Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
Distress inIreland

Distress I'm Ireland.
DUBLIN, November h.-The Irish Times
correspondent says Great distress exists in
County Glare, owing to the failure of the DO.
tato crop, an epidemic among the pigs and the
dear prices demanded for al articles Of food.
which is caused by the tax levied on farmers
by the Crimes Act, and which has proved q
very heavy burden. The county presents a
most melancholy and uBin yiting appearance,
Fields and meadows ale 5eluged with water,
and men. women and children, pigs, calves,
cows, dogs and chickens, are all herded to-
gether In one conglomerste mass, in miserable
dwellings unit for the habitation of any hu.
man being. The parish priest at Midtown
Malbay writes q gloomy letter to the Dublin
Freensan's Journal, stating that before two
months have passed. at least one hundred
families of the poorer people in his parish
will be utterly destitute and compelled to de-
pend on charity for sustenance. He appeals
for aid to prevent them from starving.
Those Cuban Refugees.
LONDON, November 4th.-The Daily Ne,rs
says: The Cuban refugee question raises q
question of national honor. The English
Government must endeavor, by firm remon.
STRANGE, to induce Spain to alter her deter.
mination not to surrender the refugees, but
on seyerer remonstrance if, unfortunately
needed, force will be employed.
MADRID. November 4th-It is stated that
the Government, although persisting in its
decision not to deliver the Cuban refugees
to the British, has resolved to institute an
inquiry into the circumstances of their
capture.
Amendment Rejected.
LONDON, November 4th-The debate on
the clotlre was continued till midnight. w.
FL. Smith CONSERVATIVE proposed an amend
ment, supported by Stanley Criss, for record
ing protest against cloture in the journals of
the House, il ten members wished it. Glad
stone, John Bright and Hsfcourt opposed the
amendment, which was rejected-67 to 90.
Yachting Disaster.
LONDON, November 4th.-A yacht foun-
dered off Calais, in the English Channel, yes
terdsy. and all on board (six persons) were
drowned.
A Riot i'm the Pyrenees.
MADRID, November 4sh. - Disturbances
have broken out at Val d'Andoere, in the
Pyrenees, and several persons are reported
killed and wounded.
Peru ana Chile.
PANAMA, October 25th.-A dispatch from
Lima says: The papers are totally averse
to American Interference.
The Monteneres attacked the Chilean
troops at Crellilos and were defeated, losing
later made dash at Yea, but were re-
pulsed.
The foreign merchants of Lima and Callao
ask G suspension Of the decree imposing 30
per cent. increase of tax on exports Mean.
while the merchants have stopped all i'm.
portstions.
Several citizens of Lima who refused to paw
the levy of $1,000 each, have been sent to
Chile.
Gibbs & Co. are said to have purchased the
AliarZa nitrate deposit from the Chilean
Government for S269,0OO. This is first Of
the large establishments sold.
The South and Central American Cable
Company's Payta and Santa Elena section,
broken by submarine land slip caused by
an earthquake, has been repaired.
Lopez, who shot aud wounded General
Aldera in Bogota, and killed his orderly, has
been captured.
The Secretary of the Prefecture has been
arrested on charge of concealing some doc
uments produced ct trial which the public
regard of a comprr missing nature.
Snow storm.
ST. JOHN IN. B. !, November 4th. "A sncS.
storm prevailed in The northern part OF this
province yesterday.
MISC ELLANEsGs.
Alex, H. stephs d was inaugurated satur.
day as GoverDSf OF Georgia.
Secretsry>1Iincoln left Washington Sstur.
day t2Sn picago. He will return after cleo.
pmorg the Montreal sh;a laha..
ers has endsd. Tletmaa returned to york al
| the old wages.
Saturday (St. Hubert's Day. was celebrated
| by the German Court by grant boar hunt at
| Potsdsm.
The Irish mem ,ers of Parliament have Sc.
lected Kenny, resident of Manchester, as
candidate for Ennis.
Louis L. Domi 1que, Minister from the Ar.
| gentine Republic TO the United States, has
| arrived in Washi 1gton.
At the election Of Parliament in Edinburgh
| Saturday, Waddy was elected. Both candi.
dates were Liber lis.
Al Hartford, Conn.,, Saturday, by an ex'
| plosion in a metallic cap works, five men were
| injured, two severely.
| Fridays Cabinet council considered the in.
structions of Lord Dufferin. They were dis.
patched him Sat friday night.
Near Ponfret, Conn, Saturday, two trains
collided, seriously injuring five employees, one
of whom will probably die.
| In consequence of the outbreak of cholera
at Mecca, quarantine has been established at
Port Said on vessels coming from Suez
Frank ii. Howe, Chief Clerk in the Post.
office Department, has resigned, to accept q
position in the Office of the Attorney. General
China has protested in such violent terms
against the French expedition to Tonkin that
Duclerc will not reply to the protest
The Supreme Court at Leipsig has quashed
the acquittsl of Professor Mossent for Sian,
dering Bismarck. This will involve a new
trial
| Destructive gales and foundations continue
throughout England. In Radnorshire the
| grain crops have suffered complete destruc,
| ton.
A terrible conhsgration has taken place al
| Ulesborg, in Finland, and enormous losses
have resulted, stores, hotels, theaters, etc.,
being destroyed.
| Irish members of Parliament held meet.
ing Friday night, and passed resolutions in
support of Stafford Northcote's motion re-
| jecting the cloture.
The Kentucky Courts have decided tina;
horse-racing 10 not game of chance in the
sense of the Gaming Act.