Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-31

It is reported that the Nihilists are pre-.
pairing manifesto in reply to that Of tie
Gar.
Dining-cars are to be added to through
trains of the New York Central Railroad in
short time.
Lieutenant Colonel W. G. Mitchell, acting
Adjutant- General on General Hancock's
staff, is dead.
Patrick Conner, l6 years old, was terribly
torn ia Boston by mad elephant belonging
to Forepaugh's show, yesterday morning.
The Reformed Presbyterian Convention at
Pittsburg, Pa, ia still discussing the question
OF instrumental music in the churches on Sun
day.
The Governments bill relative to agricuit.
ural 'ldings passed to second reading in
the English House of Commons Tuesday
evening.
A fire occurred in the Putiloff Iron Works,
at st. Petersburg, causing a loss of 100000
roubies. The workshops were destroyed in
which the rails were made.
A telegram from London of May Doth
says: England has, as result of the war be-
tween the Bechtuanas and Beers, made a
colonial gain Of great Importance.
Alexander Kennedy, OF Isbister, who was
instrumental in freeing British North Amer
lea from the Hudson Bay Company and an
nexing that section to Canada. is dead.
Ia the English House of Commons yestar-
| day afternoon the bill empowering the local
| authorities in Ireland TO improve dwellings,
of laborers passed TO its second reading.
The State Department has received infor-
nation from our Minister to Japan to the
effect that the money appropriated by Con.
gress for the return indemnity was paid over
April 18th.
Count Zacharof, agent of the Allan Steam
ship Line at Galway, Ireland, has received o
letter threatening him with death unless he
quits the city. He has been engaging factory
girls to go TO Massachusetts.
1t is reported that Lord Derby will not
give his sanction to the annexation of New
Guinea by Queensland. It is stated, how
ever. that he has agreed to allow tho estab-
lishment of English stations on the coast of
that island.
At meeting in London of the Mexican
Railway Company, the Chairman complained
that the Mexican Government had granted o
subsidy 60 the Interocean Railway Company
in violation of the Mexican Railway Com
pany's exclusive right.
Peters Pence has continued to decrease 60
rapidly 10 the last few months that an ap.
peal, addressed to all Bishops, is being pre-.
pared by the Pope, urging them TO awaken
the faithful to the necessity of providing
funds for the needs of the Holy See.
Captain James Sandersop, who went to
Milwaukee in 1885, and at one time owned
nearly all the land on which Milwaukee is
built, died Tuesday ct the Home of the Sis.
ters of the Poor, aged 80. He was once
wealthy, but died in abject poverty.
The steamer Jack Gumbert, plying be.
tween McKeespert and Elizabeth, Pa, struck
a rock in the river four miles from McKees-
port, yesterday morning, and sunk in few
minutes. About dozen passengers were on
board at the time, but sll were rescued.
The steamer Britannia has returned to
Queenstown with her crank shaft out of or
der. The mails have been landed and will
be taken by the steamer Republic. The flaw
was discovered in the shaft on Sunday, when
the steamer was 600 miles west OF Fastner.
The $50 Mormon proselytes who arrived at
New York in the steamer Nevada Saturday,
PAS ed through Chicago en- route to Salt Lake.
There were about $50 English people in the
party. about 100 Swiss and the rest from
Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Russia and Scot
land.
Plans were fled at the Bureau of Buildings
| in New York, Tuesday, for an alteration, TO
coat 100000, in the Mills building, at Broad
street and Exchange place. An extension in
| Exchange place is co be raised to the hight of
| ten storieP, to correspond with the main
structure.
The clearinghouse exchanges last week
were quite favorable, for gains appear in
| comparison with laet year not only st New
York, and not only in the aggregate outside
of New York. but at several cities where
there has recently been q decline in the vol
ume OF traffic.
Ex-Congressman Aiurch is making good
progress ia the preparation Of the case TO be
presented before the Investigating Committee
appointed to examine the charge against tie
office of the Supervising Architect of the
Treasury Department, and Architect Hill
now thinks best to secure counsel.
Mrs. Melville, wife of Engineer Melville
of Arctic fame, who separated from her hus-
band owing to alleged Entertainment, has for
several months been living with friends in
Philadelphia, on their charity. Becoming
tired of being dependent, she has row
! started a fashionable dress-making establish
| ment at North Sixth street.
Ira E. Howard, of Franklin, Pa, was NOM
mated at Pittsburg yesterday for State
| Treasurer by the Prohibition Home Protec-
ton party. The State Convention, now in
session, adopted as platform declaration
of principles enunciated in the platform of
the National Prohibition Home Protection
party. John r. Fordham, of Scranton, was
nominated for Auditor General.
Surrogate Ferris, of Buffalo, N. Y, has
rendered decision opening the probate of
the will of Mrs. Caroline G. Fillmore, widow
of the late President Willard Fillmore, to
permit her relatives to present their claims.
| These relatives were not remembered in the
will. and did not appear before the Surrogate
! till the will had been admitted to probate.
The probate is now opened on their spplica-
ton.
The annual meeting OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company was held in New York
yesterday. President Houston reported that
the Act prohibiting tie immigration of Chi
nese had caused a falling off of several hun.
dred thousand dollars, but that the number
carried to British Columbia made up for this
loss. The total earnings for the year were
| S4,102. 764; expenses, So, 100, SOC. The fol-
lowing directors were elected by votes rep.
resenting 100, 900 shares Jay Gould, Sidney
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