Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-25
Rectstration In New York.

few days slnce.
Registration in New York.
New York, October 23d.-To-day was the
last day of registration. The number OF per-
sons registered to-day was 29,077. The total
number registered in four days was 1854.
The total registration in 1876 was 1888, 064.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Recent Fight In south Africa.
CAPE Town, October 23d.-Following are
the details of the fight which took place pre-
vious to the relief of Maffeting. An ambus-
cade of yeomanry were charged by large
body of Basutos. who descended the hills at
full speed. A hand-to. hand fight ensued.
The Basutos were armed with assegais, imi-
tating the Zulus, and killed twenty-four yeo-
men. Reinforcements arriving, the rebels
were repulsed with considerable loss. The
Basutos made a second charge at full speed,
which was entirely checked by the we'll
directed fire of the Cape Town Rifles. The
enemy were reported to be 5000 strong:
The Basutos are reported to have occupied
the country in the rear of the force which
relieved Maffeting.g
The Crops of Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 23i-The Golos
deyotes a long article to the failure OF the
crops. 1t says The outlook for Nissa is
very gloomy, as a country whose ordinary
export is forty million quarters, will have to
buy grain from abroad. How to feed the
peasantry the coming winter is problem
occupying the serious attention of the Gov
eminent, and there are no grounds for ex-
pecting good crop in the future. Thousands
of insects defy efforts to exterminate them.
and lie hidden under the deep Snow until
spring enables them to renew their work of
devastation The GoloS gives the result of
the past financial year, showing that the
expenditures exceed the estimates by $780,
900 roubles.
Rights OF Russian students.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 29d.-An address
is being privately signed by the students of
the University here, embodying 8 petition,
already submitted to the Rector for presenta-
ton to the Minister of Public instruction.
1t demands the establishment of special
student corporation with the right of making
representations to the authorities by depu-
ties the right of holding periodical meet
ings; the right of association for objects to
be submitted to the authorities; the institu-
ton of Court of Honor, for the purpose of
expelling members from the University the
right of participating in the deliberations of
the Council of Professors and, finally, de-
mands that no student shall be subject to
summary treatment by the police, or re-
Rector without having been expelled from
the University.
The Land League Prosecutions.
DUBLIN, October 23d. = The Freemdns
Journal asserts that the Government is re-
luctant to assent to the inclusion of newspaper
articles in the Indictment bills in the cases
of certain journals in Dublin, Wexford, Ira
lee, Roscommon, Galway and Mayo, whose
proprietors are members of the Land League.
It was finally virtually settled in consulta-
ton with the law officers that they shall be
indicted. The list Of leaders who ara to be
prosecuted is now settled but during the
week which will elapse before proceedings are
begun there may be startling changes.
The PiIiaging gurds.
TEHERAN, October 23d.-The insurgent
Kurds have renewed their depredationp, and
several more Persian villages have been de.
stroyed. The insurgents have entered the
district of Selmast, province of Azerbatjan.
The Persian troops at Beenat are too weak to
hazard an attack. Additional troops, num-
bering $500, with twelve guns. from Tehe-
ran have passed the town Of Gavin.
Failure All Around.
ROME, October 3d. The Diaetto says
Instructions have been sent the Turkish Com
missioner which Montenegro cannot accept.
The perplexity of the Powers increases daily.
The naval demonstration cannot now take
place, owing to the lateness of the season,
and the certainty that Turkey would oppose
it even by force if necessary.
The Porte Promises Again.
CoNsTASrISoPLE, October 23d.-In conse-
quence of the representations of the Embas-
sailors of the Powers, the Porte has again
promised the speedy surrender of Dalcigno.
Diplomatic Correspondence.
VIENNA, October 23d-The Government
has published diplomatic correspondence
showing that the first proposal for a naval
demonstration was confdentially submitted
to Count Karaly by Lord Granville on the
Sd OF July. It includes the appearance in
Boiana river, and possibly even in Lake
Scutari, of boats from the international
Squadron to overawe both the Albanans
and Turks. Baron Won Haymerle opposed
this, and also the original English, and pro-
posed that the Prince of Montenegro be d.
rectly summoned to occupy Dulcigno and
adjacent territory with his own troops. Baron
Haymerle considered that such an invitation
to resort to force and arms would lay the
Powers under moral obligation to secure
Montenegrins against any kind of failure.
The correspondence also shows that Germany,
while agreeing to display her flag in Dulcigno
waters, declined to advance to share future
contingent actions in favor of Montenegro.
Lord Granville's tone was very sanguine in
proposing the demonstration. He said it
promised almost certain success, and that it
would also facilitate the settlement of the
Greek question.
The Greek Question.
LONDON, October 29d.-The speech of the
King of Greece at the opening Of the Cham
bers is variously interpreted by the British
papers, but the weight of opinion seems in
| clined to regard it as peaceful rather than
warlike. It is manifest from the Kings de-
| claration that an army will not be sent across
the frontier, as il the latter had been the in
tention the King would have so declared.
The British press unanimously counsel pa
thence to the Greek, and there is no disposi-
| ton anywhere to support the Government in
| its endeavor to coerce Turkey on the Greek
question. The opposition journals oppose
the present dead lock az a basis of attack on
Gladstones Eastern policy. If the Turks
! fulfil their proniss to surrender Duicigno 1t
seems certain that no further action by the
Powers in concert can be brought about.
A Hood in France.
CHERBURG, October 23d.-The rivers here
have overAowed their banks, and some quar-
tiers of the town are flooded, the waters in
! some cases reaching the first stories, ard the
houses are in danger OF being swept away.
The police and jailers are working hard to
save the lives of the inhabitants.
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