Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

LONDON, May 1st.-A melancholy scene
was witnessed during last week. A pro.
cession of unemployed laborers bore through
the streets wretched banner, directing at.
tention to their condition, and to the fund
attempting to be raised by the Lord Mayor
to promote emigration, which amounts to the
magnificent sum of el09. Had o subscrip-
ton of thousands been wanted to retain
Jumbo, it would doubtless have been raised
in one day.
Another Nihilist Conspiracy Discovered.
Moscow, May 1st.-A man named Kc-
bosiphf Bogdanowitch recently submitted to
the authorities a plan for the illumination of
the kremlin with an electric light. Inquiries
were instituted, and it was discovered that
the intention was TO blow up the whole
Kremlin during the festivities attending the
coronation of the Gar. At the mans resi-.
dence were found number Of peasants
caps, the crowns OF which were filed with
explosive material. 1t is supposed that
these caps were intended to be thrown into
the air ir greeting to the Gar, and that on
falling to the ground the contents would ex,
plode with the effect Of bombs. Bog6ano-
witch and 800 Nihilists have been arrested.
The Governor-Generalh has put a stop to the
expulsion of Jews from Russia.
Electric Railway in London.
LONDON, May 1st.-The House Of Com
mons has passed bill authorizing the con.
struction of an electric railway at Charing
Cross under the river to Waterloo station.
"a French skobelen."
BERLIN, May 1st.-The North German
Gasette has an article calling General De Gal
lifes "a French Skobeleff" It SAYS at a
recent banquet General DE Gallifet declared
that Gambetta's return to power was neces.
sarY, as the present Government was careless
of French honor, and added that Prince
Hohenlohe was pressing France to accept the
German guarantee Of her possessions, in re.
turn for which both countries would reduce
their armies.
Minister Lowell In a Quandary.
LONDON, May 1ss-At the Royal Acad-
emy banquet Saturday evening Sir Frederick
Leighton, in toast to Literature" men.
toned James Russell Lowelps name, and said
wherever the work of Lowell was opened 1t
showed passionate patriotism and burning
sympathy with the sufferers of wrong,
Lowell said this was too fattering Dor.
trait. 1t was so different from some spirited
pen and ink sketches he had been lately re.
ceiving from America that he had some doubt
which of them he might resemble.
The Case OF DR.. Lamson-He Confessed
). His Guilt-IIls Lawyer speaks.
LONDON, May 1st.-Harcourt, Home
Secretary, announces that DIR. Lsmson, be-
fore his execution, confessed his guilt to the
Chaplain, and acknowledged the Justice of
his sentence.
Montague Williams writes that he thinks
it due himself, and all the gentlemen pro.
fessionaliy associated with him in DR.. Lam.
sons defense, to state that 10 suggestion of
the doctors insanity had ever been made co
them. Williams says he was assured from
first to last that the prisoner denied the COM
mission of the crime. His instructions were
to challenge direct any scientific evidence
given by the prosecution. This EXPLANATION.
Williams says, is rendered necessary by the
late letter of Rev. Mr.. Lamson, written in his
sad extremity.
Brazil on the warpath.
LONDON, May 1st.-Advices from Monte.
video are to the effect that in consequence of
the maltreatment of Brazilians in Uruguay,
Brazil is concentrating troops on the frontier,
and dispatched an envoy to Montevideo to
demand redress. 1t isreported that Uruguay
is raising men to project the frontier, and is
taking measures to fortify Montevideo.
IRnaften and the Jewish Disturbances.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1st.-General lg.
natieff publishes communication, DENYING
that the anti-J ewish disturbances are the re.
suit OF want OF action on the part of the Gov.
eminent. and declaring that serious disorders
have occurred only at Balts, where the Jews
were in fault, as they began demonstration
in revenge for an insult TO Jew by
Christian child. General Ignatisf states
that elsewhere disorders have been averted
through the energetic measures of the author
tiles, which will be continued.
1t Is reported that the Jews are leaving |
Wilma en- masse. Two hundred families start |
for America to-day.
Death Of Princess.
LONDON, May 1,t.- Princess Marie, wife |
OF Prince William OF Wurtemburg, and sister
OF the Duchess of Albany, is dead. She was |
recently delivered of a stillborn child.
DEATH.
PARIS, May 1st.-Count Iranz De |
Champagny. the author and a member of the |
French Academy. is dead.
Disastrous Fire.
ABERDEEN, May 1st.-The loss by fire in
the Newmarket buildings ia E100, 900. Three
persons were killed.
Opened-Railroad Building.
CTY OF MEXICO, April 24.h.-The Quere.
taro exposition opened to-day.
The Central Railway Company have con.
structed in the republic 557 kilometers of
road, the Mexican National Company 26s
miles, and the Tehuantepec Company 63
miles.
The Proposed Inland Sea.
PARIS, May 1st.-Captain Roudaire's
startling scheme for making a great inland
sea to the south Of Algeria and Tunis is at.
tracting a great deal of intention. The sub.
ect has been carefully discussed by the
Council Of Ministers, and special commits
sion ia to consider the question of ways and
means. The cost of carrying out the scheme
would not seem to be enormous. N. Rou.