Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-21
FOREiGN NEWS.


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GALVESTON, February 20th.-A Meas spe-
cial from the City of Mexico says that grand
preparations are being made to receive Cen
tias Romero have been appointed & commit
tee to receive the General at Vera Cruz.
The party will stop two day at Orizaba.
ARRIVAL AT VERA CRUZ.
CHICAGO, February 20th - The Inter
Oceans Vera Cruz special, dated the 18th,
via Brownsville says: Grant arrived this
morning, after smooth voyage. He was
met in the ofhng by man.ofwar. Secretary
Romero and General Mexia came on board
the steamer The Consul delivered an adj
dress of welcome from the Government and
City of Vera Cruz, and the party proceeded
to the Consulate. They were met by Minis
ter Foster and Governor Terrain. They leave
at noon for Orizaba.
The Distress in Ireland.
LONDON, February 20th.-In the House of
Lords yesterday bill authorizing the pur-
chase of seed potatoes to be sold to the Irish
tenant farmers for planting at cost, or under,
or on credit, was read the first time.
The Duchess of Marlborough denies that
her fund goes exclusively to the Catholic
clergy for distribution. The fund is fairly
divided.
The NESIEhN ISLANDS
LONDON, February 20th.-A correspondent
on the British gunboat Goshawk, which car
RED provisions to the Western Islands,
writes: MY investigations on all the islands
visited by the Goshawk satisfied me that
there no starvation among the inhabit-
ants. Great distress confronts one at every
step, but the relief measures of the Dublin
local committees are sufficient to meet the
emergency"
The Winter Palace Explosion.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 20th.-Simul-
taneously with the explosion in the Winter
Palace bombs were thrown into the adjoining
streets. A person was arrested who was seen
leaving the Palace just after the explosion.
The GotoS states that the cellar under the
Winter Palace was occupied by four joiners,
three of whom have been arrested. 1t is es-
timated that the weight of the dynamite
used was about four pounds. The Winter
Palace and the other palace are being care
fully searched by company of specially
charged sappers. The total number of per-
sons killed by the explosion is ten. The
funeral of the victims takes place to-day.
Another Insurgent Plot Discovered in
Cuba.
CHICAGO, February 20th-The Journals
New York special says: A Havana letter
conspiracy among Creoles for an uprising in
Vuetta Alba, and has secured six of the ring
leaders, who were employed on the railroad.
Three thousand Remington rifles and vast
quantity of fixed ammunition arms and mu-
nitions were smuggled in from the United
States, and the insurrection was to begin the
first week of March.
G0-as.You-PIease in London.
LONDON, February 20th-In the siX.day
go-as-you please walking match the contest
ants had made the following score at II
O'Clock last night: Blower Brown, 405
miles Hazael, $50, and Day 313. The dis
lance covered by Brown for the 80 hours end
ing at midnight beats all previous records
The only interest remaining in the contest is |
whether Brown will exceed $50 miles.
Artificial Diamonds.
LONDON, February 20th.-Professor Newell |
Story Masllelyne, of the mineral department.
of the British Museum, writes to the Times,
the entire success of j. Ballan-
tyne Hannay, of Glasgow, Fellow of the
Chemical Society of London, in producing
diamonds He says that Hannay sent him |
some crystallized particles, presenting exactly |
the appearance of fragments of diamonds, |
and these diamonds easily scored deep groves
in the polished surface of a sapphire. The |
Hannav process will soon beannounced to the |
Royal Society. In his letter on the subject |
of the production of artificial diamonds, Pro-
fessor Story Markelyne, after describing |
various tests applied, concludes There is
no doubt whatever but that j. Ballantyne |
Hannay has succeeded in solving the prob
lem and removing from scientific chemistry
the opprobrium which has so long adhered to
it for whereas in he larger part of the
great volume of records of the triumphs that
science has achieved in chemistry, carbon has
never been crystalized by man till Hanney
achieved the triumph, which have the pleas
ure of recording to-day"
House of Commons.
LONDON, February 20th.-In the House of
Commons to day Plimsoll, member for Der
by, read his apology for the language in his
handful rejecting upon Sir Charles Russell,
member for Westminster, and OnslOw, men,
Der for Guildford. He said he had convinced
himself that Sir Charles and Onslow had |
acted for no wish to obstruct his bill for load
ing grain in bags.
Sir Charles Russell said that since it was
no longer personal question, but one affect
ing the privileges of the House, he placed |
himself in the hands of the House.
Onslow then asked the House to accept the
apology.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stat
ford Northcote, while accepting the apology,
said he thought the House should take notice
of the matter as a question of privilege.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved
that the publishing of printed placards de-
nouncing two members in the House was a
breach of privilege, but that in consideration
of Plimsoll's apology further action was I'M
necessary.
Tossed by the Tempest.
HALIFAX, February 2Oth.-The steamship
Hibernian, from Liverpool, reports terrific
gales, during which seas were shipped which
swept overheard one seaman and injured the
and seaman who were repairing
the saloon companion way, which the sea had
burst. The boats were smashed and main
trysail split, bringing the main boom on deck.
A field of icebergs was passed.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
OTTAWA, February 20th.-The. House to-
day unanimously voted s100, GOO for the Irish
relief fund.
MISCELLANEOUS.