Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-23

Domestic.
Four lives were lost in a fire at Philadel-
phia Saturday.
Thomas s. Fiske, a California pioneer
died at New York Saturday.
In New Britain, Conn, Saturday morn,
ing, q fire caused a loss of 100000.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Baton
Rouge was burned Saturday night.
Fifteen passengers were injured by rail
way collision at Delhi, O., Saturday.
Six persons were killed by an explosion
of gas at Welsburg, w. Va, Saturday.
William f. Barnes, ship-broker of New
York, has assigned preferences, S94 600.
A State Senate Committee is investigat.
| ing the affairs of the New York gas compa-
MES.
A fire occurred in New York Saturday
, night, in which six persons were burned tC
death.
Grace Howard was burned to death at
Charlotte, \. c., Saturday, while helplessly
drunk.
The burning of Marks block in Texar-
| kama, Ark, Saturday, caused loss OF
5175 900.
Thomas p Mooney has been elected
| Chairman of the Irving Hall General Com
mittee in New York.
United States Marshal Casting ard his
deputy, Manning were killed by mail rCb-
bers at New Braunfels, Tex.
Three small colored children persisted in
the flames Of a burning housein Buncombe
county, North Carolina, Friday.
! Macllin, Gallagher and Gleason have been
/ convicted of conspiracy to affect the result
of the recent election in Chicago.
Two thousand New York street-car dri1-
ers threaten TO go on o strike unless their
pay IS raised from 81 to 81 80 per day.
The New York weekly bank statement
shows reserve decrease Of 81 ,09S, 600 The
banks now hold $40, IL, 600 in excess of the
lega2 requirements.
In Charlotte, n c., Saturday, Sam. Rich
ardson aud Isaiah Bronson (bott colored)
quarreled, when the lattcr cut the former
throat, killing him.
Very little business was transacted in
Congress Saturday, the LAY being prin-
cipally devoted to the dedication OF the
Washington Monument.
Russell Sage appeared in the Tombs
Police Court, New York, Saturday, charged
| i
bonds. He was discharged as not guilty
1t is he opinion in New York insurance
circles that the British steamer Fer.4wood,
| Captain Robbins, which left New York on
January Goth for Avonmouth, has found
cred.
The Chappaqua Mountain Institute, at
| ChoPGaqua, \. Y, was destroyed by fire
Saturday night. The Institute started six
| l.,
and girls.
| Rev. Dewitt Talmage sends Il feroeious
| letter to the Legislature OF New Jersey, re-
plying 70 the resolutions censuring him,
which were offered i'll the Assembly few
| days since.
Richard Short appeared in the Police
Court in New York Saturday to answer to
| the charge Of Stabbing Phelan Judge Pat
terson denied the motion TO Discharge
Short, and refused to reduce the bail.
An accident occurred Saturday morning
on the Lake Erie and Western Railway.
near Arowsmlth, III. Several passenger cars
were ditched, and the passengers more or
less injured They were taken to Bloom
ingto'.
4 passenger train bound west on the
Wesi Shore road ran into a freight train at
Canaioharie, y. y, Saturday. The loco
| motives were smashed and the engineer and
fireman instantly killed. Others were Sc
riously injured. Loss estimated at $780,
600
President Arthur gave his last public re-
ception Saturday night He was assisted
by Mrs. McElroy, Mrs Hatton, Mrs. Teller.
Mrs. John Davis and others. The number
If callers was greater than at any previous
reception, including almost every Govern
ment official in Washington and many
members of the visiting military and Ma
sonic organizations.
Thomas Parish Sherman a New York
lawyer, was arrested Friday at Syracuse on
the charge Of fraud connected with the
Swift will, He came TO grief through dab
bling in Wall street. In 1879 he married
the daughter OF the late Robert White.
father of President White, of Cornell Uni
versity. The young lady was heiress to
over $S0o0e0 by her fathers will After
losing his own fortune and that of his wife
he resorted to fraud to recoup.
Foreign.
Glads;ones health is reported to be seri-
ouSly shattered.
General Buffers force in the Soudan is IN
very critical condition.
The position Of the French forces in Ton
quin has greatly improved of late.
II is feared that an Anglo Russian war
may result from the disputed Afghan
boundary.
Pearce, correspondent of the London
Daily NewS with General Butler in the Sou
dan, is missing.
1t is believed in London that the Parnen-
ties will support the Governments Egyptian
iI,at IL o.. ID.
will not be renewed.
The Turks at Jeddeh are circulating re-
ports that the British troops in the desert
have been massacred and that General
Lord Wolseley has committed suicide
General Sir Thomas Steele, commander
Of the forces in Ireland, reports to the Gov
eminent against any reduction ofthe num-
berS of troops in that country, and protests
that it viii be necessary to increase rather
than diminish them.
The London Eeening Ne,rs saws: 1t is
asserted the Guards, ostensibly dispatched
Kuviach, and thence proceed to Afghan
istan. 1t says this report, if true forms
England's reply to Russia's advance to
Herat
A Liverpool dispatch says The probable
requirements of the Government for
large number of steamers to carry rein
forcements and stores to Egypt will give an
upward tendency to freights generally, and
support the pretensions of owners having
tonnage at San Francisco in demanding
higher rates.
Russia and France are backing the Sui
tan of Turkey against Italy. The Portes
preparations to mobilize It's fleet for the
purpose of sending an expedition to Mas
sowah have been checked. This is reported
10 be due to a warning from England that
the Turkish fleet would not be permitted
to enter the Suez Canal. Owing TO the
attitude of Turkey, the Italian Government
holds in readiness for embarkation fall |
corps d'armee.