Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-31
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Flashes OF Eews from all Parts Of the.
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On November 18th She Interior Depart
ment will adopt the 755h meridian time ss
local tine of Washington.
Commodore John Lee Davis, on duty with
the Lighthouse Board, will succeed Admiral
Crosby in command of the Asiatic station.
Total receipts from the Postal Service for
the fiscal year end ed June 30th, S45, sos, 692
expenditures, $40, ,S1S, 500; surplus, S2,6S9,
992.
Secretary Folger has appointed Miff1in El-
mer Bell, of Des Moines, Ia, Supervising
Al Ichitect of the Treasury, vice j. G. Hill,
resigned.
a new expedition of eight persons, includ-
ing three officers Of the Swedish army, will
leave Liverpool November 18th for the Upper
Congo country.
The North German Gazette denies the ex.
istence of an aggressive alliance, and declares
that the Powers have only united to secure
peace 10 Europe.
Commander F. A. Cook, United States
navy, has been appointed Lighthouse Inspec-
tor of the Eleventh District, with head
quarters at Detroit.
b. Nj. Marble, Commissioner of Patents,
will tGke formal leave of his Office to-day,
and his successor. Benz amin Buffers orth, as
sUmes charge the first of the month
The Spanish Cabinet has agreed upon
diplomatic note which will end the contro-
versv arising from the upfavorable reception
of King Alfonso in the streets Of Paris.
J. G. New, after an extended interview
with President Arthur, has reconsidered his
determination to resign. and will retain the
position Of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury.
1t is probable that Secretary Teller will
recommend the establishment of an Indian
Industrial Trsining School at Sitks, Alaska,
and common schools at other points in the
Territory.
The Paris Figaro publishes G report that the
Governor of the Chinese province of Yunan,
with 1900 troops, has received orders to
enter Tonquin and occupy Gao Bang, $50
miles north of Hanoi. the French head
quarters.
A quantity of dynamite exploded in the
Office of the Chief Of Police at Frankfort on.
the-Msin Monday evening. The building
was badly damaged, but as not many of the
officials were in it at the time, none Of them
were injured.
Another case of scab " in sheep having
appeared in a lot of sheep at Montreal for
shipment, the Department of Agriculture or
dered them slaughtered. This plan will be
followed in all such cases, as it is necessary
TO prevent Canada being scheduled by Eng
land.
The National Republican of Washington
positively asserts that the recent interview
with General Rosecrans, reported in its
columns, and which the General repudiates,
is correct in every essential particular, espec-
tally the Generals statements about persons
living and dead.
General Schofeld, who succeeds General
Sheridan in command of the Division of the
Missouri, arrived at Chicago from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning, accompanied by his
family and two members of his personal staff
Colonel VIM. NJ. Wherry and Lieutenant
G. r. Schofeld.
The village of Homestead, Pa on the line
of the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston
Railroad, ten miles from Pittsburg, was vis-
tied at an early hour yesterday morning by
conhsgration which for time threatened
the whole town, but which was finally con-
trolled, after seven stores and dwellings, all
frame. were destroyed.
Delegate Singheiser, of Idaho, has arrived
in Washington, and will not return home un-
til after the adjournment of Congress. He
reports that Idaho is rapidly increasing in
wealth and population. The perplexing
problem at present in Idaho is that Of Nor
monism, three counties of the Territory be-
ing under that denomination. Each year
shows that tie evil is increas ng.
It is stated that the French Government,
in view of the attitude of China, will ask the
Chamber for a much larger credit for ex.
penses Of the expedition to Tonquin than was
originally intended. Even should China only
remain on the defensive, large reinforce
ment of troops will be required in Tonquin.
The Government does not expect defeat in
the Chamber on its Tonquin policy.
At an important meeting in Chicago OF the
general officers of Pacific roads, for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements on California
business, the arrangements recently made in
San Francisco were found to be faulty, and
the whole work will have TO be done owe
again, especially in regard to the contract
system, the Northern Pacific refusing to Join
for continuing this obnoxious system.
Commodore A. G. Rhind has been al
Washington and promoted to Resr-Admiral.
He will be relieved to-day. Captain John A.
Russell has been promoted to the rank OF
Commodore and ordered to command of the
Navy Yard at Mare Island, California
Commander F. Y. McNair has been pre-
NOTED 20 the rank of Captain, and ordered
on duty as Captain of Mare Island Navy
Yard.
Tnere Will be no ceremony attending tht
transfer of the command of the army from
General Sherman to Lieutenant. General
Sheridan on Thursday morning. Two shor
orders will be issued, one by General Sher
man upon relinquishing command, and on,
by General Sheridan upon assuming. Gen
eral Sherman will not leave Washington a
once for st. Louis, but will remain probably
several days looking after private matters.
At Kiefer & Stiefels' tannery in the uppe
part of Allegheny City, Pa, yesterday morn
ing, two men sacrificed their lives in an un
successful attempt to save their fellow work
man. The firm has been digging well to b,
used as vat, and Christian Dickson. an EN-
ploye, went down to measure the depth o
the water, when he was overcome by the fou
air. Ferdinand Schroeder and Charlie
Schultz were working near by and heard th
cries, and descending in turn were both suffo
Gated.
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