Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-06
Americans and The Opium Trade.

Americans aDd the Opium Trade.
New York, December 3i.-The Herald's
London special says the Shanghai correspond
ent of the Herald telegraphs that the second
treaty drawn up by the United States Com
missioners and the Government provides that
the Americans shall not import opium, or
carry the product coastwise, or sell it.
China and Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 2d.-The
chances of favorable settlement of the Chi
nese question diminishes as negotiations are
prolonged. AS China and Russia severally
desire solution, it is hoped they will make
mutual concessions.
The R0ss.Trickett scuIling Match.
LONDON, December 4th. = The sculling
match between Edward Trickett of Sydney
and Wallace Ross of st. Johns, for e4O0, over
the Thames champion course, four and one
fourth miles, undecided on the Doth OF Nc.
vember, the umpire having allowed to Ross a
claim of foul at Hammersmith, was repeated
to-day, and resulted in victory for Ross,
who won the race by three lengths. The race
was most exciting. Ross soon got the lead
and maintained it to Hammersmith bridge,
then drew further ahead AID won with ease,
never being headed.
The Trouble in Ireland.
DUBLIN. December 4th.-Afidavits of Par
nell, Biggar, J. d. Sullivan, Sea.on and Dill
Ion, on which to base an application for a
postponement of the trial of the traversers,
on the ground that the date already fixed
will interfere with their constitutional right
to be present when Parliament meets, were
fled in the Crown Office at s o'clock last
evening. The traversers will apply for a
postponement of the trials until the 25th Of
January.
DUBLIN, December 4tb.-The Chief Jus.
tice of the Queens Bench refused the appli-
cation of Parnell, Biggar. Dillon ct al. for a
postponement of the State trials until Janu-
ary 25th, on the ground that it would inter
fere with their constitutional right to attend
Parliament. The Justice strongly denounced
Irish anarchy.
CHICAGO, December 4th-A Dublin spe-
cial says: Only small proportion of the
outrages in Ireland are reported in the public
press Obnoxious farmers, agents and land
lords are obliged to have body-guard wher-
ever they go. The League is certainly using
its power with great discretion.
The Porte and Greece.
VIENNA, December 4th.-The Porte is pre-
pairing to address itself to the Powers, and
while declaring its readiness to come to fair
compromise with Greece, will ask the Powers
to use their influence to induce Greece to en-
Ter lntO ulicCt ucSotidtlouh.
Persians Defeated by The Kurds.
TEBERAN, December 4th. = Intelligence
has been received that Sheik Abdullah at
tackled the Persians near Urumiah and de-
feated them, after killing a great number.
south American War-Peace Conference.
PANAMA, November 24th.-At the Peace
Conference between Chile, Peru and Bolivia,
three sessions were held. The U. S. Minis
- l. sla1 o,,l .t,,,
to Peru and Bolivia was present. Each bel
ligerent recognized the necessity for peace,
and the disinterested course of the United
States. Chile presented her terms, which
were for increased territory and the restora-
tion of property taken from Chilean citizens,
| and the Governments of Bolivia and Peru
rejected the demands. Minister Christiancy
suggested that Peru and Bolivia might have
propositions to make, and the representative
of Peru moved to refer the entire question to
| the Government of the United States for ar
bitratiop, the decision to be final, without
| favoring either party to the struggle. The
proposition for arbitration was not accepted
by Chile. President Osborn, in declaring the
conference ended, said he and his colleagues
profoundly lamented that the conference
should not have yielded the pacific and con.
ciIiatory results hoped from it, and believe
the same impression will be made upon the
Government and people of the United States
when the fact is communicated to them that
the friendly mediation of the United States
has been fruitless.
Letters from Valparaiso assert that an order
hasNpeen issued to the commander of the
Chilean expeditionary force to move ON Lima
at an early date. In the meantime portion
of the force had started on an EXP edition
against Arquipa. Rumors were current in
Chambot, on the departure of the steamer
COR Panama, that that city had fallen into
Chilean hands. This report, however, is
generally doubted, as Lynchs contingent,
when last heard from, was at Q1ilca, some
distance from the old Inca capital.
Death.
TORONTO, December 3d.-Mrs. Casey,
whose two children were smothered while she
was drunk in bed, died this morning.