Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Flashes OF News from all Parts Of the
World

World
The issue of silver dollars last week as 500.
Three thousand Arabs are reported to be threat.
ening Duem.
Secretary Folger has recovered his health and
resumed his duties.
Allen G. warfed, at one time Assistant State En-
gineer OF California. is dead.
1t is believed it will be the Democratic policy net
TO make any considerable reductions upon sugar
The President left Washington Wednesday even
ing for New York for the purpose Of attending 10
private business.
Suakim dispatch states that rebels are menac-
ing Rimayeh. An Egyptian gunboa. is protecting
the garrison and inhabitants.
A special from Buffalo of December Goth says: 1t
has been learned that the Buffalo Invincbles pro-
pose to blow up the Canadian Government build
ings.
The Standard Fire Insurance Office of London
one of whose American Trustees is General Grant
has decided to withdraw its agency from this
country.
1t is now said that Morrison will most certainly
report bill providing for important reductions in
the tariff, ana that the tariff will be of the lead
ing subjects OF debate
An important Consistory will be held in Rome in
March. Several new Cardinals will be created, and
it is strongly probable that American Will obtain
one OF the coveted hats.
"Seddons Mouse" the pugilist, who was thrashed
In New York hy gentleman, Monday night. and
who left the hospital Monday was found suffering
from de irIum tremens las: night.
BY the will of George Cakes Clark. OF Boston, his
estate, valued at $500, COO is left in trust for the
benefit of his family and after their decease and all
relatives the estate to be bequeathed to Harvard
College.
Immediately after the Christmas holidays Parnell
VIII nolu series OF conferences with his colleagues,
relative 10 an extensive reorganization Of the Irish
party IN Great Britain and Ireand and to their pol
icy at the forthcoming session Of Parliament.
Colonel Sheridan, Assistant Adiutant- General OF
the Army, has referred to Major General Pope, Of
San Francisco, telegram that it is thought that
the white boy Charley McCOmas, with a band Of
Chircahua Indians, is daily expected to reach the
San Carlos agency.
Mrs. Eiz beth Somerfield and her two children,
living on the slope of Rich Mountain, twenty miles
from Beverly, W. Va, were murdered by unknown
parties, PROBABLY on the 10Th instant, and their
bodies consumed, the house being fired after the
bloody work had been done.
special from Boston says statue of Harriet
Martineau to-day unveiled in the old South
Meeting house to commemorate her services in the
cause of emancipation. Mrs. Livermore presided at
the ceremony. Wendell Phillips and William Lovd
Garrison delivered addresses.
1t is reported that the French Government has
telegraphed to Admiral C0urbet urging him to fol
low up his victory at Sontay with the utmost
promptness and energy, compatible with prudence
an attack upon Hong Hoa before marching az ainst
Bacninh.
The New York S1ta announces the recent mar
rage in Europe Of the widow of eX-Congressman
Horace F. Clarke, of New York, who was President
of the Lake Shore Railway Company, to Robert j.
Neven. who attached to one Of the Government
departments st Washington. Mrs. Clarke was Com
modore Yanderbt's daughter.
Norman Lockyer, the English astronomer, &C.
counts for the extraordinary =" sky CLOVIS" which
have attracted 50 much attention. Lockyer argues
that they due to the presence of vast quantities
Of dust and ashes elected during the eruption in
Java, and transported from there by trade wind
currents into high northern ATTITUDES.
Intelligence having been received IN London on
the arrival of the ODorto, from Portugal that fifty
three men belonging TO the steamer Plantyn,
Captain Scott, from New York November 18th for
Antwerp had not been heard from, a dispatch states
that the fty-;hree men were brought TO that place
by the brig G, d. T., which rescued them.
There is a revival of attempts to destroy life and
property by explosives. Besides the explosion at
Birkenhead, Eng, the night of the 25th, a dy
Mantle cartridge exploded in the barracks at Stra-
pane County Tyrone, ireland, Wednesday, destroy
ing the roofs of the houses. box of explosives
with fuse attached was found on the track Of the
Great Western Railway near Administer.
For the first time in the history of the petroleum
trade, the article will be shipped in barrels from
New York by steamer. Heretofore it was considered
o great risk to even ship petroleum steamers in
cases. The petroleum trade has been a monopoly
in the hands Of owners of ii ing vessels. The daH-
ger from fire on steamers was always regarded as
barrier to this quick means OF transportation.