Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-26

Kicking Horse Pass on the Canadian Pacific has
been abandoned.
An effort will be made to have Alaska formed into
a judicial district.
The New York banks now hold 6, 2S3, 300 in ex-
cess of the legal requirements.
Complaint is made that American manufacturers
are not supplying the South sea trade
1t is announced with some show of authority that
Arthur will be Presidential candidate.
1t is denied that C. P. Huntington is lobbying in
Washington He is now in New Orleans.
Lawrence Wilmot, of Illinois, has been appointed
Judge Of the United States Court Of Claim3
An exciting cock-fght took place in one of the
Harvard College halls Both birds were killed.
1t is proposed to amend the rules OF the United
States Senate i'll regard to the election OF President
pro TEN.
strong effort is being made to save the neck of
Sykes who killed Kate Townsend in New Orleans
some days ago
The Pope has conferred the dignity of Knight Of
st. George on F. w. Dawson, editor OF the Charles
ton Is. C) NetcS and Courier.
Ex-CongressmaR Page, of California arrived at
Washington on Friday. 1t is understood he will re-
main during the session of Congress.
The Chicago express train demolished wagon
Saturday evening at Lanesvile, and VIM. Mcintosh,
his wife and daughter and Rev. Joseph House, OF
Berlin we're killed.
The Prussian authorities inform the Boston police
that Nathan Szkalny, aged So years, OF Mourazawa,
is wanted on charge of classifying bills OF exchange
to the amount of $4,000. reward Of Is per cent.
on the amount stolen is offered.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has cabled the com
mander of the Asatic fleet instructions of the
TO be pursued in the protection OF American
interests in case of between France and China.
The nature Of the instructions is unknown.
Officials in the War Department say that General
Phil Sheridan proposes TO have settled at the out.
ht5% l,aD rao and (ah dc
cline to do So by Congress, the question as to
whether he or the Secretary of War is in command
of the army. There has been dispute about this
for many years.
The New York Star says, regarding the embai-
rassment of Michels & Co., of Kernvile, Cal, whe
were backed by Michels Friedlander Il Co.. that
friends Of the latter here say that all debts will be
paid in full and the business kept up Negotiations
regarding the sale OF their mine at kernville were
going on with syndicate in France, tine figure
the firm would have difficulty in paying its cred
itors In full.
Experiments in the manufacture Of sugar from
sorghum have been closed by the exhaustion of the
appropriation During the season there have been
produced II 900 pounds of sugar and 300 gallons of
syrup from 232 tons of sorghum cane. The ex-
penditmes were 81 goo, making the cost of the
sugar one dollar per pound This, the experiment
claim Is great advance, as the cost per pound
three years ago dollars, while last year it
was five dollars.
FOREIGN.
The Chinese are confident of their power to repel
any attack made by the French.
Messrs. James & Co., merchants Of Manchester,
Eng, have failed Liabilities, $4,000.
Orders have been sent from the English Govern
ment to postpone the evacuation of Cairo by the
British troops.
In an engagement between the French and Chi
nese at Haipong November 18th the Chinese
uar 11led tyUa1 va
soldiers.
wel-known citizen of Chicago, who has just
returned from China, says that country has abun-
dant means of defense, and the will and power to
use them
De Lesseps, replying to an address of working
men, said "Great as has been onr success in the
SueZ Canal, see more good for the future in the
proposed Panama Canal"
At the close of the opera at Madrid on Saturday
evening the German national anthem was rendered,
amid tremendous cheering. The Crown Prince sc-
knowledged the compliment by bowling repeatedly
to the audience The King and Queen Of Spain were
present
Wm. j. Ramsay proprietor of the Free Thinker,
convicted in March last of publishing blasphemous
ibels, and sentenced to nine months Imprisonment,
was released Saturday. He was escorted from jail
by Braulaugh and large crowd Of sympathizers,
who cheered him He was given pubic breakfast
at the Hall of Science.
PACIFIC COAST.
The Los Angeles orange crop will be small.
A County Farm is to be maintained in Santa
Clara.
J. S. stein died suddenly at Los Angeles on Friday
night.
The body of Thomas Grove has been found at
Benicia.
A man named Barry attempted suicide at Mayfield
John Kelly died suddenly at Nevada City on Fri
day night.
Augustus Stoker committed suicide Saturday at
Eureka, New.
Bernard David was crushed to death in a sawmill
at Hood river, Or.
The Sumner gold mine hosting works at Kern.
will, Cal, were burned Saturday.
The body of Charles ordutt has been found at
Wilmington, Los Angeles county.
Turcott has been convicted at Stockton OF murder
in the first degree, with the death penalty.
The jury IN the Joris murder case at Santa Cruz
disagreed. No further prosecution is likely.
An attempt to escape from the Portland (Or) Jail
was made Friday night by cutting through the cell
ing
The United States Court which has been in ses-
sion at Soomonville, A. T, had to adjourn sud
denly Friday and flee from the vengeance Of COW
boys.
Peter Deveaux and George Cliquet for manslaugh.
ter; j. P Welles, forgery John Collins and N. Mo-
ment, have been sentenced at Tombstone, A. T., to
various terms Of imprisonment.
Lorenzo Woods, son OF Judge Woods Of the Dixon
(n) Judicial District, committed suicide at Albu-
querque, N. NJ, Saturday, by cutting his throat He
formerly Travelled for the hardware houses of Dun
can, Wyeth q Co. of Kansas City, and Hubbard
Spencer & Co. Of Chicago.