Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-27
FOREIGN NEWS,

Tie BradIaush Case-Sir BariIe Frere.
| LONDON, May 26th.-In the House of
| Commons reference to the committee in the
Rradlaugh case has been entered. The COM
! mittee is now instructed to inquire into the
! facts and circumstances Of Bradlaughs claim
TO affirm instead of taking the oath /; also the
| claim of Jurisdiction Of the House to refuse
| it. 1t is stated that several members who
hitherto supported the Government in the
attempts made to facilitate the admission of
Bradlaugh have received strong representa-
tons from their constituents against the adj
visibility of countenancing in any way the
claim of Bradlaugh to enter the House. Sir
| Henry Wolff and Fowler and ODonnell
| have received anonymous letters tn natening
their murder for opposing the admission of
Bradlaugh.
| The requisition from members sitting on
the Ministerial side, addressed to Gladstone,
has been numerously signed. The memorial
merely expresses the opinion that Sir Bartle
Frere should be Immediately recalled, on the
ground that his policy in South Africa was
condemned by the majority at the recent gen.
eral election.
The Italian Elections.
| ROME May 26th.-Au the constituencies
but one have been heard from. The Minis
tiers have bare majority of twenty-four. 1t
appears evident that the leaders of the two
oppositions are determined to provoke an
other crisis as quickly as possible.
/ NihiIisfs Sentenced.
! ST. PETERSBURG, May 26th.-The Nihilist
trial has concluded. The members of the
! Court-martial, after eleven hours delibera-
! ton, this morning sentenced Michaeloff and
| Saburoff to be hanged, DIR. Weimar to fifteen
years at hard labor in the mines, Costchansky
| to twenty years, Beerdinkerhoff to eight
! I al 70 ton
TO fifteen years, and the women Mahnowsla
and Boslonoff banished to Siberia. The SEN
fences must be confirmed by Melikoff.
Russian Preparations for Il War with
China.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2Gtb.-The manu-
! facture of torpedoes for conveyance to Vladi-
vostock has recently been much accelerated.
| 1t is believed that it has been decided, in the
event of a rupture with China, to act as much
as possible on the defensive. The Russian
! fleet would not blockade any Chinese ports
which trade with Europe, but would confne
! itself chiefly to the waters between Japan
and the coast Of Transamoor district, and
thus prevent Japan from aiding China.
Thcatcr Burned.
! LYONS (France), May 26th.-The Theater
DIES Celestine, recently built, has been burnt
T!.e Italian Parliament.
ROME, May 26th.-The Italian Parliament
opened to-day. The Kings speech is almost
exclusively devoted to internal affairs.
The Outbreak in the Balkan Villages.
BUCHAREST, May 26th.-Seni official re-
ports from the Black Sea coast districts of
| Bulgaria give accounts of the recent out
breaks in the Balkan villages bordering on
the above mentioned territory. A dozen vii
lagos were destroyed by the Bulgarans. The
| depredating forces numbered ., 900 men, COM
| posed of police, gymnastic societies, militia,
armed villagers and brigands Of all nation
alities.
Oil EaGcn ship wrecked.
| HALIFAX, May 26th.-The Ship Borneo
oil laden, from New Orleans for Trieste, was
dismasted in the gale of the 18th. and COM
pletely wrecked in a fog on Beaver Island
ledge, while trying to make Halifax. The
cargo will likely prove total loss.