Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-26

DOmesl1C,
The House Saturday passed the agricult-
ural appropriation bill,
In the Senate Saturday Edmunds intro
duced bill directed against the dynamite
tiends.
General McCook severely criticises Gen
eral Grants article in the Century on the
battle OF Shiloh
Thirty-two of the forty Chinese laundries
in Newark, \. j., are now provided with
messenger call boxes as precaution
against outrage and robbery.
The run on the New Haven Conn Saw
ings Bank continued until o'clock Satur-
day evening. During the day S109, 243 was
paid out. a big run is expected to-day.
NJ. Reynolds & Co., bankers of Benton
vile. Arkansas, are reported to have failed ;
liabilities, $125,000. The Benton county
funds are jeopardized to the amount Of
$4,000.
Wilkins, Post & Co, iron bridge builders
of Atlanta, Ga, have failed, and receiver
has been appointed. Liabilities, from So
600 to 100000; nominal assets, $4,000 to
$4,000.
The New York Sun says that the assignee
of Cisco Il Son, the New York bankers, has
in securities which she had deposited with
the firm.
The Secretary of the Interior has reversed
lie decision of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office in the California in
demnity school land case, involving the
selection of several tracts in the Sacramento
land district.
In the New Y ork State Senate a bill has
been introduced providing for company
to build ship canal through the Harlem
river, connecting the east and north rivers.
Among those mentioned as interested III
the project is John w. Mackay,
1t is asserted by the stockholders of the
New York Star that it will reappear as a
morning paper before the LIST OF February.
1t Will be published as an independent
newspaper under entirely new business
management and editorial direction.
An Atola Qnd. IT, special says: During
dance here last night the men became in
volved in drunken brawl, and a free fight
ensued. a general fusilade followed, and
when peace was restored five corpses lay on
the floor, and several men carried away
pieces of lead in their persons.
1t is proposed in Cincinnati to form an
American Irish Parliamentary Club, to be
independent of the Irish National League
of America, and to have for its purpose the
obtaining of 10000 members in the United
States to contribute IS each per annum TO
support the Irish members Of Parliament.
BY the burning of the steamboat St John
at New York the marine insurance COM
panies will lose fully $200,0 Fifty or
sixty companies have policies ranging from
$500 to $1,000, the average risks being
s., 900. OF the steamers hull large part
is comparatively sound, and there is u
prospect that it can be rebuilt
1t is understood that Miss Mary Irene
Hoyt and the executors of the viii of the
late Jesse Hoyt, of New York, have agreed
on an amicabe settlement. Miss Hoyt was
lately offered 100000 but declined to ac-
cept that i'll discharge OF the claim Her
demand was for s., 100000, and rumor has it
that she is to receive that sum.
The Secretary of War received a telegram
from General AuglIr, dated Leavenworth,
sd, as follows " Couch, President Of the
colony, notified me to-day he will fight.
\ sergeant at the Boomer camp reports 600
men digging pits. Their strength has been
increased by 400 men. 1t is perhaps well
to send early troops to Caldwell or Arkan-
sas City. Our troops are moving into posi-
ton to cut off supplies and stop new ar
rivals