Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-05
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Sara Bernhardt and party sailed from New
York yesterday for France.
The D1ke of Avila and BalVina, Portu-
guese Counselor Of State, is dead.
Mayor Grace has ordered an immediate IT,
vestigatiou OF the books and accounts of the
New York Dock Department.
At Webster, Mass, Edward Ryan has
been arrested for poisoning Mrs. Ryan last
year. Arsenic was found in her stomach.
In the English House of Commons yes.er.
day bill for closing bar-rooms in Wales on
Sundsy was read a second time by log to II.
A Madrid dispatch says: The results of
the municipal elections, as far IS known, are
favorable to the supporters OF the Ministry.
Foul play caused the accident to the pas.
senger train at Eagle Bridge, N Y. Tues
day. Two men, recently discharged, will be
arrested.
The Philadelphia aud Southern Mail
Steamship Company is winding up its affairs.
The indebtedness is S45, ZOO, but the assets
are ample to pay it.
AZ Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, a fire in
Shlrks tobacco warehouse damaged 100 cases
belonging to Esherg, Bachman & Co. of San
Francisco. Loss, $4,000.
A special says that George Brooks and
Tuesday. Both were MORALLY wounded.
The Sheriff arrested both parties.
At London, Dat. yesterday, Leonard's
boiler and engine works were burned. Loss,
$50 COO; Insurance, $4,000. Seventy-fiye
men are thrown out of employment.
At Boston last evening a fire in L. & F.
Kings seven story brick building, 400 to 4l3
Atlantic avenue, occupied by number OF
firms, caused damage of about $50, 600 in
sured.
The Grand Jury at London has indicted
Herr Most, publisher of the Frehet, for in
citing murder. They declared that such pub
locations are un-EDglish, aud ought to be Sc
verely dealt with.
Taylor's warehouse, Douglass machine
shop, McClellan's wooden mill and Stunts
bottling works. at Warren, o., were burned
to-day. The loss will exceed $50, eco; in
sured for $40. coo.
a duel has taken place at Vesinet, France,
between Malatc, an italian, and Pons,
Frenchman-5oth fencing Undertaking
from quarrel in a fencing school. Malato
was wounded in the hand and wrist
The October term of the United States
Supreme Court adjourned Monday The
number OF cases now remaining on the docket
undisposed of Is S37-sn increase Of 46 since
the close of the previous October term.
An Augsburg dispatch says that the Queen
OF Belgium and her daughter. Phi; cess Ste.
phanie, who viii be married on the 10th to
Prince Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria,
have arrived there, er route 70 Vienna.
\ Paris diepa sch says that the conditions
| on which the Nihiiists are wiling to cease
their agitation were ,mmuaieated to the
Car by delegate Of the Revolution Com
mittee. The Gar listened to all he had to
say, and then had him arrested.
At Littleton, N H., building connected
with the Maplewood Hotel property, raised
twenty feet to construct a story under it, fell
yesterday afternoon upon gang of work
men. killing Morris Cheney and Daniel Alb.
bott, and severely injuring seven others.
The New York Herald has sensational
article on the impurities affecting Croton
water, which has so long created uneasiness
among the citizens, and in which it ascribes
the present unpleasant odor and taste to the
drainage from slaughter houses. pig pens,
manure heaps and worse places.
Henry Ward Beecher, in passing through
Baltimore yesterday, was served with sum
mons to appear and answer in suit against
him by the Western Maryland Agricultural
Fair, tor failing to perform his part Of con-
tract which bound him to lecture before the
Fair last October, Beecher took the affair
good humoredly.
President Garfield, being invited by the
Centennial Commission to accompany them
to orktown to-day ON 4 Government steam
er, the President expressed great regret that
he would be obliged to decline the invitation,
as the Senate had now resumed the transac-
ton OF executive business, and he did not feel
at liberty to leave Washington at present.