Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-12
SATURDAYS NEWS.
[coNDEs'sED FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHED
Domestic,

The street-car trouble in St. Louis has
ended, and the cars are all running again.
Thomas Smith, appointed United States
District Attorney for New Mexico. is the
son of Extra Billy" Smith, of Virginia,
a colored citizens party to be known as
the Republican Union and Protective Climb
OF the City and County OF New York. is
being organized.
The weekly statement of the associated
banks OF New York shows a reserve de-
crease of 81, 346,0 900. The banks now hold
S40,l53,000 in excess of the % per cent.
rules
AT Baltimore, Saturday 10Y 900 bushels
OF wheat IN the Canton elevator were posted
as hot and out Of condition. Notice has
been served on the owners to remove ii
within five days.
The great explosion of dynamite in New
York haTbor Saturday was compIete srIc-
cess, and Flood rock will no longer impede
the navigation Of East river. No one was
hurt, and no damage was done to property.
Three distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt in Lynchburg, Va, Friday night be-
tween II and u o'clock. A loud rumbling
sound preceded each shock The direction
OF the disturbance was due north and
south.
TIE Central Pacific statement for July.
covering 1850 miles, shows that the gross
earnings We're Sl,370,208; operating ex-
penses, $4J4 326; net earnings. 1915, $50 an
increase in net earnings Of $l59. 294, com
pared with the same month of last year.
Arrangements for the funeral Of Cardinal
McCloskey have not yet been completed.
The clergy are in a quandary as to how the
casket should be trimmed, certain rules in
that regard being laid down for the burial
of a Cardinal. \ cablegam has been sent
TO Rome asking for instructions.
a sensational story is published in New
1ork Of the matrimonial experience of
Mrs. Samantha GOOdie, who recently mar
red her son without knowing it. Upon
discovering their mistake they fed in OPP
posite directions. The bridegroom is Har-
nson Turner, who amassed a fortune i'll
California,
First Auditor Chenowith said Saturday
that he had not yet concluded his consider
alton of the expense accounts of the Civil
Service Commissioners, but he had already
made up his mind not to allow such items
as ginger ale" lemonade "newspa-
pers,' etc, under the head Of "rocessary
expenses
The crop report of the Department of
Agriculture saws. The returns for wheat
are on the basis of the yield per acre for
the area harvested. The average is about
1O4 bushels. 1t is only 30 bushels on the
area sown, which was nearly 100000.
The area harvested is not precisely deter
mined bGt will probably not much exceed
100000 acres.
Jack Burke. champion Of England. and
John Z. Glow, champion OF Colorado,
fought four rounds with twO-ounce gloves
at Leadville, Col, Saturday evening. Fiji
teen hundred persons were present. No
great damage was done to either. although
Glow was three times knocked into his seat,
and once fell heavily against the ropes.
The contest was declared draw.
David X. Waters appointed to be Mar
shal of the western district of Michigan.
has been prominent for several years as a
leader Of the Greenback party of his State,
and was instrumental in bringing about a
fusion, two or three years ago, between his
party and the Democrats which resulted
in the election of a Democratic Governor.
He is editor of the Grand Rapids Ereaiag
Leader, Greenback paper.
The following official advices have been
received at the Navy Department: DENLY.
United States Minister to China. arrived at
Yokohama on the evening of September
9TH; on the 10th he went to Toxic and the
next day, in company with Hubbard,
United States Minister to Japan, called
upon Count Mauye Kaorn Hijma, Minister
of State and Foreign Affairs, and Vice
Admiral kawamma, Minister of Marine
George Washington Weaver. of Sandy
Creek, Oswego county, is being tried at
Oswego, \. Y, before the United States
Commissioner on the charge of receiving a
pension awarded to another man of the
same name and the same Postoffice address
Both were soldiers aud had made applica-
G, Twenty fourth New York Infantry, and
the other in Company G., Twenty Fourth
New York Cavalry. Both asked for pen
sion on the ground of heart disease. The
persons were not acquainted until after this
complication arose.
The New York Financial Chronicle Gays
The better demand for money apparent for
the past month in banking circles, has be-
come more manifest in rates for bankers
balances, which advanced this week. loan
ing freely at Il to , per cent, with the bulk
OF business averaging II per cent. This
improvement III inquiry has mainly come
from increased purchases of stocks through
commission houses, such transactions re-
curing a larger amount of daily borrow
ing. The condition of the general mercim-
tile business continues fairly favorable.
The Executive Committee of the New
York State Workingmen's Assembly have
submitted a series Of questions to the NOM
mees for Governor touching their attitude
tOwardthe working classes and toward sew
eral measures before the State Legislature
OF interest to the wOrRingman. Their re-
plies were made public Saturday night
Ira Davenport, the Republican candidate,
declares himself in favor of laws for the
good Of the working classes, but declines to
pledge himself in advance to sign any bill,
as he cannot know what features it will
contain. Governor Hill, the Democratic
nominee declares himself in favor of the
bills mentioned but makes the reservation
that when passed they shall be constitu-
tOnal