Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-02
SATURDAYS NEWS.
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Domestic.

The Russia sheet-iron mill at Niles. O..
has suspended payment.
L. 5. Grant, Jr. testified Saturday in the
Warner case at New York.
The New York Republicans are confident
of the success of their State ticket.
1t is estimated that the decrease in the
public debt for October was about $13, $780,
600
Ferdinand Ward was on Saturday SEN
fenced 10 ten years imprisonment in Sing
Sing.
Lieuteuants Day and Birmingham as
saulted preacher At Ell Paso, Texas, a few
nights ago.
Major Alfred v Stanley, book-keeper of
the Elizabeth { n. ~ Steam Cordage Com
pany, has absconded with 81 500. He
leaves two children.
bowers recently appointed Postmaster
at Chico through a fraudulent petition,
has been suspended by the President and J.
D. Sproul appointed to the position.
Gounods new oratorio, Mors ct Vita"
was produced for the first time in America
at the new musical hall in St Louis Fri
day night under the direction of Theodore
Thomas.
The Boston National Banks are deter
mined % contest a large portion of the local
tax levied upon them. Ii amounts this
year to S773 AS. In making payment Fri
day, forty of the fifty banks did so under
protest.
The arguments on the application of the
Pan Electric, the Globe and the Washing
ton Telephone Companies 70 have the
United States begin suit to cancel the Bell
patent, have been postponed until the 9th
OF November.
EX-Chief Justice Vincent, who was re-
Gently removed from his JudgeshiD in New
Mexico, was among the callers on the
President Saturday. Il is understood the
Judge received but little satisfaction from
the President
On account of the heavy washouts on the
railways connecting at Lynchburg, Va,
that city is almost isolated from the outer
world. No northern mails have been re-
received there for three days, and business
IS suffering IN consequence.
The new lighthouse steamer Madrono.
Lieutenant Clifford H. West, L. :. ~. COM
mamiing. sailed from New York Saturday
for san Francisco. where she Will be sta
toned permanently. She carries out gen
eral cargo of lighthouse supplies for the
California and Oregon districts.
John Kelly was much better Saturday,
aud rode ont tor a short time with his fam
lily. lie win leave New York November
10Th, visiting the southern cities and after
wards Mexico. Mr.. Kelly has taken no
part in the campaign, and does not intend
to. He has seen only a few friends.
The New York B0{Fs Washington cor
respondent saws that Rev. Jabez Curry,
Minister 20 Spain, was the first 70 Douncc
upon the nomination Of Kelley. The fact
that il was through his personal interfer-
ence thl5 oil the feeling was worked up
against Kelley viii be used against him.
At the second days session Of the
Women National Christian Temperance
Union, at PHILADELPHIA, the report of the
Treasurer was read, showing: Receipts,
Sl0,S15; expenses IS, $50; balance on hand,
2,6S6. The Treasurer stated that never
before had the yearly receipts reached
$4,000.
John l.. Sullivan will leave for Australia.
via san Francisco, in April. lie will 90
under the management of John L. Cannon.
Sullivan says he will meet Professor Will
liam Miller or any Of the Australian boxers,
IN either glove or a ring contest, after his
arrival. He will then make a tour of the
colonies somewhat similar to the tour
made by him in this country.
General John Newton, Chief of Engi-
neers, in his annual report invites the at
tention of Congress to the defenseless con-
dition of our seacoast and lake frontier
General Newton restricts his estimates to
what is required for the repair and modii-
cation of existing work, and for torpedoes
for harbor defense. He expresses a hope
that the commencement of an elaborate
SYSTEM OF defense may be no longer delayed
for lack of appropriations.
The Commissioner of Education has in
formed the Secretary of the Interior that
he has been diligently endeavoring to per-
feet arrangements for the education of
children OF school age in Alaska without
reference to race. Two schools have been
established-one at Sitka and one at
Juneau. He recommends. the establish
ment Of schools at Fort Wrangel, Jackson,
Boyd, Fort Yukon, Kuskokwin and addi-
tional schools at Sitka and Juneau.