Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-03
THURSDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DISPATCHED
Domestic.

Congressman Hurd asserts that Cieye-
land is radical free trader.
An appropriation of 100000 is asked for
roads in the Yellowstone Park.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the Inauguration Of Cleveland.
President Arthurs New Years reception
at the White House was largely attended.
The managers of the New Orleans expo
position want 100000 more from Congress
A boiler of a tug exploded at Chicago on
Thursday, causing the loss OF several lives.
Army Paymaster w. H. smyth. stationed
at Savannah, has absconded with about
$4,000.
The number of unemployed laborers at
the East has greatly increased during the
past year.
It is reported that the money necessary
to pay Vanderbilt's claim against Grant has
been raised.
VT. de Rossett and Nathan Pass shot
each other fatally at lockwood, Tenn, on
Wednesday.
Randall and party reached Birmingham,
Ala, Thursday, and passed the day III VS.
iting the various points OF interest
duel on horseback took place in Col
Qultt county, VA, Ill W llCll Oilc llltll4
killed and another mortally wounded.
a Judge at Louisville, KY. descended
from the bench Wednesday, and engaged
in a rough and tumble fight with lawyer
who had insulted him.
The articles of incorporation of an cleo
tric railroad, TO run from Rockaway 10 the
Ling Island Railroad, have been filed in
New York. Capital, 100000.
Advices from extreme Southwestern
Texas state that the recent cold weather was
quite destructive to live stock in that sec
ton, large numbers of poor cattle and sheep
having persisted.
1t is reported that Cleveland will bestow
the position of Marshal of the District of
Columbia on Colonel FarnswOrth, of his
staff The office is virtually sinecure, and
worth $4,000 year.
Tom Sing, the steward of the Jeanette,
who was arrested in New York day or
two ago for having gagged, robbed and
beaten Charlie Wing Hang, Newark
laundryman, has confessed his guilt.
The express train of the Baltimore and
Ohio road due at Grafton, ". Va, at 1915
P NJ, Thursday, was thrown from the track
last night by some one placing bar Of iron
in the frog. The engineer and fireman were
killed.
Grant went out of doors Wednesday for
the first time in many days. He visited a
friend at the Fifth-avenue Hotel and hob
bled to his room on crutches. His face
looked pale and careworn and he appeared
depressed.
The hearing of the representatives of the
whisky interest III regard to the proposed
extra extension of time for the payment of
III l. l. /,
tinued by the Treasury Department at
Washington until Saturday.
Representative Laird, of Nebraska met
with a severe accident while out riding IN
Washington Thursday His horse slipped
! on the pavement and fell, throwing him to
the ground and falling upon him. He
broke his right leg above the ankle.
A consolidation has been perfected be-
tween the Houston and Texas Central
Railway and the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway, the Texas New
Orleans and Louisiana Western Railway,
and Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
way.
The Washington Star says The feeling
of antagOnism, for it amounts to that, be-
tween the House and the Senate seems on
| the increase, 1t has reached degree in
which party sentiment and utilization are
sunk in the opposition Of one house to the
other.
The Pittsburg Bessemcr Steel Works at
| Homestead, Pa, have posted notice that
| on Wednesday next they will reduce the
wages of employees in their rail mill SO per
cent, those in the converting mill 20 per
cent, and laborers 10 per cent. The works
employ loo men.
| Pleasant Anderson. of Blakesburg, o.,
who was suspected OF having murdered a
| man named McAllister in November. 1852,
! bat acquitted for want of conclusive evil
| dence, was seized by band of masked
men, on Monday night, and after mock
| trial, hanged to a cottonwood tree on the
scene Of the murder.
J. b. NfcCullagh, of the St Louis Gloje-
| Democrat, says that Editor Garrison, Of
! Des Moines, Iowa, has documentary evi-
dence that st. John played double game
and finally sold out to the Democrats He
wanted $4,000 and $50 lecture from the
Republicans b. F. Wright, of the st.
Charles City HltRiigncer. denies that Clark
son has got such proofs, and defends ST.
| John Clarkscn replies that if st. Johns
consent is obtained he will publish the
| proofs, which he says are of a confidential
nature.
IN New Ork- among lIle sLdtlStlCS IoI lIt
year, are the following items Last year
{. 500 dead horses, II 0O0 dead cats and one
dead monkey were found in the streets.
Thirty-fve thousand and forty-four deaths
were reported at the Health Department
Permits were granted for 5S4 wooden cigar
store Indians and 400 bankruptcies. There
were 2,40l fires, involving a loss of $500,
COO. The plans Of $500 buildings, to cost
81 ,0000 600, were filed with the Building
Department. The Board Of Excise issued
1855 licenses.