Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Distress in IrelaRd-AnOfher Appeal
for Relief.

DUBLIN, January 20th.-The appeal of the
committee to the people of the United States
says
1t is admitted that the DISTRESS is Of an acute
and uneNcepuunal character, certain TO involve
tua starvation II eXtraneOuS aid be not promptly
and literally f,rthcoming The distress daily in
creases in area and intensity, and it seems almost
impossible to avert until the Xt harvest absolute
famine in very many place. This central commit
tee distributes its relief through local committees,
Of which the clergy Of all denominations in the dis
trict, rich or poor, law and medical officers must
be mem ers aud requires that relief be given only
in supplies and not in money.
Whereabouts Unknown State Prisoner.
CALCUTTA, January 20th-Intellgence
from Afghan Turkestan does not confirm the
report of the arrival at Balkh of Abdul Rah-
man Khan, pretender to the throne of At
2hanistan, and there is no news of his where
abouts.
Daoud Shah, late COMMANDMENT. Chief OF
the army of the ex-Ameer, and now prison
er, will arrive in Calcuttl tomorrow
Jules Favre Dead.
VERSAILLES, January 20th-Jules Favre,
the eminent French Statesman aud q Repub-
lican member of the Senate for the Dspart-
ment of Rhone, and also member of the
French Academy, died last night, aged II.
Spanish Politics.
M NJ oc a. .u'I'-1oreho, Minister
Oh oreiSn A nl WIN De nominated fresl-
I n vi 'ne oilaiiioer oi DepuCies tomorrow,
rreilier CahoVaS a n Casteio Professionally
eign Affairs.
fhe rope surprised and Indignant.
LONDON, January Zo;h.-A dispatch from
Rome 10 the f9t NAG t'd@e'te says lhe
f I Is surprised ana lfldi5naht at cardinal
~ reception OF farnel IN New
orK, ana mas ordered Cardlnal Nina, the
rapai secretary Oh state TO telegraph Cardl-
nal MGClosHey LOT INFORM ation on the sub
Iece. Inc rope Is lnulsposed.
Will Not Leave His Post - Railway
Matters.
RFR1IN Januarv Doth Count Ct V;I1;ar
will not leave his most until the ouestio, of
remaining here has been settled
The Lower House of the Prnss;an D;e+ :
discussing the nurchase of the Berlin pr
dam and Madgeburp Railway The Winistar
Of Public Works declares to-day that with the
purchase proposed in the bill now being dis.
cussed. the Government would terminate its
purchase of RAILWAYS for the present to await
The effect of the OPERATIONS IF the measure
EpsIand.s Crop prosnec,s.
IoNpoN. January Doth The Jforl lame
Erpress. in its review of the british ,rain
trade for the past week. saws the Farmers
have made nm a GOOD nort;oo of tbs;r Iost
time as regards Wheat sowing Generaliv
sneakinp il is thouobt that the s;tnot;,r i
not esneciallv promisino offers few gronnd,
of ANXIETY at this early stage.
~ ,'
DthLiN, january zoIh.-Ih he OV1ctdt Cd
zcue publishes telegram from the German
Cons ui-General at Apla, Samoan Islands,
dated Deceuoer zt'h' announcing that the
au'loii.s VI ~" ieVHiia nas oeen recognized
Act ;s anded Tn the prnss;s1 D;et $50 -
~ Zaro R;Itar N;nistsr Of E;no,oa "
-, 70 .ba att,cirs a., ~ Goran,Ira,., ~
it, rnar,;'.;,, o. ' a. nl.oI,I; oe
800 g +,s Gr,,a NJ; VIZ s.a'tr
.' - W.. - a. So o - VI
= q 1se; ~ t-ie - III u ooile'IoS
g 2o sa.u iLssa couio nov Ipoose Tue ihi-
p .e ,han' pisi;. saot;y ~' .h i'sne'
~ p-p sa 90, a. H., ~ gu tae SUP
80 80. Ie a" ~ &c .In . ile iaCS .u.e sun
poi IL " INC s" ',; 'uG company eA
sentiai he dsclared thst the car, "s $3.50
senSta nc aL,,iJ lnaU .'le ueth h interest
iu oa.noa s n VIC Suppof'eo ny herman
eherey S''u iesou''e''
German ENhib Is ut the Australian Fair.
BERLIN, July 20th.-Herr Rouleaux, Ger
man Commissioner at the international Ex-
bibition at Sydney, n. 5. W., reports to the
Minister of Commerce that Germany was
never before SO creditably represented at any
exhibition. A greater part of the German
exhibits are. he says, above the average,
considerable hoinoer Ialriy up TO the average,
anu ". I yha rrs;pd;ca .aai,a. cs Co anIs
Hlh;,, l. dis.I,res,;nc+ 81 ~ e,''..,i -,
,1raAe;'.n ia very favorsble Tha f,,r';trr-