Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-06

At the New Orleans Exposition, Satur
day, California was awarded the sweep
| stake gold medal against the world for thu
| best varieties of citrus fruits; also, two golC
and eleven silver medals, and thirty diplo
mas
Ladner Bros, William I. and Louis J.
brokers, who were recently convicted o
enlightenment, were sentenced in Philadel
phia Saturday to imprisonment for three
years and three months in the county
prison.
immigration agents who have been en-
ticing negroes to leave their homes in Nortl
Carolina for Arkansas are in bad repute il
the former State, aud will probably b.
harshly treated by the planters if they do
not cease their efforts.
Judge C. N. Chesley, of New Hampshire
has, at herequest of Attorney General Gar
land, rendered his resignation as Soicito
Of the Internal Revenue Department, t
take effect on the appointment and qualiii
cation of his successor.
Representative Henley in conversation
with your correspondent Saturday night
expressed himself as perfectly satisfied tina
the President would recognize the Stockton
Conventionites when he came to distribute
the California patronage.
An official order says: Naval officers at
tached to cruising war vessels, especially
commanding officers, are expected TO hav;
their families at a fixed place of abode, anC
not to attempt to transfer them to more
convenient visiting points.
Western New York farmers are feeling
the effects of the long winter very severely
Their hay is nearly exhausted, necessitat.
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in pits have been frozen, and colonies o
bees have been killed by the cold.
There is no material change in the con
dition of General Grant Friday night was
passed comfortably, and long and re
freShing sleep was enjoyed. Saturday
afternoon Dr. Barker said the patient was
better than he had been for week.
Petitions are in circulation in New York
asking the President to appoint Chief
Clerk Joseph Treloar, Of the Custom House
as successor TO Collector Robertson. Ire
loar has been in the Custom House con
tinuously for thirty-four Years, and is &
Democrat.
The important family document which
was signed by General Grant on Friday is
an application TO the President of the
United States for the appointment of the
eldest son of Colonel Fred D. Grant to q
cadeiship at West Point. The boy is now
only years old.
1t is reported in Washington that Morri-
son viii withdraw from the Illinois Sena-
torsIip FIGHT. and that the Democrats are
united on General Black, the newly
appointed Commissioner Of Pensions
Blacks friends believe he will get two OF
three votes from Logan.
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Cunningham and Barton, the alleged dyna-
miters. sailed from New York for England
Saturday. He received cablegram asking
him to return home at once, and saying
that the prisoners were to be tried sepa-
ratcly, and that Cunningham's trial would
occur first.
The Sanitary Inspectors detailed 10 eX-
anime the condition Of the principal Italian
quarters OF New York give shocking re-
port Of the life and habits of that class OF
foreigners. All those visited were crowded
in filthy apartments where they cooked
and slept. They get their food from ash
barrels. scrape remnants OF meat from bones,
and eat bread picked from ash-heaps and
barrels.
Governor Eaton, of Colorado has issued
proclamation establishing quarantine
against cattle from Missouri, Illinois, Ken
lucky New York, Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts,, In
diana, West Virginia and the District OF
Columbia. No cattle shall be admitted
except the same shall be accompanied by
certificates of health by the State Veterin-
airy Sanitary Board.
When Senator Chaf1ee called on Grant
Saturday afternoon the General, in refer
ring to his condition, said: This is hard.
After a lapse of some minutes he said
e I'm going to die Mr. Chaffee then said
to him: You're feeling little better to-
day, are YOU not?' - don't know" an
swered General Grant. You know I'm
going to die; the doctors know I'm going
to die; want to die
\ commission de lunatico inquirendo has
been issued on Rev. Dr. Stephen II. Tying,
of Irvington, n. j. The petition was made
by Alexander g. Tying of Peoria, H., the
eldest son of Dr. Tying, and set forth that
DIR. Tying was Of unsound mind and so far
deprived of reason rs To render him alto
gcther incompetent to manage himself or
bis affairs; that his language, conversation
and actions since 1883 have been those of q
person Of unsound mind that he could not
recognize friends, and often mistook one for
another, and in some cases for those long
since Getd.
The impression prevails with many that
hypodermic injections of brandy were not
only employed to rally General Grant from
his death swoon, Thursday morning at
daybreak. but that the General has since
been sustained almost solely by the use OF
liquors administered by the physicians.
This is untrue. On Thursday morning
when death was believed to be only few
minutes away, DR.. Sbrady injected one
drachm OF brandy bcneath the skin of the
Generals forearm. The benefit of the
effects were speedily observed, and soon
after the operation was repeated. drachm
then being administered with a hypodermic
syringe. That was all the liquor stimulant
then administered, and not a drop has been
given since. The General has since ex-
pressed the conviction that those applica-
tons of brandy saved his life at the time.