Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-10

Lytton denounced Mr. Gladstone's attack as
calumnious and cowardly. Lord .Stanhope
and Sir Stafford Northcote affirmed the accu-
racy of the official accounts in the House of
Commons, and the country acquiesced
accordingly in the ministerial refusal
to charge part of the Afghan expenses
to England. If Mr. Fawcett is correct, the
Ministers, after all this had happened,
though acquainted with the real facts ten days
before the House adjourned, withheld the
knowledge of them, obviously fearing the re-
suit on the elections. This is among the first
subjects for parliamentary debate. Even the
Tory papers admit that the charge, if proved,
| and unexplained, must destroy every public
man guilty of completely in such juggle.
Mr. Green wood, within forty -eigbt hours
after his retirement from the Pail Nal Ga
| sette. received offers exceeding half million
dollars to establish a new journal. Politi.
clans, Horse Guardsmen, inanciers, Judges,
and others in high social positions, were
among the subscribers. The arrangements
are nearly completed, and the paper will
probably appear within few days. The
name is still uncertain, but the form, typo
graphically and in its general features, will
be those Of the Gazette, with some improve
| ments.
The Russian Grain Pest.
| ST. PETERSBURG, May Sth-The beetle,
which ravished the crops in Poltana and
Ekaterinaslar in 1918, has been found in large
numbers in the larva stage, and peasants fear
to sow the spring crop. The greatest alarm
prevails in Iifiis in consequence of the discov-
cry of locust eggs. Unless they are exter-
minated before the development, a famine
through the Caucasus will be inevitable.
The Revolt in TiHis.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, May Sth.-The inhabit-
ants of Tihis have revolted, because the Gov
ernor had received orders to send all avail
able cereals to Van and Bashkalch, tele-
grams from Erzeroum stated that Van and
Bashkalch were hopelessly famine stricken,
and Tifiis was the nearest point whence as
| sistance could be sent. 1t is believed that the
| Governor connived at the resistance of his
people, and the English and Russian Embas
| sizes have complained to the Porte against
him.
| A Steamship FOundered at Sea.
LONDON, May Sth-The Union Steamship
Company's mail steamer American, from the
Cape of Good Hope for Southampton, foun-
dered close to the equator on the 2Sth Of
April, after breaking her shaft. The passen-
! gers and crew took to the boats. These
| boats, containing ffty-four persons, have
/ been picked up and landed at Madeira. Five
remaining boats, when last seen, were work
ing for Cape Palmers, Liberia, with fine
weather There had been no loss of life
when the vessel went down.
Exploring in Thibet.
LONDON, May Sth.-A letter from Colonel
Preievoloky, the Russian explorer, announc-
ing the safety of his expedition, says that the
expedition left Nanshian Mountain in July
and entered Ihibet through Shaidag. They
were attacked by the Tangulos, of whom
they killed four, and the remainder fed.
The Thibetan troops stopped tie expedition
$50 versts from Lassa. A messenger from
the Grand Lama brought his refusal to allow
them to proceed. They then returned, with
some difficulty, through Northern Thibet,
wintering $1,000 feet above the level of the
sea. The expedition expects to reach
Kiakhta, Siberia, in August, by way of
! Alashanmga.
Americans Claiming Indemnity
PANAMA, April 2Sth.-Amercan citizens
| in Peru claim, through the United States
| Government, indemnity from Chile for all
losses and damages whatsoever they have
suffered or may hereafter suffer through acts
of the Chilean forces. They protest against
the manner in which Chile has and proposes
| to carry on the war as inh1man, barbarous,
and unworthy civilized nation.
Slavery in Cuba.
| HAVANA, May Sth.-The Gazette publishes
| the law for the abolition OF slavery in Cuba,
which becomes in force from this date, to-
gether with the regulations for the applica-
ton of the law. The regulations have been
| formulated by order of the Governor-Gen-
eral, and approved by council of the Ad-
ministration, hut are subject to the approval
of the home Government.