Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-24
SATURDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHES



Cleveland asserts that business men have
nothing to fear from the Democratic party
The National Convention of Cattlemen
concluded its session at st. Louis Saturday
The Mormons believe that the Democrats
will admit Utah as State and recognize
polygamy.
Additional charges against General Swain
have been filed before the Court-martial at
Washington.
Richard K Fox and several other New
York sporting men have been arrested for
aiding the Sullivan Greenfield boxing
match.
Clement, Hierdt & Co, of New York,
dealers in wines and liquors, assigned Sat
urday. Liabilities, 5000; actual assets,
$1,000.
James Cowan, deceased, was a Chinese
Tombs lawyer, and acquired large property
and practice by rigidly adhering to the
principle of never conceding that a client
had done wrong.
The Okechobee Drainage Company on
Saturday opened one Of its canals, lower
ing the waters of Lake Tohapekaligo, in
Florida, twelve feet, and opening to navi-
CATION rich territory in the interior Of that
State.
The returns from the cities and counties
of Virginia have been received in the office
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The figures ON the Presidential vote foot
up: Cleveland 146, 1S9, Blaine 13S, 474 j;
Cleveland's majority 7,715.
In Madison, Florida, Amstead Williams
(colored) broke into the house of widow
and daughter on Wednesday night and
attempted to criminally assault them. Sat
urdav afternoon several hundred people
broke into the Jail and shot Williams to
death.
A Wheeling special says: A letter re-
ceived from q representative of numbering
firm buying timber in the extreme southern
part of the State, and in the afflicted por-
tions of Virginia confirms the worst reports
sent out concerning the epidemic and
drought affecting the region.
The New York San prints column of
dispatches from New Haven, Fall River,
Boston, Peterborough, Exeter, Chicago,
Cornwall, \. Y, Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia, showing that the manufacturing in
dGstries are greatly depressed, mills are
shutting down, wages reduced and oper-
atives discharged.
An Albany special says The Senatorial
contest will probably narrow down to
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Levi P. Morton,
the former, perhaps, more closely repre-
sen.ing the Blaine men of the State than
any other Republican who has been named.
Morton has the sympathy of that wing of
the party not so closely allied with Blaine's
fortunes, and his claims to recognition are
being urged by the friends of the admins
tration.
A representative of the Pennsylvania
State Board of Charities has discovered that
Nicholas Seidel, insane, aged IS, was con-
fined in small log hut on farm near
Reading, where he has been kept chained
for a period of thirty-six years by his
nephew, who lives on the farm. The lat
ter refused to permit the visitors to see the
unfortunate man. The case will be report
ed to the State officials, and the man will
probably be removed to an asylum.
The \. Y Tribune says: Dakota, we fear,
has irretrievably ruined its chance for i'm
mediate admission as a State. This has
been done by giving a majority of about
10000 to the Republican Delegate to Con-
gress. The Territory now has population
of about 100000, and is entitled to three
Members of Congress and two Senators, but
the Democratic majority in Congress last
winter steadily refused to admit the Terri
tory as State. for no other reason than
lldl IL WOllu give us cltClOIdl hOlc ~ luc
Republican candidates.
Henry L. Moore of Biddeford, Me-, in
forms the Tribune that on the Monday after
it was known that Cleveland was elected,
Mr.. Pierce of California, an old resident of
Maine, NOV visiting Biddeford, cabled an
order to London for the purchase of 10000
werth Of Confederate States bonds, and
authorizing his buyers to pay any price for
them up 10 per cent. of the face value.
The purchaser is wealthy, has speculative
turn of mind, does not know when he ex
poets to see the Confederate bonds paid,
but knows that he expects to make money
out of the transaction.
During Democratic jolliication Satur-
day night at Newcastle, Pa, an explosion
of skyrockets occurred Rockets shot in
every direction, and the widest excitement
ensued. Douglas McIlyeny was struck in
the chin by Il rocket and killed. When
picked up the stick was found projecting
from the back of his neck James Mooney,
aged u, was hit in the chest and fatally in
jured. Dan Gunsley, aged -, was struck
on the right thigh, tie stick entering the
right hip. He Is also injured internally,
and will die Louis Black, Charles Shaf,e-
and William Warren were badly hurt.
Several others were bruised and tramp'el
on in the panic.