Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-19


At Quebec the Legislature opened yester-
day with TIE. usual ceremonies.
Representative Shackleford, of North Ca.-
cline, eisd in Washington yesterday.
At Belvidere, n. r., the Oxford Iron Works
have been reopened by new company.
A Madrid dispstch says there were renewed
shocks OF earthquake in Murcia yesterday.
Cooper & Hall, commission merchants and
banker, Of LONDON. have failed for 81. 600,
600.
The Directors of the Illinois Central Rail.
road have declared o s5mi-annual dividend of
four per cent.
February 10Th has been fixed as the day for
hearing the motion for reargument in FL
Sobrante case.
The crew of the bark Hattie N. Bangs,
abandoned at sea in an almost uDinjured con-
dition. are still missing.
The Ancona Print Works, at Gloucester
CITY, N. j., are about to resume operations.
They employ 800 persons.
The railway strike in Scotland has extend
ed to Dundee. The employees at Farfar and
Perth are expected to follow.
Gustavus Adolphus Fuller, proprietor OF
Fuiler's Express, and probably the oldest
expressman in Chicago, is dead.
A committee of the New York Senate will
inquire into the management of the Erie
Railway under the receivership of Jswett.
The West Shore Railroad tunnel, several
hundred feet long under the Erie track, over
yesr constructing, was finished yesterday.
A driving club was organized at Chicago
yesterday. which will be TO that city what the
Gentlemsn's Driving Park is to New York.
The official report of the anthracite coal
tonnage the past year shows total tonnage
of all carrying companies Of 20, 120. 096 tons.
The editor OF the Se7'Jski Listy, and other
Ssrvians residing at cara have been arrested
for delivering speeches clarifying Overdonk.
Lieutenant Colonel Mac Dougall, of Guelph,
has been selected to command the Canadian
artillery team at Shoeburyre IS the coming
season.
AT Rome it is reported that the Pops has
sent letter to the Irish Bishops, advising
them to adopt concilia5ory attitude toward
the Government.
Daniel Coats was instantly killed and John
Shea fatally injured by the explosion of
twelve pounds of giant powder Wednesday,
at Grizzly Gulcb, Col
William Graham killed himself Wednesday
at Kirkinsville, Ala, in the presence of his
entire family. The cause was ruined fortune
by paying security debt.
Canon Wilkinson has been appointed to the
Bi.hopric of Truro, to fill the vacancy caused
by the appointments of Bishop Benson to the
Archbishopric of Canterbury.
Boetticher, Director of the German Impe-
rial Treasury, had slight attack of apoplexy,
and has gone to Tyrol. The rumor current
that he has resigned is untrue.
The Duke of Erinburg was yesterday re-.
ceived as member Of the Order OF the Blacl;
Eagle at Berlin. Emperor William subze,
qusntly presided at Chapter Of the Order.
In Galway, Ireland, 800 application s have
been made to the Board Of Guardians for as.
sisting emigration by the Beaver line OF
steamships from Galway to America, at re-
duced rates.
The one hundred and first anniversary OF
the birth of Daniel Webster was celebrated
by the Webster Historical Society in Boston
by dinner last evening, at which a large
number were present.
The striking ice men on the Hudson river
ere making considerable disturbance. Gangs
of men Eatroled the river yesterday morning
between Saugertiss and Cstskill, compelling
sill laborera to stop work.
A Richmond (Va.) special says: There is
considerable disappointment here on account
of the utter exclusiveness of her Royal High
ness. Not even a dozen people have had q
coed look at Queen Victoria's daughter.
The Bulgarian party is struggling hard
against the Russian element at Sofs. A
depusation of members of the Assembly
waited on Prince Alexander, to urge the
nomination of Bulgarian Director of Pub
lie Works.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
have decided to build line from Portland,
Oregon, to Kalams-thirty-n miles-thus
connecting the entire railway system of Ore
gon and Washington Territory with the
Northern Pacific.
R. s. Newbold, aged rs, of the firm of K.
chine works at Norristowp, Pa, is dead.
Deceased at one time was United States
Minister to Mexico, and held other positions
under the Government.
In the French Chamber of Deputies yes
terdsy D'Ornand (Bonapartist) declared that
he had himself posted Prince Napoleon
manifesto, and gave notice Of an interpella-
ton against a violation by the Government
Of the law of 1881. relating to placards.
Another sensation has occurred at Kings.
ton, Ont, in connection with the disappear
ance Of Mrs. Robiustein. Tuesday night her
sons Carl and Otto left home in cab, and
have not been seen or heard of SINCE They
are about IL and 10 years old, respectively.
Owing to the falling off in freight TO Eng.
land from Boston and the increase of Cana
dian freight, the Allan line has been with
drawn from Boston for the winter. and ships
will run from Portland ard Halifax fort.
nightly. A steamer will still run between
Boston and Glasgow.
During the illness Of Boetticher, the En-.
peror of Germany has intrusted Scholz, Prus.
sian Minister of Finance, with the general
representation of Bismarck in the aft sirs Of
the Imperial Chancellory. Bismarck is still
ailing. Boetticher is re covering, but absolute
rest is necessary for some time.
The German Rsichssag has commenced the
discussion of the subject of tax on Bourse
transactions. Scholz, Minister of Finance,
declared the object of the motion hsd the en-.
tire sympathy of tbs Government. Such tax
was perfectly justifable, but the motion must
be remodeled by the committee.
a large number Of prominent residents Of
Washington have been fined 50 each in the
Polics Court for neglscting to have thu snow
removed from the sidewalk, among them
General Hazen, Chief Signal Officer Of the
United States; A. G. Brum, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, and Attorney General
Brewster.
The next Bremen steamer to arrive, due at
New York Saturday, will bring some 300
English pheasants, ordered abroad. Pierre
Lorillard has engaged 100 of them to stock
the preserve of his estate. The consignee
says he could get plenty of Southern quail,
or beautiful plumed California quail, but has
already tried both and found they do not do
SO well in Europe as our ordinary quail.
Local workmen in Tralee, Ireland, refuse
to erect scaffold for the execution Of Pcff
and Barrett, sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of Thomas Brown. Marwood, the
executioner, has arrived. accompanied by
carpenters from Dab.ir, who will construct
the scaffold. Upon the arrival of Msrwood
at Limerick, en- route to Trslee, the police
had great difficulty in protecting him from
the crowd at the railway depot.