Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-27
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General Valentine Bakers Return.

LONDON, June 26sh.-Considerab interest
has been excited in the Clubs by the reap
pearance in London of General Valentine
Baker, formerly Of the Tenth Hussars.
There has been much comment on the fact
that he was at once taken up by the Prince
of Wales after his return from Turkey. A
few days ago he was invited TO dinner by the
Prince, q circumstance which is regarded as
having been intended to pave the way to his
readuission into the Army and Navy Club,
the required number Of Atty members having
signed paper expressing their opinion that
the 8 Cause of his quitting the service does
not affect his standing as gentleman"
France and England.
PARIS, June 26th-The debate on the in
surrection in Algiers has been postponed I'M.
til Thursday. The Minister of Commerce.
speaking in the Chamber yesterday, said that
England could not prevent the decision Of
France to substitute specific for ad valorem
duties. 1t took her by surprise. The British
Government demands return to the latter
system, and this difficulty has ROW stopped
the negotiations /; but ne believes an under
standing will be arrived at without sacrificing
any of tie interests Of France 1t would be
unadyisable, he said, to encourage resistance
by granting too long delay The latter re.
mark refers to the bill which the Government
has introduced in the Chamber, authorizing
them to proleng the existing treaties of COM
merce for three months with the powers
which seem inclined to come to an agreement
for new treaties.
The Land Bill.
LONDON, June 26th-It is understood that
it was decided at the Cabinet meeting yester.
day to ask the House of Commons to concede
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays sessions
every week to the committee on the land bill.
Tho =. e
even further steps in the event of this add.
tional time not beipg sufficient to get the bill
ont OF the House by the 16eh of July.
Defiant Altitude Against the Eey.
TuNIs, June 26th.-Some tribes near
Sfax have cut the telegraph and assumed a
defiant attitude against the Bey. The Ea-
ropeans are panic-stricken.
Bisorderly strikers.
CHRIsTIANA, June 26sh.-The workmen
on & strike have attacked the Town Hall at
Drammento to release two comrades ar
rested. They were fired upon by the troops,
and one man was killed and several wounded.
One officer and some soldiers were injured.
Older has been restored
Regulations Published.
RoAE, June 26tb.-The regulations are
published for putting 10 force the law for the
abolition Of the forced paper currency.
Abysslntan Outrage.
ALEXANDRIA, June 26sh.-.A functionary
maltreated and arrested the French Catholic
missionaries at Alietiana. Their church and
houses were piilaged, and all the inhabitants
Of Alietiana taken prisoners. The French
Consul at Massowah sent an energetic note
20 the King Of Abyssinia, demanding salts
faction.
The Dissolution or the Spanish Cortes.
MADRID, June 10Th. The Otfcial Gazette
publishes decree dissolving the Cortes. APP
pointing August 2lst as the day for holding
elections, and tummoning the new Cortes to
meet September Goth.
Judgment Confirmed.
ST. PETERSBURG, june 26th.-The Court
of Justice of Moscow has confirmed the judg-
ment of the Novgorod tribunal, ordering the
newly.bnilt church belonging to the
sect of Old Believers to be
pullen down and the materials sold. The
6otos commenting on the above. says it is no
wonder that there Il discomfort among the
masses when the people are not allowed
to follow the faith of their fathers.
Peresrine and IroquoIs.
PARIS, June Goth -Peregrine became the
favorite for the st. Leger yesterday, at 5 to
2. Iroquois was last quoted at 3 to l.
The Fire at Hull.
LONDON, June 26th.-The fire in the docks
at Hull caused less of ESQ Co., The
steamer .othello loading for New York, was
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