was a tramp hired by Penning.
ton the day the crime was committed.
Professor H. H. Warner, of Rochester,
\. Y, offers prize of 5000 for every dis
covery of new comet made during the
year 1884 in the United States or Canada.
Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company, appeared before the Senate
Committee on Postoffice and Postroads
Saturday, in regard to the postal telegraph.
Mary C. Blackburn, of California, has
leased the Cosmopolitan Theater, in New
York, for a week, and will produce her new
play, "0n the Yellowstone" Monday
night.
The Blnkers' and Merchants Telegraph
Company announce the purchase of the
lines of the Pacific Mutual Company.
which extend from St. Louis to st. Joseph,
Kansas City, Atchison and other Western
points.
The Court-martial of naval cadets in.
volved in the hazing scrspe was begun al
Annapolis, Nd, Saturday. Cadet Fred
Parker, of the third class, pleaded guilty.
Cadets, Jostremsky, Maxey, McSon and
Brush, all of the first class, are on trial.
a call for Democratic caucus for next
Tuesday evening has been issued in Wash
ington. 1t is expected that at this caucus
the question of tariff revision will be
brought up, and that some understanding
as to the policy of the Democratic party on
this question will be reached.
General Beale has returned to Washing.
| ton from a visit to General Grant. He says
that the Generals health is by no means
as bad as has been reported and that his
condition is not at all serious; but he is
suffering much pain and will certainly be
confined to his house for many weeks
Congressman A. S. Hewitt has contri,
but I'd fifty dollars for an annuity fund for
the u idow of the late DIR. j. B. Wood, the
New York journalist. Hewitt says: "He
gained my respect because he never will
| ingly used his talents or position to mis-.
represent the opinions of men in public
| life.
The end of the first week at Fall River,
Mass, finds thirteen mills shut down, OF
which five were closed by the weavers
strike. About 1000 operators are idle, and
the loss of wages is over $40, 600. Tine
stock on hand is l55, 900 pieces and the
production this week is l20, 900 pieces,
against 100 600 usually.
Tom Allen, whilom pugilist, was ar
rested in st. Louis Saturday, at the in
stance of w. P. Farrell, of Covnigton,
KY, who went on Aliens bond eight years
ago. when arrested for fighting prize fight
near Covington. Allen was released on
81, 600 bonds, and possibly will be taken to
Covington next week for trial.
Samuel F. Barr, of Pennsylvania, who
! formed the minority in opposition to the
| forfeiture of the Texas Pacific land grant,
said Saturday morning that he proposed to
vote against every measure of the kind
brought up in the House at this session,
whether others blamed him or not. He
said he would persevere in his vot aud
opinions, and if again the only one in
opposition it would make no difference to
MIN.
Chsong Woo Tsang, a native of China,
appeared in the District Clerks Office at
/ Washington on Saturday for the purpose OF
becoming a citizen OF the United States.
| He stated he came here when 10 years OF
age, and has resided here continuously
since, excepting a short time spent in
China on a visit. He has been educated
here; Joined the Christian Church, and de.
sired TO remain as citizen of this coun-
try. The Clerk decided that no relief
could be given hun, in consequence of the
| Act of May g. 1852, which provides that
hereafter no State Court or Courts of the
| United States shall admit Chinese to citi-
zenship."
FOREIGN.
Socialism increases in Vienna.
| Conceal Gordon has arrival a. Pa-bo-