Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-20
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

1t is reported that Ell Mahdi is moving in a west
erly direction from Ell 0beid
fearful easerly gale at CT sratar did great dam
age to the town and shipping.
The lower house OF the Prussian Diet has ad-
journed until the sth OF January.
Gladstone was attended by policemen while at
prayers yesterday, in Towards Church, London.
The trial Of McDermott and others for completely
in the dynamite outrages at Glasgow is in progress
at Edinburgh.
DR.. Edward Lasker has finished his tour of this
country, and leaves for Germany the latter part OF
January, to resume his seat in the Reichstag.
The York Board of Aldermen passed an
ordinance requiring the electric light companies TO
put their wires under ground after May l, 1884.
Postal service has been placed on so miles OF
new railroads from July LIST to December 18th The
increase was mainly in south, southwestern and
western sections.
number Of prominent citizens of ST. Louis held
meeting Tuesday night aud took preliminary steps
to obtain the holding Of the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention in that city.
The funeral Of Henri Martin, the historian. in
Paris yesterday, attended by the Prime Minis
ter, the Minister Of the Interior, and the leading
Senators, Deputies and authors.
The Creek Council at 0kmulgee, Indian Terri
tory, ordered recount Of the votes for the pruci-
pal chief and the Court elected Speche chief by 81
votes He was duly inaugurated Tuesday.
There have been frequent skirmishes recently be-
tween Austrian troops and marauding bands The
former suffered cerious losses. 1t is feared that
one company of Austrians surprised and mas
sacred.
The Crown Prince and King Humbert we're pres
ent at the grand review of troops in Rome yester-
day. There were 90, 600 in the ranks The weather
Is fine, and the large crowds manifested great en-.
thusasn.
The New York Pilot Commissioners have adopted
a rule that steamships must come to stop when
receiving or disoharging pilots uHder penalty OF
S25, and any pilot causing unnecessary delay pays a
like amount.
The Commission appointed by Congress to investi-
gate the railway mail service, and to recommend a
more complete system for gauging the rates of pay
for carrying the mails railroad routes has COM
pleted its report.
The President has appointed John o. Wyman, of
New York, and Frank II. TrusIel, of the District
of Columbia, Commissioners to examine the com
peted portions of the Northern Pacific Railroad in
Washington Territory
Randall called upon Carlisle yesterday at the Cap
itol and assured him that any repOr to the effect
that he was dsyrunted by the result OF the Speaker
Of his cordial support.
Rev. Mr.. Stoddard, in delivering lecture against
Masonry at Newfane n Y, Tuesday, exhibited a
huge stone with an iron staple which he claimed
was the stone used in sinking the corpse of William
Morgan in the Niagara river
A Washington special says: Bills are about to be
introduced in each House Of Congress to send back
to China the indemnity fund of SGjO0OO paid years
ago on account Of damages to property of American
residents during an Instruction in Canton. The
Chinese Government has never made request for
the return of the money, but Minister Young states
that there is deep feeling the matter in the
Flowery Kingdom.
A Nashville special says few days ago S. A.
Br8nnOn and man named Todd disappeared from
NJ. b. Baileys farm, near GAINESVILLE, with two
horses, four mules and two vehicles Detectives
traced the property to Alabama and recovered it.
Brannon arrested, but the parties who had re-
covered their stock and wagons declined to prose.
cute. Brannon was one OF the BOG stawart dele
gates to the Chicago Convention.