Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-05
TELEGRAPHIo BREvITHs.

At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Panama Railroad Company at New
York yesterday the following Directors were
chosen: T. W. Park. S. R. Marshall, C. G.
Francklyn, l.. o. Mills, j. c. Mccullough,
Joseph Ogden, W. B. Dinsmore, S. c.
Thompson, George Carr, G. d. Leverich, q.
A Hoyt, Thomas Maddox and Christopher
Meyer
A new society has been started at New
York, entitled the Society for the Prevention
of Street Accidents. Its aims are to make
loans or donations to persons injured by
street accidents who stand in need of it, to
prosecute offenders and compel drivers to
have lights on their carriages at night and
controlling brakes.
The New York Ecening Post says that a
subscription Of Sl25, 900 has been received
from the Pennsylvania Central Railroad by
the Worlds Fair Commission.
The Chicago and Alton, as the Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne, the Milwaukee and st.
Paul and the z. c. and st. Louis roads
moved into the mammoth depot on Canal
street. Chicago, yesterday. 1t extends from
Van Buren, street to Madison street, dis
lance of nearly three blocks. These roads
will dispatch ffty-four daily passenger trains
from the new depot. The Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road will also move in within
few weeks.
General Ierrino has been appointed italian
Minister of War, vice General Milan, re-
signed.
A Calcutta dispatch says it is announced
that the evacuation of Candahar will begin
on the 10th instant.
Mrs. Upright, the young woman shot at
Stanton, Michigan, by her husbandon March
10Th, died Sunday, having lived fifteen days
after being shot through the brain.
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New Orleans by river on foreign account last
week were Wheat 800, O53; corn, 1888. 6O2 I;
cats, %, 65i. Total, 65j, 800 bushels.
Nobody at Athens believes in peace. No
anti-war Ministry could remain in Office a
week.
The New York EgeniRq Post says: Thus
far in the present calendar year we have re-
ceived over five times as much specie from
Europe as last year, the gold receipts being
about twelve times as large as year ago.
The Chicago and Alton Railroad stock
holders annual meeting was held at the COM
pany's Offices in Chicago yesterday. James
f. McMullen, General Manager of the road,
was elected a Director in the place of John
A. Stewart, who refused reelection. John
F. Slater and George Straut were reelected.
The branch lines generally reelected the
same officers.
General Trepof is among those elected by
2SS districts in Russia to the Temporary
Council
England, Italy and Turkey have recognized
the Kingdom of Roumania.
At a meeting of the Turkish Cabinet Sat-
urday, it was decided to send fifteen bat
ta!ions OF troops to Kossons and twenty to
the province of Thessaly.
The application at London to admit the
editor of the FreiheU to bail is strongly OPP
posed. The magistrate decided that the case
is too serious for bail.
The New York Post says: 1t is reported
on good authority that within 4S hours, or
even sooner, after the first copies of the re-
vised New Testament appear for sale, six
publishers will food the country with reprints
of the book at prices varying from few
cents up to 81. Some of these publishers
have made preparations to surpass if possible
all former feats of quick publishing.
The position Of Commissioner of Indian
Affairs has been rendered to Congressman
Price of Iowa, and his nomination will be
sent to the Senate at an early date
The weekly statement Of the Imperial
Bank Of Germany shows decrease in specie
of -, rs, 600 marks.