Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Beers and the British.

LONDON, February 11th.-Specials indicate
clearly that General Colley was defeated in
his fight with the Beers and only escaped to
his camp under the cover OF darkness, and
that the Beers might have annihilated him
had they pushed up their advantage Colley
left all his wounded, The Beers, by superior
craftsmanship, inflicted loss utterly dispro-
portionate to their own.
The Pail Mall Gazette urges the stoppage of
this hateful and bootless slaughter by making
immediate peace.
It is reported that thousand Beers are
advancing to intercept the squadron of Hus-
sars and the battalion of foot which are
moving up TO the relief of General Colley
With the reinforcements from Sierra Leone
the available troops at Cape Coast Castle only
number 600.
In the House of Commons to-day the Sec
retary of State for War said that on the re-
ceipt of the news of the engagement between
General Coley and the Beers he telegraphed
Colley, offering to considerably reinforce his
small army. He had received list of the
casualties.
NEWCASTLE (Natal), February 11th.-The
Hussars expected Wednesday are still twenty
miles distant. There is reason to believe
that the Beers are tapping the telegraph
wires. Government kilograms will be sent in
cipher. No doubt now exists that the Beers
of Orange Free State have Joined the hostile
movement, and are stopping the cattle sup
plies. General Colley telegraphs on the 11th
that the Beers have occupied the late battle
field, and are reported in force in the neigh
borhood of Newcastle.
Democratic Banquet in Spain.
MADRID February 11th.-A Democratic
banquet, commemorating the proclamation
of the Republic in 1873, was held this even
ing. No attempt was made to interfere with
the banquet until a revolutionary toast was
proposed whereon the Government Commits
sary requested the guests to disperse. Two
were arrested.
Death OF n Famous sculptor.
PARIS, February 11th.-Jacques Edward
Gatteaux, the distinguished French sculptor
and medalist, is dead.
Heavy Failure.
LONDON, February 11th. = The Mersey
Steel and Iron Company (limited) Of Liver
pool will go into liquidation. The liabilities
are e35S, 600, and the assets, consisting princi
pally of the stock premises and machinery,
are considerable.
CarlyIe's Funeral.
NEW YORK, February 11th.-The HeraldS
London dispatch on Csrlyle's funeral says
Among those present were Captain Henry Z.
l.
Froude, the historian Professor Leckie and
relatives of the deceased. DumfriesshiEe will
in the futurs attract even a greater throng of
pilgrims, for besides the tomb of Burns, it
will have the grave of Carlyle.
Universal Suffrage Convention.
ROME, February 10th.-The Convention in
favor of universal suffrage assembled yester-
day. The proceedings were uproarious. The
public here is supremely Indifferent to the
action Of the Convention.
Cotton Mill Burned.
LONDON, February 11th.-The Windsor
Spinning Company's cotton mill at Oldham
was burned to-day. Loss. 100000.
Doetoring the Fishery Accounts.
CHICAGO, February 11th.-The Tribune's
Halifax special gives the latest from Profes-
sor Hind. He at last gives few of the evi.
dences of statistical fraud. He has discov.
cred, hidden in the accounts, the number
1880. The Canadians swelled nearly every
item with this little sweetener When there
was bucket of fish-bait bought the 79,-
$50 was added The Professor can show it
on every page of six years of Government
figures.
Coming Canadians.
OTTAWA, February 11th.-The fact is well
recognized that the exodus to the Western
States has been very large. Indications
promise large emigration this summer. The
Montreal Post says: Let our purblind poll
ticians open their eyes and see the truth.
Emigration will continue, and nothing can