Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-23

[coNpENsED From LAST NIGHTS pIsPATcnssl
The new French Ministry was gazested
yesterday.
The recsns blizzard caused heavy loss in
cattle in Texas.
ALondon dispatch says; lerd Edgertor,
of Taston, is dead.
Hon. James Gamble, ex.Judge and Con-
gresham OF Psnnsylvania. is dead.
A Melbourne dispatch states that the Min
istry were defeated in the late election.
The Bank of Austria and Hungary has re-
duced iss rate Of discount to per cent.
John kirkland & Son, timber merchants,
of Dundee, have failed. Liabilities, EGO,
600.
The steamer Niger has sailed for Senegal
with several Members Of De Brszz2's African
Mission.
The Wampam (Pa.) Iron Company have
been closed by the Sheriff on confession of
Judgment.
Evidence in the Craft case at Grayson.
KY, is concluded. Argument will probably
begin to-day.
Ballentine q Roven, sugar refners, of
Greenocl, Scotland have failed, with iabil-
tiles OF $50, coo.
The law against American hog products
will go into effect 10 Germany one month af-
ter It's publication.
A legislative committee is in PiItsburg for
the purpose of investigating the management
of the Dixmont Insane Asylum.
The Executive Committee of the Western
Union have closed its books for the transfer
of capital stock until March 1st.
A. Towns, 8 former pupil of the Chinese
Professor at Harvard, has been appointed
attache of the American Legation st Japan.
G. B. Richards & Co., of New York, have
transmitted to Europe in aid of the sufferers
by the Rhine foundations . total amount of
Gil, ,274.
The fourth annual meetiag Of the Missis-
sippi Horticultural Society is in session at
New Orleans. Canada and California are
represented.
The first vote for Senator in the Michigan
Legislature yesterday gave Feny 12. Palmer
p, Burrows /, Willis 13 Barnes DEM %,
and 20 scattering.
The House Of Burgesses at Hamburg. by a
vote Of 1S4 30 Is, adopted a compromise
scheme for uniting Hamburg with the Ger.
man Customs Union.
At the second annual sale Of horses at &c.
dars near Lexington, KY, 45 trotters were
sold, at an average of $242. The highest
price paid was 81 200.
Negotiations are III progress TO consolidate
the New York Mining Exchange, the New
Ycrk Petroleum Exchange and the National
Petroleum Exchange.
II is stated that the French Admiral on the
Madagascar station has been ordered to sup
press vigorously any attempts to resist tie
rights OF France on the island.
At the sale of seats for the Nilsson con-
cert, to be given in Music Hall, Cincinnati,
March 1st, the crowo was so great that the
police were required to preserve order.
The Spanish Conservative Deputies have
decided to oppose thu bill for the free intro
duction of raw material, for the reason that
it might prejudice agricultural interests.
Rumors affecting the fnancisl standing of
the private banking house of Preston, Keape
& Co., of Chicago, have been in circulation,
but the firm denies that it is st all embar-
rassed.
The National zeHuag of Berlin says the
whole attitude 10 the Papal diplomacy has
made anything but an edifying impression,
it being regarded as a pattern of cunning du-
plicity
Jadge Williamson, of Chicago, in charging
The Grand Jury impansled in the Criminal
Court for the february term, drew special at
tention to the general practice of carrying
concealed weapons.
The Bank of France has reduced its rate
Of discount from 81 to per cent. The
weekly statement Of the bank shows an in
crease Of 500, 900 francs in gold and ], 900,
coo francs in silver.
The International Dog Show las opened in
Warrington. and is to continue four days
There are S92 dogs and over 40 pups entered,
including some Of the finest breed animals of
America and Fcgiand.
Kayznagh. ths cab driver and infornner,
1ss for years q resident of Troy, New York,
where he drove hack in the employ of Pat.
rick McKeoD. He is believed to have re.
turned to Ireland about eight years ago.
Father ST. Eyre died in St. Louis Wednez-
day. He was the Oldest Catholic priest in
the United States, and one of the Oldest in
the world, being over eighty years old. He
was the first priest to celebrate the Holy Sac
riice in Chicago.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officers
informed the Washington Knights Templar
that they would give transportation to San
Francisco and return, to attend the Conclave
of Knights Templar in August rext, for Sis
for the round trip.
~ lsAbt VI l41 1EE1LeE IN NEW y Ork
has been secured by clothing firm for a
term of twenty-one years, with the privilege
Of renewal. The rent agreed apon is $40, eco
per year, the lessees also assuming the usual
taxes on the property.
| Commander Goninge. who is best known
| in connection with the removal Of the Egyp-
| tian obelisk from Alexandria to New York,
/ has resigned from the navy. He was com,
| PEELED to resign because Of a dispute in Whieh b
he was involved with Secretary Chandler.
Robert A. Packer, the eldest son Of the late
| Asa Packer, Of MAuch Chunk, Pa, died near
Jacksonville, Fla, Tuesday night. He was
| President of several railway and mining conl-
panies Of Pennsylvania. He was also very
wealthy, his income being nearly 81, COO 600
annually.
-Four other men have been arrested for
| CON plicity in the robbery of the Panama
Railroad Compeny's vaults at Panama Of
| $4,000 in gold. Two of these were the
| watchmen and two were clerks in the employ
of the company. Eight men are now under
arrest on suspicion.
At Omaha, young man calling himself T.
| II. White, and representing himself as agent
of the Boston Ideal Opera Company, was ar
rested on Wednesday. He attempted to get
rates and make contracts with hotels, rail-
roads, etc, and TO sell passes obtained by
false representations.
A congregation Of all the Clerical Union,
consisting Of more than fifty congregational
ministers Of New York City and vicinity,
has unanimously adopted q resolution pro
tez ing against the unuttsrable outrage" of
the proposed exhibition OF "The Passion
Play. and approving Mayor Edson's course
concerning it.
W. E. Lawrence, western agent of the Red
Star line at Chicago. has received advices of
the safe arrival at New York Of the steamer
Nederland from Antwerp. This ia the
steamer supposed to be wrecked in the En-
glish Channel, from the fact that bottle
was found containing a paper stating that
the vessel was going down.
Secretary Chandler has received the follow.
ing telegram from James J. Kerrett, com.
mauding United States steamer Richmond.
dated Hongkong, February 2lss: The
Ashuelot Is q total loes on Lameck Island.
Eleven enlisted men are lost, and the re-
mainder are on the Richmond. Admiral
Clitz, in the Monocaey, is at the wreck.
Marshal Bszaines book ia entitled i" Epi.
sodes of the War Of 1870 and the Siege of
Metz" It Is Dedicated TO ex-Qusen Isabella
Of Spain. Among the documents which ap-
pear in the work ara Bszaine's autograph re-
port to Emperor Napoleon, while the latter
was at WIlhelmshoe. and the letter to En-
press Euganic, dated September Il 1870. ad-