Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-03
TIE DAILY RECORD UNION.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Tmroiprants landed at New York yester
day, $500.
General John A. Preston died at Columbia
S. c., or Sunday.
The report Of the death OF the King o
Abvssiria is unfouaded.
-Jobn W. Francis has sold the Troy IN. Y
Timfs to his son and Others.
A Detroit dispatch says the Ss1aits o.
Mackiuac are reported open.
At Lowell, Mass, by vote of the Coun
ell the saloons have been closed.
The steamship Rhein brought to New
York Yesterday $780, 900 in gold
The Pennsylvania Railroad declares a semi
annua. dividend of four per cent.
Port Said advices state that steamer /:
aground in the Suez Canal, and thai all
traffic has stopped.
The Rock Mill cotton factory at West
Point, Ga, was burned yesterday Loss,
$40, 900 no insurance.
A Toronto dispatch says the brakemen on
the Grand Trunk Railroad demand an in
crease IL wages or they will strike.
Lord Lonsdale, lately 10 America with his
yacht, has purchased steamer of LOCO tons
30 attempt to reach the North Pole.
IHe Co!uaSo uui uS sapTli III uOuDle eaSless
eagles and half-eagles aggregated in value
IS. S99 coo /; silver dollars, s.. 800, 900.
A Catholic Congress will be held at Madrid
in October, which will be attended by Catho-
lie notables from every part of the world.
Three persons driving in carriage were
killed at the paper mill crossing at Borden
town. n. j., by the Camden train yesterday.
Eddy's lumber yard, coal yard and sew
eral stores were burned at Stapleton, Staten
Island, yesterday. Loss. $4,000; incen-
diary.
Peter Smith, desperate pauper, jumped
from the bridge to the river at st. Louis yes
&erday, but was picked up by passing ferry
boat ana saved
John H. Fink, retired -four merchant,
shielded at New York yesterday morning by
hanging himself to brake on the Hudson
River Railroad.
Grand Duke Nicholas has been imprisoned
in the fortress at Dunaberg. 1t was very
affecting scene when tbs mother of the royal
criminal took leave of him forever.
At 81. Thomas, Ont, yesterday, the Can
ada Southern freight shed was burned. The
building was $50 feet long. and contained
large quantity of goods. The loss is between
So, coo and $780, coo.
An 6G5Iue anu IoLuet on JuS hIOuub Sidi
and Greenwood Lake Railroad Sunday after.
noon crashed through the trestle-work at
Kingwcod. n. J. Engineer Sknlly and fire.
man John Master were killed.
1t is asserted that the German delegates
to the Monetary Conference have expressed
the opinion that Germany cannot consent to
coin unlimited silver, more particularly as
long as England refuses to do so.
y Detroit dispatch says The body of
Morey A1tell has been found in the sail boat
which has been missing since last Wednes-
day, under circumstances which make it GER
tain that the other four persons were drowned
The bakers of New York went on strike
yesterday for an increase in wages and re-
ductioa Of hours. The men paIaded the
down town streets LOCO strong, afterwards
assembling at Irving Hall, where addresses
were made.
Inse-soil lectured at the Academy OF Music
in New York on Sunday evening on s. The
Great Tntidels" The Academy was not
crowded. The ticket-scalpers had secured
Number II the bsst tickets, but had to sell
many of them at the regular prices.
Charles Mooheu, of Pittsburg, has been
arrested az Wilkesbarre, Pa, for passing
c5uaterfeit trade dollars He was committed
Ill default of So 600 bail. There is gang of
cogaterieiters in the latter city, of which he
was the leader. Other arrests are soon to
follow.
At New Providence, Pa, yesterday morn
Ing. NE house of David Reese was burned
While Reese and his son were endeavoring to
preserve some of the effects, the burning
building suddenly collapsed, and both were
burned to death. Mrs Reese was also Sc
verely burned.
~. "a r.
s.ngera, which arrived at New York Sunday,
were 1909 Irish men and women. This is
the largest number Of persons ever brought
frcta that country at one tune, and by far the
greater proportion Of these are members OF
the irish Land League.
4 Havana dispatch says: There is prob,
ably revolution going on in Santo Domingo.
The Spanish mail steamer was not allowed to
enter the port Of the capital, under pretext
oj the pnhealthfuheSs # the crew. 1t was
Do..ged thst there YVES much urwonted corr
IL ticu among the people on shore.
Che Cunard line # steamers Scythia and
Matt. which sailed fron Liverpool on Sa.-
urisv last for New Yo.k, took out more
than ESQ emisrlE!s. .. I4r-e number bsing
Svels TIE CUnerj c,mpauY have ar
ranged f9y iislatch;og four vessels to Amer.
ica rsxs week AL OF Siish expect 30 be
fi,e5 VITA emigrants.
-fa !..nily Of Abiurrshinan Khan, Amer
ot Afshauistan COZ, istins of his three wives,
fur- Children and fifty sery .uts, with native
escort OF 200 Afghan Turkomans arrived at
Samlrcsud, Asia:ic Russia, April 12sh, and
~ 90 CJ5u', accompanied by Colonel kolos-
niEad, Captain Dreher. Councillor Shak
Hllitakoff aud detachment OF Cossacks.
The United States Treasurer has decided
that deposits for the reduction Of national
banl; circulation shall hereafter be made in
based on the ground that the Law requires
the Treasurer t. redeem such circulation
when presented III United States notes. The
Treasurer has also decided that deposits to
the credit of the FIVE per cent. fund for the
re lenptjon of national bank notes shall be in
United states only,