Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The existence of the plague in Mesopotamia
is fully confirmed. There have been Is
deaths at Meier and 80 at Cuaaro. The most
energetic measures have been taken to pre-
vent its spread
The President has nominated ex-Secretary
Nathan Gotf Jr., to be United States Attor-
ney for West Virginia. Judge Bancroft
Davis, formerly Minister at Berlin, has ac-
cepted the Assistant Secretaryship of State.
VIM. E. Chandler was not offered the place.
Louis @. Boss, contracting agent for the
Wabash Railroad. suicided at st. Louis yes
terday morning with pistol. Nervous de-
preston was the cause.
The steamer Carrie Hogan, with 7S6 bales
of cotton, was burned Saturday in the Yazoo
river and cabin boy drowned.
The Board of Trade at st. Louis, as il
Chicago. has adopted q resolution declaring
that there is no epidemic or malignant dis
ease among hogs. and that swine are freer
from disease this year than ever before, and
all reports to the contrary are unfounded. A
statistical committee has been appointed to
inform the British Minister at Washington.
Imports at London for February increased
e3, 400, 600 and imports 1881, 000, as compared
with last year.
The French Government has resolved to
recall its representative in Venezuela, in con-
sequence of twenty years of bad faith to
French creditors by the Government of that
country
Ex-Attorney- General Devens took leave of
the United States Supreme Court yester-
day. aud introduced his successor. Wayne
McVeagh.
A revised New Testament will be pub.
lished by the English University presses in
May next, in different sizes and styles of
binding, at corresponding prices.
Robert G. Bates, of st. Louis, has sold his
famous pacing mare Matte r. Hunter, to
John Splan, who gave an order on G.. E.
Emery, of Cleveland, for the purchase
money S12, 600.
It is unofficially announced at st. Louis
that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad made connection with the Southern
Pacific on Saturday last.
A pigeen-shooting match has been arranged
in England for the 9TH inst. between Dr.
Carver and member of the Gun Club who
will shoot under the name of Rover.
G. A. Rsimensnyder, a prominent member
of the late General Reform party at Toledo,
O., which elected him Treasurer and Secre-
tary of the City Water Works, has absconded
for Europe, leaving deficit of $4,000 to
$4,000.
Charlotte Thompson. the actress, when
about to leave Toledo o., Sunday night, dis.
covered that her jewel casket, with diamonds
valued at SIS, 900, was missing. There is no
clue to the thief.
The brig Emma L. Hall, which arrived at
New York yesterday from Cardenas, reports
that during a gale February 9th she shipped
sea which swept overheard the first and Sec
'ond mates who were drowned The captain
was badly injured and the vessel sprung
leak.
Oae thousand iron workers ssre out of en-
ployment by the strike at the rolling mills at
Springfield, Ill, which was begun yesterday
The company will fill their places with work
mer from abroad.
Pere Hyacinthe's first service at his new
church in London was attended by large
and rather turbulent congregation.
BALTIMORE, March 7th.-Paul Boyton
writes from Lima, Peru, under date of Feb
ruary 7th, that alter having been slightly
wounded, he is 3 prisoner of war, and wants
to return home.
PROVIDENCE Or. ~, March 7th.-Nrs.
Elizabeth K. Churchill, widely known as
speaker and writer in behalf of the rights of
women, is dead.
ST. LOUIS, March 7th.-The Republicans
Hannibal, Mo-, special says: Fred Diehl,
Treasurer of Marion county, in whose &C.
counts deficit was discovered some days
ago, absconded last night, and is supposed to
have gene to California. An examination of
DIehPs books shows that his defalcatIon
amounts to between Sc. GOO and 81, 600. His
bondsmen will make the deficit good.
New York, March 9TH. = Silver bars,
111a money, 6 Governments quiet stocks
closed very firm Western Union, 1153
Quicksilver, 15I; Pacific Mail, 81; Mariposa,
3; Wells. Fargo, 573 New York Central,
147a Erie, ass Panama, 30; Union Pa
cifc, 1921; bonds, 1131 Central Pacific,
S71 bonds, 112a; Sutro, Il.
BoGoTA, March 7th.-1he Executive of
the United States of Colombia has executed q
contract for cable north and south from the
Isthmus of Panama, to connect with the
United States and Europe via Central Amer
lea and Mexico.