Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Aiken and McLaren's knitting mill at
day by an iucendiary. Loss, $3.50, 600; in
surance, $4,000.
The Wall-street prediction Of high rates of
interest is based upon the absorption of Sl25,
| 000 600 or more in the construction of rail-
roads to the Pacific coast.
The national banks have in the past ten
months contracted their circulation to only
S., 553, $50.
Governor Cobb, of Alabama, is witty in
the discussion of financial topics. He re-
marked to Chicago Tunes representative
that the State debt had been reduced by a
| compromise from 49,, 000 600 to $40, 000, goo,
but there h I'd been no reputation.
The Chicago Times has story from Wash
ington that Secretary Thompson made him
self very unpopular by his treatment of his
subordinates and those On the road to promo
ton, and that his economy will have to be
paid for by future Administration.
The steamship Celtic, from Europe,
brought to New York yesterday S145, 500 in
gold.
The President has appointed ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Boutwell, as counsel for the
| United States before the newly-organized
Franco-American Mixed Claims Commission.
! The wife of Samuel David, son of II. J.
| David, q prominent lawyer of New York,
was found murdered yesterday morning on
| the porch of her house at Paterson, N. j.
| The passenger depot of the New Orleans,
st. Louis and Chicago Railroad was burned
at New Orleans yesterday, with two coaches.
Loss, $50, COO.
| The Windsor Hotel at Denver, Col, was
damaged by fire to the extent of about SIC, 600
yesterday.
A comparative statement of the exports
| 70 for g.,
months from January 1st shows an increase,
exclusive of specie. of S53, 770. S14 over 1878.
With specie included, the excess is S47, ABA
303 and S4S, 213, DAB, respectively.
| A ST. Petersburg dispatch says The Gov
ernor General Of Kassan will be superseded
and tried shortly for forcibly attempting to
| convert 700,0 900 Tartars TO the orthodox faith
| John Bright has been elected Lord-Rector
of the University of Glasgow, defeating John
Ruskin by 314 votes.
A Madrid dispatch says: The arrival of
French monks at Alicante and Barcelona
caused hostile popular demonstration. They
were compelled to re-embark from the latter
place.
1t is stated that the Bank of England is
getting short of eagles, consequently part of
the bullion withdrawn yesterday for New
York was in bars.
At Rome the Court of Appeals has con-
frmed the Judgment OF the Court of first in
stance declaring the property of the propa.
ganda fide to be subject to conversion by the
Council of Liquidation, in the same manner
as that Of other religious associations.
| The Jesuits having attempted to re-enter
Portugal the Government has instituted
vigorous efforts to strictly enforce the decree
of 1884, abolishing all religious orders.
DURHAM, November 15th.-Four hundred
! Beers at Polchefstrom have assaulted the
Sheriff. Troops have been ordered up.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 15th.-The
commander of the troops in St Petersburg
district has confirmed the sentences of the
convicted Nihilists, with slight mitigations.
The Gar has committed the sentence of
death passed upon three prisoners to i'm
prisonment for life.
CAPE Town. November 15th.-The rebels
attacked small force of Cape troops occupy.
ing the Basuto Chief Lerothai's village, and
the troops were obliged to evacuate the place.