Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-14

Elk. Governor Horatio Seymour viii be %
years old the last dsy Of this month.
The New York Telegram announces the
discontiuusnce Of its morning edition.
Nine culprits were whipped at the post in
Newcastle, Delaware Saturday morning., for
various offenses.
The Hygienic Exhibition was formally
opened in Berlin Saturday by the Crown
Prince Frederick.
It Is stated that Waddington has politi
cal mission 80 Berlin, where he is now stop
Pig, en- route to Moscow.
The frat Indictment was brought in Nash
vile, Tenn. Saturday. under the neT law
making wife.bestiug puaishahls by WHIP
ping
The President has appointed Norman II.
Camp Superintendent Of tho Assay Office at
Bciss City, I. T., vice William Walters, sus-
pended.
The Secretary of War has not received any
Information as TO General Crooks command.
but there are, IS yet, no apprehensions as TO
his safety.
The New York bank statement shows
reserve increase of S.. 1916. 200 The banks
nov hold So 003. S25 in excess Of the legal re-
quisemsnts.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from the
,ninss for the week ended Saturday was $685.
500 issue for tho corresponding period last
year, S17l, 500.
Members OF the Washington Cabinet said
Saturday that the exErsdition problem would
be solved when ss came up. The question
was too important to be settled off-nand in
advance.
It is understood the British Foreign Office
has received news TO the effect that China in
tends TO oppose the plans of France in regard
TO the establishment of q French pEoteetorate
in Tonquin.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: The Japan
esq Government has proposed 20 China thas
they establish joint protectorate over Co;ea.
China, however, ia not inclined to sceeps the
proposition.
A naval Court-martial has been ordered to
meet at New York Thursday next for the
trial of Commander Frederick K. Smith,
charged with scandalous conduct In making
duplicate assignments of his pay.
A special from Glen. Msury county. Tenn,
says: In an affray with coal miners, Bill Con-
nors killed Charles Duer and mortally
wounded Doc Heaps A mob OF negro min
ers have taken Corners out to lycch hin.
President Arthur has not yet fully mapped
out his programme for the summer months,
bu. 1t is quite certain that he will take trip
t. Ca ifornia about the LIST Of August. He
Stated a day or two ago that he plsted
ouch trip.
General Wallace, United States Minister
at Consta1tinopie, sent note to the Porte,
demanding that until the negotiations nov
pending have come to q conclusion the Tegu-
lstions Of petroleum deposits existing pra.
vious TO the recent order be continued.
The Sunday law is being enforced against
liquor dealers at Wilkesbarre, Pa, and their
Protective Association invites the co-opera-
ton Of the Mayor in stopping the sale Of milk
and closing the barber shops, cigar shops,
livery stables. etc. The Mayor declines the
Invitation.
The resignation Of Lieutenant Colonel
Guido Ilges, to take effect immediately, in
accordance with the intimation of the Score
tsry of War telegrapbed to him on Monday
last, was received by General Terry at st.
Paul on Saturday, and has been forwarded to
thu War Department.
A special from Warsaw, Indiana, says: A
boiler exploded In the single mill of John
Guyer, at Napsnee, Saturday, killing Henry
Archer, ]. 2. Wshl and james Bruudage,
and seriously injuring Joseph Guyer, John
Guyer and VIM. Nicely. The three men
killed leave large families.
The ironclad built of the Vulcan Iron
Works, in Ssettin, for the Chinese navy has
is of six thousand horse power. Her depart
ure for the Esst will probably be expedited
because of the Tonquin affair. She is spe-
cially intended for coast defense.
The North German Gazette sscribes the re-
lection of the bill to increase the duty on
wood By the Reichstag to the hostile votes Of
the Polish deputies, whoss efforts, it says,
are wholly directed toward the restoration of
the Kingdom of Poland, and who favor every
measure detrimental to the Empire.
Iu the Chancery Court at Nashville. Sat-
urday the Attorney General of Tennessee
fled bill sgsiast ex-Tressurer Polk and his
sureties to recover the balance due from him
TO the State, S292, 429, with interest; also,
100000 in United States bonds and coupons,
ali Of which was misappropIisted by Polk.
A young man named James Torpey sui
cided Saturday evening by jumping from the
Washington ID. CT and Alexandria ferry
boat. He left letter saying that his act was
prompted by physical and financial misfor-
tune, and asking that his father, whose ad-
dress he gave as No. 81 Jesse street, San
Francisco, oe informed oi his death.
Mrs. Dana Grier, who was robbed of dia-
monds and jsWelry valued at 81 200 few
weeks sgo bY thieves who entered her house,
in Eass Wheeling, W. Va, during the alb.
sence Of the family, has received nearly all of
the stolen articles by mail in q drop letter.
There is no clue TO the thieves. The robbery
created quite q sensation ct the time by the
bold manner in which it was perpetrated.
The Uuited States Attorney-G General has
rendered an opinion that thu title to the Ar
lington estate National Cemetery is good,
aud that of the amount appropriated by Con-
gress last winter to satisfy the judgments
in favor of the heirs against the Government
$50 600 may be paid to the heirs. but that
sos, 600 should be impounded to await the de-
cision as to the validity Of unpaid taxes now
charged against the estate on the assessment
rolls