Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
morning directed the United States Assistant
Treasurer at New York to omit the weekly
purchase of bonds for the sinking fund. the
Treasury disbursements are SO very heavy at
present.
Heddon, of The broken First National
Bank of Newark, n. j., was arraigned yes
terday on sixteen indictments. He pleaded
guilty. and bail was fixed at S20,0
A dispatch at the State Department at
Washington officially announces peace in
Buenos Ayres, the insurrection having been
suppressed.
In the British House of Commons yester-
day Collins bill granting loan of $50, GOO
for the development of the Irish fisheries
was rejected on the second reading by 172 to
125.
A Bombay dispatch says of Zenl Khan,
who has been visiting Abdurrahman Khan !:
The latter has only from 1000 to 5000 sol
diers, He suspects his encourage, and lives
in constant fear of assassination. The lead
ers of the Ghuznee faction have announced
that they intend to fight in the interest of
Yakoob Khan.
| The funeral of George Ripley, literary edi-
tor of the New York Tribune, took place yes
terday morning Among the pail bearers
were George William Curtis Whitelaw Reid,
President Barnard of Columbia College, and
Edmund u. StedInan.
| Meetings to sanction the land agitation in
its more advanced character were held Sun
day last in various parts of the west Of Ire
! land.
! A London dispatch says Eighteen Cheshire
volunteers defeated an equal number of Cana
dian marksmen at the 200, 800 and 600-yard
ranges. Total scores Cheshire, 1,314 points
Canadians, 1906. The rifemen had seven
shots each at the ranges.
| The London Board of Trade returns for
June show that exports increased rs, ,S79, ,344
as compared with June in 1879, the greatest
increase being in iron, steel and cotton man.
ufactures. Imports increased e9,67S,913.
| The Speaker of the English House of Com
mons informs Bradlaugh that it was no
breach of privilege to serve member with a
writ within the precincts of Westminster
Palace. Another writ was served on Brad
laugh Tuesday.
A Berlin dispatch says The union of Bul.
garia and Eastern Roumelia, with the help of
Russian officers and soldiers, will be answered
by Austria entering Nova Bazaar and pene.
trating beyond Mitrovitza. To use an am
biguous phrase of the Treaty at Berlin, Ger
many is likely to support Austria.
1t is thought improbable that the British
| Parliament will be prorogued before the mid
die of September.
Ex.Empress Eugene left Cape Town Tues
day for England.
4 st. Petersburg dispatch says !: The Rus
sian cruiser Yaroslawf, now at Marseilles,
will leave there in about month to join the
| Pacific feet The Russia, which has Just
sailed from Cronstadt for Vladivost ,ck, car
ried 100000 cartridges, 10000 submarine
mines for harbor and coast defenses, and two
torpedo boats. She will be the sixth Russian
cruiser in the Pacific, and it is intended to
send six more.
1t is stated at Rome that the Pope will not
accept the resignation of Cardinal Nina, Pa.
| pal Secretary of State.
The Belgian Minister has left Rome fol
Brussels after removing the insignia of the
Legation.
/ General reports of crops in France are
highly satisfactory for quantity. In some
cases the probable yield of wheat is consid
dred deficient, but barley promises excel
lently.
The Postoffce Department has re estab
lished the postofiice at Stanton, Lake county
California.
The Republican Convention nominated
JOS R. Lynch (colored), for Congress in the
Sixth Mississippi District. He was Genera
James r. Chalmers contestant in the las
election.