Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-15
SATURDAYS NEWS.
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A general strike of New York longshore
men is impending.
The sreet-car strikes at Cincinnati anc
Toronto ended Saturday.
The mother of Charles Stewart Parnel
is dangerously i'll in New York.
The Mccullough memorial will bt
erected in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Phila
delphia.
The Standard Oil Company's freight con
tract with the Pacific railroads has beer
abrogated.
q. d. Williams killed Mrs. Norris ant
attempted suicide at Hot Springs, Ark.
Friday night.
IN the international billiard match al
Nov York between Schaelfer and Vignaux
The former was the victor. by 5000 point.
to $50 for Vignaux.
Mrs Mary Wildman has been sentenced
to be hanged at Little Valley, n. Y. fol
poisoning her husband.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
ton of VIM. B Webb TO be Secretary o.
the Territory of Montana.
Congressman Louttit is trying to have
the mail service to the Calayeras Big Trees
increased 10 six times week.
The Postoffice Department has restored
TO its rightful owner $40 stolen twenty years
ago from letter in Nebraska
The Wyoming Legislature has adjourned
after appropriating 100000 an providing
for the issue of $3.50, 900 in bonds.
Michael Haggerty, vice Mrs. Rosa Kahn
not commissioned, has been appoined Post
master at Tomales, Marin county, Cal.
The bill for the relief of Frank Soule's
bondsmen has passed both Houses of Con.
gress, and is in the hands of the President
The first-class passenger rate from Chi.
cago to San Francisco was Saturday re.
duced TO So 90 and the emigranU rate tC
500.
Zukertort defeated Steinitz in the four
tenth game of chess at New Orleans. Fri
day night. The next game will be played
to-day.
The House Ways and Means Committee
Saturday heard representatives of the wool
industry in opposition to the Morrison
tariff bill.
\ dispatch to the Denver Ne,qs from
Silver Cliff, Col, saws: John McGonigle
hanged himself to-day, the cause being
liquor and love.
Public Printer Rounds is badly in need
OF funds TO continue the work at the Gov
eminent printing office during the remain
der OF the present year.
Masked men killed the express messen-
ger and secured over $40, COO worth of booty
on a Rock Island train, between Joliet and
Morris, Ill, Friday night.
It is alleged that Edisons method of
teiegraphing from moving trains is sub
stantially covered by patent granted last
October to L. J. Phelps, of New York.
fhe wife of Representative Woodburn,
OF Nevada, died in Washington at 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon of dropsy of the heart.
She had been sick for some two weeks.
President Adams of the Union Pacific
road has made the admission that the
dead-head passenger list amounted in
travel to 5000 per day. or over 100000 a
year.
Logan, Stanford, Mcmillan, Mitchell
Hoar, Sewell and Henderson were the Re.
publican Senators who voted for the con-
iirmation of Dement,, the Surveyor General
Of Utah.
Mayor Grace, of New York, has vetoed
the action of the Aldermen in granting a
franchise over seventy miles of streets to
the cable railroad company for q per cent
on their net earnings.
As required by law, Secretary Lamar has
submitted TO Congress a list of about 4. 500
Indian depreciation claims. The total
number of claims calls for an amount ap-
proximating S15,000,00O,
S. F. Emmons of the Geological SURVEY
Bureau has petitioned the Equity Court to
appoint a jury to inquire into the sanity of
his wife. Her eccentricities have been the
subject of gossip for same time.
The Commerce Committee has agreed to
report Morrow's bill establishing two life
saving stations az the entrance to San
Francisco harbor. The Committee on Ap-
preparations will determine the amount.
In Huntington, Pa, $4,000 men belong
ing to the Miners Federation are awaiting
the action of those in the Honesdale, Os-
CECILIA and Phillipsburg sub districts to de-
termine whether they shall continue the
strike or abandon it.
G. W. Helm, at one time a grain mer-
chant of Danville HI, was arrested near
Longmont, Col, Thursday, charged with
forging his brothers name to check for
s., 500, three years ago, since which time
he has been a fugitive.
Henry J. Hall, u years old, committed
suicide Friday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
IN New York. He was by profession a
the first shaft in California at the time the
gold discoveries began.
An effort is being made to secure the re-
lease of John Rivers a Californian, and
formerly County Commissioner of San
Francisco, who has been confined in a
Mexican PRISON, charged with the murder
of native of that country
The official examination of the Dime
Savings Bank, at New Brunswick, N
has been completed, and shows: Assets
$50, 1888; liabilities, S1S6,S deficit, $50
694. There is nothing to indicate that the
books of the bank have been tempered
with.
The House Committee on Claims has re-
ported favorably on the bill for the relief
OF detective officers Lees and Ellis, with an
amendment allowing them one fourth. ac-
cording to the Custom laws. instead of one
half, as claimed in their bill, under the In
ternal Revenue laws.
Ten OF the filibusters who refused 10 90
further than Turks Island en- the steamer
San Domingo were brought to New York
Thursday. They claim that they had orig
inally been engaged to pull rubber, and re-
fused to so to Guatemala when told the
destination of the vessel.
Samuel Wolcott, of Arcade, Wyoming
county, y. y, has started a novel ranch
II is for the raising of skunks for their
hides. He starts into business with 100
breeders, and is confident that the business
VIII prove remunerative one. since there
Is large demand for skunk skins.
At he Morgan sale in New York, Fri
day, Charles Croker continued his pur-
cnases, paying $500 for jardiniere, with
Webb cameo jars; 81 ,575 for pair of blue
hnger bowls of the same ware; 1868 for
eighteen Minton plates decorated by Boul-
hH'ier, and SOP for eighteen plates of the
same ware
The majority of the Committee Oh Naval
Affairs, consisting of Democrats and Sena-
tors Cameron and Riddlebergei, Yesterday
reported favorably the nomination of Com
modore Trtlxton to be a Rear Admiral.
But he went on the retired list at midnight.
on account of age, which is equivalent to
his rejection, as a retired officer cannot be
promoted except by special legislation.
Emperor William has recovered from his
indispositioa.
Sir Charles Warren will reorganize the
London police.
A force of 1900 rebels are abont to
march on Mandalay.
The Duke of Marlborough will sell the
family china and pictures
There is q strong feeling in the Commons