Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08
TELEeRAPHIc BREv1TIEs.

Senator Anthony is still confined to his
room.
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
sine die Thursday.
Francois Adolphe Chsmbelle the French
journalist, is dead, aged 81 years.
The first railroad engine crossed the new
csntilever bridge at Niagara Falls Thursday.
England and Spain will renew negotiations
for as1onmercial treaty between the two
countries.
Senator Eimunds thinks it well to make
no changes in the Senate officers, as the pres
ent iDcuhbents are good officers.
The Democrats in the House think of eau
cusing next week to come to an understand.
ing al. to their party policy for the winter.
At Dsrdanelles, Ark, ten miles from Dan
VILE. Thursday, msil-rider was stopped by
armed robbers, who took his letter-pouch and
disappeared in the woods.
The fishing schoeners Sultan, with four
men, Ruth Grover, with twelve men, and the
Maud Leighton, with twelve men, have been
lost on the New England coast.
Jimmy McGrath, the pugilist, was buried
in Calvary Cemetery, New York, Wednes-
day. He was stabbed FIVE months ago by a
man named Fay, during fight.
1t is asserted that Earl Granville informed
the Marquis Tseng that if China does not
make important concessions England will
leave France complete liberty of action.
Six hundred houses, the Greek church and
four synsgogues were destroyed by the fire in
Constautiuople Thursday. A snow-storm
prevailing at the time added greatly to the
sutferings of homeless people.
A Madrid dispatch says a secret agreement
is concluded between Germany and Spain
l..
agreement has the adhesion of other mon
arches, but is aimed against France.
The crisis,in the shipbuilding trade on the
Clyde is growing more and more intense.
Three large firms, including Denny, have no.
titled their employees that wages will be re-
duced in January, and several other firms will
follow their example.
The Charity Organization Society of New
York is rapidly Kidding the metropolis of
begga-s. The work was begun last spring by
John w. Childs, President of the Society,
and over 200 mendicsnts have been compelled
to leave town or go to work.
The French Tribunal of Commerce has
sentenced Sara Bernhardt and her husband
Jointly to pay 125. 900 francs to the gentle.
man who stood part security to the manager
of the Gaisty Thester in London, Sara Bern
hardt having broken her contract.
ne Spanish NTON6TuuleuG Will pCOpOs0 III
the Cortes that Great Britain shall receive
the most favored treatment. The British
Government will propose in Parliament to
extend the shilling duty on wine to thirty
degrees proof, thereby removing the griev.
ances of both countries.
A Khartoum dispatch says: The Mutt
of Seminar telegraphs that dervish entered
bszsr there on Wednesday evening and pro-
claimed the humiliation of Hicks Pashas
army near FL Obeid. The dervish swore on
the Koran that not one Egyptian soldier was
left alive in Kordotsn. His 5000 hearers
armed themselves, all having Remington
rifles, and .deGtAred for Ell Mshdi. The Mutt
asks for insS
ing the hnenaapB October man representing
himself as Po@fffce Inspector Stedmsn and
afterwards ssSInspector Henderson, visited
the postotfices Between Miles City and Helena,
swipdling tAs&efficials and banks out sums of
money. O1Friday last Inspector Jameson
spotted him at Missouls and caused his
arrest The %xindler's name is S. w. Scott.
The suthoritie< have been requested to hold
him, after Montana is through with him, by
Inspector Stewart of Chicago. He is also
wanted in Louisiana and California.
The Duke of Richmond made some some
what significant uttersnces at the farm
ers dinner in London yesterday. He said he
was irreconeilably opposed to the importation
Of cattle from America or anywhere else. In
mis- opinion this had been the cause Of intro
ducing pleuro-pneumonis, foot and mouth
disease, and all other ills that bovine flesh is
heir to. He believed it was the imperative
duty of Parliament to pass a law which
should permit the importation of dead meat
only. His Grace assured his hearers he would
make resolution to this effect at the next ses.
sion of Parliament, and would use his best
sndesvors to see that it became a law. His
Grace was cheered loudly at the conclusion of
his remarks.