Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-17

oppose, their march along the line of roa' /,
which offers mary rare opportunities 10
harass the invading army.
The Chilean squadron in front of Callao
has been unfortunate OF late The celebrated
Armstrong gun on board the Angamos ex-
ploded on the 11th of December. and one of
the Huascar's turret guns Ia 200-pounder)
suffered similar disaster. The loss of the
Armstrong gun is serious misfortune, as it
was formidable piece of ordnance. The
breech blew out and went overheard, carry
ing away several men-among whom is said
20 be q MIR. Slate, a representative of the
manufacturers. The Angamos went south
for repairs. The Chileans lost two steam
launches in recent attacks on the forts at
Callao and suffered considerable losses in
killed and wounded.
Commander Lynch Chilean), has respected
the buchanan plantation, owned by United
States citizen. and said although he would
always endeavor TO protect the property OF
neutrals he would use the utmost rigor to-
ward foreigners who shield the property Of
the enemy or have it transferred to them in
order to protect it from the Chileans.
The Investment. OF Geoktepe.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 13th.-The Rus.
sian Grand Duke Michael telegraphs as fol
lows relative to General Skobeloff's invest.
sment Of Geoktepe: On the morning of the
4th instant the first Russian parallel was
opened at 400 PAGES from the chief fortified.
ton. The fighting YVES most desperate and
sanguinary. The Russians were victorious,
but General Petrussvitch and nineteen men
were killed and three officers and fifty-fve
men wounded. The enemy, who were rein
forced by 5000 picked men from Merv, lost
800 killed in the engagement with the Rus
cin irl,f C1o
manded by General Petrussvitch The
Russians behaved calamity, and were splen.
didly handled. It is intended between the
9Th and 9th instant to reinforce the first
parallel and strengthen the works.
Collision at sea-Nine Persons Drowned.
LONDON, January 13th.-The ship LIE
onore, Captain Bailey, has been sunk off
Hartlepool in collision with the steamer
John Dixon. Nine persons We're drowned,
including Captain Bailey.
Riot Among CoaI Miners.
LONDON, January 13th.-A riot occurred
yesterday near Wigan, growing ont of the
strike of coal miners. The police charged the
crowd. but were repulsed. Several persons
were severely injured.
The Ritualfstlc Trouble.
LONDON, January 13th.-The Court of APP
of attachment against Revs. r. Pelham Dale
and w. E. Enright. The Court held tn It
the proceedings before Lord Penzance were
regular, and the prohibitions forbidding Dale
and Enright to perform service must hold
good but the writs ordering their imprison-
ment were defective, because they were not
brought into the Court of Queens Bench.
Enright will be Immediately released. Dale
is already out on bail The Court consisted
of Lord Justice James, Sir William Brett
and Lord Justice Cotton.
A Fenian Conspiracy.
MANCHESTER, January 1Ssh.-An attempt
has been made, it is believed by Fenians. TO
blow up the armory of the infantry barracks
at Stafford, where the rifles Of volunteers
were deposited. The meal store near the
arlnory was blown. TO atoms, but 10 other
damage was done. TIE explosion is believed
to have been effected with dynamite, which
was smuggled into the barracks by some one
having business with the regiment.
LONDON, January 13th.-The explosion at
Stafford, supposed TO have been caused by a
Fenian attempt to blow up the armory OK the
infantry barracks, was heard fer miles. The
barracks are in a very populous district. a
woman and boy were probably fatally in
iured. There were several thousand stand of
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ventlater in the wall between the shed of the
barracks and the street, and one theory is
that the explosive material was dropped
through this ventilator. It is also asserted
that the regiment now quartered in the bar
racks contains many Irish, and that Fenian-
ism had been profusely suspected among
them. 1t IL rumored that fuse had been
found near the shed. The damage is more
serious than at first reported. In the outer
wall of the barracks hole was made by the
explosion large enough to admit man.
Scattering ComsfOck Bullion In Paris.
PHILADELPHIA, January 15th-The Tcle-
graphs Paris correspondent describes the din
ner which followed the musical soiree given
by J. w. Mackay and wife few days since
as incomparably superb in all respects. The
magnifcence of the table appointments, the
elegance of the ladies' toilets, the profuse dis
play of choice flowers. could not have been
surpassed. The bills of fare were printed in
gold on wide ribbon of heavy corded silk,
fringed at both ends, and with the guests
name on the reverse side entwined with
spray OF flowers, very beautifully painted by
hand. Twenty eight persons SAT down to the
dinner, ard about three times that number
were invited for the evening. The programme
of the entertainment comprised the names CT
the leading artists CT the Coincide Franeaise.
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