Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-25
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs


Baker Pashs has no confidence in the ma
terial Of his army.
Seditious p'scards have been found on the
mosques at Constantinople.
The British navsl commander iu Egypt
will land his forces if Suakim is attacked
Swipburne, the poet denies that he has at
present any intention of visiting the United
States
Prince Napoleon has withdrawn from the
candidacy for member of the Chamber of
Deputies.
The Princess Christiaua is working on an
English translation of the Memoirs of the
Princess Alice.
A scheme is suggested t. the Khedive to
recruit bis army from among the Alba5ians
and Circassiaus.
Leonie Dulerts, recently the leader of the
French demi-monde, has committed suicide
by taking prussic acid.
The Chinese steel corvette Nintbiu, which
has been launched at kiel, Russia, carries
ten Armstrong guns and a torpedo boat.
The report that Sir Charlss Dixie has gone
to Paris to offer the mediation of Eugland IN
the French Chinese differences is denied.
Robert Browning has returned TO England
from Venice. He has instructed his pub.
Usher to issue a cheap edition Of his works.
Spain is about to pay over TO the United
States about $780, 000 as an indemnity to
American citizens sustained during the in.
surrecGou.
The upper House Of the Prussian Diet has
passed a resolution forbiddiuc hunting on
Sunday under penalty of heavy fines and
imprisonment.
The Fenian scare is subsidiug in England.
owing to the reported official contradictions
of sensational rumors, which are chiefly
traceable to the Central News Agency.
Mr.. Parnell intends to summon confer
ence of the Irish Parliamentary party for
February 5;h. in Dublin. III order to concert
Plan Of campaign in tine next session Of
Parliament.
\. w. Fitzgerald, S. G. Fitz-erald and A.
b. Webb, pension attorneys, who have been
indicted by the Grsnd jury. appeared in the
Criminal Court at Washington Saturday, and
gave bail in 81 600 each.
A Rome special says: King Humbert
says: Although the Crown PrIuce stayed
with me as my guest, vet it WAS solely the
Pope that attracted him TO Rome. | was
his host, but it was cue Pope he c.,ue TO see.
A general conference of Miners will be
held at Manchester, Eng. on the 27th in
stanf, tor the purpose of organizing uni
veTsal strike unless the demands # the York
shire men for 10 per cent. advance are con.
ceded.
The Irish citizens held meeting in Toron.
to, Ont, Sunday, to bring before the public
the present distressed condition Of pauper
Immigrants in that city. A substantial sum
was subscribed to alleviate their immediate
wants.
The companies defendant in tae celebrated
Dwight Life Insurance case st New York
have decided TO resist each and every effort to
collect the policies, OF any part thereof until
a tlnsl decision in the Court of last resort is
obtained.
The luke Emigration Committee say that
Of the 5,400 assisted emigrauts during
the year closing, two-thirds went to the
United States aud the remainder to Canada.
Many emigrants returned the passage money
advanced
President Arthur left New York last night
for Washington in the Car of President Rob
erts, of the Pennsylvania Rsilroad. He re-
turns Thursday or Friday to take his sister
to Washington to attend the New Years
ceremonies.
Ii the programme of Prince Bismarck is
carried out the Emperor of Austria and the
King of Spain will meet in Rome in the
spring, and the King of Italy and the En-
peror Of Austris will afterwards visit the
Emperor OF Germany at Berlin.
Two Catholic councils are to be held in
Baltimore, the first to take place early il the
canning spring, and the other, which will be
the great pleaery council, in October or No.
vember, when the general Episcopal deliver
sRce will be issued to the American Cath.
olics.
The Shieks in Upper Egypt ask. as the
price OF their submissiop, pledges from the
British Government that their grievances
against the Egyptian Government will be re-
dressed They say they viii opp Sc El Mshdi
II the pledges they ask for are given, together
with gifts of money.
Seney Leyerzaph, joucneyman barber of
New Haven, Conn, has been informed that
SS7, 600 has been left him by relative who
died recently in Germany. The wife OF
Henry Pepssbene, mother of the barber, has
received 500 from her mother in Italy. The
barber has abandoned shaving.
Umpire Weess Of the Pennsylvania Coal
NJ uers' Fourth Pool Arbitration Board. to
decide as 20 wages, has rendered decision
favoring them; that is, GLOWING them
cents bushel. The operat rs claimed half
a cent less. Ths mines are pleased with
the award. The operators are likely to sc.
cept.
The bark Helen FinlaYsou has rescued at
sea, FROM rst', Captain Balm and five men
of the ship Rsgins, from Philsdelphia. No
veeuber 10th, for London, which went to
pieces in the gale Of December 4th. The
rescued men were upon the raft five DAYS.
during which time they had neither food nor
water.
The English feet at Canton includes the
Audacious (hagshipl Albatrcss, Cleopatra.
Ely, Vigilant, FoxhOund. ZsDhyr, Pegasus,
Cockchafer, Daring and Swiftsure. The Ger
man squadron is commanded by Admiral
5altz and is composed of the Stosch, Leipsig.
Hyena, His, Nautilus and Albatross. The
combined squadrons present the most power.
ui naval force ever sean in Chinese waters.
For further Dispatches see Second Paqe.1