Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-28

New YORK, January 27th.-Grant's con-
dition is considerably improved and yes
terday and Sunday he received old friends
and conversed with them without discom-
fort Ex-senator Chatfee, who was one of
his callers yesterday, said to a reporter last
evening: " His malady is evidently under
control. It's peculiar form was three sharp
points which formed inside of his mouth
near the root of his tongue, and whenever
the General caught cold they were eX-
painful, and were aggravated by
tobacco smoke. The General is devoting
all his spare time to literary work Besides
the articles he has in hand, he contemplates
writing his recollections of the period from
the fall of Sumter to the close of his Presi-
dental career, including the secret history
of his affairs with Andrew Johnson. The
General has neither stenographer nor an
amenuensis, and his work is therefore
somewhat slow. Colonel Grant is assisting
him as copyist and in his references
Cleveland's Last Public Appearance in
Albany.
ALBANY. January 27th-A reception was
given tonight by the Fort Orange Club to
Cleveland, Governor Hill, the State officials
and the Legislature, and was beyond ques
ton the most distinguished social gather
reception, when the State structure was
socially dedicated, being the only COMPARE
son to it in the number of representative
persons present. At $50 the President
elect arrived, in company with Erastus
Corning and Colonel D. d. Lamont, Gov.
Hill arriving few minutes later with Gen.
Rathbun. The club-rooms were tastefully
decorated. Over 700 invitations were is
sued, and about 500 guests were present.
The President-elect was in his most gracious
mood, and received the various guests with
marked cordially as they passed through
to greet him on his last public appearance
in Albany.
Grand Democratic Jubilee Proposed.
PITTsBURG, January 27th.-A number of
prominent Democrats OF Allegheny county,
desiring i'll some manner to tittingly eel
citrate the result of the late Presidential
election, have decided TO give banquet at
the Monongahela House, in this city, on
Thursday evening, February 12th. Among
the distinguished Democrats invited are
President and Vice-PreSident-elect Cleye-
land and Hendricks, Samuel J. Tilden,
Generals Mcclellan and Hancock, ex-Sena-
tors Thurman and Wallace, Chairman Bar
mum, Samuel J. Randall Speaker Carlisle,
Senators Bayard, Lamar. Pendleton and
and all the State officers and Democratic
Congressman of Pennsylvania.
Official Report of the Fight with the
Mexican Mutineers.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Secretary
Lincoln has received a telegram from
Major-General Pope. commanding the De
partment of Arizona, forwarding tele-
gram from Lieutenant Mcdonald, dated
l.,
ment with the Mexican mutineers, on the
Mexican frontier, on the Goth instant. He
says his troops were in ambuscade when
the leaders came along, and q man in front
made a break with his revolver which
caused the troops to fire. 4 charge was
then made by Lieutenant jerks, and four
mutineers We're killed and twelve captured
i'll about fifteen minutes. The mutineers
We're scattered along the road for long
distance. The day after Lieutenant Nc
Donald left the field the Governor Of Lower
California came along with about 80 men,
claimed to have been pickedup from ranches,
and gathered in nine others, who were still
in hiding, half starved and frozen. An In
dian runner informed Lieutenant McDOn-
aid that more mutneers were coming to the
water at Pilot Knob, and We're anxious to
fight the troops. No attention was paid the
challenge, and the two parties marched
away together until they had passed a few
hundreds yards into Lower California.
Instructions are asked as to
dealing with the Government of
Lower California. and the party who
crossed the line at Indian Wells; but Nc
Donald is very indignant at the conduct of
the Governor, and protests strongly against
turning the prisoners over TO him.
sympathetic Celestials.
New York, January 27th.-A big red
poster, printed in Chinese characters, IL
Iumined the front of No. 10 Mott street YES
terday. The hieroglyphics proved to be a
warning to all Chinese laundrymen 10 enter
into no negotiations for the occupation of
the building known as No. 20 Mott street.
under penalty Of 0stracism. No. 20 is oc-
cupied by some young Americans of that
ncighborhOOd as clubhouse. They pay
$500 year rent for it. \ shrewd real
estate agent and cute Chinaman put their
heads together recently, and, thinking a
bigger rent could be gotten if the place
should be rented u Celestials told the land
lord that ii he would Gust the present ten
ants, they could get him $1,000 yearly for
the property. He jumped at the offer and
served a notice Oh the young men to get
out. Instead Of doing this they held an
very good terms with the Chinese residents
of the neighborhood, they so enlisted their
sympathies that they posted the notice. In
the past year or two property in Mott street
has largely increased in value, owing to the
fact that the Chinese will buy property no.
where else.
Cornish Miners Going Home.
New YORK. January 27th.-The Hc,uld
\ A7.iyD
California were stopping yesterday at the
Miners Arms, on Front street Fifteen
will sail for England to-day. They are all
well supplied with money. and most of
them are taking home samples of ore very
rich in gold, silver copper and lead. They
are nearly all COrnishmen who came to
America with ripened experience in min
ing. twenty-five thousand dollars will
be changed here before they leave" said
landlord Hamilton. One of them at once
changed small portion of that amount
and invited everybody in the saloon to step
up 10 the bar and call for what he wanted.
John and James Pemberty. characteristic
Cornisilmcn, were going back 10 Cornwall
with great wealth and the hope of coming
over again next April. They own their
own miaes, and have been very successful
III their ten years struggle in Arizona.
The Besieged Savings Bank.
New HAVEN Conn, January 27th.-The
run on the New Haven Savings Bank which
commenced on Friday last, terminated this
forenoon, over $3.50 900 having been drawn
out.
Cheaper to Go Abroad than Stay at
Home.
PHILADELPHIA, January 27th.AThe Press
says: The fare for Storage passage has be-
come 50 low TO European points, owing to
the steamship war, that thousands of for
eigners out of work have bought tickets,
intending to live cheap!y among friends in
Europe during the winter. and return to
America in the spring. At the present
rates of passage it pays 70 do this.
Genial John" Apparently all Right
Again.
BALTIMORE January 27th.-John McCul
Tough, the tragedian, paid a flying visit to
Baltimore to-day. He came alone and
registered at Gays, leaving after witness
ing Ristori's impersonation of Marie
Stuart His appearance indicated return
of his old vigor, and his conversation was
rational and full of hope
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Dynamite DeviItry.
LONDON, January 27th-In some re-
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