Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-28
FeREEGN NEWS.
The New British Cabiner

LONDON, April 27tb.-The Standard states
that no further appointments to the Cabinet
have been made, owing to the circumstance
that Gladstone has been unable to settle the
claims of the advanced Liberals to have at
least one seat in the Cabinet. Yesterday was
spent in fruitless negotiations, but it is ex-
pected that a decision will be reached by this
afternoon. Gladstone offered Sir Charles
Dixie the Under Secretaryship of Foreign
Affairs, but it was declined.
The Daily Telegraph announces that Sir
William Vernon Harcourt had not accepted
the post of Home Secretary up to late hour
last night. Though several names have been
submitted to the Queen, her approval has not
yet been received. The Earl of Derby was
yesterday offered a seat in the Cabinet, but
declined
1t is understood that Parliament cannot
meet before the Doth of May.
LONDON, April 27ch.-It is believed that
the Queen has sanctioned the following ap-
pointments Duke of Argyle, Lord Presi-
dent of the Council; Sir VIM. G. Vernon
Harcourt. Secretary of State for Home De-
partment; the Earl of Kimberly, Secretary
of State for the Colonial Department; John
Bright, Cbancellorof the Duchy of Lancaster
j. Stansfeld, President of the Local Govern
ment Board; Earl Granville, Secretary of
State for the Foreign Department; Marquis of
Harrington, Secretary of State for India II.
G. h. Childers, Secretary of State for the
War Department Lord Selborne, Lord High
Chancellor VIM. L. Forster, Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland Lord Northbrooke, First
Lord of the Admiralty.
Meeting of Home Rulers.
DUBLIN, April 2St,. The following Men,
bers of Parliament were present at the Home
Rule meeting TODAY: Brookes, Ca'lan, Col
lins, Colthurst, Errington, Fay, Gray,
Leamy, McKenna, Mahon, Meldon, Moore,
OBerne, O'Brien, O'Donnell, Shaw, Smith,
Week and Smyth.
The English Grain Market.
LONDON, April 27th.-The Marx Lane Ec-
press says: The weather the last two months
has been the most seasonable known Tor five
years. Spring sowing has been satisfactorily
finished, and the agricultural prospects are
generally favorable in consequence for good
crop. The farmers have ceased to attach i'm
portance to the retention of the remaining stock
of homegrown wheat and supplies in Mark
Lane sand the country markets have conse-
auently been more liberal. Although the
condition of samples has been fair, sales were
only effected with difficulty at q decline of 2s
per quarter. The actual import of foreign
wheat at Liverpool and London has not been
sufficient to cause a depression, but the nu-
merous arrivals at ports of call and numerous
shipments from, and marked decline in
America, have reduced business to the state
of panic. Operations of traders have been
utterly disorganized by the release of the i'm.
mense accumulations on the Atlantic sea-
board Instructions given to factors have
been: Take any price you can get, but
SELL" In such demoralized state of trade,
when miliers can scarcely be induced
to look at wheat, it is not easy to
chronicle the exact decline, especially
as the lowest point does not appear to have
yet been reached, but it may be stated that
since the acknowledged failure of the ring,
white American has declined 5s. and red As.
per quarter. As far as can be gathered at pres
ent. the exports from Russia will not be very
large In consequence of this fact the decline
in Russian has not exceeded 2s. cd. per quar-
ter Business has been entirely of a retail
character, the demand so far not at all stimu-
lated by the decline. Prices in future are IN
certain. but so sharp relapse may be fol-
lowed by q sharper reaction. Arrivals at
ports of call hes.e been large. The recenl
heavy decline in wheat brought forward buy
ers. There has been large demand through
out the week, and prices recovered Cd. to Is.
on red, and Is. to Is to Cd. on white. Maize
is quiet it has declined Is a quarter Offers
of wheat for shipment from America continue
restricted. Some little business is done in
red winter on passage at Ass. Cd. to 49s. Sd.
but buyers are generally indisposed to oper-
ate Maize and barley are slightly lower.
Sales of English wheat last week were 1888
quarters at 40s. lid. Imports into the United
Kingdom for the week ending April 18th
were SCI, 35S cwts. of wheat and Ill 442 cwts.
of flour.
Radical Victory in France-The Religious
Decrees.
PARIS, April 27th.-The election of the
Radical Deputy in Bescanion is a severe blow
to Gambetta, and victory for Cemenceau
and the Extremists. Beauquir polled 8, 500
votes against s. $50 for Ordinaro, Gambetta's s
candidate. The seat was formerly held by
Albert Grevy, but made vacant by his cleo
ton to the Senate. The difficulty between
Albert Grevy and Jourault, Secretary General
of Algeria, which caused a scene with Godelle
in the Chamber of Deputies on the 22d inst,
was also made an element of the canvass,
which renders the defeat of the regular Re
publican candidate matter Of serious import
to the present Government.
M. Lamy, Republican and Catholic, will
introduce an Interpolation in the Chamber of
Deputies, questioning the religious DEGREES on
legal grounds.
The Gambling Room Explosion.
PARIS, April 27th.-In the reports which
reached here of the explosion in a gambling
room at Monte Carlo Saturday night, one
account says package of powder was placed
on mantel-piece, and another that a pack
age of dynamite was thrown into the window.
The clocks and looking glasses were smashed.
The saloon was crowded at the time. One
player was attacked and robbed by four men,
but all the officials remained at their posts.
The design to rob the banks strong box
failed.
Russian Loan Grain Exports.
LONDON, April 27th.-The Fifth Consoli-
dated Russian Railroad Loan of e15, 900, 600
will soon be issued.
Exports of grain from Russia for January
and February are 1,099,000 quarters below
the corresponding period of the previous year.
Socialist Meeting Broken Up.
BERLIN, April 9th. Mannheim, Baden,
large Socialist meeting was broken up by
the police, and five leaders arrested.
Intrigue af CoustantinopIe.
CoNsTANTINoPLR, April 27th.-The Ameer
of Zeafar has been at Constantinople for a
year, intriguing to secure the Sultan's help
for the forcible annexation of neighboring
territories to Zeafar, the whole to be placed
under the nominal sovereignty Of the Sultan.
The Sultan promised 5000 troops and two
men-of-w war, but their despatch was delayed
in consequence Of the opposition of the
Sheeref of Mecca and the representations of
Sir Austin Layard. Leading inhabitants Of
Zeafar, to escape the calamity of falling
under the dominion of the Porte. imnedi-
ately took steps to place their country under
the rule of the Ameer of Muscat, who enjoys
to certain extent British protection.
The siberian Situation : Military Ap-
p0infmenfs.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27th.-The Golos ia
devoting series of articles to the strategeti-
cal conditions of Siberia with regard to often
sive and defensive operations in case of war
with China.
The Russian Inralide announces various
additions to the military staff in Eastern
Siberia.
The official Gazette chronicles the appoint
ment as the new military Governor of the
District of the Amoor of Major-General Bar
onoff. heretofore chief of staff of the second
army corps of the Caucasus.
Plague and Starvation.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27th.-The Gazette
says the plague appeared in Volsk district,
Government of Saratof. Famine also pre-
walls, and q persons have died from starva-
ton.
The Golos of the 26th says: Symptoms OF
death and hunger are passing from village to
village in the Don district, where the grana-
ries are empty, and there is an absolute dearth
of money