Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-11
Condition of General Grant.

New YORK, May 10th.-Grant slept fully
seven hours Saturday night, and when the
four doctors met in consultation this after
noon they found the Generals condition
was, if anything, improved, but the cancer
Gus spots were unchanged. DR.. Barker sails
for Europe this week, and this was his last
consultation before going. When about to
leave, he babe the General good-by, and
said, % When | come back in the autumn |
shall expect to find your literary work fin
ished to your satisfaction You don't
expect to find me, though-do you?" said
the General. 1 shall hope so, anyhow
responded DIR. Barker, as he went away.
DR.. Shrady said the two new cancer spots
had not perceptibly increased since We'd
nesday TheGeneral, at the window, waved
adieu to Dr. Douglas as he drove away with
his family. At 5 o'clock this afternoon,
while throngs were strolling on the ave
nues. General Grant, attended only by Har
rison. left his house and walked toward
Madison avenue. His pace was more brisk
than during any previous walk. No, l
feel no more fatigue, as | see, than after my
walks TO Madison avenue, concluded the
General, as he reached the steps of his
house. He mounted the steps with as little
WEAKNESS as on previous occasions Of eXer
else.
The New Catholic University.
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-The council of
Catholic prelates which met in Baltimore
last week for the purpose of selecting q
place for q new Catholic University, de-
cided that it shall be built in this city.
Although the Catholics of other cities of
fered very large monetary inducements to-
wards securing the University, the fact that
Washington possesses a national museum,
Congressional library and other advantages,
and is fast becoming literary and scien-
tific center, caused the prelateS to decide in
favor of locating the University at the cap
ital. Rev. Dr.. Chapple, of st. Matthew's
Church, who was selected as one of the
Trustees, and was among the foremost to
urge the claims of Washington to the Uni
versity, to-day made a strong appeal to his
congregation to contribute at least $4,000
to endow chair in the proposed Uniyer-
sity.
Strange Manner of Wreeting Vengeance.
OswEGo On. ", May 1Oth.-Early Satur-
day night two masked men entered the
house of f. S. Thrall in this city, dur
ing the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thrall at
church. Their daus liter, aged Il years,
had just put her younger sister to bed, and
sat at the piano playing, when the two
men appeared in the room. One of them,
with a drawn knife, seized her, and under
penalty of death commanded silence, but
said she would not be harmed if she made
no outcry. He then cut off her hair and
cut her clothing saying he wanted to be
revenged on her father. They took some
articles of silverware and left the house
without doing the child further harm.
New York Items.
NEW York, May 11th-A. M.-The num-
Der of cXcursionists to Coney Island yes
terday is estimated at $1,000. 1t was Il
bleak day by the sea.
Advices from the Adirondack regions
state that snow is still two feel deep there,
and the lakes frozen.
The Sun says the shoemakers report bust
ness picking up, while the pianomakers
complain that nobody buys pianos now
The waters say business is booming.
James Redpath lectured before large
audience, made up mostly of members Of
the Socialistic Society, last night in
Brookes. The lecturer denounced anarchy,
and said things might be done in Russia
and other countries which were crimes III
this country.
One Standard for Men and Women Alike.
NEW York, May 10th-A White Cross
sermon in aid of the church movement
against adultery was preached by Rev. DR.
De Costa last night in the chapel Of ST
Augustine in Houston street He said:
Women may repent and become as
chaste as icicies in the temple of Diana,
and yet she is not allowed to come into
your house and scrub the floor In
mans case not even repentance is
required. Women, beg Of You to stand
up for your sex, and make one standard for
men and women alike. We seek to save
woman by saving man. In ninety-eight
cases out of every one hundred, man is the
cause Of the fall. Who is praying to keep
10000 women of New York off the streets
tonight"
clearinghouse Transactions.
BosroY, May 1Oth.-Leading clearing
houses of the United States report the total
clearances for the week ending May g.
1885, as SOL, GS1, 755-a decrease Of 30.7 per
cent. as compared with the corresponding
week of last wear.