Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-19


them. When all had partaken, speeches were
made, in which Bismarcks name was con-
stantly mentioned.
A Dr0lf Absurdity in Connection witt.
the Chinese Treaties.
NEW YORK, January 1Sth.-The Reralds
Washington special says: One of the droll-
est absurdities Of the session is 8 report,
apparently trustworthy, that a number OF
New York merchants have gotten up petit
ton to the Senate against the new treaty
with China, on the ground that it "gives q
monopoly Of the opium trade to the British. y
The petition, which has caused one or two
Senators momentary alarm, as they thought
they saw the rapacious British lion getting
ahead of us, has inspired laughter every
where else. IT is undoubtedly inspired
no weight with the Senate, for, as Senator
remarked to-day, when asked about it, ''A lot
of New York merchants might as well oppose
the treaty on the ground that it gave to En-
gland or some other nation the monopoly of
uttering forged mercantile paper, or the ex
elusive Tightof couuterfeiting public securities.
The opium trade has been q scandal and dis
grace TO every Christian nation concerned in
it for many years. Our own people were once
good deal mixed up in it, for some of the
great fortunes of Boston were made from the
profits of opium smuggling thirty or
forty years ago; but of late Ameri-
cans have had little or no share in
the disgrac. ful and unlawful traffic But the
agreement in the treaty that we shall forbid
it entirely to our people has a moral force,
and puts Us on a moral and Christian ground
as nation most honorable to the United
States. [ hope the petition will be published,
that everybody may know the signers of it.
If they are not moved by English influence
they must be the most curious and stupid
l have heard of in recent years. We shall
hear next Of complaints from somebody that
we have under some treaty or other given
away a monopoly of the slave trade to some
other nation"
What the Democratic Party is opposed
10 and What in Favor of.
WASHINGTON, January th.-Hoar, in the
discussion of the funding bill in the House
to-day, said he had made list Of the insti
tutors to which the Democratic party was
opposed, and had found them to be somewhat
as follows: National banks, private banks,
railroads, corporations, bondholders, the tar
if, the improvement of harbors, the defenses
of harbogs, the army, the navy, home de-
lenses, ship. building, a fair election and an
honest count. Laughter. What was that
party in favor of? All ne could find was
forgery, fraud and free whisky. Weaver
had said there was wall coming up from the
common people in opposition to national
banks and moneyed institutions. After the
Maine election there had been no wall
among the Democrats of Iowa. The Demo-
cratic party had got into such position that
every time Greenback pullet laid an egg it
did all the cackling. Laughter But after
the Indiana election color blindness had
taken possession of the leaders OF the Demo-
ap6 thav did not Epnu tba
handwriting of their neighbors. Laughter. !
John Kelly still the Jammany thief.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-The Tam
many Committee on Organization met this
afternoon, and organized by the election of
dress, in which he declared that Tammauy
would never again combine with any party
or faction, and their candidates would be
chosen from the best class of the Democracy.
Rhode Islands Governor and Woman
Suffrage.
PROVIDENCE, January 1Sth.-Gov. Little
field presented his annual message to the
General Assembly to-day. He recommends
woman suffrage on school questions.
Scarlet Fever Closes the Jersey City
Schools.
JERSEY CITY, January 1Sth.-Scarlet fever
greatly alarmed.
Declared NisdemeaR0r.
NEW YORK, January 1Sth.-The Board OF
Health has passed an ordinance making it a
punishable misdeuleanor to hold a public
funeral over person who dies from con.
tagious disease.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Details of the Battle Between the Rus
slams and Tuycomans.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-Y esterday a
dispatch from London announced that official
news had been received at ConstaDtinople OF
the defeat Of the Turcomans by General
Skobeloff, which was nlisinterpreted. 1t
should have been made to state that the
Turcomans severely defeated General Sko,
beloff.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 1Sth.-General
Skobeloff telegraphs on the 11th instant,
announcing that on the 9th, at in the
eveoing, so, 900 Tekke Turcomans made a
sudden sortie from Geoiltepe aud assaulted
the Russian trenches, which were manned
by nineteen companies of infantry and
Cos5acks acting as infantry, with
three siege guns and two lighter guns. In
spite of the heroic defense by the troops, the
Turcomans carried the Russian outworks and
part of the second parallel, capturing four
mounted guns and three siege guns. The
Russians then opened an artillery fire, and
the reserve simultaneously attacked the
enemy. who were dislodged from all the points
they had captured. All the artillery was
| retaken, with the exception of one mounted
qua, which had been carried off during the
early part OF the engagement. The RusSians
| loss was heavy. 0le company of the
Apsheron Regiment alone had 80 men killed,
including a Major and Captain and 10
wounded and one officer taken prisoner. The
| Turcoman losses are much greater. Their
dead filed the Russian trenches. Simul
taneously with this attack considerable
| body of Turcoman cavalry made sortie or
| the Russian camp, which was successfully re-
pulsed. After the Turcomans had been re.
pulsed, orders were given for laying a third
parallel. AS soon as the Turcomans saw the
works commenced, they renewed the at
tack of their entire strength upon the
whole Russian front, but were compelled
to retire into the fortress by artillery fire
at close range from the Russian second paral-
lei. The laying of third parallel was com.
pleted on the 10th instant, and on the same
day the fortress was strongly fortified, but
the works were bombarded. At 3 o'clock il
the afternoon the Russian columns made an
assault, and after a severe struggle captured
| lery was still proceeding on the 18th instant
The total of Russian losses in the actions Of
| the oh and 10sh was officers and 50 mer
killed; S officers, 102 men and members Of
the medical staff wounded. The behavior Of
| the troops was admirable.
WiHtry Weather.
LONDON, January 1Sth.-A snow-storm ex
tends nearly all over the kingdom: The
weather is the severest experienced in twenty
years. A heavy gale prevails on the Cofnist
coast. A French vessel has been wrecked a
Sicily Islands, and there are no tidings of hel
crew. Two vessels are ashore at st. Ives
| The cold and stormy weather on the CONT
nent is obstrGcting navigation, and also rail-
ways and telegraph lines.
| HARwICH, January 1Sth.-A bark and sew
eral fishing vessels are ashore outside thi
harbor. A life-boat launched for the rescue
| of the crews was capsized.
PARIS, January 1Ssh-Tt showed heavily
Sunday. Skating is good. The country re
ports foods on account of the snow and rain
at Nice and Rouen.
MADRID January 1Sth.-Terrible damage
has occurred by gales. Telegraphic and rail
| road Communication is interrupted, anc
steamers delayed. The Castillo mines arr
| flooded, and several wrecks are reported.
House of Commons.
LONDON. January 1Sth.-In last night!
debate in the House of Commons, the Mar
| quis of Harrington warned the obstruction.
| lists that the Ministry would be unable tt
calm the feelings of irritation which have
arisen in the House and in the country.
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