Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-25

strfhlaX Ccnt HIncrs-SHOW IN south
Carolina and Georgta-Etc.
CONDENSATION FROM LAST NIGHTS DIsPArcHRsI
Makalola declared war against Portugal.
Tne Portuguese have dispatched gunboats
and troops.
General Grant arrived in Chicago yester-
day morning, and will leave to-day for his old
home at Galsns.
The Treasury Department yesterday pur-
chased $40 coo ounces of silver for delivery
as the different Mints.
Samuel l.. Clemens MARK Twsin) is tee
guest Of the Marquis Of Lorne ct the Govern
ment House, Ottawa, Ont.
The Arctic exploring vessel Sophia, with
Prof. Nordeuskjold and other scientists, has
sailed from Gotkenberg for Greenland.
Tho annual dinner in honor of the Qaesn's
birthday was given by Minister West at the
British Legation in Washington last evening.
Specials announce heavy snow-storms in
the hills in South Carolina and Georgia
something altogether unprecedented at this
tine of the year.
A United States Express Company's car
rier was robbed in Cleveland yesterday of
about SIS, COO, mostly in bank checks and GER
tifcates of deposit.
In London yesterday 10, 800 bales of wool
were sold, including Sydney and Port Phil
lips. A good spirit was manifested, and
prices we're very firm.
Wells. Fargo & Co. have psid the Naval
Pay Office at New York $50, 900 of the $780,
0G0 shipped by them for the payment of the
Pacific fisst last February and stolen at the
Panama post.
At EPSON, Eng, yesterday, the race for
the royal stakes handicap was won By Low
land Chief, Sgeetbread second, Rout third.
There were fourteen starters, including Loril-
laTd's Sachem.
Intelligence from Senegal states that 8
French column under Colonel Desbordes sue
ceeded in driving the natives back sixty kilo-
meters, and tranquility has been established
on the left bank OF the Niger.
A cable frotn London says: The amount
received Saturday for the Parnell fund was
S4.170, or four times az great as the largest
sum received in any one day since the move.
amounts to $780,
Striking coal miners took possession of the
Aibauy mo mines during Wednesday night,
Reports of fighting between miners at Collins.
vile, H., were also received. The Albany
mines are worked by machinery.
The belief is current in irish National
circles at Montreal that, despite the action
taken by the clergy, the LEGAL societies will
form themselves into League branches, but
will probably abandon any scheme fer affilia-
ton with the American League.
The old Brandreth House, at the southwest
corner of Broadway and Canal streets, New
York, has been refurnishe1 and redecorated,
and, under the name of the Manhattan Ho.
tel, was thrown open Wednesday for inspec-
ton. Several thousand persons visited the
hotel.
First Assistant Postmaster-GeneralH Hat
ton. acting Postmaster General, has issued an
order closing al posiofices on Decoration
Day between the hours CT 10 A. N. and
P. n, except in the large cities. Ia these
cities the Postmasters aie to use their own
discretion rs to the hours Of closing their
offices.
News is received from Boston to the effect
that Miss Fanny kellogg, the soprano who
traversed q portion Of the country last winter
in company with Sigror Brignoli, has lozi
her mind. She was married about three
wseks ago TO Max Balhert. manager Of 9 cen
cert company, and after living with him O
week suddenly deserted him.
Advices have been received from MAZDA.
gascar that French detachment has landed
aDd carried several military posts erected by
Hovoson Sskalaha in the territory in defiance
of French rights. Il is also STAGED that Ad
niral Pierre has occupied the Custom. house
st Msjunga, securing the road and waterway
&c Tamriye, the capital of the island.
ID
Iiyian frontier Customs officials confscatec
some boxes of Bibles, sent By the Missionary
Society, which did not bear the proper Pom
ti6cal warrant. The papers want to know
who made these men consors Of religion an6
what their qualifications for Office are. The
Law does not prohibit The importation oil
books.
The United States steamer Essex lefl
Callao May 5sh for Honolulu, with Kerr, the
abscouder, recently arrested at Lima, on
board. AZ Honolulu Kerr will be transferred
to Pacific Mail steamer, which will carry
him TO San Francisco, and thus the lack Of
an extradition treaty with Colombia, which
prevented his crossing the Isthmus, will be
gotten over.
Rev. J. 8 Ostrander, well known for bis
connection with Sunday-school movements,
left New York yesterday for San Francisco,
by invitation OF several leaders in similar
work on the Pacific coast, to address various
Conventions and Suuday.school Institutes
this summer. He viii stop st places in
Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico
srd California.
The Treasury Department at Washington
has been advised that party of pauper
Mormons from Switzerland are en- route to
New York on the steamship Nevada. In.
structions were sent to the Collector of New
York yesterday to cooperate with The Com
missioner of Immigration to prevent the
landing of the Mormons referred to, provided
they are paupers within the meaning of the
Immigration Act.
General Schofeld stopped in Chicago
Wednesday on his way TO California, going
at once TO the residence of his father, Rev.
James Schofeld. When asked if he thought
the expedition across the Mexican border was
liable TO terminate disastrously for the troops,
he replied :" think Crook understood the
situation perfectly before he made the ven
ture, and I do not think hs would imperii the
lives of his men in Whist promised to be a
hopsless undertaking.