Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

A. ). Mitchell, journalist well known il
the chief cities of the country for his news
paper adventures, died at Hot Springs, Ark.
Wednesday night.
At Montreal, yesterday, Nordheim's Con
cert Hall was burned. Loss, $50 600.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke Of
Edinburgh viii be present at the wedding
on Sunday next, of the Oldest son of the
Crown Prince of Germany. Berlin is already
crowded with wedding guests, including
special ENJOYS.
James Lyall & Co., of London, East India
merchants, have failed Liabilities, $3.50, Coo
Lord 0do w. L. Russell, British Embas
sador to Berlin, has been raised to the peer.
age under the title of Baron Ampthllls.
General Ney, Due D'Elchingeu, was found
dead at Chatillon, his forehead pierced by a
bullet and a pistol in his hand. General Ney
was grand son of the famous Marshal Ney.
At New York yesterday the mercury regis
tered 40' above zero-a change of 40' in q
hours.
Governor Henry D. Cooke died at his resi-.
dence in Georgetown, d. c., at $50 yester.
day morning.
1t is stated at London that Peru has asked
England, France and Italy to mediate in re.
gard to the terms of peace with Chile,
A Creek man-of-war has arrived at Pnnus
from Trieste and Fiume, with %, COO muskets,
q quantity of torpedoes and other war mate
rails.
George b. Berkely, brother of the Earl of
Bsrkely and a well-known author, is dead.
The Governor of Massachusetts, has APP
pointed April 18th for day of fasting and
prayer.
The Presumscot Pulpware Companys mill
at North Gorham, Me, was burned yester-
day. Loss, $50, 600; insurance. SIS, coo.
The London papers announce the death of
Richard Bache son of Richard B. Irwin of
San Francisco.
Anthony Barty, Chinese interpreter, was
yesterday charged by Ling Ting, at Chicago,
with rohbing his trunks of 81, 800 in gold and
silver coin and $500 worth of silks. Ting re-
Gently went to Chicago from California
A Toronto dispatch says: In the eastern
portion of the maritime provinces the weather
has been mild, with a heavy snow falling
Elsewhere in Canada it has been very cold,
the temperature in Ontario and Quebec vary
ing from zero to 3S0 below.
The Porte has ordered 80, 600 600 cartridges
from the United States, to be delivered dur :
ing the next three months.
The Knights of Menus celebrated their
seventh anniversary at New Orleans last
night. There were in the procession II royal
cars, handsomely decorated, and illustrating
scenes from popular subjects. The City Hall
and many residences and business houses
were illuminated.
The Troy mills at Fall River, Mass, have
shut down for several weeks, owing to the
bursting OF fy-wheel
Fifteen buildings were burned in Edenton,
n. C., yesterday.
A London dispatch says: Rev. Benjamin
Spoke, brother of the well Unknown African
explorer, drowned himself in Som ersetshire,
The Cape Government has sent terms to
the Basutos, which must be accepted in "a
hourg
Bishop Paddock, of Washington Territory,
ordained at Clifton. Staten Island, Monday,
John Fair as Deacon, who, with E. +. Wood,
will leave for Washington Territory in April
to assist Bishop Paddock in his missionary
work.