Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-29
TELECRAPHIC.
SPECIAL TO THE REcoRp-ux1oN.
PACIFIC COAST.
Arrival from China and Japan-AdvIccs
from the Orient.


SAN Francisco, August 27th.-Arrived,
steamer City of Pekipg, from Honkgong via
Yokohama, bringing dates from Shanghai to
August %, and Hongkopg to July 9th.
Three new gunboats, the Irota, Kappa and
Lamba. for the Chinese Government, have
arrived In Shanghai from England in charge
of British officers.
Cheng Tsao Ju, Customs Tootai Iutendant
at Iientsin, has been appointed to supersede
Chm Ian PIC, present Minister to the United
States.
Only fifty per cent. of the tenders for the
new Chinese loan, to deiFay the expenses of
kuldja expedition, have been accepted
In addition to the overland line Of tele-
graph from Tentsin to Shanghai. submarine
shore cables are to be laid. No Government
monopoly viii be granted, and tenders will be
invited.
Extreme heat prevails in Tientsin-106' in
the shade.
Commodore Shufeldt is in Tientsin.
In Focchow secret societies are committing
depreciation and terrorism. Cue cutting and
mutilation are of common occurrence.
Severe typhoons have prevailed in the
China sea.
YOKOHAMA, Augut 18th 1t is officially
reported that cholera has broken out in Rag
asthma Ken.
Three Japanese men-ofws have left for
Hokadate, to await the arrival of the Mi
kado. who is on tour through the northern
provinces.
Mayeda Masana, Consul.G eneral for
Corea, has been appointed Chief Secretary
of the Finance Department, and directed to
proceed Immediately TO America and Europe
on a special mission.
On the 81 instant Princess was born to
the Mikado.
All the principal members of the Corean
mission have returned home. The accessi-
b;tity of Corea to western commerce and civ
i!ization is expected to be the final result of
the mission.
Railway extension is being projected with
vigor, and companies for the purpose are
being formed in all the provinces.
Plans for a street railway in Toxic are ex-
peeted to arrive shortly from the United
States.
Paper currency continues at high dis
count The Government, in connection with
q large English bank, proposes to establish
central special bank, for the gradual abscrp-
tion of the excess of paper.
Murder and Attempted Suicide In Nc
yada City.
NEVADA CRY tCal.), August 27th.-At a
brothel in this city yesterday afternoon Jos.
Clark, young miner, killed Fanny Colby by
shooting her through the heart. He then shot
he cannot recover. Clark, who is native of
this township, had been living with the
woman for some time. Yesterday morning he
started to work, but shortly afterward re-
turned. In the afternoon he had wordy
quarrel with Miss Colby. At o'clock the
other female inmate of the house went to
neighbor's, leaving the two alone. After
that a lady living near the house
heard them continue the wrangle, and
haarJ hipn 80 III dopf NTH
me I'll kill you" At o'clock man went to
the house and found the corpse OF the woman
on the floor. Clark sat on the edge Of
a bed in the same room, and was splitting
blood. The pistol. with three barrels empty,
lay on the floor by the woman's side. Clark
at first said he was shot when asleep on
the bed. An hour and half later, when be-
ing removed to the home of his aged parents.
who are very respectable people, he cried:
"Ob, what have / done?' No one outside
the house heard the shooting, but it evidently
occurred some time before the crime was dis
covered.
Child Stealing at Stockton.
STOCKTON, August 27th.-A charge of alb
duction has been preferred against Eugene L.
Marble, a member Of the theatrical profess
sion. It is alleged that Thursday evening he
abducted Lille Watson, little girl II years
of age, who lived with her mother on Sonora
street. near Hunter. Friday afternoon Mar
bic cslled on Mrs. Watson to induce her to
let Lille travel with himself ard wife, as
companion to his wife, for the sum of S25
month. Mrs, Watson declined the PROPOSE
ton. Later in the day she sent the little one
to the POstoifice The child failed to return
Marble and his wife and Lille were observed
to take the 1:20 train Friday night for La
throp, since which time the girl has not been
seer. The mother is almost frantic over the
loss of the child.
Boy Found Drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 275h.-The body
of an unknown boy, about years old, was
found in the bay off Alcatraz this morning.